DELTONA, Fla. — Chester Thrift, 84 of Nahunta, passed away Wednesday morning, February 5, 2025 at his residence in Deltona, Fla., after an extended illness.
Thrift was born March 21, 1940 to Gladys and Robert Thrift in Nahunta. He att ended Brantley County public schools graduating
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1958.
In 1960, Thrift married Jimmie Celeste Murray. Together they raised three daughters, Rhonda, Pamela and Donna Lynn. He began a career as an see OBITS, Page 5