William B. Danner
Jun 14, 2012
Mr. William B. “Billy” Danner, 83, of Douglasville, Ga., formerly of Mooresburg, Tennessee, died Thursday, June 14, 2012.Mr. Danner was a native of Crawfordville, Georgia, the son of the late Forsyth and Fannie Mae Scott Danner.He was a transportation salesman and a member of Fishing Creek Baptist Church.He was also a Mason and a Shriner.Mr. Danner was preceded in death...
James Manuel Wheatley
Jun 14, 2012
Washington: Mr. James Manuel Wheatley, 72, of the Metasville Community, died June 14, 2012 in MCG Hospital.A native of Washington, Georgia, he was the son of Leonard Bostic and Mattie Maude Thornton Wheatley.Mr. Wheatley was a self-employed beef cattle farmer and grading contractor.He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Bobby Walter Marett
Jun 4, 2012
Mr. Bobby ‘Bob’ Walter Marett, 65, of Washington, died Tuesday, June 4, 2012 in University Hospital.A native of Royston, Georgia, he was the son of the late, Thomas Milford and Mary Mildred Weaver Marett.Mr. Marett was an office manager in the gas and oil industry.He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and served in the National Guard for seven...
Catherine Edwards Hopkins
Jun 1, 2012
Mrs. Catherine D. Edwards Hopkins, 85, of Washington, entered into rest on Friday, June 1, 2012 at home with her family.She was preceded in death by her first husband, Colon S. Edwards, Sr. in 1965.She was also preceded in death by her second husband, Austin W. Hopkins in 2001. Born January 15, 1927 in Sharon, Georgia, to George Bernard Darden,...
Myrtice Stevens
May 29, 2012
Mrs. Myrtice Wolfe Stevens, 89, of Washington, died May 29, 2012 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Wilkes County, she was the daughter of the late Noke and Mattie Sue McNeely Wolfe.Mrs. Stevens was the widow of Minton Luke Stevens.She had worked forRoyal Manufacturingand had been a member of Washington Chapel. Graveside services will be Thursday, May 31, 2012 at...
Leila Edwards
May 25, 2012
Mrs. Leila Rebecca Edwards, a Wilkes county native, passed away May 25, 2012, at the age of 87.She is survived by her daughter, LaNelle Wolters and husband, Bruce Wolters of Florida.Her son, Thomas Nelson Edwards; wife, Robin Edwards and grandson Tyler Edwards of Washington.Her grandson, Shane Harper and his wife Debora Harper and three great grandchildren, Adam, Caitlyn and Sidney...
Charles R. Boatwright
May 10, 2012
Mr. Charles Randall Boatwright, 67, of Rayle, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at his home. Charles was born in Washington, GA, and had lived in Wilkes County all of his life.He was the son of the late Hoke S. Boatwright and Jennie Echols Boatwright.He was a retired automobile mechanic, and was the husband of Nina Broadway Boatwright.Mr. Boatwright was a...
William W. Williams, Jr.
May 7, 2012
Mr. William W. Williams, Jr. of Newnan, Georgia, was born January 28, 1927 in Savannah to the late Anna Rackley Williams and William W. Williams, Sr.In 1954 he married Barbara Burdette, his wife of 55 years. After 22 years of serving as President, Mr. Williams retired from the C&S Bank.He was very active in his community serving in many civic...
Reba Hendrix Thornton
May 5, 2012
Reba Thornton Mrs. Annie Reba Hendrix Thornton, 78, of Washington, died May 5, 2012 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Washington, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William Grady and Mary Agnes Barrett Hendrix.Mrs. Thornton was a homemaker and a bookkeeper for Thornton Brothers Logging Company.She was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School...
Clarence Nunn
Apr 30, 2012
Mr. Clarence C. Nunn, 80, of Washington, died April 30, 2012 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Crawfordville, Georgia, he was the son of the late Macon Crawford and Nannie Lou Lunceford Nunn.Mr. Nunn was a retired pest control technician and a member of First Baptist Church of Washington.He served his country in the United States Air Force. Graveside services...
