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Mr. William Harold "Pee Wee" Suddeth

Mr. William Harold "Pee Wee" Suddeth

Sep 15, 2016

Mr. William Harold 'Pee Wee' Suddeth, 79, of Thomaston, died Thursday, September 15, 2016 at his home. Mr. Suddeth was born in the Pleasant Valley Community of Upson County on October 19, 1936, a son of the late WIlliam Oscar and Tassie Daniel Suddeth. He was a retired manufacturing technician for the Woodbury Box Company with forty years of...

Mrs. Patricia "Patti" Peacock King

Mrs. Patricia "Patti" Peacock King

Sep 7, 2016

Patricia “Patti” Peacock King of Thomaston, 66, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 after a courageous two-and a half year battle with cancer. A service to honor her life will be held Friday, September 9, 2016 at 3:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Thomaston with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap, Dr. Al Simmons and Rev. Jackie Jenkins officiating....

Mr. Steve Gregory Hammonds

Mr. Steve Gregory Hammonds

Sep 3, 2016

Mr. Steve Gregory Hammonds, 64, of Thomaston died Saturday, September 3, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning, September 6, at 11:00 AM at the Yatesville Baptist Church. Rev. Steve Maguire, Rev. Terry Threadgill, and Rev. John Wesley Long, IV will officiate. Interment will follow in the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The...

Mr. Terry Thomas Hadaway

Mr. Terry Thomas Hadaway

Aug 29, 2016

Mr. Terry Thomas Hadaway, 80, of Thomaston, died Monday, August 29, 2016, at Navicent Health, Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Funeral services for Mr. Hadaway will be held Thursday, September 1, at the Molena Baptist Church at 11:00 AM, with Rev. Billy Lawrence officiating. Interment will follow in South View Cemetery in Thomaston. The family will receive...

Mrs. Elizabeth H. Rackley

Mrs. Elizabeth H. Rackley

Aug 26, 2016

Mrs. Elizabeth Hammond Rackley, 101, of Thomaston, died Friday, August 26th, 2016 at her home. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Rackley will be held on Sunday, August 28th, 2016 at 3:00 pm in the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Yatesville with Brother Horace Pippin officiating. The family of Mrs. Rackley will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home...

Horace Edwin Bevel

Horace Edwin Bevel

Aug 23, 2016

Mr. Horace Edwin Bevel, 69, of Yatesville, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 27th, 2016 at 1:00 PM at the Rock Springs Church in Milner. Dr. Benny Tate and Rev. John Wesley Long will officiate and burial will follow in The Rock United Methodist Church Cemetery....

Mrs. Margaret Jane Gerwig Strouss

Mrs. Margaret Jane Gerwig Strouss

Aug 17, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Jane Gerwig Strouss, 97, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 at her home. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Strouss will be held on Friday, August 19th, 2016 at 11:00 AM in South View Cemetery with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap officiating. The family of Mrs. Strouss will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Friday from 9:30 until...

Mr. Timothy "Tim" Clark Spires

Mr. Timothy "Tim" Clark Spires

Aug 15, 2016

Mr. Timothy Clark 'Tim' Spires, 61, of Thomaston, died Monday, August 15th, 2016 at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Spires will be held on Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 at 2 pm at East Thomaston Baptist Church. Rev. Joey Smith will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. Mr. Spires was born in Upson County on July...

Mr. Cecil Mckenzie "Mac" Daniel

Mr. Cecil Mckenzie "Mac" Daniel

Aug 13, 2016

Mr. Cecil McKenzie 'Mac' Daniel age 74, of Thomaston, died Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Daniel will be held on Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 at 2 pm in the Emory's Chapel Church Cemetery with Rev. Buddy Wall officiating. The family of Mr. Daniel will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home...

