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Mrs. Mary Ann Dawson Smith, 84, of Thomaston, died Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 at Riverside Health and Rehab.
Mrs. Smith was born on April 21, 1934 in Upson County, a daughter of the late Albert Ross and Mary Mae McKinley Dawson. She was a retired sewing machine operator for the B. F. Goodrich Company. Mrs. Smith loved sewing and had a doll ministry that primarily served nursing home patients. After her retirement she also enjoyed being a homemaker. She was a member of the Hightower Memorial United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Smith is survived by two daughters, Pam (Sonny) Salter of Thomaston, and Denise (Bryan) Pope of Locust Grove; a sister, Mildred Lloyd of Thomaston; and three grandchildren, Daniel Salter of Phenix City, AL, Cody Salter of Marietta, and Christopher Williams of Fayetteville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin D. Smith.
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Smith were held on Friday, June 22nd, 2018 at 11:00 AM in Upson Memorial Gardens with Rev. David Dawson officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Greater Atlanta, 3525 Piedmont Rd., Building 5, Suite 215, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. For information on making donations, please check the Foundation website at info@komenatlanta.org.
Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.

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Cindy Rachel Pruitt, 56, of Barnesville, died Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at her home in Thomaston. [Full Story »] 

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James Clay Marshall
October 15, 1929 – May 10, 2018
James Clay Marshall age 88 of Barnesville passed away, Thursday, May 10, 2018.
Mr. Marshall was born in Lagrange, Georgia on October 15, 1929. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Hoyt Marshall and Georgia Evelyn Murphy Marshall; son, James Steven Marshall. Mr. Marshall is a veteran of the US Navy for 3 years and then the United States Air Force for 20 years. He was in the 34th Air Squadron and was a part of the strategic Air Command, serving in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He is retired from the FAA as an Air Traffic Controller.
He is survived by his wife, Janelle Marshall; children, William Perry Marshall and wife Deborah, Janet R Gill and husband Jody; grandchildren, Melanie Vaughn and husband Brandon, Andrew Reeves and fiancée Katy, Jody Marshall and wife April, Janelle Griffith and husband Thomas, Jamie Fitzgerald and husband Michael; great-grandchildren, Alayna, Brenna, Mattox, Gracie, Riley, Braden, Amelia, Dillon, Kayla; brother, Howard Marshall and wife Gail; two nieces and one nephew, Laura, Sharon, Lamar; other extended family and kissing cousins.
A memorial service for Mr. James Clay Marshall will be Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 11:00 am on the Marshall farm. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, you can go online at support.woundedwarriorproject.org/Donate.
Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, 1891 W. McIntosh Road, Griffin is in charge of the arrangements.
Please join the family and friends in honoring the life of James Clay Marshall by visiting www.conner-westburyfuneralhome.com and posting your tributes and memories.

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