Obituaries

Apr 24, 2015

Mr. Wyman Frederick Roth, 83, of Forest Lane in Washington, died Friday, April 24, 2015,at University Hospital. Mr. Roth was born in the Ficklen Community, and was the son of the late Charlie and Lottie Patrick Roth.He was the husband of Dorothy (Dot) Silvey Roth for over 60 years.They married on July 2, 1954.He was a retired meat cutter, and...

Apr 20, 2015

Mr. Thomas Clarke Walton, 88, of Sheffield Lane, died Monday,April 20, 2015 at his home. Mr. Walton was born in Tignall, GA, and was the son of the late Tom and Elizabeth Henderson Walton.Mr. Walton was the head of maintenance for the Wilkes County Board of Education.He was a Navy veteran of WWII, and was a member of the Washington...

Apr 17, 2015

Joe W. Bennett Mr. Joe Waiman Bennett, 53, of Lexington Rd. NW, passed away April 17, 2015, in Gibson. Mr. Bennett was born in Milledgeville, and was the son of Earl Bennett and of the late Lyda Jean Hughes.He was a contractor for Reams Enterprises, and was of the Baptist Faith. Graveside services will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday, April...

Apr 16, 2015

Robert Gordon Davis Mr. Robert (Bob) Gordon Davis, 68, of Danburg Rd., died Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Georgia Regents University.Mr. Davis was born in Atlanta, and was the son of the late Bonnie and Sara Glover Davis.He was a jailer for the Wilkes County Sherriff Department, and was a member of the Raytown Baptist Church.Mr. Davis is survived by...

Apr 13, 2015

Marjorie E. Tyler Washington:Marjorie Elizabeth Echols Tyler, 89, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015, at the Pruitt Nursing Facility. Mrs. Tyler was born in Philomath, and had lived in Wilkes County all of her life.She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Tolbert Echols and Frances Elizabeth Walker Echols.She was the widow of James E. Tyler, and was the chief...

Apr 11, 2015

Jack D. Davis Mr. Jack D. Davis, 84, of Washington, passed away at the VA Facility on Wrightsboro Rd. in Augusta, on April 11, 2015. Mr. Davis had lived in Washington for most of his life. He was the son of the late Paul Davis and Louise Cofield Davis. He was a heavy equipment operator for nineteen years at Continental...

Apr 10, 2015

Jeffery Stephen Anderson Mr. Jeffery S. “Jeff” Anderson, 61, of Tignall, passed away April 10, 2015, at his home. Mr. Anderson was born in Washington, GA and had lived in this community all of his life.He was a truck driver for Thompson Gas and Oil Inc. He was the son of the Kathryn E. Anderson and of the late G.P....

Apr 1, 2015

Mr. James E. Sherrer, 91, of Washington, died peacefully at Chesterfield General Hospital, Cheraw, SC, on April 1, 2015.He was a World War II veteran who proudly served his country in Germany, and was retired from Bi Lo. Mr. Sherrer was a member of the Tignall Baptist Church where he served as Senior Adult Sunday School teacher, deacon, and Deacon...

Mar 31, 2015

Mr. William A. “Billy” Woodruff, 75, of Sharon Rd. in Crawfordville, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at the VA Medical Center in Augusta. Mr. Woodruff was born in Washington, and had lived in Crawfordville for 20 years.He was the son of the late Clinton T. and Erlesmere E. Smallwood Woodruff, and was a retired commercial knife grinder.He was a U....

Mar 28, 2015

Mar 19, 2015

Arrangements incomplete

Mar 18, 2015

Mr. Warren Pierce Newsome, 74, of Orr Rd., died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at his home. Mr. Newsome was born in Wilkes County, and was the son of the late Joseph Edward “Smythe”Newsome and Blanche Echols Newsome. Mr. Newsome was retired from International Paper, was an eight-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and was of the Baptist Faith. Graveside...

Mar 15, 2015

Lois Flynt Mrs. Lois Blakey Flynt, 98, of Washington, passed away March 15, 2015 in Nancy Hart Nursing Home.A native of Danburg, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Roy Lester Blakey, Sr. and the late Ida Elizabeth Adams Blakey and the widow of James Lewis Flynt.Mrs. Flynt was a homemaker and the oldest member of Beulah Baptist Church...

Feb 20, 2015

Mrs. Frances “Dolly” Matthews McLarty, 98 of Anderson, SC, formerly of Harlem, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 in NHC Healthcare Anderson.She was a native of Lincolnton, Georgia, the daughter of the late Robert H. and Eugenia Gill Matthews.Mrs. McLarty was a homemaker and a member of First UMC of Washington and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She was preceded in...

Feb 19, 2015

No services are planned at this time

Feb 16, 2015

Mrs. Lillie Mae ‘Baby Lillie’ Granade, 84, of Bogart, Georgia passed away Monday, February 16, 2015.A native of Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Edward and Janie Mae Booth Jones.Mrs. Granade attended the University of Georgia and was a retired UGA Sorority House Mother.She was a former member of the Washington Church of the Mediator. Funeral...

Feb 12, 2015

Mr. Emory Gene Wolfe, 81, of Crawfordville Rd.in Philomath, died Thursday, February 12, 2015, at the V. A. Medical Center in Augusta. Mr. Wolfe was born in Lincolnton but had lived in the Philomath Community for most of his life. He was the husband of the late Daisy Bryan Wolfe, and was the son of the late Henry Albert and...

Feb 10, 2015

Mrs. Nell Hester Bowers, 90, of Danburg, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at her residence.A native of Wilkes County, she was the daughter of the late John Pilcher and Mary Norman Hester.Mrs. Bowers was retired from Royal Manufacturing Company and was a member of Danburg Baptist Church.She was the widow of Henry Grady Bowers. Funeral services will be held...

Feb 5, 2015

Mrs. Mary Pearl Lunceford Gunter, 88, of Washington, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 at her home.A native of Tignall, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Earl and Ida Jane Echols Lunceford and was the widow of Walter Gunter.Mrs. Gunter retired from the Wilkes County ASCS office after 35 ½ years.Early in life she was a member...

Feb 3, 2015

Mr. Charles Adams Blakey, 89, of Tignall, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 in Greene Point Health and Rehabilitation Facility.A native of Danburg, Georgia, he was the son of the late Roy L. and Ida Adams Blakey.Mr. Blakey retired from Royal Manufacturing as a Shipping Supervisor and served in the U. S. Army during WWII in the Pacific Theater, Okinawa.He...