Obituaries

Dec 5, 2012

Mrs. Ruth Bennett Heule, 86, formerly of Thomaston, died Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 at the Benton Village Assisted Living Center in Stockbridge. Mrs. Heule was born on January 7th, 1926. She was one of five children of Lambert F. Bennett and Ruby King Bennett. Mrs. Heule began her education in a one-room school building and later finished her high...

Dec 4, 2012

Mrs. Dorothy Anne Mauldin Story, 79, of 1989 Atwater Rd., Thomaston, died Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Story was born in Upson County on May 30th, 1933, a daughter of Thelmon Bill Mauldin and Annie Ruth Williams Mauldin. She received her Batchelor's Degree in Education from Tift College and began a long teaching career at Thurston...

Dec 3, 2012

Dec 2, 2012

Mr. Kenneth Duke Allen, Jr., 50, of Thomaston, died Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Allen was born in Griffin on October, 22, 1962, the eldest son of Maudine Gilbert Allen and the late Kenneth Duke Allen, Sr. He was a 1980 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute. Mr. Allen served the State of...

Nov 19, 2012

Mr. George Mack Hamlett, 89, formerly of 310 Triune Mill Rd., Thomaston, died Monday, November 19th, 2012 at West Village Retirement Center. Mr. Hamlett was born in Molena on January 4th, 1923, a son of the late George Washington Hamlett and Hattie McCrary Hamlett. At the age of 20 he joined the U. S. Army and served in General...

Nov 14, 2012

Mr. Benny Mathis, Sr., 73, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 at his home. Mr. Mathis was born in Brookville, MD, on May 15th, 1939. He served his country in the U. S. Army and he and his wife, Mary S. Mathis, moved to Thomaston in 1986. He was a commercial driving instructor for the Commercial Driving Institute...

Nov 14, 2012

Mrs. Ruby Fraser died Wednesday, in McCalls Hospice House in Simpsonville, SC.She is survived by a son Johnny Fraser.

Nov 10, 2012

Mr. Stacy Bussey Helms age 50, died Saturday at his residence. He lived most of his life in Upson County, attended R. E. Lee Institute and was employed by Kendrick Sanitaton. Mr. Helms was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Tami M. Helms; two daughters, Dara Helms, Macy Helms;...

Nov 9, 2012

William L. “Bill” Dickens, age 81, left this world and joined his Heavenly Father on Friday, November 9, 2012. Bill was born and raised in Thomaston, GA, the son of Franklin and Sara Dickens. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and went on to Emory University where he graduated with distinction earning a B.S. Degree in Business...

Nov 8, 2012

Mrs. Karen Junkins Jetton, 66, of Cumming, died Thursday, November 8th, 2012 at Embracing Hospice in Cumming. Mrs. Jetton was born on August 6th, 1946 in Thomaston, a daughter of the late Winston L. Junkins and Juanita Walker Junkins. She was a retired bank teller for Wachovia. Mrs. Jetton is survived by her husband, Joseph Jetton; three sons, Stacy...

Nov 1, 2012

Mrs. Mae Dell Duke Anthony, 93 of Meansville died Thursday afternoon in Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 3, at 2:00 PM, in the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Pitts and Rev. Fred L. Herring officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery . The family will receive friends at the...

Oct 28, 2012

Mrs. Dorothy Vernon Humphries, 94, died Sunday, October 28th, 2012 at Riverside Nursing Center. Mrs. Humphries will be buried in Culpeper, VA. Mrs. Humphries was born on January 29th, 1918, in Newport News, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. J. Louis Humphries. She moved from Arlington, VA, to Thomaston in April 1979. She was an...

Oct 22, 2012

Mrs. Hill was a native of Upson County, a daughter of the late George Penn and Addie Lou Dickens Penn. She was a retired winder instructor for Thomaston Mills. Mrs Hill was a member of the Yatesville Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Charlene (Jimmy) Stallings of Macon; her son, Wyly Chappell (Valeria) Hill of Barnesville; five...

Oct 18, 2012

Mrs. Joan Legg Smith, age 81, of Thomaston, passed away October 18, at Providence Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Smith was born March 30, 1931, in Molena, Ga, to the late Warren and Lennie Legg. Mrs. Smith worked at Loving Care Day Nursery for over 20 years where she was affectionately known as 'Miss Joan.' She was a member...

Oct 17, 2012

Mrs. Howell died Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in Brightmoor Hospice, Griffin.

Oct 12, 2012

Mrs. Opal Louise Stone Cowart age 92, of Thomaston died in Providence Health Care Friday night. Graveside service will be held Sunday, October 14, at 2:00 PM, in Upson Memorial Gardens. Rev. Charles Bennett will officiate. Mrs. Cowart was predeceased by her husband, Amos E. Cowart. She was a member of Hightower United Memorial Methodist Church for Fifty years....

Oct 11, 2012

Mr. Herman Hugh Renfroe died Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Earl Harlow Center in Jacksonville, Florida after a long fight with heart disease. Mr. Renfroe was born and raised in Adrien, GA. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II in the Pacific campaign, then moved to Thomaston after the war...

Oct 9, 2012

Following an extended illness, Lynda Gail McSwain of Atlanta, went home to be with her Lord on October 9, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. H. G. McSwain and Mrs. Gladys Hudson McSwain of Thomaston, and her sister, Mrs. Gerry McSwain Bartlett of Atlanta. A graduate of R. E. Lee High School in Thomaston and...

Oct 3, 2012

Mrs. Betty Hunt Crider, 81, of Thomaston and formerly of Griffin, died Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 at Providence Health Care. Mrs. Crider was born in Griffin on September 12, 1931, a daughter of the late Edna Bartholomew Hunt and Dallas Hunt, Jr. She was a 1951 graduate of Sullins College of Bristol, TN, and married Richard L. Crider in...

Oct 2, 2012

Mrs. Mason was a native of McIntosh, FL. She taught Kindergarten classes in Hialeah, FL., before moving to Thomaston in 1973. She became a homemaker, and also volunteered with the Upson Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. She was a member of the Church of Christ and served as a Sunday School teacher. Mrs. Mason is survived by two daughters, Judy...