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Mrs. Helen Downs Cromer

Mrs. Helen Downs Cromer

Aug 1, 2020

Mrs. Helen Downs Cromer, 82, of Thomaston, died Saturday, August 1, 2020, at Cypress Care Center in Wildwood, Florida. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Cromer will be held on Saturday, August 8, at 11:00 AM, in South View Cemetery with Rev. Don Voyles officiating. Mrs. Cromer was born in Thomaston on June 8, 1938, to the late George Walter...

Mr. William Douglas Allen, Jr.

Mr. William Douglas Allen, Jr.

Jul 30, 2020

Mr. William Douglas Allen, Jr., 73, of Meansville GA, died Thursday, July 30, 2020, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Allen will be held on Monday, August 10, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Mitch Phillips and Rev. Ken Horton will officiate, and entombment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will...

Rev. Franklin Eugene Gibson

Rev. Franklin Eugene Gibson

Jul 29, 2020

Rev. Franklin Eugene Gibson, 85, of Milner, GA, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at the residence of his daughter in Jacksonville, FL. Funeral services for Rev. Gibson will be held on Sunday, August 2, at 3:00 PM, at the Milner Baptist Church with Dr. Brad Ellington and Rev. Frank Tarpley officiating. Rev. Gibson...

Mr. Kenneth Donald "Don" Gaskins

Mr. Kenneth Donald "Don" Gaskins

Jul 25, 2020

Mr. Kenneth Donald “Don” Gaskins, 89, of Thomaston, died on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Gaskins will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Trinity Baptist Church of Thomaston. The Rev. Bob Wilson and The Rev. Bill Barber will officiate. Burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family...

Mrs. Virginia Smith Anderson

Mrs. Virginia Smith Anderson

Jul 24, 2020

Mrs. Virginia Smith Anderson, 97, of Thomaston, died Friday, July 24, 2020 at Upson Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service for Mrs. Anderson will be held Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 11:00 AM in South View Cemetery, with Elder Lee Price officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow. Carrie Virginia Smith was born in LaGrange on December 14,...

Mrs. Jeanette Fortson Russell

Mrs. Jeanette Fortson Russell

Jul 23, 2020

Mrs. Jeanette Fortson Russell, 89, of Thomaston, died Thursday, July 23, 2020 at her home. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Russell will be held on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 2:00 PM in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Joey Smith officiating. The family of Mrs. Russell will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Saturday from 6:00 until 8:00...

Mrs. Eloise Johnson Whatley

Mrs. Eloise Johnson Whatley

Jul 23, 2020

Mrs. Eloise Johnson Whatley, 89, of Peachtree City, died Thursday, July 23, 2020 at Riverside Health and Rehab in Thomaston. A graveside service is being planned by her family. Mrs. Whatley was born in Hixon, TN, on October 28, 1930, the daughter of the late Carl Mac and Edna Billett Johnson. She was married for 62 years to the...

Mrs. Hilda Andrews

Mrs. Hilda Andrews

Jul 20, 2020

Mrs. Hilda Sawyer Andrews, age 98 of Thomaston, Georgia died Monday, July 20, 2020 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Graveside funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at South View Cemetery in Thomaston with Rev. Andy Cunningham and Rev. Herb Flanders officiating. Mrs. Andrews was born in New Brockton, Alabama on March 24, 1922...

Mrs. Linda Howell Hortman

Mrs. Linda Howell Hortman

Jul 19, 2020

Mrs. Linda Howell Hortman, age 62, of Thomaston, died Sunday, July 19, 2020, at her residence. Memorial services for Mrs. Hortman will be held on Tuesday, July 21, at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Grier officiating. Mrs. Hortman was born on June 22, 1958, to the late Bill Howell and Jean Rowell...

Mrs. Peggy Best Turner

Mrs. Peggy Best Turner

Jul 18, 2020

Mrs. Peggy Best Turner, 88, of Yatesville, GA died Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Coliseum Medical Center in Macon, GA. Memorial services for Mrs. Turner will be held on Saturday, September 26, at 12:00 Noon in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. E.C. Mattocks, Rev. Steve Maguire and Rev. John Wesley Long officiating. Mrs. Turner was born...

