Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Mrs. Burma Elizabeth Thompson

Mrs. Burma Elizabeth Thompson

Jun 25, 2016

Mrs. Burma Elizabeth Thompson, age 97, of Thomaston, died Saturday evening, June 25, at the residence of Kim Graham, her great niece. Mrs. Thompson chose to be cremated and a private memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers and food the family has requested that donations be made to Thomaston Hospice or the...

Mrs. Margie Gilbert Daniel

Mrs. Margie Gilbert Daniel

Jun 17, 2016

Mrs. Margie Gilbert Daniel, 89, of Thomaston, died Friday, June 17, 2016 at Brightmoor Hospice. Funeral services for Mrs. Daniel will be held on Monday, June 20th, 2016 at 3 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Thomaston. Dr. Glenn Gilstrap and Rev. Dan Gilbert will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs....

Wyche Evans Bruner

Wyche Evans Bruner

Jun 7, 2016

Wyche Evans Bruner 1912 - 2016 Wyche Evans Bruner, a resident of Thomaston, Georgia, since 1975, died June 7, 2016, after a brief stay at the Transitional Health Care in Kannapolis, NC. He was 103 years old. Mr. Bruner was born October 23, 1912, in Dublin, Georgia, to parents Frances Elizabeth Wyche and Warren Evans Bruner. During his childhood,...

Mrs. Mildred Cox "Mickey" Richards

Mrs. Mildred Cox "Mickey" Richards

Jun 3, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Cox 'Mickey' Richards of Weatherford, TX and formerly of Molena, died Friday, June 3rd, 2016 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Richards will be held on Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Molena. Rev. Mark Harris and Rev. Billy Lawrence will officiate and burial will follow in the Mount...

Mrs. Doris Ogletree Ledbetter

Mrs. Doris Ogletree Ledbetter

May 27, 2016

Mrs. Doris Ogletree Ledbetter, 81, of Thomaston, died Friday, May 27, 2016 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Ledbetter will be held on Monday, May 30th, 2016 at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs. Ledbetter will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on...

Mrs. Shirley Ann Jenkins Mcclellan

Mrs. Shirley Ann Jenkins Mcclellan

May 27, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Ann Jenkins McClellan, age 78, of Thomaston, died Friday, May 27, 2016, at West Village Retirement Community. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 30, at 11:00 AM, in the Chapel of the First United Methodist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Herb Flanders will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Mr. Billy David Daniel

Mr. Billy David Daniel

May 26, 2016

Mr. Billy David Daniel, 52, of Thomaston, died Thursday, May 26th, 2016 at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services for Mr. Daniel will be held on Saturday, May 28th, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mr. Daniel will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral...

Mr. Robert L. Corley

Mr. Robert L. Corley

May 25, 2016

Mr. Robert L. Corley, 85, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Corley will be held on Friday, May 27th, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Barber and Rev. Keith Corley will officiate and burial will follow in the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church...

Mrs. June Barfield Boyt

Mrs. June Barfield Boyt

May 24, 2016

Mrs. June Barfield Boyt, age 88, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Providence Health & Rehab. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 26, at 2:00 PM, in the Faith Baptist Church. Rev. J. B. Teal and Rev. James Walls will officiate, and interment will follow in the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Yatesville....

Mrs. Elsie Mae Barentine

Mrs. Elsie Mae Barentine

May 18, 2016

Mrs. Elsie Mae Barentine , 89, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, May 21, at 2:00 PM, in Upson Memorial Gardens with Dr. Rex King officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:00 until 1:30 at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mrs. Barentine, a native Upsonian, was...

Mr. Lawrence Edward Hammock

Mr. Lawrence Edward Hammock

May 15, 2016

Mr. Lawrence E. Hammock, 89, of Thomaston, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Tranquility Hospice of Kennesaw Mountain. Funeral services for Mr. Hammock will be held on Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mr....

Mrs. Janice Niver Chastain

Mrs. Janice Niver Chastain

May 15, 2016

Mrs. Janice Niver Chastain, age 75, of Thomaston, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Taylor County Health and Rehab. Memorial services for Mrs. Chastain will be held on Wednesday, May 18, at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Bennett and Dr. Albert E. Simmons officiating. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral...

Mrs. Edna Ruth Gilbert Fuller Bishop

Mrs. Edna Ruth Gilbert Fuller Bishop

Apr 28, 2016

Mrs. Edna Ruth Gilbert Fuller Bishop, age 84, of Thomaston, died Thursday, April 28, 2016, at her residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 30, at 4:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral with Rev. Keith Adams and Rev. Milton Hill officiating. Interment will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from...

Mrs. Dorothy H. Kelly Stafford

Mrs. Dorothy H. Kelly Stafford

Apr 24, 2016

Mrs. Dorothy H. Kelly Stafford, age 83, of Whittier NC, formerly of Thomaston, died Sunday April 24, 2016 at her residence. Funeral Services for Mrs. Stafford will be held Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 11:00AM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Jeffrey Morgan will officiate and interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...

Mrs. Earlene F. Vitarelli

Mrs. Earlene F. Vitarelli

Apr 15, 2016

Mrs. Earlene F. Vitarelli, age 93, of St. Petersburg, FL, died Friday morning, April 15, 2015, at Warm Springs Medical Center. Entombment will be at Sunset Memorial Park in Alburquerque, NM, at a later date. Mrs. Vitarelli was born August 30, 1922, in Witchita, KS, to the late Earl Turner and Lyle Lewis. She was a retired Civil Service...

Mr. Wayne Keith Teal

Mr. Wayne Keith Teal

Apr 10, 2016

Mr. Wayne Keith Teal, 58, of Meansville, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. He was born October 2, 1957, in Thomaston, to the late William Frank Teal and Elsie Mae Jackson Teal. Mr. Teal was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. He had worked for Thomaston Mills and as a...

Mr. Ljubie Terriell Thomas

Mr. Ljubie Terriell Thomas

Apr 7, 2016

Mr. Ljubie Terriell Thomas, age 68, of Thomaston, died Thursday evening, April 7, 2016, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services for Mr. Thomas will be held Monday, April 11, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King will officiate. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday morning from 10 until...

Mrs. Carol Underwood Kemp

Mrs. Carol Underwood Kemp

Apr 5, 2016

Mrs. Carol Underwood Kemp, 77, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 8, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. Mrs. Kemp, a daughter of the late Millard and Bessie Dupree...

Mr. James Harris Brantley,  Sr.

Mr. James Harris Brantley, Sr.

Apr 3, 2016

Mr. James Harris Brantley, Sr., age 97, of Thomaston, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 6, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home, with Rev. Bill Barber and Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mr. Brantley will...

Ann Garner

Ann Garner

Apr 1, 2016

Mrs. Ann Garner, 72, of Thomaston, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at Spalding Regional Hospital. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, April 5, at 4:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mrs. Garner, a daughter of the late Willie James Smith and Sara Frances Selph Smith, was born August 20, 1943, in Columbus, GA. She had been...