Obituaries

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Mr. Alvin Jimmerson

Mr. Alvin Jimmerson

Jul 13, 2017

Mr. Alvin Jimmerson, 90, of Thomaston, died Thursday, July 13th, 2017, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mr. Jimmerson will be held on Sunday, July 16th, 2017, at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow in the Hendricks Baptist Church Cemetery. The family of Mr. Jimmerson...

Mrs. Judy Storey Payne

Mrs. Judy Storey Payne

Jul 7, 2017

Mrs. Judy Rebecca Storey Payne, 77, of Thomaston, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Payne will be held Sunday, July 9, at 2:00 PM, at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday evening, July 8,...

Mrs. Betty B. Shepard

Mrs. Betty B. Shepard

Jun 29, 2017

Mrs. Betty B. Shepard, 93, of Thomaston, died Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Shepard will be held on Sunday, July 2nd, 2017 at 3:00 PM at Trinity Baptist Church. Rev. Bob Wilson will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mrs. Shepard will receive friends at...

Mr. Robert Allen Basham

Mr. Robert Allen Basham

Jun 29, 2017

Robert 'Bob' Allen Basham was born on July 8, 1948 in Bowling Green, KY. He passed away peacefully at home on June 29, 2017 in Thomaston, GA. Bob was the son of LTC Ret US Army Eldon 'Pete' and Leonore 'Lee' Webb Basham of Fayetteville, GA. Bob was a plant manager at Dobco in Manchester for years and finished...

Mrs. Doris Sprinkle Thompson Turner

Mrs. Doris Sprinkle Thompson Turner

Jun 25, 2017

Mrs. Doris Sprinkle Thompson Turner, age 81, of Thomaston, died Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Providence Health Care. A graveside funeral service for Mrs. Turner will be held on Tuesday, June 27, at 2:00 PM, at the Friendship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. John Blackmon officiating. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Tuesday from...

Mrs. Laura Ann Fletcher Durand

Mrs. Laura Ann Fletcher Durand

Jun 21, 2017

Mrs. Laura Ann Fletcher Durand, age 61, of 102 Dianne Drive, Thomaston, died Wednesday morning, June 21, 2017, at her residence. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday morning, June 24, at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Lawrence will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...

Mrs. Doris Hogan Daniel

Mrs. Doris Hogan Daniel

Jun 18, 2017

Mrs. Doris Hogan Daniel, age 86, of Thomaston died June 18 at her residence. Mrs. Daniel was born Feb. 1, 1931, in Thomaston to the late Emory Harper Hogan and Florrie Hudgins Hogan. She was a graduate of R.E. Lee Institute and retired from the Thomaston-Upson County School System in 1996. She was a member of the Flint River...

Mrs. Jean Childs Pitts

Mrs. Jean Childs Pitts

Jun 18, 2017

Mrs. Jean Childs Pitts, 90, of Walnut Creek, CA, and formerly of Thomaston and Macon, died Sunday, June 18, 2017. Funeral services for Mrs. Pitts will be held Thursday, June 29, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Carey Pitts will officiate, and entombment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive...

Mr. Tommy Clayton "Tom" Wright Jr.

Mr. Tommy Clayton "Tom" Wright Jr.

Jun 16, 2017

Mr. Tommy Clayton 'Tom' Wright, Jr., 79, of Thomaston, died Friday, June 16th, 2017 at his home. Mr. Wright was born in Tampa, FL., on May 19, 1938, a son of the late Tommy Clayton Wright, Sr., and Lillian Morris Wright. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and was a retired fraud investigator for the Georgia...

Ira Ray Scott

Ira Ray Scott

Jun 9, 2017

Mr. Ira Ray Scott, 73, of Sunnyside, GA, and formerly of Thomaston, died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 11, at 2:00 PM, at The Storehouse Church. Rev. Jeff Scott, Rev. Hugh Smith, Sr., and Rev. Ray Lowe will officiate, and burial will follow in Emory's Chapel Baptist Church...

