Rachel Johnson
Aug 24, 2010
Rachel Johnson Mrs. Rachel Callaway Johnson, 92, of Washington, died August 24, 2010 in Wills Memorial Hospital.She was a native of Washington, Georgia, the daughter of Robert Thomas and Nellie Carlton Callaway.She worked as a presser at The Royal Manufacturing Company and was a member of Phillips Mill Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, M.L. Johnson. Funeral...
Carrie Norman
Aug 24, 2010
Miss Carrie Norman, 89, ofWashington, died August 24, 2010 in Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes. She was a native of Tignall, Georgia, one of seven children of the late E. Ben and Lucy Dickerson Norman.Miss Norman worked in Atlanta for the Greyhound Bus Company for forty two years.She was of the Baptist faith. Graveside services will be Saturday at 11am at...
Charles Fredrick Brown
Aug 19, 2010
Charles Fredrick Brown (Downtown Freddy Brown), 63, died Thursday morning, August 19, 2010, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mr. Brown was a native of Athens, and was the husband of Peggy Dehil Brown.Freddy was a gifted musician who seemed happiest when pleasing others with his unique musical talents. He was the son of the late Charles and Mabel Hardy Brown, and...
George Garrard
Aug 13, 2010
Mr. George Eben Garrard, 96, of Washington, died Friday, August 13, 2010 at Washington Manor.Mr. Garrard was the son of the late George Richard Garrard and Comfort Smith Garrard.He was a native of Washington and a member of Smyrna United Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent for 35 years.After graduating from the University of Georgia where he...
Betty Jean Guin
Aug 11, 2010
Mrs. Betty Jean Cato Guin, 75, died Wednesday, August 11, 2011, at University Hospital Mrs. Guin was born in Union Point and lived most of her life in Danburg.She was a retired seamstress and had worked at Royal Manufacturing Co. for a number of years.She was the daughter of the late Lewis Cato and Thelma Pullen Cato, and was the...
Annette Pittman Nash
Aug 7, 2010
Philomath:Mrs. Annette Pittman Nash, 79, of Crawfordville Rd. in Philomath, died Saturday evening, August 7, 2010, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Nash was born in Woodbury, GA, and was the daughter of the late Andrew J. Pittman and Myrtle Gill Pittman.She was a retired educator, having taught 30 years in the Fayette County School System, and was a member...
Marion J. Newsome
Aug 6, 2010
Washington:Mr. Marion Jackson (Jack) Newsome, 71, died Friday evening at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mr. Newsome was born in Wilkes County and had lived here all of his life.He was the son of the late George Burdette Newsome and Mary Virginia Taylor Newsome. He was a cattle farmer most of his life, and was a U.S. Army veteran.He was a member...
William Jack Strother
Jul 30, 2010
Mr. William Jack Strother, 73, of Washington, died July 30, 2010 at Wills Memorial Hospital.He was a native of Wilkes County, the son of the late William Fredrick and Willena Hill Strother.Mr. Strother was a logger and served his country in the National Guard during the Korean Conflict.He was a member of Smyrna UMC. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service...
Thomas Boyd Wiggins, Sr.
Jul 30, 2010
Thomas Boyd Wiggins, Sr., Sergeant Major United States Marine Corps (USMC) retired, died July 30, 2010 at 12:10 a.m. at Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington, Georgia.He was 81 years old. After leaving the swamps of southern Georgia at the age of 17, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and found a home where he felt he truly belonged. His service...
Walter "Bo" Standridge
Jul 12, 2010
Walter “Bo” Standridge Obituary Mr. Walter “Bo” Standridge, 71, of Orchard St., died Monday at University Hospital. Mr. Standridge was a native of Wilkes County and had lived here all of his life.He was the widower of Martha Foster Standridge, and the son of the late Hubert and Myrtle Pullen Standridge.He was a retired loom maintenance technician in the textile...
