Leona Elliott Burke
Sep 29, 2008
Mrs. Leona Burke Mrs. Leona Elliott Burke, 78, of Washington, died September 29, 2008 at her home.She was a native of White County, Georgia and the daughter of the late Thomas Noah Elliott and Gartie Lee Vandiver Elliott.She was the widow of Ace David Burke, Jr.Mrs. Burke had worked in the five and dime store for many years and then...
Lucille Albea
Sep 24, 2008
Mrs. LucilleAlbea Mrs. Lucille Ware Albea, 63, of Washington, died September 24, 2008 in Wills Memorial Hospital.She was a native of Wilkes County and the daughter of the late William Duncan Ware and the late Maude Flynt Ware.Mrs. Albea was an insurance agent for thirty five years and had worked for Wills Memorial Hospital as a financial advisor for the...
Kathryn Lynn Padgett
Sep 11, 2008
Mrs. Kathryn Lynn Hilborn Padgett, of Redwood Lane, 64, died Thursday morning, September 11, 2008, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Padgett was a native of Springfield, OH, and had lived in this community for 31 years.She was the wife of Sherman “Skip” Padgett, and was the daughter of the late Charles Hilborn and Frances Van Ronk Hilborn.She was a...
James White Hays
Sep 5, 2008
Mr. James White Hays, 85, of Metasville, formerly of Atlanta, died September 5, 2008.He was born December 2, 1922, in Newton County, to the late James Coy and Velma White Hays.He was retired from Northside Pharmacy in Atlanta and Fievet Pharmacy in Washington.He also sold fruit and boiled peanuts in Washington which netted him the nickname "The Peanut Man." Mr....
Gertrude Echols Tyler
Sep 1, 2008
Mrs. Gertrude Echols Tyler, 88, of Washington, Georgia passed away on September 1, 2008 at Heritage Health Care in Washington.She was born March 23, 1920 in Philomath, in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Alexander Tyler; sisters, Lois Rutherford of Union Point, Ga. and Wynelle Broome of Washington, Ga. and a brother Ben Thomas...
Austin Pruitt
Aug 31, 2008
Mr. Austin Agnew Pruitt, was born November 14, 1920 in Donalds, South Carolina and died August 31, 2008 at home.He was the son of the late D.O. and Mary Agnew Pruitt and had lived in Wilkes County for 61 years.He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from NOrth Carolina State where he graduated Phi Kappa Phi and was a State Board...
Virginia Appelquest
Aug 28, 2008
Mrs. Virginia Clay Lea Appelquest of Washington, Georgia died August 28, 2008 at her home.Mrs. Appelquest was born in Magnolia, Mississippi.She was the daughter of Clark R. Lea and Allie Thomas Lea.She was the wife of the late Andren J. Appelquest, was a chemist and a graduate of Louisiana State University.She had also taught in the school system.She married and...
Christine Moore Hopkins
Aug 25, 2008
Mrs. Christine Moore Hopkins, 92, of Palmetto, formerly of Washington, died August 25, 2008 in Piedmont Hospital, Fayetteville.She was a native of Taliaferro County and the daughter of the late Samuel Jackson Moore and Florence Edwards Moore.Mrs. Hopkins was a retired schol teacher and the widow of Orlando W. Hopkins.She was a member of First Baptist Church, Washington. Funeral servicws...
Mildred Mcavoy
Aug 18, 2008
Mrs. Mildred Mansfield McAvoy, died August 18, 2008 in Habersham Medical Center.She was a native of Wilkes County, Georgia and the daughter of the late William M. Mansfield and the late Maude Hester Mansfield.She was retired from Royal Manufacturing Company where she worked as a seamstress.Mrs. McAvoy was preceded in death by her husband, Marion McAvoy, Sr. and a daughter,...
James Edward Beard
Aug 6, 2008
James Beard Mr. James Edward Beard, 73, of Thomson, previously of St. Helena Island, SC, died August 6, 2008 in McDuffie County Hospital.He was a native of St. Joseph, Louisiana and the son of the late Tilmon Albert Beard and Ida Margaret Sykes Beard.Mr. Beard was retired from Dupont where he worked as a supervisor, he served in the National...
