Obituaries
Sandra Frazier Hayes
Oct 16, 2019
Sandra Frazier Hayes, 75, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, October 21, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Lighthouse Ministries. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Hayes was born in Albany, Ga and educated in the Dougherty Co. School System. She received her...
Betty Batton Kicklighter
Oct 16, 2019
Betty Batton Kicklighter, 85, of Albany, died Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Her memorial service will be Saturday 2 PM at Kinchafoonee Baptist Church. Rev. Melvin Slappey and Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate.
A native of Ocilla, Mrs. Kicklighter was a Beautician and a member of Kinchafoonee Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a...
Paul A. Jones, Jr.
Oct 15, 2019
Paul Allison Jones, Jr., 97, of Albany, GA, died October 15, 2019 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Josh Copron will officiate. The family will have a private Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Jones was born in Jacksonville, FL October 8, 1922 to the late Paul Allison...
Carolyn Attaway Tucker
Oct 15, 2019
Carolyn Attaway Tucker, 94, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald, GA at 3:00 p.m.
Mrs. Tucker was born in Fitzgerald to the late Lee...
Carol DeniseKerrey Branton
Oct 15, 2019
Carol Denise Kerrey Branton, 61, of Albany, GA formerly Franklin, NC died Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, October 18, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Climax, GA. Rev. Tom Pollock will officiate.
Born in Albany, GA, Mrs. Branton had resided in Franklin, NC before moving back...
Teresa Phillips Taylor
Oct 12, 2019
Teresa Phillips Taylor, 60, of Lee County, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends at the residence of James Taylor on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Survivors include her husband James Taylor, three daughters Hope Tillery, Kristi Hayes, and Cassi Handley, three brothers Kenny Phillips, Michael...
Charles "Ken" Kenneth Williams
Oct 12, 2019
Charles Kenneth “Ken” Williams, 79, of Albany, GA, died October 12, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:30 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chad Ellis and Rev. Roy Cook will officiate.
Ken was a native of Montezuma, GA born to the late Louis and Evelyn Williams. He graduated from Montezuma High School...
Marcia Lea Titorenko
Oct 12, 2019
Marcia Lea Titorenko, 81, of Albany, GA, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Magnolia Manor Senior Living in Americus, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Crown Hill Cemetery with visitation preceding from 12:30-1:30 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joshua Bower will officiate.
Marcia was born in Parsons, KS,...
James "Jim" H. Nicholson
Oct 11, 2019
James H. “Jim” Nicholson, 97, of Leesburg, GA died Friday, October 11, 2019 at Oaks at Oakland Plantation in Lee County. Funeral services will be held Wednesday October 16, 2019 at 2:00 PM at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church. Rev. Nicholas Roosevelt will officiate. Interment will follow at the St. Patrick’s Columbarium with Military Honors.
Mr. Nicholson was born on May...
Richard Allen Garner
Oct 9, 2019
Richard Allen Garner, 60, of Sylvester, GA., fell asleep on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at 150 Findley Road, Sylvester, GA. Rev. Sam Sullivan will officiate.
Mr. Garner was born on September 12, 1959 in Atlanta to the late Joseph Garner and Eleanor “Lena” Garner...
Margaret Garrett Miller Gill
Oct 5, 2019
Margaret Garrett Miller Gill, 97, of Albany, GA went home to be with her Savior, Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Kennedy will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Margaret was born in Sylvester, GA to...
Wanda Onita Wilkerson
Oct 2, 2019
Wanda Onita Wilkerson 63, of Albany, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A Memorial Service will be conducted on Monday, October 7, 2019 at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Anna Miller will officiate.
Onita was born November 24, 1955 in Moultrie, GA to the late William James and Wada Boyd. She was...
Vivian Ann Long
Sep 30, 2019
Vivian Ann Goolsby Long, 78, of Albany, GA died Monday, September 30, 2019 at Lee Co. Heath and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Neal Hager will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Naylor, Lowndes Co., GA, Mrs. Long had resided in Albany,...
Cynthia Grace Cooke
Sep 29, 2019
Mrs. Cynthia Grace Crews Cooke, 85, of Albany, GA, died September 29, 2019 at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Springs, PA. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chad Ellis and Rev. Roy Cook will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Cooke was born on January...
Gail Ruis
Sep 29, 2019
Gail Ruis, 68, of Albany, GA died Sunday, September 29, 2019 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Paula Williams will officiate and musical selections will be provided by Sonya Ownbey.
Born in Thomasville, GA to Roland Ray and Jaree Wagner Floyd, Gail moved to Tifton, GA in...
Kathryn Hortense Turner
Sep 28, 2019
Kathryn Hortense Turner, 87, of Albany, GA, died September 28, 2019 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. David Miller, Elder Walt Deloach and Rev. Hilton Gillespie will officiate. Interment will follow in Rose of Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Turner was born in Moultrie, GA to the...
Randal Keith "Randy" Jackson
Sep 27, 2019
Randal Keith "Randy" Jackson, 64,of Baconton, GA, died September 27, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Randal, also known as "Shaky", was a native of Bainbridge,GA. He was born to the late James and...
Doris Powell Dollar
Sep 26, 2019
Doris Evelyn Dollar passed from this life to her eternal home with the Lord at Crisp Regional Center on Thursday, September 26, 2019.
Born on November 23, 1924, she was the daughter of the late James Clinton Powell and Ila Mae McDonald Powell. She was predeceased by her husband, J.C. Dollar and sons, Jimmy and Gerald Dollar, brothers, Orus Powell,...
Danny Ray Shelton
Sep 25, 2019
Danny Ray Shelton, 62, of Doerun, GA., died Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Lighthouse Ministries. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate.
A native Cleveland, TN., Mr. Shelton has lived in the Albany area since 1982. Danny was employed at Tri Max Construction where...
Haywood E. "Buddy" Paul
Sep 25, 2019
Haywood E. “Buddy” Paul, 77, of Albany, GA, died September 25, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Buddy was a native of Edison, GA born to the late J.D. and Maydie Paul. He grew up in...
