Obituaries

May 22, 2021

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Nancy Young Dunaway, 91, of Thomson, GA entered into rest on May 22, 2021 at her residence.

Nancy was born September 3, 1929 in McDuffie County, GA to the late Clarence Eugene Young and the late Myrtle Washington Young. She lived in Columbia County...

May 22, 2021

Ms. Carol Sue Talbert Williams, 65 of Elam Ave., Lincolnton entered to rest on Saturday, May22, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 11 a.m. at Bethany United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6pm until 8pm at the Beggs...

May 21, 2021

Mr. Johnnie "Pat" William Carter, 90, of Thomson, Georgia, went home to be with his Lord on May 21, 2021.

Mr. Carter was born in Wrightsville, Georgia on May 14, 1931, grew up there, and moved to the surrounding area in 1969. He was the son of the late Fred Carter and Alma Riner Carter. Johnnie was...

May 20, 2021

Mr. James David Nicholson, 43 of Green Acres Rd., Lincolnton entered into rest on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the Walker T. Norman Gymnasium, Lincolnton, Georgia.

Mr. Nicholson was born in Birmingham, Alabama and grew up in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated...

May 20, 2021

Lincolnton, GA

Mrs. Theresa Faye Hyde Avant, 75, of Biscayne Dr., Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Augusta University Medical Center.

Mrs. Avant, daughter of the late Gilbert Neal Hyde and Katherine Sutton Hyde Massey, was born on November 28, 1945 in Franklin, Louisiana. She grew up in Augusta, Ga....

May 19, 2021

Tignall, GA

Mr. Rogers Begley, 85 of Danburg Rd., Tignall, Ga. entered into rest on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Augusta University Medical Center.

Mr. Begley, son of the late George and Laura Sheppard Begley was a native of Dry Hill, Kentucky where he grew up. When he became grown, he moved to Florida and...

May 15, 2021

Barry Stephen (Steve) Forney, 69, of McCormick, South Carolina, suddenly went to be with his Lord on May 15, 2021. Charming McCormick, SC and the Savannah Lake Estates were the dream home he and the love of his life, Amber Gay Forney, chose to spend their glorious retirement years, filled with laughter, sunshine, boating, fishing, riding his Harley, and...

May 15, 2021

McDuffie County

Mr. Timothy Collins Holsomback, 52, of Thomson, Georgia, entered into rest on May 15, 2021.

Tim was born in Macon, Georgia on July 25, 1968 and attended Mercer University.  He was the son of Wayne Holsomback and Sunny Collins Waldo.  After living all over the United States, including Puerto Rico, Tim moved to...

May 14, 2021

Edith Yvonne Peeler Beckum lived a beautiful life until the day she moved to heaven on May 14, 2021. She became the first-born child of Alma Danner Peeler and Lawrence Sidney Peeler on May 22, 1936. She was delivered by her grandmother Maggie Hastings Peeler in the Double Branches community. Shortly after, they moved to "the mountain" community where...

May 13, 2021

McDuffie County

Frank William "Bill" Cheesborough, II, 86, passed away on May 13, 2021.  He was the beloved husband of the late Margaret Ann Cheesborough.  They shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in Augusta, Georgia, he was the son of Frank William Cheesborough and Cora Taylor Cheesborough.   His childhood was spent attending Richmond County public...

May 13, 2021

McDuffie County

Will Rabun Smith, 23, of Thomson, Georgia, went home to be with his Lord on May 13, 2021.

Will was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County and the son of Chris and Kristy Smith and brother of Taylor Smith.

His love for animals began at age four when he got his...

May 11, 2021

Mr. Charlie Thomas Edmunds, 90 of Greenfield Rd, McCormick, South Carolina entered into rest on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 2pm at Overbrook Cemetery, McCormick with Rev. Michael Allen officiating. The family will visit with friends following the service near the graveside.

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May 5, 2021

Mr. Kevin Ellis Scott 55 of Hwy 220 East, Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Augusta University Medical Center.

A visitation will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021 from 6pm until 8pm at Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton.

Mr. Scott was born on December 22, 1965 and grew up in...

Apr 30, 2021

Mrs. Nellie Lou McGee, 78 of Partridge Town Rd., Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Friday, April 30, 2021.

Mrs. McGee, daughter of the late Benjamin T. Goldman and Mary Jo Edmunds Goldman Hamilton, was born in Lincoln County on January 24, 1943. She grew up in Lincoln County, and graduated from Lincoln County High School in...

Apr 23, 2021

Lincolnton, Ga

Mrs. Carolyn Bryan Bannister, 67 of Mercier Rd., Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Friday, April 23, 2021 at her residence.

Mrs. Bannister, daughter of the late Sellers and Frances Norman Bryan was born in Lincoln County on October 11, 1953. She graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1971 and worked in...

Apr 21, 2021

Mrs. Susan Ilene Chrisman Wilkes, 91, of Lincolnton, Georgia., entered into rest on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Lake Crossing Health Center in Appling, Georgia.  A native of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Sue, as she was known by many in the area, had been a resident of Lincoln County for over fifty years.  Sue was a self-employed hairdresser and a retired...

Apr 20, 2021

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Arthur Dan Pitts passed away peacefully on April 20, surrounded by his family.  He was born in Lincoln County, Ga., the oldest child and only son of Isabelle Cartledge Pitts and Arthur Andrew Pitts. He graduated from Lincolnton High School where he enjoyed playing football and baseball for the Red Devils.  During his senior year,...

Apr 17, 2021

Mr. Tony W. Raiford, Jr., 29, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Tony, son of Tony Sr. and Mary Quick Raiford was born June 21, 1991 in Augusta. He grew up in Lincolnton and was a graduate of the  Lincoln County High School Class of 2009, Afterwards, he attended Lander University in Greenwood, SC and became a...

Apr 17, 2021

Mr. Ronald Dooling, 80, of Thomson, Georgia, entered into rest on April 17, 2021.

Mr. Dooling was born in Hartford, Alabama on November 21, 1940, and grew up there, was the son of the late Ervin Dooling and Flora Katchum Dooling and was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Rahm Dooling and his sister, Rose Marie...

Apr 16, 2021

Ms. Wanda Elaine Henderson, 67 of Washington Rd., Appling, Ga. entered into rest on Friday, April 16, 2021.

Ms. Henderson, daughter of the late Curtis M. and Addie Lee Harper Henderson was born in Franklin ,KY. on October 17, 1953. She had retired from Pair of Jacks as a clerk. Her interest included working crossword puzzles and...