Obituaries

May 31, 2018

Jackie Aaron Wilson, 81, of Albany, GA, died May 31, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3:00 PM at the Chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Dr. Michael C. Catt will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. American Legion Post # 30 will provide Military Honors.

Mr. Wilson was born in Dakota, GA on...

May 31, 2018

Kenneth “Kennybo” Eugene Harper, 57, of Leesburg, GA, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at his residence. 

His funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home, interment will follow Leesburg Cemetery. Rev Bobby Paul will officiate.

He was born in Crisp County, and a lifelong resident of Lee County, Kennybo was a painter by trade. He...

May 29, 2018

Doris Willis Croyle, 71, of Albany died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Phoenix Senior Living. Her memorial service will be Sunday, June 3, at 2:00 PM at the Mathews Funeral Home.

A native of Albany, Mrs. Croyle graduated with a degree from Georgia Baptist School of Nursing.  She spent her career working as a Registered Nurse in many capacities including surgery, long-term care...

May 28, 2018

Dreka Sanders Clegg, 93, of Dougherty County, GA died May 28, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tim Olds will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

A native of Mitchell Co., GA, Mrs. Clegg was born to the late Alex and Annice...

May 24, 2018

William G. Nickels, 77, of Albany, GA died May 24, 2018 at Regency Hospital in Macon, GA.  Memorial services will be conducted at a time to be announced by the family.

Mr. Nickels was a native of New Albany, MS and was a retired from the United States Marine Corps after thirty two years.  He also served the Dougherty County...

May 24, 2018

MSGT. John L. Bowman, USMC, (ret.), 80, of Albany died Thursday at the Willson Hospice House.  Services will be held at a later date.

A native of South Bend, IN Mr. Bowman had lived in Albany since 1974 when he retired from the Marine Corps after 21 years.  After his retirement he acquired A-1 Janitorial Service.

He was member of...

May 22, 2018

Anthony Monfort (Tony) Bruner, 90, of Lee Co., GA died Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 25, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Kerry Reeves and Rev. Moses Clark will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery, Lee Co., GA.

Born in Clay Co., GA, the eighth...

May 22, 2018

Mrs. Kitty Cole, age 74, went to be with Jesus, May 22, 2018. 

Kitty was born in Worth County on February 17, 1944 and grew up in Waycross, Ga. She was the oldest of four children (Jerry, (deceased), Jack and Joe) born to the late Oris Lee and Helen Ruth Hancock Powell.

She was a retired Teacher having spent more...

May 20, 2018

Danny Eugene Johnson, 63, of Albany, GA passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors. Rev. Danny Evans and Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate.

Danny was born to the late Lee Roy...

May 20, 2018

Chief Charles Ray Moore, 60, of Lee County, GA, died May 20, 2018 at Willson Hospice House after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg, GA. Rev. Lee Smith and Rev. Pete Daughtry will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery with the Georgia...

May 20, 2018

May 20, 2018

Patricia “Tricia” Joyce Jackson Banks, entrepreneur, creative genius, treasured wife and mother, died May 20, 2018. Born in Ft. Benning on January 19, 1957 to Robert and Edna, Tricia grew up with her 6 siblings in and around the South Georgia area. Tricia had a talent for creative pursuits like painting, drawing, singing, and writing. If it wasn’t moving then...

May 18, 2018

Lisa Kay Edwards, 46, of Albany, GA, died May 17, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Wallace Willis will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. 

A native of Albany, GA, Lisa graduated from Lee County High School in 1990. She lived in the Albany...

May 17, 2018

Katherine W. Leber, 83, of Terrell County, GA, died May 17, 2018.  Mrs. Leber was born in Krypton, KY on August 16, 1934 to Walter and Gracie Whitehead.  She grew up in Kentucky, the oldest of her 9 siblings and was a longtime resident of Old Church, VA before moving in with her daughter in GA.  She was a homemaker,...

May 14, 2018

Melanie Melinda Hood, 49, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 14th, 2018 in Albany,GA. Melanie had no savings or Life Insurance and had requested that I create a Fundraiser in lieu of flowers upon her death to assist with any final expenses. I am arranging her cremation which will cost data-widget-version="324" data-widget-config="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",700. Here is her story. She was born...

May 13, 2018

Albert “Bull” C. Swearingen, 75, of Leesburg, GA, passed suddenly Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Lillian G. Carter Health and Rehabilitation, in Plains, GA. The family will hold a memorial celebration of life at the home of Tracy and Christy Swearingen on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.

Born in Marion County, GA to the late Joseph and Lora...

May 12, 2018

Albert L. Freeman, 68, of Lee County, GA, died May 12, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at the Albany Grace Church of The Nazarene. Rev. David Miller and Rev. Hilton Gillespie will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.

Albert was a native of Albany, GA born on March 21, 1950 to...

May 12, 2018

Cynthia “Cindy” Lillis Collins, 56, of Albany, GA, died May 12, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Billy Lillis will officiate.

 

A native of Winchester, VA, Cindy grew up in Albany, GA and attended Albany High School.  She was baptized at the old Thomas Memorial Baptist...

May 11, 2018

Elizabeth “Marcie” Geeslin, 83, of Albany, GA, died May 11, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  A private Entombment Service will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at the Crown Hill Cemetery Mausoleum.  Brandon Jones will officiate.

Mrs. Geeslin was native of Albany, GA, born on January 26, 1935 to the late Cleveland and Daisy Morris.  She graduated from Albany...

May 11, 2018

Lavern Andrew Kistler, 84, of Albany, GA, died Friday, May 11, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joey Cannon will officiate. Interment will follow at the Leesburg Cemetery.

A native of Rockingham, NC., Mr. Kistler has resided in Albany since 1974. He worked...