Obituaries

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Mrs. Ann Arrington Britt

Mrs. Ann Arrington Britt

Aug 2, 2022

Mrs. Ann Arrington Britt, age 88, of Thomaston, died on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at West Village Assisted Living Center. Funeral services will be held for Ann Arrington Britt on Friday, August 5, 2022, at 11:00 AM. at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Andy Cunningham and Rev. Herb Flanders officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The...

Mrs. Carolyn  Jean Cochran Truitt Suggs

Mrs. Carolyn Jean Cochran Truitt Suggs

Jul 28, 2022

Mrs. Carolyn Jean Cochran Truitt Suggs, 65, of Thomaston, died Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Suggs will be held Sunday, July 31, at 3:00 PM, at Valley Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Travis Graham will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church on...

Mrs. Mary Joan Johnson

Mrs. Mary Joan Johnson

Jul 26, 2022

Mrs. Mary Joan Johnson, 89, of Thomaston, died July 26, 2022, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Johnson will be held Thursday, July 28, at 11:00 AM, at Upson Memorial Gardens. Rev. Tim South will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, July 27, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at the family residence, 125...

Mrs. Donlea Maynard Ryals

Mrs. Donlea Maynard Ryals

Jul 23, 2022

Mrs. Donlea Maynard Ryals, 53, of Thomaston, died Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Private cryptside funeral services for Mrs. Ryals will be held Monday, July 25, at 10:30, at Upson Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with Rev. Jason Weems officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, July 25, from 9:30 - 10:30 at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home....

Mrs. Marjorie Andrews Smith

Mrs. Marjorie Andrews Smith

Jul 22, 2022

Mrs. Marjorie Andrews Smith, age 101, of Marietta, GA, formerly of Thomaston, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at Wellstar Tranquility Hospice in Marietta, GA. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be held on Sunday, July 31, at 2:00 PM, at South View Cemetery with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap officiating. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home Sunday...

Mr. Charles Wesley "Yogi" Perdue

Mr. Charles Wesley "Yogi" Perdue

Jul 18, 2022

Mr. Charles Wesley "Yogi" Perdue, age 76, of Monroe, Georgia, died Monday, July 18, 2022, at Emory University Hospital. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Perdue will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 12:00 PM, in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home from 10:00 until 11:30 AM. Mr. Perdue...

Mr. Gerald "Jerry"  Mcbride

Mr. Gerald "Jerry" Mcbride

Jul 12, 2022

Mr. Gerald "Jerry" McBride, age 81, of Vidalia, GA, and formerly of Thomaston, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at Emanuel County Medical Center in Swainsboro, GA. Funeral services for Mr. McBride will be held on Saturday, July 16, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Patrick officiating. Interment will follow in Upson Memorial...

Mr. Thomas Rubyn Eubanks, Sr.

Mr. Thomas Rubyn Eubanks, Sr.

Jul 8, 2022

Mr. Thomas Rubyn Eubanks, Sr., 92, of Thomaston, died Friday, July 8, 2022, at Harborview Health Care. Funeral services for Mr. Eubanks will be held on Sunday, July 10, at 2:00 PM, 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...

Mr. Hubert Lee Ralston, Jr.

Mr. Hubert Lee Ralston, Jr.

Jul 7, 2022

Mr. Hubert Lee Ralston, Jr., age 80, of Thomaston, died Thursday, July 7, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 10, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Bennett will officiate, and interment will be held at Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Dawsonville, Georgia at 3:00 PM, Sunday, July...

Mrs. Ophelia Peterman

Mrs. Ophelia Peterman

Jul 4, 2022

Mrs. Ophelia Peterman, 87, of Forsyth, GA, died Monday, July 4, 2022, at The Lodge in Warner Robins, GA. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Peterman will be held on Friday, July 8, at 10:00 AM, in Upson Memorial Gardens, 1367 Woodland Highway, Thomaston, GA, with Rev. Ricky Niblett and Rev. Ricky Tidwell officiating. The family will receive friends on...

