Obituaries
Joseph (Joe) J. Blanton
Jun 25, 2018
Joseph (Joe) Jesse Blanton, 66, of Albany, GA passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 25, 2018 at the age of 66.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Chad Ellis and Rev. Roy Cook will officiate.
Joe was born in Moultrie, GA on August 15, 1951 and was a graduate...
Willie Barfield
Jun 23, 2018
Willie Barfield, 91, of Albany, GA, died June 23, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Hughes will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native of Lee County, GA, Mr. Barfield was born to the late Willie and Alma Hayes Barfield. After his schooling, he...
Johnny C. Newkirk, Jr.
Jun 21, 2018
Johnny C. Newkirk Jr., SMSgt (USAF Retired), 74, of Albany, GA passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 10:00 am at St. Mary's Baptist Church in Baconton, GA. Interment will follow in New Salem Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in Baconton, GA. with Military Honors. Rev. Craig...
John Dewitt Turner
Jun 18, 2018
John Dewitt Turner, 70, of Lee County, GA died June 18, 2018 at the Columbus Specialty Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in the Cordray Methodist Church Cemetery.
John was born to the late William Dewitt Turner and Hazel Doris Turner on December 3,...
Janie Sheffield Duffy
Jun 18, 2018
Janie Syble Duffy, 84, of Lee County, GA, died Monday, June 18, 2018 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Raymond G. Levreault will officiate.
A native of Colquitt, GA, Mrs. Duffy was born to Seth Howard Sheffield and Mollie Estelle Mock Sheffield. Mrs. Duffy graduated from...
Mary Frances (Fran) Sheppard
Jun 15, 2018
Mary Frances (Fran) Sheppard, 69, of Albany, GA died Friday, June 15, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate. Born in Statesboro, GA, Mrs. Sheppard had lived in Albany, GA since 1993 moving from Blakely, GA where she...
Richard E. "Ricky" May
Jun 14, 2018
Richard E. “Ricky” May, 60, of Mitchell County, GA, died June 14, 2018 at his residence. A Gathering to Celebrate the Life of Ricky will start Saturday at 3:00 PM at the Life Christian Center International. All family and friends are welcome to join.
Ricky was born in Warner Robins, GA on December 21, 1957 to a military family. He...
Barbara Brumbley Hudgins
Jun 14, 2018
Barbara Brumbley Hudgins, 79, of Albany died Thursday June 14, 2018 at Wynfield Park Heath and Rehabilitation.
Her service will be 10 AM, Saturday June 16, 2018 at Mathews Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hudgins was a retired from Phoebe Putney as a Registered Nurse. She was known for baking, her chocolate cakes and fishing in her free time.
She is survived...
Nick Clarence Eugene Lebleu
Jun 11, 2018
Nick Clarence Eugene Lebleu, 68, of Albany, GA passed away Monday, June 11, 2018 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, June 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate.
Nick Lebleu was a proud husband, father and grandfather. He loved the Lord above all else. His main goal in life...
Captola "Cappy" H. Kimbrell
Jun 10, 2018
Captola H. “Cappy” Kimbrell, 78, of Miramar. FL died June 10, 2018 at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, FL. Funeral services will be held Saturday June 16, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Norman Denney will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. The United States Air Force will provide Military Honors.
A native of Summerville, NJ,...
James E. Law
Jun 7, 2018
James E. Law, 89, of Leesburg, GA died Thursday, June 07, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday June 11, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. Dr. Sam Harper will officiate. The United States Marine Corps Honor Guard will provide Military Honors. Mr. Law was born in Montezuma, GA to the late...
Walter L. Conley
Jun 6, 2018
Walter L. Conley, 63, of Calhoun County, GA passed away June 6, 2018 while working at the farm. Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Jean Watson will officiate. Interment will follow at Cordray Methodist Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the services at Mathews Funeral Home.
Walter was a...
Russell McKinley Fackler
Jun 6, 2018
Russell McKinley Fackler, 28, of Leesburg, GA died Wednesday, June 6, 2018 in Albany, GA. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chuck Knight and Rev. Stephen Young will officiate.
Born in Albany, GA, Mr. Fackler had resided in Leesburg, GA all of his life. He was a graduate of...
M. Terry Cosper
Jun 5, 2018
Marcus “Terry” Cosper, 71, of Albany, died Tuesday June 5, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Roy Cook and Mr. Walter Blankenship will officiate.
Terry was born on June 10, 1946 in Moultrie, GA to Sergeant Major Marcus Clayburn and Lillie Vie Cosper. His brother,...
Donna M. Dennison
Jun 4, 2018
Donna McAneney Dennison, 75, of Albany, died Monday June 4, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Her memorial service will be Friday 6 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ray Lavreault will officiate.
A native of Lowell, MA, Mrs. Dennison had lived in Albany since 1989. She was a member of St. Teresa’s Catholic Church and loved to bowl and...
William Robert (Bob) Ditty
Jun 4, 2018
William Robert “Bob” Ditty, 58, of Albany, GA, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018 at his residence. A private memorial service will be held by the family.
Bob was born December 3, 1959 in Albany, GA, and had resided here all fifty-eight years of his life.
Survivors include his daughter Paris Ditty, his mother Elizabeth Mock Ditty of Albany, GA,...
James Bernard (Jim) Reilly
Jun 4, 2018
Mr. James (Jim) Bernard Reilly of Leesburg, GA left us on June 4, 2018. Jim loved his family, his friends, and the United States Marine Corps, to which he devoted a lifetime of service. Jim’s family loved and cherished him, and through that love, we are honoring his request for only a private family service to celebrate his life. Memorial...
(Buddy) Robert Nelson Thomas, III
Jun 4, 2018
(Buddy) Robert Nelson Thomas, III, 54, of Albany, GA passed away peacefully Monday, June 4, 2018 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Central Baptist Church in Albany, GA. Rev Greg Davis will officiate.
Buddy was born in Albany, Georgia and was a lifelong resident. He started his education at Dougherty...
Arrell (Elizabeth) Hodges Foxworth
Jun 2, 2018
Arrell “Elizabeth” Foxworth, 90, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery, Albany, GA.
She was born to Odell and Hillie Hodges on September 2, 1927 in Berrien County, GA....
Charles Tony Apperson
Jun 1, 2018
Charles Tony Apperson, 55, of Leesburg, died Friday at Willson Hospice House.
His funeral service will be Tuesday 10 a.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Jeff Henry will officiate.
A native of Albany Tony was a diesel mechanic for Interstate National Lease and graduated from Albany High School in 1980. He was preceded in death father Charles A. Apperson and mother...
