Mary Bernice Mcavoy
Nov 12, 2012
Mrs. Mary Bernice Combs McAvoy, 90, of Washington, died November 12, 2012 in Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes.A native of Washington, she was the daughter of the late Acton Newell and Essie Mae Echols Combs and the widow of Lloyd Tucker McAvoy.Mrs. McAvoy was retired from Almar Zeuss Manufacturing Company.She was preceded in death by a son, Jerry A. McAvoy. Funeral...
Elizabeth Denard
Nov 10, 2012
Elizabeth Denard Mrs. Elizabeth Anthony Denard, 77, of Washington, died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at her home.A native of Wilkes County, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Edith Williamson Anthony.Mrs. Denard was a homemaker and co-proprietor, with her husband, of the Washington Food Market.She was a member of Danburg Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by a...
Charlie Murrell Taylor
Nov 9, 2012
Charlie Taylor Mr. Charlie Taylor, 51, of Washington, died November 9, 2012 at Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Wintergarden, Florida, he lived half of his life in Georgia.He was the son of the late Charlie Murrell Taylor, Sr. and Carolyn Williams Campbell.Mr. Taylor was a carpenter. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 2:00pm in Hopkins...
Robert Dewitt Gray
Nov 4, 2012
Mr. Robert Dewitt Gray, 57, of Washington, died November 4, 2012.A native of Chalybeat, Mississippi, he was the son of the late William Moore Gray and the late Annie Laura Horton Gray.Mr. Gray was a retired carpenter. Survivors include two daughters, Leslie Dianne Gray and Amy Suzanne Gray, both of Abbeville, S.C.; two brothers, Barry S. Gray, Memphis Tennessee and...
Owen Bernard Callaway
Nov 4, 2012
Mr. Owen Bernard Callaway, 84, of Rayle, died Sunday morning at Quiet Oaks Health Care in Crawford. Mr. Callaway was born in Lexington, GA, and lived in Wilkes County for most of his life.He was the son of the late William Bernardand Bessie Stratton Callaway.He was a dairy and beef farmer, and was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church,...
Tommy Bowen
Nov 2, 2012
Mr. Tommy Bowen, 65, of Washington, died Friday evening at his home. Mr. Bowen was born in Waycross, GA, and had lived in Washington for 30 years.He was the husband of Nancy Watson Bowen, and the son of the late William Allen Bowen and Aannie Scurry Bowen.He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, and was a dairy...
Tracy Lee Fiest
Oct 20, 2012
Ms. Tracy Lee Smithey Fiest, 50, of Tignall, died Saturday, October 20, 2012.A native of Ottawa, Kansas, she had lived in Wilkes county for thirteen years.She was preceded in death by her father and by a brother, Wade Smithey. Survivors include one daughter, Karlie Fiest, of Tignall; one son, Daivd Fiest, Black Mountain, NC;mother, Guylene S. Huyett, Gardner, Kansas and...
Lounelle Lindsey Austin
Oct 14, 2012
Mrs. Lounelle Lindsey Austin, 90, of Washington, died Sunday, October 14, 2012 in Wills Memorial Hospital.Mrs. Austin had been a resident of Echols Personal Care Home in Rayle since November of 2011. A native of Danburg, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Rosalee Thurmond Lindsey.She was a retired Bookkeeper for A & P Tea Company.Mrs....
Judy Martha Wright
Oct 9, 2012
Mrs. Judy Rice Wright, 66, of Washington, died October 9, 2012 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Woodville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Richard M. and Ethel King Rice.Mrs. Wright was a homemaker and a member of Victory Baptist Church.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Brady, brother, Jimmy Rice...
Tony Hammond
Oct 8, 2012
Mr. Tony Marcus Hammond, 69, of Tignall, Georgia, died Monday October 8, 2012 at MCG.A native of Clarks Hill, South Carolina, he was the son of Mary Dorn Hammond and the late Billy Hammond.He was a member of the first graduating class from Strom Thurmond High School in 1962.Mr. Hammond served in the U.S. Navy, was a member of the...
