Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Mr. Mark E. Fox
Feb 2, 2022
Mr. Mark E. Fox, age 45, of Barnesville, died Wednesday, 2/2/22, at Atrium Health, Macon Medical Center in Macon. A memorial service to celebrate Mark’s life will be held on Saturday, February 12, at 5:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Pastor Billy Smith and Mr. Dennis Gore will officiate. The family will receive friends from 4:00...
Mr. Gary Fred Self
Jan 28, 2022
Mr. Gary Fred Self, age 79, of Thomaston, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Emory University Midtown Hospital in Atlanta, following a brief illness. The family of Mr. Self will receive friends from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Friday, February 4, at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. A graveside memorial service will be held on Sunday, February 6, at...
Mrs. Dorothy C. Parkerson
Jan 24, 2022
Mrs. Dorothy C. Parkerson, age 81, of Thomaston, died Monday, January 24, 2022, at her residence. Memorial services for Mrs. Parkerson will be held Saturday, February 5, at 4:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM until 4:00 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Parkerson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana,...
Mrs. Janice Reeves Smith
Jan 23, 2022
Mrs. Janice Reeves Smith, age 71, of Thomaston, died Sunday, January 23, 2022, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be held Wednesday, January 26, at 2:00 PM, at Mt. View Baptist Church with Dr. Ryan Christopher and Dr. Rex King officiating. Interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening...
Mrs. Dianne Hitson Riggins
Jan 19, 2022
Mrs. Dianne Hitson Riggins, age 70, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services for Mrs. Riggins will be held Saturday, January 22, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM prior to the service. Mrs. Riggins was born in...
Mr. Ernest W. Dawson
Jan 19, 2022
Mr. Ernest W. Dawson, age 93, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Dawson will be held Tuesday, January 25, at 2:00 PM, at Fellowship Baptist Church with Dr. Rex King officiating. Interment will follow the service in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Monday...
Mr. Franklin Varnell Slaughter
Jan 17, 2022
Mr. Franklin Varnell Slaughter, age 74, of Thomaston, died Monday morning, January 17, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Slaughter will be held on Thursday, January 20, at 2:00 PM, in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Wednesday evening, from...
Mr. Nicholas Branan "Nick" Collins
Jan 15, 2022
Mr. Nicholas Branan “Nick” Collins, age 55, of Atlanta, died Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell. Memorial Services for Mr. Collins will be held on Saturday, February 12, 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 the funeral home. Mr. Collins was...
Mr. Julius Elliott Stewart
Jan 13, 2022
Mr. Julius Elliott Stewart, 50, of Thomaston, died Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Stewart will be held on Tuesday, January 18, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Elder Billy Mullis will officiate, and interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Monday...
Mrs. Mary Frances Dawkins Deal
Jan 13, 2022
Mrs. Mary Frances Dawkins Deal, known as Boots to her beloved husband, Dickie, died on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at West Village Retirement Community in Thomaston, GA. Her family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Frances was born on August 14, 1928, the sixth of nine children, to the late Franklin Thomas Dawkins and Myrtle Mae...
Mrs. Shirley Leigh Owsley
Jan 8, 2022
Mrs. Shirley Leigh Owsley, 83, of Thomaston, died Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Owsley will be held on Wednesday, January 12, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Dean Hemphill and Rev. Marc Pritchett will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will...
Mr. Bobby Hamby
Jan 6, 2022
Mr. Bobby Hamby, age 70, of Thomaston, died Thursday, January 6, 2022, at his residence. Memorial services for Mr. Hamby will be held on Sunday, January 9, at 2:00 PM, at Twin Oaks Baptist Tabernacle. Pastor Kevin Stroup will officiate. The service will be live streamed at TOBT4ME.ORG. The family will receive friends following the service at the residence...
Mr. Wayne Hughes, Jr.
Jan 5, 2022
Mr. Wayne Hughes, Jr., age 67, of Molena, GA, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at his residence. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Monday, January 10, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM. A brief eulogy will follow. Mr. Hughes was born in Summerville, GA, on February 17, 1954, to Virginia Lois Hughes Gordy and the...
Mrs. Bobbie Kendrick Corley
Jan 1, 2022
Mrs. Bobbie Kendrick Corley, 84, of Thomaston, died Saturday, January 1, 2022, at Heritage Inn Health & Rehab of Barnesville. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Corley will be held on Tuesday, January 4, at 2:00 PM, in South View Cemetery with Rev. Ted Kandler officiating. Mrs. Corley was born in Thomaston on December 5, 1937, to the late Robert...
Mr. David Ronald "Ronnie" Taylor
Dec 28, 2021
Mr. David Ronald "Ronnie" Taylor, age 74, of Thomaston, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at his residence. Memorial services for Mr. Taylor will be held Thursday, December 30, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King and Mr. Andrew B. Taylor will officiate, and he will be laid to rest in the Mountain...
Mrs. Janelle Lowe Howell
Dec 27, 2021
Mrs. Janelle Lowe Howell, 84, of Thomaston, died Monday, December 27, 2021, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Howell will be held on Thursday, December 30, at 4:00 PM, at Antioch United Methodist Church. A private family interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Howell was born in Griffin, GA, on February 6, 1937, to...
Mr. James Alton Bland
Dec 27, 2021
Mr. James Alton Bland, 90, of Thomaston, died Monday, December 27, 2021, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Bland will be held Thursday, December 30, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King will officiate, and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 1:00 PM...
Ms. Connie Watson Adams
Dec 23, 2021
Ms. Connie Watson Adams, age 69, of Thomaston, died Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside services for Ms. Adams will be held Sunday, December 26, at 2:00 PM, at Friendship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jason Weeks will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home from 12:30 until 1:30 PM....
Ms. Janice Earline Morris
Dec 20, 2021
Ms. Janice Earline Morris, age 70, of Thomaston, passed away at Harborview Health Care on Monday, December 20, 2021. Ms. Morris was born in Columbus, GA, on December 14, 1951, to the late Faye Reed and Robert Morris. She was a phlebotomist by trade and had been employed with Upson Regional Medical Center. She enjoyed working with people. In...
Mrs. Nancy Luise "Mimi" Flem
Dec 19, 2021
Mrs. Nancy Luise “Mimi” Flem, of Thomaston, was surrounded by her loving family and precious husband all week, then on Sunday morning, December 19, 2021, she went to be with Jesus, at Riverside Health and Rehab. She was 83. A service to honor and celebrate the life of Mrs. Flem will be held by the family on Monday, December...