Keith McAvoy
Oct 4, 2026
Mr. Bryan Keith “Keith” McAvoy, age 60, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
Keith was born on August 10, 1966, in Washington, Georgia, and was a lifelong resident of Wilkes County. A simple man at heart, Keith never needed much to be happy. For him, life was about family, hard work, and being there when the people he loved needed...
Dawn Scruggs
Sep 28, 2026
Dawn "DawnMarie" Mazur Scruggs, age 54, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026.
Born in Buffalo, New York, on November 18, 1971, Dawn was the daughter of the late James and Pamela Mazur. She spent much of her life in the Hilton Head-Bluffton area before settling in Washington, Georgia, with her beloved husband, James “Jamie” Scruggs.
Dawn was a proud and devoted...
Virginia Saggus Aycock
Sep 28, 2026
Mrs. Virginia Lee Saggus Aycock, age 100, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 28, 2026, at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington, Georgia.
She was the daughter of the late Robert Alvin and Lizzie Wilson Saggus born on July 11, 1926, in Lincolnton, Georgia. She graduated from Lincolnton High School in 1944 and carried the value of hard work and perseverance throughout her...
Jo Ann Lindsey Myers
Sep 27, 2026
Jo Ann Lindsey Myers, lovingly known as Jobey to her friends and family and GiGi to her grandchildren, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2026, as the rising sun changed from bright red to Clemson orange. It was a fitting farewell for a Clemson graduate who brought so much color to the lives around her.Born in Greenwood, Jo Ann was...
Herbert Powell
Sep 27, 2026
Mr. Herbert Louis Powell, 84, of Chamberlain Ferry Rd. entered into rest on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at his residence.
He was born on November 20, 1941, in Hampton, Georgia, to the late Guy Earnest Powell and Mary Eunice Floyd Powell. Herbert grew up with a strong work ethic. In high school, he became very involved in 4-H. His leadership led...
Patty Reeder Hawkes
Sep 27, 2026
Mrs. Patricia Delores “Patty” Reeder Hawkes, 69, of Lincolnton entered into rest on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at Piedmont Augusta.
Patty was born on June 21, 1957, in Smyrna, Georgia, and was a native of Cobb County. She was a 1975 graduate of Wills High School in Smyrna, Georgia, and carried the values of her upbringing with her throughout her life....
Carolyn Heard Snider
Sep 22, 2026
Carolyn Heard Snider, 83, of Martinez, Georgia, passed away peacefully at Doctors Hospital on September 22, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Carolyn was born in Wilkes County, Georgia, to Tom and Grace Dawkins Heard. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend whose kindness and caring nature touched everyone fortunate enough to know her.
Above all else, Carolyn loved...
Abbe Rowland
Sep 18, 2026
Abbe Barbara Adele Rowland, 67 entered into rest on Friday, September 18, 2026 at Thomson Health and Rehabilitation.
Abbe was a woman whose life was defined by love, love for her family, love for beauty and most of all, the immeasurable love she had for her three boys. Born on November 6, 1958, to James and Daphne Rowland, Abbe grew up...
Barbara Rhodes Oakley
Sep 10, 2026
Mrs. Barbara Ann Rhodes Oakley passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2026, in Griffin, Georgia, at the age of 94.
Barbara was born on September 28, 1931, in Wilkes County, Georgia, on the family homeplace, the daughter of the late Albert S. and Lunelle Beard Rhodes. She grew up in the Beulah Community, literally feet from the Lincoln County line, and...
Pernie Isbell
Aug 19, 2026
COURTESY OBITUARY
Surrounded by her loving family, Pernie Rachel Thomas Isbell passed away peacefully on August 19, 2026, in Lincolnton, Georgia. She was 93 years old, a daughter of the late Lowery Macbeth Thomas and Lizzie Lee Payne Thomas, a faithful follower of our Savior Jesus Christ, and a member of Lincolnton Baptist Church, Lincolnton, Georgia since October 2020. Over the...
Luther Blackburn
Aug 15, 2026
Mr. Luther Blackburn, 90, of Lincolnton, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at his residence.
Mr. Blackburn was born on January 28, 1936, in Lincolnton, Georgia, the son of the late James B. “Jim” and Alma Fendley Blackburn. He was born, grew up, and lived his entire 90 years on his family’s farm in the Midway Community of Lincoln...
Edward Harris Blackmon
Aug 13, 2026
It is great sadness August 13, 2026, marks the passage of one of Wilkes County’s local sons. Edward “Harris” Blackmon was born January 26, 1946, at the “old” Washington Hospital to James Hines “Jimmy” Blackmon and Agnes Harris Blackmon. He was welcomed into he family by brothers James, Steve, Dilmus, and a protective special sister, Norma Alice Blackmon Wallace. Harris...
Salem Mitchell Carpenter
Aug 10, 2026
Salem Carpenter, 14, of Lincolnton, GA, beloved son of Steven and Tammy Carpenter, entered this world on August 28, 2011. On August 10, 2026, Salem ran into the loving embrace of Jesus, after a hard fought battle of mental illness. His life ended suddenly, tragically, and all too soon.
Salem loved being outside. Swinging, climbing trees, building forts, and digging holes...
Harry Eugene Brantley, III
Aug 8, 2026
Harry Eugene Brantley, III passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his home in Washington, Georgia, on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the age of 65. Born on May 29, 1961, in Fulton County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Harry Eugene Brantley, Jr. and Bennie Pierce Brantley.
Harry attended Midvale Elementary School in Tucker and graduated...
Jenny Bake
Aug 5, 2026
Mrs. Virginia "Jenny" Ruth Sampson Bake, 97, of Lilliy Way, Lincolnton entered into rest Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at the Cooper House.
She was born on March 10, 1929, in Jonesville, Virginia, to the late Lorenza and Hazel Ward Sampson. She was the third of thirteen children and the first girl in the family. She grew up on a farm where...
James Tuten
Aug 4, 2026
James E. Tuten, 84 of Lincolnton, Ga. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at his residence.
Born on August 16, 1941, in Richmond County, Georgia, he was the son of the late James B. and Ethel Hobbs Tuten. James grew up in the Harrisburg Community of Augusta and graduated from Richmond Academy where he began building the steady, hardworking...
Nancy Kiernan
Jul 30, 2026
Mrs. Nancy Louise Higgins Kiernan, 82 of Savannah Lakes Village passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in McCormick, South Carolina.
Daughter of the late Emmett and Alice Murray Higgins, she was born on January 14, 1944, in Boston, Massachusetts where she spent her formative years and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1961. After marrying, she and her husband Joe...
Gloria Maxine Bramble
Jul 30, 2026
Mrs. Gloria Maxine Bramble of Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Greenwood, South Carolina at the age of 82. Gloria was born on June 18, 1944, in Washington, D.C., and was the second youngest of eight children born to Basil and Mary Dixon Pitzen, both of whom preceded her in death.
Gloria grew up in...
Richard O. Gammon
Jul 26, 2026
Richard Olen Gammon, 83 of Church Street in Tignall entered into rest on Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia.
He was born in Berry, Alabama. on Christmas Day 1942 to Theodore and Elizabeth Winters Gammon.
Richard attended Warner Robins High School where he lettered in tennis. During his Senior year in 1961, his team won the state championship and he taught...
Jennifer "Jenn" DiGeronimo
Jul 20, 2026
Jennifer “Jenn” DiGeronimo, born on February 8, 1974, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2026, after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was 52 years old.
Jenn was a loving wife, devoted mother, daughter, sister, and friend whose kindness touched countless lives. She had a gentle spirit, a creative heart, and a remarkable ability to make those around her...
