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Edd Archer
Jul 18, 2012
Edd Archer Mr. Edd Archer, 68, of Washington, Ga, died July 18, 2012.A native of Forsyth, Georgia, he was the son of the late Edward Walter and Fannie Margaret Rampley Archer.Mr. Archer was a retired truck driver/ equipment operator in road construction.He served his country in the U. S. Army and was of the Baptist faith. Graveside services will be...
Billy Thomas Savage
Jul 17, 2012
Mr. Billy Thomas Savage, 72, of Tignall, died July 17, 2012 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Homer, Georgia, he was the son of the late Clark Roger and Mamie Viola Parr Savage.Mr. Savage was retired from the Washington City Water and Sewer Department.He was a member of Tignall Baptist Church where he had served as a Deacon for many...
Oleta Echols Mcavoy
Jul 15, 2012
Mrs. Emily Oleta Echols McAvoy, 74, of Greensboro Rd., died Sunday, July 15, 2012, at University Hospital in Augusta.Mrs. McAvoy was a native of Wilkes County and had lived here all of her life.She was the daughter of the late Martin Alexander Echols and Louise Poss Echols.She was the wife of Marvin McAvoy, and they had been married for 56...
Roger Walker
Jul 6, 2012
Mr. Charles Roger Walker, 69, of Washington, died July 6, 2012. A native of Washington, Georgia, he was the son of the late Charlie Pratt and Mary Frances Guin Walker. Mr. Walker retired from F & M Bank after forty years of service but continued to serve on the Board of Directors. He was a member of Fishing Creek Baptist...
Louie G Hubbard
Jun 30, 2012
Mr. Louie Gene Hubbard, 70, of Washington, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 in St. Mary’s Hospital.A native of Union Point, Georgia, he was the son of the late Raymond and Mary Evelyn Wilson Hubbard.Mr. Hubbard was retired from Anthony Forest Products where he worked in quality control.He attended First Baptist Church of Washington, where he worked with the R.A.’s for...
Ernest W Cathey
Jun 27, 2012
Mr. Ernest Watson Cathey, Jr., 83, of Tignall, Georgia, formerly of Cherokee County, died June 27, 2012. A native of Atlanta, he was the son of the late Ernest Watson Cathey and Ruth Reed Cathey Matthews and the stepson of Walter Chennault Matthews, Jr. Mr. Catheyretired from the Georgia State Patrol in 1983.He was a Reinhardt College Alumnus, a member...
William B. Danner
Jun 14, 2012
Mr. William B. “Billy” Danner, 83, of Douglasville, Ga., formerly of Mooresburg, Tennessee, died Thursday, June 14, 2012.Mr. Danner was a native of Crawfordville, Georgia, the son of the late Forsyth and Fannie Mae Scott Danner.He was a transportation salesman and a member of Fishing Creek Baptist Church.He was also a Mason and a Shriner.Mr. Danner was preceded in death...
James Manuel Wheatley
Jun 14, 2012
Washington: Mr. James Manuel Wheatley, 72, of the Metasville Community, died June 14, 2012 in MCG Hospital.A native of Washington, Georgia, he was the son of Leonard Bostic and Mattie Maude Thornton Wheatley.Mr. Wheatley was a self-employed beef cattle farmer and grading contractor.He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Bobby Walter Marett
Jun 4, 2012
Mr. Bobby ‘Bob’ Walter Marett, 65, of Washington, died Tuesday, June 4, 2012 in University Hospital.A native of Royston, Georgia, he was the son of the late, Thomas Milford and Mary Mildred Weaver Marett.Mr. Marett was an office manager in the gas and oil industry.He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and served in the National Guard for seven...
Catherine Edwards Hopkins
Jun 1, 2012
Mrs. Catherine D. Edwards Hopkins, 85, of Washington, entered into rest on Friday, June 1, 2012 at home with her family.She was preceded in death by her first husband, Colon S. Edwards, Sr. in 1965.She was also preceded in death by her second husband, Austin W. Hopkins in 2001. Born January 15, 1927 in Sharon, Georgia, to George Bernard Darden,...
