Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Mr. Willie Clifton Kelly, Sr.
Oct 2, 2019
Mr. Willie Clifton Kelly, Sr., 89, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at the Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin. Funeral services for Mr. Kelly will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mr. Kelly will receive...
Mr. Clifford Lowell Mcswain
Sep 30, 2019
Mr. Clifford Lowell McSwain, age 91, of Molena, GA, died Monday morning, September 30, 2019, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services for Mr. McSwain will be held on Wednesday, October 2, at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Bennett officiating. Interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mr. McSwain...
Mrs. Edith Walker Fallin
Sep 21, 2019
Mrs. Edith Walker Fallin, 93, of Marietta, died Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Tranquility Hospice at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Fallin will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 2:00 PM in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs. Fallin will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Saturday from 12:30 until...
Mr. Calvin L. Till, Sr.
Sep 21, 2019
Mr. Calvin L. Till, Sr., 74, of Thomaston and formerly of Monroe County, died Saturday, September 21, 2019 at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Till will be held Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:00 PM at the Crest Campus of the Fellowship Baptist Church, 3133 Crest Highway, Thomaston, GA 30286, with Rev. Jason Weeks officiating. Burial will take...
Mr. William Donald "Dee" Rogers
Sep 21, 2019
Mr. William Donald “Dee” Rogers, 90, of Thomaston, Ga., died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, Ga. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Thomaston, with the Rev. Bill Barber and the Rev. Don Howell officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in South View Cemetery...
Mr. Melvin H. Fallin, Jr.
Sep 20, 2019
Melvin H. Fallin, Jr., 80, died Friday, September 20, 2019, at his beloved home in Thomaston, Ga. Funeral services for Melvin will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 23, at First Baptist Church of Thomaston, with the Rev. Bill Barber and Mr. Chris Hinson officiating. Interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Mr. William Jack English
Sep 11, 2019
Mr. William Jack English, age 95, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. English will be held on Sunday, September 15, at 3:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Patsor Robbie Shirah and Rev. Ken English officiating. Interment will follow in Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will...
Mrs. Bettie Jo Barfield Allen
Sep 10, 2019
Mrs. Bettie Jo Barfield Allen, 84, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Memorial services for Mrs. Allen will be held on Saturday, September 14, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Dr. Rex King officiating. Mrs. Allen, a native Thomastonian, was born September 15, 1934, to the late...
Mr. Robert Richard "Bobby" Howell
Sep 7, 2019
Mr. Robert Richard "Bobby" Howell, 91, of Griffin and formerly of McDonough, died Saturday, September 7, 2019. Funeral services for Mr. Howell will be held on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mr. Howell will be interred at Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery, but all services will be concluded at...
Mr. James Leonard Frye
Sep 6, 2019
Mr. James Leonard Frye, 87, of Yatesville, died Friday, September 6th, 2019 at Navicent Health, Macon Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Frye will be held on Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 at 11:00 at the Yatesville Baptist Church with Rev. John Wesley Long officiating. Burial will follow in the New Hope Cemetery. The family of Mr. Frye will receive...
Mrs. Ruth L. Bachman
Sep 5, 2019
Mrs. Ruth L. Bachman, 91, of Yatesville, died Thursday, September 5, 2019, at her home. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Bachman will be held in Commerce, GA on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at 2:00 PM at Jackson Memorial Park, 6825 Jefferson Road, Commerce, GA. The family of Mrs. Bachman will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Friday from...
Mrs. Nora "Mina" Cochran
Aug 31, 2019
Mrs. Nora "Mina" Cochran, 94, of Thomaston, died Saturday, August 31, 2019, at Harborview Health Care. Funeral services for Mrs. Cochran will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. James Wilson, Rev. Howard Porter, and Rev. Reva Porter will officiate, and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The...
Mr. William David Mcdaniel
Aug 29, 2019
Mr. William David McDaniel, 62, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 29, 2019, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. McDaniel will be held Saturday, August 31, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 10:00 until the funeral hour at...
Mrs. Vivian Waller Cleveland
Aug 24, 2019
Mrs. Vivian Waller Cleveland, 65, of Thomaston, died Saturday, August 24, 2019 at her home. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Cleveland will be held on Monday, August 26th, 2019 at 2:00 PM in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Mickey Corley officiating. The family of Mrs. Cleveland will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Monday from 12:00 PM until...
Mr. Hays L. Arnold, Jr.
Aug 14, 2019
Former Thomaston, Georgia, mayor and businessman Hays L. Arnold, Jr. passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at the age of 80, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Memorial services for Mr. Arnold will be held Sunday, August 25, 2019, at 2:00 PM at The Gathering, 456 Hannah’s Mill Road, Thomaston, GA, where Hays...
Mrs. Nancy Kate Dover Barfield
Aug 14, 2019
Mrs. Nancy Kate Dover Barfield, 81, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Barfield will be held on Friday, August 16th, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church in Thomaston with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap and Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs....
Mrs. Beatrice Moncrief
Aug 13, 2019
Mrs. Beatrice Moncrief, 89, of Yatesville, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services for Mrs. Moncrief will be held on Friday, August 16, 2019, at 3:00 PM at the Yatesville United Methodist Church. Rev. Howard Gossett III and Rev. Buddy Wall will officiate and burial will follow in the New Hope Cemetery In Yatesville....
Mr. Charles Wesley "Shag" Collins
Aug 8, 2019
Mr. Charles Wesley "Shag" Collins, 68, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Collins was born in Thomaston on January 18, 1951, a son of the late Richard Earl and Frances Anthony Collins. He was employed as a maintenance supervisor and electrician at Thomaston Mills for 30 years. He later was a home...
Mrs. June Steele Walton
Aug 6, 2019
Mrs. June Steele Walton, 71, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Walton will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Dr. Sid Chapman officiating. The family of Mrs. Walton will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral home on Saturday from...
Mr. Ronald Terry Granger
Jul 30, 2019
Mr. Ronald Terry Granger, age 73, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services for Mr. Granger will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, August 4, in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Donnie Melton will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mr. Granger will...