Mrs. Ann Banks Pasley Fletcher

Mrs. Ann Banks Pasley Fletcher, 86, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Fletcher will be held on Saturday, October 28th, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs. Fletcher will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Friday from 5 until 7 PM. Mrs. Fletcher was born in Thomaston on August 29th, 1931, to the late Charles M. and Jewell Barron Pasley. She was a 1948 graduate of R.E. Lee Institute and a 1952 graduate of Wesleyan College in Macon. She and her husband, the late James H. “Jimmy” Fletcher, married in July of 1952 and made their home in Molena where she taught 4th and 5th grade at the Molena School. They became active in Pasley Funeral Home in the middle years of the 1950s. In 1960, their participation in the firm was validated when the company name changed to Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home. Mrs. Fletcher was a member of the First Baptist Church and served in the nursery for a number of years. She was a member of the Welcome Sunday School Class. She was a former director on the board of the First Bank of Pike and was a former director of the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home. She was a member of the Green Thumb Garden Club and also enjoyed playing bridge. Mrs. Fletcher is survived by two sons, Jim (Jana) Fletcher of Flowery Branch and Bob (Kyle) Fletcher of Thomaston; nine grandchildren, Ana Jane (Kolby) Shepherd, Jay (Jennifer) Fletcher, Banks Fletcher, Sam Fletcher, Ann Durand, Russell Durand, Jr., Elisabeth Fletcher, Andrew Fletcher and Ashley Durand; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Fletcher was preceded in death by her daughter, Laura Ann Fletcher Durand. Contributions in memory of Mrs. Fletcher may be made to the First Baptist Church Foundation, 208 South Church Street, Thomaston, GA 30286; or the Eagle Ranch, P. O. Box 7200, Chestnut Mountain, GA 30502. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com