Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Ms. Kathy Dean
Dec 11, 2018
Mrs. Kathy Dean, 71, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at her home. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Dean will be held Saturday, December 15, 2018, at 2:00 PM in Crystal Hill Cemetery with Mr. Dennis Rolling officiating. The family of Mrs. Dean will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Saturday from 12 noon until 2:00 PM....
Mrs. Harriet Walker Corley
Dec 7, 2018
Mrs. Harriet Walker Corley, age 63, of Thomaston, died Friday, December 7, 2018, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Corley will be held Tuesday, December 11, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Stokes officiating. Interment will follow in New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Yatesville. The family will receive friends...
Mr. Carl Hubert Brown
Dec 6, 2018
Mr. Carl Hubert Brown, 87, of Thomaston, died Thursday, December 6, 2018, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mr. Brown will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at 11:00 AM at East Thomaston Baptist Church with Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mr. Brown will...
Mr. Gary A. Cochran
Dec 4, 2018
Mr. Gary A. Cochran, age 80, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at Riverside Health and Rehab. The Family of Mr. Cochran will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Thursday, December 6, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Mr. Cochran was born on December 21, 1937, in Upson County to the late Charles Foster Cochran and Nellie...
Mrs. Dolly Milner Kirkland
Dec 1, 2018
Mrs. Dolly Milner Kirkland, 82, of Thomaston, died Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Funeral services for Mrs. Kirkland will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs. Kirkland...
Marcia Elaine Hewett Brookins
Dec 1, 2018
Marcia Elaine Hewett Brookins, age 68, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Harborview Health Care. Visitation for Ms. Brookins will be held Tuesday, December 4, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Graveside funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 5, at 11:00 AM at Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms Brookins was...
President George H. W. Bush
Nov 30, 2018
Former U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush, age 94, of Houston, Texas, died Friday, November 30, 2018, at his residence. State funeral services for the late President will be held on Wednesday, December 5, at Washington National Cathedral. He will lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda on Monday evening and Tuesday until his funeral service. President Bush will...
Mr. Sidney E. Hannah
Nov 28, 2018
Mr. Sidney E. Hannah, 87, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Hannah will be held on Friday, November 30, 2018, at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Spencer Selph will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mr. Hannah will receive...
Mrs. Nora Syfrett
Nov 25, 2018
Mrs. Nora Syfrett, age 72, of Yatesville, GA, died Sunday, November 25, 2018, at Navicent Health, Macon, GA. Mrs Syfrett was born in Miami, FL, on March 9, 1946, to the late George Leonard Kipp and Thelma Pate Kipp. She was employed by Bell South as an administrative clerk for thirty-three years. Mrs. Syfrett is survived by a daughter,...
Mr. Gorman Michael "Mike" Smith
Nov 24, 2018
Mr. Gorman Michael "Mike" Smith, age 58, of Thomaston, died Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held on Monday, November 26, at 2:00 PM, in the Wesley Church Cemetery in Butler, GA, with Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Mr. Smith was born February 26, 1960, to Gorman "Jimmy" Smith...
Mrs. Martha Thomason Mallory
Nov 24, 2018
Mrs. Martha Thomason Mallory, age 96, died on November 24, 2018, at the Benton House in Douglasville, Georgia. A native of Jasper County, Mrs. Mallory was a long-time resident of Thomaston, Georgia. Funeral services for Mrs. Mallory will be held on Monday, November 26, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Eddie Herring officiating....
Mr. William David Vickery
Nov 22, 2018
Mr. William David Vickery, age 77, of Thomaston, died Thursday, November 22, at Navicent Health, Medical Center of Central Georgia. Funeral services for Mr. Vickery will be held Sunday, November 25, 2018, at 3:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Carey Pitts officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday afternoon for...
Mr. William Atkinson Smith, Jr.
Nov 21, 2018
Mr. William Atkinson Smith, Jr., age 80, of Molena, GA, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Smith was born on November 8, 1938, to the late William Atkinson Smith, Sr. and Mildred Crimm Smith in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Smith was an Educator for 29 years at Upson Lee and 21 years at Flint River Technical College....
Mrs. Ella Faye Bagley
Nov 19, 2018
Mrs. Ella Faye Bagley, 81, of Thomaston, died Monday, November 19, 2018, at the Taylor County Health and Rehab. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Bagley will be held on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at 11:00 in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Joey Smith and Rev. Ralph Wade officiating. The family of Mrs. Bagley will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral...
Mr. Robert Lawrence Witte
Nov 15, 2018
Mr. Robert Lawrence "Bob" Witte, 60, of Thomaston, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Family and friends will gather at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Sunday, November 18, 2018, from 2:00 until 4:00 PM for a time of remembrance and celebration. Military honors will be accorded at the conclusion of the gathering. Mr. Witte was born...
Mrs. Harriett Collins Raines
Nov 12, 2018
Mrs. Harriett Collins Raines, 79, of Yatesville, died Monday, November 12, 2018, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 17, 2018, at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the New Hope Primitive...
Mrs. Evangeline Hamby Boyt
Nov 6, 2018
Mrs. Evangeline Hamby Boyt, 78, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Boyt will be held Thursday, November 8, at 1:00 PM, at the Antioch Baptist Church. Dr. Jeff Morgan will officiate, and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, November 7, from...
Mr. Robert William Bragg
Nov 4, 2018
Mr. Robert William Bragg, 48, of Thomaston, died Sunday, November 4, 2018, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Bragg will be held on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 11:00 AM in South View Cemetery. The family of Mr. Bragg will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Tuesday from 5:00 until 7:00 PM. Mr. Bragg...
Mr. Andrew Clifton Oglesby
Oct 23, 2018
Mr. Andrew Clifton "Andy" Oglesby, 75, of Thomaston, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mr. Oglesby will be held on Friday, October 26, 2018, at 11:00 AM at the Antioch United Methodist Church. Burial will military honors will follow in the Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family of Mr....
Ms. Mary Elaine Taunton
Oct 19, 2018
Ms. Mary Elaine Taunton, 70, of Thomaston, died Friday, October 19, 2018, at her home. Elaine was born and raised here in Thomaston, Ga. on September 30, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Lucy Taunton. Niece of Mack Taunton and she was the youngest sister to Gene Blakely, Bobbie Brown, Sybil Bennett and the late...