Obituaries

Jun 24, 2011

Mr. Warren was a native of Upson County. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran and served in Korea. Mr. Warren was employed for a number of years at Aldora Mills in Barnesville. He was also a self-employed carpenter and worked at the Sonny Hammond Cabinet Shop. Mr. Warren had been a member of Faith Baptist Church for...

Jun 21, 2011

Mrs. Riviere was born in Upson County, a daughter of the late J. B. Hardy and Lucile Blackburn Hardy. She obtained her private pilot's license in Griffin in the early 1940s. In 1942 the U. S. Army Air Force formed the Women's Air Force Service Pilots, or WASPs. Mrs. Riviere applied and was accepted into the program, which trained...

Jun 17, 2011

Jun 15, 2011

Jun 14, 2011

Miss Bowles was a native of Upson County. She was a graduate of R. E. Lee Institute. She was also a graduate of Mercer University with a BA in Social Work and Gordon Junior College, with An RN (Registered Nurse) Degree. Miss Bowles was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She worked as a Registered Nurse before a 1988...

Jun 13, 2011

Jun 5, 2011

Mr. Short was a native of Thomaston. He was a 1937 graduate of the R. E. Lee Institute and then attended Georgia Southwestern College. Mr. Short's father opened the Commercial Finance Company in Thomaston in 1937 and Mr. Short joined the business in 1940. He would eventually become the owner and president of the company. In 1942 Mr. Short...

Jun 3, 2011

Mr. Aca Franklin Teal, age 67, formerly of Thomaston, died Friday Morning in Renaisance Care and Rehabilitaton Center in Griffin, where he had lived for the last several years. Mr. Teal is survived by: His son - Matthew (Amanda) Teal; Grandchildren - Gabby, Nick, and Savannah; Brother - Steve (Fran) Teal; Sister-in-Law, Beverly Teal. Many nieces and nephews also...

Jun 2, 2011

Mrs. Gismondi was a native of Chicago, IL. She lived in Boca Raton, FL for a number of years and was worked as a real estate agent. She was a member and volunteer at the Pleasant Valley Church in Upson County for the past four years. Mrs. Gismondi is survived by her husband, Arturo Gismondi and her daughter, Isabella...

May 28, 2011

May 26, 2011

Mr. Martin was a native of Dalton, GA, but had lived in Hephzibah for many years. He was a retired staff assistant from the dietetic department of the Medical College of Georgia. Mr. Martin was a former member of the Trinity-on-the-Hill Methodist Church in Augusta and also a former member of the Augusta Choral Society.

May 24, 2011

Mrs. Coker was a native of Upson County. She was employed for many years by the Ingram McDaniel Insurance Agency. Mrs. Coker was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Thomaston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Coker. Mrs. Coker is survived by her step-son, Sam (Tina) Coker, Sr.; and two grandboys whom...

May 21, 2011

To be announced

May 12, 2011

Mr. English was a native of Upson County. He was a graduate of Rice University and later earned his Masters Degree at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, TX. Mr. English taught and coached in the San Antonio, TX area for 34 years. He was a former football player and coach in the Randolph Independent School...

May 11, 2011

May 11, 2011

Mr. Davis was a native of Thomaston. He served in the U. S. Air Force, and later was employed as a fire fighter with the City of Atlanta Fire Department. Mr. Davis rose to the rank of Captain and retired in 1992 after 32 years of service. He was a Mason and member of the Shrine. Mr. Davis was...

May 11, 2011

Mrs. Collins was a life-long resident of Upson County. She was a 1945 graduate of the R. E. Lee Institute. Mrs. Collins was a homemaker and a member of East Thomaston Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, RIchard Earl Collins and a daughter, Linda Earlene Byars. Mrs. Collins is survived by a son, Wesley (Emily)...

May 2, 2011

Mrs. Crook was a native of Peach County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Silvertown Baptist Church. Mrs. Crook is survived by her husband, John Crook; a son, Chad Eric Crook of Thomaston; her mother, Marlene R. Granger of Thomaston; and three brothers, Steve Granger, Jay Granger and Andy Granger.

May 2, 2011

Mrs. Della Mae Trice Ellington, age 90, of 101 Old Talbotton Road, died Monday Morning, May 2nd, in Riverside Nursing Center. Mrs. Ellington was a native of Upson County. She was employed with Thomaston Mills and also at Goody's in Manchester as a seamstess. She was a member of the Church of God. Mrs. Ellington was preceded in death...

May 1, 2011