Ethel Borders Harris
Sep 24, 2012
Dr. Ethel Borders Harris, 87, of Washington, died September 24, 2012 in Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes.A native of McDuffie County, she was the daughter of the late, Paul E. and Estelle Borders.Dr. Harris graduated from Tift College then earned her Masters at George Peabody College for Teachers and her Doctorate of Education from the University of Georgia.She taught school for...
Jason Steven Chapman
Sep 18, 2012
Jason Chapman Mr. Jason Steven Chapman, 26, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012.A native of Washington, he was the son of the late Larry Jasper Chapman and Stephanie Goldman Chapman.Jason was a graduate of WWCHS Class of 2005, where he was a member of the Wrestling Team, a 4-H Volunteer, FFA Officer, Vice President, Livestock Exhibitor and Forestry Judging...
Jeff Duncan Gilreath
Sep 13, 2012
Mr. Jeff Duncan Gilreath, Jr., 83, departed this world on September 13, 2012 to be with his Heavenly Father after a period of declining health. Born and reared in Greenville, Mr. Gilreath graduated from Greenville High School, Class of 1946 and attended the Citadel.He was predeceased by his parents, Jeff D. and Louise Thompson Gilreath and a sister, Jane Gilreath...
Lorene Collins
Sep 5, 2012
Lorene S. Collins Obituary Tignall:Mrs. Bessie Lorene Smith Collins, 90, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at Wills Memorial Hospital.She was a native of Elbert County, and was the daughter of the late Ed Chapman Smith and Lollie Mercier Smith. Mrs. Collins was a homemaker and a member of the Mallorysville Baptist Church in Tignall.She was preceded in death by her...
Claude Bolton
Aug 25, 2012
Mr. Claude William Bolton, Sr., 77, of Berkshire Dr.,died Saturday, August 25, 2012, at his home. Mr. Bolton was born and raised in the Delhi Community in Wilkes County and had lived in Wilkes County for most of his life.He was the husband of Ivelisse Torres Bolton, and was the son of the late George Henry Bolton and Mary Belcher...
Ellen Mary Valley
Aug 25, 2012
Ellen Mary Valley Crawfordville:Mrs. Ellen Mary Hopkins Valley, 63, of Sandy Cross Rd., died Saturday,August 25, 2012, at her home. Ms. Valley was born in Darmstadt, Germany, but was raised here and attended school in Wilkes County.She was a claims processor in the insurance industry.She was the daughter of Theodore Hopkins and Marianne Geissler Hopkins.She enjoyed quilting, and was a...
Herbert L. Smith
Aug 7, 2012
Herbert Lee Smith age 84 of Washington, Georgia passed away August 7, 2012 at his home surrounded by family. He was born March 3, 1928 to the late Gid Lee and Vivian Louise Johnson Smith of Lithonia, Georgia. He was a graduate of Lithonia High School and Georgia State University. He served in the United States Navy from 1945 to...
Marvin W. Wilson
Aug 2, 2012
Mr. Marvin W. Wilson, Jr., 68, of Independence St. in Tignall, died Thursday morning at his residence. Mr. Wilson born in Washington, GA, and had lived in the Tignallfor most of his life.He was the son of the late Marvin W. Wilson, Sr. and Virginia Griffin Wilson, and was the husband of Joan Guest Wilson.He was a retired truck driver,...
Paul Lewis Edwards
Jul 31, 2012
Mr. Paul Lewis Edwards, 59, of Crawfordville, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes.A native of Washington, he was the son of the late David Lewis Edwards and the late Pauline Lunceford Edwards.Mr. Edwards was a tax appraiser and a GIS Technician in Greensboro and Crawfordville.He worked for fifteen years at Edison Plastics in Washington. Survivors include...
Ruth Vail
Jul 30, 2012
Mrs. Ruth Jones Vail, 92, of Tignall, died July 30, 2012 in Nancy Hart Nursing Home.A native of Wilkes County, she was the daughter of the late Crayton and Laura Moss Jones and the widow of Robert E. Vail, Sr.Mrs. Vail was retired from the American Chemical Society where she worked in management. Survivors include two sons, Robert E. Vail,...
