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Funeral Notices
Mr. Larry Ricky
"Rick" Chambley
Mr. Larry Ricky "Rick"
Chambley, age 75, of Hamil
ton, died Friday, May 17,
2024, at his residence.
Mr. Chambley was born
Jan. 9,1949, in Thomaston,
to the late Calvin Rudolph
Chambley and the late Do
rothy Helen Sparks Cham
bley. He graduated from
R.E. Lee Institute in 1968,
where he played all sports.
He played baseball at Silver-
town, and on the Atlanta
Braves’ minor league team.
Mr. Rick was an avid
outdoorsman and will al
ways be remembered for
being a loving husband,
father, and grandfather. He
retired from his own pest
control business and was of
the Methodist faith.
In addition to his par
ents, he was preceded in
death by his son in law, Jeff
Brown.
Survivors include his
wife, Deborah Langford
Chambley of Hamilton;
daughter, Cory Brown of
Hamilton; son, Richard
Chambley of Smiths Station,
Ala.; and grandchildren,
Lydia and Hunter Brown.
Memorial services were
held Saturday, May 25, at 11
a.m. from the chapel of Cog
gins Funeral Home. The
family received friends Sat
urday, May 25, at Coggins
Funeral Home.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
own special thoughts with
Mr. Chambley’s family by
visiting the Coggins Funeral
Home website at cogginsfu-
neralhome.com. Coggins
Funeral Home in Thomas
ton has the privilege of as
sisting the family.
Mrs. Donna Allison Coe
Mrs. Donna Allison Coe,
age 61, of The Rock, died
Sunday, May 26, 2024.
Mrs. Coe was born on
April 18, 1963, in Thomas
ton, to the late Burma Har
rington Allison. She worked
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In addition to her
mother, she was preceded in
death by her brother, Darrell
Coe.
Survivors include her
husband, Tracey Coe of The
Rock; mother-in-law, Mild
red Hester of Covington;
son, Jacob (Ceason) Coe of
Meansville; brothers, Shan
non (Wanda) Allison of
Jackson Lake and Greg
(Christy) Allison of Thomas
ton; sisters, Connie (Marc)
Dent of Montgomery, Ala.
and Kristie "Kricket" (Rod)
Pitts of Thomaston; grand
child, Estella Coe; and spe
cial friends, Mark and
Johnnie Hay.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, May 30, at 11
a.m. from Fellowship Bap
tist Church. Burial will fol
low at Mt. Hope Baptist
Church Cemetery in Warm
Springs. The family will re
ceive friends Wednesday,
May 29, from 6-8 p.m. at
Coggins Funeral Home.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
own special thoughts with
Mrs. Coe’s family by visiting
the Coggins Funeral Home
website at cogginsfuneral-
home.com. Coggins Funeral
Home in Thomaston has the
privilege of assisting the
family.
years and was a member of
Valley Grove Baptist
Church.
In addition to her par
ents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Mr.
Gene Hammond; daughter,
Mrs. Leann Minyard;
daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Donna Hammond; grand-
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Kelly
Hammond; and several
siblings.
Survivors include her
son, Mr. Scotty Hammond
of Thomaston; grandchil
dren, Mr. Brian Hammond
and Mrs. Carrie Tidwell; and
great-grandchildren, Corey
Calvert, Carlie (Isaac) Dan
iel, and Walker Hammond.
Graveside services were
held on Tuesday, May 28,
2024 at 1 p.m. from Valley
Grove Baptist Church Cem
etery.
In lieu of flowers, dona
tions can be made to the
Valley Grove Baptist Church
Cemetery Fund at 1372 At
water Road, Thomaston, GA
30286 or to the local Gideon
Camp at P.O. Box 1034,
Thomaston, GA 30286.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
own special thoughts with
Mrs. Hammond’s family by
visiting the Coggins Funeral
Home website at cogginsfu-
neralhome.com. Coggins
Funeral Home in Thomas
ton has the privilege of as
sisting the family.
thur Charles Willis was the
eulogist. Interment followed
in Lincoln Memorial Ceme
tery, 1759 Copeland Street,
Thomaston.
Kimberly was born Aug.
31, 1973, to the beloved
union of Daniel and the late
Dorothy Mann in Thomas
ton. Kim attended school in
the Upson County School
System. She loved going to
church and singing. She
loved to eat and have fun.
She was given the name “Eat
Eat.” She was very special to
the entire Mann, Respress,
and Colquitt family.
She made her transition
Sunday, May 19, 2024, while
in the care of Brightmoor
Hospice Center in Griffin.
She leaves to cherish her
memories, her father, Dan
iel (Lila) Mann of Thomas
ton; sister, Shona Mann of
Griffin; niece, Taylor Glenn
of Griffin; stepsister, Lenski
Corbin of Thomaston; step
brother, Thomas Wayne
Corbin of Roberta; Chris
topher Corbin of Delaware;
uncle, Ben (Vacienta) Res
press of Fayetteville; aunt,
Cynthia Denise (Reginald)
King; uncle, David (Bessie)
Mann, Jr., of Thomaston;
aunt, Brenda Mann of
Thomaston; and a host of
cousins and friends that will
miss her dearly.
Bentley’s Funeral Home
of Thomaston was in charge
of the arrangements.
Mrs. Romie
Dowdy Hammond
Mrs. Romie Dowdy
Hammond, age 92, of
Thomaston, died Saturday,
May 25, at Riverside Health
and Rehab.
