Obituaries

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Jan 13, 2009

Ella Flynt Mrs. Ella Harris Flynt, 89, of Sharon, died January 13, 2009 in Abbey Hospice, Social Circle, GA.She was a native of Warren County, Georgia and the daughter of the late Ed Harris and Nelia Ivey Harris.She was a retired Postmistress and a member of the Sharon-Raytown Garden Club and Raytown Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by her...

Jan 11, 2009

Washington, Georgia:Bolton Newland Lunceford of Washington (widow of A. Mell Lunceford, Jr., of Crawfordvillle), born November 25, 1921 died peacefully after a long illness Sunday, January 11, 2009.She was born in Kwangju, Korea, daughter of Presbyterian missionaries LeRoy Tate and Sarah Louise Andrews Newland.She came to America to attend college (Agnes Scott, Peace Junior College, The University of North Carolina...

Jan 10, 2009

Dec 14, 2008

James Dodson Mr. James Mayo Dodson, 67, of Washington, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at his home.He was a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, the son of the late James Dodson and the late Neda Rosson Dodson.Mr. Dodson was a retired plant manager in the natural gas industry and had lived in Wilkes county for 10 years.He was of the Methodist...

Dec 13, 2008