Obituaries

Sep 8, 2019

Mr. Cecil Finch, 72, entered rest on September 8, 2019, at his residence.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, in the Westview Cemetery, Thomson, Georgia, with the Pastor Jesse Bowen officiating.

Mr. Finch was born in Florida and has been a resident of Thomson for the past six...

Sep 7, 2019

Jimmie L. Finley

Jimmie (Jim) Lee Finley, 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, September 7, 2019, at his home in Thomson, GA.

Jim is survived by his daughter Janet Finley Wagner of Salt Lake City, UT, and his sons James Robert Finley of Aiken, SC, and John Douglas Finley of Sardis, GA. He...

Sep 7, 2019

Miss Marialice Tatom, 79, of Albany, GA went to be with her Lord on September 7, 2019.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 1:30 pm in the Lincolnton City Cemetery with Rev. Paul Reviere officiating. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 11:00 am at...

Sep 3, 2019

Lucille Perdue Higdon

Thomson, GA – Mrs. Lucille Perdue Higdon, 90, of Noble Street, Thomson, Georgia entered into rest September 3, 2019.

Mrs. Lucille was born in Elbert County, GA to the late George E. Johnson and the late Martha Lovingood Johnson. She grew up in Thomson, GA and graduated from Thomson High School. She...

Sep 2, 2019

Wayne "Peck" Pilcher Dawson

Thomson, GA – Mr. Wayne "Peck" Pilcher Dawson, 56, entered into rest on September 2, 2019.

Mr. Dawson, long-time resident of McDuffie County, was the son of the late William "Bill" Robert Dawson and Edna Dye Dawson.  He retired from Thiele Kaolin after 25 years of service as a maintenance mechanic. ...

Sep 2, 2019

Betty Joyce Carr

Thomson,  GA – Mrs. Betty Joyce Carr, 82, of Beulah Lane, Thomson, GA entered into rest on September 2, 2019.

Mrs. Carr was born in Shawmut, Alabama, the daughter of the late A.L. Golden and the late Annie May Golden.  She was a secretary/bookkeeper and retired from Swift Mill in Columbus, GA. ...

Sep 1, 2019

Linda Neal Holt

Thomson,  GA – Mrs. Linda Neal Holt, 68, McLeroy Drive, Thomson, GA entered into rest on September 1, 2019.

Linda was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, Georgia and worked at Michael's Restaurant for 34 years. She also worked at Chic-Fil -A for a while. Linda was a member of Union Baptist...

Aug 31, 2019

Pansy Reese Rogers

Warrenton,  GA – Mrs. Pansy Reese Rogers, 81, entered into rest on August 31, 2019 at Quiet Oaks Health Care.

Mrs. Rogers was born in Warren County, GA to the late Herbert Cason and the late Elizabeth Harrell Cason. She lived in Wilkes County for several years but lived in Warrenton most...

Aug 28, 2019

Dr. Louise L. McCommons

Thomson,  GA. – Dr. Sara Louise Lunsford McCommons entered into rest on August 28, 2019, at her residence at the age of 99.  Mrs. McCommons, born on October 11, 1919, was the daughter of Ione Thornton Lunsford and Joseph Leonard Lunsford.  She was preceded in death by her husband, William Benjamin McCommons.  She...

Aug 27, 2019

Gerald W. McGahee, Sr.

Dearing, GA – Mr. Gerald Watson McGahee, 74, entered into rest August 27, 2019.

Mr. McGahee, a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, was born in Augusta, Georgia, the son of the late Thomas Watson McGahee and the late Mary McCorkle McGahee.  He worked as a mechanic for 43 years for Darrell...

Aug 25, 2019

Betty Jean Carter

Thomson, GA – Mrs. Betty Jean Carter, 84, of Sagamore Drive entered into rest August 25, 2019 at University Hospital.

Betty was born in Langley, SC to the late Eugene Pounds and the late Sara Abby Benson Pounds. She lived in the Winfield Community and Rousseau Creek Community for the past 49...

Aug 21, 2019

Tommy Lamar Hinton

Thomson, GA – Mr. Tommy Lamar Hinton, 76, entered into rest August 21, 2019.

Mr. Hinton, a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, GA, was the son of the late Edward Lamar Hinton and the late Mabel Combs Hinton.  He had worked for Western Auto, owned & operated a Phillips 66 service station,...

Aug 20, 2019

Mrs. Louise Watt Banks, 81 of Bethany Church Rd., Lincolnton, entered into rest on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Banks, daughter of the late Walter and Thelma Speed Watt, was a native of Jefferson, Alabama and grew up in Forkland. She and her husband Ray had travelled all over the southeast while he was...

Aug 20, 2019

Joseph Sterling "J.S." Wells, Jr.

Dearing, GA – Mr. Joseph Sterling Wells, Jr., 80, of Iron Hill Rd., entered into rest August 20, 2019.

Mr. Wells, born in Sparta, Georgia, grew up in Hancock County, but lived most of his life in McDuffie County, was the son of the late Sterling Wells and the late...

Aug 15, 2019

Lincolnton, Georgia—Mr. Charlie Lowe, 79, husband of the late Patricia Robinson Lowe entered into rest on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at his residence on Washington Highway, Lincolnton, Georgia. Mr. Lowe, son of the late Louie and Beatrice Carter Lowe, was born in Grovetown and had lived there most of his life until his wife passed away in 2013. Then,...

Aug 14, 2019

Mr. Peter Joseph Attardo, 70 of Leathersville Rd., Lincolnton entered into rest on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at his residence.

Mr. Attardo, son of the late Louis and Victoria Jameson Attardo, was a native of Willimantic, CT where he lived most of his life until four years ago when he relocated to Lincolnton. He retired as a...

Aug 14, 2019

Mrs. Kay A. Schneider, 73, devoted wife, mother and grandmother of Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick, South Carolina entered into rest on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Self  Regional Medical Center, Greenwood.

A celebration of life will be held on Monday, August 19, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Lutheran Church By The Lake, McCormick.

Mrs....

Aug 12, 2019

Mrs. Lavilla Norman Flanigan, 82 of Sunrise Dr., Lincolnton died peacefully while crocheting, a hobby that she dearly loved, on Monday, August 12, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Flanigan, daughter of the late Jacob A. "Jake" and Lenoy Willis "Coonie" Bentley, was born on September 22,1936 in Lincoln County. She married Paul Ancil Flanigan on November 14, 1955 and had...

Aug 10, 2019

Mr. Floyd Andrew Warner, 82 of Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick, South Carolina entered into rest  on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Self Regional Health Care, Greenwood.

He is survived by his wife Elizabeth and five children (Peggy Davis & husband Bill; Anita Carver; Susan Gauthier; Lisa Shultz & husband Jay, Sean Warner and wife Nancy) Nine grandchildren;...

Aug 9, 2019

Miss Audrey G. Butler, 90 of Saddlebrook Ct., Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Friday, August 9, 2019 at her residence.

Miss Butler, daughter of the late Lemuel M. and Eva Inez Albea Butler, was born on July 22, 1929, grew up in the Broad community near Tignall. After graduating from Tignall High School in 1946, she...