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Mr. William Richard "Billy" Todd

Mr. William Richard "Billy" Todd

Oct 13, 2020

Mr. William Richard "Billy" Todd, age 66, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at Navicent Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Todd will be held on Friday, October 16, 2020, at 2:00 PM, in South View Cemetery. Pastor Jacob Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on...

Mrs. Marie Hammock

Mrs. Marie Hammock

Oct 12, 2020

Mrs. Marie Hammock, age 86, of Thomaston, died Monday, October 12, 2020, at Thomaston Manor. Funeral services for Mrs. Hammock will be held on Wednesday, October 14, at 1:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Dr. Rex King officiating. Interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 11:00 AM...

Mrs. Joyce Moore Mcdaniel

Mrs. Joyce Moore Mcdaniel

Oct 12, 2020

Mrs. Joyce Moore McDaniel, age 92, of Thomaton, died Monday, October 12, 2020, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. McDaniel will be held at South View Cemetery on Friday, October 16, at 11:00 AM, with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening, October 15, from 6 until 8 PM, at...

Ms. Nancy Ann Lee Rodriguez

Ms. Nancy Ann Lee Rodriguez

Oct 11, 2020

Ms. Nancy Ann Lee Rodriguez, age 73, of Barnesville, died on Sunday evening, October 11, 2020. Nancy was born on December 11, 1946, in Tampa, Florida to the late Floyd Charles Lee and the late Martha Jean Colado Lee. She is survived by three children: Robin House of Temecula, CA, Gregory Lee of Thomaston, GA, and Shannon House of...

Mrs. Gladys Thompson Gillstrap

Mrs. Gladys Thompson Gillstrap

Oct 9, 2020

Mrs. Gladys Thompson Gillstrap, age 95, of Thomaston died Friday, October 9, 2020, at Riverside Health and Rehab. A private funeral service will be held in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with burial to follow in South View Cemetery. Mrs. Gillstrap was born July 16, 1925, in Fruithurst, AL, to the late Lemuel Jackson Thompson and Izella Barker...

Mrs. Regina Trice Hawkins

Mrs. Regina Trice Hawkins

Oct 6, 2020

Regina Trice Hawkins died October 6, 2020, at the age of 82. Regina was born in Macon, GA, and graduated from Emory in 1960. She was married to Dr. Jack Milton Hawkins for 51 years. She was a member of the Highlands Country Club, Capital City Club, Atlanta Junior League, the Atlanta Historical Society, and GA Women of Achievement....

Mr. Stoney R. Daniel

Mr. Stoney R. Daniel

Oct 6, 2020

Mr. Stoney R. Daniel, age 55, of Molena, died on Tuesday evening, October 6, 2020, at Upson Regional Medical Center. The family of Mr. Daniel will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Friday evening, October 9, from 7:00 until 9:00 PM. Mr. Daniel was born on June 4, 1965 in Warm Springs, Georgia to Patricia Huckaby Daniel and...

Mr. Robert Donald "Don" Jimerson, Sr.

Mr. Robert Donald "Don" Jimerson, Sr.

Sep 29, 2020

Mr. Robert Donald "Don" Jimerson, Sr., age 86, of Thomaston, died on Tuesday morning, September 29, 2020, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside services for Mr. Jimerson will be held on Saturday, October 3, at 11:00 AM, in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Andy Cunningham and Rev. Dr. Harvey West officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday evening,...

Mrs. Bobbie Moore Mccrary

Mrs. Bobbie Moore Mccrary

Sep 21, 2020

Mrs. Bobbie Moore McCrary, age 89, of Thomaston, died on Monday, September 21, 2020, at Riverside Health & Rehab. Graveside funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 24, at 11:00 AM, in South View Cemetery with Pastor Gerry Andersen officiating. Mrs. McCrary was born on April 13, 1931 in Thomaston, Georgia to the late Labon Beckham Moore and...

Mrs. Eunice  Ruffin Harris

Mrs. Eunice Ruffin Harris

Sep 20, 2020

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Mrs. Eunice Harris. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 20, 2020. Eunice was born in Thomaston, GA on December 11, 1922 and lived there until the age of 92. She moved to Orlando, FL in 2014 to be closer to her only daughter, Tena. She...