Myrtice Stevens
May 29, 2012
Mrs. Myrtice Wolfe Stevens, 89, of Washington, died May 29, 2012 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Wilkes County, she was the daughter of the late Noke and Mattie Sue McNeely Wolfe.Mrs. Stevens was the widow of Minton Luke Stevens.She had worked forRoyal Manufacturingand had been a member of Washington Chapel. Graveside services will be Thursday, May 31, 2012 at...
Leila Edwards
May 25, 2012
Mrs. Leila Rebecca Edwards, a Wilkes county native, passed away May 25, 2012, at the age of 87.She is survived by her daughter, LaNelle Wolters and husband, Bruce Wolters of Florida.Her son, Thomas Nelson Edwards; wife, Robin Edwards and grandson Tyler Edwards of Washington.Her grandson, Shane Harper and his wife Debora Harper and three great grandchildren, Adam, Caitlyn and Sidney...
Charles R. Boatwright
May 10, 2012
Mr. Charles Randall Boatwright, 67, of Rayle, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at his home. Charles was born in Washington, GA, and had lived in Wilkes County all of his life.He was the son of the late Hoke S. Boatwright and Jennie Echols Boatwright.He was a retired automobile mechanic, and was the husband of Nina Broadway Boatwright.Mr. Boatwright was a...
William W. Williams, Jr.
May 7, 2012
Mr. William W. Williams, Jr. of Newnan, Georgia, was born January 28, 1927 in Savannah to the late Anna Rackley Williams and William W. Williams, Sr.In 1954 he married Barbara Burdette, his wife of 55 years. After 22 years of serving as President, Mr. Williams retired from the C&S Bank.He was very active in his community serving in many civic...
Reba Hendrix Thornton
May 5, 2012
Reba Thornton Mrs. Annie Reba Hendrix Thornton, 78, of Washington, died May 5, 2012 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Washington, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William Grady and Mary Agnes Barrett Hendrix.Mrs. Thornton was a homemaker and a bookkeeper for Thornton Brothers Logging Company.She was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School...
Clarence Nunn
Apr 30, 2012
Mr. Clarence C. Nunn, 80, of Washington, died April 30, 2012 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Crawfordville, Georgia, he was the son of the late Macon Crawford and Nannie Lou Lunceford Nunn.Mr. Nunn was a retired pest control technician and a member of First Baptist Church of Washington.He served his country in the United States Air Force. Graveside services...
Louis Wolozin
Apr 29, 2012
Mr. Louis Wolozin, 96, of Tignall, died April 29, 2012 in Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes.He was born in Galicia, Austria, the son of the late George and Sophie Lokztch Wolozin.He was the widower of Vivian Ware Wolozin.Mr. Wolozin was a retired auto mechanic, had served in Army/Merchant Marines and was a member of Fishing Creek Baptist Church. Graveside services will...
Mary Thompson Street
Apr 20, 2012
Mrs. Mary Thompson Street, 79, of Melbourne Beach, Florida passed away April 20, 2012.Mary was born September 17, 1932 in Washington, Georgia. She was the daughter of Lawson and Maxie Thompson.Mary majored in Education at the University of Georgia and met her husband of 55 years, Emory Eugene Street, while teaching in Atlanta. After retiring from their careers, Mary and...
James Paul Pullum
Apr 17, 2012
Mr. James Paul Pullum, 50, of Washington, died April 17, 2012 at his home.A native of Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of Paul and Katherine Anderson Pullum.Mr. Pullum was a carpenter and a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. Graveside services will be Friday, April 20th at 10:00am in Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Steve Rayner officiating. Survivors include...
Gene Land
Apr 13, 2012
Mr. Gene Allen Land, Sr. of Washington, died Friday morning at his residence.A native of Thomson, Georgia, he was the son of the late William F.and Daisy Abner Land.Mr. Land was retired from Wilkes Telephone where he worked as a dispatcher.He was a member of First Baptist Church of Washington. Graveside services will be 3:00pm Sunday, April 15, 2012, at...
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