Obituaries

Obituaries

William  Bradford Poole, Sr.

William Bradford Poole, Sr.

May 18, 2016

William Bradford "Brad" Poole, Sr.

Sparta, GA- Mr. William Bradford "Brad" Poole, Sr., 87, entered into rest May 18, 2016.

Mr. Poole was a native of Hancock County, GA and was the son of the late Herbert Radcliffe Poole, Sr. and the late Maggie Lou Dermody Poole. He served in the U.S. Navy during the...

Towanna Dawn Hicks

Towanna Dawn Hicks

May 14, 2016

Towanna Dawn Hicks, LMSW

Thomson, GA- Mrs. Towanna Dawn Hicks, 41, of Thomson was killed instantly in a head on collision in Thomson, GA on Saturday, May 14, 2016.

Mrs. Hicks was the mother of three; two children, ages 21 and 17, and a step-son 8 years old.  She attended Augusta State University as an...

Jean Hillegass

Jean Hillegass

May 10, 2016

Mrs. Jean Oatman Hillegass, 90 of Wesley Commons, Greenwood entered into rest on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Hospice of The Piedmont, Greenwood.

No services are scheduled.

Mrs. Hillegass, a native of Quarryville, PA, was the daughter of the the late Haines and Emma Wimer Oatman. She was employed by RCA as an executive secretary...

Monroe James Matherly

Monroe James Matherly

May 10, 2016

Monroe James Matherly

Dearing,  Georgia- Mr. Monroe James Matherly, 67, entered into rest May 10, 2016 at his residence.

Mr. Matherly was born in Wauchula, Florida to the late Ulysses Grant Matherly, Sr. and the late Lorena Grace Huskey Matherly. He grew up in Dahlonega, GA where he graduated from Lumpkin County High School. Mr....

Drake Widener

Drake Widener

May 9, 2016

Thomson, GA- Mr. Walden Drake Widener, 19, of Thomson entered into rest May 9, 2016.

Drake was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, GA.  He was a 2014 graduate of Thomson High School where he played baseball for the Diamond Dogs. Drake was employed as a welder for Poss Welding.  He was a member of Union Baptist...

Sibley Fleming  Wheeler

Sibley Fleming Wheeler

May 9, 2016

Thomson, GA- Mrs. Sibley Fleming Wheeler, 78, of Lee Street entered into rest May 9, 2016 at her residence.

Mrs. Wheeler was a native of McDuffie County, GA and the daughter of the late Lon L. Fleming and the late Sarah McLeod Fleming. She graduated from Thomson High School in 1955 and went on to attend Mercer...

Annie Hogan

Annie Hogan

May 6, 2016

Mrs. Annie Smith Hogan, 72 formerly of Goldman- Johnson Rd. entered into rest on Friday, May 6 th at Keysville Nursing Home, Keysville.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 12 noon at Mt Zion Baptist Church, Lincoln County with Rev. Robert Crawford officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

No...

Lenor Mae Turner

Lenor Mae Turner

May 1, 2016

Mrs. Lenor Mae Turner, 81 of Independence St., entered into rest on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Pruitt Health Care, Washington.

Mrs. Turner, daughter of the late James Ennis Johnson and Catherine Elizabeth Norton Johnson, was a native of North Carolina, but had lived most of her life in Wilkes County.  She had retired from the Wilkes...

Frances Mims

Frances Mims

Apr 30, 2016

Mrs. Frances G. Mims, formerly of Metasville Road in Lincolnton, entered into rest on Saturday, April 30 th at the residence of her daughter in Evans.

Mrs. Mims, daughter of the late Joseph and Tanty Jones Godwin, was a native of Wilkes County. She graduated from the Grady Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse and...

F. Charlotte May

F. Charlotte May

Apr 28, 2016

Evans, Ga

F. Charlotte May

Frances Charlotte May, age 90, died on April 30, 2016 at Brandon Wilde retirement community in Evans, Georgia. She was born in Lincolnton, Georgia, the youngest child of Mrs. Mabel Groves May and Dr. Ellis Roberts May.

She is survived by a sister, Camille May Lane of Millen,...

