Obituaries

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Walter Wayne Adams

Walter Wayne Adams

Jun 29, 2013

Mr. Wayne Adams, 70, of Seneca, SC, and formerly of Thomaston, died Saturday, June 29th, 2013 at his home. Mr. Adams was born in Barneville in January 14th, 1943, a son of the late Jessie Morris Adams and Doris Turner Adams. He was employed by Thomaston Mills prior to his retirement. Mr. Adams had previously been a member of...

Mrs. Patricia Stillwell Upchurch

Mrs. Patricia Stillwell Upchurch

Jun 28, 2013

Mrs. Patricia Stillwell Upchurch, age 71, of 1957 South Earles Road, Thomaston, died Friday Morning, June 28th, in Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston. Mrs. Upchurch was a native of Coosa, Alabama. She was a retired carpet inspector at Millican Co. in LaGrange and was a member of Faithful Christian Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her daughter, Stephanie...

Frankie Ward Oxner

Frankie Ward Oxner

Jun 23, 2013

Mrs. Frankie Ward Oxner, 100, of Thomaston, died Sunday, June 23rd, 2013. Mrs. Oxner was a native of Salem, SC. She was a graduate of the Asheville Teachers College of Asheville, NC, and later Tift College in Forsyth. She taught school in South Carolina and in 1943, she and her husband, the late W. Guy Oxner, moved to Thomaston....

Phillip Michael "Mike" Smith

Phillip Michael "Mike" Smith

Jun 19, 2013

Mr. Phillip Michael 'Mike' Smith, 60, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Smith was a native of Clintwood, VA., but had lived in Thomaston for a number of years. He was a retired postal inspector for the United States Postal Service. Mr. Smith was an avid motorcyclist and loved Harley Davidsons. He...

Gerry Baker King

Gerry Baker King

Jun 11, 2013

Mrs. Gerry Baker King, 90, formerly of Jackson Ave,Thomaston, and wife of the late G. G. King, Jr., died Tuesday, June 11th, 2013. Mrs. King was born in Colquitt, GA, a daughter of the late Daniel Jackson Baker, Jr., and Lennie Omar Keen Baker. She was a 1945 graduate of Tift College and in 1968 earned her Masters Degree...

James S. "Jim" Moore

James S. "Jim" Moore

Jun 10, 2013

Mr. James S. 'Jim' Moore, 79, of Woodland Hwy, Thomaston, died Monday, June 10th, 2013 at his home. Mr. Moore was a native of Ninety Six, SC, but was raised in Greenwood and Abbeville, SC. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and served during the Korean War. During his tenure in the Navy he was assigned...

Lottie Mae Allison

Lottie Mae Allison

Jun 9, 2013

Mrs. Lottie Mae Allison, 93, of Woodbury, died Sunday, June 9th, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Allison was a native of Meriwether County, a daughter of the late Clifford Doggett and Ollie Owens Doggett. She was predeceased by a son William Claude Allison, Jr. She was a homemaker and attended the Liberty Worship Center. She is survived by three...

Wallace Rhodes

Wallace Rhodes

Jun 5, 2013

Mr. Wallace Rhodes, 77, of 100 Oakdale St., Thomaston, died Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Rhodes will be held on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 11:00 am at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Ed Cliburn and Dr. Rex King officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery in...

Jerry Solomon Strickland

Jerry Solomon Strickland

Jun 3, 2013

Mr. Jerry Solomon Strickland, 69, of The Rock, died Monday, June 3rd, 2013 in Warner Robins. Mr. Strickland was born in Forsyth but had lived in The Rock for several years. He was employed at Robins Air Force Base. Mr. Strickland was a member of The Rock Baptist Church and served as a Deacon. He is survived by his...

Betty R. Mcintosh

Betty R. Mcintosh

May 31, 2013

Mrs. Betty R. McIntosh age 72, of 308 North Street, Thomaston, died at her residence on Friday, May 31. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 3rd, in the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens, Warner Robins, Ga. Rev. Derrick Keeter and Pastor Joe Hassell will officiate. Mrs. McIntosh was born in Dothan,...

