Obituaries

Sep 2, 2011

Mrs. Taylor was a life-long resident of Thomaston and Upson County. She was the youngest of two sons and four daughters born to Hiram Wallace Corley and Addie Edna Smith Corley. She was a retired sewing machine operator for the Wiliam Carter Company. Mrs. Taylor was a member of the New Harmony Baptist Church. Mrs. Taylor is survived by...

Aug 28, 2011

Mrs. Storey was born in Lowndes Co., GA, a daughter of the late Otis Q. Tapley and Clyde Lucile Sherling Tapley. She was employed for many years as a school secretary at East Thomaston School until her retirement in 1991. Mrs. Storey was a member of the Valley Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Allen (Iris)...

Aug 23, 2011

Mr. Wainwright was a native of Taylor County. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a loom technician for the Martha Mills Division of the B. F. Goodrich Company until his retirement. In his later life Mr. Wainwright attended Mountain View Baptist Church. He is survived by a step-son, Johnny (Sylvia) Hammonds...

Aug 15, 2011

Bowen Alexander Story (Bo), age 3, leaped into Jesus' arms on August 15, 2011 after winning his battle with cancer. His final days were spent at his home in Thomaston, Georgia surrounded by family and friends that Bo had touched throughout his short, yet very memorable life. Although he was only a little boy, Bo showed a tremendous resilience...

Aug 15, 2011

David was a retired educator and librarian, having retired from the Clayton County School System with 32 years of service. He was a member of the Retired Educators Association in Thomaston. David was the son of the late Thomas and French Barron Cason. He lost his only sister, Lucinda Vitez, on July 7, 2011. He is survived locally by...

Aug 10, 2011

Mrs. Charlotte Daniel Jenkins, age 87, of 176 Springs Road, Molena, died Wednesday Morning at her residence. Graveside Funeral Services will be held Saturday Morning, August 13th, at 11 o'clock in the Molena Cemetery. Rev. Billy Lawrence and Rev. Clarence Burton will officiate, with Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Jenkins was a native of Pike County....

Aug 10, 2011

Mrs. Ellerbee was a life-long resident of Thomaston and Upson County. She was a retired bookkeeper for the Thomaston Board of Education. Mrs. Ellerbee was a member of the Antioch United Methodist Church. She took an active role in her church and was a member of the Antioch Pioneers Club and the United Methodist Women. She is survived by...

Aug 3, 2011

Love A. Mallory, Jr. Marine Bomber Pilot State Legislator Love Alvah Mallory, Jr., was born September 21, 1917, in the Crest Community of western Upson County. He attended R.E. Lee Institute in Thomaston, Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, and the University of Georgia where he received a B.S. degree in Commerce in the class of 1938. After his graduation...

Aug 2, 2011

Mrs. Adams was born in Newport News, VA., a daughter of the late Robert Walker Britt and Martha McKenney Britt. Her family moved to Thomaston when Nancy was a small child and she was a 1962 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute. She attended West Georgia College then married Jimmy Adams on February 14, 1964. Mrs. Adams spent a...

Aug 2, 2011

Samee Charlotte Ellerbee lost her battle with cancer on August 2nd, 2011. She is survived by her husband, Steve, and her brother, Clay Smith. She is also survived by her nieces: Allie, Lauren and Sarah Smith. Samee was the daughter of Sam H. and Charlotte N. Smith, both deceased, and the daughter-in-law of Elaine Ellerbee. She graduated from Wheeler...

Aug 1, 2011

Mrs. Starley was a native of Bleckley County but had lived in Thomaston for a number of years. She was a retired twister room employee for the Martha Mills Division of B. F. Goodrich. Mrs. Starley attended the First Assembly of God Church. She is survived by her daughter, Kemper Nell Starley Boggs of Thomaston; her son and daughter-in-law,...

Jul 21, 2011

Mr. Whatley was the son of John Allen Whatley and Flora Jane Mathews Whatley. He was born November 11, 1918 in Pike County, GA. Joe served in the United States Marine Corps and fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. For 40 years he was employed by Thomaston Mills in the Slashing Dept. Joe was...

Jul 19, 2011

Mr. Bell was born on December 31, 1929 in Fort Valley, Georgia. He later moved to Moultrie, Georgia where he graduated from Moultrie High School. For four years he served in the United States Navy including the Korean War. After being discharged from the Navy, he worked for General Motors while earning a degree from Georgia State University. He...

Jul 18, 2011

Mrs. Hammock was a native of Taylor County. She was a retired spinner for the B. F. Goodrich Co. and was a member of Jeff Davis Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Oscar Cranford, her second husband, Jack Hammock, and a grandchild, Tammy Givingo. Mrs. Hammock is survived by two daughters, Barbara C. (Frank)...

Jul 14, 2011

Mrs. Huckaby was born in Atlanta, a daughter of the late Robert Stowe and Dorothy Plaster Stowe. She was a long time homemaker and Mom. After her children grew up and moved away, she worked in the banking business in the Mortgage Department of the United Bank. She was also the City Clerk of Meansville, as well as a...

Jul 8, 2011

Mrs. Traylor was a life-long resident of Thomaston. She was a former employee of the Sunglass Hut in McDonough. She is survived by her husband, Michael Traylor of Thomaston; two daughters, Cassie Nichole Henderson and Samantha Alexis Henderson, both of Thomaston; a son Michael Shane Traylor, Jr., of Thomaston; her parents, Wayne and Vivian Cleveland of Thomaston; and a...

Jul 7, 2011

Mrs. Fincher was a resident of Riverside Nursing Care for the past several years where she loved the caregivers and enjoyed playing bingo, her reign as Mrs. Riverside, and helping others. She was born in Greenville, GA, in Meriwether County, but lived most in Molena, GA for most of her life. She married Joe Herman Fincher on January 15,...

Jul 5, 2011

Jun 24, 2011

Mr. Warren was a native of Upson County. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran and served in Korea. Mr. Warren was employed for a number of years at Aldora Mills in Barnesville. He was also a self-employed carpenter and worked at the Sonny Hammond Cabinet Shop. Mr. Warren had been a member of Faith Baptist Church for...

Jun 21, 2011

Mrs. Riviere was born in Upson County, a daughter of the late J. B. Hardy and Lucile Blackburn Hardy. She obtained her private pilot's license in Griffin in the early 1940s. In 1942 the U. S. Army Air Force formed the Women's Air Force Service Pilots, or WASPs. Mrs. Riviere applied and was accepted into the program, which trained...