Obituaries

Apr 1, 2014

Kenneth D. Simpson Appling, GA- Mr. Kenneth D. Simpson, 70, of Lakeside Drive entered into rest April 1, 2014 at University Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2014 at Sharon Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Collins officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Simpson was a native of Augusta, GA and lived...

Mar 30, 2014

Mrs.Nelda Scott Fain, 85, wife of the late Fiskco B. Fain of Fain Rd. entered into rest Sunday, March 30 th at her residence.

Mrs.Fain, daughter of the late Jim and Lizzie Andrews Scott, was born in Lincoln County,   and had lived in Wilkes County most of her life. In addition to her husband, she was preceded...

Mar 30, 2014

MR. NATHANIEL G. ASHMORE

Lincolnton , Ga

Mr. Nathaniel G. Ashmore, 88 of Ashmore-Barden Road entered into rest on Sunday, March 30 th at his residence.

Mr. Ashmore, the son of the late John Richard & Mattie LeRoy Ashmore, Sr., was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County. He had retired from McCormick Mills...

Mar 27, 2014

Mr. Patrick W. "Pat" Creswell, 64 of Pierce Rd. entered into rest on Thursday, March 27, 2014.

Mr. Creswell, son of the late William M. and Parrie Watkins Creswell, was a lifelong resident of McCormick County. He had owned and operated a service station and garage, along with working for R&D Maintenance for over 16 years. He...

Mar 23, 2014

Arlene Vivian Stover Thomson, GA- Mrs. Arlene Vivian Stover, 69, of N. Courtland Drive entered into rest March 23, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Young Memorial United Methodist Church 1711 Washington Road, Thomson, GA 30824 with Revs. Sue Meehan and Ginny Best officiating. Mrs. Stover was a native of Grassflat, PA...

Mar 23, 2014

Harlem, GA-Mrs. Virginia Edmunds Neal, 86, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014. She was the wife of the late Julian Smith Neal and the mother of the late Alex Mance Neal. Mrs. Neal was born in Columbia County, GA and was the daughter of the late James Meldeau Edmunds and the late Lillian Prather Edmunds Reed. She was also...

Mar 22, 2014

Frankie Wilkerson Benson Norwood, GA- Mrs. Frankie Wilkerson Benson, 70, of Old Greensboro Rd. entered into rest March 22, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in the chapel of Beggs Funeral Home, Thomson with Rev. Tommy Harwell officiating. Interment will follow in the Benson Family Cemetery, Norwood. Mrs. Benson was born in Glascock...

Mar 21, 2014

SFC. Robert M. Rainaud, US Army Retired entered into rest on Friday, March 21st at Georgia War Veterans Home in Augusta. He was 82 years old.

SFC. Rainaud, a native of Rochester, N.H. and U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean Conflict,  received the Purple Heart for his service during 1950 as one of the "Frozen Chosen,"  a...

Mar 18, 2014

William Henry Clifton Warrenton, GA- Mr. William Henry Clifton, 83, died March 18, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 21, 2014 in the chapel of Beggs Funeral Home with Rev. Danny McClure officiating. Interment to follow in the South Harlem Memorial Gardens. Mr. Clifton was born in Montgomery, AL and was the son of the...

Mar 17, 2014

Emily Simons Neal Thomson, GA- Mrs. Emily Simons Neal, 75, of Ridge Ave. entered into rest March 17, 2014. Mrs. Neal was born in Greene County, Georgia and was the daughter of the late John David Simons and the late Monteen Wray Hunt and the late T. B. Hunt. She moved to Thomson in 1967 and  worked as a garment...

Mar 16, 2014

Mr. Eric H. Lloyd, 75 of Essex Junction, Vt. entered into rest Sunday, March 16th at University Hospital, Augusta.

Mar 16, 2014

Dorothy "Dot" Whitener

Whitener Accounting

Thomson, GA- Dorothy "Dot" M. (Tankersley) Whitener,75, passed away at her home on Sunday, March 16, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Jack Wesley Whitener; loving mother of Mary Ann (David) Land, Julie (Tim) O'Rourke, Wesley Whitener, and Daniel (Kelly) Whitener; proud grandmother of Ashley, Riley , Cole, Carson, Levi,...

Mar 15, 2014

Frank Rodgers Clayton, Jr. of Savannah Lakes Village went to be with lord on March 15, 2014 surrounded by his family at the Hospice House of the Piedmont, Greenwood, SC.

Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, March 19 th at 11 AM at The Lutheran Church by the Lake with the Rev. Jim Kinsler officiating, followed...

Mar 15, 2014

Sue Mock Hale Warrenton, GA- Mrs. Sue Stanley Mock Hale, 86, of Crestview Ave. entered into rest March 15, 2014. She was the widow of the late Carl B.Mock, Sr. and the late Malcolm Hale. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in the chapel of Beggs Funeral Home, Thomson with Rev. Susannah Davis and...

Mar 13, 2014

Ann Alexander Phillips Thomson, GA- Mrs. Ann Alexander Phillips, 94, entered into rest March 13, 2014 at Thomson Health and Rehabilitation. She was the widow of the late William Phillips. Graveside services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Westview Cemetery, Thomson with Rev. John Barnes officiating. Mrs. Phillips was a native of Pickens County, South...

Mar 13, 2014

Mr. Austin Elijah "Eli" Clark, 26, entered into rest on Thursday, March 13 th at the residence of his grandparents, Roy and Beth Stringfield with his family at his bedside.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 15 th at 2p.m. at Lincolnton Baptist Church with Revs. Robert Rayner and Bill Harrell officiating. Interment will follow ...

Mar 7, 2014

Joey Portwood Dearing, GA- Mr. Joseph Lee "Joey" Portwood, III entered into rest March 07, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Fort Creek Baptist Church with Dr. Phil Bray, Rev. Eddie Renew and Rev. Jim Martin officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Portwood was born in Augusta and lived...

Mar 7, 2014

Mrs. Joyce Norman Bentley, affectionately known as "Mammy" of Lincoln Ave. entered into rest Friday, March 7 th at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. She was 85years old.

Mrs. Bentley, daughter of the late Carlton L. and Della Ware Norman, was a born in the Midway community of Lincoln County on June 10, 1928. She has been a...

Mar 6, 2014

Jo Helen Frazer Thomson, GA-Jo Helen Ansley Frazer went home to be with her Savior on March 6, 2014. She was born in Thomson, GA in 1934 but spent most of her younger life in Aiken SC. She married Nathan Hix Frazer, Jr. She was a retired Administrative Assistant from Georgia Regional Hospital. Jo Helen was a long time member...

Mar 5, 2014

James Neil "Jim" Hicks Thomson, GA- Mr. James Neil "Jim" Hicks, 66, of Stagecoach Rd. entered into rest March 5, 2014 . Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 7, 2014  in the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Ferrell officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Mr. Hicks was born in LaGrange, Georgia...