Obituaries
Obituaries
John Robert Gunby
Jun 6, 2020
Mr. John Robert Gunby, 75 of Thomson Hwy., Lincolnton entered into rest on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at his residence.
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 2 pm at St Paul United Methodist Cemetery.
Mr. Gunby, son of the late Louis and Mary Meadows Gunby, was born on January 14,...
Milton "Flip" Roy Mccarty
Jun 1, 2020
Milton Roy "Flip" McCarty
Thomson, Georgia – Mr. Milton Roy "Flip" McCarty, 63, entered into rest June 1, 2020
Mr. McCarty, a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, was the son of the late Roy McCarty and the late Billie Godowns McCarty. After graduating from Thomson High School in 1974, he attended GA Southern and UGA. ...
Joan (Pearson) Combs
May 30, 2020
Joan Pearson Combs
Harlem, Georgia – Mrs. Joan Pearson Combs, 63, passed away May 30, 2020 in the home she loved surrounded by her adoring family.
Joan was born August 12, 1956 to the late Harry and Sadie (Saggus) Pearson of Appling, GA. After graduating from Harlem High School, she attended the Medical College of...
Donald Gene Chalker
May 30, 2020
Mr. Donald G. "Don" Chalker, 74 of  Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Camellia Walk, Evans, Ga.
Mr. Chalker, son of the late G.B. and Maude Sheppard Chalker, was born on September 11, 1945 in Gibson where he grew up. Many Gibson residents may recall him as a child riding his little...
Grady Key
May 20, 2020
Grady Key
Warrenton, GA- Mr. Grady Key, 73, of Warrenton, GA entered into rest May 20, 2020Â at University Hospital in Augusta.
Grady was born to the late David Key and the late Lucille Kelley Key. He and his family lived in Sandersville, GA and at 12 years old they moved to Thomson where he...
Richard Main
May 19, 2020
Richard Robert Main
Appling, GA- Mr. Richard Robert Main, 79, passed on May 19, 2020 at Augusta University Health.
Richard was born January 29, 1941 in Brooklyn NY to the late Jesse Richard Main and the late Helen Driscoll Main.   He was a proud USMC veteran. Richard volunteered for service on his 17th birthday and...
Arnold Wood
May 19, 2020
Arnold Wood
Gibson, Georgia – Mr. Edwin Arnold Wood, 80, entered into rest May 19, 2020.
Mr. Wood was born in Warrenton, GA, the son of the late Henry Grady Wood and the late Iree Davis Wood. He worked for Federal Paperboard for 28 years and then as a heavy equipment operator for Warren County...
Alice Belvin
May 19, 2020
Mrs. Alice Belvin, 77 entered into rest on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at McCormick Health and Rehabilitation.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Beggs Funeral Home, 200 May Ave., Lincolnton, Ga.
Yvonne Michelle (Hawkins) Sandifer
May 18, 2020
Yvonne Michelle Hawkins Sandifer
Augusta, GA- Ms. Yvonne H. Sandifer, 51, entered into rest May 18, 2020.
Ms. Sandifer was born in Augusta, GA, the daughter of Jimmy Hawkins of Thomson, GA and Gail Pettit Belcher of Augusta, GA. Ms. Sandifer was a 1987 graduate of Thomson High School and she obtained a Bachelor's degree...
Mike Withrow
May 18, 2020
Darrell Michael Withrow
Thomson, GA- Mr. Darrell Michael Withrow, 67, entered into rest May 18, 2020.
Mr. Withrow, a native of Thomson, GA, was the son of the late James Lincoln Withrow and the late Doris McGahee Withrow. After serving in the U.S. Army, he returned home and worked as a technician and contractor for...
Mary Wideman Davis
May 14, 2020
Mrs. Mary Catherine Davis, 70 of Baker Davis Rd., Lincolnton entered into rest on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at her residence. A private ceremony will be held due to COVID-19. Mrs. Davis, daughter of the late Watson and Susie Truitt Wideman, was born and raised in Wilkes County and graduated from Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School in 1967. She...
Jimmy Dell Lancaster
May 12, 2020
Jimmy Dell Lancaster
Thomson, Georgia – Mr. Jimmy Dell Lancaster, 53, entered into rest May 12, 2020.
Mr. Jimmy Dell Lancaster was born in Woodland, CA, the son of the late William Alvin Lancaster and the late Jimmie Nell Parker Lancaster. After graduating from Thomson High School he served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Lancaster...
John Raymond Roquemore
May 9, 2020
John Raymond Roquemore
Thomson, Georgia – Mr. John Raymond Roquemore, 85, entered into rest May 9, 2020.
Mr. Roquemore was born in Lanett, AL, the son of the late Leroy Roquemore and the late Octavia Kirkland Roquemore. He graduated from Osborne High School in Marietta, GA, obtained a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from California...
Cohen Edward Pate
May 9, 2020
Cohen Edward Pate, 19 of Lincolnton Rd., Washington, Ga. entered into rest on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at his residence.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 2pm at Resthaven Cemetery with social distancing guidelines observed.
Cohen was born in Athens, Ga on May 17, 2000. He grew up in Wilkes...
Minnie Bell (Johnson) Wright
May 3, 2020
Minnie Bell Wright
Crawfordville, GA – Mrs. Minnie Bell Wright, 93, entered into rest May 3, 2020.
Mrs. Wright was born in Norwood, GA, the daughter of the late William Frank Johnson and the late Estelle Cranford Johnson. She worked for Royal Manufacturing Company and later as a Teacher's Aide at the Taliaferro County Elementary...
William Thomas Christie Ii
Apr 30, 2020
William Thomas Christie II
Grovetown, GA – William Thomas Christie II, age 54, entered into rest April 30, 2020.
Mr. Christie, the son of John Paul Christie and Ethel P. Christie was born in Pompton Plains, NJ. He was a self-employed mechanic. Mr. Christie enjoyed car races, fishing, gospel and country music, and working of...
Carol Anne (Lynch) Dufault
Apr 27, 2020
Carol Anne DuFault, passed away April 27, 2020, peacefully at home in McCormick, SC. She was 74. She is survived by her son Shaun A. DuFault and wife Vicki; daughter Rachel J. DuFault and husband Robert J. Roche; daughter Kimberly S. Warren and husband Rob; son Benjamin A. DuFault and wife Rachel; and thirteen grandchildren. She was the daughter...
Andrew Eugene Bolander
Apr 26, 2020
Andrew Eugene Bolander
Thomson, GA – Mr. Andrew Eugene Bolander, 63, of Leslie Street, entered into rest April 26, 2020 in University Hospital Augusta.
Andrew was born in Fairfax, Oklahoma to the late Burley Andrew Bolander and Helen June Reed Bolander. He lived in Thomson for many years.  Mr. Bolander was a construction worker with...
Joseph Michael Coessens
Apr 24, 2020
Joseph Michael Coessens
Thomson, GA – Mr. Joseph Michael Coessens, 51, entered into rest April 24, 2020.
Mr. Coessens was born in Greenville, Penn. to Mrs. Bernice Mengle Coessens and the late Joseph Patrick Coessens. Joseph was a navy veteran having received the SouthWest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star while serving during the conflict...
Jean Shelton
Apr 24, 2020
Lincolnton, Ga.
Mrs. Mary Jean Marshall Shelton, 77 formerly of Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Friday, April 24, 2020 at Lake Crossing Health Care, Appling.
Graveside services will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Lincolnton City Cemetery.
Mrs. Shelton was born on June 22, 1942 in Wilkes...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

