Obituaries

Apr 21, 2014

Joe Lamar Brooks Thomson, GA- Mr. Joe Lamar Brooks, 76, of Wycliffe Rd. entered into rest April 21, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m, Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Tim Ferrell and Barry Whitfield officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Mr. Brooks was born in...

Apr 18, 2014

Dalton Lee Brown Augusta, GA- Mr. Dalton Lee Brown, 20 entered into rest April 18, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 4:30 p.m, Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dewain French, Rev. John Biggs and Tony Arrington officiating. Mr. Brown grew up in the CSRA and graduated from Thomson High School in 2011....

Apr 17, 2014

Mrs. Grace Evans Bunch, 85 of Gills Point Rd. entered into rest on Thursday, April 17 th at Heritage Health Care, Washington.

Mrs. Evans, daughter of the late John S. "Tobe" and Myrtice Gunter Evans, was born in Anderson , SC but lived in the Beulah Community of Lincoln County most of her life. She was a...

Apr 16, 2014

Wanda Diane Tingle Hawkins, a retired social worker, died suddenly April 16 at her home in Thomson. She was 62. The beloved wife of Dennis Hawkins, Diane was was born in Sandersville, Ga., daughter of Earl and Christine Warren Tingle. She grew up in the Augusta area, was graduated from Englewood High School in Jacksonville, Fla., and attended The Sanctuary...

Apr 12, 2014

Jamey Poss Dearing, GA-Mr. James Virgil "Jamey" Poss, 48, entered into rest April 12, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Westview Cemetery with Rev. Paul Reviere officiating. Mr. Poss was born in Lincoln County, GA and lived in McDuffie County since 1984. He worked as a brick mason. Mr. Poss was Catholic...

Apr 6, 2014

William Virlyn Neal Thomson, GA-Mr. William Virlyn Neal, 79, of Wisham Rd. entered into rest April 6, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens with Rev. Lester Jenkins officiating. Mr. Neal was born in Appling, GA and lived most of his life in McDuffie County, GA.   He served in...

Apr 5, 2014

Mr. Harris E. Barden, 81 of Augusta Hwy. entered into rest on Saturday, April 5th at GA War Veterans Home, Augusta. Mr. Barden, son of the late Luther L. and Georgia Powell Barden, was born in Columbia County. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict and retired heavy equipment operator. His brothers, Roy, Willem and...

Apr 2, 2014

Mr. Robert Packard Greenfield, 82 of Bereau Dr. entered into rest on Wednesday, April 2nd at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood. Mr. Greenfield, son of the late George and Marie Packard Greenfield, was a native of Mt. Vernon, NY. During his father's career as an outdoor writer that penned The New York Times'  "Wood, Field and Stream"...

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,...