Obituaries

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Mr. Roy Glennis Glover

Mr. Roy Glennis Glover

May 29, 2019

Mr. Roy Glennis Glover, age 85, of Owensville, Missouri, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Missouri. The family will hold a memorial service for Mr. Glover on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at 2:00 PM, at Mountain View Baptist Church, with Dr. Ryan Christopher officiating. Mr. Glover was born on August 9, 1933, in Upson County, to the late Theo...

Mrs. Anne Stevens Ruff

Mrs. Anne Stevens Ruff

May 29, 2019

A memorial service for Anne Ruff, 93, of Thomaston will be held Saturday June 1, 2019 at 3 pm at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Ruff died Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Her cremains were interred in South View Cemetery Saturday June 1, 2019. Anne...

Coach Bobby Smith

Coach Bobby Smith

May 23, 2019

Coach Bobby Smith, 78, of Thomaston, died unexpectedly at Upson Regional Medical Center on Thursday, May 23, 2019. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 25, at 2:00 PM, at the First United Methodist Church of Thomaston with Rev. Herb Flanders, Rev. Dr. Matt Woodbery, and Mr. Russ Smith officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday...

Mr. Calvin  Smith Ellington

Mr. Calvin Smith Ellington

May 23, 2019

Mr. Calvin Smith Ellington, 94, of Thomaston, died May 23, 2019, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mr. Ellington will be held Tuesday, May 28, at 11:00 AM, at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Bill Barber and Mr. Donald Ellington will officiate. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 - 11:00 AM....

Mrs. Mattie Ruth Thompson Ellerbee

Mrs. Mattie Ruth Thompson Ellerbee

May 18, 2019

Mattie Ruth Thompson Ellerbee, who brought up her three sons in Thomaston, Warner Robins, Byron and Fort Valley, died Saturday, May 18th, 2019 at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon. She was 93. She will be laid to rest beside her husband on Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 at 12:00 PM at Hendricks Baptist Church in the small Crest community outside...

Mrs. Brenda Gravitt Evans

Mrs. Brenda Gravitt Evans

May 17, 2019

Mrs. Brenda Gravitt Evans, 73, of Columbus, died Friday, May 17, 2019 at the home of her son, Travis Slaughter, in Thomaston. Funeral services for Mrs. Evans will be held on Monday, May 20th, 2019 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Pastor Jereme Chaney officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Mountain Cemetery...

Mrs. Dorothy Nelson Pinkstaff

Mrs. Dorothy Nelson Pinkstaff

May 17, 2019

Mrs. Dorothy Nelson Pinkstaff, 99, of Monroe and formerly of Thomaston, died Friday, May 17th, 2019 at the St. Mary's Hospice House in Watkinsville. Funeral services for Mrs. Pinkstaff will be held on Monday, May 20th, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Grace Primitive Baptist Church. Elder Julius Stewart, Elder Mike Newman and Elder Bill Durrence will officiate and burial...

Mr. John Edward Chapman

Mr. John Edward Chapman

May 14, 2019

Mr. John Edward Chapman, 79, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at his home. The family of Mr. Chapman will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Sunday, May 19, 2019, from 2:00 until 4:00 PM. Mr. Chapman was born in Harman, VA, on November 16, 1939, a son of the late John and Rhoda Cline Chapman. He...

Mr. Johnny Lamar Garrett

Mr. Johnny Lamar Garrett

May 10, 2019

Mr. Johnny Lamar Garrett, 79, of Woodland, GA, died Friday, May 10, 2019, at his residence. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Garrett will be held Monday, May 13, at 11:00 AM, in South View Cemetery with Elder Norman Randall and Mr. Chris Hinson officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, May 12, from 4:00 until 6:00 PM, at Fletcher-Day...

Mr. Raymond Nelson Hooper

Mr. Raymond Nelson Hooper

May 5, 2019

Mr. Raymond Nelson Hooper, age 65, of Thomaston, died Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hooper was born in Chicago Heights, IL, on August 10, 1953, to the late Lewis and Wilma Hooper. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and was a Truck Driver. Mr. Hooper is survived by his brother, Bob...

