Obituaries
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,...
James Douglas Waddell
May 12, 2022
James Douglas “Doug” Waddell, 83, of Albany, GA, formerly of Athens, GA and Dawson, GA, died May 12, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 3:00 pm at the First Baptist Church of Dawson. Rev. Currie Spoon will officiate. Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Doug was born on August...
Myrtle Storey Parsons
May 11, 2022
Myrtle Storey Parsons, 75, of Lee County, GA died May 11, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Connie Jones will officiate.
Myrtle was born in Donalsonville, GA to James and Susie Storey on August 29, 1946. Her family moved to...
Maurene Avera McDonald
May 11, 2022
Maurene McDonald, 88, passed away peacefully, May 11, 2022 at the Willson Hospice House in Albany, GA.
Her funeral service will be 3:00 PM Saturday at the Morgan Methodist Church Cemetery.
Maurene Lelia Avera was born the second child of four to Noel Mack Avera, a farmer and his wife, Nina Stamps Avera in Calhoun County on August 29, 1933. ...
Kenneth Norman Davis
May 11, 2022
Kenneth Norman Davis, 92, of Albany, GA passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Mark Walker will officiate. Visitation will follow the services at the church.
Graveside services will follow Monday, May 16, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at...
