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Mrs. Myra B. Wilkinson
Feb 21, 2017
Mrs. Myra B. Wilkinson, 87, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Wilkinson will be held on Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 at 12:00 noon at Mountain View Baptist Church with Dr. Rex King officiating. Mrs. Wilkinson was born on August 6th, 1929 in Upson County, a daughter of the late Charlie and...
Mrs. Margie Smith Lussi
Feb 20, 2017
Mrs. Margie Smith Lussi, 85, of Thomaston, died Monday, February 20th, 2017 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Lussi will be held on Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Chaplain Emory Lussi, Lt. Cdr., USN, and Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the New...
Mrs. Martha F. Howard
Feb 16, 2017
Mrs. Martha F. Howard, 92, of Thomaston, died Thursday evening, February 16, 2017, at Heritage Inn Health & Rehab of Barnesville. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Howard will be held on Saturday, February 18, at 2:00 PM, at Crystal Hill Cemetery, with Rev. Brent Willis officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 12:30 until 1:30 PM at...
Mrs. Martha Turner Grant
Feb 13, 2017
Mrs. Martha Turner Grant, 94, of Hoschton, GA, died Monday, February 13, 2016, at Autumn Leaves of Sugarloaf. Funeral services for Mrs. Grant will be held on Saturday, February 18, at 1:00 PM, in the chapel of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, GA., with the Rev. Irvin Pearre officiating. Burial will be at South View Cemetery in Thomaston,...
Mrs. Nita Blackstock
Feb 12, 2017
Mrs. Nita Blackstock, 79, of Thomaston, died Sunday, February 12th, 2017, at the Woods Senior Center in Griffin. Mrs. Blackstock was born in Thomaston on May 14, 1937, a daughter of the late Winfred and Doris Tapley Hortman. She and her husband, the late T. P. Blackstock, Jr., operated the family hardware stores which began as Economy Auto Store,...
Mrs. Aline Barron Nicholson
Feb 10, 2017
Mrs. Aline Barron Nicholson, 99, of Thomaston, died Friday, February 10th, 2017 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Nicholson will be held on Monday, February 13th, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. A private burial will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family of Mrs....
Mrs. Marie Hilley Hester
Feb 3, 2017
Mrs. Marie Hilley Hester, 84, of Thomaston, died Friday, February 3, 2017, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 5, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday afternoon...
Rev. Dr. Albert Elliott Simmons
Jan 29, 2017
Rev. Dr. Albert Elliott Simmons joined the Church Triumphant on Sunday, January 29th, 2017. Funeral services for Dr. Simmons will be held on Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church of Thomaston with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap and Rev. Melana Scruggs officiating. The family of Dr. Simmons will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on...
Mrs. Peggie Stansell Mckinley
Jan 28, 2017
Mrs. Peggie Stansell McKinley, 78, of Thomaston, died Saturday, January 28th, 2017 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. McKinley will be held on Monday, January 30th, 2017 at 2 pm in Trice Cemetery with Elder Billy Morgan and Rev. Ryan Appling officiating. The family of Mrs. McKinley will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on...
Mrs. Elaine S. Ellerbee
Jan 21, 2017
Mrs. Elaine S. Ellerbee, 90, of Thomaston, died Saturday, January 21, 2017, at West Village Retirement Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 24, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Elder Julius Stewart and Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home...
Mr. Bobby Mcglon
Jan 18, 2017
Mr. Bobby McGlon, 74, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 at his home. Funeral services for Mr. McGlon will be held on Friday, January 20th, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Mountain View Baptist Church. Dr. Rex King and Rev. Dwayne Joiner will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mr. McGlon will receive...
Robert Lee Hammock
Jan 7, 2017
Mr. Robert Lee Hammock, 93, of Thomaston, GA, died Saturday, January 7, 2017, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Hammock will be held on Tuesday, January 10, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King and Rev. Chet Yates will officiate. Burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will...
Mrs. Virginia W. "Jenny" Lee
Dec 29, 2016
Mrs. Virginia “Jenny” Woodall Lee, formerly of Brunswick, GA, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Riverside Health and Rehab in Thomaston, Georgia. Mrs. Lee was born in Macon, GA and spent most of her childhood in Ft. Meade, FL. She was retired from the Glynn County School System. She was a long-time member of the Jekyll Island Baptist Chapel...
Mr. Carl W. Gordy Jr.
Dec 28, 2016
Mr. Carl W. Gordy, Jr., age 91, of Macon, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Pine Pointe Hospice of Central Georgia in Macon. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 30, at 4:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Diane Sweckard will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Betty Barnes Pierce
Dec 27, 2016
Mrs. Betty Barnes Pierce, 90, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 30, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Virgil Smith officiating. Entombment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until the funeral hour...
Raymond A. Ash
Dec 26, 2016
Mr. Raymond Ash, age 85, of Yatesville, died Monday, December 26, 2016, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Ash will be held Saturday, December 31, at 10:00 AM, at the Rock Springs Church in Milner, GA. Dr. Bennie Tate and Rev. Joe Allen will officiate. Burial will be in the Old Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Young...
Donald W. Kilgore Sr.
Dec 24, 2016
Mr. Donald W. Kilgore, Sr., age 70, of Lizella, GA, died Saturday evening, December 24, 2016, at the Carl Vinson Medical Center in Dublin, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Kilgore will be held Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Russell Nuss, Rev. Jerry Garner, and Rev. Johnny Jackson will officiate....
Mrs. Erma Lee Mckinley
Dec 23, 2016
Mrs. Erma Lee McKinley, age 85, of Thomaston, died Friday, December 23, 2016, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. McKinley will be held Monday, December 26, 2016, at 11:00 AM, at Trinity Baptist Church. Rev. Bob Wilson will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church on...
Mrs. Fran W. Torbert
Dec 19, 2016
Mrs. Fran W. Torbert, 88, of Thomaston, died Monday, December 19th, 2016 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Torbert will be held on Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 at 2 PM at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. Mrs. Torbert's family will receive friends in the Service...
Mr. Ogle Kirk Straughan
Dec 8, 2016
Mr. Kirk Straughan, 85, of Thomaston, died Thursday, December 8, 2016, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday, December 11, 2016, at 2:00 PM, in South View Cemetery. Dr. Rex King will officiate. Mr. Straughan was a native of Callao, VA, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had been employed with...
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