Mrs. Rachel Hammock age 80 of Thomaston, died Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Brightmoor Hospice.

Mrs. Hammock was born on October 6, 1945, in Pike County, Georgia to the late Grover Langford, and the late Louise Hatchett Langford.  She worked for Upson Regional Medical Center as a security guard, at the Thomaston location and a building supervisor at the Barnesville location.  She was a longtime member of the Thomaston Church of God and later joined the First Assembly of God in Thomaston.  In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Edward Eugene "Gene" Hammock, and her son in law, Tommy Arnold.

Survivors include her daughters, Ronda Arnold of Manchester, Monica Hammock of Thomaston, sisters, Phyllis Watts of Thomaston, Trellis Ellington of Thomaston, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. from the Chapel of Coggins Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Upson Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 22, 2026, from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Coggins Funeral Home.