Obituaries

Obituaries

David Merrill Cray, Sr.

David Merrill Cray, Sr.

May 24, 2017

David Merrill Cray, Sr.

Martinez, GA- Mr. David Merrill Cray, Sr., 79, entered into rest May 24, 2017 at his residence.

Mr. Cray was born in Burlington, Vermont to the late Leo Cray and the late Esther Smith Cray. He lived in Columbia County for most of his life, and was an active member of...

W. Melvin Finley

W. Melvin Finley

May 23, 2017

Mr. Melvin Finley, 83 of Lincolnton entered into rest on Wednesday, May 23, 2017 at Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Martin's Crossroads Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until  the hour of the service in the church...

Sharon Guy

Sharon Guy

May 15, 2017

Sharon "Sherri" Guy

Thomson, GA. – Mrs. Sharon "Sherri" Guy, 58, of Ballard Rd. went home to be with her Lord on May 15, 2017. Sherri grew up in Stockbridge, Georgia and was a graduate of Sandersville Technical College. She worked at Fort Gordon for H&B Food Services as cashier for many years. Sherri was a Baptist...

Joseph Higdon

Joseph Higdon

May 13, 2017

Joseph Higdon

Thomson, Georgia- Mr. Joseph Higdon, 61, of Star Hinson Rd. entered into rest May 13, 2017.

Mr. Higdon was a 1974 graduate of Thomson High School, and a 1998 graduate of the University of West Alabama. He served in the U. S. Army during Vietnam as a paratrooper, and was the owner of...

Lawana Wood

Lawana Wood

May 13, 2017

Mrs. Lawana McElhaney Wood, 72, beloved wife of Michael O. "Woody" Wood,  of Montego Dr., Lincolnton entered into rest on Saturday, May 13th at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington.

No services are planned at this time.

Beggs Funeral Home, 200 May Ave., Lincolnton is in charge of arrangements.

Patricia "Pat" (Rhodes)  Mack

Patricia "Pat" (Rhodes) Mack

May 11, 2017

Mrs. Mary Patricia "Pat" Mack, 72 of Delhi Rd. entered into rest on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 13 th at 11 a.m. at Beulah Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the church sanctuary beginning at...

Cecil James

Cecil James

May 10, 2017

Cecil Arnaldo James

Thomson, Georgia – Mr. Cecil Arnaldo James, 81, of Salem Rd. entered into rest May 10, 2017.

Mr. James was born in Jamaica to the late Cecil Noel James and the late Irene Senior James. He lived in Canada for many years before moving to Augusta, GA and moved to Thomson in...

Wendell D. Davis

Wendell D. Davis

May 9, 2017

Wendell D. Davis

Thomson, GA. – Mr. Wendell D. Davis, 75, of Cedar Rock Rd. went home to be with his Lord on May 9, 2017.

Mr. Davis was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, GA and the son of the late Odell Davis and the late Inez Hobbs Davis. He worked in various positions...

Annette Langham

Annette Langham

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...

Herman Mctier

Herman Mctier

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...

William  Higginbotham

William Higginbotham

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...

James Henry Callaway

James Henry Callaway

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...

Marion Briggs

Marion Briggs

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...

Rosanna Gunn Newman

Rosanna Gunn Newman

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....

Marion Louis Snider

Marion Louis Snider

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....

Judy  Lynn Waller

Judy Lynn Waller

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,...

James Edward Williams

James Edward Williams

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....

Genny  Dell Wells

Genny Dell Wells

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...

Dawn Pentecost

Dawn Pentecost

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...

Larry Allen Mcpherson

Larry Allen Mcpherson

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...

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