Obituaries
Elizabeth Germaine Ross
Jul 3, 2015
Elizabeth Germaine Ross, 95, of Albany, GA, died July 3, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 AM at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Rev. Finbar Stanton will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. A native of Bellville, IL, she was born to Edward and Cathernine Germiane March 29, 1920. Elizabeth...
Sau Van Huynh
Jun 27, 2015
Sau Van Huynh, 76, of Sylvester, GA died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Born in Vinh Long, Vietnam, Mr. Huynh had resided in Sylvester, GA since 1982. He was employed as a welder with Rancan Corporation. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thinh Van Huynh and Kieu Thi Nguyen.Survivors include his wife of 58...
Donna Renee Tison
Jun 26, 2015
Donna Rogers Tison, 43, of Sylvester, GA, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 in Statesboro, GA. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, June 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Minister of Lee County Church of Christ Eddie Garcia, will officiate.Born in Elba, AL, Donna was raised in Sylvester, GA, and graduated from Worth County High School...
Connie Raye Watts
Jun 25, 2015
Connie Raye Watts, 58, of Albany, GA, died June 25, 2015 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Sunday, June 28, at 2:00 PM at Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele. Ross Powell will officiate. A native of Cordele, GA, Connie had lived in Albany, GA for the past forty five years. She was a 1974 graduate of Albany High School...
Dixie Ann Hodnett
Jun 24, 2015
Dixie Ann Hodnett, stillborn infant was delivered on June 24, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Robert Matthew Reece and Meigan Ann Hodnett both of Bainbridge, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, June 27, at 10:00 AM at Parrott City Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Paul officiating.In addition to her parents, survivors include her...
Charles Remar Drinkwater
Jun 24, 2015
Charles R. (Son) Drinkwater, 84, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 26, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Pastor Billy D. Hannah and Pastor Terry Pierce will officiate. Interment will follow in New Light Free Will Baptist Church, Calhoun Co., GA.Born...
Authur Frank Statham
Jun 22, 2015
Arthur Frank Statham, 75, of Albany, GA died Monday, June 22, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Tony Dixon will officiate.Born in Rochelle, GA, Mr. Statham had resided in Albany, GA since 1951. He was retired from MacGregor Golf and was...
Johnnie Jolley Rogers
Jun 18, 2015
Johnnie Jolley Rogers, of Lee County. GA, died Thursday, June 18, 2015 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.Born in Sylvester, GA, Mrs. Rogers had resided in Lee Co, GA for the past twenty years moving from Radium Springs. She was retired...
Barbara Dora Arlene Lee
Jun 17, 2015
Barbara Dora Arlene Lee, 56, of Worth County, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died June 17, 2015 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Brian Marchant will officiate.A native of Albany, GA, Barbara graduated from Albany High School and was employed in the food service industry. She most recently was...
Ruby Wilson Beck
Jun 17, 2015
Ruby Wilson Beck, 89, of Gainesville, GA, formerly of Albany, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Health Systems. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.A native of Lula, GA, Mrs. Beck had resided...
William Wallace (Will) Kidd
Jun 16, 2015
William Wallace "Will" Kidd, 74, of Baker Co., GA, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 19, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at Milford Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors. Rev. William Collins will officiate. Born in Savannah, Georgia, May 9, 1941 to the late Louis O. Kidd and Cordelia Griffin...
David Lemar Smith
Jun 16, 2015
David L. Smith, 60, of Lee Co., GA died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Johnny White will officiate. Born in Eastman, GA, Mr. Smith had resided in both Albany, GA and Lee Co., GA since 1967. He was retired...
Robert Louie Tanner
Jun 16, 2015
Robert Louie Tanner, 82, of Americus, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died June 16, 2015 at Magnolia Manor Retirement Center. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at the Magnolia Manor Chapel. Rev. Willie Beasley will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery with American Post # 30 of Albany, GA providing Military Honors.A native of Harrison,...
William Curtis Willingham
Jun 16, 2015
William Curtis Willingham, 89, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Rowe will officiate. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Mitchell Co., GA.Born in Mitchell Co., GA, Mr. Willingham had resided in Albany,...
Nancy M. Thomas
Jun 15, 2015
Nancy Morrison Thomas, 78, of Leesburg, GA passed away on June 15, 2015 at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Gillionville Baptist Church. Mike Neuman will officiate.She was born in Columbus, GA to the late W.R. Morrison and Mable Holton Morrison. Nancy married Jim Thomas in 1956 while on their honeymoon,...
Russell Martin Melton
Jun 14, 2015
Russell "Russ" Martin Melton, 54, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, June 14 2015 at Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, Lee Co., GA. Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Born in Phenix City, AL, Russ...
Kevin Owens Barfield
Jun 12, 2015
Kevin Owens Barfield, 19, of Mitchell Co., GA died Friday, June 12, 2015 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Mitchell Co., GA. Rev. Rick Griner will officiate.Kevin was born in Albany, GA and had resided in Mitchell Co., GA most of his life and attended Mitchell...
Carl Ed Hall, Jr
Jun 12, 2015
Carl Edward (Ed) Hall, Jr., 60, of Albany, GA, died June 12, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday at 1:00 PM at Nashville Memorial Gardens in Nashville, GA. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate.A native of Hahira, GA, Ed grew up in Valdosta, GA and Albany, GA and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1972....
Catherine Sue Greeson Young
Jun 6, 2015
Catherine Sue Greeson Young, 64, of Leesburg, GA, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 at her home. Graveside memorial services will be held Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.A native of Dalton, GA, Mrs. Young had spent most of her life in Leesburg. She attended St Pauls Episcopal Church. She...
Macel Daniel Mercer
Jun 5, 2015
Macel Daniel Mercer, 80, of Pelham, GA formerly of Albany, GA died Friday, June 5, 2015 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Tom Newman will officiate.Born in Buena Vista, GA, Mrs. Daniel had resided in Albany, GA before moving to Pelham, GA. She was retired from...
