Obituaries

Sep 23, 2024

Mrs. Joyce Booth Gunn, age 78, of Thomaston died Monday, September 23, 2024, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Her family will hold a Celebration of Life at a later date.

Mrs. Gunn was born on May 30, 1946, in Thomaston, to the late Jack Cameron Booth, Sr. and the late Frances Louise McCard Booth. She was formerly...

Sep 22, 2024

Mrs. Norma Woods Brown, age 96, of Forsyth, and formerly of Thomaston, died Sunday, September 22, 2024, at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin, GA. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Brown will be held on Wednesday, September 25, at 11:30 AM, in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Herb Flanders officiating. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on...

Sep 22, 2024

Mrs. Agnes Woodall, age 94, of Thomaston, died Sunday, September 22, 2024, at Addington Place in Dublin, GA. Funeral services for Mrs. Woodall will be held on Thursday, September 26, at 2:00 PM, at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Bill Barber and Rev. Ted Kandler will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family...

Sep 4, 2024

Mrs. Judy Kathryn Shaver Bowles, age 74, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at Upson Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services for Mrs. Bowles will be held on Sunday, September 8, at 2:00 PM, at Thomaston First Baptist Church. Rev. Ted Kandler and Rev. Bryan McPherson will officiate, and interment will follow at South View...

Sep 3, 2024

Mrs. Wanda Denham Johnson, age 74, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at her residence.

Graveside funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 5, at 12:00 PM, in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Billy Smith officiating. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home from 5:00 -7:00 PM, Wednesday evening.

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Aug 25, 2024

Mrs. Lorene Burkett Thompson, age 100, of Thomaston, died Sunday, August 25, 2024, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Thompson will be held Thursday, August 29, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Ted Kandler will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home ...

Aug 22, 2024

Mrs. Marjorie E. Bishop, age 90, of Barnesville, Georgia, died Thursday, August 22, 2024, at Heritage Inn Health and Rehab.

Funeral services for Mrs. Bishop will be held on Monday, August 26, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Bud Gleaton will officiate, and interment will follow in the New Hope...

Aug 21, 2024

Mr. Steve Anderson, age 87, of Thomaston, died Wednesday morning, August 21, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family.

Funeral services for Mr. Anderson will be held on Saturday, August 24, at 2:00 PM, at Thomaston First Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Interment will follow the service at South View Cemetery. The...

Aug 18, 2024

Mr. Philip Earl Thompson, age 73, of LaGrange, died Sunday, August 18, 2024 at Harborview Healthcare.

Graveside services for Mr. Thompson will be held on Sunday, August 25, at 4:00 PM, at Shadowlawn Cemetery in LaGrange.

Mr. Thompson was born September 6, 1950, in LaGrange, Georgia and was the son of...

Aug 16, 2024

Mr. Franklin Aldine Hardy, age 93, of Lithia Springs, formerly of Powder Springs and Thomaston, Georgia, passed away on August 16, 2024. He was born on August 18, 1930, in Thomaston, Georgia, the son of the late Howard D. Hardy and the late Jessie Lee Rodgers Hardy. Aldine was a dedicated patriot who proudly served his country in the...

Aug 8, 2024

Jerome “Jerry” Hobbs, 64, of Thomaston, GA, died peacefully on August 8, 2024, with his family lovingly by his side. While devastated by the loss, we find peace in the knowledge that he is now pain-free in the arms of his beloved Savior.

Born in Atlanta (a true Grady baby), he lived his life in...

Aug 2, 2024

Mrs. Ophelia Sams Hicks, age 86, of Thomaston, died Friday, August 2, 2024, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services for Mrs. Hicks will be held Tuesday, August 6, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Eddie Mathews officiating. A private Interment will follow in the Turner's Chapel Cemetery in Butler, GA. The family...

Jul 30, 2024

Mrs. Catherine Mixon Ruffin, age 70, of Alpharetta, Georgia, died Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Providence Senior Living in Alpharetta. Funeral services for Mrs. Ruffin will be held on Saturday, August 3, at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Chaplain Cortney Whiting officiating. Interment will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...

Jul 28, 2024

Frank C. King passed away on July 28, 2024, at his home in Thomaston surrounded by his family following health complications. He was just shy of celebrating his 82nd birthday but had spent the first half of this last year of life doing many of the activities he enjoyed in his community, church, among friends, sporting events, and of...

Jul 18, 2024

Mrs. Karen C. Harville, a cherished resident of Thomaston, GA, passed away on July 18, 2024, leaving behind a tapestry of love, service, and laughter that defined her remarkable life. Born on October 15, 1944, to Eunice and Jim Crosby from Green, Iowa, Karen’s early years were shaped by the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, where she developed a...

Jul 15, 2024

Marsha Roland Tarrer, age 79, passed away on July 15, 2024, at Eternal Hope Hospice.

Marsha was born in Thomaston, Georgia on August 24, 1944, to the late Azalee Thompson Roland and Pratt “Bud” Roland of Thomaston. She was preceded in death by her older sister and brother-in-law, Faye and Charles Brooks, and her nephew...

Jul 14, 2024

Kathleen Grantham Short, of Thomaston, passed away on July 14, 2024, at West Village Retirement Center. She was 98 years old. Born in Ellaville, Georgia, on April 24, 1926, she was the daughter of the late James Joeabb Grantham and the late Minnie Eubanks Grantham.

Funeral services for Mrs. Short will be held on Friday,...

Jul 12, 2024

Mr. James N. "Jim" Wheeless, age 72, of Thomaston, died Friday, July 12, 2024, at Upson Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services for Mr. Wheeless will be held on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 3:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home, and interment will follow in Glenwood Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 PM...

Jul 8, 2024

Mrs. Charlotte Burkett Morris, age 74, of Thomaston, died Monday, July 8, 2024, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital with her family by her side.

Funeral services for Mrs. Morris will be held Saturday, July 13, at 2:00 PM, at Mountain View Baptist Church with Dr. Ryan Christopher and Dr. Rex King officiating. Interment will follow at...

Jul 5, 2024

Mr. Stan W. Daniel, age 75, of Thomaston, died peacefully Friday, July 5, 2024, at his residence.

A celebration of life for Stan will be held on Wednesday, July 10, at 11:00 AM, in the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM on Wednesday morning at the...