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Mrs. Evelyn Rachel Riggins Wise

Mrs. Evelyn Rachel Riggins Wise

Sep 30, 2015

Mrs. Evelyn Rachel Riggins Wise, 94, of Molena, died Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Wise will be held on Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 at Molena Baptist Church with the Rev. Neil Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Molena City Cemetery. The family of Mrs. Wise will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral...

Mrs. Virginia Claire Daniel Parker

Mrs. Virginia Claire Daniel Parker

Sep 30, 2015

Mrs. Virginia Claire Daniel Parker, 89, of Loganville and formerly of Molena, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the Gwinnett Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Parker will be held on Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Molena Baptist Church. Rev. Neil Anderson and Rev. Billy Lawrence will officiate and burial will follow in the Molena...

Mrs. Lucy Spillers Dunaway

Mrs. Lucy Spillers Dunaway

Sep 30, 2015

Mrs. Lucy Spillers Dunaway, age 94, formerly of Thomaston , died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Gwinnett Extended Care Center. Graveside services will be held Friday, October 2, 2015 at 2:00PM in the South View Cemetery. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home Friday afternoon from 12:00PM till 1:30PM. Mrs. Dunaway was...

Mr. Bentley Childs Adams Jr.

Mr. Bentley Childs Adams Jr.

Sep 29, 2015

BENTLEY C. ADAMS, JR. departed this life on September 29, 2015. He was born on August 20, 1931. He was in his 84th year. A 1954 graduate of the Southern School of Pharmacy of Mercer University, Mr. Adams was a retired pharmacist. He was a 1948 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute in Thomaston. He was the owner of...

Mr. James David Hammock

Mr. James David Hammock

Sep 27, 2015

Mr. James David Hammock, 66, of Thomaston, died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held 2:00PM Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Mr. Hammock was born in Upson County to the late James Talmadge and...

Mr. Jerrell "Jerry" Douglas Huckaby

Mr. Jerrell "Jerry" Douglas Huckaby

Sep 21, 2015

Mr. Jerrell (Jerry) Douglas Huckaby, age 73, of Thomaston died Monday evening in the Upson Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 2:00PM in the First Baptist Church. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate. Interment will follow in the South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, September 23, 2015 from 6:00pm...

Mrs. Ann Askew Jenkins

Mrs. Ann Askew Jenkins

Sep 13, 2015

Mrs. Ann Askew Jenkins age 88, of Thomaston, died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Jenkins will be held on Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 at 3:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Herb Flanders officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held in the First...

Mrs. Annie Doris Peaden Dover Collins

Mrs. Annie Doris Peaden Dover Collins

Sep 4, 2015

Mrs. Annie Doris Peaden Dover Collins, 98, of Thomaston, died Friday, September 4, 2015, at her residence. She was born December 10, 1916, in Rock Mills, AL, to Ira Adrian and Catherine Eichelberger Peaden. Funeral services for Mrs. Collins will be held Sunday, September 6, 2015, at 3:30 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home, and burial will...

Mr. James Michael Chesnut

Mr. James Michael Chesnut

Sep 3, 2015

Mr. James Michael Chesnut died Thursday, September 3, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 6, 2015, at 10:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Mr. Gary Kauffman officiating. The family of Mr. Chesnut will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Saturday, September 5, from 4:00 until 6:00 PM. Mr. Chesnut...

Mrs. Miriam Mallory Granitz

Mrs. Miriam Mallory Granitz

Sep 1, 2015

Mrs. Miriam Mallory Granitz, 92, of Monroe and formerly of Thomaston, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Mrs. Granitz was born in Thomaston on January 1, 1923, a daughter of the late George Mallory and Clara Mae Ferguson Mallory. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from the Georgia State College for Women (now Georgia College and State University). She lived for...

Mr. Jack Milburn Ellington

Mr. Jack Milburn Ellington

Aug 28, 2015

Jack Milburn Ellington, age 87, of Clayton, went to be with the Lord August 28, 2015 at the Habersham Medical Center. Jack was born in Thomaston, GA the son of the late Susie and Louie Ellington. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son Ronald J. Ellington, a brother Elmer P. Ellington, and a sister Mable E....

Mrs Mary G Willis

Mrs Mary G Willis

Aug 16, 2015

Mrs. Mary G. Willis, 101, of Thomaston, died Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, August 20, at 2:00 PM in the Molena City Cemetery. Dr. Derrick Keeter will officiate. The family of Mrs. Willis will receive friends Wednesday evening, August 19, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Fletcher-Day...

Mrs. Margie Jacquelyn Meredith Cassidy

Mrs. Margie Jacquelyn Meredith Cassidy

Aug 13, 2015

Mrs. Margie Jacquelyn Meredith Cassidy, 78, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 13th, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Cassidy will be held on Sunday, August 16th, 2015 at 4 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Willis officiating. Burial will follow in the Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Cassidy's...

Mr. Stanford Parker Sr.

Mr. Stanford Parker Sr.

Aug 13, 2015

Mr. Stanford Parker, Sr., 83, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 13th, 2015 at Reliance Healthcare and Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services for Mr. Parker will be held on Saturday, August 15th, 2015 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim South officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens....

Mrs. Marcia Paula Jeffers Moore

Mrs. Marcia Paula Jeffers Moore

Aug 7, 2015

Mrs. Marcia Paula Jeffers Moore of Thomaston died Friday, August 7, 2015, at her residence. The family of Mrs. Moore will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Monday, August 10, from 11:30 AM until 12:30 PM. Survivors include her husband, Walter Pete Moore of Thomaston; two sons: Paul Moore and Anton (Sherrie) Childers, both of Thomaston; a brother-in-law,...

Mrs. Judith Larose Smith Reedy

Mrs. Judith Larose Smith Reedy

Aug 6, 2015

Mrs. Judith LaRose Smith Reedy, 64, of Molena, GA., died Thursday evening, August 6, 2015, in Columbus, GA. She was born October 27, 1950, in Thomaston. Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 9, at 3:00 PM, at the Northside Baptist Church in Thomaston, with Rev. Jereme Chaney officiating. Burial will follow at Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family of...

Ms. Wanda Jane Alsobrook

Ms. Wanda Jane Alsobrook

Aug 5, 2015

Ms. Wanda Jane Pollard Alsobrook, 61, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Alsobrook will be held on Friday. August 7th, 2015 at 11:00 a. m. in the Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Alsobrook was born in Thomaston on October 18th, 1953, a daughter of Era Arrington Pollard and...

Mr. Benjie Ferguson

Mr. Benjie Ferguson

Aug 4, 2015

Mr. Benji Ferguson, 55, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital - Atlanta. Mr. Ferguson was born in Thomaston on June 17, 1960, a son of Marie Brooks Ferguson and the late Benjamin Thompson Ferguson, Sr. He was a warehouseman for United Parcel Service. In addition to his mother, Mr. Ferguson is survived by two...

Mr. Robert F. Mckinley

Mr. Robert F. Mckinley

Jul 29, 2015

Mr. Robert F. McKinley, 75, of Americus and formerly of Thomaston, died Wednesday, July 29th, 2015. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. William Bayard Grant

Mr. William Bayard Grant

Jul 24, 2015

Mr. William Bayard Grant, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), United States Army Reserve, age 93, of Jonesboro, GA, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015. Mr. Grant is survived by his wife of 73 years, Martha Turner Grant; daughter Dianne (Ron) Harris; two grandsons, Dustin (Amy) Harris and Brent Harris, and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his...