Ms. Shirlene "Sheryl" Ann Hammack

Ms. Shirlene "Sheryl" Ann Hammack

Jul 13, 2020

Ms. Shirlene Ann “Sheryl” Hammack, age 18, of Thomaston, died Saturday, October 31, 1981. Funeral Services for Ms. Hammack will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at 2:00 PM, at Christ Chapel Community Church, Old Zebulon Road Campus, 68 Old Zebulon Road, Zebulon, GA 30295. Rev. Billy Smith will officiate and Interment will follow in South View Cemetery...

Mrs. Judy Jones Williams

Mrs. Judy Jones Williams

Jul 10, 2020

Mrs. Judy Jones Williams, 71, of Thomaston, died Friday, July 10, 2020 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Williams will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the New Hope Cemetery in Yatesville. The family of...

Mr. Stanford Parker, Jr.

Mr. Stanford Parker, Jr.

Jul 9, 2020

Mr. Stanford Parker, Jr., 66, of Thomaston, died Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Memorial services for Mr. Parker will be held on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Tim South officiating. The family of Mr. Parker will receive friends at the Funeral Home on...

Mr. Donald Franklin "Don" Sanders

Mr. Donald Franklin "Don" Sanders

Jul 8, 2020

Mr. Donald Franklin Sanders, 72, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Sanders will be held Sunday, July 12, at 3:00 PM, at the First Presbyterian Church of Thomaston. Dr. Glenn Gilstrap will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home Saturday...

Mr. Jerry Loy Wright

Mr. Jerry Loy Wright

Jul 6, 2020

Mr. Jerry Loy Wright, 73, of Thomaston, died Monday, July 6th, 2020 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Wright will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family of Mr. Wright will...

Coach Ralph Edwin Hogan, Jr.

Coach Ralph Edwin Hogan, Jr.

Jul 5, 2020

Former teacher and coach Ralph Edwin Hogan, Jr., age 67, of Concord, GA, died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at his residence. His family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, July 8, from 6:00 – 8:30 PM, at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home in Thomaston. Coach Hogan was born September 3, 1952, in Thomaston, GA, to the late Ralph Edwin Hogan and...

Mrs. Shirley Young Mercer Wheeless

Mrs. Shirley Young Mercer Wheeless

Jul 4, 2020

Mrs. Shirley Young Mercer Wheeless, 85, of Thomaston, died Saturday, July 4, 2020, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Wheeless will be held on Tuesday, July 7, at 2:00 PM, at the Calvary Lighthouse Church with Bishop Danny Henderson and Rev. Mark Mercer officiating. Interment will follow in the Emory's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive...

Mrs. Betty Harrison Waggoner

Mrs. Betty Harrison Waggoner

Jun 25, 2020

Mrs. Betty Harrison Waggoner, 91, of Thomaston, died Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Waggoner will be held on Monday, June 29, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Thomaston with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap officiating. Burial will take place in the Harrison Family Cemetery in Cairo, GA., on Tuesday,...

Mrs. Ava Denise Mangham

Mrs. Ava Denise Mangham

Jun 22, 2020

Mrs. Ava Denise Mangham, 62, of Molena, died Monday, June 22, 2020, at her residence. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Mangham will be held on Wednesday, June 24, at 1:00 PM in the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Jim Pitts officiating. Mrs. Mangham was born on February 12, 1958, in Atlanta to the late Lester Hatton and Frances...

Mrs. Lillie Mae Ivie

Mrs. Lillie Mae Ivie

Jun 16, 2020

Mrs. Lillie Mae Darsey Ivie, 92, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at her residence. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Ivie will be held on Saturday, June 20, at 1:00PM, in Crystal Hill Cemetery with Rev. Marc Pritchett officiating. Mrs. Ivie was born in Dexter, GA on June 20, 1927, to the late Steve M. Darsey and Ida Fennell Darsey....

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