Charles Thomas Edwards
Jul 8, 2019
Mr. Charles Thomas Edwards, 87, left this world early Monday, July 8, 2019. Charles was born April 20, 1932, in his parents’ home located on Springfield Road, Robinson, Georgia, to Pearl Yearwood and Thomas Franklin Edwards. He is the oldest of four children: Charles, Alice Edwards Kimbrel, Bea Edwards Williams, and the baby was stillborn. He was a member of...
Margaret Lee Wilson Peterman
Jul 5, 2019
Mrs. Margaret Lee Wilson Peterman, of Lexington, passed away Friday morning at Wills Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Claude and Sallie Mae Johnson Wilson, and was the widow of Mr. George Allen Peterman. The Mallorysville community of Tignall, Georgia was home for Mrs. Peterman, a place she lovingly called “down home.” She was raised there as the youngest...
John Wood Boatwright
Jul 4, 2019
Mr. John Wood (J. W.) Boatwright, 86, of Rayle, passed away Thursday morning, July 4, 2019, at Greene Point Health and Rehabilitation in Union Point. Mr. Boatwright was born in Wilkes County and lived here all of his life.He was the son of the late Hoke and Jennie Echols Boatwright, and was the husband of Bonnie Smith Boatwright..He served in...
Barbara Anne Smith Andrews
Jun 18, 2019
Graveside services for Mrs. Barbara Anne Smith Andrews, wife of James W. Andrews, Jr., will be 1:00pmFriday, June 21, 2019, at the Robinson Baptist Church Cemetery in Taliaferro County. Hopkins Funeral Home is honored to serve the Barbara Anne Smith Andrews family.
Wanda R. Cooper
Jun 5, 2019
Ms. Wanda Rogers Cooper, 62, of Tignall, passed away on June 5, 2019, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Ms. Cooper was born March 3, 1957, in Asheville, NC.She was the daughter of the late Ben and Earnestine Bradley Rogers, and had worked as an LPN in the Healthcare Industry for a number of years. She was a member of the...
William Robert "Billy" Wallace
Jun 4, 2019
.Mr. William Robert “Billy” Wallace, 71, of Alexander Dr., passed away Tuesday morning, June 4, 2019, at his home. Mr. Wallace was born in Washington, and had lived here most of his life.He was the son of the late Robert W. and Norma Alice Blackmon Wallace, and was the husband of Connie Thurmond Wallace.He graduated from Washington-Wilkes High School, attended...
Joan W. Baker
May 31, 2019
Ms. Joan W. Baker, 97, of 1212 Pecan Grove Rd., passed away Friday evening, May 31, 2019, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Ms. Baker was born in Cheshire, England in 1922.She graduated from Liverpool University in 1944 with a degree in English Honors.After WW II, she left for Jamaica to teach English.There she met her future husband, the late John R....
Caroline K. House
May 31, 2019
Ms. Caroline Virginia King House, 82, of Crawfordville Rd., passed away Friday, May 31, 2019, at her home. Ms. House was born in Crawfordville on September 6, 1936.She was the daughter of the late Carl V. King and Willie Agnes West King.She was the wife of the late Fredrick Walker House, and was a homemaker.She was a member of the...
Emily B. Thornton
May 22, 2019
Ms. Emily Baston Thornton, 91, of Pine Lane in Washington, passed away Wednesday afternoon at Southern Manor. Ms. Thornton was born in Washington, was the daughter of James N. and Mamie Dunnaway Baston, and was the widow of Mr. James “Buddy” Thornton.She was an administrative assistant at Essex Manufacturing Co. for a number of years.She was a member of the...
Quinnie Williamson
May 20, 2019
Ms. Quinnie Borum Williamson, of Washington, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019, at her home. She was born in Unadilla, Ga. and had lived in Washington for about 68 years.She was the daughter of Luby and Celie Borum, and was the widow of Mr. Ed Williamson.She had worked at Royal Manufacturing Co. and ALMAR, but is best remembered for being...
