Obituaries

Robert Edward Pritchard
Aug 7, 2019
Robert Edward Pritchard, 85, of Parrott, GA, died Wednesday, August, 7, 2019 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Parrott Baptist Church. Rev. David Martin will officiate. Interment will follow in Parrott Cemetery.
Born in Parrott, GA, Mr. Pritchard had been a life-long resident of Terrell Co., GA, attending...
Glenda Faye Coleman Walker
Aug 6, 2019
Glenda Faye Coleman Walker, 74, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Augsut 8, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bill McCamon will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Douglas, GA, Mrs. Walker moved to Fitzgerald, GA when she was in middle school. She spent most...
Marshall Raymond Wall, Jr.
Aug 5, 2019
Marshall Raymond “Ray” Wall, Jr., 76, of Lee County, GA died August 5, 2019 at his residence. No services will be held. His cremains will be interred on the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald, GA.
Mr. Wall was born on August 11, 1942 in Fitzgerald, GA to the late Raymond and Elsie Wall, Sr. He graduated from Fitzgerald...

Larry G. Edwards
Aug 4, 2019
Larry Edwards, 75, of Baconton, died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the Willson Hospice House.
His funeral service will be Wednesday 2:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
A native of Calhoun County, TX, Mr. Edwards had lived in the Albany area since 1989 moving here from Deer Park, TX. He was a retired supervisor at...
Seniada Loveland
Aug 1, 2019
Seniada Loveland, 74, of Albany, GA., died Thursday, August 1, 2019 at her residence. A celebration of life will be held Monday August 5, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at The Pointe, 238 Cedric Street, Leesburg, GA 31763. Rev Carl Barnhardt will officiate.
A native of Albuquerque, NM, Mrs. Loveland had resided in the Albany area for the last several years....
Branson U. Powers
Jul 28, 2019
Branson Powers walked into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 28, 2019 at the age of 14. A celebration of life service for Branson will be held at First Baptist Church of Leesburg on Thursday, August 1st at 3:00 PM. Rev. Steve Kegley, Rev Dennis Taylor and Rev. Jeremy Gilmer will officiate. Interment will...

Bobby Neill Tomlinson
Jul 28, 2019
Bobby Neill Tomlinson, 79, of Albany, GA died Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel.
Born in Albany, GA, Mr. Tomlinson had resided in Albany, GA most all of his life. He was a correctional officer retiring from Lee State Prison. He...

Ashley Marie Tillman
Jul 28, 2019
Ashley Marie Tillman, 31, of Alpharetta, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died peacefully with her family by her side Sunday, July 28, 2019 at her home after a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Ashley was born...

Hull Andrews
Jul 28, 2019
Graydon Hull Andrews, 98, of Albany, died Sunday at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
His funeral service will be Wednesday 3 PM at Byne Memorial Baptist Church with interment to follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate.
A native of Randolph County, Mr. Andrews was a retired County Extension Agent with the University System of Georgia, starting in...

Jack L. Daniel
Jul 27, 2019
Jack Lynwood Daniel, 79, of Albany, GA died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy D. Hanna and Rev. Donnie Burke will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Jack was born in the Patmos community of...

John Henry Phillips
Jul 24, 2019
John H. Phillips, Jr., 82, of Albany, GA, died July 24, 2019 at his residence. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Andy Murdock will officiate.
Mr. Phillips was born in Columbus, GA on February 9, 1937 to the late John and Lucille Phillips, Sr. He graduated from Jordan...

Marline Marie Irvin
Jul 23, 2019
Marline Marie Irvin, 88, of Sylvester, GA, died July 23, 2019 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Travelers Rest Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Steve Purnell will officiate.
Mrs. Irvin was born in Paris, TN and was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She met her late husband, Jefferson Irvin in 1954 while...

Shirley Louise Brooks
Jul 22, 2019
Shirley Louise Brooks, 86, of Albany, GA, died July 22, 2019 at her residence after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Brooks was born in Cumberland, MD on November 18, 1932 to the late Gilbert and...
Bryant Allen Kimbrell
Jul 21, 2019
Bryant Allen Kimbrell, 68, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Pruitt Health-Sylvester. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Dorsey Kimbrell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Bryant was a native of Edison, GA and was born to the late Paul C. and Vera...
Edward Garabedian
Jul 19, 2019
Edward “Ed” Garabedian, 84, of Albany, GA, died July 19, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Thad Haygood will officiate.
Ed was a native of Providence, RI and was born to the late David and Satenig Garabedian on July 31, 1934. He...

Pamela Faulk West
Jul 18, 2019
Pamela Faulk West, 60, of Dawson, GA died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, July 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Gerry Dorre will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, GA.
Born in Albany, GA, Pam had resided in Albany and Dawson, GA all of her adult...

Donald E. "Duck" Eubanks
Jul 18, 2019
Donald E. “Duck” Eubanks, 87, of Bronwood, GA, died July 18, 2019 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus, GA. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at the Bronwood Baptist Church. Dr. Emil Askew and Rev. Jeff Carter will officiate. Interment will follow in the Bronwood City Cemetery. Justin Brown, Christopher Eubanks, Chuck Botkin, Jimbo Langley, Scott...

James Joseph Keegan
Jul 18, 2019
James Joseph Keegan, 64 of Leesburg, GA died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate.
Born In Erding, Germany, James resided in Munich, Germany, Columbia, SC, Albany and Leesburg, GA for most of his adult life. James was...

Ashley Nicole Rainey
Jul 17, 2019
Ashley Nicole Rainey, 37, of Milner, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral home. Rev. Kevin Johnson will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Ashley was born in Sylvester, GA on January 6, 1982. Ashley...

Terri Renee Elder
Jul 16, 2019
Terri Renee Elder, 55, of Leesburg, GA, died July 16, 2019 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Aaron McCulley of Philema Road Baptist Church will officiate.
Terri was a native of Leeds, AL and moved to Albany, GA in 1979 with her family. She graduated from...