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Thursday, January 7, 2021
The Upson Beacon
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The Upson Beacon (ISSN or USPS 25625)
January 7, 2021 - Volume 14, Number 1
Published Weekly by Upson Newspapers, Inc.
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Funeral Notices
Ms. Diane
English Bentley
Ms. Diane English
Bentley, age 73, of Jeffer
son, died Sunday, Jan. 3,
2021 at St. Mary's Hospital
in Athens. Memorial serv
ices will be held at a later
date.
Ms. Bentley was born in
Thomaston, Jan. 11, 1947,
to the late Clayton G. Eng
lish and Betty Ellington
English. She was a 1965
graduate of R.E. Lee Insti
tute. She was a flight atten
dant with Delta Air Lines
and was later employed in
the medical field.
Survivors include a
daughter, Brandian (Joel)
Hadaway of Smith's Sta
tion, Ala.; a son, Brandt
Bentley of Jefferson; her
mother, Betty Ellington
English of Forsyth; her twin
brother, David (Betti) Eng
lish of Stone Mountain, and
two other brothers, Clay
(Marcia) English and Phil
lip (Connie) English, both
of Forsyth. Five grandchil
dren and several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Fletcher-Day Funeral
Home of Thomaston is in
charge of all arrangements.
Condolences and remem
brances may be expressed
at www.fletcherdayfuneral-
home.com.
Mrs. Mary Lois
Grant Ausbrooks
Mrs. Mary Lois Grant
Ausbrooks, age 65, of Sec
ond Street, passed Monday,
Dec. 28,2020 at Upson Re
gional Medical Center.
Graveside services were
held Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021
at Fellowship Baptist
Church Cemetery. Pastor
Edward Searcy, Jr. offici
ated, assisted by Evangelist
Sandra T. Trice. Interment
was in Fellowship Ceme
tery.
Mary Ausbrooks at
tended Drake high School.
She was employed by the
Upson County Board of
Education at Upson Ele
mentary School on the jan
itorial staff.
She is survived by six
children, Mr. Allan Aus
brooks, Jr., Mr. Anthony
Ausbrooks, Ms. Monica
Ausbrooks, Mr. Kelcey Aus
brooks, and Mr. Montav-
ious Ausbrooks all of
Thomaston, and Mr. Bryan
(LaNedra) Ausbrooks of
McDonough; 19 grandchil
dren and seven great
grandchildren; three
sisters, Mrs. Monnie Brazil,
Ms. Loretta Grant, and
Mrs. Brenda Grant Carter,
all of Thomaston; one
brother, Mr. Chester Grant
of Thomaston; one aunt,
who was more like a sister,
Mrs. Bonnie Atwater of
Thomaston; one sister-in-
law, Mrs. Jackie D. Grant of
Thomaston; and a host of
nieces, nephews, cousins
and other relatives and
friends.
Trice Funeral Home
was in charge of the ar
rangements.
Mr. Joseph Randall
"Randy" Bridges
Mr. Joseph Randall
"Randy" Bridges, age 59, of
Thomaston, died Wednes
day, Dec. 30, 2020 at St.
Joseph Hospital in Atlanta.
Mr. Bridges was born
on March 4,1961 in Thom
aston, to the late Jerry
Wayne Bridges and Georgia
Mae Gibson Bridges. He
was a former painter and
carpenter and was a
member of Elkins Creek
Baptist Church. In addition
to his father, he was pre
ceded in death by his
brother, Gregory Scott
Bridges.
Survivors include his
mother, Georgia Bridges of
Thomaston; brother, Chris
(Felicia) Bridges of Thom
aston; sister, Kim (Allen)
Beverly of Thomaston;
nephews, CJ (Brittany)
Bridges of Thomaston,
Tyler Bridges of Concord,
Trey Bridges of Concord;
nieces, Ashley Houston,
Alesha Bridges, and Amber
Coggins, all of Thomaston;
great nieces and nephews,
Kamryn, Klayton, Nicholas,
Brilee, and Kobyn.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021
from Elkins Creek Baptist
Church. Burial followed at
Elkins Creek Baptist
Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial donations can be
made to the Joseph Bridges
Fund at Coggins Funeral
Home, 321 Hannah's Mill
Road, Thomaston, GA
30286, or to Elkins Creek
Baptist Church at 7504
Crest Highway, Molena, GA
30258.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
own special thoughts with
Mr. Bridges’family by visit
ing the Coggins Funeral
Home website at cogginsfu-
neralhome. com.
Coggins Funeral Home
in Thomaston had the priv
ilege of being entrusted
with the arrangements.
Funeral Notices
Continued on Page 5A
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