Obituaries

Feb 2, 2011

Mrs. Dunnahoo was a native of Upson County, a daughter of the late Alvah and Georgia Mae Reeves Daniel. She was a homemaker and she and her husband, the late Summie Dunnahoo, lived in Tennessee for several years. Mrs. Dunnahoo was active in the Eastern Star and was Past Matron, Lenoir Chapter #188, Lenoir City, TN. Mrs. Dunnahoo was...

Jan 29, 2011

Mr. Mitchel Smith, age 90, of Thomaston, died January 29, 2011, in Riverside Health and Rehab. Mr. Smith was born in Upson County to the late Ben Hill Smith and Mattie Bell Dickens Smith. He will be remembered for his many years of service to the Silvertown Baptist Church, where he was a charter member, a deacon and Sunday...

Jan 27, 2011

David Livingston Hanson is survived by his sister, Mary Pratt, and his brother and sister-in-law, Wallace and Florence Hanson, his aunt, Mary Myrl Mallory, several cousins and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace and Ruby Hanson and his two older brothers, Paul and Robert Hanson. He was a poet, artist, composer and...

Jan 22, 2011

Mr. Bragg was born on January 4, 1918 in Fitzgerald, GA. He was a World War II veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was a civil service employee at Cochran Field and Robins Air Force Base until his retirement in 1974. Mr. Bragg lived in Macon for a number of years. He was an active member of...

Jan 4, 2011

Mrs. Clark was a native of Claxton, Ga., but made her home in Columbus for many years. More recently she lived with her two daughters, Nancy Allen and husband, Doyle, in Thomaston, and Jean Smith in Savannah. Mrs. Clark was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Columbus and also a member of the Double Churches Homemakers...

Jan 2, 2011

Mrs. Beckham was born on May 22, 1922 in Chula, GA. Mrs. Beckham was the daughter of the late Thomas DeLoach and Lucille Chapman DeLoach. Mrs. Beckham was a member of Molena Baptist Church where she was the organist for many years. Mrs. Beckham was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, having served at the Department...

Dec 30, 2010

Dec 30, 2010

Mr. Charles William Sanders, 88, of Molena, and formerly of Thomaston, died Thursday, December 30th, 2010 at Dogwood Forest Assisted Living in Dunwoody. Mr. Sanders was born in Butler, GA., a son of the late Charlie G. Sanders and Pauline Peters Sanders. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and served in the Pacific Theatre on the...

Dec 27, 2010

Mr. Clarence B. Carder, Jr., age 80, of 110 Kim Street, died Monday Night in the Carl Vinson Veterans Administratoin Medical Center in Dubin. Mr. Carder was a native of Atlanta. He had been a resident of Thomaston for several years and was a retired foreman with U. S. Can Co. He was a Veteran of the U. S....

Dec 22, 2010

Mrs. Black was a life-long resident of Upson County, born on June 11, 1912 to the late Benjamin Evans Andrews and Bessie Middlebrooks Andrews. She was a graduate of Gordon College and taught school for 15 years for the Upson County Board of Education. Mrs. Andrews was a charter member of the Upson Regional Medical Center Pink Ladies, and...

Dec 19, 2010

Mrs. Brooks was a native of Taylor County, a daughter of the late Bud Sams and Tera Blackston Sams. She was a homemaker and also worked in the textile industry for the Martha Mills Division of the B. F. Goodrich Company. She was a member of the Smyrna Baptist Church. Mrs. Brooks was preceded in death by a sister,...

Dec 15, 2010

Mr. James C. Daniel, age 89, of 363 Nelson Road, died Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Daniel was a life long resident of Thomaston and Upson County, a son of the late Roy Daniel and Evie Salter Daniel. He had worked as a carpenter and dairyman and also worked in the textile industry. Mr. Daniel was...

Dec 4, 2010

Mrs. Earline McLeod, age 83, of 240 N. Green St., Thomaston, died Saturday, December 4, 2010, in Upson Regional Medical Center. She was born in Upson County, to the late Arthur B. Daniel and the late Nella McNeil Daniel. Prior to her retirement from Thomaston Mills, she worked as a spinner in the Peerless Division. Mrs. McLeod was a...

Dec 1, 2010

Mrs. Margie Alsobrooks Brodnax, age 85, of Eufaula, Alabama, formerly of Thomaston, died Wednesday, December 1st, in Henry County Health and Rehab in Abbeville, Alabama. Mrs. Brodnax was born in Thomaston where she worked at Thomston Mills. She married William Travis Brodnax, who served in the U. S. Air Force. She moved to Eufaula in l981. Mrs. Brodnax is...

Nov 29, 2010

HOLLIMAN, Mrs. John E. (Arva Tolbert), 89, of 316 Cherokee Rd., Thomaston, died Monday, November 29th, 2010 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Holliman was born on September 2nd, 1921 to Mr. and Mrs. Max V. Tolbert of Calhoun, both of whom were educators in the Gordon County School system. Mrs. Tolbert was an elementary school teacher and Mr....

Nov 25, 2010

Mrs. Smith was a native of Blakely, GA., but had lived in Upson County since childhood. She began working in banking with the C & S Bank in Thomaston, and also worked at Rogers Cash and Carry. Mrs. Smith then worked with her husband, Mark Smith, at Tire and Auto Master in Zebulon. In 2001 she purchased H &...

Nov 23, 2010

Mrs. Pressley was a native of Meriwether County, a daughter of the late Charlie Alton Oglesby and Mary Ellen Kelley Oglesby. During her working life she was employed as a licensed practical nurse at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pressley was a member of the First Baptist Church and a former member of Silvertown Baptist Church. She was preceded...

Nov 22, 2010

Mr. James Edward Teal, 71, of Thomaston, died Monday, November 22nd, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Teal was a native of Pike County. Prior to his retirement he was employed in the rate department of Old Dominion Freight Lines. He was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. Mr. Teal was preceded in death by a brother, WIlliam Frank Teal...

Nov 15, 2010

Nov 15, 2010

Mrs. Bray was a native of Troup County and had lived in Upson County for the past 53 years. Prior to her marriage to Cecil B. Bray, Jr., she was a teacher. After her marriage she became a wife and homemaker and devoted her life to her husband and children. Mrs. Bray was preceded in death by her husband,...