Dr. Paul Bennett, Sr.
Feb 11, 2010
Dr. Paul J. Bennett, Sr., 79, of Washington died February 11, 2010 at his home.He was a native of Medford, MA, the son of the late William Homer and Katherine McLoughlin Bennett.Dr. Bennett was a member of The Church of The Mediator and served in the U.S. Army.He was a proprietor of a Mining Company.He was preceded in death by...
Lois Hardy
Feb 9, 2010
Mrs. Lois “Nanny” McAvoy Hardy, 89, of Washington, died February 9, 2010 in Wills Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Wilkes County, the daughter of the late Isaiah Tucker and Maggie Rice McAvoy.Mrs. Hardy was a member of Bethel UMC where she was an inactive member of the Women’s Missionary Union.She was a homemaker and was crowned Valentine Queen...
Carl Stewart
Feb 3, 2010
Mr. Carl W. Stewart, Jr.,84, of Ashley Ave. in Washington, died Feb. 3, 2010, at Heritage Health Care of Wilkes. Mr. Stewart was a native of Taliaferro County and had lived in Washington for about 60 years.He retired from Royal Manufacturing Co., and was the widower of Gladys Dodd Stewart.He was the son of the late Carl W. Stewart, Sr....
Tillie Stone
Feb 3, 2010
Mrs. Penny Ann ‘Tillie’ Stone, often called "Nanny", 60, of Rayle, died Wednesday at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta.Mrs. Stone was a native of Halls, Tennessee, the daughter of the late William and Norma Greene Meek.She was a homemaker.Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Bobby Meek. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 3:00pm...
Dora Leary
Jan 23, 2010
Dora Leary Mrs. Dora May Hayes Leary, 81, of Tignall, died January 23, 2010 in St. Peters, Missouri.She was a native of Detroit Michigan, the daughter of the late Morgan and Mary Lafferty Hayes.Mrs. Leary was a Licensed Vocational Nurse and attended New Life Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Nelson Leary a daughter in law,...
Gussie Mcavoy
Jan 22, 2010
Washington:Mrs. Gussie Blondine Hardy McAvoy, 95, of Quaker Springs Rd., died Friday, January 22, 2010, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McAvoy was a native of Wilkes County and had lived here all of her life.She was the widow of Thomas McAvoy, Sr., and the daughter of Lester H. Hardy and Sarah Norman Hardy.She worked at ALMAR for a number of...
Gussie Blondine Mcavoy
Jan 22, 2010
Washington:Mrs. Gussie Blondine Hardy McAvoy, 95, of Quaker Springs Rd., died Friday, January 22, 2010, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McAvoy was a native of Wilkes County and had lived here all of her life.She was the widow of Thomas McAvoy, Sr., and the daughter of Lester H. Hardy and Sarah Norman Hardy.She worked at ALMAR for a number of...
Beatrice Harris
Jan 20, 2010
Mrs. Beatrice Evalou Brooks Harris, 80, of Washington, Georgia, formerly of Richmond, Texas, died January 20, 2010 in Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes.She was a native of Boaz, Alabama, the daughter of the late, William Theodore and Minnie Sentell Brooks.Mrs. Harris was a homemaker and of the Jehovah’s Witness faith. Survivors include two sons, Herbert Harris, Jr., of Fayetteville, AR and...
Thomas Wheatley
Jan 15, 2010
Mr. Thomas Wheatley, 74, of Rayle, died January 15, 2010.He was a native of Wilkes County, the son of the late Leonard Bostic and Maude Thornton Wheatley.Mr. Wheatley was self employed and served his country in the U.S. Army National Guard.He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church where he had served as deacon for over fifty years and assisted...
Guy Moore, Sr.
Jan 6, 2010
Mr. Guy Yancey ‘Yank’ Moore, Sr., 86, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at the Southeast GA Health System in Brunswick.Mr. Moore was a native of Wilkes County, and was the son of the late Mark Allen Moore and Essie Sue West Moore.He was the husband of the late Sadie Kirkland Moore.He was a WWII veteran. While serving his country in...
Kermit Hocutt
Jan 3, 2010
Mr. Kermit Mell Hocutt, 60, of Washington, died Sunday, January 3, 2010 in Wills Memorial Hospital.He was a native of Washington, Georgia, the son of the late James Hocutt and Stepfather the late Whitney Ward and his mother the late Lucy Lunceford Ward.Mr. Hocutt was a hairdresser and a member of Washington First Baptist Church and was on the board...
Betty Dobson
Dec 29, 2009
Mrs. Betty Carolyn Truitt Dobson, 67, of Tignall, died December 29, 2009 in Greer, South Carolina.She was a native of Washington, Ga., the daughter of the late James W. and Florence Biffle Truitt.Mrs. Dobson was an inspector in the textile industry and a member of Tignall Independence UMC. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at 11am in Tignall...
Bobby Powell
Dec 28, 2009
Mr. Bobby Eugene Powell, Sr., 76, of Tignall, died December 28, 2009 in Wills Memorial Hospital.He was a native of Lincoln County, the son of the late Johnny and Mable Danner Powell.Mr. Powell was a retired welder for commercial construction.He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 31st at 2pm in Hopkins Funeral...
Howard Wilkinson
Dec 26, 2009
Mr. William Howard Wilkinson, Jr., 75, of Washington, died December 26, 2009.He was a native of Wilkes County, the son of the late W. H. and Gold House Wilkinson.Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Howard Wilkinson, III, his identical twin brother, Joe Wilkinson and a sister, Anne W. McClearen.Mr. Wilkinson was a circulation district manager...
Brenda Bunch
Dec 26, 2009
Mrs. Brenda Bunch, 67, of Tignall, died December 26, 2009 in Athens Regional Medical Center.She was a native of Calhoun Fall, S.C., the daughter of the late J. C. and Ada Beasley Carter.Mrs. Bunch had worked in the textile industry as quality control and had worked at Petal Pushers in Elberton.Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a...
Jerry Tippins
Dec 26, 2009
Washington:Mr. Jerry Victor Tippins, 77, of the Danburg Rd., died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at his home. Mr. Tippins was born in Daytona Beach, FL, and had lived in Washington for about 5 years.He was a Chief Master Sargeant in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, and retired from the U.S. Air Force.He was the son of the late...
