Johnny Shedd
Aug 8, 2017
Mr. Johnny Shedd, 87, of Walker Rd. in Rayle, passed away Tuesday evening at his home. Mr. Shedd was born in Walhalla, SC, but had lived most of his life in Wilkes County.He was the son of the late Jim and Heppie Owens Shedd, and had worked as a mechanic for John Deere, and had also been a truck driver...
Daniel Shane Allen
Aug 5, 2017
Mr. Daniel Shane Allen, 43, of 124 Swann Lane, passed away Saturday evening, August 5, 2017, in Washington. Mr. Allen was born in Washington and had lived here all of his life. He was the son of the late Dan and Anita Morgan Allen. He had worked with his father in the construction business drawing up plans for their construction...
James Lee Tallent
Jul 13, 2017
Mr. James Lee Tallent, 71, of Quaker Springs Rd. in Washington, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017, at his home. Mr. Tallent was born in Snellville, and was the son of the late Lonnie and Azzie Bell Peavy Tallent.He was the widower of Patricia Dianne Peppers Tallent, and was a farmer.Mr. Tallent in the Army Reserve during the Vietnam Era,...
Faye Mcavoy
Jul 6, 2017
Mrs. Faye Janis Sisson McAvoy, 79, of Bartram Trace Rd., died Thursday afternoon at her residence. Mrs. McAvoy was born in the Carter’s Grove Community of Taliaferro County, and had lived in Wilkes County all of her life.She was the daughter of the late John Lloyd Sisson and Reba Combs Sisson, and was the wife of Henry Pope McAvoy.She had...
Kim B. Edwards
Jul 4, 2017
Kimberly (Kim) Jane Edwards, 60, of Washington, passed at her home on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Mrs. Edwards was born in Chattanooga, TN, and was the daughter of the late Harold C. and Dorothy Mitchell Bloxham.She was the wife of Ricky Edwards, and had lived in Washington since 1970. Kim was a member of the Washington Church of the Mediator....
Betty Ann Slaton
Jul 1, 2017
Betty Ann Slaton died July 1, 2017, in Washington, Georgia. An eighth generation native of Wilkes County born on October 7, 1937, she was the daughter of the late John Russell Slaton and Willie Belle Johnson Slaton. Surviving are her brother T. Marion Slaton of Atlanta and Washington and a devoted circle of friends. Graduating from Tift College in 1959...
Rebecca Easley
Jun 18, 2017
Ms. Rebecca Miller Easley, 48, of Thomson Rd. in Washington, died Sunday,June 18, 2017, at Augusta University Medical Center (MCG). Rebecca was a native of Columbus, and had lived here for around 2 years.She was the daughter of the late David A. Miller and Sheila Westbrook Brown, of Washington.She had worked as a server and Manager in the Food Service...
Thomas Austin Meadows
Jun 10, 2017
Mr. Thomas Austin Meadows, Jr.,77,of Athens, and formerly of Washington, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 10, 2017.He passed at his home surrounded by family. Mr. Meadows was born in Washington, GA.He was the son of T. Austin Meadows, Sr. and Susie Callaway Meadows. Austin earned a B.A. in Marketing from UGA, and owned and operated Meadows...
Elizabeth (Liz) F. Reynolds
May 30, 2017
Elizabeth F. Reynolds Washington: Miss Elizabeth (Liz) Florrye Reynolds, 103, of Liberty St., passed away at her home on May 30, 2017. Miss Reynolds was born in Siloam on May 22, 1914, and was the daughter of the late Deleon Hamilton Reynolds and Ann McMekin Boswell Reynolds.She graduated from Washington High School, and was the office manager for Pet Milk...
Martha Jarrell Hopkins
May 24, 2017
Mrs. Martha Jarrell Hopkins, 92, formerly of Washington, died Wednesday evening, May 24, 2017, at Royal Oaks Senior Living in Summerville, SC. Mrs. Hopkins was born in Macon on December 13, 1924.She was the daughter of the late Randolph T. and Ollie Cox Jarrell. She “grew up” in Atlanta, and attended Oglethorpe University and Georgia State University.She married Benjamin Egbert...
