Obituaries

Aug 30, 2023

Mr. James Michael Suddeth, age 61, of Woodbury, GA, died Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at his residence. His family will hold a memorial service at Greater Birth Missionary Baptist Church of God, on Saturday, September 2, at 2:00 PM. Minister Ridge O'Neal will officiate.

Mr. Suddeth was born in Upson County on September 16, 1961, to the...

Aug 25, 2023

Mr. Ronnie Dean Melton, age 67, of Molena, GA, died Friday, August 25, 2023, at Emory Decatur Hospital. Memorial services for Mr. Melton will be held on Thursday, August 31, at 2:00 PM, at Liberty Worship Center. The family will receive friends at Liberty Worship Center on Thursday from 1:00 PM until the funeral hour.

Mr. Melton...

Aug 24, 2023

Mrs. Marie Montgomery Brown, age 89, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 24, 2023, at her residence.  Funeral services for Mrs. Brown will be held Monday, August 28, 2023, at 11:00 AM, at the East Thomaston Baptist Church.  Rev. Joey Smith will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the church from...

Aug 24, 2023

Mrs. Kemper Nell Starley Boggs, age 97, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 24, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Boggs will be held Sunday, August 27, at 3:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Jason Weems will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home...

Aug 21, 2023

Mr. Fred Brown Mulling, age 90, of Yatesville, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 21, 2023, at his residence.

Funeral services for Mr. Mulling will be held Wednesday, August 23, at 3:00 PM, at Yatesville United Methodist Church with Rev. Ariana Eberle and Rev. Wade Corley officiating. Visitation for friends and family will be held...

Aug 17, 2023

Mr. Jackie M. Chastain, age 81, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 17, 2023, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, GA. Graveside memorial services for Mr. Chastain will be held Monday, August 21, at 11:00 AM, in South View Cemetery with Rev. Andy Cunningham officiating. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home Sunday, August 20, from 4:00 until 6:00...

Aug 17, 2023

Mrs. Frances Virginia Ferguson Trice, age 73, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 17, 2023, at Atrium Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Funeral services for Mrs. Trice will be held Sunday, August 20, at 2:00 PM, at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Bryan McPherson, Rev. Ted Kandler, and Dr. Steve Ferguson will officiate, and interment will follow in...

Aug 17, 2023

Mrs. Daisy Jarrell Cochran Gentry, age 98, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 17, 2023, at her residence.  Funeral services for Mrs. Gentry will be held Saturday, August 19, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Dr. Derrick Keeter officiating.  The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00 PM on Friday,...

Aug 11, 2023

Miss Jessie Mae Wilder, age 85, of Thomaston, died Friday, August 11, 2023, at her residence.  Memorial services for Miss Wilder will be held Monday, August 14, at 11:00 AM, at the First United Methodist Church of Thomaston with Rev. Tommy Ross officiating.  The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church from 10:00 AM until...

Aug 5, 2023

Mr. Larry Maurice Meeks, age 80, of Los Angeles, CA, died August 5, 2023. Crypt side services for Mr. Meeks will be held in Upson Memorial Gardens on Saturday, August 26, at 11:00 AM, with Dr. Derrick Keeter officiating.

Mr. Meeks was born in Thomaston, GA, on June 10, 1943, to the late Grady Maurice Meeks and...

Aug 2, 2023

Ms. Glenda Faye Bridges, age 77, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at her residence.

Memorial services for Ms. Bridges will be held on Saturday, August 5, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Smith officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 1:00 PM until 2:00...

Aug 1, 2023

Mr. Timothy Craig "Tim" Norris, age 63, born in Jacksonville, Florida, from Macon, Georgia, formerly of Thomaston, Georgia died peacefully Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, Georgia.

Mr. Norris was the son of the late Ostelle and Betty Yates Norris. He is survived by his sister, Carol Norris Odom of Thomaston, Georgia, and two brothers, Rodney Brent Norris...

Jul 14, 2023

Mrs. Linda Susan McKinley, age 72, of Thomaston, died Friday, July 14, 2023, at Harborview Health Care. Funeral services for Mrs. McKinley will be held Sunday, July 16, at 3:00 PM, at East Thomaston Baptist Church with Rev. Joey Smith officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 2:00 PM until the funeral hour.

Mrs....

Jul 13, 2023

Ask him how he was doing, and he would reply “Living the dream” or “If I was any better, I couldn’t stand it.” He lived his dream every day, counted his blessings, and loved large, but after a short illness, our family’s patriarch, Alan Lawrence Hudson passed away on July 13, 2023, at the young age of 62.

Jul 10, 2023

Mrs. Rhenita Jean Peel, age 87, of McDonough, died Monday morning, July 10, 2023, at her daughter’s residence in Thomaston.

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Peel will be held Thursday, July 13, at 11:00 AM, at Forest Grove Cemetery in Forest Park, Georgia, with Rev. Rick Statham officiating.

Mrs. Peel was...

Jul 7, 2023

On July 7, 2023, the warranty on Jerry Michael McDonald’s body expired. Throughout his life he reinvented himself many times - from a loving husband, to a father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He considered these roles his greatest achievements. Many knew him in other capacities.

Mr. McDonald was born in Thomaston on July 11, 1937,...

Jul 3, 2023

Mr. Lewis Allen Mathis, age 56, of Thomaston, died Monday, July 3, at The Hope House - Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin, GA. A memorial service will be held by his family at a later date.

Mr. Mathis was born in Thomaston on September 9, 1966, to Sheridan Daniel Mathis, Sr. and the late Frances Wynell Pittman...

Jul 3, 2023

Rev. Edward Jackson Rigby, age 78, of Thomaston, died Monday, July 3, 2023, at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 6, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Don Sansbury, Rev. David Rigby, and Rev. Greg Soles officiating. Burial will be in Blue Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Rockledge, GA,...

Jul 1, 2023

Mr. Melvin Wade Little, Sr., age 81, of Dallas, Georgia, formerly of Thomaston, died Saturday, July 1, 2023, at Emory University Midtown Hospital in Atlanta. Memorial services for Mr. Little will be held on Thursday, July 13, at 6:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home from 5:00 PM...

Jun 27, 2023

Mr. James Earl Bragg, age 49, of Thomaston, died Monday, June 26, 2023, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Bragg will be held on Friday, June 30, at 11:00 AM, at Mountain View Baptist Church.  Rev. Chet Yates will officiate, and interment will follow in the Pine Mountain Church of the Nazarene Cemetery. The family will...