Obituaries

Dec 14, 2014

Mr. Elton "Shorty" McMichael, 79, of Moose Club Rd. entered into rest December 14, 2014 at Thomson Health & Rehabilitation.

Mr. McMichael was born in Harlem, GA but lived in McDuffie County most of his life. He was the son of the late Elton L. McMichael, Sr. and the late Nellie Jo Anderson McMichael. Mr. McMichael was...

Dec 12, 2014

Patricia Potts Parris Ms. Patricia Ann Potts Parris of Ranch Drive, Augusta, GA formerly of Thomson entered into rest December 12, 2014 at her residence. Ms. Parris was born in Augusta, GA and lived in Thomson most of her life. She was the daughter of the late L. A. Potts and the late Reba Reeves Potts. Mrs. Parris was a...

Dec 8, 2014

Mr. Stephen E. "Steve" Penton, 59 of Overlook Rd. entered into rest on Monday, December 8, 2014 at his residence. Arrangements will be announced later by Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton.

Nov 26, 2014

Mrs. Wanda M. Holloway, 89 formerly of  Double Branches Road, entered into rest on Wednesday, November 26 th at Lake Crossing Health Center.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 29 th at 2 p.m. at Martin's Crossroads Congregational Holiness Church  with interment following in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at...

Nov 24, 2014

Mr. William R. "Bill" Latimer, III entered into rest on Monday,  November 24th at Doctors Hospital . He will be cremated and no services are planned at the present.

Nov 19, 2014

Emily M. Snyder Emily M Snyder, 99 passed away on November 19,2014. The former Emily Malcolm Haight was born in Englewood, New Jersey to Louis and Gertrude (Malcolm) Haight. She married Robert A Snyder in 1935 and they enjoyed life together until he passed away on December 19, 2007. She will be missed by her two children, Robert Malcom Snyder...

Nov 18, 2014

Mrs. Willie M. Johnson Warrenton, GA- Mrs. Willie Amanda Merritt Johnson, 94, entered into rest November 18, 2014 at University Hospital McDuffie. Mema as she was affectionately known was born November 11, 1920 in Hancock County, Georgia to the late William Henry Merritt and the late Laura Cheely Merritt. She lived in Warren County most of her life and was...

Nov 15, 2014

Mary Magdalene Hobbs Harlem, GA-Mrs. Mary Magdalene Reese Hobbs, 92, of Wrightsboro Rd. entered into rest November 15, 2014 at University Hospital, McDuffie. Mrs. Hobbs was born in Helen, Georgia but lived in Harlem since 1946. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Cagle and the late Lubelle Cranford Tarpley. Mrs. Hobbs was a homemaker and a member of...

Nov 5, 2014

Larry Franklin Guy Retired Builder and Golf Course Superintendent Thomson, GA-Mr. Larry Franklin Guy, 69, of Southlake Drive entered into rest November 5, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Guy was born in Jefferson County, Georgia and was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Guy and the late Annette Cato Guy. He grew up in...

Oct 30, 2014

Brian Mayo Norwood, GA-Mr. Brian W. Mayo, 53, of 1938 Old Greensboro Rd. entered into rest October 30, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 02, 2014 in the chapel of Beggs Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Dunaway and Tony Mayo officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Mr. Mayo was a lifelong...

Oct 28, 2014

Robert 'Bob' Machcinski, Jr. Dearing, GA- Mr. Robert 'Bob' D. Machcinski, Jr., 51, entered into rest on October 28, 2014. Mr. Machcinski grew up in Toledo, Ohio. He moved to Augusta, Georgia and later made his home in Dearing, Georgia. Mr. Machcinski was an Electrician with McDuffie Electrical. He was a Catholic by faith. Survivors include his beloved wife, Cheryl...

Oct 25, 2014

Rev. Stuart Austin Lance, Sr. Norwood, Georgia- Rev. Stuart A. Lance, Sr., 54, of Old Greensboro Rd. entered into rest October 25, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Betsy McFall Lance. Rev. Lance was born in Rome, Georgia to the late Bertram Lance, Sr. and Lethia Bell David Lance. He grew up in Calhoun. Rev. Lance attended the Candler...

Oct 25, 2014

Mrs. Jane G. Guillebeau, 69, wife of the late Thomas L. Guillebeau, Sr., entered into rest early Saturday morning, October 25th at the residence of her sister, Vonnie with her family at her bedside. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The...

Oct 24, 2014

Louise N. Norris Thomson, Georgia- Mrs. Louise Newsome Norris, 87, of Mesena Rd. entered into rest October 24, 2014. Mrs. Norris was born in Warren County, Georgia but lived in McDuffie County most of her life. She was retired from Southern Bell with 40 years of service. Mrs. Norris was a faithful and devoted member of Mesena United Methodist Church,...

Oct 24, 2014

Mrs. Joan Julia Brunsky, 81, of Kansas City, Kansas entered into rest October 23, 2014 at Lake Crossing Health Care.  She was the beloved widow of William Gerald Brunsky. Her body is being conveyed to Joseph Butler Funeral Home in Kansas City Kansas for a graveside service Monday, October 27, 2014 at the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Beggs Funeral Home, 799...

Oct 20, 2014

Elliott "Lonnie" Fulmer, Sr. Thomson, Georgia- Mr. Elliott "Lonnie" Fulmer, Sr. 72, of Honeysuckle Lane entered into rest October 20, 2014. Mr. Fulmer was born in Aiken, SC and the son of the late George N. Taylor and the late Beatrice Johnson Taylor. He was a retired General Superintendent with Thomson Roofing after many years of service. Mr. Fulmer was...

Oct 19, 2014

Mrs. Gail Paul Wingate, 62 of Fisherman's Lane, entered into rest on Sunday, October 19th at GRU Medical Center, Augusta. Mrs. Wingate,  daughter of the late James E. Paul, was a native of Atlanta, had lived in Lincoln County since 1995 and was currently serving as executive comptroller for CAOTTI in McCormick, SC. Survivors: Mother: Mrs. Marion S. Paul,...

Oct 18, 2014

Janette E. Hinton Thomson, GA- Mrs. Janette E. Hinton, 86, entered into rest October 18, 2014. Mrs. Hinton was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, GA and was the daughter of the late Floyd Edmunds and the late Camelle Reese Edmunds. She worked at Thomson Company for 35 years and retired from the Western Sizzlin. Mrs. Hinton was a member...

Oct 14, 2014

Sarah Griswell Philpott Augusta, GA- Mrs. Sarah G. Philpott, 88, formerly of Warrenton died October 14, 2014. Mrs. Philpott was a native of Warren County, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Pottel Griswell and the late Gertrude Inez Amerson Griswell. She worked as a  seamstress with Garland Knitting Mills and was a devoted homemaker. Mrs. Philpott was a...

Oct 14, 2014

Geneva Morriss Leverett, 92, died peacefully with her family at her bedside on October 14, 2014 in Greenwood, South Carolina.  She was the daughter of the late Lillie Mae and Charles Grover Morriss.

Born in Buford, Georgia, she attended Norcross High School and was a violinist in the Junior Symphony of Atlanta.   She received a Bachelors degree...