Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Mrs. Nora "Mina" Cochran
Aug 31, 2019
Mrs. Nora "Mina" Cochran, 94, of Thomaston, died Saturday, August 31, 2019, at Harborview Health Care. Funeral services for Mrs. Cochran will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. James Wilson, Rev. Howard Porter, and Rev. Reva Porter will officiate, and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The...
Mr. William David Mcdaniel
Aug 29, 2019
Mr. William David McDaniel, 62, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 29, 2019, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. McDaniel will be held Saturday, August 31, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 10:00 until the funeral hour at...
Mrs. Vivian Waller Cleveland
Aug 24, 2019
Mrs. Vivian Waller Cleveland, 65, of Thomaston, died Saturday, August 24, 2019 at her home. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Cleveland will be held on Monday, August 26th, 2019 at 2:00 PM in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Mickey Corley officiating. The family of Mrs. Cleveland will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Monday from 12:00 PM until...
Mr. Hays L. Arnold, Jr.
Aug 14, 2019
Former Thomaston, Georgia, mayor and businessman Hays L. Arnold, Jr. passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at the age of 80, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Memorial services for Mr. Arnold will be held Sunday, August 25, 2019, at 2:00 PM at The Gathering, 456 Hannah’s Mill Road, Thomaston, GA, where Hays...
Mrs. Nancy Kate Dover Barfield
Aug 14, 2019
Mrs. Nancy Kate Dover Barfield, 81, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Barfield will be held on Friday, August 16th, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church in Thomaston with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap and Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs....
Mrs. Beatrice Moncrief
Aug 13, 2019
Mrs. Beatrice Moncrief, 89, of Yatesville, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services for Mrs. Moncrief will be held on Friday, August 16, 2019, at 3:00 PM at the Yatesville United Methodist Church. Rev. Howard Gossett III and Rev. Buddy Wall will officiate and burial will follow in the New Hope Cemetery In Yatesville....
Mr. Charles Wesley "Shag" Collins
Aug 8, 2019
Mr. Charles Wesley "Shag" Collins, 68, of Thomaston, died Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Collins was born in Thomaston on January 18, 1951, a son of the late Richard Earl and Frances Anthony Collins. He was employed as a maintenance supervisor and electrician at Thomaston Mills for 30 years. He later was a home...
Mrs. June Steele Walton
Aug 6, 2019
Mrs. June Steele Walton, 71, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Walton will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Dr. Sid Chapman officiating. The family of Mrs. Walton will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral home on Saturday from...
Mr. Ronald Terry Granger
Jul 30, 2019
Mr. Ronald Terry Granger, age 73, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services for Mr. Granger will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, August 4, in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Donnie Melton will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mr. Granger will...
Mrs. Phyllis Gordy Gilbert
Jul 27, 2019
Mrs. Phyllis Gordy Gilbert, 95, of Thomaston, died Saturday, July 27th, 2019 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Gilbert will be held on Monday, July 29th, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Mrs. Gilbert was a life-long resident of Thomaston, born on May 23rd, 1924...
Mr. Clifford Junior "Tiny" Stilwell
Jul 27, 2019
Mr. Clifford Junior “Tiny” Stilwell, age 53, of Thomaston, Georgia, passed away on July 27, 2019 at his residence. Clifford was born on May 16, 1966 in Richlands, Virginia to Ruth Naomi Keen and the late Melvin Junior Stilwell. He was employed as a truck driver for C&L Transport, Inc. and previously for J.B. Hunt. Mr. Stilwell was a...
Mr. Berle Eugene "Gene" Gilbert
Jul 18, 2019
Mr. Berle Eugene “Gene” Gilbert, 84, of Thomaston, died Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Providence Health Care. Memorial services for Mr. Gilbert will be held at 3:00 PM, on Sunday, July 28, at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Molena, GA, with Rev. Mark Harris officiating. The family of Mr. Gilbert will receive friends on Saturday evening, July 27, from...
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Jean Isenberg Wieder
Jul 15, 2019
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Jean Isenberg Wieder, 93, of Thomaston, died Monday, July 15th, 2019 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Wieder will be held on Saturday, July 20th, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Thomaston with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap officiating. The family of Mrs. Wieder will receive friends at the First Presbyterian Church on...
Mr. Alfred "Al" Dell Lee
Jul 10, 2019
Mr. Alfred "Al" Dell Lee, age 77, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Well Star West Georgia Hospice in Lagrange, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Lee will be held on Friday, July 12, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home, with Mr. Ken Corley officiating. The family of Mr. Lee will receive friends on...
Mr. Michael Barron
Jul 2, 2019
Mr. Michael Barron, age 73, of Lake View, AL, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at his residence. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Barron will be held Sunday, July 7, at 2:00 PM (Eastern time) in the Molena City Cemetery with Mr. Hamilton "Sonny" Gray officiating. Mr. Barron will lie-in-state at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Saturday, July 6, from 10:00...
Mr. Mike Yarbrough
Jun 26, 2019
Mr. Mike Yarbrough, age 53, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at Providence Health Care. Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 29, at 3:00 PM, at Crystal Hill Cemetery, with Dr. Rex King officiating. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM on Saturday. Mr. Yarbrough was born...
Mr. James Franklin Dawkins
Jun 24, 2019
Mr. James Franklin Dawkins, known throughout the community as “Coach Dawkins”, died Monday, June 24th, 2019 at Riverside Health and Rehab. He was 97. Funeral services for Coach Dawkins will be held on Thursday, June 27th, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the Thomaston-Upson Civic Center with Rev. Bill Barber and Dr. Glenn Gilstrap officiating. Burial will follow in South...
Mr. John Edward Causey
Jun 20, 2019
Mr. John Edward Causey, age 74, of Molena, died Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Brightmoor Nursing Home in Griffin. Mr. Causey was born in Lebanon, IN, on May 6, 1945, but had lived in the Molena area for many years. He was a retired sales manager for the Bostwick Furniture Company. Mr. Causey was an avid sportsman and enjoyed...
Mr. Dexter B. "Britty" Dickens
Jun 19, 2019
Mr. Dexter B. "Britty" Dickens, age 92, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Thomaston Manor. Funeral services for Mr. Dickens will be held Saturday, June 29 at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Thomaston; burial will follow at Shiloh Baptist Church. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. until the funeral hour at First Presbyterian Church....
Mr. Simon Rayford "Ray" Brooks
Jun 19, 2019
Mr. Simon Rayford "Ray" Brooks, age 85, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Brooks will be held on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mr. Brooks will...