Ruth Markham

Ruth Markham

May 29, 2013

Mrs. Ruth Markham, 85, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Mrs. Markham was a native of Ames, IA, and had lived in Thomaston since 1960. She was a retired drug clerk at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Markham was married for 55 years to Mr. Jim Markham, who preceded her in death in...

Samuel Martin Hammock

Samuel Martin Hammock

May 28, 2013

Mr. Samuel Martin Hammock, 83, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 at the Hughston Hospital in Columbus. Mr. Hammock was born in Butler, GA., a son of the late Dennis E. Hammock, Sr., and Julia Voncile Booth Hammock. He was a veteran of the Georgia National Guard and was formerly employed for a number of years in the...

Vivian Joyce Turner Witte

Vivian Joyce Turner Witte

May 14, 2013

Mrs. Vivian Joyce Turner Witte, 87, of Thomaston, GA., and formerly of Carteret, NJ, died Tuesday, May 14th, 2013. Memorial services for Mrs. Witte will be held on Saturday, May 25th, 2013 at 4 pm in the Chapel of the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home in Thomaston. After the service on Saturday the family will receive friends at the home of...

Ronnie Frederick Fallin

Ronnie Frederick Fallin

May 13, 2013

Mr. Ronnie Frederick Fallin, 71, of 416 North Main St., Thomaston, died Monday, May 13th, 2013 at Upson Regional Medical Center. In accordance with his wishes, Mr. Fallin is being cremated. The family of Mr. Fallin will hold a memorial service on Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 2 pm in the Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. It is the...

Mr. John Davis "J. D." Dickens

Mr. John Davis "J. D." Dickens

May 10, 2013

Mr. John Davis 'J. D.' Dickens, 93, of Thomaston, died Sunday, May 10th, 2015 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Arrangements are pending and will be announced later.

Martha Sue Chandler Kilgore

Martha Sue Chandler Kilgore

May 10, 2013

Mrs. Martha Sue Chandler Kilgore, 60, of Lizella and formerly of Thomaston, died Friday, May 10th, 2013 at the Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon. Mrs. Kilgore was born on August 31st, 1952 in Barnesville, a daughter of the late Paul Chandler and Flora McGouirk Chandler. She worked for the William Carter Company for 26 years as an inspector, and...

Myrl Mallory

Myrl Mallory

May 3, 2013

Myrl Chitwood Mallory, 95, formerly of Thomaston, died Friday, May 3, in Athens. A long-time Upson County Public Health Nurse and advocate for the less fortunate, Mrs. Mallory sought to “make a difference” even into her final years. She was born in White County, spent her childhood in Taylor County, and moved to Thomaston in 1934 to work at...

Louise B. Miles

Louise B. Miles

Apr 18, 2013

Mrs. Louise B. Miles, 91 of 649 Pine Glen Drive, Thomaston, died Thursday evening in Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, April 21, at 2:00PM in the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Upson Memorial Gardens. Rev. Drew Stephens will officiate. Mrs. Miles was a native of Upson County. During her lifetime, she...

Lula Montgomery Poole

Lula Montgomery Poole

Apr 12, 2013

God called home his loyal and faithful servant Lula Montgomery Poole, age 87, on April 12, 2013. Lula was the twin daughter of the late Casrell and Fannie Montgomery of Butler. Along with her parents, 3 brothers and 2 sisters she was also preceded in death by her twin sister, Eula Jenkins, her husband T.J. Poole and her daughter...

Martha Lupo Searcy

Martha Lupo Searcy

Apr 10, 2013

Mrs. Martha Lupo Searcy, age 98,who spent most of her life in Thomaston, made her transition to Heaven on April 10, 2013 in Fairborn, Ohio near the home of her daughter and faithful caretaker, Ann Tidwell. Mrs. Searcy, widow of Theron Searcy, was retired from Thomaston Mills and had been in declining health in recent years. She was a...