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Mrs. Violet Donnette Fox

Mrs. Violet Donnette Fox

Aug 23, 2017

Mrs. Violet Donnette Fox, 69, of Barnesville, GA and formerly of Klamath Falls, OR, died Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 at the Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin, GA. Mrs. Fox was born on April 15, 1948 in Maryville, TN, a daughter of the late Carl Ray and Frances Anne Woodby Williams. She lived in Klamath Falls for many years and...

Mr. William Phillip Esco

Mr. William Phillip Esco

Aug 19, 2017

Mr. William Phillip Esco, 72, of Barnesville, GA, died Saturday, August 19, 2017, at the Medical Center of Central GA. Mr. Esco was born May 26, 1945, in Atlanta, GA, to James and Sara Esco. He was a car enthusiast who loved his family and friends, and he lived life to the fullest. Mr. Esco was preceded in death...

Mr. Jason Ryan Mckoy

Mr. Jason Ryan Mckoy

Aug 16, 2017

Mr. Jason Ryan McKoy, 42, of Union, New Jersey, died August 16, 2017. Funeral services for Mr. McKoy will be held Monday, August 21, at 4:00 PM, at the Millington Baptist Church in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Graveside services will be held at South View Cemetery in Thomaston, on Thursday, August 24, at 1:00 PM, with Rev. Marc Pritchett...

Mr. Jack Wayne Braddy

Mr. Jack Wayne Braddy

Aug 14, 2017

Mr. Jack Wayne Braddy, 70, of Thomaston, died August 14, 2017, at his residence.Mr. Braddy, a native of Thomaston, was born November 8, 1946, to the late Hardy Jack Braddy and Donnie Mae Tucker Braddy. He was a 1964 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute, and he served his country in the U. S. Air Force. Survivors include his...

Mrs. Jewell Bridges Farr

Mrs. Jewell Bridges Farr

Aug 5, 2017

Mrs. Jewell Bridges Farr, 92, of Thomaston, died Saturday, August 5th, 2017 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Farr will be held on Wednesday, August 9th, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Trinity Baptist Church. Rev. Bob Wilson, Rev. Greg Rosenthal and Rev. Dan Crawford will officiate and burial with military honors will follow in South...

Mr. Ralph Nathaniel Cromer

Mr. Ralph Nathaniel Cromer

Aug 5, 2017

Mr. Ralph Nathaniel Cromer, 82, of Thomaston, died Saturday, August 5, 2017, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Cromer will be held on Tuesday, August 8, at 2:00 PM in the chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Mr. Clarence Whatley will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral...

Mr. Max Tolbert Holliman

Mr. Max Tolbert Holliman

Aug 3, 2017

Mr. Max Tolbert Holliman, 62, of Thomaston, died August 3, 2017, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral Services for Mr. Holliman will be held Sunday, August 6, at 3:00 PM, at the First United Methodist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Eddie Herring will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. Mr. Holliman was born June 25, 1955, in...

Mrs. Sandra June Smith

Mrs. Sandra June Smith

Jul 22, 2017

Mrs. Sandra June Smith, 70, of Thomaston, GA, died Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be held Monday, July 24, 2017, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Keith Paige will officiate, and burial will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday...

Mr. Reginald J. "Reggie" Ballard

Mr. Reginald J. "Reggie" Ballard

Jul 14, 2017

Mr. Reginald J. 'Reggie' Ballard, 60, of Tucker, died Friday, July 14th, 2017 at Meadowbrook Healthcare in Tucker. Funeral services for Mr. Ballard will be held on Sunday, July 16th, 2017 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Dr. Rex King officiating. Burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mr. Ballard...

Mr. Alvin Jimmerson

Mr. Alvin Jimmerson

Jul 13, 2017

Mr. Alvin Jimmerson, 90, of Thomaston, died Thursday, July 13th, 2017, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mr. Jimmerson will be held on Sunday, July 16th, 2017, at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow in the Hendricks Baptist Church Cemetery. The family of Mr. Jimmerson...

