Sara W. Albea
Jun 7, 2015
Sara W. Albea Sara Nell Winfrey Albea, age 88, of Forest Park, Georgia passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015.Sara was born April 17, 1927 in Rayle, Georgia, the daughter of the late George L. Winfrey and Eva Winfrey.She attended school in Rayle, Georgia, the town where she met her loving husband, Kenneth Albea of 67 years.She retired from Edmond’s Elementary...
Charles "Chuck" Vinson
Jun 4, 2015
Mr. Charles “Chuck” Dennis Vinson, 69, of Lindsey St. in Tignall, died Thursday morning at the Elbert County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Vinson was born in Washington and had lived in Wilkes County for all of his life.He was the son of the late Dennis Herbert Vinsonand Anna Frances Clark Vinson.He worked at and retired from WesternElectricwhere he was an installer....
Priscilla Maxwell
May 30, 2015
Priscilla Johnson Maxwell, 79, of Washington, passed away on May 30, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA.Mrs. Maxwell was born August 29, 1935 in Crawfordville, GA to the late Emmette Lyle Johnson and Martha “Mattie” Sherrer Johnson.She is also preceded in death by her husband, Morrison Lee Maxwell, Jr., sisters Anita Darracott, Emogene Kellahan, Frances Johnson, and...
Brett Terrell Ray
May 28, 2015
Brett T. Ray Washington:Mr. Brett Terrell Ray, 57, of W. Sheraton Dr., died Thursday, May 28, 2015. Mr. Ray was born in Atlanta, GA, and had lived in Wilkes County for the last 36 years.He had been a supervisor both at SCT Yarns, Inc., and at Concord, and was the son of Lonnie Ray and Jerri B. Denard.He was a...
Letisha Dawn Thompson
May 24, 2015
Letisha W. Thompson Obituary Rayle:Letisha Dawn Winfrey Thompson, 44, entered into rest on Sunday, May 24, 2015. Mrs. Thompson, better known as “Tish”, was born in Washington, where she lived most of her life.She was the daughter of the late Claude Overton Winfrey and Mary Edmunds Winfrey.She had a love for books, reading, and music that was ‘out of this...
Bernard Hamilton Anderson
May 8, 2015
Mr. Bernard Hamilton “Bernie” Anderson, Jr., 57, of Sandtown Rd., died Friday evening at his home. Mr. Anderson was born in Cologne, Germany, and was the son of the late Bernard H .and Louise Turner Anderson.Mr. Anderson worked in construction, including land clearing and grinding. He was a member and present Master of the Danburg Hiram Lodge#51, and was a...
Deborah Ann Hubbard
May 5, 2015
Deborah Ann Hubbard Miss Deborah Ann Hubbard, of Crawfordville Rd. in Union Point, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. Miss Hubbard was born in Washington, GA, and had lived in Union Point for most of her life.She was the daughter of James F. and Delene Thaxton Hubbard.She had worked as a tax preparer for H...
Brenda Currie Phillips
May 3, 2015
Brenda Price Currie Phillips, 66, of Washington, GA, formerly of Apex, NC, passed away, May 3, 2015 at Pruitt Health in Washington, GA. Brenda was born February 9, 1949 in Raleigh, NC to the late Zeb Wallace Price and Lottie Ruth Goodwin Price. She was a graduate of Enloe High School in Raleigh and King's Business College in Charlotte. Brenda...
Patti Lindsey
May 2, 2015
Patti B. Lindsey, at age 60, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA after a fearless struggle with colon cancer. She was born to Allen and Wilma Bunch on January 24, 1955. Patti attended Wilkes Academy in Washington and earned an Associate Degree at Phillips College in Augusta GA. She married her high school...
Roger Hopkins
Apr 29, 2015
Mr. Roger Bruce Hopkins, 62, of Spring St., died Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hopkins was born in Washington and had lived here all of his life.He was the son of the late Clarence and Geneva Finley Hopkins, and was the husband of Martha Jackson Stout Hopkins.He had been a wood treatment technician at Burt Lumber...
Overton Winfrey
Apr 26, 2015
Claude Overton Winfrey, Jr., 53, of Courtground Rd., died Sunday, April 26, 2015. Mr. Winfrey was born in Washington and had lived in this community all of his life.He was the son of the late Claude Overton Winfrey and Mary Edmunds Winfrey.He was a lab Technician at Berry Plastics for a number of years.He enjoyed golf and was an avid...
Wyman Frederick Roth
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...
Thomas Walton
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...
Joe Waiman Bennett
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...
Robert (Bob) Gordon Davis
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...
Marjorie Elizabeth Tyler
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...
Jack D. Davis
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...
Jeff Anderson
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....
James Sherrer
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...
