Obituaries

Frances (Fran) Thristino age 76 of Barnesville, Georgia passed away at her home on Thursday, May 23, 2019. She was  born in Brooklyn on September 12, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York to Joseph and Theresa Thristino. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sons, Thomas Scott Wheeler and Christopher Alan Wheeler. She is survived by her son Joseph Wheeler of Kentucky. She is also survived by two sisters Theresa Thristino Wilson of Tallahassee, and Julie Knox of St. Petersburg, Florida, two brothers. Frank Thristino of Massillon, Ohio and Joseph Thristino of Boynton Beach, Florida. She is survived by three grandchildren and one great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews who loved and adored her greatly. She retired from The Department of Children and Family Services in Tallahassee, Florida. She was a very kind, gracious and generous person. She was truly loved by her family and friends and will be missed.

With profound sadness we announce the passing of Willie “Ivelyn” Cooper Ogletree. Ivelyn passed away peacefully in her home on July 8, 2019. She was a devoted Mother, Grandmother, and a friend to all whose lives she touched. She was a kind, caring, loving, giving, humorous, fun, and compassionate person. She was loved by so many.
Ivelyn was born in Macon, Ga on April 29, 1927 to her Father, Joe Terrell Cooper, Sr. and her Mother, Fannie Lorene Moore Cooper. She is survived by her baby brother Billy (Antigone) Cooper and baby sister Yvonne (Harvey) Melvin. Ivelyn was proceeded in death by her brothers Joe Cooper, Emory Cooper, Shed Cooper, and Wayne Cooper. The family relocated to Barnesville, Ga in approximately 1937 and she remained in Barnesville the remainder of her life.
Ivelyn married Jesse Hill Ogletree on July 12, 1946. They had 5 children – Hill Ogletree, Terry Ogletree, Pam (Donald) Royal, Susan Ogletree, and Gary (Kendra) Ogletree. She was proceeded in death by her Husband, Jesse Hill Ogletree in 1991 and her daughter, Susan Ogletree, in 2007. She had 6 grandchildren – Kim (Jeff) Thomas, Kelli Blakey, Lacy (Jeremy) Worthy, Jeremy (Tara) Ogletree, Chase (Brooke) Ogletree, and Kori Ogletree. She had 13 Great Grandchildren – Abbie Royal, Emmie Thomas, Brantley Worthy, Peyton Thomas, Laura Grace Worthy, Kaylie Thomas, Will Blakey, Robert Blakey, Eli Thomas, Jonah Thomas, Elizabeth Ogletree, Alice Ogletree, and Charlie Sue Ogletree.
Ivelyn had numerous nieces, nephews, and special friends that she loved very much.
Ivelyn worked for 25 years at William Carter Company in Barnesville, Ga. At the age of 40, she attended Upson Technical School in Thomaston, Ga in 1971 and earned her Licensed Practical Nurse degree. She was passionate about Nursing and was known to be a great Nurse! She worked as a Nurse at Upson County Hospital in Thomaston, Ga and at Heritage Inn Nursing Home in Barnesville, Ga until she retired in 1983.
Ivelyn was a member of Barnesville Church of Christ and was a devoted Christian. She set a tremendous example of her Christian faith to her children, grandchildren, family, friends and loved ones. She was an avid gardener and a lifetime member of McIntosh Trail Master Gardeners. Her hobbies included cooking, baking, sewing, quilting, gardening, reading, writing, and journaling. She loved showering her friends and family with special cards in the mail and flower arrangements. She loved spending time with her family and especially loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She especially loved to teach her grandchildren how to shell peas, cut off corn, bake cakes and sweets, and how to garden. She loved to laugh, she loved to make us all laugh, and there was never a dull moment.
A funeral service for Mrs. Willie “Ivelyn” Cooper Ogletree will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at the Barnesville Church of Christ with Minister Randy Judd officiating. Interment will follow in Lamar Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at Williams-Westbury Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
Rest in Peace Mom, Granny, Aunt Ivelyn, Nurse Ivelyn, and our Friend………… Until we meet again.
Written with tremendous love – your Granddaughter, Lacy.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Ogletree family.

