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Mrs. Elizabeth Ogletree Mcdaniel
Dec 27, 2013
Mrs. Elizabeth Ogletree McDaniel, 88 of Thomaston, died at her residence Friday evening December 27, 2013. She worked for Thomaston Mills as a spooler, graduated from the CNA program at Upson Technical College and worked for Clearview Nursing Center. Mrs. McDaniel was a member of Hightower Memorial United Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Wall, of...
Dr. Mary Jean Ivey Simmons
Dec 20, 2013
Dr. Mary Jean Ivey Simmons, 83, joined the Church Triumphant on Friday, December 20th, 2013 after a long illness. Dr. Simmons was born in Montgomery, AL, July 7, 1930, the daughter of the Reverend Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ivey, Jr., Pastor of the Wetumpkia Baptist Church, Wetumpka, AL. She was educated in the public school systems of Alabama,...
Mr. James H. Mckinley
Dec 17, 2013
Mr. James H. McKinley, 98, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at Riverside Nursing Center. Mr. McKinley was born on September 15, 1915. He was a machinist for Thomaston Mills for many years. James was saved in the spring of 1940 and joined the Thomaston Church of God on July 21, 1946. He was a dedicated Christian. In...
Melvin Alva Corley
Dec 13, 2013
Mr. Melvin Alva Corley, age 56, died at his residence Friday, December 13, 2013. Melvin was a veteran and served in the U. S. Army. He was a graduate of the Upson Technical College Air Condition Program and was the owner/operator of Corley Heating and Air. Mr. Corley was a member of Silvertown Baptist Church. Melvin is survived by...
Cora Connell Melton
Dec 12, 2013
Mrs. Cora Connell Melton, age 76, died at her residence on December 12,2013. She worked at Playtex Manufacturing in Manchester, GA. for 27 years and attended Liberty Worship Center. She also assisted her son and daughter-in-law in their store in Woodbury. Mrs. Melton enjoyed sewing, cooking, baking and painting ceramics. Mrs. Melton was preceded in death by her husband,...
Sue Hardman Crawford
Dec 9, 2013
Mrs. Sue Hardman Crawford, 80, of Dacula, died Monday, December 9th, 2013 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Crawford was born in Columbus, GA., on August 28th, 1933, daughter of the late James Gilbert Hardman and Nora Davis Hardman. The Hardmans moved to Thomaston in 1936 and she was a 1951 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute. Mrs. Crawford...
Dr. Paul L. Dawkins
Dec 8, 2013
Dr. Paul L. Dawkins, age 88, formerly of Thomaston, died Sunday morning, December 8, 2013, in Brightmoor Nursing Center, Griffin. He was born in Gastonia, NC, to the late Franklin Thomas Dawkins and the late Myrtle Mae Tarbush Dawkins. Dr. Dawkins was a graduate of the 1943 class of R. E. Lee Institute and the 1951 class of Palmer...
Betty Howell
Nov 30, 2013
Mrs. Betty Howell, age 80, of McDonough,GA, died Saturday, in Westbury Health and Rehabilitation Center of McDonough. She was a native of DeKalb County, Georgia. Mrs. Howell was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband, Robert 'Bobby' Howell, of McDonough, daughter, Mrs. Terri (Mike) Weaver, of Atlanta, sons, Greg Howell, of McDonough, Randy Howell,...
Rozell Gatlin Orrick
Nov 21, 2013
Rozell Gatlin Orrick, 76, of Donalsonville, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the Seminole Manor Nursing Home in Donalsonville. Mrs. Orrick was born April 21, 1937 in Thomaston to the late George Howard Gatlin, Jr. and Nancy Ann Yeargin Gatlin. She was a retired seamstress from Thomaston Mills and member of First United Methodist Church of Thomaston...
Roger Lee Nixon
Nov 20, 2013
Mr. Roger Lee Nixon, 68, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Nixon was a native of Upson County. He was employed by Thomaston Mills as a dye mixer and later worked for Thermo King in Chattanooga, TN, in the maintenance division. Mr. Nixon was also a plumber. He was of the Baptist...
