Obituaries

Oct 5, 2018

Pearl Edna McDonald, age 88, of Albany, Georgia, passed away in Bridgeport, Alabama, on Friday, October 5, 2018, following an extended illness. Mrs. McDonald was born in Canton, Georgia. She was of Baptist faith.

She is survived by a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by husband Leonard W. McDonald, parents Isaac and Cena Brown...

Oct 2, 2018

Tyler Ray Cook, 22, of Lee Co., GA died Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Rev. Bruce Pittman will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.

Born in Altamonte Springs, FL, Tyler had resided in Lee Co. most all of his life....

Sep 27, 2018

Richard Wayne Wallace, 65, of Albany, GA, died Thursday, September 28, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Monday, October 1, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.

 

Born in Ozark, AL to the late James Edward and Bertha Mae Wallace, Richard moved with his family to Albany, GA...

Sep 26, 2018

Maybelle Jane Krueger, 76, of Lee County, GA, died September 26, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Private funeral services will be held.

A native of Elizabeth, NJ, Mrs. Krueger graduated from Carteret High School and was employed with the Penn Yan Boat Factory for many years. She moved from Penn Yan, NY to Albany, GA in 1983. Mrs. Krueger...

Sep 24, 2018

Mildred Nunnelley Crabtree, 82, of Albany, GA died Monday, September 24, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate.

Born in Joppa, AL to the late Homer J. and Icel Gay Copeland...

Sep 24, 2018

Lisa Pundavela, 51, of Worth Co., GA died Monday, September 24, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Friday, September 28, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at 2727 Somerset Drive, Albany, GA 31721. Pastor Josh Corbin will officiate.

Born in Charleston, SC, Lisa had resided in Worth Co., GA for the past thirty years. She was the...

Sep 24, 2018

Sep 21, 2018

Jane Edwards Wilcox, 73, of Albany, GA died Friday, September 21, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Lifespring Church. Rev. Mark Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville Nat’l. Cemetery at 2:00 P.M. 

Born in Macon, GA, Mrs. Wilcox had resided in Albany, GA since 1979. She was...

Sep 20, 2018

Barbara Jean Bryant Reed, 77, of Baconton, GA, died September 20, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Darryl Byrnes and Rev. Chris Turner will officiate.

A native of Mullins, SC, Mrs. Reed graduated from Wingate University with an Associates Degree in Accounting.  She moved to...

Sep 19, 2018

Lance Albert Dally, born, September 12, 1955 passed away September 19, 2018.  He is survived by his father, Don Dally, brother Tim Dally, sister, Candace Macheers, brother, Mark Dally, sister Deborah Dally Ward, step brother, Fred Edens, Step-sister, Jane Edens Waller, step brother Arvel Edens and a multitude of family consisting of in-laws, nephews, nieces and cousins.  Lance was preceded...

Sep 18, 2018

Rev. Jerry E. Willis, 65, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 4:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell and Mrs. Mandy Kavanaugh will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Born in Akin, SC, Rev. Willis was adopted into the home...

Sep 17, 2018

Edward Junior Oliver, 72, of Albany, GA, died Monday, September 17, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday, September 20 at 11:00 a.m. at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Ashburn, GA. Rev. Mark Rowe will officiate.

A native of Ashburn, Junior was born to the late Isaac E. and Ruby A. Johnson Oliver. He moved...

Sep 12, 2018

Dr. Pete Sharber, 79, of Leesburg, GA, died September 12, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the Living Word Sunday School Class. Interment will follow at 4:00 PM in the Oak City Cemetery in...

Sep 10, 2018

Barbara Jean Waldorf Taylor, 77, of Georgetown, GA died Monday, September 10, 2018 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 14, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate.

Born in Ithaca, New York, Mrs. Taylor had resided in Georgetown, GA for the past thirty years. She was a homemaker...

Sep 10, 2018

Lillian Amelia Cate, 84, of Albany, GA, died September 10, 2018 at Columbus Specialty Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at the Crown Hill Cemetery Mausoleum. Minister James Hall will officiate. Entombment will follow.

A native of Blakely, Mrs. Cate moved to Albany, GA early in life. She was a member of The Church of Jesus...

Sep 8, 2018

Ellen Williams Pearlman, 74, of Albany, GA died Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Monday, September 10, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church of Lee Co., GA. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate.

Born in Moultrie, GA, Ms. Pearlman had resided in Albany, GA all of her life. She was preceded...

Sep 8, 2018

Clinton Davis Johnson, 67, of Albany, GA died Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Fulford will officiate. Interment will follow in Milford Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors.

Born in Colquitt, GA, Mr. Johnson had resided in Albany, GA most...

Sep 6, 2018

Nora S. Singleton, 83, of Leesburg, died Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. 

Her funeral service will be Saturday 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery.  Rev. Stan Glass will officiate.

A native of Albany, Mrs. Singleton had lived in Leesburg most of her life.  She was a member of Westview...

Sep 6, 2018

Henry Ross Crain, of Lee County, GA was promoted on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at the age of 67 years. He is now face to face with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky to the late Chester and Suenette Crain, Henry graduated from Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi, served four years in the...

Sep 3, 2018

Sadie Louise Bryant, 81, of Bronwood, GA, died September 3, 2018 at the Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg Cemetery.

A native of Cuthbert, GA, Mrs. Bryant grew up in Cuthbert and attended Randolph County High...