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Mr. Dennis Eldridge

Mr. Dennis Eldridge

Apr 9, 2017

Mr. Dennis Eldridge, 67, of Yatesville, died Sunday, April 9th, 2017 at Brightmoor Hospice. Graveside services for Mr. Eldridge will be held on Tuesday, April 11th, 2017 at 3:30 PM in the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Yatesville. The family of Mr. Eldridge will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Tuesday from 1:00 until 3:00 PM....

Mrs. Daphene Bradley

Mrs. Daphene Bradley

Apr 8, 2017

Mrs. Daphene M. Bradley, age 85, of Smyrna, TN passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017. She was born in Thomaston, GA to the late Wilbur A. and Sara Catherine Lee Morris. Mrs. Bradley was a homemaker to her family and a member of the Church of God. Mrs. Bradley is survived by her sons, Lee Bradley and Stephan Bradley...

Mr. Larry Thomas Estes

Mr. Larry Thomas Estes

Apr 5, 2017

Mr. Larry Thomas Estes, 74, of Meansville, died Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Estes will be held on Saturday, April 8th, 2017 at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Mercer will officiate and burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mr. Estes will receive...

Mr. Brian Pacatte

Mr. Brian Pacatte

Apr 4, 2017

Mr. Brian Patrick Pacatte, 64, of Griffin, died Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 at Spalding Regional Hospital. Memorial services for Mr. Pacatte will be held on Saturday, April 8th, 2017 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Truitt and Rev. Katrina Wood officiating. The family of Mr. Pacatte will receive friends at Fletcher-Day...

Mr. Marvin Gwyn King

Mr. Marvin Gwyn King

Mar 29, 2017

Mr. Marvin Gwyn King, 78, of Molena, died Wednesday, March 29th, 2017, at The Hope House in Griffin. Mr. King was born in Pike County on April 16th, 1938, son of the late J. M. 'Buck' King and Rosalee Mangham King. He studied at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and then returned to Pike County where he operated the family...

Dr. Hazel Caldwell Cotney

Dr. Hazel Caldwell Cotney

Mar 24, 2017

Hazel Caldwell Cotney died Friday morning March 24, 2017, at Upson Regional Medical Center. She was 86 years old. Dr. Cotney was born on September 11, 1930 in Taylor County, Georgia, the fifth child of six born to Mattie J. Stalnaker Caldwell and Johnnie William Caldwell. Funeral services for Dr. Cotney will be held on Sunday, March 26th, 2017...

Mr. Joseph J. Hammonds

Mr. Joseph J. Hammonds

Mar 15, 2017

Mr. Joseph J. Hammonds, 92, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, March 15th, 2017 at Harborview Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mr. Hammonds will be held on Sunday, March 19th, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church in Yatesville. Burial with military honors will follow in the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family of Mr....

Mrs. Lucy P. Wainwright

Mrs. Lucy P. Wainwright

Mar 10, 2017

Mrs. Lucy P. Wainwright, 98, of Thomaston, died Friday, March 10th, 2017 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Wainwright will be held on Sunday, March 12th, 2017 at 2:00 PM at East Thomaston Church with Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family of Mrs. Wainwright will receive friends at Fletcher-Day...

Mrs. Ruth M. Warren

Mrs. Ruth M. Warren

Mar 10, 2017

Mrs. Ruth M. Warren, 98, of Thomaston, died Friday, March 10th, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Warren was born on March 6th, 1919 in Lumber City, one of eight children of the late Walter and Annie Shaddix McClellan. She was the valedictorian of her high school and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Berry College in 1940. Following her college...

Mr. John W. Singletary

Mr. John W. Singletary

Mar 4, 2017

Mr. John Whipple Singletary, 79, of Thomaston, GA, died Saturday, March 4, 2017. A memorial service will be held Sunday, March 12, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Trinity Baptist Church in Thomaston, with Rev. Bob Wilson officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until the funeral hour at Trinity Baptist Church. A graveside service will be held...

