Gussie Blondine Mcavoy
Jan 22, 2010
Washington:Mrs. Gussie Blondine Hardy McAvoy, 95, of Quaker Springs Rd., died Friday, January 22, 2010, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McAvoy was a native of Wilkes County and had lived here all of her life.She was the widow of Thomas McAvoy, Sr., and the daughter of Lester H. Hardy and Sarah Norman Hardy.She worked at ALMAR for a number of...
Beatrice Harris
Jan 20, 2010
Mrs. Beatrice Evalou Brooks Harris, 80, of Washington, Georgia, formerly of Richmond, Texas, died January 20, 2010 in Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes.She was a native of Boaz, Alabama, the daughter of the late, William Theodore and Minnie Sentell Brooks.Mrs. Harris was a homemaker and of the Jehovah’s Witness faith. Survivors include two sons, Herbert Harris, Jr., of Fayetteville, AR and...
Thomas Wheatley
Jan 15, 2010
Mr. Thomas Wheatley, 74, of Rayle, died January 15, 2010.He was a native of Wilkes County, the son of the late Leonard Bostic and Maude Thornton Wheatley.Mr. Wheatley was self employed and served his country in the U.S. Army National Guard.He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church where he had served as deacon for over fifty years and assisted...
Guy Moore, Sr.
Jan 6, 2010
Mr. Guy Yancey ‘Yank’ Moore, Sr., 86, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at the Southeast GA Health System in Brunswick.Mr. Moore was a native of Wilkes County, and was the son of the late Mark Allen Moore and Essie Sue West Moore.He was the husband of the late Sadie Kirkland Moore.He was a WWII veteran. While serving his country in...
Kermit Hocutt
Jan 3, 2010
Mr. Kermit Mell Hocutt, 60, of Washington, died Sunday, January 3, 2010 in Wills Memorial Hospital.He was a native of Washington, Georgia, the son of the late James Hocutt and Stepfather the late Whitney Ward and his mother the late Lucy Lunceford Ward.Mr. Hocutt was a hairdresser and a member of Washington First Baptist Church and was on the board...
Betty Dobson
Dec 29, 2009
Mrs. Betty Carolyn Truitt Dobson, 67, of Tignall, died December 29, 2009 in Greer, South Carolina.She was a native of Washington, Ga., the daughter of the late James W. and Florence Biffle Truitt.Mrs. Dobson was an inspector in the textile industry and a member of Tignall Independence UMC. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at 11am in Tignall...
Bobby Powell
Dec 28, 2009
Mr. Bobby Eugene Powell, Sr., 76, of Tignall, died December 28, 2009 in Wills Memorial Hospital.He was a native of Lincoln County, the son of the late Johnny and Mable Danner Powell.Mr. Powell was a retired welder for commercial construction.He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 31st at 2pm in Hopkins Funeral...
Howard Wilkinson
Dec 26, 2009
Mr. William Howard Wilkinson, Jr., 75, of Washington, died December 26, 2009.He was a native of Wilkes County, the son of the late W. H. and Gold House Wilkinson.Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Howard Wilkinson, III, his identical twin brother, Joe Wilkinson and a sister, Anne W. McClearen.Mr. Wilkinson was a circulation district manager...
Brenda Bunch
Dec 26, 2009
Mrs. Brenda Bunch, 67, of Tignall, died December 26, 2009 in Athens Regional Medical Center.She was a native of Calhoun Fall, S.C., the daughter of the late J. C. and Ada Beasley Carter.Mrs. Bunch had worked in the textile industry as quality control and had worked at Petal Pushers in Elberton.Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a...
Jerry Tippins
Dec 26, 2009
Washington:Mr. Jerry Victor Tippins, 77, of the Danburg Rd., died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at his home. Mr. Tippins was born in Daytona Beach, FL, and had lived in Washington for about 5 years.He was a Chief Master Sargeant in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, and retired from the U.S. Air Force.He was the son of the late...
Bill Bennett
Dec 24, 2009
Asa William “Bill” Bennett was born in Washington, Georgia on February 27, 1942 and died at Emory Hospital in Atlanta on December 24, 2009.He was the son of the late Asa Monroe Bennett and Annie Leila Wells Bennett of Washington. He was the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Robert Bennett of Washington and the late Mr. and...
Troy Chafin
Dec 22, 2009
Troy Chafin Mr. Troy M. Chafin, 75, of Rayle, died December 22, 2009 in the V.A. Hospital in Augusta. He was a native of Wilkes county and lived here all his life.Mr. Chafin was the son of the late Miles and Willie Pearl Gresham Chafin.He served in the U.S. Army and was a truck drive. Graveside services will be held...
Colleen Griffin
Dec 21, 2009
Mrs. Colleen Griffin died December 21, 2009 in Charlotte Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 3:00pm in Hopkins Funeral Home.Interment will follow in Resthaven Cemetery.
Connie Saggus
Dec 18, 2009
Mrs. Connie L. Saggus, 77, of Orlando, formerly of Tignall, died December 18, 2009.She is a native of Flushing, New York. Survivors include her husband, Frank A. Saggus, Sr., of Orlando; daughters, Lori (Robert) Allen, of Macon, Marcia (Rob) Locke, of Orlando and Wendy Saggus, of Orlando; sons, Frank (Melissa)Saggus, Jr. of Colbert, and Mark (Karen) Saggus, of Orlando; one...
Joe Cagle
Dec 15, 2009
Joe Cagle Mr. Joseph Alexander Cagle, 64, of Washington, died December 15, 2009.He was a native of Waynesville, North Carolina, the son of the late Pearson Floyd and Willie Mae Fie Cagle. He had made his home in Wilkes County for approximately forty years. Mr. Cagle was retired from the masonry industry and cattle farming.He was of the Baptist Faith....
Nell Lorine Atwood
Dec 6, 2009
Mrs. Nell Lorine Wilson Atwood, 88, of Washington, died December 6, 2009.She was a native of Columbus, Georgia, the daughter of the late William M. Wilson, Sr. and the late Emma E. Funderburk.Mrs. Atwood was a retired waitress and the widow of Edward Warren Atwood. Graveside services will be Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 11:00a.m. in the Burdett-Ayers Family Cemetery...
Lilian Mcintosh
Dec 1, 2009
Lilian McIntosh Mrs. Lilian Rose Clee McIntosh, 83, of Lexington, died December 1, 2009 at home.She was born in Bromfield, England and grew up in Onibury, England.She was the fourth of ten children born to the late Amos Edward and Sarah Jane Clee.In June of 1946, she married Charles S. McIntosh and they immigrated to the USA in September of...
