Obituaries
James William "Dinky" Monroe, Sr.
Feb 9, 2022
James William “Dinky” Monroe, Sr., 73, of Lee Co. passed away February 9, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral service will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 4:00 P.M. at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Aaron Mcculley will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.
James was born in Albany, GA on May 21, 1948...
Gary Hayward Allen
Feb 8, 2022
Gary Hayward Allen, 67, of Smithville, GA, died February 8, 2022 at Crisp Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Baptist Church. Rev. Grady Morey and Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Hayward was born in Andalusia, AL on July 4, 1954 to Victor and...
Margaret E. Swearingen
Feb 6, 2022
Margaret E. Swearingen, 89, of Albany, GA, died February 6, 2022 at Pruitt Health-Palmyra. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Hall and Mr. Frank Simpson will officiate.
Mrs. Swearingen was born in Crockett’s Bluff, AR on February 4, 1933 to Albert and Florence Dallas. She married Jack W. Swearingen...
Paul Andrew Tretchick
Feb 6, 2022
Paul Andrew Tretchick, 80, of Stone Mountain, GA formerly of Albany, GA, died February 6, 2022 at Pebblebrook at Park Springs. Private family graveside services will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery with Military Honors.
Mr. Tretchick was born in Latrobe, PA on July 15, 1941 to Andrew and Margaret Tretchick. He graduated from Avonmore High School and joined the...
James Lafay Holt
Feb 6, 2022
Mr. James Lafay Holt, 86, of Leesburg, GA, passed away February 6 at his home in Leesburg.
He was born on April 14, 1935, in Baker County, GA, to the late James Burl and Ruby Paul Holt.
James was born into a sharecropper’s family where he learned the value of family relationships,
faith and hard work. He loved the outdoors...
James Thad Swette
Feb 6, 2022
James (Jim) T. Swette, 92, of Albany, GA, passed away surrounded by his family on February 6, 2022. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, February 12th at 11:30 AM at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Father Raymond Levreault will officiate.
Mr. Swette was born in Albany, GA on April 30, 1929 to Thomas and Mary Swette. He was a 1948...
Eve Lynne "Rosa" Tapscott
Feb 6, 2022
Eve Lynne “Rosa” Tapscott of Albany, Ga, died Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
A native of Albany, GA. Ms. Tapscott loved her cats. She enjoyed making arts and crafts and writing in her spare time. Eve was a good mom and loved her son and family greatly. She is preceded in death by her father Benjamin...
Robert "Bobby" O'Stean, Jr.
Feb 6, 2022
Robert “Bobby” Mallory O'Stean, Jr., 71 of Dawson, died Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
His funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, February 11, 2022 at Calvary Baptist Church, 674 W. Lee St., Dawson, with interment to follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Rev. Alan Sanders and Rev. Damon Fountain to officiate.
A life-long resident of...
Randall Donald Moree
Feb 6, 2022
Randall Donald Moree, 22, of Leesburg, GA passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Hope City United Church, Albany, GA at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Trent Corey and Rev. Johhny White will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Albany, GA, Randall had resided in Leesburg, GA all...
Larry "Gus" Hudson
Feb 5, 2022
Larry "Gus" Hudson, 73, of Sylvester, Georgia departed this life peacefully, surrounded by his family at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA on Saturday, February 5, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 in Hillcrest Cemetery with Reverend Jason Jones officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Benson, Gordon Knight, Davey Knight, Samuel...
Alex Carlton Donaldson
Feb 5, 2022
Alex Carlton Donaldson, 50 of Albany, GA. Died Feb. 5, 2022 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Donaldson was born October 8, 1971 in Mesa, Arizona, son...
James Derryl Johnson
Feb 5, 2022
James Derryl Johnson, Sr., 58, of Worth County, GA died February 5, 2022 in Panama City Beach, FL. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 1:00 pm at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Joe Brown will officiate.
James was born in Americus, GA on February 4, 1964 to Derryl Johnson and Betty Cooper Johnson. He was raised in Lee County,...
Loyal H. Allen
Feb 4, 2022
Loyal Henry Allen, 84, of Oxford, formerly of Albany, died Friday, February 4, 2022 at his home.
His graveside service will be 3:00 Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Crown Hill Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Wilhite of Oxford Baptist Church officiating.
A native of Doerun, Mr. Allen was a graduate of Doerun High School and had lived in Albany most of...
Mark Allen Tucker
Feb 3, 2022
Mark Allen Tucker, 54, of Leesburg, GA, died February 3, 2022 at his residence surrounded by family and loved ones. The family will receive friends Thursday, February 10, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Allen was born in Albany, GA on January 22, 1968 to James E. and Betty Jean Tucker, Sr. He attended Albany...
Brenda Reeves Martin
Feb 2, 2022
Brenda Reeves Martin, 68, of Leesburg, GA died Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Doerun City Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Brenda was born June 5, 1953 in Moultrie, GA to Herbert Thomas and Mary Etta Partain Reeves. When she was ten years old,...
Tommy Joe Christian
Feb 2, 2022
Tommy Joe Christian, 53, of Albany Georgia, died Wednesday February 2, 2022 at Dawson Manor. Memorial services will be conducted February 11, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell Officiate.
Mary Louise Christensen Druckenmiller
Feb 1, 2022
Mary Louise Druckenmiller, 69, of Albany died, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Born in Charleston, SC, Mrs. Druckenmiller had lived in Albany since 2006 moving here from Charleston, SC. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her parents Herbert S. Christensen and Elizabeth [Betty] (Christensen)...
Deanna Sue Christmas
Feb 1, 2022
Deanna Sue Christmas, 73, of Leesburg, GA passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Justin Friar will officiate.
Born in Albany, GA and a life long resident of Albany, GA and Leesburg, GA, Sue was the owner/operator of Sue’s Snack Bar...
Sean Cothern
Feb 1, 2022
Sean Cothern, 26, of Albany, died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at his residence. The family will receive friends at Tift Park in Albany on Sunday, February 6th at 2:00 p.m.
Born in Manchester, NH, Sean had lived in Albany area since 2000 and worked in construction.
Survivors include his mother Norma Lott (Edward), father, Wade Cothern, brothers, Jacob Cothern (Aleah) and Michael Cothern, sister, Ashley Gorman (John)...
Gloria Gilbert Gladney
Jan 31, 2022
Mrs. Gloria Gilbert Gladney, 70, of Albany, GA, died January 31, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3:00 PM at Albany Bible Church. The family will receive friends Thursday from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the church. Interment will follow at the Leesburg Cemetery.
Gloria was born November 13, 1951 in...
