Obituaries

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Mrs. Juanita "Grannie" Webb

Mrs. Juanita "Grannie" Webb

Jan 8, 2015

Mrs. Juanita 'Grannie' Webb, 82, of Thomaston, died January 8, 2015, at her residence. She was born September 11, 1932, in Jonesboro, GA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 12, 2015, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home, with Rev. Jimmy Grier officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery, Jonesboro, GA, at 4:00 PM....

Kathryn Lindsey Schwarz

Kathryn Lindsey Schwarz

Dec 29, 2014

Kathryn Lindsey Schwarz died in hospice care in Griffin on December 29, 2014. She was born in Thomaston, Georgia on November 13, 1928. Kathryn retired as the assistant controller of Gordon College and in her retirement enjoyed playing bridge and was an active member at First Presbyterian Church in Thomaston. She was preceded in death by her parents, William...

Mrs. Carole Pruett James

Mrs. Carole Pruett James

Dec 27, 2014

Mrs. Carole Pruett James, 70, formerly of Thomaston, died on December 27th, 2015. Memorial services for Mrs. James will be held on Saturday, April 11th, 2015 at 10:30 a. m., in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with the Rev. Hall Hunt officiating. Interment of cremains will follow in South View Cemetery.

Mrs. Martha Jane Mccarty Sellers

Mrs. Martha Jane Mccarty Sellers

Dec 24, 2014

Mrs. Martha Jane McCarty Sellers, 82, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Sellers was born in Ideal on March 7, 1932, a daughter of the late Lester Reid McCarty and Wilhelmina Smith McCarty. She was a graduate of R. E. Lee Institute and shortly after graduation she moved to Columbus. Mrs. Sellers...

Mrs. Alice Virginia Powers

Mrs. Alice Virginia Powers

Dec 12, 2014

Mrs. Alice Virginia Powers, 81, died Friday, December 12, 2014, at her residence. Graveside memorial services will be held Monday, December 15, at 4 PM, at Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Milton Hill officiating. Mrs. Powers, a native Upsonian, was born April 30, 1933. She was retired from the William Carter Company. Mrs. Powers was predeceased by her husband,...

Carolyn Booth Knight

Carolyn Booth Knight

Dec 8, 2014

Mrs. Carolyn Booth Knight, age 87, of Thomaston, died Monday, December 08, 2014 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Knight will be held on Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 at 2 pm at the First United Methodist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Herb Flanders will officiate and burial will follow in the Union Campground Cemetery in Taylor County....

Mrs. Lolla Bloodworth Trawick

Mrs. Lolla Bloodworth Trawick

Dec 2, 2014

Mrs. Lolla Idell Bloodworth Trawick, 92, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Trawick will be held on Saturday, December 6th, 2014 at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home. Rev. Greg Rosenthal will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. Mrs. Trawick was a...

Mrs. Mary Alice Guy Gassett Summerall

Mrs. Mary Alice Guy Gassett Summerall

Dec 1, 2014

Mrs. Mary Alice Guy Gassett Summerall, 70, of Sharpsburg, GA, died Monday, December 1st, 2014 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Summerall will be held on Saturday, December 6th, 2014 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Neal Baptist Church Cemetery in Molena. Mrs. Summerall was a native of Pike...

Mrs. Wanda Carol Self

Mrs. Wanda Carol Self

Dec 1, 2014

Mrs. Wanda Carol Self, 56, of Thomaston, went home to be with the Lord on December 1st, 2014 while surrounded by her family. Mrs. Self was born on March 21, 1958, a daughter of the late Kenneth Walter White and Ruby Franklin White. A 1976 graduate of Upson High School, she was also a 2007 graduate of the former...

Mr. Robert Lee Ellerbee

Mr. Robert Lee Ellerbee

Nov 30, 2014

Robert Lee Ellerbee, 86, of Thomaston died on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at his residence. Robert Lee was born on October 18, 1928 in Upson County to the late Robert Marcus Ellerbee and the late Willie Lee Holliman Ellerbee. He graduated from R.E. Lee Institute in 1944. He went to work with his father at the family's saw mill...