Mr. William Wade Head, age 61, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at his residence.
Wade was born on Friday, April 11, 1958 to the late William Pitt Head and the late Pauline Wade Head. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Bobby Smith. Wade owned Quality Paving. He liked to collect Coca-Cola memorabilia and travel.
Wade is survived by his son, Gralon Head; daughters, Picabo Head and Lanie Johnson; true loving friend, Freck; his Quality Paving family, his pet, Pierre.
A funeral service for Mr. Wade Head will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Breedlove Memorial Chapel with Reverend Chip Garrison officiating. The family will receive friends at Williams-Westbury Funeral Home on Saturday, July 6, 2019 from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Head family.

Mrs. Sara Louise Harper Mathews, age 72, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Brightmoor Hospice.
Mrs. Mathews was born on Wednesday, January 15, 1947 to the late John Harper and the late Edith Marie Meeks Harper. She worked in the loan department at 1st National Bank and was a member of the Barnesville Church of the Nazarene. Louise loved the beach and the mountains. She enjoyed shopping and she loved to read all books, but mysteries were her favorite. Louise loved spending time with her grandchildren & family and she loved her church family.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Bobby Mathews; daughter and son-in-law, Leslie Renee Mathews Cantrell (Zeb); grandchildren, Zoe McKay and Zade Kingston; sisters, Betty Jean Blackston and Maryann Brown; brother, John T. Harper; numerous nieces and nephews also survive.   
A funeral service for Mrs. Sara Louise Mathews will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, July 1, 2019 at the Barnesville Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Kevin Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in Lamar Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at Williams-Westbury Funeral Home on Sunday, June 30, 2019 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com. 
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Mathews family.

Mr. Rolly Dewayne Frost, age 67, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Emory University Hospital.
Mr. Frost was born on Saturday, November 17, 1951 to the late Raymond Frost and the late Etta Stephens Frost. He was a general contractor. Dewayne was a talented blacksmith and an accomplished knife maker. He earned his Journeyman Smith in knife making and collected classic cars. His daughter and his grandchildren were his pride and joy.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Lynda Frost; daughter and son-in-law, Ashley Frost & Kevin Cormier; grandchildren, Landon Cormier, Saylor Cormier, Remington Cormier, and Estelle Cormier; sisters, Glenda Carter (Richard), Vickey Vaughan (Wimpy), Shelia Bowdoin, and Cheryl Frost; several nieces, nephews, and beloved cousins also survive.
A memorial service for Rolly Dewayne Frost will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Williams-Westbury Funeral Home with Deacon Thomas Kretzmer and Jay McLeod officiating. Friends may visit the family from 1:00 P.M. until the service hour.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Frost family.

Mrs. Margarite Elizabeth Vaughn Davis, age 76, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital. 
Margarite was born on Tuesday, March 2, 1943 to the late George Clifford Vaughn, Jr. and the late Martha Jane Jones Vaughn. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luther Allen Davis. Margarite worked for Heritage Inn as a nurse. 
She is survived by her children, George Russell Boyt, Jr. (Rosie), Amelia Chambers (Jack), and Robin Boyt (Patsy); numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews also survive. 
A funeral service for Mrs. Margarite Davis will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Breedlove Memorial Chapel with Pastor Rick Moncrief officiating. Interment will follow in Midway Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Williams-Westbury Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. 
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com.  
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Davis family.

Donald Perrin Holmes, age 83, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Navicent Health in Macon, Georgia.
A longtime resident of Barnesville, Mr. Holmes was the only child of Donald Perrin Holmes, Sr. and Simone Lea Holmes of Springfield, Massachusetts. Mr. Holmes was predeceased in death by his wife of 39 years, LaNira Adams Holmes, also of Barnesville. Mr. Holmes’ maternal grandfather was an Ojibway Indian from Northern Quebec, Canada and his paternal grandmother was descended from John Adams, the second president of the United States. Mr. Holmes was born in Eagleville, Connecticut and attended schools in Springfield, Massachusetts. He attended Hilyer College in Hartford, Connecticut, the University of Connecticut and Foothills College in Palo Alto, California. During a 47-year career, he was employed as a Design Engineering Contractor for several companies located in 20 states and Toronto & Montreal Canada. Mr. Holmes had residences in 8 of the states where he worked. Mr. Holmes had a second career as a “Crime Victim Advocate” for the Lamar County Sheriffs Office, where he retired after 9 years of service at age 78. Mr. Holmes was a Member and Deacon at the First Baptist Church of Barnesville.
Survivors include two daughters, Julie Homes of Barnesville and Marci Vickers Poratta (Jorge) of Douglas, GA.
The family will receive visitors at the First Baptist Church of Barnesville on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. with a Memorial Service to follow at 2:00 P.M. Interment to follow at Greenwood will be private.
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to “The National Kidney Foundation” 270 Peachtree Street, NE #1040 Atlanta, GA 30303.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Holmes family.