Mr. James Ernest Bransford

Mr. James Ernest Bransford

Jun 8, 2017

Mr. James Ernest Bransford, 79, of Thomaston, died Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 11, at 2:00 PM, at the New Hope Baptist Church. Rev. Tim Hayes and Mr. Charles James will officiate, and interment will follow in Griffin Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday evening...

Mrs. Myrtle Bridges Tindell

Mrs. Myrtle Bridges Tindell

Jun 3, 2017

Mrs. Myrtle B. Tindell, 78, of Thomaston, died Saturday, June 3rd, 2017 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Tindell will be held on Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 at 2:00 PM in Crystal Hill Cemetery with Rev. Tim Bosworth officiating. The family of Mrs. Tindell will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Monday from 6...

Mrs. Jane Coffin Tyler

Mrs. Jane Coffin Tyler

May 30, 2017

Jane Coffin Tyler, 98, died May 30, at Riverside Nursing Home in Thomaston. Mrs. Tyler was born May 10, 1919, in Akron, Ohio, to the late Arthur G. Coffin and Chrystine Jordan Coffin. She was predeceased by two brothers and one sister. She graduated from Girls High in Atlanta, and from the University of Georgia (1939) with a degree...

Mrs. Karen Ann Cargile

Mrs. Karen Ann Cargile

May 30, 2017

Mrs. Karen Ann Cargile, 71, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Cargile was born on April 7, 1946, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, a daughter of the late Walter and Vera Grive. She had lived in Thomaston since 1992. Mrs. Cargile was a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines for 23 years . Mrs. Cargile is...

Mrs. Gay Medcalf

Mrs. Gay Medcalf

May 26, 2017

Mrs. Gay Yates Medcalf, 93, of Thomaston, died Friday, May 26, 2017, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Medcalf will be held Sunday, May 28, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Brent Willis will officiate, and interment will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the...

Larose Day Coar

Larose Day Coar

May 22, 2017

LaRose Day Coar, 92, of Atlanta passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017. A Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday at St. Anne’s Terrace of Atlanta. LaRose was one of the first Eastern Airlines Stewardess’. She loved God and loved others and she will be missed dearly by all of her family and friends. Survivors include...

Mrs. Lynn Storey Dent

Mrs. Lynn Storey Dent

May 22, 2017

Mrs. Lynn Storey Dent, 60, of Thomaston, died Monday evening, May 22, 2017, at Upson Regional Medical Center. A memorial service for Mrs. Dent will be held Friday, May 26, at 2:00 PM, at Mountain View Baptist Church with Dr. Rex King officiating. The family will receive friends at Mountain View Baptist Church for one hour prior to the...

Mrs. Ann Shacklett

Mrs. Ann Shacklett

May 16, 2017

Mrs. Ann Shacklett, age 88, of Thomaston, Georgia, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Riverside Health and Rehab Center. A private graveside funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, May 18, 2017, at South View Cemetery, at 1:30 P.M. Dr. Glenn Gilstrap will officiate. The family of Mrs. Shacklett will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Thursday from 12...

Mr. Ronald Gordon Mcmahan

Mr. Ronald Gordon Mcmahan

May 13, 2017

Ronald Gordon McMahan, 84, formerly of Yatesville, GA, passed away peacefully at home in Pollock Pines, CA on Saturday, May 13th, 2017 surrounded by his wife Eileen and loved ones. Born September 7th, 1932, in Bedford, IN, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Eva May Patton McMahan. Ron married Birdie Mae Pumphrey of Kings Mountain...

Mr. Donald Albert Page Sr.

Mr. Donald Albert Page Sr.

May 6, 2017

Mr. Donald Albert Page, Sr., age 86, formerly of Thomaston, died peacefully on May 6, 2017, at Wellstar Tranquility Kennesaw Mountain. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Page will be held on Tuesday, May 9, at 11:00 AM, in Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Brent Willis officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday morning from 10 until 11 AM at Fletcher-Day...