Mrs. Elisabeth "Liz" Tucker

Mrs. Elisabeth "Liz" Tucker

Nov 24, 2014

Mrs. Elisabeth 'Liz' Tucker, age 37, of Thomaston died Monday, November 24, 2014 at the Upson Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Friday, November, 28, 2014 at 11:00AM in the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Herb Flanders will officiate. The Family will receive friends at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall from 10:00AM till 11:00AM...

Donald Ray Bowles

Donald Ray Bowles

Nov 17, 2014

Mr. Donald Ray Bowles, 74, of Thomaston, died Monday, November 17th, 2014 at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services for Mr. Bowles will be held on Friday, November 21st, 2014 at 2 pm at East Thomaston Baptist Church. Rev. Joey Smith will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. Mr. Bowles was a native of Thomaston, born...

Marvin Spillers

Marvin Spillers

Nov 14, 2014

Marvin Spillers, 91, of Chula, died Friday, November 14, 2014 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, GA after a lengthy illness. A visitation will be held from 6-8 Sunday evening, November 16, 2014 at Albritton Funeral Directors in Tifton. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, November 17, 2014 in the chapel of Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home...

Mrs. Gladys Harp Hicks

Mrs. Gladys Harp Hicks

Nov 13, 2014

Mrs. Gladys Harp Hicks, age 83, of 84 Pine Grove Road, Yatesville, died Thursday afternoon in Riverside Nursing Center in Thomston. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 16, at 2 PM in the Yatesville Baptist Church. Rev. Steve Maguire and Rev. Arianna Eberle will officiate. Interment will be in the Yatesville United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Hicks was...

Dorothy Jean Hood

Dorothy Jean Hood

Nov 11, 2014

Mrs. Dorothy Jean Hood, 86, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, November 11th, 2014, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Hood will be held on Friday, November 14th, 2014 at 11:00 a. m., in the Chapel of the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home. Rev. Jason Weeks will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hood was a native of...

Dr. James T. King

Dr. James T. King

Nov 6, 2014

Dr. James T. King, 83, of Thomaston, died Thursday, November 6th, 2014 at his home. Funeral services for Dr. King will be held on Sunday, November 9th, 2014 at 2 pm at Trinity Baptist Church and burial will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. Dr. King was a native of Pike County but had lived in Thomaston and Upson County...

Mrs. Ruby G. Collins Smoot

Mrs. Ruby G. Collins Smoot

Nov 4, 2014

Mrs. Ruby G. Collins Smoot, 96, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Smoot will be held on Friday, November 7th, 2014 at 11:00 a. m., in the Chapel of the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home. Elder Julius Stewart and Rev. Wayne Collins will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial...

Mr. Jimmy L. Rogers

Mr. Jimmy L. Rogers

Nov 1, 2014

Mr. Jimmy Lon Rogers, 80, of Thomaston died Saturday, November 1, 2014, at his residence. Memorial services for Mr. Rogers will be held Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate. Interment will follow at South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home on...

Ms. Anita W. Richardson

Ms. Anita W. Richardson

Oct 30, 2014

Anita W. Richardson, daughter of the late Worth Henry and Ila Bell Williams, passed away Oct. 30th in Winston-Salem, NC, after a five month illness. She is survived by her brother and his wife, Worth H. Williams, Jr. and Cara Fish. Although born and raised in Thomaston, Anita spent the last four years residing in Winston Salem to be...

Mrs. Jewell Jones Allmon

Mrs. Jewell Jones Allmon

Oct 27, 2014

Mrs. Jewell Jones Allmon, 84, of Zebulon, died Monday, October 27th, 2014, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Allmon will be held on Thursday, October 30th, 2014, at 2 pm at Valley Grove Baptist Church. Rev . Joe Allen and Dr. Derrick Keeter will officiate and burial will follow Greenwood Cemetery in Barnesville. Mrs. Allmon was...