Funeral services for Rev. Stallings will be held on Tuesday, August 31, at 11:00 AM, at the Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home Monday evening, August 30, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM.
Rev. Stallings was born on June 6, 1944, in Thomaston, to the late J. B. and Ruth McGraw Stallings. He was a graduate of R. E. Lee Institute. He was a member of the Thomaston Jaycees, having served as past president. Rev. Stallings worked for the Thomaston Police Department, Upson County Sheriff's Office, and the Georgia State Patrol before being ordained into the ministry. He served as pastor of Coleman Baptist Church in Coleman, Oklahoma, Shiloh Baptist Church in Thomaston, The Baptist Mission in Meansville, Georgia, and Jeff Davis Baptist Church in Thomaston. He was a member and ordained Deacon at Trinity Baptist Church in Thomaston.
Rev. Stallings is survived by his wife, Shirley Washam Stallings, of Thomaston; three sons: Jeff Stallings of Thomaston, Chad Stallings of Griffin, and Mayor John David "J.D." Stallings of Thomaston. Three grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Trinity Baptist Church Bus Fund, 410 South Church Street, Thomaston, Georgia 30286.
Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.
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