Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Lucinda Nell (Cindy) Bowles
Jun 14, 2011
Miss Bowles was a native of Upson County. She was a graduate of R. E. Lee Institute. She was also a graduate of Mercer University with a BA in Social Work and Gordon Junior College, with An RN (Registered Nurse) Degree. Miss Bowles was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She worked as a Registered Nurse before a 1988...
Charles Lafayette Short
Jun 5, 2011
Mr. Short was a native of Thomaston. He was a 1937 graduate of the R. E. Lee Institute and then attended Georgia Southwestern College. Mr. Short's father opened the Commercial Finance Company in Thomaston in 1937 and Mr. Short joined the business in 1940. He would eventually become the owner and president of the company. In 1942 Mr. Short...
Aca Teal
Jun 3, 2011
Mr. Aca Franklin Teal, age 67, formerly of Thomaston, died Friday Morning in Renaisance Care and Rehabilitaton Center in Griffin, where he had lived for the last several years. Mr. Teal is survived by: His son - Matthew (Amanda) Teal; Grandchildren - Gabby, Nick, and Savannah; Brother - Steve (Fran) Teal; Sister-in-Law, Beverly Teal. Many nieces and nephews also...
Rebecca Ruth Miller Gismondi
Jun 2, 2011
Mrs. Gismondi was a native of Chicago, IL. She lived in Boca Raton, FL for a number of years and was worked as a real estate agent. She was a member and volunteer at the Pleasant Valley Church in Upson County for the past four years. Mrs. Gismondi is survived by her husband, Arturo Gismondi and her daughter, Isabella...
John Samuel Martin, Jr.
May 26, 2011
Mr. Martin was a native of Dalton, GA, but had lived in Hephzibah for many years. He was a retired staff assistant from the dietetic department of the Medical College of Georgia. Mr. Martin was a former member of the Trinity-on-the-Hill Methodist Church in Augusta and also a former member of the Augusta Choral Society.
Betty Ray Freeman Coker
May 24, 2011
Mrs. Coker was a native of Upson County. She was employed for many years by the Ingram McDaniel Insurance Agency. Mrs. Coker was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Thomaston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Coker. Mrs. Coker is survived by her step-son, Sam (Tina) Coker, Sr.; and two grandboys whom...

Terry Lee English
May 12, 2011
Mr. English was a native of Upson County. He was a graduate of Rice University and later earned his Masters Degree at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, TX. Mr. English taught and coached in the San Antonio, TX area for 34 years. He was a former football player and coach in the Randolph Independent School...
Sammie "Boogie" Ray Davis
May 11, 2011
Mr. Davis was a native of Thomaston. He served in the U. S. Air Force, and later was employed as a fire fighter with the City of Atlanta Fire Department. Mr. Davis rose to the rank of Captain and retired in 1992 after 32 years of service. He was a Mason and member of the Shrine. Mr. Davis was...
Frances Collins
May 11, 2011
Mrs. Collins was a life-long resident of Upson County. She was a 1945 graduate of the R. E. Lee Institute. Mrs. Collins was a homemaker and a member of East Thomaston Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, RIchard Earl Collins and a daughter, Linda Earlene Byars. Mrs. Collins is survived by a son, Wesley (Emily)...

Cindy Granger Crook
May 2, 2011
Mrs. Crook was a native of Peach County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Silvertown Baptist Church. Mrs. Crook is survived by her husband, John Crook; a son, Chad Eric Crook of Thomaston; her mother, Marlene R. Granger of Thomaston; and three brothers, Steve Granger, Jay Granger and Andy Granger.
Della Mae Trice Ellington
May 2, 2011
Mrs. Della Mae Trice Ellington, age 90, of 101 Old Talbotton Road, died Monday Morning, May 2nd, in Riverside Nursing Center. Mrs. Ellington was a native of Upson County. She was employed with Thomaston Mills and also at Goody's in Manchester as a seamstess. She was a member of the Church of God. Mrs. Ellington was preceded in death...
James W. Peacock
Apr 23, 2011
Mr. James W. Peacock, Sr., age 90, of 309 West Lee Street, died Saturday Night in Riverside Nursing Center. Mr. Peacock was a native of Dodge County, Georgia and a resident of Upson County for much of his life. Mr. Peacock operated Peacock Appliance Service, retiring in 1989. He was an Army Veteran of World War II, receiving a...

Daniel Turcott
Apr 22, 2011
Mr. Turcott was a native of Sacramento, CA., born to Leo Joseph Turcott and Maxcine Ellan Lockhart. Prior to retirement he was employed by Marangi Printing in California. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Turcott; three daughters, Sherry Peavy of Thomaston, Mary Ann Kassell of Elk Rapids, MI, and Jennifer Purcell of Sacramento, CA; and five grandchildren.