Obituaries

Sep 23, 2016

Susie Chandler Padgett

Dearing, Georgia- Mrs. Susie Chandler Padgett, 73, of Adair Rd. entered into rest September 23, 2016.

Mrs. Padgett was born in Columbus, Georgia and was the daughter of the late William Leon Chandler and the late Bessie Elizabeth Roberts. She was a homemaker and member of Dearing Full Gospel Church. In addition...

Sep 20, 2016

Ralph Edward Rogers

Thomson, Georgia - Mr. Ralph Edward Rogers, 76, entered into rest September 20, 2016.

Mr. Rogers was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, Georgia. He was the son of the late Joseph B. Rogers and the late Alma Landrum Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a retired Sales Representative for Hoover Treated Wood Products,...

Sep 17, 2016

Mr. James S. "Steve" Scruggs, 69 of Gills Point Rd. entered into rest on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 24th at 10 am at Beulah Baptist Church. The family will receive friends following the service.

Mr. Scruggs, son of the late Clinton J....

Sep 16, 2016

Patricia Ann Haile

Warrenton, GA- Mrs. Patricia Ann Haile, 69, entered into rest September 16, 2016.

Mrs. Haile was born in Mena, Arkansas but lived in Warren County for many years. She was a homemaker and a devoted wife and mother. Mrs. Haile was a Baptist by faith.

Survivors include her beloved husband,...

Sep 14, 2016

Mr. Nathaniel S. Taylor, 37 entered into rest on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 17th at 2 p.m. at First Assembly of God with Revs. Lanis Lewis and Terry Bonds officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1 pm until the hour of...

Sep 13, 2016

Robert Augustus Cruikshank

Evans, GA - Mr. Robert A. Cruikshank, 91, entered into rest September 13, 2016.

Mr. Cruikshank was born in Oklahoma City, OK to the late Leo Merritt Cruikshank and the late Adaline Marguerite Brown Cruikshank. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp during World War II receiving the Purple Heart medal for...

Sep 10, 2016

Mrs. Martha Sims Crite, 82, of Metasville Rd. entered into rest on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

Funeral services will be held Friday, September 16 th at 1 pm at First Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Harmony Baptist Church cemetery.

Mrs. Crite, a lifelong resident of Lincoln County, was a retired seamstress and later...

Sep 9, 2016

Alice M. Aldred

Thomson, GA - Mrs. Alice M. Aldred, 89, entered into rest September 9, 2016.

Mrs. Aldred was a native of McDuffie County, GA and the daughter of the late Charles Meadows and the late Nomie Lee Young Meadows. She was a homemaker and a Baptist by faith. Survivors include her daughters, Mary...

Sep 7, 2016

Mrs. Audrey Partridge Fleming, 94 entered into rest on Wednesday, September 7th at Lake Crossing Health Care, Appling.

Mrs. Fleming, a lifelong resident of Lincoln County, was the daughter of the late W. Sidney and Mary Emma Freeland Partridge. She retired from the Lincoln County Dept. of Family and Children Services after 23 years of employment and...

Sep 5, 2016

Clarence "Buddy" Wesley Pilgrim, III

Aiken, SC - Mr. Clarence "Buddy" Wesley Pilgrim, III, 64, entered into rest September 5, 2016 at Augusta University Medical Center.

Mr. Pilgrim was born in Louisville, KY but grew up in Thomson, GA and has lived in Aiken since 1987.  He was the son of the late Clarence Wesley...

Sep 5, 2016

Roy James Yelton, Col. USAFA Ret.

Roy James Yelton, Col. USAFA Ret., 84, of Whiteoak Road, Thomson, GA, entered into rest on Monday, September 5, 2016 at the University Hospital – Thomson.  Mr. Yelton was the beloved husband of Charlotte Yelton.

Born January 5, 1932 in Columbia County to Samuel and Bessie Yelton, Mr. Yelton...

Sep 3, 2016

Arthur Thomas Gunn

Thomson, Georgia- Mr. Arthur Thomas Gunn, 60, of Star Hinson Rd., entered into rest September 3, 2016.

Mr. Gunn was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, GA and was the son of the late William Frank Gunn and the late Grace Shoemaker Gunn. He was a farmer and a member of Lighthouse...

Sep 2, 2016

Dearing, Georgia- Mr. Willis James Hill, 72, of Hillman- Gay Rd. entered into rest September 2, 2016 at his residence.

Mr. Hill was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Willis Hill and the late Audrey Taylor Hill. He served in the U. S. Army. Mr. Hill lived most of his life in Richmond and McDuffie...

Sep 1, 2016

Dorothy V. Hobbs

Thomson, Georgia- Mrs. Dorothy V. Hobbs, 87, entered into rest September 1, 2016.

Mrs. Hobbs was born in Baltimore, MD on June 2, 1929 and married the late Clarence W. Hobbs on November 25, 1948.  She moved to Thomson, GA in 1998 and fell in love with the people and peace and...

Sep 1, 2016

Mr. Henry S. Burch, Sr., 94 of Mayson Dr. entered into rest on Thursday, September 1 st, at McCormick Health and Rehab Center.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 4 th at 2 p.m. at McCormick United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Lincolnton City Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 1 pm...

Aug 31, 2016

Thomson, Georgia- Mrs. Tabitha Lynn Ashmen Rowe, 38, of Lee Court entered into rest August 31, 2016 at University Hospital.

Tabitha was born in Augusta, GA to the late retired master sergant George Harry Ashmen, Jr. and the late Dorothy Marshall Ashmen. She was a member of Fort Creek Baptist Church. Tabitha was a faithful and devoted...

Aug 28, 2016

Claire Potts Labbruzzo

Thomson, Georgia- Mrs. Claire Potts Labbruzzo, 69, of Ravenwood Drive entered into rest August 28, 2016 at University Hospital.

Claire was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, GA and the daughter of the late L. A. Potts and the late Reba Reeves Potts. She worked at Garland, retired from Dymo with 23...

Aug 27, 2016

Charles Martin Bell, 73, entered into rest August 27, 2016.

He leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Karen Martin Bell.

Sisters: Sharon (Kent) Klanderman; Susan (Kenneth) Rochow, and many nieces, nephews and friends.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2016, 11:00 a.m., at the Lutheran Church By...

Aug 26, 2016

Maxine Laura Stevens

Thomson, Georgia- Mrs. Maxine Laura Stevens, 91, of Begonia Lane entered into rest August 26, 2016.

Mrs. Stevens was born in Quick, West Virginia and lived most of her life in Charleston, West Virginia. She was a homemaker and a faithful and devoted member of Point Lick Gospel Tabernacle for 53 years....

Aug 25, 2016

Margaret Mary Groves

Evans, Georgia- Mrs. Margaret Mary Groves, 81, entered peacefully into rest August 25, 2016 at Westwood Skilled Nursing Facility.

Mrs. Groves was born in Detroit, Michigan and was the daughter of the late John W. Foch and the late Helen Bittner Foch. She was a painting instructor and worked in Retail Sales...