Obituaries

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

Apr 23, 2011

Mr. James W. Peacock, Sr., age 90, of 309 West Lee Street, died Saturday Night in Riverside Nursing Center. Mr. Peacock was a native of Dodge County, Georgia and a resident of Upson County for much of his life. Mr. Peacock operated Peacock Appliance Service, retiring in 1989. He was an Army Veteran of World War II, receiving a...

Apr 22, 2011

Mr. Turcott was a native of Sacramento, CA., born to Leo Joseph Turcott and Maxcine Ellan Lockhart. Prior to retirement he was employed by Marangi Printing in California. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Turcott; three daughters, Sherry Peavy of Thomaston, Mary Ann Kassell of Elk Rapids, MI, and Jennifer Purcell of Sacramento, CA; and five grandchildren.

Apr 21, 2011

Apr 16, 2011

Mr. Moultrie was a native of Meriwether County. During his working life he was employed in farming and textile manufacturing. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Moultrie is survived by a daughter, Sandra Moultrie of Waycross; a son, Wayne Moultrie of Molena; and a sister, Mary Lucy Moultrie of Deltona, FL. At Mr. Moultrie's request the body is...

Apr 15, 2011

Mrs. Dyer was born on January 18th, 1911 in Ashland City, TN, a daughter of the late George W. Mitchell and Myrtle Shearon Mitchell. She and her family moved to Thomaston in 1917. She attended the public schools in Thomaston and was a 1928 graduate and class valedictorian of R. E. Lee Institute. Mrs. Dyer joined the First Baptist...

Apr 13, 2011

Mrs. Davis was a native of Rochester, NY, but had made her home in Molena for a number of years. She was the owner and operator of Marie's Saddle Shop and was also a member of the Molena City Council. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Molena Baptist Church. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Wayne...

Apr 13, 2011

Jeannine Brooks Hammond was born on November 27, 1937 in Thomaston, Georgia and passed away April 13, 2011 at the McGraw Hospice Center in Jacksonville, Florida. She was pre-deceased by her Father Jules A. Brooks and Mother Willie M. Brooks. She is survived by her sons, Gary Hammond, Chris Hammond and Greg Hammond, sisters Tricia Conley, Sylvia Baxter, and...

Apr 11, 2011

Mrs. Capel was a native of Dexter, Ga, a daughter of the late James Oscar Darsey and Julia Fennell Darsey. She was employed by the State of Georgia when she moved to Upson County in 1978 and prior to her retirement she was a seamstress for Upson Laundry. Mrs. Capel was member of the First Baptist Church and the...