Obituaries

Otilia Vidal Beasley
Jul 18, 2017
Otilia V. Beasley died Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. No services are scheduled at this time. Born in San Juan, PR, Mrs. Beasley was a long time resident of Albany and Leesburg and was retired from M.C.L.B. She had attended St. Teresa’s Catholic Church and volunteered with the American Red Cross. She was preceded in death...
V. Carlysle Sullivan, Jr.
Jul 17, 2017
Victor Carlysle Sullivan, Jr., 87, of Albany, Georgia, died July 17, 2017, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be heldSaturday, July 22, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Dr. William D. “Biff” Coker and Dr. Paul E. Luthman will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. The American Legion Post # 30 will perform Military...

Sylvia Annette Thomas Murry
Jul 15, 2017
Sylvia Annette Thomas Murry, 80, of Americus, GA, formerly Albany, GA died Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Perfect Care in Americus, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.
Born in Luverne, AL, Mrs. Murry had resided in Albany, GA since 1957 and moved to...

Floyd Wilburn Nicholson
Jul 13, 2017
Floyd Wilburn Nicholson, 82, of Albany, GA, died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, GA. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 17, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Debbie Cone, Rev. Wayne Martin and Mr. Nicholas Barry will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors.
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Kenneth Wayne Hailey
Jul 13, 2017
Kenneth Wayne Hailey, Master GySgt USMC (Ret.), passed on July 13, 2017. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife of forty three years, Diane and his two daughter, Heidi and Vera, son in laws, David and Eric and his cats. Ken had a very special place for neighbor Rachel Tippins and thought of her as one of his own...

Deborah Lynn Fowler
Jul 12, 2017
Deborah Lynn Fowler, 46, of Albany, GA, died July 12, 2017 at Columbus Specialty Hospital, Inc. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
A native of Moultrie Ga, Miss Deborah was born to the late Jerry and Connie Fowler. She grew up in Moultrie and moved to Tifton. In...
Opal Berniece Guerin Roberson Bivens
Jul 6, 2017
Opal Berniece Guerin Roberson Bivens died peacefully on July 6th, 2017 at home with her family at her side. She was 94 years old. She was born in Hazelton North Dakota to Jackson and Viola Guerin August 27th 1922. Her family moved to Indiana when she was 9 years old. She graduated from Bunkerhill High School in 1939. She lived...
Phyllis Ruth Meilton
Jul 6, 2017
Phyllis (Liz) Meilton, 95, of Albany, Georgia, passed peacefully at her home on July 6, 2017. A celebration of her life will be held at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Albany, GA, at 2:00 PM on Tuesday July 11, 2017. Liz was born to Arthur and Ruth Perry of Warren, Maine. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Cyril,...

Christopher R. Windows
Jun 24, 2017
Christopher R. Windows, 49 of Albany, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be Thursday 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. A native of Sacramento, CA, Mr. Windows had lived in Albany since 1979. He was a Lab Support Technician and a licensed Phlebotomist. Survivors include his daughters, Sydney Leigh Anne Windows, Ashburn,...

Lucius G. Worthy
Jun 23, 2017
Lucius Gordon Worthy, 78, of Leesburg, GA died June 23, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 26, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Dr. Todd Sullens and Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. Following the funeral, a private interment service will follow in the Leesburg City Cemetery. Deacons and Postal Service...

Charles E. Stevenson
Jun 21, 2017
Charles E. Stevenson, 78, of Dawson, formerly of Albany died Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at his residence.His funeral service will be 3 p.m. Friday at Sherwood Baptist Church with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery. Dr. Michael Catt will officiate.A native of Rayville, LA, Mr. Stevenson had lived in Albany for the last 46 years retiring from Georgia Pacific. He was...