Obituaries

Oct 21, 2013

Robert Jackson "Jay" Newsome

Thomson, GA- Mr. Robert Jackson "Jay" Newsome, 86, entered into rest October 21, 2013.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the Thomson Church of God with Rev. Bobby Farmer and Rev. Douglas Butts officiating. Interment will follow in the Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery....

Oct 16, 2013

Dorothy Petersen Downs

Mrs. Dorothy Petersen Downs, 90, of Old Milledgeville Rd. entered into rest October 16, 2013.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Sweetwater Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth Garvin officiating. Interment will follow in the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Mitchell, GA.

Mrs. Downs was...

Oct 16, 2013

Edith Atchison Stewart

Crawfordville, GA- Mrs. Edith Atchison Stewart, 89, of Nancy Gunn Circle entered into rest October 16, 2013.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2013 at Jennings Baptist Church with Rev. Clifford Drawdy officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state for...

Oct 14, 2013

Gemell D. Johnson

Thomson, GA- Pastor Gemell D. Johnson, 74, of Augusta Hwy entered into rest October 14, 2013.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Ferrell and Rev. William Sink officiating. Interment will follow in the Dearing Cemetery.

Pastor Johnson...

Oct 2, 2013

Chloe Victoria Key

Thomson, GA- Chloe Victoria Key, 12 years old went to be with the lord on October 2, 2013.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 5, 2013 in the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard Kitchens officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Steve Kitchings,...

Oct 2, 2013

Mr. James W. Broome, 47 of Guillebeau Rd. entered into rest Wednesday, October 2, 2013 on his farm in the Maxim Community in Lincoln County.

Mr. Broome, a native of Augusta, had lived in Lincoln County since he was a teenager and graduated from LCHS in 1984.   James was a mechanic, cattle farmer, and he and his...

Sep 15, 2013

David R. Dillinger

Thomson, GA – Mr. David R. Dillinger, 83, of Huntington Road entered into rest  September 15, 2013.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Thomson Presbyterian Church with Dr. Wilfred Bellamy officiating.

Mr. Dillinger was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Dr....

Sep 12, 2013

Ms. Barbara Jean Jacobs Orcutt,66 of Thomson Hwy.  entered into rest on Thursday, September 12 th at  her residence.

Ms. Orcutt, a native of Laurinburg, N.C. , had lived in Darlingtron, S.C.  before moving to Lincoln County over 30 years ago. She had been employed by Oxford Manufacturing.

Her sons, Johnny Harrington and Roger Johnson,...

Sep 12, 2013

Hoyt Marion Higdon

Thomson, GA – Mr. Hoyt Marion Higdon, 86, of Noble Street passed away September 12, 2013.

Visitation will be held from 7 until 9 p.m., Friday, September 13, 2013 at Beggs Funeral Home, Thomson, Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Resthaven Cemetery, Washington,...

Sep 9, 2013

Washington, GA- Mrs. Theo Patricia "Pat" Lamb Grimaud of Pecan Grove Rd. was called home, Monday, September 09, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Andrew W. Grimaud, Sr.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at First Baptist Church, Washington, GA with Rev. Kevin Madden officiating. Interment will follow in the...

Sep 6, 2013

Billie Linden Tuttle, 85, died September 6, 2013 in Warrenton, GA. He was born in Reed, OK on February 25, 1928 to Floyd and Mary (Culpepper) Tuttle. Following four years of Engineering School at Kansas State University, he married Geraldine Sanford of Chicago, IL and they returned to farm with his dad in Tribune, KS. They had 6 children:...

Sep 4, 2013

Jackie Hiott

Thomson, GA – Jackie Sue "MeMa" Hiott, 78, entered into rest September 4, 2013.

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Piedmont, SC with Rev. Terry Rainey officiating.

Mrs. Hiott was born in Pelzer, SC and was the daughter of the...

Sep 3, 2013

Judy Ellis

Gibson, GA – Mrs. Judith "Judy" Ousley Ellis, 69, of Beechtree Acres Road, entered into rest Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Gibson Health and Rehabilitation.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., September 6, 2013 in the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Wolfe and Charles Gunn officiating. Interment to follow...

Sep 2, 2013

Jeff Gheesling

Thomson, GA – Mr. Jeffery Wayne "Jeff" Gheesling, 53, of Forrest Clary Drive entered into rest Monday, September 2, 2013.

Memorial services will be held at 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 4, 2013 in the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Bowers officiating.

Mr. Gheesling was a lifelong resident of McDuffie...

Sep 2, 2013

Major Thomas Nolan Tillman, Sr., USAF, Retired

Gibson, GA- Major Thomas Nolan Tillman, Sr., USAF, Retired, 84, of Gary Usry Rd. entered into rest September 2, 2013 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Sweetwater Baptist Church with Dr. Alan Tillman and Rev. Grant Cantrell...

Sep 1, 2013

Mrs. Ramona Willis "Rae" Stribling, 81,  wife of William "Rabbit" Stribling,  of Thomson Hwy. entered into rest on Sunday, September 1 st at her residence.

Mrs. Stribling, daughter of the late Frank Palmer and Thelma Willis Mattox was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County. She had worked in textiles and was a homemaker. In addition to her...

Aug 28, 2013

Mr. Donald Lee Wurtzbacher, 69, of Rebecca Lane entered into rest on Wednesday, August 28 th at his residence.

Mr. Wurtzbacher, son of the late Henry and Martha Davis Wurtzbacher, was a native of Wheeling, West Virginia.  He grew up in Chicago and later moved to Atlanta prior to coming here twelve years ago. A Marine veteran...

Aug 26, 2013

Burton L. Smith

Thomson, GA - Burton L. Smith, 87, (formerly of Montgomery, NY) passed away peacefully on Monday, August 26 th , surrounded by his family.  Born in Nashua, Iowa in 1926, he was a graduate of the University of Iowa.  Burr was a local businessman and a partner of W. A. Volpe Insurance Company.  He...

Aug 19, 2013

Mrs. Anita Louise Morgan Allen, 63 of Poplar Dr. entered into rest on August 19 th at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington.

Mrs. Allen,  daughter of the late Roy and Jewel Brackett Morgan, was a native of Waynesville, NC and  had lived in Wilkes County most of her life. She was a beautician, medical filing clerk and member...

Aug 19, 2013

Amelia Gobble Harrison

Thomson, GA- Ms. Amelia Gobble Harrison, 67, of Cobbham Rd. entered into rest August 19, 2013.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 21, 2013 in the Chapel of Beggs Funeral Home with Rev. David Lambert officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be members...