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The Upson Beacon (ISSN or USPS 25625)
June 12,2024 - Volume 17, Number 24
Published Weekly by Upson Newspapers, Inc.
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Mrs. Barbara Jane
Whitley DeLoatch
Mrs. Barbara Jane
Whitley DeLoatch, age 88,
of Thomaston, died Sat
urday June 8, 2024, at
Atrium Health Navicent in
Macon.
Mrs. DeLoatch was
born on Feb. 6,1936. in La
grange, to the late William
Oliver Whitley and the late
Lila Mae Irvin Whitley. She
worked as an office man
ager in the dental industry
for many years. Mrs. De
Loatch was a member of
New Hope Baptist Church.
In addition to her par
ents, she is preceded in
death by her husband,
Jesse B. DeLoatch, her
brother, Fred Thomas
Fincher, and sister, Iver-
lene Fincher Waller.
Survivors include her
sons, Thomas (Lynn) De
Loatch of Albany, Ga.,
Dennis (Nancy) DeLoatch
of Ft. Mountain, Ga, Ryan
(Stacye) DeLoatch of
Thomaston; 10 grandchil
dren; and 15 great-grand
children.
Memorial services were
held on Tuesday, June 11,
2024, at 2 p.m. from the
chapel of Coggins Funeral
Home. The family received
friends at Coggins Funeral
Home one hour prior to the
service.
In lieu of flowers, dona
tions can be made to the
local cancer car at 208
South Church Street,
Thomaston, Ga. 30286.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
from 1-2 p.m. at Coggins
Funeral Home.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
own special thoughts with
Mrs. Wynn’s family by vis
iting the Coggins Funeral
Home website at coggins-
funeralhome.com. Coggins
Funeral Home in Thomas
ton has the privilege of as
sisting the family.
Mrs. Janis
Doolittle Lutke
Mrs. Janis Doolittle
Lutke, age 73, of Thomas
ton, died Saturday, June 8,
2024, at her residence.
Mrs. Lutke was born
Aug. 16, 1950, in Thomas
ton, to the late William
Doolittle and the late Ellen
Johnson Doolittle. She was
a homemaker.
In addition to her par
ents, she was preceded in
death by her husband,
Gary Lutke; brother, Mark
Doolittle; and sister, Anne
Butts.
Survivors include her
daughters, Christina
Golden of York, Pa., Jan
(Steve) Chandler of Clarks
ville, Tenn., and Jill (Gary)
Thomas of Warner Robins;
son, John (Jessica) Lutke
of The Rock; brother, Wil
liam Timothy Doolittle of
Meansville; six grandchil
dren; and three great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, June 11,
from the chapel of Coggins
Funeral Home. Burial fol
lowed in Crystal Hill Cem
etery. The family received
friends at Coggins Funeral
Home Tuesday, June 11.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
Mrs. Mary Alice Wynn
Mrs. Mary Alice Wynn,
age 83, of Thomaston, died
Monday, June 10, 2024, at
Upson Regional Medical
Center.
Mrs. Wynn was born
Dec. 15,1940, in Sanders-
ville, to the late Arthur
Peavy and the late Orie Lee
Wilkins Peavy. She retired
from Riverside Health and
Rehab as a nurse.
In addition to her par
ents, she was preceded in
death by her husband,
Hugh Wynn; daughter,
Angela Sturgeon; brothers,
Son Peavy, Jimmy Peavy,
and Jack Peavy; and
sisters, Etta Mae Trawick,
and Dorris Gibson.
Survivors include her
daughter, Kim (Randy)
Parker of Thomaston; son,
Tony Smith of Middleburg,
Fla.; brothers, Bobby
(Nita) Peavy of Milledge-
ville and Eddie (Gail) Peavy
of Macon; grandchildren,
Kayla Parker, Chris Parker,
B.J. Whitley, Faith Garner,
Susan Diana; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will
be held Saturday, June 15,
at 2 p.m. from the chapel of
Coggins Funeral Home.
The family will receive
friends Saturday, June 15,
Mr. John Virgil Hill
Mr. John Virgil Hill, age
82, of Thomaston, died
Monday, June 3, 2024, at
his residence.
