Obituaries

Jul 5, 2020

Paul Jason Pulley, 41, of Albany, GA, died July 5, 2020 at his residence with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Albert Mills will officiate. Social distancing will be required. Interment will follow in Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.

Paul was a native of Albany, GA and...

Jul 2, 2020

Betty Jo Smallwood Broome, 83, passed on from this life on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC. Out of concern for the safety of family and friends alike, a private graveside service for immediate family will be conducted at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Ben Steffens will officiate.

Born on December 20, 1936, she was...

Jul 1, 2020

Sara Nelle Rowe, 85, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Roy Cook will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Social distancing is required.

Mrs. Rowe was born in Irwin County, GA on October 11, 1934 to...

Jun 29, 2020

Clayton Daniel Morey, 90, of Albany, Ga passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 29, 2020. There will be a private family graveside service on July 3, 2020 at Spring Hill Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. A memorial celebration of Dan’s life will be announced at a later date.

Born at home in Mitchell County to Thomas N. Morey...

Jun 28, 2020

Melba Jean Howard, 75, of Leesburg, GA died Sunday, June 28, 2020 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Her family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Born in Mount Vernon, GA, to Cecil and Lexie Taylor Rountree, Melba grew up in Lyons, GA. She was a 1962 graduate of Lyons High School where she won a scholarship sponsored...

Jun 28, 2020

Kathleen Craven Tillery, 86, of Leesburg, GA died Sunday, June 28, 2020 at her residence. Service information will be announced.

Jun 26, 2020

Linda Gail Weathersby, 71, of Lee County, GA died June 26, 2020 at her residence.  Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Lakeside Baptist Church.  Rev. Kenneth Cloud will officiate.  A private family interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.

Mrs. Weathersby was born on October 29, 1948 in Bainbridge, GA to O.R. and Edith Kate Godwin.  She...

Jun 26, 2020

Owen Walter Griffin, 69, of Albany, GA, died Friday, June 26, 2020 at Pruitt Palmyra Nursing Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be announced at a later date.

A native of Montgomery, AL, Mr. Griffin served his country in the United States Army and served in the Viet Nam War. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and...

Jun 23, 2020

David “Rooster” N. Blitch, Jr., 80, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of his life will be held at Doublegate Country Club from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2020. Friends are welcome to drop in and social distancing will be required.

David is survived by his...

Jun 23, 2020

Taylor Nicole Rumph, 15, of Lee County, GA, died Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Riverside Cemetery, Albany, GA. Nick Westbrook will officiate.

Taylor was born October 3, 2004 in Albany, GA. Her entry into this world was not an easy one,...

Jun 23, 2020

Jun 19, 2020

Martha Boyd Bowden Darsey, 91, of Albany, Georgia, passed away June 19, 2020. Family graveside services will be held Monday, June 22, at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate.

Mrs. Darsey was born in Tifton, Georgia, on August 25, 1928 to A.L. and Ethel Bowden. After graduating from Tifton High School, she earned a Bachelor...

Jun 19, 2020

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Jun 17, 2020

Aaron Thomas Entrekin, 16, of Sumner crossed the finish line Wednesday June 17, 2020 after a courageous battle with leukemia at Egleston’s Children’s Hospital of Atlanta. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 PM Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Unity Baptist Church. Rev. Brad Hughes and Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in Sumner City Cemetery. If attending,...

Jun 16, 2020

Michael Lackey, 54 of Lee County died Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

His graveside service will be Saturday 11 AM at Leesburg Cemetery.  Rev. Brandon Walls will officiate.  Please practice social distancing.

A native of Covington, Mr. Lackey had lived between Covington and Leesburg most of his life and worked for Oxford Construction until his eye...

Jun 15, 2020

Sheridan T. “Sheri” Rushton, 69, of Albany, GA, died Monday June 15, 2020 at Willson Hospice House.  Memorial services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Covenant Presbyterian Church.  Dr. William “Biff” Coker and Dr. Harry Barrow will officiate.  The family will receive friends Thursday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the fellowship hall at Covenant Presbyterian Church. ...

Jun 15, 2020

Ronald Phillip (Phil) Swecker, 78, of Leesburg, GA died Monday, June 15, 2020 at his residence, Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Steve Hood will officiate. Social distancing will be respected.

Born in Elkins, WV, to the late W.J. and Meda Fraley Swecker, Mr. Swecker was a manager with...

Jun 14, 2020

Peggy Ann Bode, 81, of Leesburg, GA, died June 14, 2020 at Colquitt Regional Hospital. A visitation will be held Thursday June 18, 2020 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the residence of Kevin and Renee Casey, 124 Highland Oaks Drive, Albany, GA.

Mrs. Bode was born in Fayetteville, AR, on November 21, 1938 to John and Elsie Bishop....

Jun 7, 2020

On Sunday June 7th, 2020 Deborah Lea Johnson, loving daughter and sister passed away at age 58 in Columbus Georgia.  Deborah was born July 8th 1961 in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts to Richard and Sylvia Johnson.  The family moved to Albany Georgia in 1968, and Deborah grew up and lived most of her life in the Albany area.  Deborah was an...