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James William "Billy" Blount, Sr.
Feb 8, 2013
Mr. James William 'Billy' Blount, Sr., age 97, died in Riverside Nursing and Rehabilation Center on Friday, February 8, 2013. Mr. Blount was a native of Upson County, born to Samuel Artis Blount and Velma Barner Blount. He was an Army Veteran of WWII, a member of the American Legion, was Executive Assistant with the Thomaston Housing Authority and...
Kenneth Wayne"Catfish" Bass
Feb 6, 2013
Mr. Kenneth Wayne 'Catfish' Bass, 55, of Barnes Avenue, Thomaston, died on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Mr. Bass was a native of Upson County. He was employed as a heavy equipment operater with Upson County Roads Department and was a member of Clark's Chapel Baptist Church. Mr. Bass is survived by his wife, Sharlene Bass; two daughters, Ginger Bass...
Idella Smith Stewart
Feb 5, 2013
Mrs. Idella Smith Stewart, age 95, died Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 at Providence Health Care. Mrs. Stewart was a native of Ellijay, born on May 8th, 1917 to the late James Clifford Smith and Lula Maude Lawson Smith. She worked for 24 years as a shipping inspector for Thomaston Mills. Mrs. Stewart was a member of East Thomaston Baptist...
Norman Frank Nesbit
Feb 4, 2013
Norman Frank Nesbit, age 43, of Thomaston, died at home Monday, February 4, 2013. Mr. Nesbit was a graduate of Stone Mountain High School, and attended Reinhart & Dekalb Colleges. He served in the U. S. Navy as a Yeoman. Mr. Nesbit was a resident of Waynesboro and Asheville, NC until moving to Thomaston four years ago. He was...
Arlis Roberts
Feb 1, 2013
Mr. Arlis Roberts, 74, of Thomaston, died Friday, February 1st, 2013 at his home. Mr. Roberts was born in Fitzgerald on February 1st, 1939, a son of the late Lovis Roberts and Willie Bea Arthur Roberts. He had lived in Thomaston for many years and was a radio dispatcher for the Georgia Department of Transporation until his retirement in...
Josephine Christina Ganoni
Jan 26, 2013
Miss Josephine Christina Ganoni, 95, of Meansville, died Saturday, January 26th, 2013 at her home. Miss Ganoni was born on April 22nd, 1917 in Milwaukee, WI, a daughter of the late Anton Ganoni and Josephine Glinsek Ganoni. She was a registered nurse and retired from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee after over 41 years of service. Miss Ganoni...
Otis E. Franklin
Jan 25, 2013
Mr. Otis E. Franklin, 86 of Bonds Road, peacefully passed away surrounded by his loving family Friday January 25, 2013 in his hometown of Thomaston, Ga. Mr. Franklin was born in Upson County to the late Will A. Franklin and Ruth Ellington Franklin. He was predeceased by nine siblings, Julian Franklin, Becky Vining, Charlie Franklin, W.A. Franklin, Jr., Jack...
Ruth Steele Mohler
Jan 25, 2013
Mrs. Ruth Steele Mohler, age 96, of Newnan and formerly of The Rock, died Friday Morning in Savannah Court Assisted Living in Newnan. Funeral Services will be held Monday Morning, in the Chapel of Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home. Interment will be in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home from 10 o'clock until 11 o'...
Nettie Jewel Gregg Echols
Jan 22, 2013
Mrs. Nettie Jewel Gregg Echols, 87, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Echols was born in Columbus, a daughter of the late Jessie Trice and Della Sexton Trice. She was a winder for Thomaston Mills until her retirement in January of 1986. Mrs. Echols was a member of the Sylvia HIlls Christian Church. She...
Burle "Bo" Turner
Jan 20, 2013
Burle 'Bo' Turner, 82, of Thomaston died on Sunday, January 20, 2013. He was born September 6, 1930, son of the late Paul Turner and Hester Turner Simmons. He is survived by daughters Mona Jordan and husband Curtis of Warner Robins, Teri Cothern and husband Mark of Douglasville, and Tammy Martin and husband Andy of McDonough; son Ray and...
