Obituaries
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Robert Lee Hammock
Jan 7, 2017
Mr. Robert Lee Hammock, 93, of Thomaston, GA, died Saturday, January 7, 2017, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Hammock will be held on Tuesday, January 10, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Dr. Rex King and Rev. Chet Yates will officiate. Burial will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will...
Mrs. Virginia W. "Jenny" Lee
Dec 29, 2016
Mrs. Virginia “Jenny” Woodall Lee, formerly of Brunswick, GA, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Riverside Health and Rehab in Thomaston, Georgia. Mrs. Lee was born in Macon, GA and spent most of her childhood in Ft. Meade, FL. She was retired from the Glynn County School System. She was a long-time member of the Jekyll Island Baptist Chapel...
Mr. Carl W. Gordy Jr.
Dec 28, 2016
Mr. Carl W. Gordy, Jr., age 91, of Macon, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Pine Pointe Hospice of Central Georgia in Macon. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 30, at 4:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Diane Sweckard will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Betty Barnes Pierce
Dec 27, 2016
Mrs. Betty Barnes Pierce, 90, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 30, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Virgil Smith officiating. Entombment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until the funeral hour...
Raymond A. Ash
Dec 26, 2016
Mr. Raymond Ash, age 85, of Yatesville, died Monday, December 26, 2016, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Ash will be held Saturday, December 31, at 10:00 AM, at the Rock Springs Church in Milner, GA. Dr. Bennie Tate and Rev. Joe Allen will officiate. Burial will be in the Old Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Young...
Donald W. Kilgore Sr.
Dec 24, 2016
Mr. Donald W. Kilgore, Sr., age 70, of Lizella, GA, died Saturday evening, December 24, 2016, at the Carl Vinson Medical Center in Dublin, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Kilgore will be held Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Russell Nuss, Rev. Jerry Garner, and Rev. Johnny Jackson will officiate....
Mrs. Erma Lee Mckinley
Dec 23, 2016
Mrs. Erma Lee McKinley, age 85, of Thomaston, died Friday, December 23, 2016, at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. McKinley will be held Monday, December 26, 2016, at 11:00 AM, at Trinity Baptist Church. Rev. Bob Wilson will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church on...
Mrs. Fran W. Torbert
Dec 19, 2016
Mrs. Fran W. Torbert, 88, of Thomaston, died Monday, December 19th, 2016 at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Torbert will be held on Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 at 2 PM at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Bill Barber will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. Mrs. Torbert's family will receive friends in the Service...
Mr. Ogle Kirk Straughan
Dec 8, 2016
Mr. Kirk Straughan, 85, of Thomaston, died Thursday, December 8, 2016, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday, December 11, 2016, at 2:00 PM, in South View Cemetery. Dr. Rex King will officiate. Mr. Straughan was a native of Callao, VA, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had been employed with...
Mrs. Frances Womble Daniel
Dec 7, 2016
Mrs. Frances Womble Daniel, 100, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Daniel will be held on Friday, December 9th, 2016 at 2 pm in Crystal Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Joe Allen officiating. Mrs. Daniel was born in Meriwether County on December 8, 1915. She was employed...
Mrs. Connie Thrasher Mcdaniel
Dec 2, 2016
Mrs. Connie Thrasher McDaniel, age 69, of Thomaston, died Friday, December 2nd, 2016 at her home. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. McDaniel will be held Monday, December 5th, 2016 at 4:00 PM in Crystal Hill Cemetery with Rev. Danny Henderson officiating. The family of Mrs. McDaniel will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Monday from 3:00 PM until...
Mr. Joseph Edgar "Phil" Harris
Nov 28, 2016
Mr. Joseph E. (Phil) Harris, age 87, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016. Funeral services will be held at Valley Grove Baptist Church on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 2:00 PM. Dr. David Chancey, Rev. Travis Graham and Rev. Joe Allen will officiate and burial will follow in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will take place on...
Mr. Lawrence Edward "Ed" Hallman Sr.
Nov 23, 2016
Mr. Lawrence Edward 'Ed' Hallman, Sr., 68, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 at his home. Mr. Hallman was born on December 4, 1947 in Webster County, a son of the late Minter Gonzalez and Colista Hill Hallman. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and served during the Vietnam War. Mr. Hallman was the owner...
Mrs. Margaret L. Cox
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Margaret L. Cox, 95, of Molena, died Monday, November 21st, 2016 at Riverside Health and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Cox will be held on Saturday, November 26th, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Molena. Rev. Mark Harris and Rev. Don Voyles will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family...
Mrs. Madge Ann Yawn Slade
Nov 15, 2016
SAVANNAH – Madge Ann Yawn Slade, 89, died November 15, 2016 at Savannah Square. She was born March 12, 1927, in Thomaston, GA to the late Robert Walker and Alberta H. Yawn. She graduated from R. E. Lee Institute in 1944 and from Wesleyan College in 1948. On June 16, 1948, she was married to James Milton Slade in...
Mr. Amos Edgar Burkett
Nov 14, 2016
Mr. Amos Edgar Burkett, 90, of Thomaston, died Monday, November 14th, 2016 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Burkett will be held on Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Mountain View Baptist Church with Dr. Rex King and Rev. Ryan Christopher officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family of Mr. Burkett...
Mr. Charles David Mixon
Nov 8, 2016
Mr. Charles David Mixon, 67, of Chamblee and formerly of Thomaston, died Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 at his home. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Mixon will be held on Thursday, November 10th, 2016 at 4 pm in Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Jeremy Pooler officiating. The family of Mr. Mixon will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Thursday from...
Karen Fowler Piper
Nov 3, 2016
Ms. Karen Fowler Piper, 51, of Carrollton and formerly of Thomaston, died Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 at her home. Graveside funeral services for Ms. Piper will be held on Sunday, November 6th, 2016 at 2:00 pm in South View Cemetery. The family of Ms. Piper will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Sunday from 1 pm until the...
Mrs. Betty M. Lackey
Nov 1, 2016
Mrs. Betty M. Lackey, 89, of Thomaston, passed away November 1, 2016 at Riverside Health and Rehab in Thomaston. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 AM Friday, November 4, 2016 in the Chapel of the Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens, Thomaston. The family will receive friends for one...
William Carl "Bill" Collins
Oct 28, 2016
Mr. William Carl 'Bill' Collins, age 49, of Yatesville, died Friday evening, October 28, 2016, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Collins will be held Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. Rev. Steve Maguire will officiate, and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...