All Obituaries

Willard Ostell Askew, Sr. Thomson, Georgia - Mr. Willard Ostell Askew, Sr., 80, of Honeysuckle Lane, Thomson, GA went to be with his Lord on March 29, 2020. Willard was born in Sparta, GA to the late Ostell Askew and the late Gladys Raley Askew. He grew up on a cotton farm in Hancock County and graduated from Sparta High School where he was very active playing football, baseball and basketball. Following graduation, he served four years in the U. S. Air Force. He studied at Northwestern...

Mr. Paul Samuel “Sammy” Lamar, 73 of West Rd., Crawfordville, Ga. entered into rest on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Augusta University Medical Center. Funeral plans are postponed due to COVID 19. Mr. Lamar, son of the late Raymond and Helen Stevens Lamar, was a lifelong resident of Wilkes County. He was employed by CE minerals for over 20 years and later by McWhorter Logging as a heavy equipment operator. His hobbies included gardening and piddling. In addition to his parents,...

Mr. David Shumake, age 68, of Grovetown, Georgia (previously of Gainesville) passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at University Hospital in Augusta. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions and safety of everyone the family will have a Celebration of Life Service in Augusta, Georgia at a later date. Mr. Shumake was born May 15, 1951 to the late Sam David & Myrtle Martin Shumake in Gainesville.  He was previously a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and was retired from Sunbelt...

Lincolnton, Ga. Mr. Willie Lewis Sherman, 67 of Jones Martin Rd., Lincolnton, Ga. passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Thomson Manor, Thomson, Ga. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Lincolnton. Interment will follow at Parks Grove Church Cemetery. Mr. Sherman, son of the late George and Channie Ferguson Sherman, was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County. He was a self employed building and maintenance contractor and was a...

Mr. William Parker, 84 of Remsen Rd., Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Monday, March 16, 2020 at his residence. He was born in North Carolina but moved to Lincoln County around 2001 from Marietta, Georgia.  Mr. Parker graduated from Kennesaw State College and he served his country in the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserves. He was a licensed real estate broker who owned and operated Park Place Realty and was a member of Fishing Creek Baptist Church.  He is...

Barney C. Wells, Jr. Warrenton - Mr. Barney C. Wells, Jr. (Lum) was born July 7, 1948, in Augusta, Georgia, to parents Barney C. Wells, Sr. and Amanda Edwards Wells.  He entered into rest in his home in Warrenton, Georgia, on March 8, 2020, surrounded by his family.  He was 71 years old. Lum attended Thomson High School, where he graduated in 1967.  He was first employed by Brunkow's Band Instruments, where he worked as an instrument repairman.  In the early 1970s,...

**COURTESY OBITUARY FOR BERRY FUNERAL HOME, ELBERTON** Mrs. Rebecca Ann “Becky” Brown Dixon, 71, of S. Pope Street, Tignall, wife of 41 years to George Duncan Dixon, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at her mother-in-law’s residence in Elberton. Becky was born in Washington on May 2, 1948, daughter of the William Elmer Brown and Dulcie McKinnon Brown. She was a member of Independence United Methodist Church and Homemakers in Tignall. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting,...

Dixie Arlene Bell Jenkins Milner, GA – Mrs. Dixie Arlene Bell Jenkins, age 77, passed away Saturday March 7, 2020 at Navicent Macon Medical Center with family by her side. Mrs. Jenkins was born June 9, 1942, at the well-known E. T. Mayes homeplace in Camak, GA, to the late Carlton Eugene Bell and the late Dixie Anise Mayes.  She was married twice overseas to her late husband M.F. "Bo" Jenkins Jr. from Thomson, GA, who was "Pop" to the grandchildren, for 40...

Celeste Savage Malden Thomson, GA – Mrs. Jane Celeste Savage Malden, 100, entered into rest March 5, 2020. Mrs. Malden was born in Augusta, GA, the daughter of the late James W. Savage Sr. and the late Geraldine Wilson Savage.  She retired from The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company as an insurance underwriter and was active with the Augusta-Richmond County and Philadelphia Tuberculosis Associations.  Mrs. Malden was a member of Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Thomson, GA. ...

Robert “Bobby” Mills Jackson N Augusta, SC – Mr. Robert “Bobby” Mills Jackson, 83, entered into rest March 4, 2020. Mr. Jackson was born in Washington, GA, the son of the late Robert Owen Jackson and the late Annie Kate Powell Jackson, grew up in Wilkes County, but lived most of his life in Thomson, GA before moving to N Augusta, SC.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.  Mr. Jackson worked at the Thomson Company and was a co-owner...