James Otis Callaway
Jan 24, 2014
Mr. James Callaway, 64, of Washington, died January 24, 2014. A native of Washington, he was the son of the late Priscilla Nunn Callaway. He was retired as the Director of Transportation for Wilkes County Board of Education after 34 years of service.Mr. Callaway was a member of Victory Baptist Church, The Rotary Club and Wilkes County Cattleman’s Association. Funeral...
Thomas Coryer Poss
Jan 22, 2014
Thomas Coryer Poss Washington:Mr. Thomas Coryer Poss, 73, of Poplar Drive, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the McDuffie County Medical Center. Mr. Poss was born in Washington, GA, was the son of the late Earl William Poss and Frances Young Poss, and was preceded in death by his first wife, Patsy Knight Poss.He was a retired truck driver, and...
Sheldon Davis
Jan 19, 2014
Mr. Sheldon Augustus Davis, 76, of Winder, formerly of Washington, died Sunday, January 19, 2014 in St. Mary’s Hospital.A native of Washington, Georgia, he was the son of the late James Chester and Clara Wheatley Davis.He was also preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers.Mr. Davis was a Produce Manager, served in the U. S. Army and retired...
Robert S. Callaway
Jan 9, 2014
Mr. Robert S. Callaway, 62, of Washington, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 in Wills Memorial Hospital.He was a native of Washington and the son of the late Shelby and Elizabeth Teems Callaway.Mr. Callaway was a Dairy Farmer and a Mechanic. Graveside services will be held Sunday, January 12th at 3:00pm in Resthaven Cemetery with Rev. Albert Huyck officiating.Brian Callaway, Otis...
Edna Blakey
Jan 3, 2014
Pending Edna H. Blakey Tignall:Mrs. Edna Harper Blakey, 87, of 214 Church St., died Friday, January 3, 2014, at Heritage Health Care in Washington. Mrs. Blakey was born in Tignall, GA, and had lived in Wilkes County all of her life.She was the widow of Roy Blakey, Jr., and was the daughter of the late John Will Harper and Sara...
Harriett Blackwell Callaway
Jan 1, 2014
Harriett B. Callaway Mrs. Harriett Blackwell Callaway, 94, of Franklin Ave., died Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Callaway was born in Lincoln County and had lived most of her life in Washington.She was the widow of Milton S. Callaway, and was the daughter of the late J. W. Blackwell and Lilly Brown Blackwell.She was a member...
Charles Young
Dec 22, 2013
Mr. Charles Young, 94, of Washington, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Washington, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mamie Flynt Combs.Mr. Young was a retired plumber/electrician and a member of Bethel UMC.He served in the U.S. Navy in WWII. Funeral services will be Tuesday, at 11:00am in Bethel UMC with Rev....
Ronald L. Smith
Dec 20, 2013
Mr. Ronald “Ronnie” LeGrand Smith, 72, of Berkshire Dr., died Friday, December 20, 2013. Mr. Smith was born in Wilkes County and had lived here all of his life.He was the son of the late O. Legrand Smith and Eula Mae Denard Smith, and was the husband of Gracia Long Smith.They had been married for 50 years.He was retired, but...
Thomas A. "Coot" Johnson
Nov 23, 2013
Thomas A. Johnson Mr. Thomas A. “Coot” Johnson, 91,of Quaker Springs Rd., died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Washington Manor. Mr. Johnson was born in Taliaferro County, was the son of the late Horace F. and Ruby Eunice Edwards Johnson, and was the widower of Mary Lee Thaxton Johnson.He was a retired Dairy farmer, and was a member of the...
Ralph H. Buckner
Nov 7, 2013
Mr. Ralph H. Buckner, 84, of Washington, died November 7, 2013 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Marshall, North Carolina, he was the son of John Floyd and Dorothy Massey Buckner.Mr. Buckner was retired from the dairy industry and was of the Baptist faith. The family will have a Memorial Service Sunday, November 17th at 3:00pm at 3076 Greensboro Rd.,...
