Obituaries

Obituaries

Lewis J. Newsome

Lewis J. Newsome

Aug 24, 2020

Mr. Lewis Jackson Newsome, 82, of Warrenton, GA entered into rest Monday, August 24, 2020 at Augusta University Medical Center.

Mr. Newsome was the son of the late Elbert Newsome and the late Malinda McCoy Newsome. He played football for Warrenton High School and graduated in 1957. Mr. Newsome was the plant manager for Warrenton Rubber and...

Dorothy  "Mama Dot" Wellmaker Scott

Dorothy "Mama Dot" Wellmaker Scott

Aug 22, 2020

Mrs. Dorothy Wellmaker Scott, 93 of Lincolnton entered into rest on Saturday, August 22, 2020.

Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 4pm at Hephzibah Baptist Church Cemetery.  Following the service, the family will receive friends near the graveside. Social distancing will be observed and the use of masks is suggested.

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Edna Winn Smith

Edna Winn Smith

Aug 21, 2020

Mrs. Edna Winn Smith, 87 of Hwy 220 East, Lincolnton entered into rest on Friday, August 21, 2020 at University Hospital Summerville.

Graveside services will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 4 pm at Rehoboth Baptist Church, Key Rd., Plum Branch, South Carolina. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday afternoon...

Michael Mctier

Michael Mctier

Aug 17, 2020

Michael "Mike" C. McTier

Mr. Michael "Mike" C. McTier, 57, of Thomson, GA entered into rest Monday, August 17, 2020 at University Hospital McDuffie.

Mr. McTier was a life long resident of McDuffie County.  He was the son of Deborah Powers McTier and the later Max Howard McTier.  Mike was a treater with Hoover Treated...

Margueritte Coffield Barber

Margueritte Coffield Barber

Aug 15, 2020

Margueritte Coffield Barber

Margueritte Coffield Barber, 67, passed away at her residence, Thomson, Georgia on Saturday August 15th, 2020.

She was born on December 27, 1952 to the late Prentiss Coffield Jr. and Margueritte McCrimmon. After many years of working at MCG as a secretary, she later became a waitress at Waffle House. Margueritte loved...

Agnes Lee Russell

Agnes Lee Russell

Aug 10, 2020

Mrs. Agnes Lee Russell, 78 of Plantation Lane, Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Monday, August 10, 2020 at University Hospital, Augusta.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 14, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Dunn's Chapel, Appling, Ga. with interment following in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Russell, daughter of the late Charles...

Vivian E. Blonsky

Vivian E. Blonsky

Aug 10, 2020

Vivian Estelle Poland Blonsky

Retired Civil Service

Mrs. Vivian E. Poland Blonsky, 97 entered into rest on Monday, August 10, 2020 at the Cooper House Personal Care Home in Lincolnton.

Mrs. Blonsky was born on March 20, 1923 to the late John Mitchell Poland, Sr. and Thelma Blanchard Poland. She was predeceased by...

Ernest "Doc" Wilkerson

Ernest "Doc" Wilkerson

Aug 8, 2020

Ernest "Doc" Bevin Wilkerson

Thomson, Georgia – Mr. Ernest Bevin Wilkerson, 69, of Magnolia Drive, Thomson, GA entered into rest August 8, 2020.

"Doc" was born in Glascock County, GA to the late Clinton Wilkerson and the late Mattie Bland Wilkerson. He grew up in Warren County, GA and began his truck driving career at...

Max Howard Mctier

Max Howard Mctier

Aug 8, 2020

Max Howard McTier

Mr. Max Howard McTier, 81, of Thomson, GA entered into rest Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Doctors Hospital.

Mr. Mctier was born in Jefferson County, but lived most of his life in McDuffie County.  He was the son of the late Macon McTier and Myrtis Smith McTier.  Max worked at Thomson Company...

Linda B. Swann

Linda B. Swann

Aug 5, 2020

Linda Bowman Swann

Thomson, Georgia – Mrs. Linda Bowman Swann, 75, loving and supportive wife of Raymond Swann for 54 years, succumbed to cancer after a valiant and courageous fight. Surrounded by family at her residence, Linda went to be with her Lord on August 5, 2020.

In addition to her husband, Linda is survived...