T. C. Harrington
Jul 10, 2010
Mr. Harrington was born in Dublin, GA, and had lived in Crawfordville since 1946.He was the husband of Reba Dillard Harrington, and was the son of the late James and Martha Ann Coleman Harrington.He was a longtime owner/operator of the T. C. Harrington Shoe Shop in Crawfordville.He was a Mason and former member of the Kiwanis Club and Woodmen of...
Ted Richard Knowles
Jun 29, 2010
Ted Knowles Mr. Ted Richard Knowles, 63, of Washington, died June 29, 2010 in University Hospital.He was a native of Gardena, California, the son of the late Lt. Col. Carl Richard and Helen Stephenson Knowles.Mr. Knowles was a computer analyst. Survivors include one sister, Marilyn K. LePore, Washington; niece, Michele Roy and husband, Jack, of Evans; great niece Chloe Roy;...
Mimi Albea Rogers
Jun 21, 2010
Services for Mimi Rogers are being handled by May & Smith Funeral Home, Sandersville.Please visit their website for arrangements. www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com
Charles Peters
Jun 19, 2010
Charles Peters Mr. Charles Lee Peters, 83, of Washington, died June 19, 2010 at his home.He was a native of Monroe, Georgia, the son of the late Henry and Leavy Davis Peters.Mr. Peters was retired from Continental Can Company and of the Baptist Faith.He was preceded in death by a daughter, Julia Ann Carithers and a son, Billy Gene Peters....
James Hart Hendry Iii
Jun 18, 2010
James Hendry III Washington:Mr. James Hart “Jim” Hendry, 61, of Seven Oaks Dr., died Friday, June 18, 2010, at his home. Jim was a lifelong resident of Washington and graduated from Washington-Wilkes High School, and was the son of the late James “Bill” Hendry, Jr. and Charlotte Burnett Hendry.He was a longtime employee at the Pet Milk Company and most...
Ernest Glen Webb
Jun 17, 2010
Mr. Ernest Glen Webb, 79, of Washington, died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at his home.He was a native of Portmouth, Virginia, the son of the late Ernest and Altha Gumm Webb.Mr. Webb was retired from the U.S. Navy.He was preceded in death by a son, Glen Edward Webb. Survivors include his wife, Georgia Anner Paker Webb; sons Ernest C. Webb,...
William John Kortrey
Jun 13, 2010
Chief Master Sgt. William J. Kortrey, 84, of Washington, Georgia entered into rest early Sunday morning, June 13, 2010 at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.He was born June 22, 1925 in New York City, NY to Mr. William Kortrey and Mrs. Caroline Hecht Kortrey. Bill attended the William Howard Taft High school before he enlisted in the US Navy on...
Vicky Lyn Moses
Jun 11, 2010
Miss Vicky Lyn Moses, died June 11, 2010.She was a native of Wilkes County, the daughter of the late Alfred and Margot Moses.She was also preceded in death by her stepmother, Jean Moses. Ms. Moses was a llama farmer in Washington. Survivors include her brother and sister in law, Jeffrey and Linda Moses; a nephew, Alex Moses, and best friends,...
Anne Cooper Simpson
Jun 10, 2010
Mrs. Anne Cooper Simpson passed away June 10, 2010, at the Heritage Nursing Home in Washington, GA. Born July 20, 1914 in Buena Vista, GA, Anne was the daughter of the late Warren Clyde Cooper and Carrie Wooten Cooper of Pelham, GA. After graduation from Pelham High School, Anne joined her father working in the Pelham Banking Co.During this time...
Chris Duane Hughes
May 29, 2010
Mr. Christopher Duane Hughes, 44, of Washington, died May 29, 2010 at MCG.He was a native of Griffin, Georgia, the son of Duane and Patsy Pierce Hughes.He was an aircraft mechanic and a former member of Kiwanis Club.Mr. Hughes served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1986-1988 and was recalled for Desert Storm in 1991. Survivors include his wife,...
