Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
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...
Mr. James Madison Barron
Dec 18, 2021
Mr. James Madison Barron, 93, of Marietta, GA, died Saturday, December 18, 2021, at his residence. Graveside memorial services for Mr. Barron will be held on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 1:00 PM, in Glenwood Cemetery with Pastor Jereme Chaney officiating. Mr. Barron was born in Thomaston, GA, on August 15, 1928, to the late Alvah Votelle Barron and...
Mrs. Rosa Lee Mangham King
Dec 17, 2021
Mrs. Rosa Lee Mangham King, age 105, of the Lifsey Springs community in Pike County went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, December 17, 2021, at Upson Regional Medical Center. A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, December 22, at 2:00 PM, at the Beulah Baptist Church in Pike County. Interment will follow in...
Mr. Jerry Duane Gay
Dec 14, 2021
Mr. Jerry Duane Gay, age 88, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at his residence. The family will hold a memorial service to honor and celebrate Jerry’s life on Saturday, December 18, at 1:00 PM, at Pike Assembly of God in Zebulon with Rev. Tommy Smith officiating. Jerry was born in Union, Mississippi, on August 3, 1933, a...
Mr. Howard Lester "Mutt" Ward
Dec 9, 2021
Mr. Howard Lester "Mutt" Ward, 64, formerly of Yatesville, GA, died Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Azalea Manor in Marietta, GA. Memorial services for Mr. Ward will be held Saturday, December 11, at 4:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Cunningham officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 until...
Mr. Thomas H. Morton
Dec 9, 2021
Mr. Thomas H. Morton, 99, of Molena, GA, died Thursday, December 9, 2021, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Morton will be held Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 2:00 PM. at Oak Hill Church in Griffin, GA, with Rev. John Nance and Rev. Vernon Ritchie officiating. Interment will be private for family only at Westwood Gardens in Griffin,...
Mrs. Frances Taylor Beverly
Dec 7, 2021
Mrs. Frances Taylor Beverly, age 83, of Stockbridge, Georgia passed away, Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Frances was born November 28, 1938, in Thomaston, a daughter, of the late Perry L. Taylor and the late Sophie Eudine Taylor. Frances enjoyed cooking, collecting, and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, she was...
Ms. Amy Richelle Dunn
Dec 5, 2021
Ms. Amy Richelle Dunn, age 51, of Thomaston, GA, died December 5, 2021, at her residence. No services are planned at this time. Ms. Dunn was born on September 21, 1970, to the late Richard and Lounell Burns. She was retired from Publix Supermarkets. Survivors include her daughter, Mira Grace Dunn of Thomaston; her son: Bo Dunn of Haines,...
Mrs. Linda Kaye Presley Shepard
Dec 1, 2021
Mrs. Linda Kaye Presley Shepard, 75, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services for Mrs. Shepard will be held Saturday, December 4, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Blackston officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday morning from 10:00 AM until...
Mr. Richard D. Gregg
Dec 1, 2021
Mr. Richard D. Gregg, 74, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, December 1, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Gregg will be held Friday, December 3, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Pastor Tim Nixon and Rev. Edward Rigby will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Mrs. Barbara Ann Utter
Nov 30, 2021
Mrs. Barbara Ann Utter, age 80, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at her residence. No services are planned at this time. Mrs. Utter is survived by her son, Tod Utter, of Thomaston. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Sandra Priester
Nov 28, 2021
Mrs. Sandra Priester, age 75, of Thomaston, Georgia, died Sunday morning November 28, 2021, at Upson Regional Medical Center. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Cunningham officiating. The family will greet friends immediately following the service. Mrs. Priester was a native of...
Mr. Douglas "Doug" Keith Bransford
Nov 23, 2021
Douglas Keith Bransford, 61, of Saint Louis, MO and formerly of Thomaston, GA was found dead of natural causes at his home on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Born in Thomaston on August 10, 1960, Doug was the youngest son of the late William Edwin Bransford and Janette Smith Bransford. A 1978 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute, Doug excelled...
Mrs. Rose Meeks Walker
Nov 20, 2021
Mrs. Rose Meeks Walker, age 91, of Thomaston, died Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Walker will be held Tuesday, November 23, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Travis Graham will officiate and the interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...
Mr. Thomas Richard "Dick" Huguley, Jr.
Nov 15, 2021
Mr. Thomas Richard “Dick” Huguley, Jr., age 68, of Carrollton, Georgia, died Monday, November 15, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Huguley was born November 6, 1953 in Thomaston, Georgia, to the late Thomas Richard Huguley, Sr. and the late Louise Ferrell Huguley. He received his Master’s in Journalism from the University of West Georgia, where he was later employed....
Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Ritch Perdue
Nov 13, 2021
Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Ritch Perdue, age 90, of Ball Ground, Georgia, died Saturday evening, November 13, 2021, at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital in Atlanta. Funeral services for Mrs. Perdue will be held Wednesday, November 17, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Andy Cunningham will officiate and the interment will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family...