Mark Dwaine Truitt
Aug 24, 2013
Mark Truitt Mr. Mark Dwaine Truitt, 50, of Washington, died Saturday, August 24, 2013.A native of McDuffie County, he was the son of Rachel Waller Truitt and the late Morris S. Truitt.Mark was retired from residential construction work due to disability, and was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Jordan Truitt and Jarrett Truitt, both of...
Clifford Gary Mansfield
Aug 23, 2013
Mr. Clifford Gary Mansfield, 69, of Washington, died Friday, August 23, 2013 at University Hospital.A native of Washington, he was the son of the late Clifford Hester and Berta Eunice Paschall Mansfield.Gary was retired from Pactiv in Beech Island, South Carolina, where he had been Plant Engineer.He was with Gideons International and a member of First Baptist Church where he...
Charles Edward "Ted" Bush Iii
Aug 23, 2013
Mr. Charles Edward “Ted” Bush III, 72, of N. Alexander Ave., died Friday, August 23, 2013, at his home. Mr. Bush was born in Staunton, VA, and was the son of the late Charles E. Bush, Jr. and Agnes Erskine Sproul Bush.He was a consulting forester in the forestry industry, served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and was...
Irene Franklin Christy
Aug 19, 2013
Irene Christy Mrs. Lottie Irene Franklin Christy, 86, of Villa Rica, died August 19, 2013 at her home.A native of Clarke County, she was the daughter of the late James B. and Evie Seymour Franklin.Mrs. Christy was a retired Secretary, having worked for Shulton Industries, Associated Grocers and Colonial Stores.She grew up in County Line Baptist Church.After graduating high school,...
Margie Wilson
Aug 7, 2013
Tignall:Mrs. Margie Frances Anderson Wilson, 90, of Mallorysville Rd., died Wednesday at her home. Mrs. Wilson was born in Taliaferro County,was the daughter of the late Reuben and Zelda Parks Anderson, and was the widow of William Clarence Wilson.She worked at the Royal Manufacturing Co. for a number of years, and then became a full-time homemaker.She had lived in Tignall...
James Finch
Jul 21, 2013
James Beldon Finch, DMD, 64, of Washington, died Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Wills Memorial Hospital. A native of Athens, Georgia, he was the son of the late Lamar Finch and Lydia Hardigree Finch.Dr. Finch graduated from Evans High School in 1967, went to the University of Georgia, then graduated from the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry in...
Gail Craddock
Jul 19, 2013
Mrs. Gail Gentry Craddock, 76, of Washington, died July 19, 2013 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.She was a native of Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the lateOliver Newton and Sadie France Gentry.Mrs. Craddock was retired from the medical manufacturing industry.After living in Florida for many years, she moved to Washington eight years ago and became an...
Max Ray
Jul 16, 2013
Max Ray, Jr. Mr. Max Ray, Jr., 60, of Hillman Rd. in Crawfordville, diedTuesday at his home. Mr. Ray was born in Knoxville, TN, and was the son of the late Max and Beulah Bentley Ray.He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee, and was a retired beef and poultry farmer.He was a member of the Sandy Cross Baptist...
Lucille Hopkins Bailey
Jul 4, 2013
Mrs. Lucille Hopkins Bailey, 95, of Washington, died July 4, 2013 in Georgia Regents Medical Center.A native of Wilkes County, she was the daughter of the late John David and Mary Jane Brown Hopkins.Mrs. Bailey was a homemaker and a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Cary Wills Bailey and a grandson, Patrick Bailey....
Nicole Thompson
Jun 30, 2013
Mrs. Nichole “Nicki” Marie Peacock Thompson, 33, of Crawfordville, died June 30, 2013 in Georgia Regents Medical Center.A native of Tucker, Georgia, she was the daughter of Bobby Gene Peacock, Sr. and Cindy Sue Feit Smith.Nichole was a homemaker and a member of Fishing Creek Baptist Church. Graveside services will be Saturday, July 6th at 11:00am in Fishing Creek Baptist...
