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
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
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
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
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
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
Apr 25, 2016
Mrs. Judy O. Greenwood, 73 of Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick died Monday, April 25, 2016 Â at her residence.
No services are planned .
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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. Â He retired from civil...
Edward Ronald Gerkitz
Mar 27, 2016
Edward Gerkitz
Thomson, GA-Mr. Edward Ronald Gerkitz, 71, of Cobbham Rd. entered into rest March 27, 2016.
Mr. Gerkitz was born in Chicago, IL and was the son of the late Edward J. Gerkitz and the late Theresa Stubenfol Gerkitz. He lived in McDuffie County since 1978 and was retired from the McDuffie County Road...
Ralph Allen Ellis
Mar 26, 2016
Ralph Allen Ellis
Gibson, GA-Mr. Ralph Allen Ellis, 59, entered into rest March 26, 2016.
Mr. Ellis was born in Griffin, GA to the late William Edward Ellis and the late Evelyn Leona Williams Ellis. He grew up in Warren County and lived most of his life in Thomson. Mr. Ellis worked in maintenance for...
Ann A. Shiver
Mar 25, 2016
Ann A. Shiver
Mrs. Ann A. Shiver, 82, of Whiteoak St. entered into rest March 25, 2016.
Mrs. Shiver was a native of Albany, Georgia and the daughter of the late Alvin Adams and the late Elizabeth Woods Adams. She was a homemaker and retired as a sales associate with Farmer's Furniture in Albany. Mrs....
Martha Jane (Henslee) Mather
Mar 21, 2016
Thomson, GA - Mrs. Martha Jane Mather, 76, of Grovetown and recently Thomson, Georgia entered into rest March 21, 2016 at Thomson Manor after an extended illness.
Mrs. Mather was born in Lincoln County, Georgia to the late Leonard Henslee and the late Ruby Higdon Henslee. She graduated from Thomson High School and served in the United...