Mary Eula Storey
Nov 19, 2013
Mrs. Mary Eula Storey, 88, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 at Riverside Nursing Center. Mrs. Storey was born in Pike County, a daughter of the late Edgar Harrison McDaniel and Mary Sibbie Childs McDaniel. She was employed by Thomaston Mills and retired after 43 years of continuous service. In 1987 she began working part-time at Walmart. Mrs....
Martha Daniel Wilder
Nov 10, 2013
Mrs. Martha Daniel Wilder, 93, of Thomaston, passed away Sunday, November 10th, 2013 at Riverside Health and Rehab in Thomaston. Mrs. Wilder was born in Thomaston on March 30, 1920, a daughter of the late Cliff and Lila Smith Daniel. She was a member of the R. E. Lee Class of 1936. She and her husband, the late John...
Elsie Storey Hamlett
Nov 9, 2013
Mrs. Elsie Grace Storey Hamlett of Molena, Ga went to be with her Lord on Saturday morning November 9, 2013. She was 93 born April 3,1920 at Lifsey Springs, GA and was a life long resident of Molena. Elsie was a long standing member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Molena, where she served her church with love. She...
Colby W. Eldridge, Jr.
Nov 3, 2013
Mr. Colby W. Eldridge, Jr, age 69, of College Park, GA and formerly of Yatesville, died in Atlanta Medical Center, East Point GA, Sunday morning, November 3, 2013. Mr. Eldridge served in the United States Navy on the Kitty Hawk during the Viet Nam war. Prior to his retirement, he was employed with Delta Air Lines as a Ramp...
Mary Bell Moulton Rigby
Nov 1, 2013
Mrs. Mary Bell Moulton Rigby, 81 of 186 Childs Avenue, Yatesville, died Friday morning, November 1, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Rigby was born in Schley County, Georgia to the late Tom Boy Moulton and Nannie Bell Moulton. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by B. F. Goodrich Martha Mills as a Spinner. She was predeceased by her...
Betty Doris Harp Huckaby
Oct 24, 2013
Mrs. Betty Doris Harp Huckaby, 81, of Thomaston, died Thursday, October 24th, 2013. Mrs. Huckaby was a life-long resident of Thomaston and Upson County, daughter of the late A. T. Harp and Birdie McKinley Harp. She was a retired legal secretary and had most recently been employed by the legal firm of Adams, Barfield and Dunaway. Mrs. Huckaby was...
Christopher D. Huie, Jr.
Oct 11, 2013
Mr. Christopher D. Huie, Jr., 64, of Thomaston, died Friday, October 11th, 2013 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Mr. Huie was a native of Miami Beach, FL., but grew up in the Augusta, GA., area. He was a graduate of Richmond Academy where he played football and was a shot putter for the track and field team....
Thurmond Lewis Ellington
Oct 3, 2013
Mr. Thurmond Lewis Ellington, 64, of Thomaston, died Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 at his home. Mr. Ellington was a life-long resident of Thomaston and Upson County, a son of the late Orman I. Ellington and Della Mae Trice Ellington. He was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. He held the rank of Lance...
Barbara Jean Grier
Sep 23, 2013
Mrs. Barbara Jean Grier, formerly of Triune Mill Road, died in Golden Living Center Monday, September 23, 2013. Mrs. Grier had been employed by Goodies Manufacturing Company, in Manchester and was a homemaker. She attended Wilson Chapel Baptist Church. She was predeceased by a brother, Larry Trice. Mrs. Grier is survived by four children; Jackie Fennell, of Alabama; Cindy...
Sybil Mitchell
Sep 21, 2013
Mrs. Sybil Mitchell died Saturday, September 21, in Peachbelt Health and Rehabilitation, in Warner Robins,Ga. A visitation will be held Wednesday, September 25, from 4 PM until 6 PM at McCullough Funeral Home in Warner Robins GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 26, at 12 o'clock noon in Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in South...
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