James Edward Lee
Oct 5, 2022
Rev. James Edward (Jim) Lee, 84, of Wills Memorial Drive, entered into rest Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at his home.
Mr. Lee was born in Greenville, SC, to Paul Lee, Sr. and Lucille Reynolds Lee. He had spent the majority of his life as a minister of faith, spreading the Gospel and the Word of God. He...
Gene Lunceford (Courtesy Obit)
Oct 2, 2022
Eugene Franklin "Gene" Lunceford passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022, one week before his 87th birthday.
Gene was born and raised in Wilkes County and was the son of the late Luther Lunceford and Ethel Dickens Lunceford. He was an active member of Bethel E Baptist Church where he was a former deacon and Sunday school superintendent. ...
Mary Frances Reed
Oct 1, 2022
Mrs. Mary Frances Chafin Reed, 84, of 806 E. Sheraton Dr., entered into rest Saturday morning, October 1, 2022, at the Quiet Oaks Health Care Center in Crawford, Ga.
Mrs. Reed was born in Washington, GA, and had lived here for all of her life.She was the daughter of the late Austin K. Chafin and Elmira Patterson...
Sarah Jane Standard
Oct 1, 2022
Sarah Jane Standard died October 1, 2022, at 91 years of age. Born in Augusta, Georgia on November 10, 1930, to Henry and Janie Catherine Danner, Sarah spent much of her childhood and all of her adult life in Wilkes County. She attended school in Augusta and then transferred to Danburg and ultimately completed her degree through correspondence school....
Janice M. Scott
Sep 30, 2022
Janice McAvoy Scott, 75, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, September 30, 2022 following an extended illness. She was surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren.
Janice was born on November 19, 1946, in Washington, Georgia. She was the oldest of four children of Walter Pope and Dorothy Poss McAvoy and grew up in the...
Ruth Emerson Harris
Sep 25, 2022
Ruth Emerson Harris, 90, died September 25, 2022, with family by her side in Washington, Georgia.
Ms. Harris was born April 17, 1932, in Thomson, Georgia to Waldo Putnam Harris, II and Mary Fluker Harris. She was the sixth of eight children and the first daughter.
Ms. Harris graduated from Washington High School in 1949...
Eleanor B. Blackmon
Sep 14, 2022
Eleanor Wilkerson Boyd Blackmon died September 14 at Wills Memorial Hospital after a very brief illness.
Born September 6, 1924 in Raleigh, North Carolina to Jessie Wilkerson and Clarence L. Boyd, she was the oldest of three children. Her sister, Emily Boyd Lowe predeceased her.
After graduating from Durham, NC High School, Eleanor completed a...
Bobby Harold Ansley, Sr.
Sep 8, 2022
Mr. Bobby Harold Ansley, Sr. of Washington, Georgia, entered into rest on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at his residence.
Mr. Ansley was born in McDuffie County to the late Floyd and Valeria Raybon Ansley. He drove a gas delivery truck for a number of years, and had worked in lawn maintenance and landscaping, which he loved. Bobby...
Shirley Chafin
Aug 30, 2022
Shirley Ann Chafin, 82, of Rayle, entered into rest peacefully Tuesday morning at Echols Personal Care Home while surrounded by her children. The family wishes to extend their deep appreciation and gratitude to Ruby Booth and Sylvia Barnes, their mother’s “angels” at Echols Personal Care Home-and to the rest of the staff.
Mrs. Chafin was born in...
James L. Poplin
Aug 25, 2022
Mr. James Linville “Pop” Poplin, 73, of Washington, entered into rest Thursday morning, August 25, 2022, at Wills Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Poplin was born in Elkin, N.C., and had lived in Wilkes County for the last 45 years. He was the son of the late Robert O. Poplin, Jr. and Lillian Tucker Poplin, and was the husband...
John Franklin Sutherland Iii
Aug 24, 2022
Mr. John Franklin Sutherland III, 84, of Lundburg Rd. in Washington, entered into rest on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Mr. Sutherland was born in Abbeville, S.C., and had lived in Wilkes County for about 40 years. He was the son of the late John Franklin Sutherland, Jr., and Elise Dornberg Sutherland. John had worked...
Kathryn Frances Vinson Wilhite (Courtesy)
Aug 13, 2022
Mrs. Kathryn Frances Vinson Wilhite, 81, of W. Church Street, Elberton, wife of 60 years to the late Hugh Dorsey Wilhite, entered into rest on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Pruitt Health at Spring Valley.
Mrs. Wilhite was born in Wilkes County on January 18, 1941, daughter of the late Dennis Herbert Vinson and Anna Frances Clark...
Benson Joel Norman
Aug 12, 2022
Mr. Benson Joel “Ben Joe” Norman, 78, entered into rest Friday evening, August 12, 2022, at Silver Leaf Memory Care in Snellville, Ga. Mr. Norman was born in Wilkes County, and had lived in Wilkes County for the last 17 years. He was the son of the late Horace and Wilma Bailey Norman, and was the husband of Linda Land...
Louie Edward Armour
Jul 28, 2022
Mr. Louie Edward Armour, 74, of Washington, entered into rest Thursday evening at his home surrounded by his family.
Mr. Armour was born in Wilkes County and had lived there for all of his life. He was the son of the late Frank and Elzora Franklin Armour, and was the husband of Shirley Sammons Armour. He was...
Gayle Short Hodgkin
Jul 28, 2022
Ms. Sara Gayle Short Hodgkin, 69 entered into rest Thursday evening, July 28, 2022, at Arbor Terrace Hamilton Hill Assisted Living in Dacula.
Ms. Hodgkin was born in Atlanta and had lived in the Atlanta area for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Gladys Nash Short. She worked as a...
Wilbur Ollian Maney
Jul 26, 2022
It is with deep sadness we report that Wilbur Ollian Maney, 94, passed away peacefully at his home in Covington, GA, on July 26, 2022.
Wilbur was born on November 13, 1927, to Ora and Marlor Maney in Hiawassee, Georgia. He graduated from Berry College, served 3 years in the Air Force, and then graduated from the...
Stephanie Brooks Stewart
Jul 23, 2022
Mrs. Stephanie Brooks Stewart, 70, of Sparta Rd. in Crawfordville, entered into rest Saturday evening, July 23, 2022, at Piedmont Augusta/University Hospital.
Mrs. Stewart was born in Elberton and had lived in Crawfordville for about 47 years. She was the daughter of the late Robert Clarence Brooks and Betty Edwards Brooks, and was the wife of Darrell...
Margie Shedd Thurmond
Jul 20, 2022
Mrs. Margie Shedd Thurmond, 95, of Greensboro Rd. in Washington, entered into rest on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the St. Mary’s Hospice House in Watkinsville.
Mrs. Thurmond was born in Westminister, SC, and had lived in Wilkes County practically all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Jim and Heppy Owens Shedd, and...
Patricia Cofer Mathews (Courtesy)
Jul 7, 2022
Patricia Cofer Mathews, age 76, entered into rest on Thursday, July 7, 2022 following a brief illness.
Tricia was born in Washington to the late Brantley Callaway Cofer and Rhetta Hardy Cofer. Never missing a chance to serve others, she was active in her community and in her church. Tricia served as a director with Rayle EMC...
Dennis Edward Palmer, Sr.
Jun 27, 2022
Mr. Dennis Edward Palmer, Sr., 89, of Barksdale Dr. in Washington, entered into rest Monday, June 27, 2022, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta.
Mr. Palmer was born in Elbert County and had lived in Washington for the last 52 years. He was the son of the late Willie Fleming Palmer and Nancy Dixon Palmer. He earned a...