Mrs. Brenda Faye Youngblood Spillers

Mrs. Brenda Faye Youngblood Spillers

Jun 30, 2022

Mrs. Brenda Faye Youngblood Spillers, 69, of Thomaston, died Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Spillers will be held Sunday, July 3, at 2:00 PM, in Upson Memorial Gardens with Pastor Jereme Chaney officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1:00 until 2:00 PM at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mrs. Spillers...

Mrs. Lillie Mae Thurman

Mrs. Lillie Mae Thurman

Jun 26, 2022

Lillie N. Thurman, age 83, passed away at Riverside nursing home on June 26, 2022, after a long illness. Lillie Mae Naglie Thurman was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on July 9, 1938, the daughter of the late Kenneth N. Naglie and Edna Hadley Naglie. When she was still a child, her family moved to Peterborough, N. H., the...

Mr. Robert  Bruce "Bob" Williams

Mr. Robert Bruce "Bob" Williams

Jun 25, 2022

Mr. Robert Bruce “Bob” Williams, age 73, of Thomaston, died Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Harborview Health Care. Funeral services for Mr. Williams will be held Tuesday, June 28, at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Travis Graham will officiate, and interment will follow in New Hope Cemetery in Yatesville. The family will receive friends...

Mr. Kenneth R. Stansell

Mr. Kenneth R. Stansell

Jun 23, 2022

Mr. Kenneth R. Stansell, age 71, of White Plains, Georgia, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at his son's residence in Commerce, Georgia. A service to celebrate Mr. Stansell’s life will be held Saturday, July 2, at 2:00 PM, at Antioch Baptist Church with his sons officiating. Following the service, he will be laid to rest beside his parents in...

Mr. Timothy Charles "Chuck" Gravitt

Mr. Timothy Charles "Chuck" Gravitt

Jun 22, 2022

Mr. Timothy Charles “Chuck” Gravitt, age 49, of Thomaston, Georgia, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Upson Regional Medical Center. In accordance with Mr. Gravitt’s wishes, there will be no funeral service. Chuck, as he was known to family and friends, was born June 19, 1973, in Griffin, Georgia. He was a self-employed contractor. Mr. Gravitt is survived by...

Mrs. Sylvia Reeves Oakley

Mrs. Sylvia Reeves Oakley

Jun 20, 2022

Sylvia Reeves Oakley, 90, completed her life’s journey on June 20, 2022. Born on June 15, 1932, in Thomaston, GA, she enjoyed an idyllic childhood in this small mill town, as the daughter of the town’s pharmacist, the granddaughter of its police chief, and the beneficiary of a childhood spent in a rambling house at the edge of town,...

Mr. Thomas Black "Tommy" Howell, Sr.

Mr. Thomas Black "Tommy" Howell, Sr.

Jun 19, 2022

Mr. Thomas Black “Tommy” Howell, Sr., age 95, of Thomaston, died Sunday, June 19, 2022, at his daughter’s residence. A service to celebrate Mr. Howell’s life will be held Wednesday, June 22, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Judson Barnes will officiate, and the interment will follow in the Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery....

Mr. Charles  "Charlie" Varner

Mr. Charles "Charlie" Varner

Jun 19, 2022

Charles “Charlie” Monroe Varner May 13, 1940-June 19, 2022 Graveside memorial services for Mr. Varner will be held Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 11:00 AM, in South View Cemetery, with Rev. Andy Cunningham officiating. Charlie Varner, age 82, died peacefully in his sleep at ManorCare, Decatur, GA. He was born in Thomaston, GA, the son of Frank C. Varner,...

Mrs. Martha Louisa Mullins Brewton

Mrs. Martha Louisa Mullins Brewton

Jun 19, 2022

Martha Louisa Mullins Brewton went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 2:00 PM, at First Baptist Church, Thomaston, GA, 208 South Church Street with Rev. Ted Kandler officiating. The family will receive friends and family at a visitation held immediately following the service...

Mrs. Catherine Baston

Mrs. Catherine Baston

Jun 18, 2022

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, June 18, 2022, Mrs. Catherine Atkinson Baston, 88, loving wife of the late Robert “Billy” William Baston. Catherine was born in Jefferson County but spent most of her life in Columbia County. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Family members include her daughter: Barbara “Bobbie” Baston Daniel and husband...