Ernest Wilson Kennedy
Oct 16, 2016
Mr. Ernest Wilson Kennedy, Jr., 76, of Rayle, died Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Athens. Mr. Kennedy was born in Washington, GA.He was the son of Ernest Wilson Kennedy and Susie Lee Maxwell Kennedy, and was the widower of Emogene Cook Kennedy.After 38 years with CSX Railroad, he moved back to Rayle to retire. Mr. Kennedy is survived by one...
Joyce Kirkland Evans
Oct 9, 2016
Mrs. Joyce Dallis Kirkland Evans, 84, passed away Sunday morning, October 9, 2016, at Pruitt Health Care in Washington. Mrs. Evans was born in Lincoln County and had lived here most of her life.She was the widow of Henry Kirkland (the father of her children) and John Evans, and was the daughter of Bernard Dallis and Eleanor Flint Dallis.She was...
Thomas L. Garrett
Oct 4, 2016
Mr. Thomas L. Garrett, 80, of S. Alexander Ave., died Tuesday evening, October 4, 2016, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mr. Garrett was born in Washington and had lived here all of his life.He was the widower of Margese Wheatley Garrett, and was the son of the late George M. Garrett and Alice Lee Edwards Garrett.He was the owner/operator of Poss...
Iris B. Corbett
Sep 29, 2016
Iris Brookins Corbett, age 101, of Evans, Georgia, formerly of Washington, Ga. passed on Sept. 29, 2016. Born in Baldwin County Georgia on Feb. 26, 1915 she was the daughter of Louis Augustus Brookins and Fannie Mae Stubbs Brookins.She was proceeded in death by her husband of 62 years, Felton Corbett Sr., five brothers and two sisters.A graduate of Georgia...
Richard Burkett
Sep 28, 2016
Mr. Richard Wayne Burkett, 66, of Rayle, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, in Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Burkett was a native of Pensacola, FL, and had lived in Wilkes County for about 14 years.He was a member of Praise Center Church in Monroe. He was a former Merchant Marine, and was a member of the American Legion...
Ruth Ann Frasier
Sep 9, 2016
Mrs. Ruth Ann Skinner Frasier, 69, of N. Alexander Ave., died Friday, September 9, 2016, at University Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Christopher Frasier, and by her son, Jeremy Frasier, both of Washington; and by two sisters, Kathryn Millington, and Barbara Millis, both of Corinth, NY. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Sunday evening, September 11, 2016, at...
Patricia Daniel Bailey
Aug 8, 2016
Mrs. Patricia DanielBailey, 74, of Liberty St., died August 8, 2016, at her home. Private family services will be officiated by Rev. Mark Maddox. Ms. Bailey was born on September 12, 1941, in Gainesville, GA, and was the daughter of the late Olin Gibson Daniel and Annie Ruth Fulghum Daniel of Elberton.She was the widow of herhusband of 26 years,...
Barbara Bailey Henderson
Aug 7, 2016
Mrs. Barbara Bailey Henderson, 86,of Washington,died Sunday morning, August 7, 2016, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Henderson was born in Washington, and had lived here most of her life.She was the daughter of the late Crawford Lee Bailey and Bessie Alline Saggus Bailey.She was the wife of the late Wayne Henderson, and was preceded in death by her brother, Billy...
Andrew Scott Chafin
Jul 19, 2016
Scott Chafin Washington:Mr. Andrew Scott Chafin, 51, of Skull Shoals Rd., died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mr. Chafin was born in Washington, and had lived here all of his life.He was the son of Charles and Amelia Cofer Chafin, and was the husband of Donna Gunter Chafin.He was employed by Wilkes Telephone and Electric, and had...
Ouida Maney
Jul 12, 2016
Ouida Brackin Maney, age 83, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2016, at home in Locust Grove, Georgia. Ouida was born on December 7, 1932, to Mattie Aycock Brackin and Lee Ellis Brackin, in Longview, Mississippi. She developed many interests as a young lady. Her faith in God above all, her love for her family, friends and country, and her...
Norman T. Echols
Jul 11, 2016
Norman Thompson Echols, Sr. Mr. Norman Thompson Echols, Sr., 77, passed away Monday afternoon, July 11, 2016, at his home. Mr. Echols was born in Elberton, and had lived in Wilkes County for most of his life.He was the son of Harold M. Echols, Sr. and Berda Smith Echols.He was the husband of Joan Kennedy Echols.Mr. Echols was a retired...
Lefreda Adair
Jul 7, 2016
Mrs. Lefreda Sue Jackson Adair, 97, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Adair was born in Cordele, GA, and had lived in Washington most of her life.She was the daughter of Augustus Edgar Jackson and Susan Cox Jackson, and was the widow of Dr. Charles Adair. She was a University of Georgia graduate, and was...
Winnie Sue Thompson
Jul 5, 2016
Ms. Winnie Sue Armour Thompson, 75, of Ashley Ave., died Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at her home. Ms. Thompson was born in Washington, and had lived here all of her life.She was the daughter of Thomas Watson Armour and Cynthiia Mae Franklin Armour.She worked at Clarke Schwebel for a number of years. She was a member of the Bethel United...
Mary Ann Bentley
Jun 25, 2016
Ms. Mary Ann Holliday Bentley, 86, of 186 Bootleggers Lane, entered into rest Saturday morning, June 25, 2016, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Ms. Bentley was born in Wilkes County and had lived in this area for all of her life.She was the daughter of George Otis Holliday and Agnes Gunter Holliday. She taught typing at Wilkes Academy, and later was...
Agnes Mae Hester Smith
Jun 23, 2016
Agnes H. Smith Mrs. Agnes Mae Hester Smith, 79, of the Greensboro Rd., died Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Harper’s Personal Care Home in Washington. Mrs. Smith was born in Washington and had lived here all of her life.She was the daughter of the late Joe T. Hester and Emmie Cofer Hester, and was the widow of Thomas O. Smith.She...
Marie S. Beebe
Jun 15, 2016
Ms. Marie S. Beebe, 57, of Beaver Dam Rd. in Washington, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Ms. Beebe was born in Washington, GA, and has lived here all of her life.She was the daughter of David Randall and Anne Broome Randall. She was a Homemaker for all of her adult life. She was a member of Newtown Baptist Church....
Beeki N. Kuppuswamy
Jun 11, 2016
Dr. Beeki N. Kuppuswamy ("Dr. Kupps") of Washington, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016. He was 68 years old. Dr. Kupps was born in Chennai, India, on December 31, 1947.He graduated from Loyola College and Madras Medical College, both in Chennai.In 1972, Dr. Kupps and his wife, Vijji, emigrated from India to Washington, DC, where he completed his...
Katherine Lynn Heard
Jun 4, 2016
KATHERINE LYNN HEARD Ms. Katherine Lynn Heard, 45, of Tyler St. in Tignall, died Saturday, June 4, 2016. Ms. Heard was born in Washington, GA, and had lived here all of her life.She was an LPN, and worked in the Healthcare industry for a number of years. Katherine is survived by her daughter, Laura Heard, of Tignall; father and step-mother,...
