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Recent Obituaries in Washington, GA
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Washington, GA area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Roy Wilbur Edwards
Jul 14, 2015
Mr. Roy W. Edwards, 88, of Newtown Rd., died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at University/McDuffie Hospital in Thomson. Mr. Edwards was born in Crawfordville, and was the son of the late Lenys Edwards and Odessa Edwards.He was the husband of Sara Elizabeth Albea Edwards.He worked as a pattern cutter at the Almar Manufacturing Co., and was a member of the...
Lois Theis
Jul 13, 2015
Mrs. Lois Lyles Theis, 89, of Thomson Rd., died Monday, July 13, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Theis was born in Cullman, AL, was the widow of Mr. Robert L. Theis, and was the daughter of the late Harold D. Lyles and Erie Holmes Lyles.She worked for the Ford Motor Company as an administrative coordinator until retirement.She and husband Bob...
Brenda Denard
Jul 12, 2015
Brenda Denard Mrs. Brenda Yarbrough Denard, 69, of Martinez, died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta. Mrs. Denard was born in Albany, GA, and was the daughter of Mary Smith Yarbrough and of the late Charles Robert Yarbrough, Jr.She was a homemaker and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Augusta.She was preceded in...
Martha Vandiver
Jul 12, 2015
Mrs. Martha Vandiver, 58, of Reynoldsville Rd. died Sunday morning at her home. Mrs. Vandiver was born in Mableton, GA, and had lived in this community for most of her life.She the daughter of the late Alvin and Lois King Vandiver, and worked as a caregiver. She was preceded in death by her brother, Sam Vandiver, and by three grandchildren....
Frances W. Shank
Jun 24, 2015
Mrs. Frances Woodall Shank, 96, formerly of Hudson St., died Wednesday morning at Southern Manor Personal Care Home in Washington. Mrs. Shank was born in Blackshear and had lived most of her life in Washington.She was the daughter of Edwin Percival Woodall and Rosamond Abigail Smith Woodall, and was the widow of Robert H. (Bob) Shank. She graduated from Agnes...
Len Fickling
Jun 24, 2015
Crawfordville: Mr. Len Fickling, 73, of Sandy Cross Rd., died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at the VA Medical Center in Augusta. Mr. Fickling was born in Los Angeles, CA, and was the son of the late Wilford and Laura Lee Johnson Fickling.He was an electrician, and was a U. S. Air Force Veteran. Memorial services will be held July 11,...
Mack L. Brown
Jun 17, 2015
Mr. Mack Linwood Brown, 73, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Brown was born in Wilmington, NC, and was the son of the late Hubert Brown, and Elsie Mobley Brown.He was in management and worked in the electronics industry for a number of years. He had lived in Wilkes County for about seven years, andwas also a...
Joan Wigton
Jun 16, 2015
Mrs. Margery Joan Craven Wigton, of Danburg Rd., died Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Bremen, GA. Mrs. Wigton was born in Mansfield, OH, and was the daughter of the late Ralph and Margaret Maxwell Craven.She was the widow of Atlee E. Wigton, and she had worked as an RN at Wilkes Health Care Nursing Home for a number of years.She...
Grady Hugh Stokes
Jun 14, 2015
Mr. Grady H. Stokes Aiken, SC:Mr. Grady Hugh Stokes, 78, of Wise Creek Lane, died Sunday morning. June 14, 2015, in the Aiken Regional Medical Center. Mr. Stokes was born in Jasper, GA, to Hillya Stokes and Alma Lambert Stokes.He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Business Administration.He served 13 years in the U.S. Air Force...
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...
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