Graham Bryan Eason
May 19, 2019
Mr. Graham Bryan Eason, 61 of Washington, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019, at his home. Graham was born September 7, 1957, in Waycross, Georgia.He attended ABAC and then attended the University of Georgia and received a BS in Forest Resources.He was employed for 35 years with Southland Timber, which later became Canal Wood.He was a member of the First...
Carlton Waller Hearn
May 18, 2019
Dr. Carlton Waller Hearn, 84, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Dr. Hearn was born in Griffin, Ga., and grew up in Eatonton. He was the son of the late Henry Branham Hearn and Elizabeth Knight Hearn.He attended Mercer University, where he was a member of Sigma Nu. He graduated from the Georgetown University Dental School...
Thomas William "Bill" Cronic
May 16, 2019
Mr. Thomas William (Bill) Cronic, 84, of S. Alexander Ave., passed away Thursday morning, May 16, 2019, at his home. Mr. Cronic was born March7, 1935, to J.D. and Jessie Huff Cronic in Union Point, GA (Greene County).He attended Union Point High, graduated in 1953, then went to Young Harris College on a basketball scholarship.He then married Martha Wray April...
Tony E. Dills
May 13, 2019
Mr. Tony Eugene Dills, 49, of Washington, died Monday evening, May 13, 2019, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mr. Dills was born in Waynesville, NC, and had lived in Wilkes County for 12 years.He was the son of Floyd Dills and Donna Ruff Dills, and was the husband of Leslie Barker Dills.He was a carpenter and loved the outdoors (hunting, fishing,...
Henry Norris Ware
May 10, 2019
Mr. Henry Norris Ware, 81, of Hill St., passed away Friday, May 10, 2019, at his home. Mr. Ware was born in Tignall and had lived most of his life in Wilkes County.He was the son of the late Sim and Wilma Bradford Ware, and was the husband of Frances Evans Ware. He was a member of the Washington First...
Julian Eugene "Gene" Barden
May 8, 2019
Mr. Julian Eugene “Gene” Barden, 88, of Lincolnton, Georgia began his new life on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Born in Appling, Georgia, Mr. Barden was the son of the late Luther Lee and Georgia Powell Barden. He proudly served his country in the United States Army.Mr. Barden spent his life farming, and truly loved his work as he tended his...
Hugh M. Teems
Apr 7, 2019
Mr. Hugh M. Teems, 87, of Long Rd.in Tignall, passed away Sunday evening at the Nancy Hart Nursing Home in Fortsonia. Mr. Teems was a native of Tignall and had lived there all of his life.He was the son of the late William Robert and Nannie Belle Smith Teems, had worked at both ALMAR and the Royal Manufacturing Company for...
Selina B. Hopkins
Apr 6, 2019
Mrs. Selina Bungard Hopkins, 83, of the Lundburg Rd. In Washington, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hopkins was born in London, England, to William C. and Selina Hart Bungard.She was the wife of Herbert W. Hopkins, and was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the VFW and of the Cliffords Grove Baptist Church....
Evelyn N. Fortson
Mar 21, 2019
Mrs. Myrna Evelyn Neville Fortson, 81, of Thomson Rd. In Washington, passed away Thursday morning, March 21, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Fortson was born August 19, 1937, in Wilkes County and was the daughter of the late Clyde Neville and Ruby Elizabeth Vinson Neville. She was the widow of Mr. Willie (Billy) Grady Fortson, was a registered nurse, and...
Wadine R. Cosby
Mar 18, 2019
Ms. Wadine Rousey Cosby, 86, of Lexington Rd. In Washington, passed away Monday morning, March 18, 2019, at the Country Manor Personal Care Home in Tignall. Ms. Cosby was born in Washington, was the daughter of Charlie Arbie and Liller Bradford Rousey, and was the widow of Mr. Thomas B. Cosby, Jr.She worked at Almar Manufacturing Company for a number...