Charles Edgar Howell
Jun 26, 2013
Charles Edgar Howell Washington:Mr. Charles Edgar Howell, 71, ofHallford Rd., died Wednesday morning at University Hospital. Mr. Howell was born in Crawfordville, GA, and was the son of the late Edgar and Evelyn Morris Howell.He was the husband of Reba Broome Howell, and was a data processing technician.He was a member of the Washington Prebyterian Church, where he served as...
Talitha Wheatley Hopkins
Jun 25, 2013
Washington:Mrs. Martha Talitha Wheatley Hopkins, 93, of Metasville, died Tuesday morning at Wills Memorial Hospital. She was born August 26, 1919 in Wilkes County. She was the daughter of Leonard and Maude Thornton Wheatley, and attended Wilkes County Schools. She was married to the late Boyce Hopkins for 51 years.She was a volunteer secretary for Rehoboth Baptist Church for 58...
Ruby Ray Chafin
Jun 24, 2013
Mrs. Ruby Ray Chafin, 82, of Rayle, died Monday evening, June 24, 2013, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Chafin was born in Greensboro, GA, but had lived in Wilkes County for most of her life.She was the daughter of the late Charles Emmett Ray and Eve Lou McCarthy Ray.She was the widow of Mr. Roy Chafin, and had been...
Aubrey Noelle Miller
Jun 9, 2013
Infant Aubrey Noelle Miller, of Washington, passed away June 9, 2013 at her home.She was born May 21, 2013 in Athens, Georgia . Survivors include her parents, Joshua and Amanda Wolfe Miller.One brother, Hayden Miller, paternal grandmother, Beth Miller, Washington; maternal grandparents Cheryl and Clary Young, Crawfordville; maternal great grandfather, Emory Wolfe, Philomath;two uncles, Daniel Miller andChristopher Wolfe; one aunt,...
Daniel Edwards
Jun 9, 2013
Mr. Daniel Richard Edwards, 63, of Augusta, died June 9, 2013 in Wadley, Georgia.He was the son of the late Richard Earl and Katherine Garrard Edwards.Mr. Edwards was also preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Stevens.He had been a groundskeeper for a golf course. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 2:00pm in Smyrna UMC with Rev Richard...
Evelyn Pierce
Jun 9, 2013
Mrs. Evelyn Moore Pierce born in Washington, Georgia, on May 30, 1919, and died at her residence in Taliaferro County on June 9, 2013.She was a homemaker and worked with her husband in the operation of a dairy and the raising of beef cattle.During WWII she operated the dairy by herself while her husband served in the Pacific.She loved her...
Tammy Stephens
Jun 8, 2013
Mrs. Tammy Brackett Stephens, 51, of Dearing, died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at home. A native of Thomson, she was the daughter of Judith Walker Brown and the late Samuel Brackett.She lived in Wilkes County most of her life and was a 1980 graduate of Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School. Mrs. Stephens was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Stephens.She...
Richard "Dickie" Anthony Cox
May 23, 2013
Mr. Richard Anthony “Dickie” Cox, 57, of Broad Rd., died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Bethany Nursing Home in Millen, GA. Dickie was a native of Augusta, GA, and was the son of the late Johnnie Mark “Jack” Cox and Annette Richardson Cox.He was formerly employed by the City of Washington Water Treatment Plant and was a musician, having played...
Virginia H. Reese
May 21, 2013
Mrs. Virginia Hendricks Reese, 83, of Washington, died May 21, 2013 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Washington, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Mack and Clarie Harper Hendricks and the widow of Oscar Lewie Reese.She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Cathy R. Leary and a grandson.Mrs. Reese was a homemaker and a member of...
Maxine Schlund Gresham
May 21, 2013
Mrs. Maxine ‘Mickey’ Christina Schlund Gresham, 91, of Evans, formerly of Washington, died May 21, 2013 in Brandon Wilde Personal Care Home.A native of Wynot, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Clara Schmidt Schlund and the widower of Monsey Gresham.Mrs. Gresham wasretired from Wills Memorial Hospital as a registered nurse.She was a member of First United...
