Obituaries

Jan 10, 2018

Mr. Reuben C. Oakley, Jr.

Hampton, GA

Mr. Reuben Chastain "R.C." Oakley, Jr.,  95 of Hampton entered into rest on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Piedmont Henry Hospital, Stockbridge.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Beulah Baptist Church with interment following  in the church cemetery.  The...

Jan 8, 2018

Mary Wade Bell

Thomson, GA. - Mrs. Mary Wade Bell, 84, entered into rest January 8, 2018 at her residence.

Mrs. Bell was born in Salem, Alabama, the daughter of the late Lee Smith Trotter and the late Edna Moncrief Trotter. She was a long time resident of Thomson. She along with her late husband...

Jan 8, 2018

Lawrence Hubert Hunt

Dearing, GA. - Mr. Lawrence Hubert Hunt, 70, of Ann Drive entered into rest January 8, 2018 at his residence.

Mr. Hunt was a native of McDuffie County, Georgia and the son of the late George Lawrence Hunt and the late Myrtice Louise Hill Hunt. He was retired as a meat cutter...

Jan 4, 2018

Fred Prickett

Warrenton, GA. - Mr. Freddie "Fred" Dennis Prickett, Jr., 48, of East Warrenton Rd., entered into rest January 4, 2018 at his residence.

Mr. Prickett was a native of Jefferson County, GA and the son of Freddie Dennis Prickett, Sr. and Teresa Ann Stevenson Rowlen (Marshall). He lived in Jefferson County many years...

Jan 4, 2018

Margie Foster

Thomson, GA. - Mrs. Margie Jane Foster, 72, of Flat Rock Rd., entered into rest January 4, 2018 at her residence.

Mrs. Foster was a native of Guyton, GA and the daughter of the late Clarence Woods and the late Inez Jenkins Woods. She lived in Effingham County many years before moving to...

Jan 2, 2018

Brian Harold Stewart

Crawfordville, GA. - Mr. Brian Stewart, 42, of Nancy Gunn Circle SE entered into rest January 2, 2018 at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro.

Brian grew up traveling and lived in multiple states in the United States as well as Penang, Malaysia. He played all sports, graduated from Johnson City...

Jan 2, 2018

Dale Howard Nash

Thomson, Georgia- Mr. Dale Howard Nash, 56, entered into rest January 2, 2018.

Mr. Nash was born in Miami, Florida, the son of the late Leonard Nash and the late Virginia New.  He was a carpenter employed by Randy Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, Johnny...

Dec 29, 2017

Ruby Davis Cason

Thomson, Georgia- Ms. Ruby Davis Cason, 93, entered into rest December 29, 2017 at University Hospital.

Ms. Cason was a native of Warren County, GA and the daughter of the late Soloman Davis and the late Lizzie Ivey Davis. She had lived in Thomson since 1998 and was retired as a waitress...

Dec 28, 2017

Darry Dean Daniel

Thomson, Georgia- Mr. Darry Dean Daniel, 68, entered into rest December 28, 2017.

Mr. Daniel grew up in Jefferson County, Georgia and was the son of the late Marvin Hester Daniel, Sr. and the late Lurlean Kent Daniel. He was a 1967 graduate of Wrens High School and a retired Construction Superintendent....

Dec 25, 2017

Lincolnton, Ga

Mr. Charles Wayne Young, 57, passed away at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia, on Monday, December 25, 2017.

Mr. Young, son of the late James Edward and Peggy Ann Norton Young, was a native of Dunn, North Carolina, and had lived in Lincoln County for about 7 years.  He was employed by the...

Dec 25, 2017

Mrs. Jean P. Echols of Flat Rock Rd. entered into rest on December 25, 2017 at University Hospital, Augusta.

Mrs. Echols, daughter of the late Amos and Louise Turpin Powell, was a lifelong resident of Wilkes County.  Until a few months ago, nearing her 81 st birthday, she was still employed as a seamstress at Platinum Sportswear....

Dec 24, 2017

Betty Gole Snider Pulliam, age 86, moved to her heavenly home on Dec. 24, 2017. She was married to her late husband Hubert Pulliam for 65 years, and we know that he greeted her with open arms in heaven. In addition to her husband she was predeceased by her parents, Bunyan Snider and Adel Dawson Snider; four brothers, Herman...

Dec 22, 2017

Mr. Homer Edmond, Jr. of Shoreline Dr., Tignall, GA entered into rest on Friday, December 22, 2017 at his residence.

The son of the late William Homer and Ruth Edmond, of Ashland, KY, Homer Edmond Jr., was a retired flooring installer and had lived in Florida before moving to Lincoln County 15 years ago. He was a...

Dec 21, 2017

Helen Potter Hill

Thomson, Georgia- Mrs. Helen Potter Hill, 93, entered into rest December 21, 2017.

Mrs. Hill was born in Princess Bay, New York to the late Charles Dimon Potter and the late Agnese Grieve Potter.  She lived in Charlotte, NC in earlier years before moving to Thomson in 1967.  Mrs. Hill taught third...

Dec 19, 2017

Tignall, Ga

Ms. Barbara Anne Fain Andrews, 75, passed away at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, Georgia, on Tuesday, December 19, 2017.

Ms. Andrews, daughter of the late Friskco Blanchard and Bessie Nelda Scott Fain, was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Wilkes County.  Her husband, Henry Ralph Andrews, sisters, Leila Mae Bruce, and...

Dec 17, 2017

Jennings Gary McAbee, Sr. passed away on December 17, 2017. He was born on October 5, 1944 in McCormick, South Carolina, the son of the late Thomas Russell and Cornelia Dorn McAbee of McCormick. Jennings will be remembered for his kindness to others and service to his community and the State of South Carolina.

Jennings attended McCormick...

Dec 15, 2017

Ms. Dianne Parks, 66 of Soap Creek Lodge Rd. entered into rest on Friday, December 15, 2017.

Ms. Parks, daughter of the late Albert and Sarah Edna Burton Parks, was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County. She had been employed by Clark Schwebel and Soap Creek Restaurant and was of the Methodist faith. In recent years, she...

Dec 14, 2017

Helen Burney Hall

Helen Burney Hall, 80, of Huntington Road, NE, Thomson, Georgia passed gently into rest December 14, 2017 at Morningside Assisted Living.

She was the daughter of the late Edgar G. Burney and late Helen Eubanks Burney; raised in Quincy, Florida. Preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, William "Bill" Robert...

Dec 14, 2017

Herbert Calvin Rhodes, Jr.

Dearing, GA - Mr. Herbert Calvin Rhodes, Jr., 53, of George McDuffie Rd. Ext. entered into rest December 14, 2017 at his residence.

Mr. Rhodes lived most of his life in Crawfordville, GA but lived in Dearing for the past 7 years. He was retired as a Machinist and enjoyed doing...

Dec 13, 2017

James "Doodle" Toulson

Mitchell, GA - Mr. James "Doodle" Toulson, 67, of Baker Rd. entered into rest December 13, 2017 at his residence.

Mr. Toulson was born in Warrenton, GA, the son of the late Marvin Toulson and the late Erma Skelley Toulson. He was a lifelong member of Long Creek Baptist Church and an...