Obituaries

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

Dec 13, 2008

Fred Weidner Mr. Frederick Thomas Weidner, 50, of Washington, died Saturday, December 13, 2008 in The Taylor House in Lexington.He was a native of Vanderburgh, Indiana and the son of the late Melvin J. Weidner and the late Zella Mae Ward Weidner.Mr. Weidner was of the Catholic Faith. Funeral services will be Tuesday, December 16th at 11:00am in St. Joseph’s...

Dec 11, 2008

Ernestine Jones Mrs. Ernestine Bradley Jones, 69, of Tignall, died Thursday, December 11, 2008.She was a native of Cherokee, N.C. and the daughter of the late Thad Bradley and The late Eunice McCoy.She was a homemaker and member of Harvest Time Christian Center. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 3:00p.m. in Harvest Time Christian Center with Rev....

Dec 10, 2008

Jasper Johnson Mr. Jasper Johnson, 63, of the Metasville Community, died Wednesday at University Hospital in Augusta.He was a native of Wilkes County, the son of the late Hal and Ethel Davis Johnson and a barber by trade.Mr. Johnson was a member of Loco Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Friday at 3:00pm in Beulah Baptist Church with Rev. Terry...

Dec 7, 2008

Nettie Hunt Mrs. Nettie Jenkins Hunt, 95, of Sparta, died December 7, 2008 in Chaplinwood Health and Rehabilitation Center.She was a native of Carnesville, Georgia, the daughter of the late John and Essie Williams Jenkins and the widow of Luther Hunt.She was also preceded in death by two sons, Norman and Julius Dunson, three daughters, Johnnie Sue Morgan, Julie Dunson...

Dec 3, 2008

Emma Stephens Wilson Emma Simpson Stephens Wilson died on December 3, 2008 in Washington, GA. Mrs. Wilson was born in Atlanta on December 31, 1910, the daughter of Robert G. Stephens, Sr. and Lucy Evans Stephens. She graduated with honors from Girls High School in 1930 and from Wesleyan College in 1934. Mrs. Wilson worked as Assistant Director of the...

Dec 2, 2008

Nov 28, 2008

Mrs. Melvie Chafin Escoe, 99, of Crawford, Georgia died November 28, 2008 in Quiet Oaks Nursing Home.She was a native of Oglethorpe County, the widow of Boyd Escoe and the daughter of the late Gabe and Clara Patton Chafin.Mrs. Escoe was a homemaker and member of Bethesda Baptist Church. Graveside services will be Monday at 3:00p.m. in Bethesda Church Cemetery...

Nov 26, 2008

Mr. John Albert Beggs, 90, died Wednesday evening, November 26, 2008, at Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington. Mr. Beggs was born in Hart County, served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1945.He was the widower of Helen Moore Beggs, and was the son of the late John A. Beggs and Lena Brown...

Nov 24, 2008

Mrs. Bluford Durham Taylor, 89, of Commerce St., died Monday at Greene Point Nursing Home in Union Point. Mrs. Taylor was a native of Taliaferro County, was the widow of Billy Taylor, and was the daughter of John Durham and Bluford Madge Rider Durham.She retired from Royal Manufacturing Company in Washington, and was a member of the CrawfordvilleBaptist Church. Graveside...

Nov 11, 2008

Mrs. Diane Bailey, 39, of Washington, died November 11, 2008 in Doctor’s Hospital.She was a native of Wilkes County and the daughter of the late Ralph and Loraine Gunter.Diane was a nurse and a member of Tignall Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Friday, November 14, 2008 at 2:00pm in Tignall Baptist Church with Rev. Stephen Rayner and Rev. Dale...

Oct 28, 2008