Obituaries

May 24, 2024

Mr. Jimmy “Mark” Smith, age 58, of Columbus, Georgia, formerly of Thomaston, died Friday, May 24, 2024, at Piedmont Columbus Midtown Hospital.

Graveside funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held Tuesday, May 28, at 2:00 PM, in the Wesley Church Cemetery in Butler, Georgia, with Rev. Chet Yates officiating.

Mark...

May 19, 2024

Mr. Robert Merrell "Robby" Brooks, age 68, of Thomaston, entered the gates of heaven on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at his residence surrounded by family.

A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, June 1, at Calvary's Lighthouse Church at 2:00 PM with Pastor Mark Mercer officiating.  A memory basket will be provided...

May 17, 2024

Mr. Timothy Kendall Davy, age 30, of Thomaston, died Friday, May 17, 2024, at his residence. Memorial services for Mr. Davy will be held Wednesday, May 22, at 2:00 PM, at the First Presbyterian Church of Thomaston, with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap officiating.

Mr. Davy was born in Atlanta, GA, on July 9, 1993. He was a 2012...

May 14, 2024

Mr. James Trice "Jimmy" McKinley, age 83, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at his residence. It was his request to be cremated and to have his cremains buried at Trice Cemetery. A graveside memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 19, at 3:00 PM at Trice Cemetery with Rev. Ray Lowe officiating. The family will receive...

May 5, 2024

Mrs. Shirley Ann Moore Parrish, age 84, of Thomaston, died Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Providence Health Care. Funeral services for Mrs. Parrish will be held Wednesday, May 8, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Pastor Jereme Chaney will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery.

Mrs. Parrish was born in...

May 2, 2024

Mr. Robert McFarlin "Mac" Olive, age 63, of Yatesville, GA, died Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Upson Regional Medical Center.  Funeral services for Mr. Olive will be held Monday, May 6, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home.  Rev. David Maguire will officiate, and Interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends...

May 2, 2024

Mrs. Barbara Johnston Wilson, age 86, of Milner, GA, died Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Wilson will be held Sunday, May 5, at 3:00 PM, at the Milner Baptist Church in Milner, GA, with Dr. Brad Ellington officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at...

May 1, 2024

Mrs. Susan Anna Bruce, age 88, of Quincy, IL, died Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Columbus, GA, following a brief illness while traveling. Cremation rites have been accorded and a private memorial service will be held at a later date.

A Quincy native, Sue was born April 24, 1936, the daughter of Clarence and Etta Goodapple. She...

Apr 30, 2024

Mrs. Joyce Cox Wood, age 89, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Wood will be held Friday, May 3, at 2:00 PM, at Clark's Chapel Baptist Church. Rev. Dean Hemphill will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church on Friday from...

Apr 30, 2024

Mr. Harold Brooks Barron of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, died Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Memorial services for Mr. Barron will be held on Saturday, May 11, at 4:00 PM, at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston.  Rev. Bryan McPherson and Rev. Ted Kandler will officiate, and inurnment will follow in Glenwood Cemetery.  The family will receive friends in the...

Apr 27, 2024

Mrs. Debra Ann Walden, age 64, of Thomaston, died Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Upson Regional Medical Center.

A private interment was held at New Hope Cemetery in Yatesville.

Mrs. Walden was born May 11, 1959, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She attended college for nursing and was later employed in the finishing...

Apr 15, 2024

Mr. William Kyle Melton, age 33, of Thomaston, died Monday, April 15, 2024, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Melton will be held on Saturday, April 20, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Pastor Susan Williams officiating.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening...

Apr 13, 2024

Ms. Carolyn Denise Ballew, age 69, passed away at her home in Thomaston on April 13, 2024, after a long illness.

She was born on December 28, 1954, in Griffin, GA to Harold Ray Ballew, Sr. and Sylvia Jean Woodard Ballew. She graduated from Griffin High School and attended Gordon College. She worked in accounting...

Apr 12, 2024

Mr. Robert Leslie Harris, age 92, of Fayetteville, and formerly of Thomaston, died Friday, April 12, 2024, at his daughter's residence in Fayetteville.

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mr. Harris will be held Monday, April 15, at 2:00 PM, at Thomaston First Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Inurnment will follow...

Apr 9, 2024

Mr. William Donald DeLoach, age 94, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Brightmoor Nursing Center in Griffin, GA. Funeral services for Mr. DeLoach will be held Thursday, April 11, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Bryan McPherson and Rev. Ted Kandler will officiate, and interment will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family...

Apr 8, 2024

Mr. Ray Anderson Hood, age 89, of Thomaston and formerly of Loganville, GA, died Monday, April 8, 2024, at Thomaston Manor. Memorial services for Mr. Hood will be held Thursday, April 11, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday from 1:00 until the funeral hour.

Apr 7, 2024

Mrs. Frances C. Brown, age 90, of Thomaston, died Sunday, April 7, 2024, at her residence. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Brown will be held on Tuesday, April 9, at 2:00 PM at South View Cemetery with Dr. Rex King officiating.  The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Tuesday from 12:30 until 1:30 PM.

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Apr 5, 2024

Mr. James Claude "J. C. " Ivie, age 76, of Woodland, GA, died Friday, April 5, 2024, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Ivie will be held Sunday, April 7, at 3:00 PM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Bryan McPherson will officiate, and interment will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Apr 2, 2024

Ms. Mary Elva Huguley Bucy, age 77, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth, GA. Friends and family are invited to attend graveside funeral services for Ms. Bucy on Friday, April 5, at 2:00 PM, in Upson Memorial Gardens. Rev. Bryan McPherson will officiate.

Ms. Bucy was born February 12, 1947,...

Apr 2, 2024

Mr. Emory Jarrell Pitts, Sr., age 85, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Upson Regional Medical Center. In accordance with his wishes, no services are planned.

Mr. Pitts was born in Upson County on March 19, 1939, to the late Cecil Lloyd Pitts, Sr. and the late Thelma Jarrell Pitts. He was a 1957 graduate...