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Mrs. Rosa Lee Jones Hinton
May 6, 2020
Mrs. Rosa Lee Jones Hinton, age 91, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The family will hold a private cryptside service at Upson Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hinton was born May 9, 1928, in Taylor County to the late Edgar Lee and Viola Mae Waters Jones. She was retired as an Expeditor with 31 years of service from the...
Ms. Kimberly Ann Holland
May 5, 2020
Ms. Kimberly Ann Holland, age 60, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at her residence. She was born on September 23, 1959, in Savannah, Georgia to the late Nolan Bradley and Dorothy Nell Holland. She was employed with K-Mart. Ms. Holland is survived by her son, Joel (Kayeloni) Henry of Dallas, GA. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home of Thomaston is...
Mr. Walter Hunt "Sonny" Peacock, Jr.
May 5, 2020
Mr. Walter Hunt Peacock, Jr., age 91, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 5, 2020. He was the beloved husband of the late Willie Henderson Peacock for 44 years at the time of her death in 1996. Mr. Peacock, a lifelong resident of Thomaston, Ga., was the son of the late Walter Hunt Peacock, Sr....
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Walker Blankenship
May 5, 2020
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Walker Blankenship, 88, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Providence Health Care. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Blankenship will be held on Friday, May 8, 2020 at 4:00 PM in South View Cemetery with Rev. Judson Barnes officiating. Mrs. Blankenship was born in the Pike County town of Molena on July 26, 1931, a...
Mr. James "Jimmy" Ira Sargent
May 3, 2020
Mr. Jimmy Sargent, age 58, of Thomaston, GA formally of Harriman passed away Sunday May 3, 2020 at his home. He served in the Army. Jimmy owned and operated a cleaning service in Georgia for many years. He is preceded in death by his father: Otis Sargent. He is survived by his son: Jimmy Sargent. Mother: Josia J. Sargent....
Mr. Carlton Homer Mcdaniel
May 2, 2020
Mr. Carlton Homer McDaniel, 74, of Thomaston, died Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 at his home. Graveside funeral services for Mr. McDaniel will be held on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at 11:00 AM in South View Cemetery with Mr. Chris Hinson and Rev. Bill Barber officiating. In light of the Covid 19 restrictions the family will be outside Fletcher-Day Funeral...
Mr. Jack Leon Caldwell, Sr.
May 1, 2020
Mr. Jack Leon Caldwell, Sr., 81, of Thomaston, died Friday, May 1, 2020 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Caldwell will be held on Monday, May 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM in Crystal Hill Cemetery with Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Mr. Caldwell was born in Butler on April 12, 1939, a son of the late...
Mr. Cleveland Earl Montgomery
Apr 29, 2020
Mr. Cleveland Earl Montgomery, 87, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his home. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Montgomery will be held on Friday, May 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Joey Smith and Dr. Derrick Keeter officiating. Friends are welcome to attend but due to Covid 19 restrictions, are asked to...
Mrs. Eleanor Carol Ellerbee Jimmerson
Apr 27, 2020
Mrs. Eleanor Carol Ellerbee Jimmerson, age 85, of Thomaston, died Monday, April 27, 2020, at Riverside Health and Rehab. A private graveside service will be held at Hendricks Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Jimmerson will lie in state at Fletcher-Day Funeral home for those who wish to have a private viewing time. Mrs. Jimmerson was born on November 6, 1934,...
Mrs. Kathryn Martin Daniel
Apr 15, 2020
Mrs. Kathryn Martin Daniel, 85, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Brightmoor Nursing Center in Griffin. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Daniel will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 2:00 PM in South View Cemetery with Dr. Benny Tate officiating. There will not be a scheduled visitation; however, Mrs. Daniel will lie in repose at...
Mrs. Mattie Lou Bonner Emmett
Apr 15, 2020
Mrs. Mattie Lou Bonner Emmett, 102, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Navicent Health, Macon Medical Center. Mrs. Emmett was born on June 28, 1917, in Shiloh, a daughter of the late Charlie and Elizabeth Anderson Bonner. She was a homemaker and was a member of East Thomaston Baptist Church. Mrs. Emmett is survived by her son...
Mrs. Betty Franklin Brodnax
Apr 15, 2020
Mrs. Betty Franklin Brodnax, 92, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Betty was born February 12, 1928, in Thomaston, Georgia. She was the last of ten children born to Ruth Ellington Franklin and Will Franklin. Betty graduated from R. E. Lee High School and began a career in textiles. Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 73...
Mr. Willard Lester Boyt
Apr 13, 2020
Mr. Willard Lester Boyt, age 89, of Thomaston, died Monday evening, April 13, 2020, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held by the family at a later date. Mr. Boyt was born on January 3, 1931, to the late Jim Will Boyt and Esther McCrae Boyt in Upson County. He served his country honorably in the...
Mr. Vincent Michael Depriest
Apr 10, 2020
Mr. Vincent Michael DePriest, 59, of Thomaston, died Friday, April 10, 2020, at his residence. Memorial services for Mr. DePriest will be announced later by Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mr. DePriest was born February 6, 1961, in Jacksonville, FL, to the late Buford and Betty DePriest. He was formerly employed with B. F. Goodrich Martha Mills and was most recently...
Ms. Janice Hall Price
Apr 2, 2020
Ms. Janice Hall Price, 73, of Thomaston, died Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Wellstar Spalding Hospital in Griffin. Ms. Price was born in Camden, NJ, on June 26, 1946, a daughter of the late Robert Daughten and Martha Belle Bennett Hall. She was a self-employed pet caretaker. Ms. Price was a member of the Upson Humane Society and Animal...
Mrs. Claudia "Joyce" Hancock Walters
Apr 2, 2020
Claudia “Joyce” Hancock Walters, 86, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Upson County, Joyce grew up surrounded by peach orchards and packing houses. Many of the childhood stories she shared with family over the years and her novel “Thomaston Queen” were inspired by experiences on the Hancock farm. Joyce graduated from Robert E. Lee...
Mr. Garner Mckenzie Ellerbee
Mar 26, 2020
Mr. Garner McKenzie Ellerbee, 93, of Thomaston, died Thursday, March 26, 2020, at his residence. Private funeral services for Mr. Ellerbee will be held in Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Huey Allen Bridgman and Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Mr. Ellerbee, a native Upsonian, was born January 30, 1927, to the late William Thomas Ellerbee, Sr. and Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Shivers...
Mr. John Emerson Giles
Mar 24, 2020
Mr. John Emerson Giles, 81, of Culloden, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at his home. Mr. Giles was born in Florida on January 15, 1939, a son of the late Raymond and Emma Elizabeth Toth Giles. He served his country in the U. S. Navy and was a retired electrician for Toys R' Us. Survivors include his children, John...
Mrs. Martha Ann Perkins Mccrary
Mar 24, 2020
Mrs. Martha Ann Perkins McCrary, 90, of Molena, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. McCrary was born in Zebulon on February 22, 1930, a daughter of the late Melvin and Ruby Tolen Perkins. She was employed by the William Carter Company and worked as an instructor for 27 years until her retirement. Mrs. McCrary...
Mr. James Terry Joiner
Mar 20, 2020
Mr. James Terry Joiner, 70, of Thomaston, died Friday, March 20, 2020, at his residence. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Joiner will be held on Monday, March 23, 2020, at 11:00 AM in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. The family may be contacted at the residence. Mr. Joiner was born on October 21, 1949, son of...
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