Obituaries

Jan 7, 2020

Veona Rainey Law

Thomson, GA – Mrs. Veona Rainey Law, 74, entered into rest January 7, 2020.

Mrs. Law was born in Piedmont, Alabama to the late Lloyd Reece Rainey and Muriel Dyer Rainey. She was one of nine children. Veona was a devoted pastor's wife and together they served many churches in Georgia and...

Jan 7, 2020

Mr. Raymond Chandler Whitworth, 80 of Loco Church Rd., Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at University Hospital McDuffie.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Greenwood Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors.

The family will receive friends...

Jan 5, 2020

Mrs. Sandra Maxwell Bell, 76 of Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Sunday, January 5, 2019 at The Cooper House Personal Care Home.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 3 p.m. at Goshen Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Lincolnton City Cemetery.

Mrs. Bell was born on February 8,...

Jan 2, 2020

John R."J.R." Jenkins

Thomson, GA – Mr. John R. "J.R." Jenkins, 76, entered into rest January 2, 2020.

Mr. Jenkins, longtime resident of Thomson, Georgia, was a retired Master Sgt. in the United States Army with 32 years of service including Vietnam and Desert Storm. Mr. Jenkins maintained active membership in several veterans organizations including...

Jan 2, 2020

Gilbert Isaac Lewis

Augusta, GA – Mr. Gilbert Isaac Lewis, 89, entered into rest January 2, 2020.

Mr. Lewis, the youngest of seven children of the late Herbert Isaac Lewis and the late Clara Chavous Lewis, was born in Augusta, GA, but lived most of his life in Wrens, GA.  He graduated from Riverside Military...

Jan 1, 2020

COURTESY LISTING FOR BERRY FUNERAL HOME IN ELBERTON Mr. Arnold Worth Haynes, 87, of Jones Ferry Road, Elberton, husband of 61 years to the late Martha Josephine Ruff Haynes, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Haynes was born in Lincolnton on August 25, 1932, son of the late Willie Lee Haynes. He was...

Jan 1, 2020

Dr. Lawrence "Larry" Paul Keegan

Dearing, GA – Dr. Lawrence Paul Keegan, 69, entered into rest January 1, 2020.

Dr. Keegan, son of the late Gerald Francis Keegan and the late Philomena Lagvanec Keegan was born in Memphis, TN.  He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry.  Dr. Keegan was a...

Jan 1, 2020

Eleanor Snow Martin

Eleanor Snow Martin, age 98, of Cartersville, passed away on January 1, 2020.

Eleanor was born to Fayette C. Snow and Jewell Langley Snow on October 4, 1921, near the community of Panthersville in DeKalb County, Georgia.  She married Richard H. Martin shortly after World War II, and they lived in Atlanta...

Dec 28, 2019

Joseph H. Johnson III, "Joey," 69, entered into Eternity to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 28th, 2019 at his residence on Trulock Rd. after a battle with heart disease.

Joey was born on April 12th, 1950 in Augusta, son of Joseph H. Johnson, Jr. and Betty Sue Moore Johnson. He graduated from ARC...

Dec 28, 2019

Lorena Johnson

Thomson, GA – Mrs. Lorena Johnson, 80, entered into rest December 28, 2019.

Mrs. Johnson, a native of Glascock County, GA, the daughter of the late Clifford Johnson and the late Lillian Rogers Johnson, was a longtime resident of Warren County, GA, after residing in Aurora, CO for many years.  She was a...

Dec 26, 2019

James "Jim" Robert Perry

Grovetown, GA – Mr. James Robert Perry, 61, entered into rest December 26, 2019.

Mr. Perry was born in Rocky Mount, NC, but grew up in Appling, GA, where he was an avid swimmer, and he resided in Columbia County most of his life.  Mr. Perry drove tractor trailers for several...

Dec 24, 2019

Mrs. Katie Ruth Cantrell, 82 of Byron Place, Augusta, Ga. entered into rest on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Select Specialty Care, Augusta.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 11 a.m. in the chapel at Bellevue Memorial Gardens with interment following in the cemetery.

The family will receive friends from...

Dec 22, 2019

Mr. Wayne Bohnert Russell, 78 of Plantation Lane, Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 30, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Dunn's Chapel United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends following the service....

Dec 22, 2019

Roger Dale Reynolds

Thomson, GA – Mr. Roger Dale Reynolds, 58, entered into rest December 22, 2019.

Mr. Reynolds, longtime resident of Thomson, was born in Salem, MA, the son of the late Mayo Burnice Reynolds and the late Barbara Alice Martin Reynolds.  He retired from Ft. Gordon as a pipefitter welder/plumber, where he had...

Dec 21, 2019

Delilah "Ruth" Brown Freeman

Dearing, GA - Mrs. Delilah Ruth Freeman, 81, entered into rest December 21, 2019.

Mrs. Freeman was born in Anniston, AL, the daughter of the late Claude Brown and the late Nora Willingham Brown.  She retired as a Supervisor for Lamar Manufacturing after 40+ years of service.  Mrs. Brown enjoyed sewing,...

Dec 20, 2019

Mr. Lewis Stanley Wheatley, 95 of Wheatley Rd., Washington, Ga. entered into rest on Friday, December 20, 2019 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 11 am at Rehoboth Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday beginning at 10am until the...

Dec 18, 2019

Mr. Darrell Gregory Blackmon, 54, of Lumber Street, Lincolnton, GA entered into rest December 18, 2019 at University Hospital.

"Grieve not….nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as though I were beside you. I loved you so… twas Heaven is here with you.

Darrell Blackmon was born on August 19,...

Dec 18, 2019

Edwin James Gunn

Dearing, GA- Mr. Edwin James Gunn, 66, entered into rest December 18, 2019.

Mr. Gunn, a native of McDuffie County, was the son of the late Lewis P. Gunn and the late Imogene Brassell Gunn.  He grew up in the Happy Valley Community, but was a longtime resident of Dearing, GA.  Mr....

Dec 17, 2019

Richard D. Tuchscherer

Harlem, GA – Mr. Richard D. Tuchscherer LCDR, USN, Ret., 91, entered into rest December 17, 2019.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Gehlbach and Royse Funeral Home, Corydon, IN.  Interment with full military honors will follow in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

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Dec 17, 2019

Carolyn Phillips Meeks

Thomson, GA – Mrs. Carolyn Phillips Meeks, 69, entered into rest December 17, 2019.

Mrs. Meeks, a lifelong resident of Thomson, was born in Washington, GA, the daughter of the late Sam Phillips and the late Sara Bales Phillips.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Thomson and the...