Obituaries

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Mrs. Nina Nipper Pitts

Mrs. Nina Nipper Pitts

Apr 25, 2015

Mrs. Nina Nipper Pitts, 86, of Thomaston, died Saturday, April 25th, 2015 at Golden Living Center. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Pitts will be held on Friday, May 1st, 2015 at 2 pm in Crystal Hill Cemetery with Mr. Jack Phipps officiating. Mrs. Pitts was born in Cordele on November 26th, 1928, a daughter of the late Leon Curtis...

Mrs. Doris Mckoy English

Mrs. Doris Mckoy English

Apr 17, 2015

Mrs. Doris Anne McKoy English, 88, passed away Friday evening, April 17, 2015, in her Wetumpka, AL. home with her two daughters and son-in-law present. Funeral services for Mrs. English will be held Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 12:00 noon, in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Gerald Kersey will officiate, and burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery....

Mr. M. Norman Nobles

Mr. M. Norman Nobles

Apr 13, 2015

Mr. M. Norman Nobles, age 69, of Thomaston, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Spalding Regional Hospital. Mr. Nobles was born January 8, 1946 in Upson County to the late Mr. John Willie and Marjorie Nobles. He worked with the Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Forestry Commission and later retired as a Correction Officer from the Griffin Detention Center. He...

Mrs. Cynthia Kay "Cindy" Thompson

Mrs. Cynthia Kay "Cindy" Thompson

Apr 11, 2015

Ms. Cynthia Kay 'Cindy' Thompson, 46, of Thomaston, died Saturday, April 11th, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services for Ms. Thompson will be held on Wed, April 14th, 2015 at the Liberty Worship Center with Rev. Steve Craven officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Ms. Thompson was born in Tucker on March 12th, 1969, a daughter of...

Mrs. Sun Tuk Lee

Mrs. Sun Tuk Lee

Apr 9, 2015

Mrs. Sun Tuk Lee, 58, of Centreville, VA, died Thursday, April 9th, 2015. Mrs. Lee was born in Seoul, Korea, but had lived in this country for many years. She was a hairdresser by trade. Mrs. Lee was of the Christian faith. Mrs. Lee is survived by two daughters, Lina (Steven) Glatz of Knoxville, TN, and Amanda Pollard of...

Mrs. Myrtis Aurelia Vann

Mrs. Myrtis Aurelia Vann

Apr 8, 2015

Mrs. Myrtis Aurelia Vann, 101, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 at Providence Health and Rehab. Mrs. Vann was born in Laurens County on April 8th, 1914, a daughter of the late Young Bright Keen and Annie Gay Keen. During her working career she was a seamstress for the William Carter Company. Mrs. Vann is survived by three...

Mr. Jackie Smith

Mr. Jackie Smith

Apr 8, 2015

Mr. Jackie Smith, 82, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held on Saturday, April 11th, 2015 at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. L. R. Brock will officiate and burial with military honors will follow in South View Cemetery. Mr. Smith...

Mrs. Rebecca (Becky) Akins

Mrs. Rebecca (Becky) Akins

Apr 2, 2015

Mrs. Rebecca (Becky) Akins, 63, of Thomaston, died Thursday, April 2nd, 2015, at her residence. She was born in Newnan, GA, on February 24, 1952. The family of Mrs. Akins will receive friends on Monday morning, April 6th, from 10:00 - 12:00 at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mrs. Akins was predeceased by her father, Lewis Dover. Survivors include her husband,...

Mr. Arthur S. Duncan

Mr. Arthur S. Duncan

Mar 28, 2015

Mr. Arthur S. Duncan, 83, of Thomaston, died Saturday, March 28th, 2015 at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Mr. Duncan was born in Moore, TX on October 22nd, 1931, a son of the late Jake Duncan, Jr., and Clara Saldana Duncan. He was a eight-year veteran of the U. S. Air Force and was stationed in Seoul, Korea during the...

