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...
James Fulmer Lance
Feb 27, 2017
Mr. James Fulmer Lance, 72, of 4047 Lexington Rd., in Washington, died Monday evening, February 27, 2017, at Athens Regional Hospital in Athens. Mr. Lance was born in Blairsville, and had lived in Washington for 45 years.He was the son of the late Champ and Edna Everett Lance, and was the husband of Jeanie Nicholson Lance. He was an engineer...
Richard James "Dickey" Anderson
Feb 19, 2017
Richard James “Dickey” Anderson, 71, of Senoia passed away at his home on Sunday, February 19, 2017. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 3, 1945 to Rose Mary and Horace Ray Anderson, but lived his entire life in Fayette County. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1964 to 1968 on the USS John...
Eloise Grace Moone
Feb 7, 2017
Mrs. Eloise Grace Moss Moone, age 96, of Hapeville Georgia, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2017. She was born April 6, 1920 in Danburg, Georgia to the late Quinton W. Moss and Kittie Barnett Moss. She was a member of Danburg Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Wade F. Moone...
Margaret Louise Maynard
Feb 6, 2017
. Mrs. Margaret Louise Maynard passed away at home on February 6, 2017, at the age of 84. Mrs. Maynard is survived by her loving husband, Ross Maynard, of 65 years. Mrs. Maynard is predeceased by her son, Rex Maynard and lovingly remembered by her son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Rita Maynard; her daughter and son-in-law, Renae and David Hein;...
June D. Baston
Feb 6, 2017
Mrs. June Denard Baston, 74, of Cloverhurst Dr., died Monday morning, February 6, 2017, at Wills Memorial Hospital. June was born in Washington, and was the daughter of the late Odian Adolph Denard and Amanda Mae Matthews Denard. She was the wife of James Addison Baston, Jr.They had been married for 55 years.She was a retired Executive Vice President of...
Anderson Standard
Jan 30, 2017
Mr. Harvey Anderson Standard, Sr., age 93, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2017 at his home. Mr. Standard was born in Danburg on August 29, 1923, to the late John Haynes Standard and to the late Mary Lou Bunch Standard.He lived his entire life in the Danburg area. He was a member of the Fishing Creek Baptist Church and...
Jerry Marshall Hackney
Jan 29, 2017
Mr. Jerry Marshall Hackney, Sr., 79, died Sunday morning, January 29, 2017, at the Georgia War Veteran’s Home in Milledgeville. Mr. Hackney was born in Wilkes County and lived there most of his life. He was the son of the late William Aubrey Hackney and Carrie Lunsford Hackney, and was the husband of Mildred Lucas Hackney.They had been married since...
Barbara Jean Vines
Jan 15, 2017
Mrs. Barbara Jean Vines, 60, of Washington, went home to be with the Lord on January 15, 2017.She is survived by her husband, Tony Vines; one daughter, Joie Reddish; two sisters, Rosie Shaw and Wanda Wilson; one brother, Lloyd Spencer; Two grandsons, Jordan McDougald and Lucas Reddish; and numerous nieces and nephews, and extended family.She was deeply loved and will...
Ann A. Crittenden
Jan 15, 2017
Mrs. Ann Arnold Crittenden, 84, of Swann Rd. in Washington, died Sunday morning, January 15, 2017, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Crittenden was born in Wilkes County, and was a retired nursing home administrator.She was the widower of Wiley Crittenden, and was the daughter of the late Louis Arnold and Sarah Sims Arnold.She was a member of the Washington First...
Frances M. Kish
Jan 1, 2017
Mrs. Frances M. Kish passed away on January 1, 2017, at Wills Memorial Hospital. She was born January 22, 1918, in New Jersey, where she lived and worked (at Johnson & Johnson) before moving to Florida in 1991.She moved to Wilkes County in 1996, where she was able to spend hours daily working in her yard. She especially loved working...
