Obituaries

Mrs. Sandra Eubanks Beverly

May 22, 2023

Mrs. Sandra Eubanks Beverly, age 74, of Thomaston, died Monday, May 22, 2023, at Heritage Inn Health and Rehab in Barnesville, GA. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Beverly will be held Thursday, May 25, at 2:00 PM, at South View Cemetery with Dr. Rex King Officiating.

Mrs. Beverly was born in Thomaston on June 5, 1948, to...

Mr. Robin Elmo Jackson

May 17, 2023

Mr. Robin Elmo Jackson, age 87, of Thomaston, died peacefully at his residence on May 17, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with Parkinson's Disease. Funeral services for Mr. Jackson will be held Saturday, May 20, at 11:00 AM, at Valley Grove Baptist Church. The Rev. Travis Graham will officiate, and burial will follow in the Valley Grove Baptist Church...

Ms. Linda Nadine Fowler

May 11, 2023

Ms. Linda Nadine Fowler, known to all as Nadine, of Thomaston, Georgia, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Warm Springs Medical Center. She was 90 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, May 15, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Monty Eason officiating. The family will receive...

Mr. Kenneth Ray Hand

May 10, 2023

Mr. Kenneth Ray Hand, age 69, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

No services are planned at this time.

Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

Mrs. Cleo Wainwright Tatum

Apr 26, 2023

Mrs. Cleo Wainwright Tatum, age 101, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Tatum will be held Saturday, April 29, at 2:00 PM, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Andy Cunningham and Rev. Herb Flanders officiating. Interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the...

Mrs. Henrietta Harrell Johnson

Apr 20, 2023

Mrs. Henrietta Harrell Johnson, age 80, of Thomaston, died Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Providence Health Care. Memorial services for Mrs. Johnson will be held Monday, April 24, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Cunningham officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 1:00 PM until the service...

Mrs. Donnie Doris Johnson Gordy

Apr 20, 2023

Mrs. Donnie Doris Johnson Gordy, age 84, of Thomaston, died Thursday, April 20, 2023, at her residence. The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon, April 23, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at the residence, 608 Jeff Davis Road, Thomaston.

Mrs. Gordy was born April 1, 1939, in Upson County to the late Sam Washington Johnson...

Mrs. Janice Smith Hannah

Apr 18, 2023

Mrs. Janice Smith Hannah, 71, of Thomaston, Georgia, died April 18, 2023, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah will be held Friday, April 21, at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Pastor Jereme Chaney officiating. Interment will follow at Upson Memorial Gardens in Thomaston. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home...

Mr. James Donald Samples, Sr.

Apr 17, 2023

Mr. James Donald Samples, Sr., age 82, died Monday, April 17, 2023, in Thomaston, Ga. Mr. Samples was born September 27, 1940, in Fulton County to Guy Samples and Jeanette Brand Samples. He was known variously as Donald, Jimmy, (and Frog by some), but also Daddy and Papa Samples. Regardless of what folk called him, all did it with...

Mrs. Carole Jean Stephens Ash

Apr 16, 2023

Mrs. Carole Jean Stephens Ash, age 82, of Yatesville, died peacefully Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Somerby Assisted Living in Peachtree City, Georgia.

A funeral service for Mrs. Ash will be held Friday, April 21, at 10:00 AM, at Rock Springs Church with Dr. Benny Tate and Rev. Ken Peeples officiating. Interment will take place...

Mr. William Levon Doggett

Apr 16, 2023

Mr. William Levon Doggett, age 72, of Thomaston, died Sunday, April 16, 2023, at his residence.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 20, at 4:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Smith officiating. The family of Mr. Doggett will receive friends on Thursday from 3:00 until 4:00 PM at...

Mrs. Betty Laura Wagner

Apr 10, 2023

Mrs. Betty Laura Wagner, age 83, of Thomaston GA, passed away Monday, April 10, 2023, at Upson Regional Medical Center.

Betty was born on November 4, 1939, in Miami FL, to Ira Joseph and Lula Belle (Rowland) Bryant. Betty is survived by her devoted daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Donnie Perry of Barnesville, GA; and...

Mr. Larry Eugene Fox

Apr 10, 2023

Mr. Larry Eugene Fox, age 77, of Barnesville, GA, died Monday, April 10, 2023, at Pruitt Health Care in Forsyth. No services are planned at this time.

Mr. Fox was born December 5, 1945, in Topeka, Kansas, to the late Robert Charles Fox and the late Geneva "Gene" Craig Helmick. He was a millwright and was retired...

Dr. Gerald L. "Jerry" Corley

Apr 3, 2023

Dr. Gerald L. “Jerry” Corley, 83, of Talbotton, Georgia, passed away April 3, 2023, at his residence. Funeral services for Dr. Corley will be held Thursday, April 6, at 2:00 PM at Talbotton Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Duncan and Rev. Phil Herrington officiating. Interment will follow at Southview Cemetery in Thomaston. The family will receive extended family and...

Mr. Byron Vance Dobbs

Mar 30, 2023

On Thursday, March 30, 2023, Byron Vance Dobbs passed away at age 66 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Vance had resided in Concord, Georgia, for 10 years.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, April 1, from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Fletcher Day Funeral Home. Services will be held Sunday, April 2, at...

Ms. Nancy Elaine Pressley

Mar 26, 2023

Ms. Nancy Elaine Pressley, age 71 of Thomaston, died Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Upson Regional Medical Center.  No services are planned at this time.

Mrs. Pressley was born in Thomaston on January 25, 1952, to the late Melvin Timothy Pressley and the late Agnes Oglesby Pressley.  She was retired from the Thomaston-Upson Board of Education and...

Mrs. Sue Gordy Estes

Mar 25, 2023

Mrs. Sue Gordy Estes, age 90, of Thomaston, died peacefully Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Upson Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held Sunday, April 2, at 3 p.m. at Thomaston First United Methodist Church, with visitation in the Fellowship Hall beginning at 2 p.m. Rev. Andy Cunningham will officiate, and burial will...

Mrs. Sandra "Sandi" Ferrell Standard

Mar 24, 2023

Mrs. Sandra “Sandi” Ferrell Standard, 74, of Thomaston, passed away at her home on Friday, March 24, 2023, with her husband by her side. No services are planned at this time.

Mrs. Standard was born, on August 1, 1948, the third daughter of the late Anthony J. Ferrell and the late Faye Bulloch Ferrell, in Pelham, GA,...

Mrs. Wanda Price Isbell

Mar 22, 2023

Mrs. Wanda Price Isbell, age 81, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Brightmoor Nursing Center in Griffin.

Funeral services for Mrs. Isbell will be held Sunday, March 26, at 4:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Pickel officiating. Interment will follow the service in Upson Memorial Gardens. The...

Elizabeth "Ellie" Jane Watson

Mar 17, 2023

Elizabeth “Ellie” Jane Watson was born at 4:44 PM on Friday, March 17, 2023, and passed peacefully in the arms of her Mommy and Daddy almost 7 hours later. Her short time here on Earth was perfectly spent surrounded by her loving family who will forever cherish every second they had with her.

Graveside funeral...