Louis Wolozin
Apr 29, 2012
Mr. Louis Wolozin, 96, of Tignall, died April 29, 2012 in Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes.He was born in Galicia, Austria, the son of the late George and Sophie Lokztch Wolozin.He was the widower of Vivian Ware Wolozin.Mr. Wolozin was a retired auto mechanic, had served in Army/Merchant Marines and was a member of Fishing Creek Baptist Church. Graveside services will...
Mary Thompson Street
Apr 20, 2012
Mrs. Mary Thompson Street, 79, of Melbourne Beach, Florida passed away April 20, 2012.Mary was born September 17, 1932 in Washington, Georgia. She was the daughter of Lawson and Maxie Thompson.Mary majored in Education at the University of Georgia and met her husband of 55 years, Emory Eugene Street, while teaching in Atlanta. After retiring from their careers, Mary and...
James Paul Pullum
Apr 17, 2012
Mr. James Paul Pullum, 50, of Washington, died April 17, 2012 at his home.A native of Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of Paul and Katherine Anderson Pullum.Mr. Pullum was a carpenter and a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. Graveside services will be Friday, April 20th at 10:00am in Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Steve Rayner officiating. Survivors include...
Gene Land
Apr 13, 2012
Mr. Gene Allen Land, Sr. of Washington, died Friday morning at his residence.A native of Thomson, Georgia, he was the son of the late William F.and Daisy Abner Land.Mr. Land was retired from Wilkes Telephone where he worked as a dispatcher.He was a member of First Baptist Church of Washington. Graveside services will be 3:00pm Sunday, April 15, 2012, at...
Marguerite Moss Thornton
Apr 10, 2012
Mrs. Marguerite Moss Thornton, 79, of Washington died April 10, 2012.A native of Camak, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Sadie McKinney Moss.Mrs. Thornton was retired from SCT Yarns and was a member of Lincolnton Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas “J.T.” Thornton. Graveside services will be Thursday at 5:00pm in...
Sybil Jordan Ashmore
Apr 8, 2012
Mrs. Sybil Jordan Ashmore, 75, of Tignall, died April 8, 2012 in Wills Memorial Hospital.A native of Charnesville, she was the daughter of the late, Howard and Julia Mae Youngblood Jordan.Mrs. Ashmore was a retired bank teller and a member of Mallorysville Baptist Church. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, April 11th at 11:00am in the Mallorysville Baptist Church Cemetery...
Juanita Riley
Apr 6, 2012
Mrs. Juanita Rhodes Edwards Riley, 89, of Washington, Georgia died April 6, 2012 at Heritage Health Care of Wilkes in Washington, Georgia.Mrs. Riley was born November 15, 1922 in Tignall, Georgia to the late Annie Ruth Dye Rhodes and the late Samuel Hawes Rhodes. Mrs. Riley was curator of Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum and Robert Toombs Museum, a member of the...
Mary Thornton
Apr 4, 2012
Mrs. Mary Holcomb Callaway Thornton, 85, of Washington, died April 4, 2012 in the Medical College of Georgia.A native of Wilkes County, she was the daughter of the late, John West and Susie Drinkard Callaway.She was a homemaker and a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00pm in Rehoboth Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne...
Robert Allen Lamar
Apr 2, 2012
Mr. Robert Allen “Bobby” Lamar, 62, of Washington, died April 2, 2012 in University Hospital.A native of Wilkes County, he was the son of the late, Drew Cade Lamar, Jr. and the late Elizabeth “Coobie” Porterfield Lamar.Mr. Lamar had lived in Wilkes County all of his life and worked as a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry.He was Vice...
Anna Frances Vinson
Mar 25, 2012
Mrs. Anna Frances Clark Vinson, 89, of Elberton, formerly of Tignall, died March 25, 2012 in Elbert Memorial Hospital.She was a native of Avery Georgia, the daughter of the late George W. and Ruby Laura Railey Clark.Mrs. Vinson was retired from Almar as a seamstress and was a faithful member of Tignall Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her...
