Mrs. Annette Helms Blount

Mrs. Annette Helms Blount, 86, of Thomaston, GA, died Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Blount will be held on Sunday, October 30, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Interment will follow in New Hope Cemetery in Yatesville. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1:00 until the service hour at the funeral home.

Mrs. Blount was born in Thomaston on September 8, 1936, to the late James Marion Helms and Ruby Teal Helms.  She was a 1954 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute and prior to her retirement was employed by Thomaston Mills as an inspector in the piece goods department. Mrs. Blount attended Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church.  She loved her family dearly, especially her grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Blount was preceded in death by a son, Ronnie Blount; a sister, Doris Helms Wainwright; and three brothers: Melvin Helms, Eugene Helms, and Larry Helms.  She is survived by her husband, Lamont C. Blount of Thomaston; a daughter, Judy (Andy) Warren of Thomaston; two sons: Keith (Lori) Blount of Zebulon, GA, and David (Laurel) Blount of Thomaston; eight grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.  Many nieces and nephews also survive.

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