Mr. David Hugh Truitt

Mr. David Hugh Truitt, age 71, of Thomaston, died Friday, October 7, 2022, at Eastman Health and Rehab.

A service to celebrate David’s life will be held Sunday, October 16, 2022, at 2:00 PM, at Fletcher Day Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at the funeral home prior to the service.

David was born September 16, 1951, in Griffin, Georgia, the only child of the late Grady Hugh Truitt and the late Eddie Lee Alford Truitt. He graduated from Swansboro High School in North Carolina. He worked for many years at Blue Bird Body Company in Fort Valley and was then self-employed as the owner of Odd Jobs Outdoor Power Equipment in Thomaston. He loved being outdoors, enjoying time with family and friends, UGA football. The Atlanta Braves, and playing the guitar. He was of the Baptist faith.

David leaves behind to cherish his memory, his daughters, Jennifer (Shane) Stokes and Christy (Randy) Winkles, as well as his grandchildren, Bo Cummings and his fiancé Molly Gibbs, Nichole Cummings and her boyfriend Hunter Howard, Logan (Breanna) Winkles, Bryce (Cameron) House, Savannah (Cody) Churchwell, and Jacob Daniel as well as his aunts, uncles, many cousins and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Fletcher-Day Funeral Home of Thomaston is in charge of all arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.