Obituaries
Johnnie E. Farr, Sr
Dec 27, 2014
Funeral services for Johnnie E. Farr, Sr. will be held at 11:00 am at Philema Road Baptist Church 30 December with interment in Floral Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 7-9 pm 29 December at Mathew's Funeral Home. Services will be officiated by Mr. Dan Harris and Mr. Gary Collier. 27 Dec, God took his son home to be...
Rena Moore Wilson McRee
Dec 24, 2014
A "Celebration of Life" for the late Rena Lee Moore Wilson McRee who passed away on Wednesday, Dec 24th, at her home, will be held at her family church, Albany Community SDA Church on Sunday, Jan 4th at 3:00pm. At Rena's request, please dress casually; this is not a service for mourning, but celebrating.Rena was born on Dec 1, 1924...
Samuel Austin Law III
Dec 23, 2014
Samuel Austin Law, III of Albany died December 23, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 26, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor William "Butch" Knight will officiate and Flynn Bridges will assist. Interment will be at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus, GA.Sam was born on July 15, 1942 to the...
Valdra Ann Klein
Dec 23, 2014
Valdra Yordy Klein, 64, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Jay Barcus will officiate. Interment will follow in Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.Born in Moultrie, GA, Mrs. Klein had resided in Albany, GA for the past...
Marvin D. Ross
Dec 22, 2014
Marvin D. Ross, 69, of Albany, GA, died December 22, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile/ bicycle accident. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.A native of Tift County, GA, born to the late Rufus T. and Francis Shepard Ross, he had resided in Albany, GA for the...
Ethel Christian Kisor Smith
Dec 21, 2014
Ethel Christian Kisor Smith, 88, of Lee Co., GA died Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church, Webster Co., GA. Rev. Raymond Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.Born in Centerpoint, (Webster Co.) GA., Mrs. Smith has resided in...
Donald Bruce Henderson
Dec 21, 2014
Donald Bruce Henderson Sr. of Albany, GA passed away Sunday (December 21, 2014) at his home. He was born to Charlie and Louise Henderson of Waycross Georgia on April 25, 1928. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 26 at 11:00 at the Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel. Mr. Jimmy Brown will officiate.Bruce was a military veteran and served our county...
Edna Elizabeth Nix
Dec 20, 2014
Edna Elizabeth Toole Nix, 88, of Leesburg, GA, died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted at 10:00 am Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Jehovah's Witness Leesburg Century Congregation Kingdom Hall. Brother Jesse Driskell will officiate.Born in Miller Co., GA, Mrs. Nix resided in Dougherty Co., GA from 1953 until moving to Leesburg,...
William Bobby Ethredge
Dec 19, 2014
William Bobby Ethredge, 79, of Lee County, GA died December 19, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorials Hospital.Bobby was born September 2, 1935 and raised in Baker County. GA and graduated from Albany High School. He was general manager with the Marriott Hotels for many years and later he owned/operated convenience stores in California. The hospitality industry suited him well as...
Bonnie Gail Branam Sproul
Dec 18, 2014
Bonnie Gail Sproul of Lee County, GA, died December 18, 2014 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald, GA with Rev. Bobby RicheyMrs. Sproul was born and raised in Fitzgerald, GA and graduated from Irwin County High School....
Weyman Elmo Rooks, Sr
Dec 17, 2014
Weyman Elmo Rooks, Sr. of Baker County died Wednesday December 17, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday December 19, 2014 at Christ Methodist Church Cemetery in Baker County. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.Mr. Rooks was born in Baker County on November 13, 1920 to the late Warren E. and Doris...
Michelle Denise Adelman
Dec 17, 2014
Michelle Denise Adelman, 52, of Lee County, GA, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 19, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Michelle had resided in Bradenton, FL where she was the manager of Econo Paint and Body Shop before...
Warren Jonathan (Jon) Richardson, Jr
Dec 16, 2014
Warren Jonathan (Jon) Richardson, Jr., 60 of Smithville, GA, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in Cook Co., GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 19, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Smithville City Cemetery. Rev. Eddie Braswell will officiate.Born in Americus, GA, Jon resided in Lee Co., GA most of his life except when he lived in Perry, FL...
Dora Etta Hitchcock
Dec 14, 2014
Dora Hitchcock, 94, of Albany, GA, died December 14, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ralph Horne, Sr. will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Marianna, FL, born to the late Lewis and Pearl Rogers, Mrs. Hitchcock moved to Albany, GA in...
Dale R. Mullis
Dec 13, 2014
Dale R. Mullis, 57, of Smithville, GA died December 13, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 PM at Smithville Baptist Church. Rev. Lance Finley will officiate. A private family interment will be held at the Smithville City Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, Dale had lived in Smithville, GA since 1964, graduated from Lee County...
Henry Wayne Rutledge
Dec 12, 2014
Henry Wayne Rutledge, Sr. (GySgt. U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.), 87, of Albany, GA, died December 12, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Liberty Parkway Church of God. Rev. Ralph Horne, Sr. will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with Military Honors.Mr. Rutledge was in the United States Army...
Thomas Alexander Ray
Dec 11, 2014
Thomas Alexander Ray, 83, of Albany, GA died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, December 14, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Lonnie Gibson will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Born in Lumber City, GA, Mr. Ray had resided in Albany, GA most of his life. He...
Shirley Ruth Palmer
Dec 10, 2014
Shirley Ruth Palmer, 68, of Albany, GA, died December 10, 2014 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, December 15, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Sunset Cemetery in Meigs, GA. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.A native of York, PA, Mrs. Palmer was born to the late Paul and Ruth Myers Lentz. She had resided in Albany, GA...
Sarah Lynn Eason
Dec 9, 2014
Sarah Irvin Eason, 51, of Terrell County, GA, died December 9, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Greenbriar Church. Rev. Ken Irvin and Rev. Tim Bice will officiate.A native of Camilla, GA, Sarah grew up in Albany, GA, graduated from Albany High School in 1980 and moved to Sasser, GA...
Charles Wesley Ivey, Sr
Dec 8, 2014
Charles Wesley Ivey Sr., of Leesburg, GA, died Monday December 08, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Friday December 12, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chuck Smith will officiate.Born in Brinson, GA Charles moved to Albany in 1962. He was retired from the Albany Fire Department with over twenty years of...