William Harold Daniel
Jan 18, 2013
Mr. William Harold Daniel, 77, of Thomaston, died Friday, January 18th, 2013 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Daniel was a native and life-long resident of Thomaston and Upson County. He was employed by the American General Life Insurance Company and retired in 1998 after 33 years of service. He was a member and former president of the Thomaston...
Frank Jr. Herron
Jan 17, 2013
Mr. Frank Herron, Jr., 89, of Yatesville, died Thursday, January 17th, 2013 at his home. Mr. Herron was born in Smarr, Ga., on July 4th, 1923, a son of the late Frank Herron, Sr., and Emma Frances Barker Herron. He was a 1940 graduate of Yatesville High School and shortly after graduation joined the U. S. Army. Mr. Herron...
Robert Douglas Hodges
Jan 11, 2013
Mr. Robert Douglas Hodges, 53, of Atlanta, died at his home on Friday, January 11th, 2013. Mr. Hodges was the son of Robert P. Hodges and Anne B. Hodges, both of Atlanta, and the grandson of Frances Rutherford Bullard of Culloden. Always interested in science, he attended Georgia Tech for two years as a math major. Mr. Hodges, along...
James Arnold Montgomery
Jan 10, 2013
Mr. James Arnold Montgomery, 89, of Thomaston, died Thursday, January 10th, 2013 at Riverside Nursing Center. Mr. Montgomery was born on September 19, 1923 in Gadsden, AL. He moved to Thomaston as a young child and lived here for the remainder of his life. He retired after 43 years with Thomaston Mills. Mr. Montgomery was a life-long member of...
Elizabeth Tucker Brooks
Jan 6, 2013
Mrs. Elizabeth Tucker Brooks, 91, formerly of 300 Jackson Ave., Thomaston, died Sunday, January 6th, 2013 at Providence Health and Rehab. Mrs. Brooks was born in Reynolds, Ga., a daughter of the late Edgar Buford Tucker and Neomia Bell Tucker. She had been employed as a seamstress with the William Carter Company and later as a greeter at Walmart....
Joseph Theron Bagley
Jan 1, 2013
Mr. Joseph Theron Bagley, 81 of Thomaston died Tuesday morning in Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at 2:00 P.M, in the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. Verlon Coggins will officiate. The Bagley family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, January 2,...
Laura Kathryn Reeves Clark
Dec 31, 2012
Mrs. Laura Katherine Reeves Clark, 96, of Griffin, died Monday, December 31st, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Clark was born in Crawford County, a daughter of the late Ethan Wayne Reeves and Bessie Louise Johnson Reeves. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Clark is survived by her children, Ronald E. Clark of Atlanta, Peggy J. Lawson of Manchester, MO, Lauree...
Margie Carlene Thompson Ethridge
Dec 27, 2012
Mrs. Carlene Thompson Ethridge, age 75, of 117 Park Lane, Thomaston, died Thursday Afternoon, December 27th, in the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 29th, at 3 o'clock in the Chapel of Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home in Thomaston. Rev. Dean Hemphill will officiate. Interment will be in Upson Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Ethridge...
Maebelle Mangham Ellerbee
Dec 26, 2012
Mrs. Maebelle Mangham Ellerbee, 98, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, December 26th, 2012 at Riverside Nursing Center. Mrs. Ellerbee was born in the Lifsey Springs Community of Pike County, a daughter of the late Floyd Elmer Mangham and Georgie Adams. Prior to her retirement she was a seamstress at the Bleachery Division of Thomaston Mills for over 28 years. Mrs....
Nan Adcock Hall
Dec 24, 2012
Mrs. Nan Adcock Hall age 89, of 1112 South Green St., Thomaston, died Monday, December 24, 2012 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hall was born on February 15, 1923 in Wedowee, AL., a daughter of the late WIllie Caleb Richardson and Margie Pollard Richardson. She had lived in Thomaston for many years and, prior to her retirement, was...
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