Obituaries

Feb 6, 2020

Danny Gunn

Thomson, GA – Mr. Daniel "Danny" Gunn, 63, of Central Rd. Ext. passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.

Danny was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, Georgia, the son of the late Daniel Brown Gunn and the late Diane Baker Gunn. He grew...

Feb 6, 2020

Annie Laurie Tankersley

Appling, GA – Annie Laurie Tankersley, loving wife of the late Walter Robert Tankersley passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the age of 96.  She was a lifelong resident of Columbia County.  She was survived by her two sons, Walter Robert Tankersley Jr. and wife Claire L. of Florence, SC as well as...

Feb 5, 2020

Mr. Jerry Dean Moore, Sr., 77 of Ga. Hwy. 220 West, Lincolnton entered into rest on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 2:30 pm at New Life Church Gateway Campus, Grovetown. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery, Wrightsville, Ga.

Mr. Moore, son of...

Feb 5, 2020

Herman Barton "Preacher" Hobbs

Thomson, GA – Mr. Barton Hobbs, 85, entered into rest February 5, 2020.

Mr. Hobbs grew up in the panhandle of Warren County, the son of the late Joseph Hobbs and the late Pearl Davis Hobbs.  He was a man unafraid of work, being a farmer all his life, raising hogs,...

Feb 3, 2020

Leona Johnson Felix

Camak, GA - Leona Johnson Felix, age 76, entered into rest on February 3, 2020.

Mrs. Felix, the daughter of the late Cecil Navy Johnson and the late Kathryn Myers Johnson, was born in Wilkes County, GA.  She grew up in Camak and after graduation from Warren County High School, attended Business...

Feb 3, 2020

Mr. Mark David Huff, 60 of Elberton Hwy., Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Monday, February 3, 2020 at his residence.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 6, 2019 at 11 a.m. at First Assembly of God, Lincolnton, Ga. The family will receive friends beginning at 10 a.m. until the hour of the service...

Jan 30, 2020

Roy "Tommy" Edward Thomas Jr.

Gordon, GA – Mr. Roy "Tommy" Edward Thomas Jr., 62, entered into rest January 30, 2020 at Navicent Health Hospital, Milledgeville, GA.

Mr. Thomas was born in Griffin, GA and lived in Warrenton, GA before moving to Gordon.  He was the son of the late Roy Edward Thomas Sr. and...

Jan 29, 2020

Thomas "Tommy" R. Thompson

Appling, GA – Mr. Thomas "Tommy" R. Thompson, 74, entered into rest January 29, 2020.

Mr. Thompson, the son of the late Lamar Thompson and Odessa Raynor Thompson, was a native of Waycross, but moved to the CSRA in 1982 with Bellsouth and worked with other telecommunication companies for over 40...

Jan 24, 2020

COURTESY OBITUARY

William C. Turner, lifelong resident of Richmond Co., entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 24, 2020. William graduated from Lincolnton High School. He retired from Kendall-Covidien with 35 years of service, then went on to work another 15 years with Avis Car Rental. William enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening, and was an avid pilot and...

Jan 23, 2020

Regina B. Washington

Dearing, GA – Ms. Regina Washington, 70, entered into rest January 23, 2020.

Regina, the daughter of the late Buford Lamar Shepperd and the late Martha Brown Shepperd. She grew up in Hancock County, GA, but lived most of her life in Warrenton and Thomson. Regina was the retired manager of Super...

Jan 22, 2020

Mrs. Annie Hanks Davis, 70 of Baker Davis Rd., Lincolnton entered into rest on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 2p.m. at Forward Church, Washington, Ga.

Mrs. Davis, daughter of the late James Franklin Hanks and Mary Ellen Cherry...

Jan 21, 2020

Pearl Edwards Blackburn Whitman

Thomson, GA – Mrs. Pearl Whitman, 79, entered into rest January 21, 2020.

Mrs. Whitman, was born in Wilkes County, but was a lifelong resident of Thomson, and was the daughter of the late Robert Edwards and the late Annie Bell Newsome Edwards.  She was a homemaker, avid sport fan, a...

Jan 20, 2020

James Willard Vinson

Warrenton, GA – Mr. James Willard Vinson, 68, entered into rest January 20, 2020.

Mr. Vinson was born in Thomson, GA, the son of the late Willard Vinson and the late Effie James Vinson.  He was a self-employed builder/contractor.  Mr. Vinson enjoyed meeting people, making friends, and building projects.  He was a...

Jan 20, 2020

Jeannie Bowen

Thomson, GA – Ms. Jeannie Bowen, 70, entered into rest January 20, 2020. Ms. Bowen, the daughter of the late Carl C. Bowen Sr. and the late Myrtice Palmer Bowen, was born in Washington, GA.

She grew up in the panhandle of Warren County, GA, but lived most of her life in Atlanta,...

Jan 18, 2020

Wayne McCorkle

Thomson, GA – Mr. Randall Wayne McCorkle, 74, of Central Rd. Thomson, GA entered into rest January 18, 2020 at University Hospital- McDuffie.

Mr. McCorkle was the son of the late Chesley McCorkle and the late Lillian Whitaker McCorkle and was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County. He worked 11 years with the...

Jan 18, 2020

Brenda Clark Quarles

Thomson, GA – Mrs. Brenda Clark Quarles, 71, of Salem Rd. Thomson, GA entered into rest January 18, 2020 at University Hospital- Augusta.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Beggs Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 799 Cobbham Rd., Thomson, GA is honored to serve the family of Mrs....

Jan 16, 2020

Patricia "Pat" Joan Luke

Thomson GA – Mrs. Patricia Joan Luke, 84, entered into rest January 16, 2020.

Mrs. Luke, longtime resident of Thomson, GA was born in Seattle, WA, the daughter of the late Arthur Phillips and the late Hazel Eleanor Atwood Phillips Conner.  She worked as a medical transcriptionist before becoming a full...

Jan 15, 2020

Mr. Richard Allen Kremin

Richard Allen Kremin passed away on January 15, 2020 at Eisenhower Hospital due to complications after a long bout with prostate cancer.  Richard was born on November 19, 1932 in Marshall, MN to Harry and Anna Kremin.  Richard was the eldest of 4 children (sisters Shirley and Dorothy, brother Frank).

After...

Jan 14, 2020

Pamela J. Kealy

Conyers, GA – Ms. Pamela J. Kealy, 58, entered into rest January 14, 2020 at Emory-St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA.

Ms. Kealy was a lifelong resident of Conyers, GA.  She graduated from Heritage High School in Conyers, GA and then attended DeVry Institute of Technology.  Ms. Kealy worked for 10 years with...

Jan 13, 2020

Mr. Roy "David" Silas, 65 of Lincolnton Rd., Washington, Ga. entered into rest on Monday, January 13, 2020.

Mr. Silas, son of the late Roy and Geneva Kitchens Silas, was born in Key West, Fl. on October 7, 1954. He had proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and was retired from the dental lab at...