Mrs. Ramona Thigpen Ellington

Mrs. Ramona Thigpen Ellington, 78, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral Services for Mrs. Ellington will be held on Saturday, January 16, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Pastor Jereme Chaney will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home Friday evening, January 15, from 6:00 -8:00 PM. Mrs. Ellington was born in Thomaston on September 19, 1942, to the late Dwight L. and Hazel Cawthon Thigpen. She was a 1960 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute. Mrs. Ellington was a Hairdresser at Doorway to Beauty and had been previously employed by the William Carter Company. Mrs. Ellington was a member of Northside Baptist Church where she taught the women's Sunday School class and served as church clerk for five years. She was also a member of the Gospel Sounds. Mrs. Ellington loved spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ellington was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Lamar Ellington, a sister, June T. Wheeless, and two nieces, Robin and April Thigpen. Survivors include a nephew, Doug Wheeless of Thomaston; two nieces: Cherie (Billy) Blount of Thomaston, and Tracy Thigpen of Gay, GA; a nephew, Robert Thigpen of Fayetteville. GA; a brother, James D. Thigpen of Fayetteville, GA; two great nephews, Tanner and Connor Blount, both of Thomaston. Several other nieces and nephews also survive. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home of Thomaston is in charge of all arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.