Obituaries

Oct 17, 2010

Aubrey L. Odom a Thomaston native passed away in his 78th year at his home in Tallahassee, FL. Aubrey was the son of Dr. Alvin Odom and Mrs. Minnie Harden Odom and was preceded in death by his brother Donald. Aubrey is survived by his son Alan Odom of Flower Mound, TX and his wife Stacey Palmer Odom and...

Oct 15, 2010

Mrs. Johnson received a B.S. Degree in Education from Georgia State College for Women and began teaching in Gadsden County, Florida. She met and later married local Thomaston firefighter and later Fire Chief James E. Johnson. They lived happily for 35 years. She taught in local public schools for 35 years before retiring, receiving the Teacher of the Year...

Oct 13, 2010

Oct 12, 2010

Mr. Alvin Ferrell (Bud) Bishop, age 88, of 407 Daniel Road, died Tuesday Morning, October 12th, at his residence. Funeral Services will be held Thursday Afternoon, October 14th, at 2 o'clock in the Chapel of Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home in Thomaston. Rev. Keith Johnson will officiate. Interment will be in Crystal Hill Cemetery. Mr. Bishop was a native of Meriwether...

Oct 12, 2010

Elizabeth Adams Storey, 98, formerly of Thomaston, GA, died on Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA. Mrs. Storey was born March 26, 1912, in Upson County, GA. On June 14, 1933, she married her late husband, Edgar Harrison Storey. Survivors include her son, Rev. Sam A. Storey, Sr. (Carolyn) of Marietta, GA...

Oct 4, 2010

Mr. McCarty was a native of Oglethorpe but had made his home in Upson County for many years. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and was a shop supply clerk for Thomaston Mills for over 40 years. Mr. McCarty was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and had served as a Deacon for four years....

Oct 4, 2010

Oct 4, 2010

Mrs. Rebecca Inez White Jackson, 91, passed away at her residence on October 4th. She had been a resident of Upson County all of her life. She was the daughter of James Marshal White and Mattie Lizzie Griggars. She was the only daughter of six children. Mrs. Jackson was employed by the Thomaston Mills. She had worked in the...

Sep 28, 2010

Alver Franklin Fowler went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 at the Riverside Nursing Home in Thomaston, GA. Alver was 86 years old and a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. He was born on November 25, 1923 in Molena, GA to Edgar and Nellie Fowler along with five brothers and three...

Sep 26, 2010

Mr. William Franklin Cochran, age 57, of Culloden, GA, died Sunday, September 26, 2010, in Pine Pointe Hospice of Central Georgia, in Macon, GA. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at 11:00 AM, in the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home Chapel in Thomaston. Elder Matt Yawn will officiate. Mr. Cochran was a native of Taylor County, Georgia....

Sep 20, 2010

Mrs. Suddeth was a native of Taylor County, GA., but had lived in Thomaston for the past 58 years. She was retired from the Martha Mills Division of the B. F. Goodrich Company. Mrs. Suddeth was a member of Clarks Chapel Baptist Church and was also in the Womens Missionary Union 2. She enjoyed cooking and loved doing for...

Sep 20, 2010

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Ellington, age 43, of 2538 Hendricks Church Road, died at his residence, on Monday, September 20, 2010. Funeral services were held on Thursday, September 23, 2010, at 4:00 PM, in the Chapel of the Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home. Mr. Ken Kelly officiated. Mr. Ellington, a native of Upson County, was employed at M F and H Textile...

Sep 17, 2010

Mr. Morris was a life-long resident of Thomaston, a son of the late Rev. John Henry Morris and Minnie Cotney Morris. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II and was retired from Thomaston Mills. He was a member of the Thomaston Church of God. Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Riggins Morris; two...

Sep 10, 2010

Mrs. Rachel Rollins Brown, age 99, of 1011 South Green Street, Thomaston, died Friday Night, September 10th, in Upson Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held Monday Afternoon , September 13th, at 2 o'clock in the First Baptst Church of Thomaston. Rev. Bill Barber and Dr. Edwin. L. Cliburn will officiate. Interment will be in the Macedonia Baptist...

Sep 7, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy Holloway Cook, age 91, passed away Tuesday morning, September 7, 2010 at Riverside Nursing Center in Thomaston, Georgia after a lengthy illness. She was surrounded by family and friends. The Whigham, Georgia native had lived in Thomaston over seventy years. Retired, she had worked in Thomaston's textile industry and the City Drug Store. In the late 1970's...

Sep 6, 2010

Mr. Cox was a native of Concord, NC but grew up in Hapeville, GA. He graduated high school at Washington College Academy and attended Ole Miss University for a marketing degree. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army. In 1993 Mr. Cox moved to Thomaston and was the owner of Cox Land Company. He was an avid...

Sep 3, 2010

Mrs. Mary Gassett Rogers age 89 of 119 Avenue F, Thomaston, GA; died Friday September 3, 2010 at Upson Regional Medical Center In Thomaston. Mrs. Rogers born in Thomaston to the late James Gassett and the late Nettie Gassett. She worked for the Thomaston Mills in the Supply room early in life and was a member of the East...

Sep 2, 2010

Mr. Leon Darrell Johnson, age 74, of Thurston School Road, Thomaston,GA, died on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Graveside Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 2:00 PM in South View Cemetery. Rev. Joey Smith will officiate. Mr. Johnson was a graduate of R.E. Lee High School...

Aug 31, 2010

Mrs. Eleanor Wheless Ford, age 90 of Thomaston died Tuesday August 31, 2010 at the Medical Center of Central GA. in Macon. Mrs. Ford was the daughter of the late Jackson R. Wheless and the late Edna Morris Wheless. She was born and reared in Thomaston, GA. A 1937 graduate of R.E. Lee High School, and a graduate of...

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;...