Obituaries

Jan 7, 2012

Mrs. Fehr was a native of Thomaston, a daughter of the late Dr. C. E. Downs and Ruby Barwick Downs. She was a graduate of R. E. Lee Institute and the University of Georgia. Mrs. Fehr founded the WTGA Radio Station in Thomaston and was one of the original organizers of the Thomaston Upson Arts Council. Mrs. Fehr was...

Jan 3, 2012

Mr. Daniel was a life-long resident of Upson County . He was born and lived almost 83 years within 4 miles of his birthplace. Mr. Daniel was a retired welder for the B. F. Goodrich. He was a member of the Flint River Primitive Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Flint River...

Dec 31, 2011

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at, 2:00 PM, in Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn, Ga. The family will receive friends, at Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home, on Monday, January 2, 2012 from 6:00 PM until 7 PM. She is survived by a daughter, Naylor Montogmery, of Thomaston.

Dec 27, 2011

Mr. Pitts was a native of Upson County. He was a U. S. Navy veteran and served during World War II. Mr. Pitts retired from the U. S. Postal Service after 30 years service as a mail carrier. He was a member of the East Thomaston Baptist Church. Mr. Pitts is survived by his wife, Inez Duncan Pitts; his...

Dec 25, 2011

Dec 24, 2011

Mr. McGee was a native of Upson County. He was a graduate of the Class of 1946 of R. E. Lee Institute, and served his country in the U. S. Army during the Korean War era. Mr. McGee was a retired Gulf Life Insurance Company agent, having worked for that organization for 30 years. He was an avid private...

Dec 24, 2011

Mrs. Bragg was a native of Dekalb County but had lived in Thomaston for many years. She was a homemaker, raising 5 children with her husband, the late Ira Bragg. Mrs. Bragg was a devout Christian and was of the Pentecostal faith.. She was a Bible Missionary, passing out Bibles to a great number of people in the community...

Dec 19, 2011

Mrs. Boyt was a native of Crawford County, a daughter of the late Elijah Cochran and Daisy Partain Cochran. She was a homemaker and was a member of the East Thomaston Baptist Church. Mrs. Boyt was preceded in death by her first husband, Hugh Peterman in 1993, and Mr. Frank Boyt in 2004. She is survived by her daughter...

Dec 16, 2011

Mrs. Joan B. Ruffin, age 69, of Yatesville, died Friday, December 16, 2011, in Spalding Regional Medical Center in Griffin. Mrs. Ruffin was born in Monroe County, Georgia, to the late William J. Brooks and the late Sara Helen Pippin Brooks. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as Deputy Clerk with the Lamar County Superior Court.. She was...

Dec 16, 2011

Mrs. Vivian Hood Presley, age 82, of Brookwood Dr., passed away Friday, December 16, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Presley was born in Manchester, GA. She was a graduate of Manchester High School, a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Thomaston. She is survived by her husband; Emmett M. Presley, Sr.; daugher, Mrs. Joy Presley (Danny) Dunnahoo,...

Dec 13, 2011

Mrs. Watts was a native of Meriwether County but had lived in Thomaston for many years. Until her retirement she was employed by Thomaston Mills in the Spinning Department. Mrs. Watts was a member of the East Thomaston Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Gerry W. Ard of Thomaston and her son, Charles Leslie (Janet) Watts of...

Dec 11, 2011

Mrs. Peek was born on February 11th, 1935, in Juliette, GA. She was a long-time resident of Barnesville, where she and her late husband, Billy Jo Peek, owned and operated 41 Motors Used Car Lot for many years. She had lived in Thomaston for the past nine years and attended Fellowship Baptist Church. She was an active member of...

Dec 3, 2011

Mr. Thomason was born in Thomaston to the late Forest Ayvone Thomason and the late Linda Lee Short. He had been employed by Speedy Lube in Griffin and was a member of Clarks Chapel Baptist Church. Mr. Thomason is survived by three sons, Destin Thomason, Dakota Thomason, and Gabriel Thomason, all of Thomaston; a daughter, Zoey Thomason of Thomaston;...

Nov 29, 2011

Mrs. Clara Louise English Blount, age 90, of 946 Veterans Parkway, Barnesville, died Tuesday Night, November 29th, in Heritage Inn Nursing Home in Barnesville. Mrs. Blount was a native of Lamar County and a former resident of Thomaston. She was a retired LPN at Providence Health Care and worked in private care. She was a member of Silvertown Methodist...

Nov 29, 2011

To Be Announced

Nov 29, 2011

Mr. Bridges was born on July 30, 1934, and grew up in Wilkinson County, McIntyre, GA. He served his country in the U. S. Army during the Korean War as a cryptographer. Mr. Bridges attended Mercer University and Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University. Mr. Bridges was a member of the State Bar of Georgia for 54...

Nov 29, 2011

Mrs. Page was born in Culloden, a daughter of the late Ben F. Haygood and Corinne Zellner Haygood. She was a homemaker on the family farm operated by her late husband, George W. Page, Sr. Mrs. Page was a long-time member of the Culloden Primitve Baptist Church and had served as a Sunday School teacher. She was also a...

Nov 20, 2011

Mr. Canady was a native of Alabama but had lived in Thomaston for many years. He was the owner of Canady Pools. Mr. Canady was a member of Silvertown Baptist Church for over 50 years and served as a Sunday School teacher and Deacon. Mr. Canady is survived by his wife, Peggy A. Canady; three daughters, Kathy (Walter) Griffin...

Nov 11, 2011

Al Small, 73, passed away peacefully on Nov. 10 at his home in Stone Mountain, GA. He was born in Birmingham, AL to parents Alfred W. & Mary Jim Welch Small. He was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from North Fulton High School in Atlanta, GA in 1956, then studied at Emory University from 1956-59, where he attained membership...

Nov 1, 2011

Mr. Pryor was born in Lamar County on April 16th, 1923, a son of the late Coggin S. Pryor and Lois Story Pryor. He had lived in Thomaston most of his life. He was a World War II veteran of the U. S. Army. Mr. Pryor was employed by Thomaston Mills for 49 years 7 months and at the...