Janis F. Bailey
Jul 13, 2018
Janis F. Bailey Augusta:Ms. Janis Florence Bailey, 84, of Northwood Rd., passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at her home. Ms. Bailey was born in Lincoln County and was the daughter of the late Alex Burch Florence and Dollie Walker Florence.She was the widow of Mr. Robert Lee Bailey, and was the first ever female manager at a Woolworth Store.She...
Lucy S. Young
Jul 12, 2018
Mrs. Lucy Spence Young, 83, passed away at the Country Manor Personal Care Home in Tignall on Thursday, July 12, 2018. Mrs. Young was born in Calhoun Falls, SC, but lived most of her life in Tignall and Washington.She was the daughter of John and Mary Nan Jones Spence, and was the widow of Mr. Charles Young.She was a member...
Annie Jo Jackson
Jun 30, 2018
Ms. Annie Jo Jackson, 104, of 186 Bootlegger’s Lane, died Saturday morning at Harper’s Personal Care Home in Washington. Ms. Jackson was born in Taliaferro County, was the daughter of Robert E. and Annie Mansfield Meadows, and was the widow of Mr. Frank Jackson. She had been a housewife, had helped her husband Frank with his business at Jackson’s Grocery...
Paul E. Nichols
Jun 22, 2018
Mr. Paul Edward Nichols, 60, of the Thomson Rd. in Washington, died Friday, June 22, 2018. Mr. Nichols was born in Athens, and had lived in Washington for most of his life.He was the son of Paul H. and Marilyn Miller Nichols.He was a heavy equipment operator in the land clearing business, and was a graduate of the Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive...
Eva G. Burdette
Jun 14, 2018
Ms. Eva Ann Griffin Burdette, 78, of Greensboro Rd., passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018, at University Hospital in Augusta. Ms. Burdette was a native of Washington and had lived here all of her life.She was the daughter of the late Joseph Augustus Griffin and Eliza Gladys Hackney Griffin, and was the widow of Mr. Walter Edward Burdette, Jr.Eva retired...
Judy Powell Sikes
Jun 12, 2018
Lincolnton:Ms. Judy Kathleen Powell Sikes, 75, of Saggus Rd.,Lincolnton, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at her home. There are no funeral arrangements planned at this time. Hopkins Funeral Home is honored to serve this family.
Diane Buffington
Jun 6, 2018
Diane Buffington, 69, of Washington, GA died Wednesday at Pruitt Healthcare in Washington, GA. She was born Wednesday, October 13, 1948. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM at the Colonial Chapel Funeral Home Magee. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 12:00 PM at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home...
Cheryle Lynn Holsclaw
May 29, 2018
Ms. Cheryle Lynn McCarty Holsclaw, 71, of 185 S. Hulin Ave., passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the Tignall House. Ms. Holsclaw was born in Atlanta, and was the daughter of the late Henry Juett McCarty and Rosa Calloway McCarty White.She was a homemaker. She is survived by a sister, Sandra Knowles, of McDonough, and by several nieces...
Inez Vinson
May 29, 2018
Ms. Inez Bennett Strother Vinson, 103, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the Nancy Hart Nursing Center in Elberton. Ms. Vinson was born in Washington and had lived here most of her life.She was the daughter of the late Henry Strother and Virginia Elizabeth Bennett Strother, and was the widow of Mr. Claude T. Vinson.She was a member of...
Alvina B. Martin
May 28, 2018
Ms. Alvina Marie Brown Martin, 90, died Monday, May 28, 2018, at the Comer Health and Rehabilitation Center in Comer. Ms. Martin was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, and was the daughter of Alvin J. and Leala Brown.She was the widow of James Martin, and was a homemaker.She was a member of Harvest Time Christian Centerin Washington. Ms. Martin is...
Roy Jordan Harrison
Apr 30, 2018
Mr. Roy Jordan Harrison, 90, of N. Hulin Ave. in Tignall, passed away Monday evening, April 30, 2018, at Augusta University Medical Center. Mr. Harrison was born in Tignall and had lived there all of his life.He was the son of the late Roy and Ruby Jordan Harrison.He was the widower of Dorothy Armour Harrison, and was a beef farmer.Mr....
Donald E. Berry
Apr 11, 2018
Rev. Donald Eugene BerryRev. Donald Eugene Berry, 61, of Centerville Rd., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, April 11, 2018.He passed away at the St. Mary’s Hospice House in Watkinsville. Rev. Berry was a native of Wilkes County, where he had lived most of his life.He was the son of Betty Burt Berry and of the late...
Ralph Thomas Crawford
Mar 29, 2018
U.S. Army Ret MSG Ralph Thomas Crawford, Jr. 90, of Fayetteville, N.C. passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 23, 1928 in Wilkes County Ga., to the late Ralph Thomas Crawford, Sr. and Julia Barnes Crawford.Ralph was a Vietnam veteran who received numerous medals and commendations.He was a...
Stratton Maurice Callaway
Mar 21, 2018
Mr. Stratton Maurice Callaway, 86, of Washington, passed away Wednesday evening, March 21, 2018, at the Pruitt Healthcare Facility. Mr. Callaway was born in Taliaferro County and had lived there most of his life.He was the son of the late John Stratton Callaway and Mattie Lou Thaxton Callaway, and was the husband of Hazel Colbert Callaway.He was a former beef...
Margaret Katrina Smith Jones
Mar 17, 2018
Mrs. Margaret Katrina Smith Jones, 91, formerly of Powder Springs, died Saturday morning, March 17, 2018, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Ms. Jones was born in Washington, Ga., and was the daughter of the late John Wylie Smith and Agnes Warr Smith.She was the widow of James W. Jones, and was a retired shipping inspector for Boyle Midway. Ms. Jones is...
Henry Kinzey Branham
Mar 9, 2018
Mr. Henry Kinzey Branham, Jr., 60, of Athens, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018.Mr. Branham was born in Washington on December 28, 1957, and was the son of Dorothy Stevens Branham and of the late Henry K. Branham.Kinzeygraduated from the University of Georgia in 1979with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and then earned his Masters of Fine Arts from Louisiana...
Donna Teasley Miller
Feb 24, 2018
Donna T. Miller, 72, of Lake Park, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at her residence. She was born on November 17, 1945 in Elberton, GA to the late Ben and Melba Gulley Teasley. Donna was a member of Lake Park United Methodist Church. She worked for the Lowndes County School system as a secretary. She attended Georgia Southern...
Henry Kenneth Walker
Feb 23, 2018
Henry Kenneth (“Ken”) Walker, M.D., of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018 after a sudden illness. He was born on a small farm outside Washington, Georgia, on October 4, 1936 to the late Henry Samson Walker and Katie Grace Burgess Walker. A skinny, naïve boy who loved reading, he was recruited to Emory at Oxford in a new...
Lisa Kelly
Feb 18, 2018
Ms. Lisa Kay Kelly, 52, of Hallford Rd., passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018, in Washington. Ms. Kelly was born in Washington and had lived here for most of her life.She was the daughter of Reba Broome Howell and of the late Bobby Burdette.She graduated from Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School, had worked as a hairdresser, and was a member of...
Sammy Ray Jones
Feb 17, 2018
Washington:Mr. Sammy Ray Jones, of Andrews Dr., died Saturday, February 17, 2018, at University Hospital.Mr. Jones was born in Gibson, Ga., and had lived in Washington since 1973. He was the son of the late Edgar Jones and Ruby Palmer Jones, and was the husband of Brenda Chalker Jones.He was a retired Deputy for the Wilkes County Sheriff Department, and...
