Obituaries

Mr. William S. "Bill" Wheeless, Sr.

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...

Mr. James E. “Jimmy” Womble, Sr.

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...

Mr. William Allen "Tiger" Turner

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...

Mrs. Elizabeth "Liz" Jones Witty

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...

Mrs. Grace Marlette "Molly" Greene Harp

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.

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Mrs. Lillian Lucille Newton Croft

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...

Mrs. Jeanette Queen Menken

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,...

Mrs. Randy Hewett Hendricks

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...

Mrs. Margaret Caroline New Dunlap

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...

Mr. James Wendell Bryan

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...

Mr. Eugene Leonard "Gene" Grosshans

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...

Rev. John H. Cox

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....

Mrs. Brenda Geraldine White Johnson

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...

Mrs. Bonita "Bonnie" Kendall Thomas

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...

Ms. Patricia Ann Parkerson

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,...

Mr. Peter James "Jim" Wagner

Jan 22, 2023

Mr. Peter James Wagner, age 87, of Thomaston, GA, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Jim, as he was better known, was born on October 12, 1935, in Pittsburgh, PA to Peter J. and Genevieve (Vilsack) Wagner. Jim is survived by his loving wife Betty Wagner, adored sister Carole Kren of Jacksonville, FL, beloved...

Mr. Virgil Dwight Dowdy

Jan 21, 2023

Mr. Virgil Dwight Dowdy, age 71, of Thomaston, died Saturday morning, January 21, 2023, at Harborview Health Care.

Mr. Dowdy was born April 25, 1951, in Upson County, a son of the late Douglas Eubanks Dowdy and the late Shirley Young Wheeless. He was employed as a doffer for Thomaston Mills and later Aldora Mills....

Mrs. Brenda June Mcbride

Jan 19, 2023

Mrs. Brenda June McBride, age 77, of Vidalia, Georgia, formerly of Thomaston, died Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Piedmont Rockdale Hospital in Conyers.

Funeral services for Mrs. McBride will be held Saturday, January 28, at 12:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Steve Patrick will officiate, and interment will follow at Upson...

Mrs. Gloria Burson Petkas

Jan 19, 2023

Mrs. Gloria Burson Petkas passed away at her home on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Gloria was preceded in death by her father Brooks, her mother Mildred, her brother William, and her husband Nicholas. She is survived by her sister Caroline, sons Steven, James and Daniel, daughter Penelope, and grandchildren Jonathan, Brennan, Brooke, Kailee, and Theodore.

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Mrs. Janet Lynn Hunter

Jan 18, 2023

Mrs. Janet Lynn Hunter, age 63, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at her residence.

At this time no services are planned.

Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.