Charlie R. McCrary, Jr

Mr. Charlie R. McCrary, Jr., age 81, of Thomaston, died Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at Atrium Hospital Navicent, Macon, GA.  Funeral services for Mr. McCrary will be held on Saturday, February 10, at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home.  Dr. Ryan Christopher will officiate, and interment will follow in Upson Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends at Fletcher-Day Funeral Home on Friday, February 9, from 4:00 until 6:00 PM.

Mr. McCrary was born in Thomaston on October 9, 1942, to the late Charlie Rudolph McCrary, Sr. and the late Mozelle Rogers McCrary Wilks.  He grew up in Silvertown.  He was a 1960 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute and graduated with twelve years of perfect attendance.  He enlisted in the US Navy and served as an Aviation Electrician-Aircrewman from November of 1961 until March of 1966.  Upon being discharged, he returned to Thomaston and married Mary Ann Barron on July 9, 1967.  He earned an  associates degree from Upson Technical College and also graduated from Gordon Military College.  Mr. McCrary worked for Martha Mills for seventeen years and was the founder and owner of McCrary Electric for nineteen years.  He later worked as owner of Charlie "Mac" Pump and Electric and considered himself "selectively" retired.

 

In addition to his parents, Mr. McCrary was preceded in death by  two brothers, Donald McCrary and Randy McCrary.

 

Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Barron McCrary of Thomaston; three daughters: Christine (Shane) Driver of The Rock, GA; Angelyn (Robbie) Sheppard of Thomaston, and Ashley (Jason) Holt of Forsyth, GA; two sisters: Janie Evans  and Gloria (Jerone) Phillips, both of Thomaston; and four grandchildren: Marlie (Zach) Grogan, Annie Sheppard, Grayson Sheppard, and Michael Holt. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

 

Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.  Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com