Barry & Cheryl Echols (Courtesy)
Oct 4, 2020
Barry Lynn Echols, 65, died October 4, 2020 and his wife, Cheryl Jane Mayall Echols, 61, died December 7, 2020. Mr. Echols was a son of the late Walter Marion Echols and Mary Irene Powell Echols, and was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Eugene Echols. He was a self employed welder and fabricator having owned BL Echols...
Samille Branham Sherrer
Sep 24, 2020
Mrs. Samille Huff Branham Sherrer, 95, of Branham Rd. in Washington, passed away at her home on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Mrs. Sherrer was born in Wilkes County and had lived here all of her life.She was the daughter of Samuel Watson Huff and Agnes Hopkins Huff.She was twice married and widowed.She was first married to Charles E. Branham, and...
Martha Stout Hopkins
Sep 22, 2020
Mrs. Martha Jackson Stout Hopkins, 81, of Bogart (formerly of Washington), passed away Tuesday morning, September 22, 2020, at her son’s home in Bogart. Mrs. Hopkins was born in Washington, where she had lived most of her life.She was the daughter of the late Harvey Jackson, Sr. and Eva Shivers Jackson.She was twice married, first to Bob Stout, and was...
George Casey
Sep 21, 2020
Mr. George Halford Casey, 95, of Centerville Rd. in Rayle, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020, at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta. Mr. Casey was born in Augusta to Benjamin Tillman Casey and Julia Holmes Casey, and was the widower of Mozelle Chafin Casey.Mr. Casey had worked a number of years in the dairy industry-ice cream...
James V. Bowman
Sep 11, 2020
Mr. James (Jimmy) Vernon Bowman, 72, of E. Robert Toombs Ave. in Washington, passed away Friday morning, September 11, 2020, at the St. Mary’s Hospice House in Watkinsville. Mr. Bowman was born January 10, 1948, in Washington, Ga., and had lived here for the better part of his life.He was the son of the late Richard Bowman and Frances Dent...
Thelma Jean Edwards Moore
Sep 5, 2020
Mrs. Thelma Jean Edwards Moore, 86, of Washington, passed away Saturday evening, September 5, 2020, at her home.Mrs. Moore was born in Taliaferro County and had lived most of her life in Wilkes County.She was the daughter of the late Glenn Young Edwards and Thelma Amanda Fouche Edwards, and was the wife of William Mark (Bill) Moore.She was a bookkeeper...
Bonnie S. Boatwright
Sep 1, 2020
Mrs. Bonnie Mae Smith Boatwright, 82, of Rayle, Georgia passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Mrs. Boatwright was born in Lexington, Georgia, daughter of the late Robert Lewis Smith and Lois Patton Smith.She was preceded in death by her husband, John Boatwright.Mrs. Boatwright worked in the textile industry until her retirement and was a member of Saris Baptist Church. Survivors...
Joni Lamons Hardin
Aug 26, 2020
Joni Lamons Hardin passed away peacefully on August 26, 2020 at Lake Crossing Health Center in Appling.Joni was a native of Wilkes County, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Walton Hardin and the late JoAnn Hardin.She was the granddaughter of the late Lena Walton Hardin and the late Henry Grady Hardin.Her maternal grandparents were the late Evelyn Lamons...
Lois T. Holsenback
Aug 13, 2020
Mrs. Lois T. Holsenback, 72, of Boyce Guin Rd., passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020, at her home surrounded by family. Mrs. Holsenback was born in Lyons, Ga., and had lived in Wilkes County most of her life.She was the daughter of William Frank Turner, Sr. and Myrtis Smith Turner, and was the wife of Henry Holsenback, Sr.She worked at...
Lincoln H. Bounds
Aug 5, 2020
Mr. Lincoln Houghton Bounds, 67, of Washington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Bounds was born in Athens but had lived in Washington all of his life.He was the son of the late Osborne M. Bounds, Jr. and Barbara Dean Bounds, and was the widower of Cindy Russell Bounds, who...
Rubye Mae Armour
Aug 1, 2020
Mrs. Rubye Mae Kennedy Armour, 83, of Philomath Rd. in Rayle, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020, at the Echols Personal Care Home in Rayle. Mrs. Armour was born in Wilkes County and had lived there all of her life.She was the daughter of the late Boyce and Virginia Hammock Kennedy, and was the wife of John Thomas (Jack) Armour.She...
Harrison Leemon Stewart
Jul 26, 2020
Mr. Harrison Leemon Stewart, 89, of Washington, passed away Sunday morning, July 26, 2020, at the Pruitt Health Care Facility in Washington. Mr. Stewart was born in Homer, Ga., and had lived in Wilkes County since 1968.He was the son of the late Harrison Stewart and Erma Wheelis Stewart, and was the widower of Mary Lou Harrison Stewart.He was a...
Mary Ruth Flynt
Jul 22, 2020
Ms. Mary Ruth Herring Taylor Flynt, 95, of Rayle, passed away Wednesday morning, July 22, 2020, at the Echols Personal Care Home in Rayle. Ms. Flynt was a native of Hartwell, Ga.She lived her first 21 years in Hart County, and the next 74 in Oglethorpe and Wilkes Counties.She was the daughter of Berry and Lula Crump Herring.She was married...
David Tennyson Kirk
Jul 22, 2020
Dr. David Tennyson Kirk, beloved Washington physician for some 33 years, passed away July 22, 2020, at University Hospital in Augusta. Dr. Kirk was a native of Charleston, WV, and had lived in the town of Washington for over 30 years.He was the son of the late Jack Edward Kirk and Ora Mae Belcher Kirk, and was the husband of...
William Johnson "Johnny" Gresham
Jul 16, 2020
Johnny Gresham passed away peacefully at his home in Marietta, Georgia on July 16 in the loving presence of his wife Lynda Johnson Gresham and his two daughters. He embraced life and died as he lived surrounded by those that loved him. He fought a good fight, but the Lord took him home at the age of 77 years old....
Robert Lewis Gosnell
Jul 15, 2020
Mr. Robert Lewis Gosnell, 75, of Rayle, passed away Wednesday evening, July 15, 2020, at the Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center. Mr. Gosnell was born in Greenwood, SC, and was the son of the late Valley Gosnell and Annie Maude Coleman Gosnell.He was the husband of Glenda Powers Gosnell, and had lived in Wilkes County since 1980.He was the former assistant...
Jeraldine Booth Denard
Jul 11, 2020
Ms. Jeraldine “Jerry” Booth Denard, 81, of 113 Tignall Rd., passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at University Hospital in Augusta. Jerri was born in Fulton County and had lived in Wilkes County since 1979.She was the daughter of Otis Booth and Ola Mae Hayes Booth, and was the widow of Mr. O. A. Denard. She had been in...
Michael Albea Armour
Jul 8, 2020
Michael Albea Armour, of Fairfax, Virginia, passed away from a heart attack at the age of 54 on July 8, 2020. Michael was born in Arlington, Virginia, on November 27, 1965 to Marion Armour and Carolyn Albea Armour. He graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Psychology and attended the University of Idaho in pursuit of an architectural...
Bettye Griffin Duke
Jul 6, 2020
Bettye Griffin Duke 76 of Louisville, KY passed away July 6, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Washington, GA, March 21, 1944, a daughter of Joseph Augustus and Eliza Gladys Hackney Griffin. In addition to her parents, Bettye was preceded in death by her siblings, Joe Griffin, Jr. and Eva Burdette. She was a 1962 graduate of Washington-Wilkes...
