Obituaries

May 2, 2020

Dale Gorty Joiner, 79, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at The Oaks at Oakland Plantation. Private graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Crown Hill Cemetery. Dr. William D. (Butch) Knight will officiate.

Dale “aka Mop” was a kind, sassy, and caring Southern woman. Dale met her husband, Dr. Wilson Joiner aka “Bop”, on a blind...

Apr 30, 2020

Apr 30, 2020

Timothy Hill Walker, 37, of New Orleans, LA formerly of Albany, GA, died Thursday, April 30, 2020. Private graveside funeral services will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery.

Born in Albany, GA, Mr. Walker attended the Dougherty County schools. He loved collecting Indian artifacts loved to travel. He attended Christ United Methodist Church growing up.

Survivors include his mother, Lisa Gamble,...

Apr 29, 2020

Cecil N. Rustin, Sr., 89, of Lee County, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  The family had a private graveside service at Leesburg Cemetery.  Rev. Charles Jones officiated. 

Cecil was born August 25, 1930, in Butler, GA, to the late Telley and Vera Rustin.  He had resided in Lee County for the past 50...

Apr 29, 2020

Dr. Robert Mark Brashear M.D., 66 of Albany, GA, died Wednesday April 29, 2020 at his residence. Services and burial in Winchester, Kentucky will be announced.

Dr. Brashear was born in Louisville, Kentucky on August 22, 1953 to the late Dr. Robert Finley Brashear M.D. and Lenora F. Knapp Brashear. He was a proud graduate of West Virginia University with...

Apr 28, 2020

Mary Hammond Hammock, 93, of Oglethorpe, GA died Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Friday, May 1, 2020 at 10 in the morning, at the Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pastor Barbara Koch of Mt. Zion-St. Luke Lutheran Church will officiate. Friends are welcome to attend, however social distancing is required. A memorial service will...

Apr 27, 2020

Clifford Leroy Mounts, 98, of Albany, GA, died April 27, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A private graveside funeral service will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery on Saturday, May 2nd. Rev. Robert Greene will officiate. The United States Army will perform Military Honors. A celebration of life will be held later at a time to be announced.

Mr....

Apr 24, 2020

Dianne Marsh Strickland, 69, of Lee County, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

There will be a Celebration of Life, Saturday, April 24, 2021 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at the Thornateeska Heritage Center, 100 Roosevelt Ave, Albany, GA 31701.

Dianne was one of the kindest, most compassionate and caring people you would ever...

Apr 22, 2020

Ralph Satterfield, 93, of Albany died Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus.

Born in Atlanta, he moved his family to Albany in 1954.  He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Albany, later ordained as a deacon at Sherwood Baptist Church and finally a member of Gillionville Baptist Church.

Mr. Satterfield sold and...

Apr 20, 2020

Emily Kathryn “Emma” Phillips, 12, of Leesburg, GA passed away Monday, April 20, 2020 at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Private graveside funeral service will be conducted Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Ben Steffen will officiate.

Born in Albany, GA, Emma had resided in Leesburg, GA all of her life. She would have entered the eighth...

Apr 19, 2020

Evelyn West born in Blakley on the 10th day of May 1934, passed away in Albany Georgia the 19th day of April 2020 at the age of 85. She was the middle child of four sisters and one brother and was the last surviving member. For the past 41 years her home has been in Albany, Georgia where her beloved...

Apr 18, 2020

Heather Nicole Carrington, 42, of Columbus, GA formerly of Albany, GA died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at her residence in Columbus, GA. Private graveside services will be conducted on Friday, April 24, 2020. Rev. John Spencer will officiate.

Heather was born in Albany, GA on March 29, 1978. She attended school in Albany and continued her education at Albany Technical...

Apr 18, 2020

Mr. Bobbie E. Fox, 83, of Worth County died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation.

There will be a family only service at Floral Memory Gardens.

A native of Bristol, WV, Mr. Fox served in the U. S. Air Force beginning in 1954 and retired as a MSGT with 20 years of service in 1974. He...

Apr 15, 2020

Laura Blackburn Martin (June 30, 1944 -  April 15, 2020) went to be with the Lord on April 15, 2020 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Center and is now healed in mind and body. She will be laid to rest in a private service at Pinecrest Memory Gardens in Mitchell County, GA.

She was born in Mitchell County and lived...

Apr 15, 2020

 

Martha Naomi Zeigler, 89, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Private graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Thad Haygood will officiate.

Mrs. Zeigler was born in Eastman, GA to Hugh Birder and Zester Lowery. In 1964, she married Norman Zeigler and moved to Albany, GA soon...

Apr 11, 2020

Opal “Nadine” Oldham, 86, of Albany, GA passed away on April 11, 2020 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation.  A private interment will be held at Andersonville National Cemetery at a later date.

Nadine was born in Stafford, Ok, to the late William and Martha Keeton.  She had resided in Albany since 2008 when she moved away from her beloved...

Apr 10, 2020

Charlotte Head Peddy, 60, of Lee County, GA, passed away on April 10, 2020 at her residence.   

 Charlotte was born April 10, 1960 in Florala, AL, and moved to Lee County, GA in 1972.  She was a licensed cosmetologist before becoming a homemaker for many years, then earned her nursing licence in 2008.  She loved the Lord, had a...

Apr 10, 2020

Thomas Isaac Bass, Jr. of Leesburg, GA died April 10, 2020 at Wynfield Health and Rehabilitation. Services will be announced at later date.

Born in Edison, GA, Mr. Bass had resided in Leesburg, GA for a number of years. He was the owner and operator of Bass Trucking before his illness and enjoyed farming, hunting and fishing. He was a...

Apr 8, 2020

Martha E. Dukes (Love), 88, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at her residence. Due to the Coronavirus, a private graveside funeral service will be held for the immediate family at Oak Grove Church in Moultrie, GA. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.

Born in Colquitt County to the late Cicero and Amanda Ellis, Mrs. Dukes moved to Albany...

Apr 7, 2020

Barbara Ann Ivey, 86, of Albany, GA, died April 7, 2020 at her home.  Private graveside funeral services will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus, GA.  Rev. Robert Greene will officiate.

Mrs. Ivey was born on July 19, 1933 to Foster and Vassie Lou Hunter Norton in Douglasville, GA.  She graduated from Hiram High School in 1952 and...