Lucile Eula Franklin
Apr 2, 2009
Lucile E. Franklin Washington:Mrs. Lucile Eula Bonner Franklin, 84, died Thursday evening at Thomson Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Franklin was a native of Oglethorpe County, and lived in Wilkes County most of her life.She was a retired switchboard operator, and was the daughter of John Bonner and Eula Slay Bonner. Graveside services will be Sunday, April 5, 2009, at 2:00...
Mary Elizabeth Patrick
Mar 30, 2009
Mary Patrick Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Snellgrove Patrick, 85, died March 30, 2009 in Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes.She was a native of McCrae, Georgia and the daughter of the late Eason and Annie Mae Thomas Snellgrove.Mrs. Patrick was retired from Almar, a member of Sandy Cross Baptist Church and the widow of Louis J. Patrick. Graveside services will be Friday at...
Willis Steve Smathers
Mar 30, 2009
Steve Smathers Washington:Mr. Willis Steve Smathers, 54, of Sharon Rd., died Monday at his home. Mr. Smathers was born in Haywood County, NC, anad worked in the automotive industry. He was the husband of Laura Owens Smathers, and was the son of Faye Conard Smathers and of the late Benjamin Franklin Smathers.Steve’s favorite past times were camping, fishing, and hunting....
Jane Hudson
Mar 29, 2009
Jane Hudson Mrs. Jane Dickerson Hudson, 67, of Washington, died March 29, 2009 in Ft. Myers, Florida.She was a native of Cobb County and the daughter of the late Doc Marvin and Gladys Louise Whitmore Dickerson.She was a retired Pre K Teacher and a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 2nd,at 11:00a.m. in Ebenezer Baptist...
Louise Hopkins Phelps
Mar 25, 2009
Mrs. Louise Hopkins Mulkey Phelps, 92, of Old Lexington Rd. in Athens, and formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at home. Mrs. Phelps was a native of Wilkes County, was a homemaker, and was the daughter of John David Hopkins and Mary Jane Brown Hopkins.She was a member of the Wesleyan Chapel Church. Funeral services will be Saturday,...
Mara Miller
Mar 16, 2009
Mara Miller Mrs. Mara Giangregoria Miller, 78, of Washington, died March 16, 2009. She was a native of Aspice, Italy and the daughter of the late Nino Giangregoria and Vanda Coli Giangregoria.Mrs. Miller was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Funeral services will be Friday at 11:30am in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Chris Williamson...
Elizabeth Denard
Mar 15, 2009
Elizabeth D. Denard Eatonton:Mrs. Elizabeth Danner Denard, of Tanglewood Rd. SW, died Sunday, March 15, 2009. Mrs. Denard was a native of Wilkes County, and was the wife of the late E.Y. Denard.She was the daughter of Cluvyous and Katie Garrard Danner.She was a homemaker and a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 17, 2009,...
Kathryn Nash Edwards
Mar 13, 2009
Lithonia:Mrs. Kathryn Nash Edwards, 84, of Stewart Lake Ct. in Lithonia, died Friday at her home.She was a native of Wilkes County and the daugher of the late, Thomas A. Nash and the late Sarah Lunceford Nash.Mrs. Edwards was a homemaker and was married to Thomas Edwards almost sixty seven years. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her husband, Thomas Y....
Lawrence James
Mar 12, 2009
Mr. Lawrence Joel James, 56, of Water St., died Thursday March 12, 2009, at his home. Mr. James was born in Wilkes County and had lived there all of his life.He was the son of Howard Lee James and Dell McAvoy James.He was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be Sunday, March 15, 2009, at...
Thomas Smith
Mar 7, 2009
Thomas Smith Mr. Thomas Otis Smith, 72, of Washington, died March 7, 2009 in Heartland Hospice.He was a native of Glascock County and the son of the late Herman and Opal Chalker Smith. He had been in Wilkes county for forty years.Mr. Smith was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and had worked at Warrenton Clipper for 20 years and...
