Obituaries

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...

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...