Mrs. Hammond was
born Jan. 26,1932, in East
man, to the late John Dowdy
and the late Rosa Lee
Dowdy. She worked as a
seamstress for William
Carter Company for many
Miss Kimberly Mann
Miss Kimberly Mann,
age 50, of Spring Street in
Thomaston, passed away
Sunday, May 19, 2024, at
Brightmoor Hospice of Grif
fin.
Funeral services were
held Monday, May 27 at the
chapel of Bentley’s Funeral
Home, 518 N. Hightower
Street, Thomaston. Rev. Ar
Khloe Monet Parks
Khloe Monet Parks,
passed May 23, 2024.
She was born in Thom
aston, Aug. 5,1998. Khloe is
survived by her mother, Ka
thryn (Kat) Keen; uncles;
aunts; cousins; and friends
of her Discord Digital Art
Community.
Mrs. Phyllis
W. Waterman
Mrs. Phyllis W. Water
man, age 77, of The Rock,
died Saturday, May 18,2024,
at her residence.
Mrs. Waterman was bom
April 9,1947, in Georgetown,
Del., to the late Robert Wil
son and Gladys Rust Wilson.
She worked for the U.S.
Postal Service and was the
owner of Always Better Care
in Thomaston. She was of the
Baptist faith.
In addition to her father,
she was preceded in death by
her son, Donald Wayne East-
wood; and sisters, Linda Sue
Wilson and Mary Jane Leger.
Survivors include her
mother, Gladys Wilson of
Georgetown, Del.; husband,
Harold Waterman of The
Rock; sons, Daniel (Shug)
Waterman of The Rock, Matt
(Heather) Waterman of
Thomaston, Paris (Tara) Wa
terman of Thomaston, and
Bobby (Lisa) Waterman of
Barnesville; brothers, Walter
(Betty) Wilson, Bobby (Patty)
Wilson, and Billy (Bertha)
Wilson, all of Delaware;
sister, Kathleen Harrison of
Louisiana; grandchildren,
Destiny, Dylan, Devin, Re
becca, Luke, and Ashlynn;
many great-grandchildren;
caretakers, Brandy and
Nikki; and many family
friends.
Memorial services were
held Saturday, May 25, from
the chapel of Coggins Funeral
Home. The family received
friends Saturday, May 25, at
Coggins Funeral Home.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
own special thoughts with
Mrs. Waterman’s family by
visiting the Coggins Funeral
Home website at cogginsfu-
neralhome.com. Coggins Fu
neral Home in Thomaston
has the privilege of assisting
the family.
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The Upson Beacon (ISSN or USPS 25625)
May 29, 2024 - Volume 17, Number 22
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GBI: Upson County Man Arrested
for Sexual Exploitation of Children
The Georgia Bureau of
Investigation Child Exploit
ation and Computer Crimes
Unit arrested and charged
John Howard Booker, age
30, of Upson County, with
eight counts of sexual ex
ploitation of children on May
15, according to a GBI re
port.
The GBI CEACC Unit
began an investigation into
Booker’s online activity after
receiving a cyber tipline re
port from the National
Center for Missing and Ex
ploited Children regarding
the possible online posses
sion and distribution of child
sexual abuse material. The
investigation led to a search
warrant at Booker’s home in
2023.
After further investiga
tion, investigators obtained
arrest warrants for Booker in
2024. Booker turned himself
in to the Upson County Jail
on May 15, GBI officials said.
This investigation is part
of the ongoing effort by the
Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force, housed
within the GBI’s CECC Unit,
to identity those involved in
the trade of child sexual
abuse material.
The ICAC Program,
created by the U.S. Depart
ment of Justice, was devel
oped in response to the
increasing number of chil
dren and teenagers using the
Internet, the proliferation of
child sexual abuse material,
and the heightened online
activity by predators search
ing for unsupervised contact
with underage victims.
Anyone with information
about other cases of child ex
ploitation is asked to contact
the GBI Child Exploitation
Unit at 404-270-8870 or re
port via the National Center
for Missing and Exploited
Children CyberTipline at Cy-
berTipline.org.
Anonymous tips can also
be submitted by calling 1-
800-597-TIPS (8477), on
line at
https: / / gbi.georgia.gov/ sub-
mit-tips-online, or by down
loading the See Something,
Send Something mobile app.
Sheriff,
Police
Report
Arrests
The following arrests and
charges were reported by
Upson County Sheriffs Office:
Tala Ameer Rattray -
crossing state/county guard
lines with weapons, intoxi
cants, drugs without consent;
and criminal attempt to com
mit a felony.
Alton Limahl Traylor -
possession of a firearm by a
convicted felon; and misde
meanors obstructing or hin
dering law enforcement
officers, driving under the in
fluence of alcohol, and multi
ple additional traffic
violations.
Christopher M. Futch -
two counts of criminal dam
age to property in the second
degree.
Lucas Wayne Baucom -
felony theft by shoplifting.
Crystal Lynn Selph - pos
session of methamphetamine.
Contrez D. Blackmon -
felony failure to appear for
court.
Kareem Devonte Barkley
- felony probation violation
(child molestation and ob
struction of law enforcement).
Billy James Matthews -
felony probation violation.
The following arrests and
charges were reported by
Thomaston Police Depart
ment:
Zion Dwight Willis - false
imprisonment; misdemeanor
battery (Family Violence Act);
and misdemeanor theft by
taking.
Michael Angelo Jacobs -
felony theft by shoplifting;
and two misdemeanor counts
of criminal trespass.
Marion Lee Peterman -
felony probation violation.
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