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Robert Cleveland Smith
Oct 30, 2011
Mr. Smith was born in Millstead, GA., on May 4, 1926. He was a member of Silvertown Baptist Church where he was an active participant in the Happy Hearts singing group. Mr. Smith was known around town for his piano playing and his singing. He was a member of the Thomaston-Upson Arts Council and the Palette Pals Art Group....
Betty Burkhalter Screeton
Oct 26, 2011
Miss Betty B. Screeton, age 84, of Marietta, died Wednesday Morning, October 26th, in Specialty Care of Marietta. Entombment will be on Friday , October 28th, in the Greenwood Cemetery Mausoluem in Orlando, Florida, with Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home of Thomaston in charge of arrangements. Miss Screeton was a native of Orlando, Florida. She retired from Martin Marietta as a...
John Montgomery "Jack" Ormand
Oct 14, 2011
Mr. Ormand was a native of Greenville, SC, but had lived in Thomaston for most of his life. He was a 1948 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute and also a graduate of Clemson University. At the time of his retirement in 1989 Mr. Ormand was Senior Vice President of Manufacturing for Thomaston Mills. He was also a farmer...
James Henry Suddeth
Oct 8, 2011
James Henry Suddeth was born in Taylor County, GA, to the late Charlie Frank Suddeth and the late Ida Mae Harper Suddeth. Mr. Suddeth was owner/operator of Suddeth Grading and Hauling in Taylor County. He attended Heritage Baptist Church in Reynolds. He was preceded in death by a son Marshall Suddeth and a brother Troy Suddeth. He is survived...
Betty Collins Hewett
Oct 2, 2011
Mrs. Betty Collins Hewett, age 82, of 222 Marlon Street, died Sunday Afternoon at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hewett was a native of Upson County. She was a 1946 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute and attended Marsh Business College in Atlanta. She retired from Collins Grocery where she was a meat packer and cashier. Mrs. Hewett was...
Rev. Philip Thompson
Sep 22, 2011
Rev. Philip Thompson, age 90, of 120 R. Street, died Thursday Afternoon, September 22nd, at his residence. Rev. Thompson was a native of Upson County. He retired from the B. F. Goodrich Co. and was pastor of Jeff Davis Baptist Church. He had served as pastor of several other churches in this area. Rev. Thompson was a Naval Veteran...
George Beutell Daniel
Sep 18, 2011
Mr. Daniel was born in Pike County, a son of the late George Buford Daniel and Ella Mae Butts Daniel. He grew up in Thomaston and was a 1942 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute. Mr. Daniel was a veteran of the U. S. Army Air Corps and served for three years during World War II. He was employed...
David Harwell Stansell
Sep 10, 2011
Mr. David Harwell Stansell, age 62, of 231 Dawson Road, Yatesville, died Saturday Night in Upson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Stansell was a native of Upson County. He was a senior field representative with Manley, Spangler, Smith Architects in Griffin, and was a Naval Veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Stansell is survived by: His Wife - Mrs. Deborah...
Betty Gahagan
Sep 8, 2011
Mrs. Betty Matthews Gahagan, age 92, of 92 Glencliff Road, Thomaston, died Thursday Night, September 8th, at her residence. Mrs. Gahagan was born in Upson County to the late Charles Franklin Matthews and the late Irene Richardson Mathews. She was employed by Upson Alliance Warehouse for ten years. Mrs. Gahagan was a member of First Presyberian Church and attended...
Aimee Standard Taylor
Sep 2, 2011
Mrs. Taylor was a life-long resident of Thomaston and Upson County. She was the youngest of two sons and four daughters born to Hiram Wallace Corley and Addie Edna Smith Corley. She was a retired sewing machine operator for the Wiliam Carter Company. Mrs. Taylor was a member of the New Harmony Baptist Church. Mrs. Taylor is survived by...
Melba Ruth Tapley Storey
Aug 28, 2011
Mrs. Storey was born in Lowndes Co., GA, a daughter of the late Otis Q. Tapley and Clyde Lucile Sherling Tapley. She was employed for many years as a school secretary at East Thomaston School until her retirement in 1991. Mrs. Storey was a member of the Valley Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Allen (Iris)...
James Harold Wainwright
Aug 23, 2011
Mr. Wainwright was a native of Taylor County. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a loom technician for the Martha Mills Division of the B. F. Goodrich Company until his retirement. In his later life Mr. Wainwright attended Mountain View Baptist Church. He is survived by a step-son, Johnny (Sylvia) Hammonds...
David Cason
Aug 15, 2011
David was a retired educator and librarian, having retired from the Clayton County School System with 32 years of service. He was a member of the Retired Educators Association in Thomaston. David was the son of the late Thomas and French Barron Cason. He lost his only sister, Lucinda Vitez, on July 7, 2011. He is survived locally by...
Bowen "Bo" Alexander Story
Aug 15, 2011
Bowen Alexander Story (Bo), age 3, leaped into Jesus' arms on August 15, 2011 after winning his battle with cancer. His final days were spent at his home in Thomaston, Georgia surrounded by family and friends that Bo had touched throughout his short, yet very memorable life. Although he was only a little boy, Bo showed a tremendous resilience...
Judy Johnson Ellerbee
Aug 10, 2011
Mrs. Ellerbee was a life-long resident of Thomaston and Upson County. She was a retired bookkeeper for the Thomaston Board of Education. Mrs. Ellerbee was a member of the Antioch United Methodist Church. She took an active role in her church and was a member of the Antioch Pioneers Club and the United Methodist Women. She is survived by...
Charlotte Daniel Jenkins
Aug 10, 2011
Mrs. Charlotte Daniel Jenkins, age 87, of 176 Springs Road, Molena, died Wednesday Morning at her residence. Graveside Funeral Services will be held Saturday Morning, August 13th, at 11 o'clock in the Molena Cemetery. Rev. Billy Lawrence and Rev. Clarence Burton will officiate, with Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Jenkins was a native of Pike County....
Love A. Mallory, Jr.
Aug 3, 2011
Love A. Mallory, Jr. Marine Bomber Pilot State Legislator Love Alvah Mallory, Jr., was born September 21, 1917, in the Crest Community of western Upson County. He attended R.E. Lee Institute in Thomaston, Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, and the University of Georgia where he received a B.S. degree in Commerce in the class of 1938. After his graduation...
Nancy Britt Adams
Aug 2, 2011
Mrs. Adams was born in Newport News, VA., a daughter of the late Robert Walker Britt and Martha McKenney Britt. Her family moved to Thomaston when Nancy was a small child and she was a 1962 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute. She attended West Georgia College then married Jimmy Adams on February 14, 1964. Mrs. Adams spent a...
Samee Charlotte Smith Ellerbee
Aug 2, 2011
Samee Charlotte Ellerbee lost her battle with cancer on August 2nd, 2011. She is survived by her husband, Steve, and her brother, Clay Smith. She is also survived by her nieces: Allie, Lauren and Sarah Smith. Samee was the daughter of Sam H. and Charlotte N. Smith, both deceased, and the daughter-in-law of Elaine Ellerbee. She graduated from Wheeler...
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