Obituaries

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Mar 11, 2023

Mr. William S. "Bill" Wheeless, Sr., age 77, of Thomaston, died Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Eternal Hope Healthcare in Griffin. Memorial services for Mr. Wheeless will be held on Sunday, March 26, at 2:00 PM, at Mountain View Baptist Church with Dr. Ryan Christopher and Rev. Chet Yates officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from...

Mar 4, 2023

Mr. James E. "Jimmy” Womble, Sr., age 77, of Thomaston, died Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services for Mr. Womble will be held on Tuesday, March 7, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King will officiate, and interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...

Mar 2, 2023

Mr. William Allen “Tiger” Turner, age 67, of Thomaston, died Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Upson Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services for Mr. Turner will be held Monday, March 6, at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Pastor Jereme Chaney will officiate, and interment will follow at Trice Cemetery. The family will...

Feb 25, 2023

Mrs. Elizabeth "Liz" Jones Witty, age 81, of Springhill, FL, died Saturday, February 25, 2023.  A private family memorial service will be held in Thomaston at a later date.

Mrs. Witty was born October 28, 1941, to the late Buford Jones and the late Geanie Belle Jones.  She was a 1959 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute...

Feb 22, 2023

Mrs. Grace Marlette "Molly" Greene Harp, age 88, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at Providence Health Care. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Harp will be held Sunday, February 26, at 5:00 PM at South View Cemetery with Rev. Tom Lowry officiating. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home from 4:00 until 5:00 Sunday afternoon.

Feb 21, 2023

Mrs. Lillian Lucille Newton Croft, age 89, of Thomaston and formerly of Cumming, GA, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023, surrounded by family at her residence. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Croft will be held Saturday, February 25, at 2:00 PM, in the Sawnee View Memorial Gardens in Cumming with Pastor Craig Richards officiating. The family will receive friends at...

Feb 16, 2023

Mrs. Jeanette Queen Menken, age 87, of Yatesville, died Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Upson Regional Medical Center. No services are planned at this time.

Mrs. Menken was born November 6, 1935, in Miami, FL, to the late Roy Queen and the late Sybil Queen. She had previously worked as a cafeteria employee of the Dade County,...

Feb 15, 2023

Mrs. Randy Hewett Hendricks, age 78, of Forsyth, GA, died Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon, GA.

Memorial services for Mrs. Hendricks will be held on Saturday, March 4, at 2:00 PM, at the Yatesville Methodist Church. Rev. Howard Gossett and Rev. Arianna Eberle will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Feb 5, 2023

Mrs. Margaret Caroline New Dunlap, age 71, of Cataula, GA, died Sunday, February 5, 2023, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Dunlap will be held on Saturday, February 11, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Bennett will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...

Feb 3, 2023

Mr. James Wendell Bryan, age 68, of Thomaston, died Friday, February 3, 2023, at Upson Regional Medical Center.

Graveside funeral services for Mr. Bryan will be held Tuesday, February 7, at 2:00 PM, at Harmony Church of The Nazarene Cemetery in Woodbury with Rev. Gene Wiseman officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until...

Feb 2, 2023

Mr. Eugene Leonard "Gene" Grosshans, age 81, of Thomaston, died Thursday, February 2, 2023, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Grosshans will be held on Tuesday, February 7, at 11:00 AM, at Lamar Memory Gardens in Barnesville, GA.

Mr. Grosshans was born on January 20, 1942, in Detroit, MI, to the late Fred...

Jan 30, 2023

Rev. John H. Cox, age 67, of Thomaston, died Monday, January 30, 2023, at his residence.

The family will hold a memorial service for Rev. Cox on Saturday, February 4, at 11:00 AM, at the Barnesville First United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10:00 until 11:00 AM at the church....

Jan 29, 2023

Mrs. Brenda Geraldine White Johnson, age 70, of Cumming, Georgia, died Sunday, January 29, 2023, at her residence.

Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson will be held Wednesday, February 1, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Smith and Rev. Jonah Thompson will officiate, and interment will follow at South View...

Jan 24, 2023

Bonita “Bonnie” Kendall Thomas, age 80, of Warm Springs, GA died Monday, January 24, 2023 at her home.

A native of Battle Creek, Michigan she was a daughter of the late Richard Dale and Violet Priscilla (Remender) Kendall. A third generation Seventh-day Adventist, Bonnie graduated from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan and married Gerald...

Jan 22, 2023

Ms. Patricia Ann Parkerson, age 81, of Thomaston, died Sunday, January 22, 2023, at her residence.

The family will hold a memorial service Saturday, January 28, 2023, at 1:00 PM, at 1547 Yatesville Highway, Thomaston, GA 30286. All family, friends, and acquaintances are invited to attend.

Ms. Parkerson was born January 2, 1942, in Thomaston,...