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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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Judy Thornton

Judy Thornton

Jun 11, 2009

Judy Thornton Mrs. Judith Goldman Thornton, 54, died June 11, 2009 at her home. She was a native of Lincoln County.Judy was a bus driver and a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Sunday, at 3:00pm, in Rehoboth Baptist Church, with Rev. Steve Rayner officiating.Interment will follow in the church cemetery.Clint Echols, Bob Oxendine, Ralph Huff, Trent...

Valeria Vaughn Bradley

Valeria Vaughn Bradley

Jun 5, 2009

Mrs. Bradley was a native of Wilkes County and was the daughter of the late John C. Vaughn and Lucy Nash Vaughn.She was the widow of Tom Bradley, was a legal secretary, and was a member of the Scott Boulevard Baptist Church.

Robert N Griggs

Robert N Griggs

Jun 2, 2009

Private services will be held

Lillie Kathryn Clemmons

Lillie Kathryn Clemmons

May 29, 2009

Mrs. Kathryn Taylor Clemmons, 71, of Crawfordville, died May 29, 2009 in Wills Memorial Hospital.She was a native of Taliaferro County, the daughter of the late Emmett A. and Samantha Combs Taylor.Mrs. Clemmons was a member of Crawfordville Presbyterian Church and a retired grocery store proprietor.Her husband, George L. Clemmons preceded her in death. Funeral services will be Sunday at...

Eileen Ayers

Eileen Ayers

May 27, 2009

Eileen Ayers Mrs. Eileen Weinrich Ayers, 48, of Jefferson died May 27, 2009 at her home.She was a native of New York, the daughter ofSeymour Weinrich and Charlotte Stine Weinrich.Mrs. Ayers was a retired elementary mathmatics teacher from Suder Elementary School in Clayton County and a member of the NEA and the GEA.She was preceded in death by her son,...

Linda Stevens

Linda Stevens

May 26, 2009

Linda Stevens Mrs. Linda Owens Stevens, 65, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at home.She was a native of Taliaferro County, the daughter of the late William A. Owens and Carrie B. Vandiver Owens.Mrs. Stevens was a retired cloth grader and a member of Ficklen Presbyterian Church, Ficklen Ladies Friendship Group and the VFW Ladies Auxillary. Graveside services will...

Leroy Hunt

Leroy Hunt

May 25, 2009

Leroy Hunt, Jr. Mr. Leroy Hunt, Jr., 82, of Washington, died May 25, 2009 at McDuffie Regional Medical Center.He was a native of McDuffie County and the son of the late Amie Leroy Hunt, Sr. and Doris Lazenby.Mr. Hunt was a welder and a member of God Mine Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 28, 2009 at...

Clarence Harper

Clarence Harper

May 23, 2009

Clarence Monroe Harper, 79, of 325 Water St., died Saturday morning, May 23, 2009 at Will Memorial Hospital.He was a native of Wilkes County, the son of the late John Willand Sara Emma Rhodes Harper.Mr. Harper was retired from Lindsey Chevrolet where he managed the Tire Department and had worked for Pet Milk for many years.He served his country in...

Lois Robertson Nalley

Lois Robertson Nalley

May 22, 2009

Mrs. Lois Robertson Nalley, 69, peacefully crossed over on May 22, 2009,at her home in Stilson, GA.She was a native of Washington, GA, and lived there (Wilkes County) for many years before moving to Stilson.She was a homemaker, and was preceded in death by her husband, Emmett D. Nalley, two daughters, Debra Nalley and Lois Ann Carter, her mother, Frances...

James A Davis Sr

James A Davis Sr

May 21, 2009

Mr. James Alvin Davis, Sr., 76, of Tignall Rd., died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mr. Davis was born in Jackson County and had lived in Washington for most of his life.He was the son of the late Paul and Louise Cofield Davis, husband of Sarah Burleson Davis, and proprietor of Davis Welding.He served in the National...

Steve Callaway

Steve Callaway

May 19, 2009

Mr. Stephen Phillip Callaway, 61, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009, in a work related accident in Louisiana. Mr. Callaway was born in Wilkes County and was the son of Milton and Harriett Blackwell Callaway.He was a self-employed tree surgeon, and served in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War.He served one full year in Vietnam.He was a...

Minnie Helen Talkington

Minnie Helen Talkington

May 13, 2009

Helen Talkington Mrs. Minnie Helen Gaston Talkington, 95, of Woodruff, SC died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.She is the widow of the late John Kelly Talkington and the daughter of the late Thomas C. Gaston and Minnie R. Gaston.She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodruff. She is survived by one son, Johnny...

Dr. Sophia Bamford

Dr. Sophia Bamford

May 10, 2009

Dr. Sophia Boyd Bamford Dr. Sophia Boyd Bamford, age 96, died peacefully at her home in Tignall, Georgia, on May 10, 2009.She was born on January 7, 1913, in Tignall, the daughter of Emory Fortson Boyd and Rosa Wright Boyd.She graduated from Tignall High School in 1928, and received B.S. and M.S. degrees from University of Georgia in 1932 and...

Bobbie Jack Jones

Bobbie Jack Jones

May 5, 2009

Bobbie Jack Jones Mr. Bobbie Jack Jones, 74, of Washington, died May 5, 2009 in Wills Memorial Hospital.He was a native of Griffin, Georgia and the son of the late Alton and Eunice Usury Jones.Mr. Jones was retired from the U. S. Air Force, a charter member of VFW Post #5448 in Griffin and was the Department of Georgia VFW...

Sybil Vaughn

Sybil Vaughn

Apr 28, 2009

Sybil Vaughn Mrs. Sybil Burt Vaughn, 89, of Rayle, died April 28, 2009 in Athens Regional Medical Center.She was a native of Oglethorpe County and the daughter of the late Curtis L. and Lonia Patton Burt.Mrs. Vaughn was a member of Burt’s UMC and a retired seamstress.She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Vaughn. Funeral services will be...

Grace Newsome Speer

Grace Newsome Speer

Apr 28, 2009

Grace Speer Mrs. Grace Newsome Speer passed away peacefully at her home in Tampa, FL on April 28, 2009.Graveside services will be at 2:00pm on Friday, May 15, 2009 at Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, GA.A memorial service will follow at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Washington, GA. Mrs. Speer was born on January 12, 1917 in Wilkes County, Ga.She was predeceased...

Joseph Waldo Bennett Jr

Joseph Waldo Bennett Jr

Apr 18, 2009

Joe W. Bennett, Jr. was born in Washington, GA on December 16, 1938 and died on April 18, 2009.He was the son of the late Joe W. Bennett, Sr. and Emelyn Armstrong Bennett Fenanga.His grand-parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. George T. Armstrong and the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan R. Bennett, all of Washington. Joe graduated Washington High...

Donnie Joy Echols

Donnie Joy Echols

Apr 13, 2009

Donnie Echols Mrs. Donnie Joy Southard Echols, 72, of Rayle, died April 13, 2009 in St. Mary’s Hospital.She was a native of Pampa, Texas, the daughter of the late Tom and Lela Hale Southard.Mrs. Echols was a member of Countyline Baptist Church and a retired Telephone Operator. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 2pm in...

Marian Remsen

Marian Remsen

Apr 12, 2009

Mrs. Marian Echols Remsen, 72, of Vesta, died April 12, 2009 in St. Mary’s Hospital. She was a native of Oglethorpe County and the daughter of the late Ben Thomas and Laura Winona Franklin Echols.She was a retired hairdresser and a member of County Line Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00am in County Line Baptist Church with...

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