Obituaries

Lillie "Nita" (Goldman) Paradise

Jan 3, 2014

Mrs. Lillie O. "Nita" Paradise, 79 of Crook Rd. entered into rest on Friday, January 3rd at her residence. Mrs. Paradise, eighth of eleven children born to Walter H. and Sallie Mae Powell Goldman, was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County. She had been employed in earlier years by Kingsley Mill, then later with Almar, Zeus and FDB. She...

John "Johnny" Winston Pickrell

Dec 29, 2013

Johnny Pickrell

Warrenton, GA- Mr. John Winston "Johnny" Pickrell, 72, of Camak Rd. entered into rest December 29, 2013.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 2, 2014 at the Millcreek Baptist Church Cemetery in Glascock County.

Mr. Pickrell was a native of Warren County, Georgia and was the son...

Eugene Reid

Dec 28, 2013

Mr. Eugene O. "Gene"  Reid, 81, of Wills Memorial Drive, entered into rest on December 28, 2013 at Wills Memorial Hospital. It was on the same day in 1956 that he married the former Billie Avrett who preceded him in death in March of 2003 .

Mr. Reid, son of the late Olin and Lucy Chastain Reid,...

Ruth Bryant

Dec 25, 2013

Mrs. Ruth W. Bryant, 74, wife of the late David Jackson Bryant of Bryant Rd. entered into rest on Wednesday, December 25th at Wills Memorial Hopsital, Washington.

Mrs. Bryant, one of nine children born to the late Charlie Ross and Annie Ruth Shaw Wiggins, was a native of Sumter County, but had lived in Lincoln County since...

Louise Anderson Partridge

Dec 23, 2013

Mrs. Louise Anderson Partridge, 81 of Augusta Hwy. entered into rest on Monday, December 23rd at her residence.

Mrs. Partridge, was born in Warren County on March 25, 1932. Before her birth, her father, Thomas L. Anderson passed away. Following her birth, her mother, Sadie Saggus Anderson, married Reid Guillebeau and they moved to the Maxim community...

Dellamae Carpenter Cox

Dec 20, 2013

Mrs. Dellamae Carpenter Cox, 79, of Thomson, Georgia entered into rest December 20, 2013.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 23, 2013 at Westview Cemetery with rev. Jim Martin offciating.

Beggs Funeral Home, 799 Cobbham Rd., Thomson, GA is in charge of arrangements.

Danny B Banks

Dec 19, 2013

Mr. Danny Burton Banks, 64 of Washington Hwy. entered into rest on Thursday, December 19th at University Hospital, Augusta.

Mr. Banks, son of the late Rennie B. Banks and Fannie Ruth Goldman Crook, was a native of McCormick, had lived in Raleigh, NC and worked for the NC DOT as a truck mechanic before returning to Lincolnton....

Jerry Phillips

Dec 18, 2013

Mr. Jerry Phillips, 76, husband of the late Frankie Glaze Phillips of Aycock-Norman Road, entered into rest on December 18th at Wills Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Phillips, son of the late Rev. Captain Levi Phillips and Lucille Farmer Phillips, was a native of Hinesville, Ga. Following graduation from Bradford Academy in Hinesville, he attained a business degree from...

George Thomas Landrum

Dec 17, 2013

Mr. George Thomas Landrum, 93 of Lincolnton, Ga.  passed away on December 17th at Doctors Hospital, Augusta.

Mr. Landrum, son of the late Luther G. and Lester Williams Landrum, was a native of Camak, Ga., had lived in Richmond County since 1938 and had retired from the motel business. During WWII, he served in the U.S. Army...

Jim Smith

Dec 14, 2013

Jim Smith Thomson, GA- Mr. James Walker "Jim" Smith, Jr., 57, of Cedar Rock Rd. entered into rest December 14, 2013. The funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m.,  Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Father Bill Williams as Celebrant. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be: Powell...

Jim Pettie

Dec 7, 2013

Jim Pettie

Thomson, GA- Mr. James "Jim" Pettie of Autumn Ridge entered into rest December 7, 2013.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2013 in the chapel of Beggs Funeral Home, Thomson with Rev. David Holiman officiating. Interment will follow in South Harlem Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Pettie was...

Rogers "Boo" Crite

Dec 6, 2013

Mr. Rogers Crite, of Metasville Road, entered into rest on December 6, 2013.  He was the son of Martha Sims Crite and the late Nathan Crite.  A lifelong resident of Lincoln County, he had previously worked as a technician at Mayfair Mill.  More recently, he had assisted with the daily care of the elderly.

Survivors in addition...

Belle Ivie

Dec 5, 2013

Belle Ivie

Dearing, GA- Mrs. Belle Arthur Ivie, 82, entered into rest December 5, 2013.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2013 in chapel of Beggs Funeral Home with Rev. Danny McClure officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be grandsons.

Mrs. Ivie was...

Jimmie Lee Jenkins

Dec 3, 2013

Jimmie Lee Jenkins Norwood, GA- Mr. Jimmie Lee Jenkins, 70, of Willams Creek Church Rd. entered into rest December 3, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 6, 2013  in the chapel of Beggs Funeral Home, Thomson with Rev. Tommy Harwell and Rev. Danny McClure officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers...

Delores Gibbs Jones

Dec 2, 2013

Mrs. Delores "Lois" Gibbs Jones, 82 of Melody Lane entered into rest on Monday, Dec. 2nd at her residence.

Mrs. Jones, daughter of the late Wylie B. and Bessie Clark Gibbs, was   a lifelong resident of the Augusta area,. She retired from Sibley Mill and was a member of Barton Chapel United Methodist Church. She was preceded...

George Foster Grimaud, Jr.

Dec 2, 2013

George Foster Grimaud, Jr., 81, of Newtown Road entered into rest on December 2, 2013 at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington, GA.

He was the son of the late George F. Grimaud, Sr. and Fannie Mae Wortham, was a dairyman and had lived in Wilkes County since 1962.  He served as Chairman of the Wilkes County Board of...

Merrill Webster Callaway, Sr.

Dec 2, 2013

Merrill Webster Callaway, Sr.

Warrenton, GA- Mr. Merrill Webster Callaway, Sr., 92, entered into rest December 2, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Louise Brown Callaway.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at First Baptist Church, Warrenton with Rev. Mike Dann and Rev. J. B. Redd...

William L. Woodall

Nov 30, 2013

Mr. Woodall, a native of Upson County, was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was  a retired civil service worker from Ft. Gordon and had lived in Lincoln County since 1993. Also, he was a member of the American Legion #194.

Survivors: Wife: Anne Reichert Woodall

Sons: Scott Woodall...

Annie Kate "Pete" Strother

Nov 29, 2013

Mrs. Annie Kate "Pete" Strother

Lincolnton , Ga

Mrs. Annie Kate "Pete" Strother, 97, entered into rest late Friday evening at Harper's Personal Care Home in Washington. She had been a resident there for the past seven years.

Mrs. Strother, daughter of the late George W.  and Nannie Mae Turner Thornton, had lived...

Charles W. Roberts

Nov 29, 2013

Mr. Charles W. Roberts, 83 of Shoreline Dr.,  Tignall  entered into rest Friday, November 29th at his residence.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton.