Obituaries
Elizabeth E. Nichols
Mar 13, 2022
Elizabeth E. Nichols, 94, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully at Fountainview Center for Alzheimer’s Disease on Sunday, March 13, 2022. A celebration of life for family and friends will be held on March 26, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Elizabeth was born on March 31, 1927 to Walter C. Embry and Fannie C. Pierce Embry in...
John Henderson Siler
Mar 10, 2022
John Henderson Siler, the second son of J.B and Ann Ghormley Siler passed away Thursday March, 10 2022.
John was a 1965 graduate of Waynesville Township High School. Four short years later, in 1969, John graduated from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill with a degree in Mass Media. He later went on to receive two Masters degrees...
Leonard Jeffers Doyal
Mar 10, 2022
Leonard Jeffers Doyal, Jr. died Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Magnolia Manor in Americus, GA. There will be no public funeral services held at this time.
Born in Atlanta, GA to Leonard Jeffers Doyal, Sr. and Mabel M Duncan Doyal, Leonard was a graduate of Albany High School and attended Georgia South Western College. Leonard was a member of the...
Ronald "Ron" Wilbur Nunneley
Mar 10, 2022
Ronald Wilbur “Ron” Nunneley, 89 passed away March 10, 2022 at Wilson Hospice House. A small memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, March 20, 2022 at First Baptist Albany, in the Prayer Garden. He will be buried in Tulsa, Oklahoma in April.Mr. Nunneley was born in Tulsa, OK Sept. 17, 1932. He lived there until moving to...
John Henderson Siler
Mar 10, 2022
John Henderson Siler, 74 of Albany, GA Died March 10, 2022. Funeral Arrangements to be announced.
Brenda Kay Bryant
Mar 10, 2022
Brenda Kay Willis Bryant, age 74, of Albany, Georgia, passed away at her residence on Thursday, March 10, 2022, from complications due to Alzheimer’s Disease. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 14, 2022 at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church of Albany. Dr. William E. “Butch” Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens.
Brenda was...
Wayne Cleveland Cox
Mar 10, 2022
Wayne Cleveland Cox, 63, of Albany, GA passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Cox was born and resided in Albany, GA where he graduated from Dougherty High...
Conrad Francis Dauphinais, Sr.
Mar 10, 2022
Conrad Francis Dauphinais, Sr. (HM1, USN Retired), 87, of Albany, GA, died Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Raymond Levreault will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:00 pm in Andersonville National Cemetery with Military Honors.
Mr. Dauphinais was born...
Harry Daniel (Danny) Phillips
Mar 9, 2022
Harry Daniel (Danny) Phillips, 58, of Leesburg, GA passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Donnie Duncan.
Born in Bainbridge, GA, Danny attended the Miller County Schools. He was employed with Edenfield Farms and was of the Christian faith. He was preceded in...
Victoria Lynn Stephens
Mar 9, 2022
Victoria Lynn “Vicky” Stephens passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022, with her family at her side. Vicky was valiant throughout her 11-year long fight against Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer, never complaining and keeping a positive attitude.
Vicky is the daughter of the late Gene and Rayburn Wallace. Born September 6, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan. Her family soon after relocated to...
William Reginald Presley
Mar 8, 2022
William Reginald Presley passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Reginald (Bill) was born on May 6, 1933 in Thomaston, GA. He was the only child of William Earley Presley and Velma Vernell Brooks Presley.
William Reginald Presley married Dolores Freeman Presley in 1954 after meeting at Gordon Military College. They began their marriage in Atlanta, GA. Reginald joined the Army...
Roderick Jerome Carter, Sr.
Mar 7, 2022
Roderick Jerome “Rod” Carter, Sr., 80, of Edison, GA, died March 7, 2022 at Litebrite Community Hospital in Blakely, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 10:00 am at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Edison, GA. Pastor Chet Anderson will officiate.
Rod was born in Cairo, GA on October 18, 1941 to Noah and Emily...
Janet Baxley Thomas
Mar 1, 2022
Janet Baxley Thomas, 60, of Albany, was taken from us Tuesday morning, March 1, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Janet Thomas was born in Baxley, GA on October 4th, 1961. She lived most of her life in Albany Ga and was a member of Central Baptist Church. She worked in banking at a few different companies throughout the...
Randy Poole
Mar 1, 2022
Randy Ray Poole, 40, of Sylvester, GA, died Tuesday March 1, 2022 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Sunday March 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Wrights Chapel Cemetery in Sumner, GA.
Mr. Poole was Born in Cartersville, GA, and worked in the construction industry as an iron worker. He is preceded in death by his father...
Ruth Elizabeth Gates
Feb 28, 2022
Ruth Elizabeth Gates, 92, of Albany, GA died Monday, February 28, 2022 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. The United States Air Force Honor Guard will provide military honors.
Mrs. Gates was born on November 20, 1929 in Rockford, IL...
Shirley Ann Summerlin
Feb 27, 2022
Shirley Ann Summerlin, 83, of Lee County, died Sunday, February 27, 2022 at her home.
Her memorial service will be Wednesday, 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.
Born in Alabama, Shirley had lived in the Albany area Most of her adult life. She retired from Coats and Clark and the Dougherty School System.
She was preceded in death by her mother...
Vickie Eubanks Pittman
Feb 27, 2022
Vickie Eubanks Pittman, 51, of Lee County, GA, died February 27, 2022 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 pm at Philema Road Baptist Church. Brother Olin Hobby will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Vickie was born on August 8, 1970 in Dawson, GA to Gary and Betty Sue Eubanks. ...
Dr. William Henry Buntin, Jr.
Feb 25, 2022
Dr. William Henry Buntin, Jr age 82 died February 25, 2022. A visitation will be held Thursday, March 3, 2022 from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. A family service will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Josh Duckworth will officiate and Masonic Rites will be held.
Bill was born at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital...
Sylvia K. Spraggins
Feb 25, 2022
Sylvia Kay Spraggins, 49, of Albany, GA died Friday, February 25, 2022. Family will receive friends Saturday, March 5, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Albany from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Sylvia was born on September 8, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia to Travis Gene and Sally Kay Benton. She...
Marilyn "Lynne" Harris Thompson
Feb 24, 2022
Marilyn “Lynne” Harris Thompson, 73 of Leesburg, GA, died Thursday, February 24, 2022 at her residence.
She was born January 1, 1949 in Cordele, GA, daughter of Thelma Dozier Harris and the late Alton William Harris. She was owner and operator of Dental Lab in Albany, GA. She loved scrapbooking.
She is survived by her son, Ron Kennedy (Maria)...
