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Recent Obituaries in Washington, GA

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Washington, GA area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Bobby Noggle

Bobby Noggle

Feb 15, 2010

Mr. Bobby Gene Noggle, 41, of Tignall, died February 15, 2010 in Athens Regional Medical Center.He was a native of Elbert County but lived in Tignall most of his life.He was the son of Hugh Dorsey and Edna Arnold Noggle.Bobby graduated from Washington-Wilkes High School in 1990 and went to the Georgia Task Center.He was preceded in death by his...

Deady Bennett Sinagra

Deady Bennett Sinagra

Feb 12, 2010

Mrs. Deady Louise Bennett Sinagra, 50, of Locust Hill, VA died February 12, 2010.A native of Tucson, AZ she was the daughter of the late Dr. Paul J. Bennett, Sr. and the late Joan Deady Bennett.Mrs. Sinagra was proprietor of a Mining Company and a member of Christ Church Episcopal Church. The family will receive friends at the Bennett home...

Ernest Addison Hallford

Ernest Addison Hallford

Feb 12, 2010

Mr. Ernest Addison Hallford, 81, of Crawfordville, died February 12, 2010 at his home.Mr. Hallford was a native of Wilkes County, the son of William Wallace and Mary Mertie Sims Hallford.He was a member of Clifford Grove Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Army during WWII.He was the owner of Southside Auto. Graveside services will be Sunday, February 14,...

Dr. Paul Bennett, Sr.

Dr. Paul Bennett, Sr.

Feb 11, 2010

Dr. Paul J. Bennett, Sr., 79, of Washington died February 11, 2010 at his home.He was a native of Medford, MA, the son of the late William Homer and Katherine McLoughlin Bennett.Dr. Bennett was a member of The Church of The Mediator and served in the U.S. Army.He was a proprietor of a Mining Company.He was preceded in death by...

Lois Hardy

Lois Hardy

Feb 9, 2010

Mrs. Lois “Nanny” McAvoy Hardy, 89, of Washington, died February 9, 2010 in Wills Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Wilkes County, the daughter of the late Isaiah Tucker and Maggie Rice McAvoy.Mrs. Hardy was a member of Bethel UMC where she was an inactive member of the Women’s Missionary Union.She was a homemaker and was crowned Valentine Queen...

Carl Stewart

Carl Stewart

Feb 3, 2010

Mr. Carl W. Stewart, Jr.,84, of Ashley Ave. in Washington, died Feb. 3, 2010, at Heritage Health Care of Wilkes. Mr. Stewart was a native of Taliaferro County and had lived in Washington for about 60 years.He retired from Royal Manufacturing Co., and was the widower of Gladys Dodd Stewart.He was the son of the late Carl W. Stewart, Sr....

Tillie Stone

Tillie Stone

Feb 3, 2010

Mrs. Penny Ann ‘Tillie’ Stone, often called "Nanny", 60, of Rayle, died Wednesday at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta.Mrs. Stone was a native of Halls, Tennessee, the daughter of the late William and Norma Greene Meek.She was a homemaker.Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Bobby Meek. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 3:00pm...

Dora Leary

Dora Leary

Jan 23, 2010

Dora Leary Mrs. Dora May Hayes Leary, 81, of Tignall, died January 23, 2010 in St. Peters, Missouri.She was a native of Detroit Michigan, the daughter of the late Morgan and Mary Lafferty Hayes.Mrs. Leary was a Licensed Vocational Nurse and attended New Life Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Nelson Leary a daughter in law,...

Gussie Mcavoy

Gussie 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...

Gussie Blondine Mcavoy

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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