Obituaries

Dec 9, 2016

Ronald Dewayne Wallace

Thomson, Georgia- Mr. Ronald DeWayne Wallace, 58, entered into rest Friday, December 09, 2016.

Mr. Wallace was born in Savannah, Georgia, but had lived in Thomson.  He was a service manager for Tractor & Equipment Company.  Mr. Wallace was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting.  He was predeceased by his...

Dec 4, 2016

Harry Frederick Eninger

Thomson, Georgia - Mr. Harry Frederick Eninger, 66, entered into rest December 4, 2016.

Mr. Eninger was a resident of McDuffie County for the last ten years. He was a member at the United Church of Jesus Christ.

Survivors include his beloved wife, Mary Janice Eninger.

The funeral...

Dec 3, 2016

Cecil W. Hobbs

Dearing, GA- Mr. Cecil W. Hobbs, 80, entered into rest December 3, 2016 at Thomson Health and Rehabilitation.

Mr. Hobbs was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, Georgia and was the son of the late James Hobbs and the late Sallie Huff Hobbs. He was retired from Thomson Company with over 20...

Nov 29, 2016

Walter Cranston "Bubba" Browning

Thomson, GA- Mr. Walter Cranston "Bubba" Browning, 57, entered into rest November 29, 2016.

Mr. Browning was born in Roswell, New Mexico and moved to Thomson, GA in 1974. He lived in Boneville for many years and was a member of Dearing Full Gospel Church. He had worked with Two State...

Nov 28, 2016

Elaine Burnette Black

Thomson, Georgia- Mrs. Elaine Burnette Black, 58, entered into rest November 28, 2016.

Mrs. Black was born in Radford, Virginia to the late Jesse and Betty Jo Dudley Burnette.  She was employed by Reeves Construction for 26 years as an Administrative Assistant.  Mrs. Black was a member of Second Chance Independent Church....

Nov 23, 2016

Mr. Theron Tutt, 71 of Norman St. Ext. entered into rest on Wed., November 23, 2016 at Augusta University Medical Center.

Mr. Tutt, son of the late Joe and Frances Tutt, was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County. He was retired from Lincoln County Public Works.

Survivors:

Wife: Rosemary Tutt

Daughter:...

Nov 23, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Sue Padgett, 86 of Holloway Rd., Lincolnton entered into rest on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at University Hospital, Augusta.

Graveside services will be held Monday, November 28, 2016 at 11 am at Eastview Cemetery, Edgefield, SC.

Mrs. Padgett, daughter of the late Ernest E. and Margaret Fraser Hill Padgett, was a native of...

Nov 18, 2016

Joe Edward Cawley, Sr. was born on November 15, 1945 and died on November 18, 2016.

He was a member of the Youth Senior League Georgia State Championship Bowling Team in 1961. He was a proud member the Butler High School Graduation Class of 1963.

He served on active duty in the U. S. Navy...

Nov 13, 2016

Bobby Lee Mayo

Martinez, GA- Mr. Bobby Lee Mayo, 80, was born on May 13, 1936. He entered into rest on Sunday, November 13, 2016 in his home surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Mayo grew up in Warren County, Georgia. He has been retired for 29 years from the Georgia and CSX Railroad, where he worked...

Nov 11, 2016

Mrs. Genetta L. Hines, 68 of Metasville Rd. entered into rest on Friday, November 11, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 at 2 pm at St. Luke Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Repast will follow in the church fellowship hall.

Mrs. Hines was a lifelong resident of Lincoln...

Nov 7, 2016

MSGT. Douglas E. Payton, US Air Force Retired, 69 of Hwy 220E died Monday, November 7, 2016.

Mr. Payton, a native of New Albany, Indiana was retired from the US Air Force. Following retirement, he moved to Lincoln County and had worked at the PX at Ft Gordon. In years past, Mr. Payton, a Southern Baptist,  had...

Nov 5, 2016

Cumming, Ga

Thomas Taylor Bowles Fort, 23, entered into rest on Saturday, November 5, 2016.

Thomas precedes in death his Mother, Lisa Poss Fort, his Father, Allen Bowles Fort, sister, Camille Echols (Christy) and brother, Cliff Echols (Sarah) as well and his Grandmother, Charlotte Poss. He is also survived by aunts Pam Norman (Bob) and...

Nov 4, 2016

Beeman H. Barnett went to be with Our Lord on Friday, November 04, 2016. He was born in Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia on March 17, 1931 to his parents, W. Young and Elbertice Hix Barnett. Beeman served in the United States Army in Germany during the Korean War. He moved to Thomson, Georgia in 1956 with A & P...

Oct 31, 2016

Jonathan Alexander Newton

Thomson, Georgia- Alex Newton, middle child of Joseph Betts (Joe) and Beth Candler Newton, joined his heavenly father on October 31, 2016.

Alex, 30, was born on July 21, 1986. He grew up in Thomson, Georgia, where he was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Thomson.

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Oct 27, 2016

Minta Louise Hall McCulloch, 82, passed away on October 27, 2016 at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, MS.

Mrs. McCulloch was a native of Cherokee County, NC. She had been employed by Sears as a supervisor. Following retirement, she and her husband, Charlie moved to the lake in Lincoln County. In 2005, she moved to Mississippi to...

Oct 27, 2016

Lucile Dunn Stanphill

Thomson, Georgia- Mrs. Lucile Dunn Stanphill, 72, entered into rest October 27, 2016.

Mrs. Stanphill, a long-time resident of Thomson, was born in Dickson, Tennessee to the late Louis and Helen Harrington Dunn.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Full Gospel Lighthouse Church of Stapleton, GA.  In addition to...

Oct 26, 2016

Linda Hughes Willingham

Thomson, GA – Mrs. Linda Hughes Willingham, 77, of South Lake Drive, entered into rest October 26, 2016.

Mrs. Willingham a native of Clarke County, Georgia was the daughter of the late Clinton D.  and Lavada Peavy Hughes.  She was a long-time resident of Thomson, Georgia, having moved with her family after...

Oct 24, 2016

Mr. Harold S. Butler, Sr., 80 entered into rest on Monday, October 24, 2016 at the residence of his  caregiver.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 2 pm at Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton. Interment will follow at Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes County.

Mr. Butler, son of the late George...

Oct 23, 2016

Mrs. Ramona Carol Kent "Nana"  Howard, 63 of Kidd Rd., entered into rest on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at her residence.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 3 pm at  Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Wilkes County.  The family will receive friends from 2pm until the hour of the service at...

Oct 23, 2016

Mr. Zan Edward Bunch, 79 of Heard Rd. entered into rest on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 4 pm at Tabor Baptist Church. Interment will be held in the church cemetery.

DNR Employees will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Mr. Bunch,...