Obituaries

Oct 7, 2022

Mr. David Hugh Truitt, age 71, of Thomaston, died Friday, October 7, 2022, at Eastman Health and Rehab.

A service to celebrate David’s life will be held Sunday, October 16, 2022, at 2:00 PM, at Fletcher Day Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at the funeral home prior...

Oct 7, 2022

Mr. Earl William Dayton, 87, of Barnesville, GA, died October 7, 2022, at Sunny Grove Assisted Living in Barnesville. Funeral services for Mr. Dayton will be held on Sunday, October 9, at 1:00 PM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Katie Fowler and Mr. Richard Dayton will officiate, and interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in Barnesville....

Oct 6, 2022

Mrs. Ruth Turner Rogers, 96, of Thomaston, died Thursday, October 6, 2022, at her residence. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Rogers will be held Saturday, October 8, at 2:00 PM, in South View Cemetery. Rev. Paul Caspers and Mr. Bill Morgan will officiate. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Saturday from 1:00 until 2:00 PM....

Oct 4, 2022

Mr. John Marriage, Sr., age 59, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

A service to celebrate John’s life will be held Saturday, October 15, at 11:00 AM, at Silvertown Baptist Church. Rev. Jason Weems will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 AM at the church prior to the service.

Oct 2, 2022

Mrs. Louise Hall Maguire, 99, of Thomaston passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022.

A Funeral Service will be held Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. The funeral will be officiated by Rev. Steve Maguire, Rev. Jack Maguire, Rev. David Maguire. The family will receive friends from 10...

Sep 30, 2022

Mrs. Charlene Dooley, age 66, of Meansville, died Friday, September 30, 2022, at her residence.

A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Dooley will be held on Monday, October 3, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 PM at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home...

Sep 26, 2022

Mrs. Shirley Long Stephens Johnson, age 84, of Thomaston, passed away Monday, September 26, 2022, at her residence.

Graveside services for Mrs. Johnson will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM, at South View Cemetery with Rev. Jason Weeks officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, September 27, from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at...

Sep 24, 2022

Miss Clarice Evelyn Mitchell, age 101, of Thomaston, died Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the residence of her niece. Funeral services for Miss Mitchell will be held Thursday, September 29, at 4:00 PM, at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Ted Kandler will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...

Sep 24, 2022

Mrs. Nancy Ann Wilson Long, 75, of Greenville, GA, and formerly of Thomaston, died Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Newnan Piedmont Hospital.

Funeral services for Mrs. Long will be held on Tuesday, September 27, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King will officiate, and interment will follow in Upson...

Sep 22, 2022

Mr. Walter Luther Lee, 73, of Thomaston, died Thursday, September 22, at Upson Regional Medical Center. No services are planned at this time.

Mr. Lee was born in Thomaston on March 17, 1949, to the late Jessie Lee and Christine Dowdy Lee. He was a 1967 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute where he was a member...

Sep 16, 2022

Mr. Terry Dale Morgan, Sr., age 68, of Thomaston, died Friday, September 16, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Morgan was born in Bell County, Texas, on July 11, 1954, a son of the late Wayne Morgan and the late Patricia Breier. He was a 1972 graduate of Pike County Highschool and was a Central Store...

Sep 12, 2022

Mr. Martin Thurman Grizzard, 83, of Thomaston, died Monday, September 12, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 15, at 2:00 PM, at the First Presbyterian Church of Thomaston. Dr. Glenn Gilstrap will officiate, and interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, September 14, from 5:00 -...

Sep 8, 2022

Mr. Ronald Eugene Akins, 63, of Thomaston, GA, died Thursday, September 8, 2022, at his residence. Memorial services for Mr. Akins will be held at a later date.

Mr. Akins was born in Thomaston on May 15, 1959, to Carolyn Johnson Akins and the late Ronald Lee Akins. Mr. Akins served his country in the U. S....

Sep 4, 2022

Mrs. Shirley Ann Edwards Mooney, age 79, of Thomaston, died Sunday, September 4, 2022, at her residence.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, September 7, at 11:30 AM, at Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jason Weeks officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM on Wednesday at Fletcher-Day Funeral...

Aug 20, 2022

Mr. Jon Barron Gulley, age 21, of Thomaston, GA, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, August 20, 2022, in Statesboro, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Gulley will be held at the Upson-Lee Fine Arts Center on Saturday, August 27, at 11:00 AM with graveside services to follow at Glenwood Cemetery. Rev. Hugh Smith, Jr. and Rev....

Aug 19, 2022

Mrs. Louise Bradshaw Fallin, age 87, of Jensen Beach, Florida, died Friday, August 19, 2022, at Solaris Healthcare Parkway in Stuart, Florida. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Fallin will be held Wednesday, August 24, at 2:00 PM, at Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Travis Graham officiating. Family and friends are asked to gather at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home...

Aug 15, 2022

Mr. Harvey Ware Snow, 91, of Thomaston, died Monday, August 15, 2022, at Mountainside Senior Living of Warm Springs. Graveside services for Mr. Snow will be held on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 11:00 AM in Upson Memorial Gardens. Rev. Ted Kandler will officiate. Mr. Snow was born in Valdosta, GA, on September 22, 1930, a son of the...

Aug 12, 2022

Mr. Clayton Troy "C. T." Smith, 58, of Griffin, GA, died Friday, August 12, 2022, at Upson Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 19, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mr. Smith was born in Waycross, GA, on September 11, 1963, to Tina Smith and the late William David Smith, Sr....

Aug 11, 2022

Mr. Charlie Maple, III, 67, of Thomaston, Georgia formerly of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Georgia. The Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Maple will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Mercy Funeral Home Chapel, located at 1395 Gladys Street in Beaumont, Texas....

Aug 10, 2022

Mr. William "Ray" Malcolm, Jr., 81, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Malcolm will be held on Monday, August 15, at 11:00 AM, at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston with Rev. Ted Kandler officiating. Burial will be Monday afternoon at 3:00 PM at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta,...