Mr. Frenchie M. Fambro 55 of 234 Fredonia Church Road transitioned on Thursday at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday 1pm at the Bethel Baptist Church. Pastor James C. Marable will officiate, and interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 5-8 p.m. Services are under the direction of Trice Funeral Home Inc. of Barnesville.
He leaves to cherish his memory his loving mother Mrs. Annie F. Sutton of Barnesville; two disters Mrs. Latonya Parson-Fambro and Mrs. Curlisa Garland; two brothers Mr. Beaufort Fambro of Warner Robins and Mr. Stacey Fambro of LaGrange; aunts Mrs. Mattie (Alfred) Hutchinson, Ms. Bertha O’Neal, Mrs. Portia Ogletree all of Barnesville. Ms, Faye Lockhart of Thomaston, and Ms. Roylene Watson of Griffin; uncles Mr. Etoy Ogletree of Barnesville, Mr. Tyrone (Charlene) Smith of Thomaston Mr. Johnny O’Neal of Barnesville, Mr. Bobby Edge of Barnesville, Mr. Nathaniel Edge of Atlanta and Mr. Charles Smith of Belhaven North Carolina; devoted friend, Mr. Kevin Rousseau. A host of cousins, other family members, and friends will all mourn his passing.

LTC Joseph C. Boggs, US Army RET., 86, of Kansas City, MO passed away June 5, 2019, at the Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron, MO. He was born August 18, 1932 in Barnesville, GA, the son of Joseph R. and Caroline Nannie Boggs.
Following his graduation from Gordon Military College, Barnesville’s high school, he attended Southern Technical Institute in Atlanta, GA before entering the Army’s Infantry School in April 1954 as a Second Lieutenant. After infantry school he completed paratrooper training, and become a pilot certified for both aircraft and helicopters. He spent 7 years of a 23-year military career overseas including tours in Germany, Korea and Vietnam all having leadership responsibilities. While in the service Joe earned a BA from the University of Omaha-Nebraska and would later use that degree as a Trust Investment Officer at UMB Bank in Kansas City after retiring from the United States Army as a Lieutenant Colonel.
While stationed at Ft. Riley, KS, he met his wife of 63 years, Janet Ann Tognascioli after swimming across the Officer’s Club Pool. Although she turned down his initial offers for a date he was not deterred and they were married on July 1, 1956. Joe enjoyed traveling, being with people, entertaining, playing golf and pool and watching college and professional sports. His path crossed people from many different walks of life including artists, military instructors, astronauts, battlefield heroes, physicians, business and industry leaders, college and professional athletes, high school students (as a substitute teacher), a future Miss America, and in the last year more professional care givers than he would have liked.
In addition to his wife Janet, survivors include their son, Michael Boggs and wife Susan; brother Richard R. Boggs and wife Fran; sister-in-law Allie Boggs, brother’s in law Joseph Tognascioli, Herschel Tognascioli and wife JoAnn; grand daughters Kristen Petty and husband, Preston and Karen Boggs; great grandsons, Sage and Lennon Petty; and many cousins, nephews and nieces. He was preceeded in death in 2017 by his older brother James.
Funeral services were conducted 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the Platte Woods United Methodist Church, where visitation began at 10:00 a.m. Committal service with full military honors followed at 12:30 p.m. at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cameron. The Meyers Northland Chapel in Parkville has been entrusted with the final arrangements. Memories of Joe and condolences may be shared at meyersfuneralchapel.com.