Dr. William Mckenzie "Mack" Dallas Jr.

Dr. William Mckenzie "Mack" Dallas Jr.

Feb 27, 2017

Long-time Thomaston Surgeon Dr. William McKenzie “Mack” Dallas, Jr., died Monday, February 27th, 2017 at his home. He was 83 years old. Memorial services for Dr. Dallas will be held on Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church of Thomaston with Rev. Rick Marson, Rev. Herb Flanders and Rev. John Dallas officiating. The...

Mrs. Myra B. Wilkinson

Mrs. Myra B. Wilkinson

Feb 21, 2017

Mrs. Myra B. Wilkinson, 87, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Wilkinson will be held on Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 at 12:00 noon at Mountain View Baptist Church with Dr. Rex King officiating. Mrs. Wilkinson was born on August 6th, 1929 in Upson County, a daughter of the late Charlie and...

Mrs. Margie Smith Lussi

Mrs. Margie Smith Lussi

Feb 20, 2017

Mrs. Margie Smith Lussi, 85, of Thomaston, died Monday, February 20th, 2017 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Lussi will be held on Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Chaplain Emory Lussi, Lt. Cdr., USN, and Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the New...

Mrs. Martha F. Howard

Mrs. Martha F. Howard

Feb 16, 2017

Mrs. Martha F. Howard, 92, of Thomaston, died Thursday evening, February 16, 2017, at Heritage Inn Health & Rehab of Barnesville. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Howard will be held on Saturday, February 18, at 2:00 PM, at Crystal Hill Cemetery, with Rev. Brent Willis officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 12:30 until 1:30 PM at...

Mrs. Martha Turner Grant

Mrs. Martha Turner Grant

Feb 13, 2017

Mrs. Martha Turner Grant, 94, of Hoschton, GA, died Monday, February 13, 2016, at Autumn Leaves of Sugarloaf. Funeral services for Mrs. Grant will be held on Saturday, February 18, at 1:00 PM, in the chapel of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, GA., with the Rev. Irvin Pearre officiating. Burial will be at South View Cemetery in Thomaston,...

Mrs. Nita Blackstock

Mrs. Nita Blackstock

Feb 12, 2017

Mrs. Nita Blackstock, 79, of Thomaston, died Sunday, February 12th, 2017, at the Woods Senior Center in Griffin. Mrs. Blackstock was born in Thomaston on May 14, 1937, a daughter of the late Winfred and Doris Tapley Hortman. She and her husband, the late T. P. Blackstock, Jr., operated the family hardware stores which began as Economy Auto Store,...

Mrs. Aline Barron Nicholson

Mrs. Aline Barron Nicholson

Feb 10, 2017

Mrs. Aline Barron Nicholson, 99, of Thomaston, died Friday, February 10th, 2017 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Nicholson will be held on Monday, February 13th, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Barber officiating. A private burial will follow in Crystal Hill Cemetery. The family of Mrs....

Mrs. Marie Hilley Hester

Mrs. Marie Hilley Hester

Feb 3, 2017

Mrs. Marie Hilley Hester, 84, of Thomaston, died Friday, February 3, 2017, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 5, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday afternoon...

Rev. Dr. Albert Elliott Simmons

Rev. Dr. Albert Elliott Simmons

Jan 29, 2017

Rev. Dr. Albert Elliott Simmons joined the Church Triumphant on Sunday, January 29th, 2017. Funeral services for Dr. Simmons will be held on Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church of Thomaston with Dr. Glenn Gilstrap and Rev. Melana Scruggs officiating. The family of Dr. Simmons will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on...

Mrs. Peggie Stansell Mckinley

Mrs. Peggie Stansell Mckinley

Jan 28, 2017

Mrs. Peggie Stansell McKinley, 78, of Thomaston, died Saturday, January 28th, 2017 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. McKinley will be held on Monday, January 30th, 2017 at 2 pm in Trice Cemetery with Elder Billy Morgan and Rev. Ryan Appling officiating. The family of Mrs. McKinley will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on...

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