Judy Greenwood

Judy Greenwood

Apr 25, 2016

Mrs. Judy O. Greenwood, 73 of Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick died Monday, April 25, 2016  at her residence.

No services are planned .

George Allen Bunch

George Allen Bunch

Apr 22, 2016

Mr. George Allen Bunch, 91 of Thomson Rd. entered into rest on Friday, April 22, 2016 at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington.

Mr. Bunch, son of the late Theodore and Mittie Wheeless Bunch was  born in the Floral Hill Community of Wilkes County. He served in the US Army  34 Th Infantry Division during WWII in Italy and...

Eva Hardy James

Eva Hardy James

Apr 17, 2016

Eva Hardy James

Warrenton, GA-Mrs. Eva Belle Hardy James, 86, of Mesena Rd. entered into rest April 17, 2016.

Mrs. James was a native of Grovetown, GA and lived in the Mesena Community of Warren County since 1959. She was the daughter of the late William C. Hardy and the late Lizzie Martin Hardy. Mrs....

Valerie Lynn (Swanson)  Montgomery

Valerie Lynn (Swanson) Montgomery

Apr 16, 2016

Valerie Lynn (Swanson) Montgomery

Thomson, GA-Mrs. Valerie Lynn Montgomery, 74, entered into rest April 16, 2016.

Mrs. Montgomery was born in Bloomington, IL and was the daughter of the late Ervin Swanson and the late Serena Lundy Swanson. She had lived in Warren County since 2005. Mrs. Montgomery retired from Thomson Chrysler-Jeep as a Service...

Lawrence "Winky" Chavous, Sr.

Lawrence "Winky" Chavous, Sr.

Apr 15, 2016

Winky Chavous

Hephzibah, GA-Mr. Lawrence Wendell "Winky" Chavous, Sr., 65, of Forest Rd. entered into rest April 15, 2016.

Mr. Chavous was a lifelong resident of Richmond County, GA and was the owner and operator of L. W. Chavous Home Improvements. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing.

Survivors include his wife, Sandra...

Ann Gay

Ann Gay

Apr 15, 2016

Ann Gay

Thomson, GA-Mrs. Barbara Ann Gay, 74, entered into rest April 15, 2016.

Mrs. Gay was born in Clearwater, SC and was the daughter of the late Bill Snellings and the late Mary Reese Snellings. She lived in Columbia County for many years before moving to Thomson in 2007. Mrs. Gay was a retired...

Ray Meyer

Ray Meyer

Apr 6, 2016

Ray Meyer

Thomson, GA-Mr. Arthur Raymond Meyer, 91, entered into rest April 6, 2016.

Mr. Meyer was born in Chicago, IL and served in the U. S. Navy during during World War II. He lived in Thomson most of his life and retired as a Division Chief from Fort Gordon. Mr. Meyer was a member...

Irene (Foster)  Jackson

Irene (Foster) Jackson

Apr 6, 2016

Irene Foster Jackson

Jewell, GA-Mrs. Irene Foster Jackson, 96, of Hamburg Rd. entered into rest April 6, 2016.

Mrs. Jackson was a native of Hancock County, GA and the daughter of the late William Ernest Foster and the late Annie Kate Dermody Foster. She was the retired co-owner of Jackson Shoe Shop in Sparta. Mrs....

Daniel Lee  Stayner

Daniel Lee Stayner

Apr 4, 2016

Thomson, Georgia - Mr. Daniel Lee Stayner, 69, entered into rest April 4, 2016.

Mr. Stayner was born in Coldwater, Michigan to the late Lewis Stayner and Gertrude Lawton Stayner. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was retired from Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital where he worked as a Resident Care Aide. He served...

Howard E. Mccorkle

Howard E. Mccorkle

Apr 2, 2016

Mr. Howard E. McCorkle

Dearing, Georgia - Mr. Howard Eugene McCorkle, 92, entered into rest April 2, 2016 at his residence, the home in which he was born, raised, lived his entire life.

Mr. McCorkle, son of the late Charles and Beatrice Arrington McCorkle, was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County.  He retired from civil...

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