Mrs. Martha Woodson Holland Bragg

Mrs. Martha Woodson Holland Bragg

May 2, 2019

Mrs. Martha Woodson Holland Bragg, 99, of Thomaston, died Thursday, May 2, 2019 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Bragg will be held on Sunday, May 5th, 2019 at 3:30 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Elder Dennis Johnson and Rev. Mike Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Friendship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery....

Mrs. Claire  H. Warren

Mrs. Claire H. Warren

Apr 23, 2019

Mrs. Claire H. Warren, 79, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Warren will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs. Warren will receive friends at...

Mr. Woodrow Wilson Caldwell, Jr.

Mr. Woodrow Wilson Caldwell, Jr.

Apr 22, 2019

Mr. Woodrow Wilson Caldwell, Jr., 81, of Thomaston, died Monday, April 22, 2019, at his home. Mr. Caldwell was born in Atlanta on August 22, 1937, a son of the late Woodrow WIlson and Evelyn Maynard Caldwell, Sr. He served as a military police officer in the U. S. Air Force. He was a retired salesman for John Deere....

Mrs. Betty  Marie Bradshaw Adams

Mrs. Betty Marie Bradshaw Adams

Apr 12, 2019

Mrs. Betty Marie Bradshaw Adams, age 91, of Thomaston, died Friday, April 12, 2019, at her residence. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Adams will be held Monday, April 15, at 11:00 AM, at Crystal Hill Cemetery with Rev. Jason Weeks officiating. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home Monday from 10:00 - 11:00 AM. Mrs. Adams was...

Mr. Charles Stevenson Rush

Mr. Charles Stevenson Rush

Apr 9, 2019

Mr. Charles Stevenson Rush, 76, of Thomaston and formerly of Milner, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Eternal Hope Hospice - Hope House, in Griffin. Mr. Rush was born in Powder Springs on April 7, 1943, a son of the late James Elbert and Georgia Ann Polston Rush. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps and...

Mrs. Juanita C. Gardner

Mrs. Juanita C. Gardner

Apr 2, 2019

Juanita C. Gardner, age 91, died April 2, 2019, at her home in Thomaston, Ga. Most of her life was spent in Augusta, GA. She was born in Kite, GA on May 19, 1927. Her parents were the late Albert C. and Daisy Tyson Cooper. Her late husband was William A. Gardner. The last of 12 children born to...

Rev. Stanton  Hughes Sizemore

Rev. Stanton Hughes Sizemore

Apr 1, 2019

The Reverend Stanton Hughes Sizemore, 90, of Thomaston, died Monday, April 1, 2019, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services for Rev. Sizemore will be held Saturday, May 18, at the First Presbyterian Church of Thomaston at 11:00 AM, with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap officaiting. The family of Rev. Sizemore will receive friends from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM on...

Mr. James Edward Streetman

Mr. James Edward Streetman

Mar 30, 2019

Mr. James Edward Streetman, 83, of Yatesville, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Streetman will be held Monday, April 1, at 4:00 PM, at the Yatesville Baptist Church. Rev. John Wesley Long, Rev. Steve Maguire, and Rev. Terry Threadgill will officiate, and interment will follow in the New Hope Cemetery in...

Mr. Hilton Stanley White

Mr. Hilton Stanley White

Mar 29, 2019

Mr. Hilton Stanley White, age 62, of Zebulon, Ga, died Friday, March 29, 2019, at Monroe County Hospital. Those desiring may contact his daughter, Samantha Morales-White, for information about a memorial service to be held at a later date. Mr. White was born in Thomaston on August 5, 1956, to the late John Talmadge White and Shirley Louise Stover...

Karen Fountain Harris

Karen Fountain Harris

Mar 28, 2019

Mrs. Karen Fountain Harris, 63, of Thomaston, died Thursday, March 28th, 2019 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Harris will be held on Saturday, March 30th, 2019 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Marc Pritchett officiating. Burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mrs. Harris will receive friends...