Herman Lee Mauldin
Mar 5, 2009
Herman Mauldin Mr. Herman Lee Mauldin, 88, of Rayle, died March 5, 2009 at his home.He was a native of Paulding County, a truck driver and a member of County Line Baptist Church where he served as deacon for 49 years. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3pm in County Line Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Tucker officiating.Interment will follow...
Frank Blackburn
Mar 4, 2009
Mr. Frank Blackburn, 75, of Metasville Rd. in Washington, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at University Hospital. Mr. Blackburn was born in Lincoln County and was the husband of Joyce Burkhalter Blackburn.He was the son of the late Jim and Alma Finley Blackburn.He was a retired truck driver, and drove for C. E. Minerals for more than twenty years.He was...
Robert Turner
Feb 24, 2009
Mr. Robert Lee Turner, Sr., 65, of Washington, died February 24, 2009 at his residence. He was a native of Wilkes County and the son of Mary Wolfe Turner and the late H.L. Turner, Jr.He was also preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Turner.Mr. Turner was a farmer raising poultry and swine and was a member of Fishing Creek...
Mary Nell Denard
Feb 23, 2009
Mrs. Mary Nell Taylor Denard, 95, of Washington, died February 23, 2009 in Wills Memorial Hospital.She was a native of Taliaferro County but lived most of her life in Wilkes County.She was the daughter of the late Thomas Taylor and Mattie Seago Taylor and the widow of Ulyce Cloyd Denard.Mrs. Denard was a member of Phillips Mill Baptist Church and...
Rob Singletary
Feb 21, 2009
Mr. Robert ‘Rob’ Quenton Singletary, 27, of Washington, formerly of Moultrie, died February 21, 2009.He was a native of Sumter County, Georgia and the son of Roger Singletary and Anne Owen Singletary.Mr. Singletary was a carpenter. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 2:00pm in the First United Methodist Church in Washington with Rev. Gale Seibert...
Evelyn Cofer
Feb 12, 2009
Evelyn Cofer Mrs. Evelyn Hunter Cofer, 81, of Washington, died February 12, 2009.She was a native of Taliaferro County and the daughter of the late Dave and Eva Edwards Hunter and the widow of Lynwood Cofer.She was co-owner ofCofer Sales and Serviceand a member of Phillips Mill Baptist Church. Graveside services will be Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 3:00pm in...
Emma Ware
Feb 11, 2009
Emma Ware Washington:Mrs. Emma Guin Ware, 93, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at the Tignall Assisted Living Home. Mrs. Ware was a native of Wilkes County, and was the daughter of the late Robert Toombs Guin and Delaney Bunch Guin.She was the widow of Robert A. Ware, and was a former medical records clerk in the healthcare field.She was a...
Geraldine Delia Ortyl
Feb 2, 2009
Geraldine Ortyl Mrs. Geraldine Delia Martin Ortyl, 83, of Washington, Georgia, formerly of Connecticut, died February 2, 2009 at home.Mrs. Ortyl was a native of New London, Connecticut and the daughter of the late Wilfred and Isabel Enos Martin.She was a retired Sterile Processing Technician and of the Catholic faith.Mrs. Ortyl was preceded in death by her husband, William Ortyl....
Joanne Slaton
Jan 31, 2009
JoAnne Slaton Mrs. JoAnne Wooten Slaton, 60, of Tignall, died January 31, 2009 in Landmark Hospital in Athens.She was a native of Clayton, Georgia but had lived in Wilkes County for forty two years.Mrs. Slaton was the daughter of the late Marvin and Olean Welch Wooten, a member of Independence UMC and a retired shoe store manager. Graveside services will...
Sam Lovvorn
Jan 16, 2009
Sam Lovvorn Mr. Sam E. Lovvorn, 91, of Washington, died January 16, 2009 in Wills Memorial Hospital.He was a native of Bedford County, Tennessee and the son of the late James Alton and Mizzie Bell Puckett Lovvorn.Mr. Lovvorn served his country in the National Guard, was of the Baptist Faith and was a retired cabinet maker. Funeral services will be...
