Obituaries

May 15, 2015

Percy Leroy Cannon

Mr. Percy Leroy Cannon, 78, of Five Points Jewell Road, Mitchell, Georgia entered into rest May 15, 2015, at his residence.

Mr. Cannon was born January 2, 1937, in Chestertown, Maryland to the late Elsie Robinson and and the late Emory Cannon. He served in the U.S. Army. He retired from the...

May 11, 2015

Katherine Loretta Flemming Walters passed away surrounded by family on Monday, May 11, 2015 in Thomson, Georgia. She was born on August 9, 1925 in Birmingham, Alabama to Charles Clinton and Katherine Lambert Flemming. On November 28, 1946, she married Edward Eugene Walters of Birmingham, Alabama. She was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, where she...

May 11, 2015

Norman Lewis Lane

Thomson, GA-Mr. Norman Lewis Lane, age 77, died May 11, 2015 at his residence.

Norman was born May 28, 1937 in Bakersfield, California to the late Larry L. Lane and the late Oline Parks Lane. He entered service in 1954 at age 17 and served in U.S. Army combat duties Korean and...

May 10, 2015

Kenneth Larry Bradley Rex, GA-Mr. Kenneth Larry Bradley, 70, entered into rest May 10, 2015. Mr. Bradley was born in Oneonta, Alabama to the late Marlin Bradley and the late Winnie Lou Harbin Bradley. He grew up in Hapeville, Georgia and graduated from Hapeville High School.  He served in the U. S. Army and was retired from Georgia Power after...

May 9, 2015

Lewellyn "Junior" Thompson Warrenton, GA-Mr. Lewellyn "Junior" Thompson, 69, of the Mesena Community entered into rest May 9, 2015. Mr. Thompson was a native of Warren County, GA and was the son of the late Lewellyn Thompson, Sr. and the late Rosa Lee Benson Thompson. He worked at Thigpen's Service Station for 38 years, Lamar Richards Electrical and was employed...

May 4, 2015

Donald Graham, of Savannah Lakes, age 76, went to be with his Lord May 4, 2015. He was at his residence surrounded by his loving wife, Toni, two daughters, Martha Ronske of Big Canoe, Ga., and  Barbara Hansen of Cumberland Maine, and niece, Carrie Gehlbach of Plano, Texas. He was predeceased by a sister, Doris Gehlbach. Beside his daughters and...

May 3, 2015

Mrs. Paula Paradise Lincolnton, GA Mrs. Paula Jane Watson Paradise, 60, of Forest Lake Circle entered into rest on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Paradise, daughter of the late Joe and Melba Jean Gates Watson, was a native of St. Louis, MO, and moved to Lincoln County from Augusta, GA in 1991.  She had retired from the...

Apr 24, 2015

Wilma Jean Newberry, age 81, formerly of Crossville, was called home to be with her Lord on Friday, April 24, 2015, at her home in Lincolnton, GA, She was born July 10, 1933 in White County Tennessee, daughter to the late Leslie Cox & Tennie Lamb Cox. Wilma happily served customers for many years at the Cumberland Mountain State Park...

Apr 24, 2015

Milton Free Norwood, GA-Mr. Milton Free, 86, of Ridge Rd. entered into rest April 24, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Free was born in Cornelia, GA, and was the son of the late John Free and the late Mary Lou King Free. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during the Korean Conflict and retired from the U.S. Air...

Apr 20, 2015

Roberta Roper Thomson – Roberta Roper, resident of Thomson since 2002, died Monday the 20 th of April. She passed peacefully and with dignity in her home with family members at her side. Born on November 6, 1942 in Washington, GA, Jane Roberta Johnson Roper was the second of four children born to Robert Willie Johnson and Jane Septima Fluker...

Apr 20, 2015

James Laurence Jackson, 82, of Keysville, GA, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Monday, April 20, 2015. Born in Clinton, IN on April 6, 1933, he was the son of Laurence Ellsworth Jackson and Marie Woods Jackson. After graduating from Waveland High School in 1951 in Indiana, Mr. Jackson enlisted in the US army. Upon his return from a tour...

Apr 17, 2015

Thomson, GA- Mr. James F. Maguire, Jr., 60, of Mesena Rd. entered into rest April 17, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Maguire was born in St. Johns County, FL, but lived in Burke County, GA most of his life before moving to Thomson five years ago. He drove a truck for Claussen Concrete, Boral Brick and most recently C&H Paving...

Apr 16, 2015

Mrs. Nan W. Edmunds, 84 of Washington Hwy. entered into rest on Thursday, April 16 th at University Hospital, Augusta.

Mrs. Edmunds, daughter of the late W. Ingraham and Eunice Holloway Ward, was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County and  retired after 40 years in the textile industry. She was a member of Jones Chapel and served...

Apr 15, 2015

Thomson, GA-Mr. Lamar Richards, 71, of Tankersley Road entered into rest April 15, 2015, at his residence.

Mr. Richards was born in Warren County, but lived in McDuffie County most of his life. He was the son of the late Leonard Cody Richards and the late Lucille Thigpen Richards. He retired from Warren County Board of Education...

Apr 14, 2015

Mr. Robert L. Rabun, Jr. "Bob" "Bobby" Robert L. Rabun Jr., 80, entered into rest at his residence on April 14, 2015. Mr. Rabun was born in Thomson on November 6, 1934 and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was President of the Thomson High School Class of '52 and participated in sports and activities throughout his high...

Apr 13, 2015

Jessie Alan Shifflet Thomson, GA- Mr. Jessie Alan Shifflet, 43, of Shadowmoor Court, entered into rest April 13, 2015. Mr. Shifflet was a native of Newport News, VA. He moved to Thomson, GA in 2007 and was a plumber-pipe fitter with the Local #150. Mr. Shifflet enjoyed motorcycle riding and volunteering with Cub Scout Pack 316. He attended Journey Church...

Apr 7, 2015

Joseph Louis Pretzello, Sr.

Thomson, GA- Mr. Joseph Louis Pretzello, Sr., 77, of Twin Pine Rd. entered into rest April 7, 2015 at Emory University.

Mr. Pretzello was a native of Bridgeport, PA and was the son of the late Andrew Pretzello and the late Jennie Ciarlo Pretzello. He moved to Thomson, GA in 1979...

Apr 6, 2015

Lois Arrington Richards

Retired Politician

Crawfordville,  GA - Mrs. Lois Arrington Richards, 92, entered into rest April 6, 2015 at Warrenton Health and Rehabilitation.

Mrs. Richards was born in McDuffie County, GA to the late George W. Arrington and the late Ruby Hobbs Arrington. She moved to Crawfordville at a young age and...

Apr 3, 2015

Virginia Williams Symons

Martinez, GA -Mrs. Virginia Still Williams Symons, 83, entered into rest April 3, 2015 at Thomson Health and Rehabilitation.

Mrs. Symons was born in Blackville, SC and was the daughter of the late Ernest Still and the late Kizie Williams Still. Mrs. Symons lived in Martinez, GA many years and she was...

Apr 3, 2015

Mrs. Sharon Annette Moore Morrison of West Hill Rd., entered into rest on Friday, April 3, 2015 at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington.

Graveside services will be held on Monday, April 6 th at 2 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery in the Aonia community of Wilkes County. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on...