Obituaries

May 6, 2017

Annette Langham

Mrs. Annette Langham, 79, of Central Road, Thomson, GA went to be with her Lord on May 6, 2017 at University Hospital.

Mrs. Langham was a lifelong resident of Thomson, GA and the daughter of the late Clifford V. Palmer and the late Mary Will Rabun Palmer. She worked at WTWA for some...

May 6, 2017

Herman McTier

Thomson, Georgia- Mr. Herman McTier, 82, of Cedar Creek Drive, entered in rest May 6, 2017.

Mr. McTier was born in Jefferson County, GA to the late Macon McTier and the late Myrtice Smith McTier. He served in the U. S. Navy on the USS Rigel during the Korean Conflict and was the...

May 5, 2017

Mr. John William Higginbotham, 85, of Washington, Ga. entered into rest on Friday, May 5, 2017 at his residence. He was a native of Wilkes County and spent his entire life there as a dairy farmer and cattleman.  He was a member of the Wilkes County Farm Bureau serving as president for sixteen years, a member of the Georgia...

May 4, 2017

James H. Callaway

Thomson, Georgia- Mr. James Henry Callaway, 88, went to be with his Lord on May 4, 2017 at his residence.

Mr. Callaway was born in Tignall, Georgia to the late Johnce S. Callaway and the late Nannie Lou Walton Callaway. He lived in Wilkes County many years before moving to Thomson in...

May 3, 2017

Marion Turner Briggs

Thomson, Georgia- Mrs. Marion Turner Briggs, 92, of Ridge Road, entered rest May 3, 2017.

Mrs. Briggs was born in Garfield, GA to the late Perry Turner and the late Annie Elizabeth Kent Turner. She lived in Augusta, GA most of her life and she was retired from King Mill with over...

May 1, 2017

Thomson, GA- Mrs. Rosanna G. Newman, 59, entered into rest May 1, 2017.

Mrs. Newman was born in Thomson, Georgia to the late Daniel "Buddy" Gunn and the late Diane Baker Gunn.  She was a 1975 graduate of Thomson High School and attended Georgia Southern University and the Medical College of Georgia where she earned a B.A....

Apr 30, 2017

Marion Snider

Sandersville, Georgia- Mr. Marion Louis Snider, age 93, of 177 Camille Court entered into rest April 30, 2017, at his residence.

Mr. Snider was a native of Warren County, Georgia, and the son of late Bunyan G. Snider and the late Adell Dawson Snider. At age 19, he entered into the U. S....

Apr 26, 2017

Norwood, GA- Ms. Judy Lynn Waller, 62, entered into rest April 26, 2017 at Walton Manor.

Judy was a native of Warren County, Georgia and the daughter of the late Robert "Griff" Waller and the late May Duckworth Waller. She was a member of Macedonia United Methodist Church. Survivors include her brother, Robert Waller (Claudia) of Warrenton,...

Apr 23, 2017

James Edward "Ed" Williams

Thomson, GA. – Mr. James Edward "Ed' Williams, 92, of Virginia Ave. NE entered into rest April 23, 2017 at the VA Medical Center, Augusta.

Mr. Williams was born in Jefferson County, Georgia to the late Thomas Hubert Williams and the late Hattie Lamb Williams. He served in the U. S....

Apr 22, 2017

Dearing, GA- Mrs. Genny Dell Wells, 78, of Iron Hill Rd. entered into rest April 22, 2017.

Ms. Wells was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, GA and the daughter of the late Lee Guy and the late Marie Hobbs Guy. She was a devoted homemaker and retired as a seamstress from Thomson Company. Ms. Wells was...

Apr 21, 2017

Alyssa Dawn Pentecost, 45, Reese Drive, Thomson, GA entered into rest April 21, 2017.

Dawn grew up in Appling, GA and lived in McDuffie County for many years.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Frances Rachels Pentecost and grandparents, Garland and Katie Mae Rachels.

Survivors include her sons, Codi Harris...

Apr 20, 2017

Larry A. McPherson

Washington, GA. – Mr. Larry Allen McPherson, 75, went home to be with his Lord on April 20, 2017 . Mr. McPherson was born in Roswell, Georgia on June 3, 1941 to the late Horace Augustus McPherson and Mamie Sue Owen McPherson. In addition to his parents, Larry is preceded in death by a...

Apr 19, 2017

Mr. Bobby "Gene" Eugene Hughes, 85, of Wire Road went home to be with the Lord on April 19, 2017.

Mr. Hughes was born in Glascock County, Georgia to the late David Hughes and the late Annie Mae Dismuke Hughes. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hughes was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Newsome Hughes....

Apr 17, 2017

Virginia "Ginnie" C. Fairburn

Harlem, Georgia. – Ms. Virginia C. Fairburn, 69, entered into rest on April 17, 2017.

Ms. Fairburn was born in Mauldin, SC to the late Walter Smith, Sr. and Lena Ayers Smith, but was a long-time resident of Harlem, GA. She was employed by Georgia Iron Works for 37 years as...

Apr 17, 2017

Dimple Meadows, 91, child of God, loving mother and friend, entered into the presence of the Lord on April 17, 2017. Her family will receive friends for visitation at 1:00 pm on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Bethel Baptist Church 500 Holt Street Thomson, Georgia. A service in celebration of her life will be held at the church at...

Apr 16, 2017

Master Ashton Wilkes Andrews, 11 of Grant Dr., Washington entered into rest on Sunday, April 16, 2017.

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery,  Washington, Ga. The family receive friends following the funeral at the graveside.

Ashton was born in Augusta, Ga. on May...

Apr 16, 2017

Mr. George R. Smith, 74, entered into rest on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at University Hospital, Augusta. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Resthaven Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the graveside beginning at 10 a.m. until the hour of the funeral.

Mr. Smith, son of the late...

Apr 15, 2017

Mrs. Theda M. Dawkins, 91, wife of the late Richard E. Dawkins, Sr. of Eubank Lane, entered into rest on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 18 th at 11 a.m. at Damascus Baptist Church . Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will...

Apr 14, 2017

Ludell Elrod Daugherty

Augusta, GA. – Mrs. Ludell Elrod Daugherty, 85, went home to be with her Lord on April 14, 2017.

Mrs. Daugherty was born in Greenwood, South Carolina to the late Rodney Jasper Elrod and the late Carrie Alexander Elrod. She lived in Dearing, Georgia, Thomson and the Augusta area for over 50...

Apr 13, 2017

EDWARD OWEN JR

Waynesboro, Ga

Mr. Edward Owen, Jr.  of Kennedy Dr., Waynesboro entered into rest on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta.

Mr. Owen, son of the late Edward and Lena Virginia Elmore Owen, was a native of Mobile, AL. and was raised by his grandparents, Joe...