Obituaries
Ernest Leland (Lee) Webb
Oct 4, 2023
Ernest L. (Lee) Webb, 76, of Georgetown, GA formerly Albany, GA passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at his residence. No services are planned at this time.
Lee was born in Albany, GA and educated in the Albany/ Dougherty Co. School System and at an early age he became certified and continued his studies and served in law enforcement for...
Dr. Gary Patrick Nichols, DMD
Oct 3, 2023
Gary Patrick Nichols, DMD, 85, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Monday, October 23, 2023 at 11:00 am at Porterfield Methodist Church. Rev. Chuck Knight will officiate.
Dr. Nichols was born in Birmingham, AL on June 25, 1938 to Herbert and Inez Nichols. He lived in Birmingham...
James Sandy Anderson
Oct 2, 2023
James Sandy Anderson, 77, of Albany, GA. died Monday, October 2, 2023 at Willson Hospice House. A funeral mass will be held Friday, October 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church with military honors.
Mr. Anderson was born in Long Beach, CA and went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree from the University of California Riverside in...
Glenda Shelby Cannon
Sep 30, 2023
Glenda Shelby Cannon passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Glenda was born on May 29, 1946 in Knoxville, Tennessee to Claude Thomas Shelby (CT) and Mildred Jane Thompson Shelby (Jane).
Glenda led a very full life. She was raised in Tennessee and Georgia, before graduating from Albany High School in 1964. She had two...
Otis Wiley (Buddy) Mitchell
Sep 30, 2023
Otis Wiley (Buddy) Mitchell, 76, of Albany, GA passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Roy Cook will officiate.
Buddy grew up in Albany, Georgia, and graduated from Albany High School where he played on the football team. He attended Georgia Southwestern...
Christa Michelle Thrower
Sep 30, 2023
Christa Michelle Thrower of Albany, GA, died Saturday, September 30, 2023 at her residence. The family will have a memorial service at a later date.
Born in Waycross, GA. Christa graduated from Waycross High School in 1990. She was employed with the Medical College of Georgia and Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital where she worked as a clerkship program coordinator and...
Glenda Cook Carlton
Sep 29, 2023
Glenda Sue Carlton, 71, of Lee County, Ga., died Friday, September 29, 2023, at her home.
A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday October 4, 2023 at Floral Memory Gardens in Albany, Ga.
Glenda was born in Colquitt, Ga on January 21, 1952 to the late Clyve and Mary Alma Cook and grew up in Colquitt....
Brenda Louise Hudson
Sep 29, 2023
Brenda Louise Hudson of Albany, GA., died Friday, September 29, 2023 at her residence. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery in Cecil, GA. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Mrs. Hudson was born in Adel, GA to the late Ellis Victor and Sally Louise Parks. She loved caring...
James Kenneth Faircloth
Sep 29, 2023
James Kenneth Faircloth, 86, of Albany, GA, died September 29, 2023. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 2:00 pm at The Baconton United Methodist Church. Rev. Ernie Rodgers will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Kenneth was born in McRae, GA on September 6, 1937 to James and Verlie Mae Faircloth. He moved with...
Martha Pate Whiting Rush
Sep 28, 2023
Martha Pate Whiting Rush, 79, of Albany, Georgia passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023 at her home in Tallahassee, Florida. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM at the First Methodist Church of Albany, Georgia. The family invites friends and family to join them for a light meal immediately following the service at the...
Frances Gilley Lewis
Sep 28, 2023
Frances Gilley Lewis, 91, of Lee County, died Thursday, September 28, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Her funeral service will be 11:00 AM, October 2, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Homes with interment Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate.
Born in Alabama, Mrs. Lewis lived most of her life in the Leesburg area. She was a homemaker and a member...
Helen H. Coxwell
Sep 27, 2023
Helen H. Coxwell, 91, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Oaks at Oakland Plantation. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 4:00 pm at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Lee Smith will officiate.
Born in Birmingham, AL to W.T. and Annie Scott Hobbs, Helen was raised in Cuthbert and graduated from Cuthbert High School in 1950....
Sandra June Garlock
Sep 25, 2023
Sandra June Garlock, 79, of Leesburg, GA passed away Monday, September 25, 2023 at her residence. Private funeral services were held at Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Elmira, NY, Mrs. Garlock was retired from the United Postal Service and was of the Catholic faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George Green and Edith Cadec Green, her husband,...
Jimmy Julius Bowles, Jr.
Sep 25, 2023
Jimmy Julius Bowles, Jr., 63, of Albany, GA, died September 25, 2023 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Ben Steffens will officiate.
Jimmy was born in Albany, GA on July 2, 1960 to Jimmy and Delores Bowles, Sr. He grew up on The Graham Angus Farm and attended Albany...
Sara Toms Rusk
Sep 24, 2023
Sara Toms Rusk, 19, of Smithville, died Sunday, September 24, 2023.
Graveside service for Sara and her unborn son Noah Spencer will be 2:00 PM, September 29, 2023 at Leesburg Cemetery with Rev. Mark Kinservik will officiate.
Born in Albany, Sara had attended Lee County High School. Along with her son she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents...
Anthony "Tony" Murray Fillingame
Sep 24, 2023
Anthony "Tony" Murray Fillingame,77 of Dawson, Georgia, passed away peacefully at his residence on September 24, 2023. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 3:00 pm at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Dawson, Georgia. Brad Hughes will officiate.
He was born on December 27, 1945, in Dawson, Georgia to his parents Homer and Sadie Oxford Fillingame. Tony's...
George Pressley Martin
Sep 23, 2023
George Pressley Martin, 84, of Morgan, GA passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Morgan United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Chris Holdrof will officiate.
Born in Conway, SC, Mr. Martin was educated and was a graduate of the public school system Horry County,...
Paula Stamps Smith
Sep 23, 2023
Paula Oleta Stamps Smith, 90, of Albany, Georgia passed away on September 23,2023 surrounded by family.
Paula Smith’s funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Sherwood Baptist Church Chapel followed by a graveside service at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. John Spencer will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, September 27, 2023 between 5:30...
Gloria Fleming Slay
Sep 22, 2023
Gloria Annette Fleming Slay, 75, of Lee County, GA, died Friday, September 22, 2023, at The Miller County Hospital after a prolonged illness of Neuro Myelitis Optica and Transverse Myelitis. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 25, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany, GA. Rev. Roy Cook and Rev. Chad Ellis will officiate. Committal services...
Charles "Chuck" Leon Wilson, Sr.
Sep 22, 2023
Charles "Chuck" Leon Wilson, Sr., 73, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2023 at the Willson Hospice House. Graveside memorial services will be held Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Oakview Cemetery 220 Cotton Avenue, Albany, Georgia, 31701, Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Born in September 24, 1949 in Ogden Utah to the late Willis and Emma Freeman Wilson....