Mrs. Laverne  Ruth Lay

Mrs. Laverne Ruth Lay

Sep 15, 2020

Mrs. Laverne Ruth Lay, age 85, of Thomaston, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Little-Davenport Funeral Home of Gainesville. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home was entrusted with local arrangements.

Mrs. Jewell Brock Dawson

Mrs. Jewell Brock Dawson

Sep 15, 2020

Mrs. Jewell Brock Dawson was called home on Tuesday September 15, 2020. Mrs. Dawson was born in Atlanta on December 25, 1926. She was the youngest daughter of Ernest Ponder Brock and Nora Elizabeth Winslett Brock. The Brock family moved to Thomaston in the late 1930’s where Jewell graduated from R. E. Lee High School in 1944. She was...

Mr. Billy Sylvester Brown

Mr. Billy Sylvester Brown

Sep 14, 2020

Mr. Billy Sylvester Brown, age 90, of Thomaston, died on Monday afternoon, September 14, 2020, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Brown will be held on Wednesday, September 16, at 11:00 AM, in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Dr. Rex King officiating. A private family interment will follow in South View Cemetery, and the family will...

Mr. Donald Carr

Mr. Donald Carr

Sep 14, 2020

Mr. Donald Lee Carr, age 74, of Thomaston, formerly of Winder, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 14, 2020. Mr. Carr will be best remembered by his family as a devoted and loving husband. He was a wonderful grandfather to his grandchildren. Mr. Carr is survived by his step-son, Corey (Heidi) Coffey of Fortville, Indiana; and grandchildren, Johna Coffey,...

Mr. Robert Powell "Bob" Hodges

Mr. Robert Powell "Bob" Hodges

Sep 13, 2020

Mr. Robert Powell "Bob" Hodges, age 90, of Atlanta, died on Sunday morning, September 13, 2020, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. The Life of Robert Powell Hodges, May 24, 1930 - September 13, 2020. Bob Hodges was born in 1930 in Decatur, Georgia to Thomas Lumpkin Hodges and Lillian Belle Powell Hodges, and was the third of four brothers....

Mrs. Brenda Shepard Pacatte

Mrs. Brenda Shepard Pacatte

Sep 9, 2020

Mrs. Brenda Lee Shepard Pacatte, age 57, of Griffin, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at her residence in Griffin, GA. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 12, at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Truitt will officiate and the family will receive friends from 10:30 until 11:00 AM. The family respectfully...

Mrs. Rainera V. Melvin

Mrs. Rainera V. Melvin

Sep 8, 2020

Mrs. Rainera V. Melvin, 87, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Thomaston Manor. Mrs. Melvin was born in Rota, Spain, on March 28, 1933, a daughter of the late Jose Tirado and Consuelo Tirado. She came to the United States as a military bride and became a United States citizen in 1972. She was proud to be...

Mrs. Hazel Barfield Hammock

Mrs. Hazel Barfield Hammock

Sep 8, 2020

Mrs. Hazel Barfield Hammock passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Funeral services for Mrs. Hammock will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Dr. Rex King officiating. Burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family asks that social distancing guidelines be...

Mrs. Opal Braswell Franko

Mrs. Opal Braswell Franko

Sep 4, 2020

Mrs. Opal Braswell Franko, 97, of Thomaston, GA., was called home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 4, 2020. Born in Jefferson County, GA on July 29, 1923, she was predeceased by her father, W. B. “Ben” Braswell, mother, Brina Thigpen Braswell, and husband, James A. Franko. Mrs. Franko was a resident of Thomaston since 1955 and...

Mr. Larry Jack Rhodes

Mr. Larry Jack Rhodes

Aug 31, 2020

Mr. Larry Jack Rhodes, age 83, of Covington, died on Monday morning, August 31, 2020, at Harborview Health Care in Thomaston. Mr. Rhodes was born on August 17, 1937 to the late A. T. Rhodes and the late Sue Neil Cox Rhodes in Easley, South Carolina. He served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. Mr. Rhodes...