Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Mr. Harold Boyt Corley

Mr. Harold Boyt Corley

Jan 9, 2016

Harold Boyt Corley, age 79, of Thomaston, GA, died Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Corley will be held Tuesday, January 12, at 2:00 PM, at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate, and burial will follow in New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in...

Mrs. Mary Sue Davis Thrasher

Mrs. Mary Sue Davis Thrasher

Jan 8, 2016

Mrs. Mary Sue Davis Thrasher, 66, of Thomaston, died Friday, January 8, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Monday, January 11, at 2:00 PM, with Rev. Jimmy Baughcum officiating. Burial will follow at Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday evening, January 10, from 6 until...

Mrs. Nancy "Ruth" Harbin Jenkins

Mrs. Nancy "Ruth" Harbin Jenkins

Jan 4, 2016

Mrs. Nancy 'Ruth' Harbin Jenkins, age 91, formerly of Thomaston died Monday, January 4, 2016 in the Green Acres Health and Rehab, Milledgeville. She was the daughter of the late J. C. and Esther Dillard Harbin. She spent most of her life in Thomaston and had lived in the Milledgeville area for the past 10 years. Mrs. Jenkins was...

Infant Jeremiah Fry

Infant Jeremiah Fry

Dec 27, 2015

Infant Jeremiah Fry died Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. A graveside funeral service will be held Wednesday, December 30, at 10:30 AM, at the Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery in Thomaston with Rev. Jason Weeks officiating. Survivors include his parents, Shawn and Ester Beukes Fry of Culloden; two sisters: McKenzie and Mayah Fry; four brothers: Noah, Eli,...

Mrs. Ruby Jewell Belscher

Mrs. Ruby Jewell Belscher

Dec 14, 2015

Mrs. Ruby Jewell Belscher, age 98, of Thomaston, died Monday, December 14, 2015 at her home. The family will hold a memorial service for Mrs. Belscher on Sunday, December 20th, 2015 at 3:00 pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Thomaston with Phillip Smith officiating. Mrs. Belscher was born in Paden, OK on February 17, 1917, a...

Mr. Tommy Lee Cook

Mr. Tommy Lee Cook

Dec 4, 2015

Mr. Tommy Lee Cook, 62, of Thomaston, died Friday, December 4th, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cook was born on March 29, 1953 in Atlanta, a son of the late James R. Cook and Vida Phillips Cook. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and was a retired police officer for the City of Jonesboro...

Rev. Raymond R. Howard

Rev. Raymond R. Howard

Dec 3, 2015

Rev. Raymond R. Howard, 86, of Thomaston, died Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 at Brightmoor Hospice. Funeral services for Rev. Howard will be held on Sunday, December 6th, 2015 at 3 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Bud Gleaton and Dr. Rex King will officiated and burial will follow in the Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery....

Mr. Claude William Welch

Mr. Claude William Welch

Nov 30, 2015

Mr. Claude William Welch, 63, of Thomaston, died Monday evening, November 30, 2015, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Trice Cemetery. Elder Julius Stewart, Elder Billy Morgan, and Rev. Don Widner will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, December 2, from 6 until...

Mrs. Peggy Salter Warren

Mrs. Peggy Salter Warren

Nov 15, 2015

Mrs. Peggy Salter Carlisle Warren, age 67, of Griffin, GA died Sunday, November 15, 2015 in the Hope House in Griffin, GA. Mrs. Warren was born in Thomaston, GA on May 30, 1948 to the late Kenzie and Lois Salter. She worked as the Human Relations Director at Gordon State College. A graveside funeral service will be held Tuesday,...

Mr. Gerry Jay Granger

Mr. Gerry Jay Granger

Nov 12, 2015

Mr. Gerry Jay Granger, 54, of Thomaston, died Thursday, November 12, 2015 at his home. Memorial services for Mr. Granger will be held Sunday, November 15, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Bro. Ray Smith and Rev. Joe Allen will officiate. The family of Mr. Granger will receive friends on Saturday evening, November 14, from...

Mr. Mountain A. Greene

Mr. Mountain A. Greene

Oct 29, 2015

Former Upson County Sheriff and retired Georgia State Patrol Captain Mountain A. Greene died at his home on Thursday, October 29th, 2015 at the age of 82. Mountain was born on March 12, 1933 in Lamar County to the late Wiley E. Greene and Grace Burnette Greene. There were eight children born to his parents and Mountain was number...

Ms. Margie Dell Pitts

Ms. Margie Dell Pitts

Oct 29, 2015

Ms. Margie Dell Pitts, 85, entered into rest on Thursday, October 29, 2015. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 2, 2015, at 11:15 AM, at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Don Voyles officiating. The family of Ms. Pitts will receive friends Monday morning from 10 until 11 AM, at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Ms. Pitts was a native of...

Miss Ozell Eleanor Gordy

Miss Ozell Eleanor Gordy

Oct 28, 2015

Miss Ozell Eleanor Gordy, 79, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Miss Gordy will be held on Friday, October 30th, 2015 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Dr. Rex King and Rev. Tim South officiating. Burial will follow in the New Bethel Baptist Church...

Mrs. Billie S. Woodson

Mrs. Billie S. Woodson

Oct 23, 2015

Mrs. Billie S. Woodson, 98, formerly of Thurston Ave., Thomaston, died Friday, October 23rd, 2015 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Woodson will be held on Sunday, October 25th, 2015 at 4 pm in South View Cemetery with Father Mike Birdsong officiating. Mrs. Woodson was a native of Bartow, GA., a daughter of the late...

Mrs. Barbara Elliott Duke

Mrs. Barbara Elliott Duke

Oct 18, 2015

Mrs. Barbara Anne Elliott Duke, age 83, died Sunday, October 18, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 20, at 2:00 PM, at The Rock Baptist Church with Rev. Argin Floyd officiating. Burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs. Duke will receive friends Monday evening, October 19, from 6:00 - 8:00...

Mrs. Opalene Yates Woodson

Mrs. Opalene Yates Woodson

Oct 11, 2015

Mrs. Opalene Yates Woodson, 86, of Peachtree City and formerly of Thomaston, died Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Ashley Glen Assisted Living Facility In Peachtree City. Mrs. Woodson was born in Thomaston on May 18, 1929, and the daughter of the late Willie Yates and Opal Gray Yates. She was a graduate of R. E. Institute. Mrs. Woodson was...

Mr. Dennis Arnold Teal

Mr. Dennis Arnold Teal

Oct 4, 2015

Mr. Dennis Arnold Teal, 63, of Thomaston, died Sunday, October 4th, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services for Mr. Teal will be held at 2225 Waymanville Rd., Thomaston, on Wednesday, October 7th, 2015, at 2 pm with the Rev. Tim South officiating. The family of Mr. Teal will receive friends at the residence from 12 noon until...

Mr. Eugene Randolph Barnes

Mr. Eugene Randolph Barnes

Oct 1, 2015

Mr. Eugene Randolph Barnes, age 81, of Thomaston, GA, died Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, GA. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Barnes will be held Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 at 11:00 AM CST at the Sweeden Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Sweeden, KY, north of Brownsville. Mr. Barnes was born in Thomaston on March 2,...

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...