Mrs. Ruby Shepard Brown

Mrs. Ruby Shepard Brown

Mar 25, 2015

Mrs. Ruby Shepard Brown, 85, of Blairsville and formerly of Thomaston, died Wednesday, March 25th, 2015. Mrs. Brown was born on November 12, 1929, a daughter of the late James Shepard and Linnie Thompson Shepard. She was formerly a bookkeeper in the Food Services Division for Upson County Board of Education. Mrs. Brown and her husband, the late Wallace...

Mr. Charles Lindbergh Stallings

Mr. Charles Lindbergh Stallings

Mar 17, 2015

Charles Lindbergh Stallings was born on December 14, 1927 to Ida and John W. Stallings. John passed away when Lindbergh was about one year old and his mother’s family bonded together to raise him, just as they did through the years for many other family members. Taking a village to raise a child was commonplace during that time. Lindbergh’s...

Mr. Raymond Hill

Mr. Raymond Hill

Mar 12, 2015

Mr. Raymond Hill, 78, of Thomaston, died Thursday, March 12th, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Hill will be held on Sunday, March 15th, 2015 at 2 pm at Emory's Chapel Baptist Church. Rev. David Dawson and Rev. Dean Hemphill will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. Mr. Hill was born in...

Mr. Michael Bruce Hayes

Mr. Michael Bruce Hayes

Mar 9, 2015

Mr. Michael Bruce Hayes, age 73, of Thomaston died Monday afternoon in the Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services for Mr. Hayes will be held on Thursday March 12, 2015 at 3:00PM in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. John Blackmon will officiate. burial will follow in the South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the...

Mr. Wyna B. Watson Jr.

Mr. Wyna B. Watson Jr.

Mar 4, 2015

Mr. Wyna B. Watson, Jr., 85, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Watson will be held on Friday, March 6th, 2015 at 2 pm at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Herb Flanders will officiate and burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Mr. Watson was a life-long resident of...

Mrs. Mary Ellen Starling Mcneely

Mrs. Mary Ellen Starling Mcneely

Mar 2, 2015

Mrs. Mary Ellen Starling McNeely, 94, of Thomaston, died March 2, 2015, at Providence Health and Rehab. Visitation will be held at the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home Saturday, March 7, 2015, from 1:00 until 2:00 PM followed by a Memorial Service in the Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 PM. Mrs. McNeely was born on December 13, 1920, in Macon, Georgia...

Mr. Bobby Lee Townsend

Mr. Bobby Lee Townsend

Mar 1, 2015

Mr. Bobby Lee Townsend, age71, of Thomaston died Sunday March 1, 2015 in the Reliance Healthcare Griffin, Ga. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Mary Annie Townsend of Thomaston

Mr. X. E. Mitchell

Mr. X. E. Mitchell

Feb 28, 2015

Mr. X. E. Mitchell, 94, of Molena, GA, died Saturday, February 28th, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Mitchell will be held on Monday, March 2nd, 2015 at 11:00 a. m., in the chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home in Thomaston, GA. Burial will follow at 2:00 pm in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Lanett,...

Mrs. Ruth Jarrell Thames

Mrs. Ruth Jarrell Thames

Feb 21, 2015

Mrs. Ruth Jarrell Thames died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Providence Health and Rehab following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, February 23, 2015, at 2 PM in South View Cemetery with Rev. Herb Flanders officiating. Family visitation will be Monday from 12:30 until 1:30 PM at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mrs. Thames, 91, was a...

Mrs. Angelyn "Angie" Hightower

Mrs. Angelyn "Angie" Hightower

Feb 16, 2015

Mrs. Angelyn 'Angie' Holloway Hightower, 79, of Thomaston, entered into rest Monday, February 16th, 2015 at Riverside Health and Rehab surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services for Mrs. Hightower will be held Thursday, February 19th, 2015 at 11:00 a. m. at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Herb Flanders will officiate and burial will follow in South View...

Mrs. Johnnie Corley Hardage

Mrs. Johnnie Corley Hardage

Feb 12, 2015

Mrs. Johnnie Corley Hardage, 92, of Yatesville, died Thursday, February 12th, 2015 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Hardage will be held on Friday, February 13th, 2015, at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Eddie Matthews will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hardage was born in...