| Obituary: | The graveside funeral service of Virginia Fickel, 86, of Albany, GA who died Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.
A native of Colquitt Co., GA, born to Foster and Lillie Simmons, Mrs. Fickel had resided in Albany since 1941 moving from Moultrie, GA. She was a homemaker and a member of Byne Memorial Baptist Church where she attended The Open Door Sunday School Class. Mrs. Fickel was the widow of Roy Fickel who died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Rodney Fickel and his wife, Kay, a daughter Tricia Fickel Maxwell and her husband Charlie, all of Leesburg, GA, five grandchildren and their spouses, Kent and Brenda Johnson of Richmond Hill, GA, Darren and Chimene Johnson of East Point, FL, Lou and Woody Hart of Albany, GA, Ronnie and Amber Skates of Santa Rosa Beach, FL and Stewart and Brandi Fickel of Albany, GA, a sister, Shirley Gordon, a brother and his wife, Buford and Georgia Simmons all of Moultrie, GA, two half-sisters, Jackie Hart and her husband, Guy and June Crosby all of Moultrie, GA, four half-brothers, Foster (Buddy) Simmons of Texas, Hubert Simmons and his wife Lori, Winfred Simmons and Mickey Simmons and his wife, Donna all of Moultrie, GA, six great-grandchildren, Jeremy Johnson, Kelly Johnson, Kati-Morgan Johnson, Parrish Johnson, Wes Puckett and Jordan Skates.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Thursday (today) at Mathews Funeral Home.
The family is at the residence of Tricia and Charlie Maxwell, 192 Dogwood Lane, Leesburg, GA, 31763.
To sign our online registry or to send condolences to the family, you may visit Mathews’ website at www.mathewsfuneralhome.com
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany, GA
229-435-5657 |
