Retha Mae Tidwell Upton Muggridge

Services for Retha Mae Tidwell Upton Muggridge, 92, of Thomasville are at 2:00PM on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Salem Baptist Church in Pavo, GA, where she was a member. The Rev. Bobby Tidwell will officiate and interment will be in Salem Cemetery. Mrs. Muggridge died on January 11, 2013 at her residence. Born February 20, 1920 in Forsyth County, Georgia, to Andrew Carl Tidwell and Izzie Cleo Gravitt Tidwell. She lived most of her life in Pavo and was the sister of 12 children. On July 5, 1941, Mrs. Muggridge married S.A. Upton, who died on December 24, 1987. They had three children, Joyce Upton Fallin, George Allen Upton and Carl Anderson Upton, who died on July 16, 2002. On January 3, 1990, Mrs. Muggridge married Elmer Muggridge who died on April 3, 2006. Mrs. Muggridge is survived by her daughter, Joyce Fallin and husband, Vince of Leesburg, GA, son, George Allen Upton and wife Kathryn of Thomasville and daughter-in-law, Merle Upton of Thomasville. Surviving grandchildren are Todd Fallin and wife, Heide and Chad Fallin of Leesburg, GA, Mark Upton and wife, Leslye of Cairo, GA, Chris Upton and wife Claudia of Woodbridge, VA, Heather Upton Carrasquilla of Leesburg, GA, Caroline Upton of Thomasville, GA, Lyle Upton and wife Rene of Coolidge, GA and Blythe Upton of Thomasville, GA. Surviving great-grandchildren, Hunter and Brinly Fallin, Josie and Meaghan Fallin, Nicholas and Emily Carrasquilla, Corey, Emma and Olivia Upton, Riley and Will Upton and Cole, Gavin and Carley Upton. Mrs. Muggridge is also survived by five siblings, Frances Vinson of Boston, Rozell Biles and husband Gene of Auburndale, FL, Runelle Flowers of Bonifay, FL, Bobby Lee Tidwell and wife June of Bonifay, FL, Shirley Wilson and husband, Charles of Thomasville and sister-in-law, Antoinette Tidwell of Burke, VA. She was preceded in death by son, Carl Anderson Upton, grandson, Carl Ashley Upton, sisters, Juanita Tidwell, Gertrude Cooper Salgado and Katherine Reeves and brothers, W. D. Tidwell and James Tidwell. The family will receive friends on Monday from 5 to 7 at the funeral home. Visitors may sign the online guest register at www.allenfh.com .
Allen & Allen Funeral Home