Obituaries

Aug 29, 2010

Miss Kristina Shalane Sellars, age 17, of 222 Mallory Rd. Thomaston, died Sunday night at her residence. Miss Sellers was a native of Thomaston and a Junior at Upson-Lee High School. She also worked part time in the camp store at Camp Thunder. She is survived by her mother, Denise (Jeff) Elliot of Thomaston; father, John Sellars of Louisiana;...

Aug 22, 2010

Mr. Cook was a native of Griffin. He attended R. E. Lee High School in the early 1980s and had been employed as a fork lift operator for Quad Graphics. Mr. Cook was of the Methodist faith and was a member of The Rock United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert S. 'Bill' Cook...

Aug 16, 2010

Ms. Crawford was a life-long resident of Thomaston. She had previously been employed by Quad Graphics for 15 years. She enjoyed spending quality time with her family and friends. Ms. Crawford is survived by her daughter, Abigail Stitcher and her son, Eli Stitcher; her parents, Ronald and Teresa Crawford of Thomaston, and her sister, Christy Guy of Thomaston.

Aug 16, 2010

Mr. Harris was a native of Eatonton. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Georgia State University. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean conflict and was a retired wholesale food sales representative for Delmonte Foods. He was a member of the Morningside Presbyterian Church in Columbus. Mr. Harris is survived by his wife of...

Aug 15, 2010

Mr. Norton Z. Tidwell, age 78, of 997 Delray Road, died Sunday Morning, August 15th, in Providence Health Care. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday Afternoon, August 17th, at 2 o'clock in the Chapel of Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Wayne Waldrop will officiate. Interment will be in the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Yatesville. Mr. Tidwell...

Aug 15, 2010

Mrs. Clara Watson McRae, age 87, of 3 John B. Gordon Spur, died Sunday Morning, August 15th, in Riverside Nursing Center. Graveside Funeral Services will be held Tuesday Afternoon, August 17th, at 4 o'clock in Upson Memorial Gardens. Rev. Judson Barnes will officiate, with Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. McRae was a native of Upson County....

Aug 14, 2010

Mr. Jesse Riley Montgomery, age 82, of 1027 Triune Mill Road, died Saturday Night, August 14th, in Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday Afternoon, August 18th, at 2 o'clock in the First Assembly of God Church. Rev. Mark Fordham and Dr. Rex King will officiate. Interment will be in South View Cemetery, with Pasley-Fletcher Funeral...

Aug 13, 2010

Mr. Matthews was a native of Upson County. He was a 1971 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute and a graduate of Middle Georgia College. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelors Degree in Risk Management/Insurance. He was a State Farm Insurance Agent for 32 years. Mr. Matthews was a member of the First...

Aug 12, 2010

Mrs Suzanne Reeves McGee, age 76, of 1691 Barnesville Highway, died Thursday Morning at the residence of her son, Mr. Russ McGee, at 385 Quail Run. Mrs. McGee was a native of Upson County. She was a retrired employee of the Department of Transportation and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Mrs. McGee is survived by: her Husband...

Aug 10, 2010

Mrs. Jane Caldwell Ellis, 59, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Memorial services for Mrs. Ellis will be held Friday, August 13th, 2010 at 4 pm in the Fincher Chapel of the Life Springs Church on Hwy. 109 in Meansville with Rev. Kyle Smith and Rev. Mark Burgess officiating. Mrs. Ellis was a...

Aug 4, 2010

Mrs. Pitts was born in Penton, AL., on May 9, 1918, a daughter of Monroe S. Hunt and Addie Elizabeth Duke Hunt. She was a 1936 graduate if R. E. Lee Institute and worked for a short while as a spooler for the Martha Mills Division of B. F. Goodrich Company. On April 15, 1938 Mrs. Pitts married her...

Jul 31, 2010

Mrs. Wheeless was a native of Upson County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vann W. Wheeless; 3 brothers - Richard Huguley, Zack Huguley, Jr., and Samuel Huguley; and 1 sister - Virginia Burgess. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zack Huguley, Sr. She is survived by: 2 daughters - Mrs. Gail (John) McGahee, fo Marietta; and Mrs....

Jul 25, 2010

Mrs. Odom died at the Golden Living Center Northside in Atlanta. She was a native of Thomaston, a daughter of the late Fred Howell and Nell Mathis Howell. She was a homemaker and attended Grace Primitive Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Oliver 'Jimmy' Odom. Mrs. Odom is survived by her children, Sandra (Will)...

Jul 21, 2010

Jul 17, 2010

Mr. Cleonard E. (Tubby) Dawkins, age 73, of 4096 Haverhill Drive, NE, Atlanta, formerly of Thomaston, died Saturday Morning, July 17th, in Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Dawkins was a native of Upson County. He was retired from the Trust Company Bank of Atlanta and was graduated from R. E. Lee Institute in 1955. Mr. Dawkins is survived by:...

Jul 15, 2010

SFC (Ret) Janie Elizabeth Turner passed away in Griffin, GA on July 15, 2010. She was born in Griffin on September 1, 1921, to Errett E. Turner, Sr., and Jessie Lee Hamilton Turner. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by brothers E. Emory Turner, Jr., and Jimmy L. Turner; sisters Merrill Bernadine Turner and Melba T. Harrison;...

Jul 14, 2010

Mrs. Doris Ware Tolley Davis, age 84, of 513 Jeff Davis Rd., Thomaston, died Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Davis was a native of Bradenton, FL., but grew up in Woodbury. She was a graduate of the Woodbury High School. Mrs. Davis had lived in Thomaston for over 25 years and was the owner/operator...

Jul 13, 2010

Eunice Christina Pickar Crosby was born in North Washington, Iowa on December 16, 1918 to Bill and Clara (Adams) Pickar. She passed away at her home in Lyle, Washington July 13, 2010 at the age of 91. When Eunice was two years old, her mother died. In 1936, Eunice graduated from high school and three years later, on May...

Jul 6, 2010

Mr. Hardage was a native of Thomaston, a son of the late Louie H. Hardage, Sr., and Ida Mae Corley Hardage. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II and saw action as a Gunners Mate Second Class during the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa on an LCTS escort. Mr. Hardage was a former employee...

Jul 5, 2010

Mr. Salter was a native of Thomaston. He was a 2004 graduate of Upson Lee High School. Mr. Salter was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, holding the rank of Corporal. He was on active duty from 2004 thru 2008, then joined the US Marine Corps Reserve. He was attending college in Newbury, OH. Mr. Salter was...