Dorothy "Dot" Brantley Cox

Dorothy "Dot" Brantley Cox

Aug 9, 2016

Mrs. Dorothy 'Dot' Brantley Cox, age 87, formerly of Thomaston, died August 9, 2016, in Decatur, TX. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Cox will be held on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 2 pm in South View Cemetery with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. No visitation is planned at this time. Mrs. Dorothy Brantley 'Dot' Cox, 87, formerly of Thomaston,...

Mrs. Donnie T. Braddy

Mrs. Donnie T. Braddy

Aug 8, 2016

Mrs. Donnie T. Braddy, 92, of Thomaston, died Monday, August 8th, 2016. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Braddy will be held on Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 at 2:00 PM in South View Cemetery with Dr. Rex King officiating. Mrs. Braddy was born on September 16th, 1923 in Butler, a daughter of the late Eddie Lee and Della Mae Tucker....

Patricia Ann Turner

Patricia Ann Turner

Aug 5, 2016

Mrs. Patricia Ann Turner, age 48, of Thomaston, died Friday evening, August 5, at her residence. She was born July 10, 1968, in Pike County to the late Richard Turner and Dollie Daniel Sparks. Mrs. Turner had been employed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs as an IT Specialist. She attended the Free Chapel Church in Gainesville, GA....

Mrs. Shelby Laverne "Bunny" Mccard

Mrs. Shelby Laverne "Bunny" Mccard

Jul 25, 2016

Mrs. Shelby Laverne 'Bunny' McCard, 78, of Thomaston, died Monday, July 25th, 2016 at her home. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. McCard will be held on Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 at 11:00 AM in South View Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Mrs. McCard was born in Thomaston on August 28th, 1937, a daughter of the late Perry...

Jonathan L. Griggers

Jonathan L. Griggers

Jul 25, 2016

Mr. Jonathan L. Griggers, age 66, of Smyrna, died July 25, 2016, at his residence. A memorial service will be held by his family in Florida at a later date. Mr. Griggers, a son of the late A. B. Griggers, Jr. and Mary Hancock Griggers, was born October 19, 1949, in Thomaston. He was a 1967 graduate of R....

Cpl. James Edward Mcabee

Cpl. James Edward Mcabee

Jul 21, 2016

Cpl, James Edward McAbee, U.S. Army, Company B, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Hadong, South Korea, on July 27, 1950. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at 2:00 PM, in South View Cemetery with full military honors. Dr. Glenn Gilstrap will...

Rudolph (Rudy) Clark Inman,  Jr.

Rudolph (Rudy) Clark Inman, Jr.

Jul 21, 2016

Mr. Rudolph (Rudy) Clark Inman, Jr., age 69, of Thomaston, died Thursday, July 21, 2016, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Bacon County, GA. Memorial services will be held Monday, July 25, at 2:00 PM, at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston, with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday,...

Richard Lewis Dean

Richard Lewis Dean

Jul 19, 2016

Mr. Richard L. Dean, age 68, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Emory University Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 22, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Marc Pritchett will officiate, and burial will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday morning from 10:00 until...

Rev. Dale Hull Rush

Rev. Dale Hull Rush

Jul 4, 2016

Rev. Dale Hull Rush, 66, of Thomaston, died Monday, July 4th, 2016 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Rev. Rush will be held on Thursday, July 7th, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Fellowship Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Forsyth City Cemetery at 4:00 PM. The family of Rev. Rush will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral...

Mrs. Peggy Margaret Hammock Teal

Mrs. Peggy Margaret Hammock Teal

Jul 3, 2016

Mrs. Peggy Margaret Hammock Teal, 87, of Thomaston, died Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Teal will be held on Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Kenny Teal will officiate and burial will follow in the Faithful Christian Baptist Church Cemetery. The family of...

Mrs. Mary Frances Harris Doggett

Mrs. Mary Frances Harris Doggett

Jun 30, 2016

Mrs. Mary Frances Harris Doggett, 62, of Thomaston and formerly of Tifton, died Thursday, June 30th, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Doggett was born in Tifton on May 31st, 1954, a daughter of the late David P. Harris and Elizabeth Conger Harris. She was a graduate of Tift County High School and later Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Until her...