Burnard Samuel Swann
Nov 1, 2013
Mr. Burnard Samuel ‘Sammy’ Swann, Jr., 67,died November 1, 2013 in Baytown, Texas.A native of Washington, Georgia, he was the son of the late Burnard Samuel and Juanita Byrd Swann.Sammy served his country in the U.S. Navy and was a retired heavy equipment operator.In addition to his parents, Sammy was preceded in death by his wife, Teresa, on August 10th...
Louis Kenneth Wheatley
Oct 31, 2013
Mr. Louis Kenneth Wheatley, 67, of Washington, died October 31, 213 in Georgia Regents Medical Center.A native of Washington, he was the son of Stanley and Katherine Norman Wheatley.Kenneth worked for the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners Road Department.He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by a brother Robert Allen Wheatley. Funeral services will be...
Charles Davis Drinkard
Oct 25, 2013
Charles D. Drinkard Mr. Charles Davis Drinkard, 78, of Elijah Clark Dr., died Friday morning, October 25, 2013in Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington. Mr. Drinkard was born in Wilkes County and was the son of Walter David Drinkard and Mildred Virginia Pate Drinkard.He was a retired accountant, having worked at Pet Milk for about 30 years.He also was a bookkeeper...
Leroy Robinson
Oct 19, 2013
Mr. Le Roy Walker Robinson, Jr. of Tignall, died October 19, 2013 in Athens Regional Hospital.A native of Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of Le Roy Walker Robinson and the late Margery O’Neil Smith Robinson.Mr. Robinson was an attorney and served in the U.S. Army JAG Corps during the Viet Nam era, achieving the rank of Captain. A private...
Virginia Thornton Todd
Oct 19, 2013
Virginia Louise Todd Mrs. Virginia Louise Darby Thornton Todd, 84, of Washington, died Saturday evening at her home. Mrs. Todd was born in Greensboro, and was the daughter of Claude and Louise Moore Darby.She was retired, having previously worked locally as a cloth inspector at Clark Schwebel , Inc. in Washington.Mrs. Todd was preceded in death by two husbands, first...
Laura Annette Hedrick
Sep 25, 2013
Mrs. Laura Annette Mayberry Hedrick, 42, of Lincolnton, died September 25, 2013.She was a native of Gastonia, North Carolina and was a registered nurse.She is survived by her husband, Rob Hedrick; parents, Lawrence Mayberry and Faye Messer Mayberry; son, Robby Hedrick and granddaughter, Bella Hedrick.
Alex Thurmond
Sep 22, 2013
Alex Thurmond Mr. Alex Thurmond, 66, of Washington, died September 22, 2013 at his home.A native of Wilkes County, he was the son of Margie Shedd Thurmond and the late Sandy Thurmond.Alex was also preceded in death by his brother, Robert Thurmond and first wife, Sherry Thurmond.He had worked in the wood processing industry and was a member of Harvest...
Mary Craven
Sep 21, 2013
Mary Craven Mrs. Mary Hines Craven, 73, died September 21, 2013 at her home in Washington, GA.She grew up in Hogansville, Georgia where she graduated from Hogansville High School.She graduated from the University of Georgia where she was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority.Mary was baptized in the First Methodist Church in Hogansville and was affiliated with the Church...
Rosalind R. Talbert
Sep 3, 2013
Mrs. Georgia Rosalind Reese Talbert, 88, of Washington, formerly of McCormick, S.C., died September 3, 2013 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Modoc, S.C., she was the daughter of the late James Morgan and Rosalind Sims Cartledge Reese.She had lived in Wilkes county six years and was a member of First Baptist Church of Washington.She was a retired Merchant, Homemaker...
Marilyn Riemer Pasco
Aug 27, 2013
Mrs. Marilyn Riemer Pasco, 84, who lived in Washington from 1970 to 2009, died August 27, 2013 at Atria Senior Living, an assisted living facility in Marietta, Georgia. Mrs. Pasco was born in Springfield, Illinois in 1929.A first-generation American who grew up on a farm in central Illinois, she was the youngest of four children born to parents who had...
