Obituaries

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...

Dec 12, 2017

Lorena Marie Barrow

Harlem, GA - Mrs. Lorena Marie Barrow, 77, of Whitaker Road entered into rest December 12, 2017 at Augusta University (MCG).

She was born in Cuba, NY, grew up in Buffalo, NY, and lived in Florida, Maine, and Augusta, GA, eventually settling in McDuffie County for over 20 years. Mrs. Barrow enjoyed...

Dec 11, 2017

Ann Smith

Camak, Georgia- Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Smith, 75, entered into rest December 11, 2017.

Mrs. Smith was born in Glascock County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Joseph Franklin Hobbs and the late Pearl Davis Hobbs.  She lived most of her life in Warren County, GA, was a bus driver for the Warren County...

Dec 10, 2017

Mr. William Herbert Reed, Sr., 88, fondly known as "Pic and Piccolo" passed away at his home on Reed Rd., Lincolnton on Sunday, December 10, 2017.

Mr. Reed, son of the late John Henry  and Elsie Spires Reed, was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County.  After over 41 years of service, he retired from Milliken McCormick Mill,...

Dec 8, 2017

Thomson, GA-Mrs. Rosa Lee Rabun Edwards, 83, entered into rest December 8, 2017.

Mrs. Edwards was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, GA and the daughter of the late Otis Rabun and the late Willie Esther Street Rabun. In the past she worked with her sister, Catherine Neal, at Neal's BBQ in Harlem, but most of all...

Dec 7, 2017

Mrs. Pearl Dickerhoff Voiers, 81 of Norman Rd., Crawfordville, Ga entered into rest on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Voiers, daughter of the late Harvey and Mary Rebecca League Dickerhoff was a native of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She had lived in Florida for many years and worked as an RN and...

Dec 6, 2017

Ms. Shirley Ann McFerrin, 70 of Elam Heights, Lincolnton, Ga. entered into rest on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at her daughter, Dana's residence in Macon.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 11 a.m. at First Assembly of God, Lincolnton. Interment will follow at Martin's Crossroads Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery.

Beggs...

Dec 1, 2017

Thomson, GA- Mrs. Shirley May, 81, of May Rd. entered into rest December 1, 2017.

Mrs. May was born in Jefferson County, GA and was the daughter of the late Lonnie Gay and the late Lommie McTier Gay. She was a retired secretary from Fort Gordon with over 30 years of service. Mrs. May was a member...

Dec 1, 2017

Jimmy Josey

Thomson, Georgia- Mr. Jimmy Ellis Josey, 60, of Oakwood Road entered into rest December 1, 2017 at his residence.

Mr. Josey was born in Aiken, SC and graduated from Westside High School in 1978.

He worked with Easter Seals for many years and retired from Good Vocations after 20 years of...

Nov 30, 2017

Linda Paulette Dillashaw Scott, 74, of Greenwood, South Carolina, passed away at her home on November 13, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Claude Michael Dillashaw and the late Frances Rogers Dillashaw, both of McCormick, South Carolina.  For the past 25 years, Linda was the co-operator of Winn's Grocery in Edgefield, South Carolina.  She was of the...

Nov 28, 2017

Keith V. Newsome

Jewell, Georgia- Mr. Keith V. Newsome, 62, entered into rest November 28, 2017.

Mr. Newsome was a native of Hancock County, GA and the son of the late Vernon James Newsome and the late Phyelis Anderson Newsome. He graduated from Glascock County High School in 1973 and was a retired heavy equipment...

Nov 21, 2017

Tignall, Ga

Mrs. Edna Dickson Lamar, 97 of  Hulin Ave. entered into rest on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Southern Manor Senior Living, Washington, Ga.

Mrs. Lamar, daughter of the late Joseph G. and Ethel Johnson Dickson, was a native of Hancock County, Ga. She graduated from Bessie Tift College and first taught high school...

Nov 20, 2017

Benjamin Bruce Blasingame

Thomson, Georgia - Mr. Benjamin Bruce Blasingame of Beechwood Drive entered into rest November 20, 2017.

Mr. Blasingame was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, Georgia. He graduated from Thomson High School in 1974,  received a Bachelors degree in Banking and Finance from UGA, and later received a Bachelors Degree in Accounting...