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Mr. William R. "Red" Newton, Sr.
Jun 14, 2020
Mr. William R. “Red” Newton, Sr., age 96, of Hendersonville, NC, died Sunday, June 14, 2020, in Hendersonville. A graveside memorial service with military honors will be held on Wednesday, July 1, at South View Cemetery in Thomaston, GA, at 10:00 AM. Rev. Brian Everett will officiate. Mr. Newton was born in Sylvania, GA, on September 16, 1923, to...
Mrs. Nancy Lee Wilder Echols
Jun 13, 2020
Mrs. Nancy Lee Wilder Echols, 70, of Thomaston, died Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Brightmoor Hospice. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Echols will be held in Thomaston on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 2:00 PM in South View Cemetery with Rev. Don Voyles officiating. Mrs. Echols was born in Thomaston on February 16, 1950, a daughter of the late...
Mr. Ben Jeff Ard, Sr.
Jun 6, 2020
Mr. Ben Jeff Ard, Sr., age 80, of Thomaston, died Saturday, June 6, 2020, at his residence. Graveside memorial services for Mr. Ard will be held Monday, June 8, at 2:00 PM, in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery with Dr. Ryan Christopher officiating. Mr. Ard was born in Thomaston on November 26, 1939, to the late Jack Lincoln Ard...
Mrs. Charlotte Hendrix Newton
May 28, 2020
Charlotte Hendrix Newton Portal, Georgia - Charlotte Hendrix Newton, age 85, passed away on May 28, 2020, at Upson County Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Georgia, following a brief illness. A Bulloch County native, Ms. Newton was born December 16, 1934 in Portal, Georgia to the late Rufus P. and Mary Lee Donaldson Hendrix. After graduating from Portal High...
Mr. James Larry Chambers
May 27, 2020
Mr. James Larry Chambers, 69, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services for Mr. Chambers will be held on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 11:00 AM on the front lawn of the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Andy Cunningham and Rev. Charles Bennett officiating. In accordance with health guidelines due to...
Mrs. Peggy Mae Ellis Morgan
May 25, 2020
Mrs. Peggy Mae Ellis Morgan, 87, of Thomaston, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Private graveside services will be held in South View Cemetery. Mrs. Morgan was born on January 7, 1933 in Emanuel County to the late Ben and Lucile Ellis. She began working at the age of 15 and spent her life as...
Mr. James Franklin Conkle
May 19, 2020
Mr. James Franklin “Junebug” Conkle, age 71, of Milledgeville, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Navicent Health in Macon. Graveside memorial services will be held Friday, May 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM in Pine Mountain Church of the Nazarene. The family may be contacted at the residence of his son at 412 Bypass Rd. Barnesville. Mr. Conkle was born...
Mrs. Doris Vining Harris
May 15, 2020
Mrs. Doris Vining Harris, age 87, formerly of Thomaston, passed away on May 15, 2020. Graveside services will be Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Shiloh Baptist Church with immediate family only. Dr. David Chancey will be officiating. Doris was born in Thomaston, Georgia September 26, 1932. At an early age she began playing the piano at church and participated...
Mrs. Frances Boroughs Watson
May 15, 2020
Mrs. Frances Boroughs Watson, 89, of Thomaston, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Private funeral services will be held in Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Charles Bennett and Rev. Andy Cunningham officiating. Mrs. Watson was born July 15, 1930 in Bowden, GA. She attended elementary school in Franklin, GA. She graduated from Miami Eidson High...
Mrs. Sandra Johnson Miller
May 15, 2020
Mrs. Sandra Johnson Miller, 80, of Thomaston, died Friday, May 15, 2020, at her residence. Memorial services for Mrs. Miller will be held on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at 2:00 PM at the Miller residence with Rev. Andy Cunningham officiating. Mrs. Miller was born in Columbus on October 25, 1939, a daughter of the late Laney Noel and Hendrika...
Mrs. Mildred Vining Fain
May 11, 2020
Mrs. Mildred Vining Fain, age 98, of Thomaston, passed away Monday morning, May 11, 2020, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Memorial services for Mrs. Fain will held on Saturday, July 11, at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate and a private family inurnment will follow the service in Upson Memorial Gardens....
Mrs. Rosa Lee Jones Hinton
May 6, 2020
Mrs. Rosa Lee Jones Hinton, age 91, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The family will hold a private cryptside service at Upson Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hinton was born May 9, 1928, in Taylor County to the late Edgar Lee and Viola Mae Waters Jones. She was retired as an Expeditor with 31 years of service from the...
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Walker Blankenship
May 5, 2020
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Walker Blankenship, 88, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Providence Health Care. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Blankenship will be held on Friday, May 8, 2020 at 4:00 PM in South View Cemetery with Rev. Judson Barnes officiating. Mrs. Blankenship was born in the Pike County town of Molena on July 26, 1931, a...
Ms. Kimberly Ann Holland
May 5, 2020
Ms. Kimberly Ann Holland, age 60, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at her residence. She was born on September 23, 1959, in Savannah, Georgia to the late Nolan Bradley and Dorothy Nell Holland. She was employed with K-Mart. Ms. Holland is survived by her son, Joel (Kayeloni) Henry of Dallas, GA. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home of Thomaston is...
Mr. Walter Hunt "Sonny" Peacock, Jr.
May 5, 2020
Mr. Walter Hunt Peacock, Jr., age 91, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 5, 2020. He was the beloved husband of the late Willie Henderson Peacock for 44 years at the time of her death in 1996. Mr. Peacock, a lifelong resident of Thomaston, Ga., was the son of the late Walter Hunt Peacock, Sr....
Mr. James "Jimmy" Ira Sargent
May 3, 2020
Mr. Jimmy Sargent, age 58, of Thomaston, GA formally of Harriman passed away Sunday May 3, 2020 at his home. He served in the Army. Jimmy owned and operated a cleaning service in Georgia for many years. He is preceded in death by his father: Otis Sargent. He is survived by his son: Jimmy Sargent. Mother: Josia J. Sargent....
Mr. Carlton Homer Mcdaniel
May 2, 2020
Mr. Carlton Homer McDaniel, 74, of Thomaston, died Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 at his home. Graveside funeral services for Mr. McDaniel will be held on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at 11:00 AM in South View Cemetery with Mr. Chris Hinson and Rev. Bill Barber officiating. In light of the Covid 19 restrictions the family will be outside Fletcher-Day Funeral...
Mr. Jack Leon Caldwell, Sr.
May 1, 2020
Mr. Jack Leon Caldwell, Sr., 81, of Thomaston, died Friday, May 1, 2020 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Caldwell will be held on Monday, May 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM in Crystal Hill Cemetery with Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Mr. Caldwell was born in Butler on April 12, 1939, a son of the late...
Mr. Cleveland Earl Montgomery
Apr 29, 2020
Mr. Cleveland Earl Montgomery, 87, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his home. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Montgomery will be held on Friday, May 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Joey Smith and Dr. Derrick Keeter officiating. Friends are welcome to attend but due to Covid 19 restrictions, are asked to...
Mrs. Eleanor Carol Ellerbee Jimmerson
Apr 27, 2020
Mrs. Eleanor Carol Ellerbee Jimmerson, age 85, of Thomaston, died Monday, April 27, 2020, at Riverside Health and Rehab. A private graveside service will be held at Hendricks Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Jimmerson will lie in state at Fletcher-Day Funeral home for those who wish to have a private viewing time. Mrs. Jimmerson was born on November 6, 1934,...
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