Obituaries
Mary Jean Seabolt
Aug 30, 2018
Mary Jean Seabolt, 80, of Gainesville, GA, passed peacefully on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation after an extended illness. A Memorial Service will be conducted Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Harmony Hall Baptist Church (4160 Mangum Mill Road Gainesville, GA 30507). Pastor John Kinsey will officiate.
Mary was born September 16,...
Sylvia L. Allen
Aug 28, 2018
Sylvia L. Marsden Allen, 78, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, August 31, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens.
Born in Montezuma, NY to the late Frank and Ella M. Hunt Marsden, Sylvia had been a resident of Albany since 1969, coming here from Philadelphia, PA....
Myra Jean Barkalow
Aug 28, 2018
Myra Jean Barkalow, 74, of McCalla AL, formally of Lee County passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Memorial services will be conducted at The Baptist Church at McAdory, McCalla, AL at 11:00 a.m. CST on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Pastor Bill McCall will officiate.
Myra graduated from Bessemer High School in Bessemer Al. After marrying, Myra lived in many States...
Jerry Dyess, Sr.
Aug 27, 2018
Jerry Dyess, Sr., 56, of Lee County, GA, died August 27, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Noah Phillips and Rev. Jason Blaylock will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.
A native of Worth County, GA, Jerry grew up in Poulan and attended Worth...
Tracy Marie Westmoreland
Aug 26, 2018
Tracy M. Westmoreland, 49, of Worth County, GA died August 26, 2018 at Emory University Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Troy Trip will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.
A native of Montezuma, GA, Tracy grew up in Ellaville, GA and graduated from Tri County High School. She attended...
Kenneth Myron (Mo) Moore
Aug 25, 2018
Kenneth Myron “Mo” Moore, 76, of Albany, GA died Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Navicent Health in Milledgeville, GA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Willis will officiate.
Born in Canton, OH to Myron and Mildred Paschal Moore, Mo had lived in Albany since 1978, moving here from...
Evelyn Diane Kirkland Bridges
Aug 21, 2018
Evelyn Diane Kirkland Bridges, 69, of Dawson, GA, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, August 27, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, County Road 141, 5547 W. Lee Street, Dawson, GA, 39842. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate. Born in Albany, GA to the late Carl...
Philip Hatton Sumners
Aug 21, 2018
Growing up in Giles County Tennessee, Philip Hatton Sumners always wanted to be a farmer. He studied agriculture at UT Martin and UT Knoxville paying his way by working and living on the campus dairy. Graduating in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, Philip was soon hired to manage the Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) dairy farm. Philip then...
Frank Horne
Aug 19, 2018
Walter Frank Horne, 90, of Albany, GA died August 19, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.
A native of De Soto, GA, Mr. Horne moved from Americus to Albany, GA at a young age. He was a self -employed professional painter and...
Linda Jean Batchelor
Aug 18, 2018
Linda Harris Batchelor, 66, of Leesburg, GA, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 am at Beacon Baptist Church. Rev. Jim Eubanks will officiate. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery.
Born in Albany, GA to the late Edward and Eula Harris, Linda was a caring, devoted, loving Wife,...
Patricia Ann Davis
Aug 15, 2018
Patricia Ann Davis, 70 of DeSoto, GA died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at her residence.
A memorial service celebrating her life will be held August 25, 2018 at 4:00pm at the home of Neil Walker, 2290 Hwy 195, Leslie, GA 31764.
Born in Bainbridge, GA to the late Clinton T. Douthit and Jeanett Douthit, Ms. Davis lived in Americus most of...
Jessie Lee Pressley
Aug 12, 2018
Jessie Lee Pressley, 56, of Leesburg, GA died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Columbus, GA, Mr. Pressley had resided in Leesburg, GA for the past twenty years moving from Albany, GA. He was a graduate of Albany High...
Guy George Everett, Jr.
Aug 10, 2018
Guy George Everett, Jr., 68, of Albany, GA died Friday, August 10, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Preston, GA. Rev. Jimmy Hagadorn will officiate.
Born in Americus, GA to the late Guy George Everett, Sr. and Annie T. Pinkard Everett, Guy...
Mavis Karen Hatcher
Aug 7, 2018
Mavis Karen Brown Hatcher, 67, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Pruitt-Palmyra in Albany, GA.
Born in Bronx, New York, Mrs. Hatcher had resided in Albany, GA since the 70’s. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C. Brown and Lois Dessa Ferguson Brown and several brothers and sisters.
Mavis worked at a variety of stores...
Helen Marie Mercer
Aug 7, 2018
Helen Marie Mercer, 57, of Sylvester, Georgia, died August 7, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Her remains have been cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.
Helen was a native of Camilla, Ga, and was born to the late Elsie and Robert Holmes on April 8, 1961. She was a homemaker and preceded in...
Frederic R. Riehl
Aug 5, 2018
Frederic R. “Fred” Riehl, 77, of Albany, GA, died August 5, 2018 at Pruitt-Palmyra Health Care. Graveside Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate.
A native of Portsmouth, OH, Mr. Riehl graduated from Portsmouth West High School and joined the United States Marine Corps. He was transferred to Albany, GA...
Patricia Ann "Pat" Myers
Aug 4, 2018
Patricia Ann “Pat” Myers, 76, of Huntsville, AL, formerly of Albany, GA died August 4, 2018 at Huntsville Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Myers was a native of Albany, GA born October 3, 1941 to the late Arthur and Annie Kate Bradley....
Sybil W. Rome
Aug 3, 2018
Sybil W. Rome, 86, of Albany, GA, passed away August 4, 2018 at Montezuma Health Care Center. The family will have a private interment ceremony, Monday, at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Lake City, FL to the late Plyer and Emmylou May, Sybil has resided in Albany, GA most of her adult life. She retired from the Dougherty County...
Alicia Ann Jones
Aug 3, 2018
Alicia Ann Jones, 62, of Shellman, GA passed away August 3, 2018 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at the Albany Family Worship Center. Pastor Bobby Paul will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the funeral at the Center.
Alicia was a native of Albany, GA and was born to the...
James "Jimmy" Hill Spargo
Aug 3, 2018
James H. “Jimmy” Spargo, 73, of Leesburg, GA, died August 3, 2018 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.
Jimmy was a native of Albany, GA, born to the late Benjamin and Loraine Spargo on December 23, 1944. He had lived in the Albany and...