Edith Mcclearen Lindsey
May 9, 2017
Edith McClearen Lindsey, 91, of Washington, died late Tuesday evening, May 9, 2017, at the Southern Manor Senior Living Facility. Mrs. Lindsey was born in Washington, and was the daughter of Virgil Prince McClearen and Sabrina Ellen Brown McClearen. She was widowed twice.She was first married to William Rhodes “Billy” Lindsey, and then to Aubrey Lindsey.She was a 1942 graduate...
William Lumpkin Walker
May 7, 2017
William Lumpkin Walker, Jr. born April 8, 1942 left this earth on the morning of Sunday, May 7, 2017. He was a Navy man who served on the USS Hector AR7, was a Master Chef, Nurse, Realtor, Umpire for Women’s Softball, Founder and President of the American Pinochle Association (APA), and was a true Renaissance man. He is survived by...
William H. Miller
May 4, 2017
Mr. William H. (Bill) Miller, 85, of 5898 Greensboro Rd., died Thursday night, May 4, 2017, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mr. Miller was a native of Washington, and had lived in Wilkes Co. for most of his life.He was the son of the late Luther and Myrtle Hackney Miller, and was the widower of Mara Gianregoria Miller.He served in the...
O. A. Denard
Apr 20, 2017
Odian Adolph Denard was born 4 June 1926 in Tignall, Wilkes County, GA. He served in the US Army during World War II.He was injured on the battlefield and continued his service through 1947.He received the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service in a combat zone, the European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge and sharpshooter. He married...
Charles Hodgson Broome
Apr 19, 2017
Charles H. Broome Charles Hodgson Broome, 56, of Evans and formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, April 19, 2017, in Augusta. Mr. Broome was born in Lake Charles, LA.He was the son of Mr. Paul Broome and Ms. Hiltrud Landau Whitener, and was the husband of Marie McBride Broome. He was a Master Electrician in the lumber industry, and was a...
Hal Copeland Jones
Mar 31, 2017
Mr. Hal Copeland Jones, Jr., 69, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017, at his home in Metasville. Mr. Jones was born in Hazelwood, NC, but had lived most of his life in Wilkes County.He was the son of the late Hal Copeland Jones and Lois McClure Jones. Mr. Jones is survived by three brothers, James Jones (Margaret), of Washington; Ken...
Emogene "Gene" C. Davenport
Mar 28, 2017
Doris Emogene Chafin Davenport met her Savior on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.She was the wife of the late Winford Dudley Davenport. Mrs. Davenport was the daughter of the late Miles Chafin and Willie Pearl Gresham Chafin.She was a homemaker and was in previous fellowship at Washington Chapel, where she and her husband were baptized as well. She is survived by...
Janice Smith Leavenworth
Mar 26, 2017
Ms. Janice Marie Smith Leavenworth, 50, of Washington, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017, at her home. Janice was born in Washington, and was the daughter of Mildred R. Peeler and of the late Gary Smith. She was the widow of Earl Leavenworth, had worked in the Healthcare field earlier in her life, and was a member of the Washington...
Thomas Y. Edwards
Mar 6, 2017
Mr. Thomas Young Edwards, 96, formerly of Washington, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville. Mr. Edwards was born in Crawfordville. He was the son of the late Glynn and Thelma Amanda Fouche’ Edwards. He served in the U.S. infantry in the European Theater during WW II, and received a Bronze Star for bravery...
Earl Waiman Bennett
Mar 3, 2017
Mr. Earl Waiman Bennett, 79, of Lexington Rd. NW, Crawfordville, GA, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at his home. Mr. Bennett was born in Berrien County, and had lived in Taliaferro County since 1981.He was the son of the late Joe Bennett and Mittie Ruth Hodge Bennett, and was the widower of Lyda Jean Hughes Bennett.He was a retired construction...
