Obituaries
Dawane ""D.J."" Earnest Holmes, Jr
Jul 4, 2012
Dawane E. "D.J." Holmes, Jr., 22 of Albany, GA died Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Melvin Slappy and Randall Culberson will officiate. D. J. was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA. He worked in the Graphic Arts...
Bill H. (Honey) Martin
Jul 2, 2012
Bill J. "Honey" Martin, 84, of Bronwood, GA, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at Willson Hospice House in Albany, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 10:00 AM at the Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Pete Sharber will officiate.A native of Carbondale, IL, Mr. Martin was employed as an engineer with the Illinois Central Railroad Company and moved to Albany,...
Barry D. McCray
Jun 30, 2012
Barry D. McCray, 57, of Port Republic, VA, formerly of Albany, GA, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Northern Hospital of Surry County, Mt. Airy, NC. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate. Mr. McCray had resided in Port Republic, VA for the past four years...
Donald R. Zirkelbach
Jun 24, 2012
Donald R. Zirkelbach, 76, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Military honors will be held Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. at Andersonville National Cemetery. Mr. Marvin Mixon will officiate.Mr. Zirkelbach was born in Shawnee town, IL and was a native of Evansville, IN. Don and his family has resided in Albany,...
Hilda Eudine Houston
Jun 22, 2012
Hilda C. Houston, 79, of Albany, GA died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Don Adams will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. A native of Early County, GA, Mrs. Houston had resided in Albany since 1949 moving from Edison....
Gail Louise Cameron
Jun 22, 2012
Gail Louise Cameron, 50, of Albany, GA., died June 22, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday June 26, 2012 at Morningside United Methodist Church at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Barstow, CA, Gail has resided in Albany, GA since 1964. She...
Otis Allen McClure, Jr
Jun 22, 2012
Otis Allen McClure, Jr. 90, of Leesburg, GA, died Friday June 22, 2012 at Lee Health Care and Rehabilitation. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Andersonville National Cemetery with military honors. Rev. Jay Barcus will officiate. A native of Ft. Worth, TX., Mr. McClure had resided in Leesburg, GA. for the past...
Dorothy Euvene Vaardahl
Jun 21, 2012
Dorothy E. Vaardahl, 90, of Albany, GA died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Father Jim Bullion and The Rev. Deacon Joy Davis will officiate. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery, Quincy, FL.A native of Quincy, FL, Mrs. Vaardahl retired from the City of...
Betty Jean Shaw Jamison
Jun 20, 2012
Betty Jean Shaw Jamison, born July 26, 1936 in Shellman, Georgia to Ernest and Carrie Shaw, entered Heaven's gates June 20, 2012. Preceded in death by her brother, Rev. Bradley Shaw, and her sister, Willene Lay, she is survived by her daughters, Jan A. Vroegindewey (Larry) of Jacksonville, Florida and Betty Maria Shaw of Shellman, in addition to four grandchildren,...
Willis Edward Kitchens
Jun 20, 2012
Willis Edward Kitchens, 78, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at his daughter's residence in Leesburg, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. His grandson, Matthew Tanner will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg City Cemetery.Mr. Kitchens was born and lived most of his life in Albany,...
Hazelene S. Culwell
Jun 15, 2012
Hazelene S. Culwell, 79, of Apopka, FL passed away on Friday, June 15, 2012 of complications from COPD, while staying with her daughter in Leesburg, GA. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Tom Amburgey and Rev. Dan Harris will officiate. The family will receive friends 10:00 AM with...
Robert James Crutts
Jun 15, 2012
Robert James Crutts, 65, of Albany, GA, died June 15, 2012 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Graveside services will be conducted Monday, June 18, 2012 at 10:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. A native of Sussex, NJ, Mr. Crutts had resided in Albany, GA since 1970 moving from Califon, NJ. He was an elevator operator...
Lydia Castleberry
Jun 13, 2012
Mrs. Lydia " Betty " Castleberry, 74, of Leesburg, Ga. died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Willson Hospice House in Albany.She requested no services to be conducted, but simply to honor her memory by reading Revelation 21:1-4. Mrs. Castleberry was born November 4, 1937 in Bridgeboro, Ga. to the late Lonnie and Irene Trammell. She lived and worked in the...
Alice Rogers
Jun 13, 2012
Alice Rogers, 90, of Bronwood, GA, died June 13, 2012 at the Lillian Carter Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Grady Morey will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Perry, FL, Mrs. Rogers spent most of her life in Tallahassee, FL and moved to Bronwood,...
Melvin (Bud) Eugene Weeks
Jun 12, 2012
Melvin (Bud) Weeks, 81, of Fort Gaines, GA, died June 12, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 PM at Haisten Funeral Home, McDonough, GA. Rev. Tim Mock will officiate. Interment will follow at East Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour before the service on Friday at Haisten Funeral Home.A native...
Raymond Paul O'Connor, Jr
Jun 11, 2012
Raymond Paul (Ray) O'Connor Jr., 78, of Albany, GA, died June 11, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. A private interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Tiffin, OH, Mr. O'Connor graduated from Tiffin High School and Tiffin University. He...
Issac Andrew Jr. Davidson
Jun 11, 2012
Isacc Andrew (Jr.) Davidson, 67, of Vienna, GA, formerly of Albany, GA died Monday, June 11, 2012 at his residence. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Al Wilbourn will officiate. A native of Moultrie, GA, Jr. had lived most of his life in Albany, GA before moving to Vienna three years...
Chistopher (Chris) T. Stone
Jun 6, 2012
Christopher T. (Chris) Stone, 27, of Leesburg, GA, died June 6, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, Chris graduated from New Covenant Academy in 2004 and was employed with Metro...
Donny Allen Hicks
Jun 5, 2012
Donny Allen Hicks, 64 0f Albany died Tuesday, June, 5, 2012 at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital. His remains have been cremated A native e of Dothan, AL, Mr. Hicks was born to the late Lehman Lee Hicks and Addie Jewel Talley Hicks. He had resided in Albany for the past thirty seven years and was a retired Journeyman Carpenter for forty...
Kathryn Rebecca Estes
Jun 5, 2012
Kathryn Rebecca Estes, 84, of Albany, GA, died June 5, 2012 at Phoebe North Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.A native of Lafayette, AL, Mrs. Estes had resided in Albany, GA since 1975 moving from Griffin, GA. She was a snack bar...
