Mr. Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Ellington

Mr. Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” Ellington, age 89, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 31, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Pastor Kevin Stroup will officiate, and burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday from 10:00 until the funeral hour at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mr. Ellington was born in Upson County on April 1, 1930, to the late Louie Smith Ellington and Susie Persons Ellington. He was a graduate of R. E. Lee Institute and had worked in the automobile parts business at Keenan, Karp, and NAPA Auto Parts. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a member of Twin Oaks Baptist Tabernacle. Mr. Ellington was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Sally Jimmerson Ellington. He is survived by his sons: David Ellington and Ricky (Debbie) Ellington, both of Thomaston; four grandchildren: Dan Ellington, Jayne E. (Andrew) Wade, Matt ( Sydney)Sharpe, all of Thomaston, and Jennifer (Joey) Smith of Lawrenceville, GA; and four great grandchildren: Jaelyn, Jax, and Jace Smith, and Myles Sharpe. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to Twin Oaks Baptist Tabernacle, PO Box 701, Thomaston, GA 30286. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home of Thomaston is in charge of all arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.