Obituaries

Apr 7, 2013

Lewis Reese

Thomson, Georgia- Theodore Lewis Reese, 81, of Ridge Rd. entered into rest April 7, 2013.

Funeral services will be held at 12 o'clock noon, Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in the Chapel of Beggs Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Ferrell officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Tim Johnson,...

Apr 4, 2013

Tobi D. Coleman

Thomson High

Thomson, Georgia- Tobi D. Coleman, 17, entered into rest April 4, 2013 at Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 8, 2013 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Ferrell and Rev. Mike Dann officiating. Interment will follow...

Apr 2, 2013

Mr. Lawrence O'Neal McClure, 75 of Hwy 220 E., Lincolnton, entered into rest peacefully on Tuesday, April 2 nd at his residence with his family members at his side.

Mr. McClure, son of the late Lawrence and Grace McClure, was a native of Maysville ,Ga.. He served in the U.S. Army for three years following the Korean...

Mar 30, 2013

Mrs. Ruth N. Woods, 100, entered into rest March 30, 2013 at Warrenton Health and Rehabilitation. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles F. Woods.

Graveside services will be held in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.

Mrs. Woods was born in South Bend, Indiana and lived in Louisville, Kentucky for many years. She...

Mar 29, 2013

Mildred T. Pitstick

Thomson, Georgia-Mrs. Mildred T. "Millie" Pitstick, 77, of North Courtland Drive entered into rest March 29, 2013 at University Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 1, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church, Thomson with Rev. John Barnes officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens....

Mar 28, 2013

Danny Rooks

Thomson, Georgia – Mr. John Daniel "Danny" Rooks, 48, of Central Rd. Ext. entered into rest March 28, 2013.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Sweetwater Baptist Church, Thomson with Rev. J. B. Redd, Rev. Kenneth Garvin and Rev. Grant Cantrell officiating. Interment will follow in...

Mar 26, 2013

Thomson, GA- Dr. Harold E. Hook, 84, of Meadowood Drive entered into rest March 26, 2013 at University Hospital-McDuffie.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2013 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

Dr. Hook was a native of Memphis, Tennessee and was the son of the late Thurmond Hook and...

Mar 25, 2013

Cora Lee Newman

Lincolnton, GA- Mrs. Cora Lee Newman, 73, of Elberton Hwy. entered into rest March 25, 2013.

She was the beloved widow of the late James L. Newman.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 28, 2013 in the Chapel at Bellevue Memorial Gardens with Rev. Randy Griffith...

Mar 22, 2013

Mrs. Sybil B. Ivey, 92,entered into rest on March 22nd, 2013 at Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington, Ga.

Mrs. Ivey, a resident of  Heritage Health Care in Washington, was born in Wilkes County, GA to the late William Eris and Annie Lou Rousey Blackmon.  She lived most of her life in Lincoln County, having retired from the...

Mar 20, 2013

Michael Bowick Thomson, Georgia – Mr. John Michael Bowick, 48, entered into rest March 20, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2013 in the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Rayner officiating. Mr. Bowick was a native of Lincoln County, Georgia but lived most of his life in the Atlanta area. He...

Mar 17, 2013

Earl Harry Maddox Actor Augusta, GA- Mr. Earl Harry Maddox, 55, of Brentwood Place entered into rest March 17, 2013. Mr. Maddox was a native of Augusta, Georgia. He was a retired Actor and worked with Warner Brothers and Paramount Productions. Mr. Maddox played in many movies including "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" and many...

Mar 16, 2013

Mr. Crawford O. Asbell, Sr., 89 of Shoreline Drive died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Heritage Health Care, Washington, GA.

Mr. Asbell was a native of Aiken County, SC but had lived here since about 1985.  He was a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, a veteran having honorably served in the US Army during World War...

Mar 16, 2013

Douglas Pentecost Thomson, GA - Mr. James Douglas Pentecost, 69, of Stagecoach Rd. entered into rest March 16, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the First Baptist Church,Thomson with Rev. Butch Baston, Rev. Lester Jenkins and Ralph Starling officiating. Mr. Pentecost was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, Georgia and was...

Mar 15, 2013

Vera Abbott

Mrs. Vera J. Abbott of Hill Street, Warrenton, Georgia entered into rest March 15, 2013.  She was the beloved wife of the late Vernon Abbott.

Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, March 23, 2013 outside at the Knox Theater, Warrenton with Lane McMichael officiating.

Mrs. Abbott was born...

Mar 14, 2013

Thad Usry

Thomson, Georgia- Mr. Thad Usry, 83, of Wrens Hwy. entered into rest March 14, 2013.

Graveside services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens with Rev. Grant Cantrell and Rev. Kenneth Garvin officiating.

Mr. Usry was born in Glascock County, Georgia but lived...

Mar 11, 2013

Frances Callaway Averitt

Grovetown, Georgia – Mrs. Frances "Fran" Callaway Averitt, 69, entered into rest March 11, 2013.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 16, 2013 in the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Bobby Mapp officiating.

Mrs. Averitt was born in McDuffie County and was the daughter of the...

Mar 9, 2013

Frances V. Griffith of Covington, Georgia (formerly of Norwood, GA) passed away peacefully on March 9, 2013. She was born in Dearing, GA April 14, 1918. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, George Clifford Griffith and son, Benjamin (Benny) McGahee. She is survived by her sisters Betty Dye of Gray, GA, Doris Garner of...

Mar 9, 2013

Mr. Charles Vernon "Chuck" Vaught, 55 of Indian Rd., entered into rest on March 9 th at his residence.

Mr. Vaught's body has been cremated and a private memorial service will be held later this week.

Mr. Vaught, a native of Greenville, S.C. had lived in Augusta before moving to Lincoln County 16 years ago....

Mar 7, 2013

Carol Gene "Geneie" Mitchum

Thomson, GA – Ms. Carol Gene "Geneie" Land Mitchum, 47, of Thomson, Georgia entered into rest March 07, 2013.

Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 09, 2013 at the Beggs Funeral Chapel with Rev. David Holiman officiating.

Ms. Mitchum was born in Washington, Georgia but...

Mar 4, 2013

Mr. Henry Whitener, 81, of Noble Street formerly of Washington, Georgia entered into rest March 4, 2013.

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Resthaven Cemetery in Washington, Georgia with Rev. Grant Cantrell officiating.

Mr. Whitener grew up in the Delhi Community of Wilkes County and was the son...