Obituaries
Levera Tonia Helvik
May 29, 2022
Levera Tonia Helvik, 85, of Albany, GA, died May 29, 2022 at The Phoenix at Albany. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Mrs. Helvik was born on December 10, 1936 in Albany, GA to W.J. and Edith Holland. She grew up in Albany, attended Albany High...
Osceola "Beaver" Lawson
May 28, 2022
Osceola “Beaver” Lawson, 81, of Leesburg, died Saturday, May 28, 2022 at her residence. Graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, June 2, 2022 at Leesburg Cemetery. Brother Brandon Walls will officiate.
Born in Juliette, GA, Mrs. Lawson had lived in the Albany area most of her life and retired from Miller-Coors after 25 years.
She was...
Ouida Jane Ellis Thompson
May 27, 2022
Ouida Jane Ellis Thompson, 99, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at her residence. Her daughter, Shirley, and son, Don, and loved caregivers, Kelly Word, and Brenda French were present.
Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, June 1, at 11 am at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery in Albany, Ga.
Born in Newton, Georgia, to Alice Allen Ellis and...
Keith "Dog" James Martin
May 27, 2022
Keith James Martin, 67, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, May 27, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, May 30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.at Leesburg Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Born in Carbondale, IL, Keith moved to Lee Co., GA in 1965 and attended Worth County School system before attending the Lee County School system where...
Hilda Martin Branch
May 27, 2022
Hilda Martin Branch, of Albany, GA., died Friday, May 27, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. David Cromie will officiate.
She was born July 13, 1930 to George Martin, Sr. and Mable Steed Martin. She was the fourth of five surviving children....
Richard Bruce Owens
May 27, 2022
Richard Bruce Owens, 87, of Albany, died Friday, May 27, 2022 at his residence.
His funeral service will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the American Legion Honor Guard. Rev. Bruce Gordon officiating
Born in Baltimore, MD, Mr. Owens was...
Steven Allen Davis
May 25, 2022
Steven Allen Davis, 65, of Lee County, died Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The will be a Celebration of Life, 2:30 PM Friday, June 10, 2022 at Chehaw Park.
Born at Fort Benning, Steven grew up in Cairo and moved to Albany in 1976. He was a sales representative with ADT. Steve was a salesmen who...
Richard "Richie" Riner
May 24, 2022
Richard “Richie” Riner, 58, of Lee County died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at his residence.
His funeral service will be Friday 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. John Williams officiating. Rev. John Williams will officiate.
Born in Albany, Richie worked for Oxford for 39 years where he was a supervisor at the Asphalt Plant. He was a loving father...
James Earl Bass
May 24, 2022
James Earl Bass, 56, of Lee Co., GA passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
He was born in Sumter Co. and graduated from Southland Academy before joining the U.S. Coast Guard. He worked for a time with the U.S. Postal Service....
James W. Walker
May 24, 2022
James W. Walker, 92, of Albany, GA, died May 24, 2022 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, May 27, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery in Rhine, GA. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.
Mr. Walker was born on February 1, 1930 in Dodge County, GA to Jim and Sallie Walker. After graduation,...
Alice Rabon Harrell
May 22, 2022
Alice Rabon Harrell, 77, of Leesburg, GA, died May 22, 2022 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.
Alice was born on June 30, 1944 to Ed and Annie Rabon in Albany and attended Albany High School. She married Gene Harrell in...
Mary Irene Lupinacci
May 20, 2022
Mary Irene Lupinacci, 75, of Albany, GA formerly of Penn Hills, PA, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022, while in the care of Willson Hospice House.
Born Aug 17, 1946, in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late George V. and the late Irene (Claus) Lupinacci. Mary was loved by her family and will be dearly missed...
Ira Clinton "Peanut" Willis
May 19, 2022
Ira Clinton “Peanut” Willis, Sr. of Albany, died May 19, 2022 at his home.
Services will be held Monday, May 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment following at Floral Memory Gardens. Robert Marshall and David Tyson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Mr. Willis cherished his...
Jim "Jimmy" Henry Fulford, Jr.
May 15, 2022
Jim “Jimmy” Henry Fulford, Jr, 72, of Leesburg, GA, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 11:00 am at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson, GA with Military Honors. Rev Emil Askew will officiate.
He was born and raised in Dawson, GA. He graduated from...
Patricia Alene Malson
May 15, 2022
Mrs. Patricia Alene Malson, 75 of Albany, GA. Died May 15, 2022 at her residence. A funeral service will be held Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday May 19, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the funeral...
Evelyn Moore Cauley
May 15, 2022
Evelyn Moore Cauley, 96, of Tifton, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died May 15, 2022 at Legacy Village. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 11:00 am at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. Norman Denney and Rev. Jerry Gorre will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Cauley was born on December 30, 1925...
Raymond Lynn Davenport
May 14, 2022
Raymond Lynn Davenport, 73, of Leesburg, GA., died Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Albany Bible Church. Mr. Pete Daughtry will officiate.
Born in Aiken, SC. Raised and attended high school in Statesville, NC. He earned a scholarship to play football at The Citadel, and...
Patricia Ann (Patsy) Hunt
May 14, 2022
Patricia Ann (Patsy) Hunt, of Leesburg, GA passed away, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Beacon Baptist Church. Rev. Jim Eubanks will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Patsy was born on November 18, 1949 to Velera Martin and Vernall Martin in Cave City, KY. Patsy...
Tonia Denise Davis
May 14, 2022
Tonia Denise Davis, 52 of Leesburg, GA, passed from this life into the waiting arms of her Savior Jesus Christ on May 14,2022.
Born March 31, 1970 in Elba Alabama, Tonia was the loving, and caring daughter of Tommy and Faye Sanders. She lived a wonderful life in Leesburg, GA and raised a beautiful family in Lee County. Her...
Brenda Elaine Price
May 13, 2022
Brenda Elaine Price, 67, of Leesburg, GA, passed away, Friday, May 13, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ben Steffins will officiate.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Hallie Rogers and Wyline Swearingen Rogers and siblings, Hallie Rogers, Charles Rogers,...