Wayne Hobbs

Wayne Hobbs

Aug 5, 2020

Wayne Louie Hobbs

Mr. Wayne Louie Hobbs, 77, of Thomson, GA entered into rest Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. Hobbs was born in Jefferson County, but lived most of his life in McDuffie County, in the Briar Creek community.  He was the son of the late Lewis F. Hobbs and Estelle Hobbs...

George Thomas "Tommy" Yates, Jr.

George Thomas "Tommy" Yates, Jr.

Aug 5, 2020

Tommy Yates

Thomson, Georgia – Mr. George Thomas 'Tommy" Yates, Jr., 61, of Whiteoak Road, entered into rest August 5, 2020.

Mr. Yates was born in Augusta, Georgia, but had lived in Thomson for many years. Tommy was the son of the late George Thomas Yates, Sr. and Martha Dunn Yates.  He was a Construction...

Kay Brown

Kay Brown

Aug 5, 2020

Mrs. Kay Brown, 72 of Comanche Circle, Lincolnton entered into rest on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Thomson Health and Rehabilitation, Thomson.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, August 7, 2020 at 10 a.m. at Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens, Thomson.

William B. Harper,  Jr.

William B. Harper, Jr.

Aug 2, 2020

William "Billy" Harper, Jr.

Warrenton, Georgia – Mr. William "Billy" Harper, Jr., 63, entered into rest August 2, 2020.

Mr. Harper, a native of Warren County, retired owner/operator of Harper Line Striping, was an outgoing man who enjoyed volunteering his time cooking for Briarwood football games and other events, loved fishing, wildlife, NASCAR, astronomy, and...

Bruce Wayne Finuf

Bruce Wayne Finuf

Aug 1, 2020

Mr. Bruce Wayne Finuf, 62, entered into rest August 1, 2020.

Mr. Finuf was born in Emporia, KS and graduated from Emporia High School.  In 1982, he married Barbara Ann Helberg and worked for Mobile phone in Emporia.  In 1983, they moved to Augusta, GA to join his family and work in the family business, Finuf Sign...

Patricia Ann (Martin)  Truitt

Patricia Ann (Martin) Truitt

Aug 1, 2020

Mrs. Patricia Ann Martin Truitt of Lincolnton entered into rest on Saturday, August 1, 2020. She was 76 years old.

The funeral service will be held at Rehoboth Baptist Church on Tuesday, August 4 ,2020, at 2 PM with the visitation an hour prior to the service.

Mrs.Truitt, daughter of the late Clifford and Anita...

Gwendolyn Ann (Hall)  Adkins

Gwendolyn Ann (Hall) Adkins

Jul 29, 2020

Gwendolyn Ann Hall Adkins

Warrenton, Georgia – Mrs. Gwendolyn Ann Adkins, 69, entered into rest July 29, 2020.

Mrs. Adkins was born in Washington, GA, the daughter of the late William Joel Hall and the late Carolyn Thomas Hall.  She was the owner/operator of Adkins Tax Service.  Mrs. Adkins enjoyed all types of crafts, including...

Idell Porter

Idell Porter

Jul 28, 2020

On the evening of July 28th, 2020, Almighty God in his divine wisdom reached down and called home the soul of our mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Mrs. Idell Smith Porter and she departed this life and began her eternal journey with the lord and joining her husband, Jimmy "Stump" Porter; son, J.D. Smith; sisters, Annie Hogan, Eunice...

Charles Mcclean Cameron, Jr.

Charles Mcclean Cameron, Jr.

Jul 25, 2020

Charles McClean Cameron, Jr.

Entered into rest Saturday, July 25th, Charles McClean Cameron, Jr., 87. He was the son of the late Charles McClean Cameron, Sr. and the late Delle Lokey Cameron. He is survived by Sally Story Cameron, whom he married in 1975; was preceded in death by their two children, Charles McClean (Tripp) Cameron, III,...

Mrs. Dean P. "Mama Dean" Flanigan

Mrs. Dean P. "Mama Dean" Flanigan

Jul 23, 2020

Mrs. Dean Parton Flanigan, affectionately known as "Mama Dean" of Lincolnton entered into rest on Thursday, July 23, 2020. She was 88 years old.

Due to the COVD 19 pandemic, the funeral will be private. A public memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Flanigan, daughter of the late Furman and Lillie...

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