Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Mr. William David Vickery
Nov 22, 2018
Mr. William David Vickery, age 77, of Thomaston, died Thursday, November 22, at Navicent Health, Medical Center of Central Georgia. Funeral services for Mr. Vickery will be held Sunday, November 25, 2018, at 3:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Carey Pitts officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday afternoon for...
Mr. William Atkinson Smith, Jr.
Nov 21, 2018
Mr. William Atkinson Smith, Jr., age 80, of Molena, GA, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Smith was born on November 8, 1938, to the late William Atkinson Smith, Sr. and Mildred Crimm Smith in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Smith was an Educator for 29 years at Upson Lee and 21 years at Flint River Technical College....
Mrs. Ella Faye Bagley
Nov 19, 2018
Mrs. Ella Faye Bagley, 81, of Thomaston, died Monday, November 19, 2018, at the Taylor County Health and Rehab. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Bagley will be held on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at 11:00 in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. Joey Smith and Rev. Ralph Wade officiating. The family of Mrs. Bagley will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral...
Mr. Robert Lawrence Witte
Nov 15, 2018
Mr. Robert Lawrence "Bob" Witte, 60, of Thomaston, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Family and friends will gather at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Sunday, November 18, 2018, from 2:00 until 4:00 PM for a time of remembrance and celebration. Military honors will be accorded at the conclusion of the gathering. Mr. Witte was born...
Mrs. Harriett Collins Raines
Nov 12, 2018
Mrs. Harriett Collins Raines, 79, of Yatesville, died Monday, November 12, 2018, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 17, 2018, at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the New Hope Primitive...
Mrs. Evangeline Hamby Boyt
Nov 6, 2018
Mrs. Evangeline Hamby Boyt, 78, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Boyt will be held Thursday, November 8, at 1:00 PM, at the Antioch Baptist Church. Dr. Jeff Morgan will officiate, and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, November 7, from...
Mr. Robert William Bragg
Nov 4, 2018
Mr. Robert William Bragg, 48, of Thomaston, died Sunday, November 4, 2018, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Bragg will be held on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 11:00 AM in South View Cemetery. The family of Mr. Bragg will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Tuesday from 5:00 until 7:00 PM. Mr. Bragg...
Mr. Andrew Clifton Oglesby
Oct 23, 2018
Mr. Andrew Clifton "Andy" Oglesby, 75, of Thomaston, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mr. Oglesby will be held on Friday, October 26, 2018, at 11:00 AM at the Antioch United Methodist Church. Burial will military honors will follow in the Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family of Mr....
Ms. Mary Elaine Taunton
Oct 19, 2018
Ms. Mary Elaine Taunton, 70, of Thomaston, died Friday, October 19, 2018, at her home. Elaine was born and raised here in Thomaston, Ga. on September 30, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Lucy Taunton. Niece of Mack Taunton and she was the youngest sister to Gene Blakely, Bobbie Brown, Sybil Bennett and the late...
Mrs. Carole Ann Miller Martiny
Oct 19, 2018
Mrs. Carole Ann Miller Martiny, 61, of Thomaston, died Friday, October 19, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Martiny was born in Rochester, NY, on April 23, 1957, a daughter of the late Laverne Carl and Helen Bernice Bradley Miller. She had lived in Thomaston since 2008 and was a retired pharmacy technician. Mrs. Martiny married Frank Robert Martiny on...
Mrs. Ernestine Best Engle
Oct 18, 2018
Mrs. Ernestine Best Engle, 81, of Thomaston, died Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services for Mrs. Engle will be held on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at 4:00 PM at the Thomaston First Assembly of God Church with Rev. Mickey Corley officiating. The family will receive friends at the church on Sunday from 2:30 pm...
Mrs. Phyllis Littleton Johnson
Oct 17, 2018
Mrs. Phyllis Littleton Johnson, 77, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at Harborview Health Care. Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson will be held at Clarks Chapel Baptist Church on Monday, October 22, 2018, at 10:00 AM with Rev. Dean Hemphill officiating. Burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mrs. Johnson will receive friends at Clarks...
Mrs. Barbara Jean Torbert Harrell
Oct 13, 2018
Mrs. Barbara Jean Torbert Harrell, 85, of Athens, GA, and formerly of Thomaston, died Saturday, October 13, 2018, at Kindred Hospice at Piedmont Athens Hospital. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Harrell will be held on Saturday, October 20, at 2:00 PM at South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:30 until 1:30 PM at Fletcher-Day Funeral...
Mr. James Milton "Jim" Luckey, Jr.
Oct 9, 2018
Mr. James Milton 'Jim' Luckey, Jr., 74, of Tarpon Springs, FL, died Friday, September 14, 2018. A graveside memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 14, at Glenwood Cemetery in Thomaston, GA, at 11:00 AM, with Rev. Kenny Fuller officiating. Mr. Luckey was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 15, 1944, to Daisy Shepard Luckey and the late...
Mrs. Wynell "Winnie" Watson Yarbrough
Oct 3, 2018
Mrs. Wynell 'Winnie' Watson Yarbrough, 96, of Atlanta and formerly of Thomaston, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Mrs. Yarbrough was born on July 9th, 1922 in Worth County, a daughter of the late Grady and Buenola Gill Watson. She is survived by her three children, Jan (Ray) Turner, Dusty (Faye) Yarbrough & Alben Yarbrough; 6 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren...
Mr. Jessie Freeman Pittman
Oct 3, 2018
Mr. Jessie Freeman Pittman, 89, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 at Providence Health Care. Funeral services for Mr. Pittman will be held on Saturday, October 6th, 2018 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Ryan Christopher will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...
Mrs. Juliette Thomas Allen
Sep 29, 2018
Mrs. Juliette Thomas Allen, 72, of Thomaston, died Saturday, September 29, 2018. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Allen will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 1:30 PM, in the Molena City Cemetery. Rev. T.J. Norman will officiate. The family of Mrs. Allen will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Thursday, October 4, from 12:00 Noon until...
Mrs. Phyllis Curry Fallin
Sep 25, 2018
Mrs. Phyllis Curry Fallin, 77, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Fallin will be held Friday, September 28, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. Interment will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Thursday...
Dr. Lawrence Lanier Allen Jr.
Sep 25, 2018
Dr. Lawrence “Lanier” Allen, Jr., 84, of Stockbridge, GA, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation in Thomaston, GA. A Memorial Service with military honors will be held Thursday, September 27, at 2:00 PM, in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Thomaston with Rev. Bill Barber and Rev. Larry Lawrence officiating. Military honors will be...
Mr. David "Bryant" Starling
Sep 21, 2018
Mr. David 'Bryant' Starling, 83, of Griffin, GA, died Friday, September 21, 2018, at WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Starling will be held on Tuesday, September 25, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Derek Lovelady officiating. Burial will follow in the Langford Family Cemetery. The family will...