Mr. Hill was born Dec.
12, 1941, in Taliaferro
County, to the late Roy Hill
and Louise Johnson Hill.
He retired from Martha
Mills after more than 40
years.
In addition to his par
ents, he was preceded in
death by his brothers, Clar
ence and James Hill.
Survivors include his
son, Kyle (Monica) Hill of
Fredericksburg, Va., and
grandchildren, Ethyn Hill
and Jake Hill.
Mr. Hill was cremated,
and no services are
planned at this time.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
own special thoughts with
Mr. Hill’s family by visiting
the Coggins Funeral Home
website at cogginsfuneral-
home.com. Coggins Fu
neral Home in Thomaston
has the privilege of assist
ing the family.
UCSO Sgt. Reynolds
Completes GSPTC Course
Sgt. William Reynolds
of Upson County Sheriff s
Office recently completed
the D.U.I. Detection and
Standardized Field So
briety Testing course
taught by the Georgia Po
lice Academy Division of
the Georgia Public Safety
Training Center in Forsyth.
According to a release
by the GPSTC, this training
program includes the ob
servation techniques in
volved in recognizing when
a driver may be operating a
vehicle under the influence
of intoxicants. Patterns of
driver behavior and the
more common driving er
rors committed by drivers
under the influence of in-
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toxicants are identified.
Students are taught the
safe methods of stopping
and approaching a suspect
driver and the observations
to make in order to deter
mine if a driver is under
the influence.
Emphasis is placed on
the proper manner in
which to administer field
sobriety tests. Practical ex
ercises are conducted dur
ing the day and night and
are used to emphasize the
importance of a proper re
sponse to this problem.
The field sobriety tests
taught meet the standards
of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administra
tion and the International
Association of Chiefs of Po
lice.
Funding for this pro
gram was provided by the
State of Georgia Governor’s
Office of Highway Safety.
Sheriff, Police
Report Arrests
The following arrests
and charges were reported
by Upson County Sheriff s
Office:
Candler Stephen
Ranow - felony theft by
deception and felony theft
by conversion.
Benjamin Kyle Sprag-
gins - possession of a fire
arm during commission of
certain crimes, possession
of a firearm by a convicted
felon, two counts of pos
session of methampheta-
mine, misdemeanor
possession and use of drug
related objects, and multi
ple misdemeanor traffic
violations.
Omar De’Onte Rich
ardson - possession of a
firearm by a convicted
felon.
Dauntavious A. Gaither
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We would like to express our sincere thanks to
each of you, for the many cards, calls, texts
and offerings of food, and flowers given to our
family during the recent illness and death of
our loved one. We would also like to thank the
staff of Thomaston Hospice for their kindness
and care, and also our pastor, Rev. Mark
Mercer, for his help with a beautiful
Celebration of Life Service. Also, a special
thanks is expressed to the compassionate and
caring staff of Fletcher-Day funeral Home.
Sincerely,
The family of Robby Brooks
- possession of cocaine,
along with misdemeanors
driving under the in
fluence and driving while
license withdrawn.
Jonathan Gage Dobek
- two felony counts of fai
lure to appear for court
and one misdemeanor
count of failure to appear.
Khadelgji K. Hamilton
- two felony counts of pro
bation violation (aggra
vated battery and
possession of a Schedule I
drug).
Justin William Blan
kenship - felony probation
violation (second degree
burglary).
Richard James
McDonald - felony proba
tion violation (theft by tak
ing).
Eric Glenn Helms - fel
ony probation violation
(possession of meth).
The following arrests
and charges were reported
by Thomaston Police De
partment:
Charles R. Adkerson -
two felony counts of theft
by deception (PPP loan
fraud).
Jason Bradley Hall -
two felony counts of for
gery in the first degree, fel
ony financial identity
fraud, and misdemeanors
child support abandon
ment, obstructing or hin
dering law enforcement
officers, giving false name,
address, or birthdate to
law enforcement, acquir
ing license plate for pur
pose of concealing
identification of motor ve
hicle, and driving while li
cense withdrawn.
