All Obituaries

Marianne Bevan Hopper passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, September 11, 2023. She was a native of Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia. She was born March 15, 1935, and was the oldest daughter of Frederick E. Bevan and Francis M. Bevan. Ms. Hopper graduated from Waynesboro High School in 1953. She married Billy Hopper on June 17, 1958, and for 63 years, they rarely left each other’s side. The two moved to Arlington, Virginia where he served his military reserve commitment at...

Linda Dunaway, 74, of Waynesboro, Georgia, passed away on September 8, 2023. She grew up in Kingston, Tennessee, and graduated from Roane County High School and Tennessee Technological University. Linda was a loving wife, mother, Nana, and friend. She cherished her family and friends and always looked forward to weekends at the lake, beach trips, and outings with the tennis girls. Linda's passion for education led her to teach high school English for over 30 years at Waynesboro High...

Jeanette Mallard Click of Waynesboro passed away at her residence on August 12th, 2023.  She was born on the Mallard homeplace near Girard, Ga. on January 11th, 1940.  She was a lifelong resident of Burke County.  Jeanette attended Hurst Business College and was a pink lady at Burke Medical Center for a number of years. Jeanette at one time was a correspondent for The True Citizen doing the Girard news.  She was active in many clubs including the Edmund Burke Chapter of...

Deborah DeLoach Mobley July 1, 1966-June 22, 2023  Waynesboro, GA   Deborah DeLoach Mobley of Waynesboro, Ga., passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 22 surrounded by her family. She was 56 years old.   Deborah always said she treasured these things in life: her faith, her family, her friends, and her love of teaching and tennis.     Deborah graduated from Edmund Burke Academy and obtained degrees from Augusta College and Troy State. She spent decades...

Ruby Odom Barefield, age 101, of Alexander, Ga., entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on May 1st, 2023 at home under the loving care of Sharon Williams and family.  Ruby was born to James and Pearl Odom on October 2nd, 1921.  She was married to the late James Woodrow Barefield and was preceded in death by her daughter Sylvia Moore, son, James Barefield Jr., son, Timothy Barefield, son, Thomas Barefield, daughter Virginia Day, granddaughter Julie Barefield, granddaughter Jessica...

Derrell Henry Tucker, age 66, of Hephzibah, Ga., passed away in the early morning hours of March 25th, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. Derrell was a life long resident of Burke County, being born in Waynesboro, Ga. on February 10th, 1957. He was born to Earline Tucker and Paul Brown Tucker, Sr.  Derrell was a carpenter by trade and was one of the few men fortunate enough to participate in the construction of all 4 cooling towers at Plant Vogtle in Burke County.  In his spare...

Funeral services for Tracy McKenzie Carter, age 90 of Waynesboro, Ga., who passed away on January 20, 2023, will be held on Monday, January 23rd, 2023 at the First United Methodist Church in Waynesboro at 1:00 pm with Reverend Issac Salgado with burial to follow at Burke Memorial Gardens.  Mr. Carter was a lifelong resident of Waynesboro.  He was a former owner of Carter – Ford-Lincoln dealership and was employed with the H.W. Stone Company as a lumber inspector.  He was...

Funeral Services for Ms. Emma Elizabeth Sikes, age 75, of Millen, Ga., who died on January 18th, 2023, will be held at 2:00 pm, January 26th, 2023 at Burke Memorial Funeral Home.  Burial will be at Burke Memorial Gardens Cemetery following the service.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Johnnie Mae Parrish and Kaizer Hildebrandt and two grandsons.  Ms. Sikes lived in Millen, Ga. for the past 30 years, and is a native of Germany.  She is survived by one daughter,...

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ms. Jane Granade Hickson, who died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, January 14th, 2023, at the age of 74.  She will be lovingly remembered by her family, her children Julie David, Al Hickson, and Dana Hickson.  She is also survived by her siblings Peg and Henry Toole, George and Jill Granade, and her grandchildren, Madison, Chloe, Alex, Sammi, and Graham. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews. Jane will forever be...

Ethel Lucille Ready Watkins, of Blythe, Ga. died on December 22, 2022 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Wade Hampton Ready and Martha Cora Ford (Ready).  She was born in Barnwell, South Carolina and resided in Burke County the majority of her life. Ethel was a very industrious lady who worked hard to achieve what she wanted in life. With only a fifth grade education, she returned to school to earn a GED, then proceeded to graduate from Augusta College in 1977 with a...