Mrs. Judy Storey Payne

Mrs. Judy Storey Payne

Jul 7, 2017

Mrs. Judy Rebecca Storey Payne, 77, of Thomaston, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Payne will be held Sunday, July 9, at 2:00 PM, at the First Baptist Church of Thomaston. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday evening, July 8,...

Mrs. Betty B. Shepard

Mrs. Betty B. Shepard

Jun 29, 2017

Mrs. Betty B. Shepard, 93, of Thomaston, died Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Shepard will be held on Sunday, July 2nd, 2017 at 3:00 PM at Trinity Baptist Church. Rev. Bob Wilson will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mrs. Shepard will receive friends at...

Mr. Robert Allen Basham

Mr. Robert Allen Basham

Jun 29, 2017

Robert 'Bob' Allen Basham was born on July 8, 1948 in Bowling Green, KY. He passed away peacefully at home on June 29, 2017 in Thomaston, GA. Bob was the son of LTC Ret US Army Eldon 'Pete' and Leonore 'Lee' Webb Basham of Fayetteville, GA. Bob was a plant manager at Dobco in Manchester for years and finished...

Mrs. Doris Sprinkle Thompson Turner

Mrs. Doris Sprinkle Thompson Turner

Jun 25, 2017

Mrs. Doris Sprinkle Thompson Turner, age 81, of Thomaston, died Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Providence Health Care. A graveside funeral service for Mrs. Turner will be held on Tuesday, June 27, at 2:00 PM, at the Friendship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. John Blackmon officiating. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Tuesday from...

Mrs. Laura Ann Fletcher Durand

Mrs. Laura Ann Fletcher Durand

Jun 21, 2017

Mrs. Laura Ann Fletcher Durand, age 61, of 102 Dianne Drive, Thomaston, died Wednesday morning, June 21, 2017, at her residence. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday morning, June 24, at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Lawrence will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...

Mrs. Doris Hogan Daniel

Mrs. Doris Hogan Daniel

Jun 18, 2017

Mrs. Doris Hogan Daniel, age 86, of Thomaston died June 18 at her residence. Mrs. Daniel was born Feb. 1, 1931, in Thomaston to the late Emory Harper Hogan and Florrie Hudgins Hogan. She was a graduate of R.E. Lee Institute and retired from the Thomaston-Upson County School System in 1996. She was a member of the Flint River...

Mrs. Jean Childs Pitts

Mrs. Jean Childs Pitts

Jun 18, 2017

Mrs. Jean Childs Pitts, 90, of Walnut Creek, CA, and formerly of Thomaston and Macon, died Sunday, June 18, 2017. Funeral services for Mrs. Pitts will be held Thursday, June 29, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Carey Pitts will officiate, and entombment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive...

Mr. Tommy Clayton "Tom" Wright Jr.

Mr. Tommy Clayton "Tom" Wright Jr.

Jun 16, 2017

Mr. Tommy Clayton 'Tom' Wright, Jr., 79, of Thomaston, died Friday, June 16th, 2017 at his home. Mr. Wright was born in Tampa, FL., on May 19, 1938, a son of the late Tommy Clayton Wright, Sr., and Lillian Morris Wright. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and was a retired fraud investigator for the Georgia...

Ira Ray Scott

Ira Ray Scott

Jun 9, 2017

Mr. Ira Ray Scott, 73, of Sunnyside, GA, and formerly of Thomaston, died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 11, at 2:00 PM, at The Storehouse Church. Rev. Jeff Scott, Rev. Hugh Smith, Sr., and Rev. Ray Lowe will officiate, and burial will follow in Emory's Chapel Baptist Church...

Mr. James Ernest Bransford

Mr. James Ernest Bransford

Jun 8, 2017

Mr. James Ernest Bransford, 79, of Thomaston, died Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 11, at 2:00 PM, at the New Hope Baptist Church. Rev. Tim Hayes and Mr. Charles James will officiate, and interment will follow in Griffin Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday evening...