Bill Bennett
Dec 24, 2009
Asa William “Bill” Bennett was born in Washington, Georgia on February 27, 1942 and died at Emory Hospital in Atlanta on December 24, 2009.He was the son of the late Asa Monroe Bennett and Annie Leila Wells Bennett of Washington. He was the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Robert Bennett of Washington and the late Mr. and...
Troy Chafin
Dec 22, 2009
Troy Chafin Mr. Troy M. Chafin, 75, of Rayle, died December 22, 2009 in the V.A. Hospital in Augusta. He was a native of Wilkes county and lived here all his life.Mr. Chafin was the son of the late Miles and Willie Pearl Gresham Chafin.He served in the U.S. Army and was a truck drive. Graveside services will be held...
Colleen Griffin
Dec 21, 2009
Mrs. Colleen Griffin died December 21, 2009 in Charlotte Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 3:00pm in Hopkins Funeral Home.Interment will follow in Resthaven Cemetery.
Connie Saggus
Dec 18, 2009
Mrs. Connie L. Saggus, 77, of Orlando, formerly of Tignall, died December 18, 2009.She is a native of Flushing, New York. Survivors include her husband, Frank A. Saggus, Sr., of Orlando; daughters, Lori (Robert) Allen, of Macon, Marcia (Rob) Locke, of Orlando and Wendy Saggus, of Orlando; sons, Frank (Melissa)Saggus, Jr. of Colbert, and Mark (Karen) Saggus, of Orlando; one...
Joe Cagle
Dec 15, 2009
Joe Cagle Mr. Joseph Alexander Cagle, 64, of Washington, died December 15, 2009.He was a native of Waynesville, North Carolina, the son of the late Pearson Floyd and Willie Mae Fie Cagle. He had made his home in Wilkes County for approximately forty years. Mr. Cagle was retired from the masonry industry and cattle farming.He was of the Baptist Faith....
Nell Lorine Atwood
Dec 6, 2009
Mrs. Nell Lorine Wilson Atwood, 88, of Washington, died December 6, 2009.She was a native of Columbus, Georgia, the daughter of the late William M. Wilson, Sr. and the late Emma E. Funderburk.Mrs. Atwood was a retired waitress and the widow of Edward Warren Atwood. Graveside services will be Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 11:00a.m. in the Burdett-Ayers Family Cemetery...
Lilian Mcintosh
Dec 1, 2009
Lilian McIntosh Mrs. Lilian Rose Clee McIntosh, 83, of Lexington, died December 1, 2009 at home.She was born in Bromfield, England and grew up in Onibury, England.She was the fourth of ten children born to the late Amos Edward and Sarah Jane Clee.In June of 1946, she married Charles S. McIntosh and they immigrated to the USA in September of...
Grace Dunaway
Nov 30, 2009
Grace Dunaway Washington: Miss Grace Lillian Dunaway, 82, died November 30, 2009 at home.She was a native of Wilkes County, the daughter of the late Raymond Alexander and Martha Turpin Dunaway. Besides her parents, Miss Dunaway is preceded in death by sisters, Effie D. Teasley and Mamie D. Durham.Miss Dunaway, mentally handicapped from a childhood illness, has been lovingly care...
Virginia Hunter
Nov 19, 2009
Virginia Hunter Washington:Mrs. Mable Virginia Stevens Hunter, 75, of West Rd., died Thursday morning at her daughter’s home in Lincoln County. Mrs. Hunter was born in the Tyrone Community and had lived there all her life.She was the widow of Everette Franklin “Rady” Hunter, and was the daughter of the late Sanders and Mable Silvey Stevens.She retired from the Wilkes...
Alma Ruth Toler
Nov 18, 2009
Alma Ruth Toler Mrs. Alma Ruth Toler, 87, of Washington, died Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at home.She was a nativeof Bremen, GA., the daughter of Ira Y. and Emily Vance Suggs.Mrs. Toler was a retired Banker and Realtor.She was preceded in death by her husband, William Bramell Toler. Survivors include one brother, Robert L. Suggs, Knoxville; nephew, J.R. Suggs and...
Blanche Armour
Nov 15, 2009
Blanche Armour Mrs. Blanche Peterman Armour, 91, of Washington, died Sunday, November 15, 2009 in Wills Memorial Hospital.She was a native of Oglethorpe County, the daughter of the late Gid N. and Beulah Coe Peterman.Mrs. Armour was a retired secretary from Callaway Farms and had been a school teacher for 10 years.She was a member of Rock UMC. Funeral services...
Jesse Maddox, Jr.
Nov 14, 2009
Jesse Maddox, Jr. Mr. Jesse Cleveland Maddox, Jr., 85, of Washington, died Saturday, November 14, 2009 in Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes.Mr. Maddox was a native of Lincoln County, the son of the late Jesse Cleveland and Laura Maude Wells Maddox.He was a retired commercial contractor and had served as President of Augusta Association for Retarded Children and on the Founding...
Gerald Lee Johnson
Nov 7, 2009
Mr. Gerald Lee Johnson, 60, Crawfordville, died November 7, 2009 at his home. He was a native of Wilkes County, the son of the late Mary Mathews and Dewitt Johnson, Sr.Mr. Johnson had worked for Pliant Corporation. Survivors include one daughter, Emilee Lauren Johnson, Washington; one sister, Martha Robertson, Bogart; and one brother, Dewitt Johnson, Jr., Jefferson. The family will...
Edward Garrett Dunson
Nov 1, 2009
Mr. Edward Garrett Dunson Sr., age 71, of Dahlonega, GA died Sunday Nov. 1, 2009 at the Northeast Georgia medical Center in Gainesville, GA following an extended illness. Mr. Dunson was a native of Wilkes County, GA who had lived in Lumpkin County since 1975. He was a former resident of Alpharetta, GA. He worked in the construction industry for...
Myrtis Bonner Seymour
Oct 27, 2009
Mrs. Myrtis Bonner Seymour, 74,of Washington, died October 27, 2009 in MCG. She was a native of Oglethorpe County, the daughter of the late Samuel Eaton and Hazel Chafin Bonner.Mrs. Seymour had worked as a shipping supervisor in the textile industry. After retirement she worked the election polls and worked at the Wilkes County Stockyard.She was a member of Mallorysville...
Gregory Allen Harris
Oct 12, 2009
Gregory Allen Harris, 38, ofColbert, died Monday, October 12, 2009. Mr. Harris was born at the U. S. Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, VA. He was a graduate of Madison County High School and later attended Athens Technical College.He was a member of the Gordon’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Colbert. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 15, 2009, at 11:00...
Robert Theis
Oct 9, 2009
Robert Theis Mr. Robert L. Theis, 84, of Washington, died October 9, 2009 in Wills Memorial Hospital.He was a native of Hastings, Nebraska, the son of the late Frank and Hattie Gilsdorf Theis.Mr. Theis was a retired Management Analyst for the U.S. Government and served in the U. S. Navy during World War II.He was preceded in death by a...
