Obituaries
Cheryl Hogg Lamkin
Aug 17, 2019
Cheryl Hogg Lamkin, 73, of Lee County, GA, died August 17, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Thundering Springs Baptist Church. Dr. Doc Rufus Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.
A native of Miami, FL, born to the late Charles Edward and Lucille Carter Hogg, Cheryl moved to Albany, GA...
Minnie Rose McKinnon
Aug 15, 2019
Minnie Rose Robinson McKinnon, 87, of Sylvester, GA, died Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Pruitt Health-Sylvester. A Memorial service will be conducted Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 3:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens.
Mrs. McKinnon was born on August 21, 1931 in Mobile, Al. She had lived in the Southwest Georgia area most of her life. Mrs. McKinnon was retired...
Marie Gail Sims
Aug 15, 2019
Marie Salter Sims, 65, of Lee County, GA, died August 15, 2019 at her residence. A memorial service will be held Monday, August 19, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate.
Marie was a native of Albany, GA born to the late Thad and Sue Salter. She graduated from Albany High School in 1971 and...
Troy Lee Allen
Aug 14, 2019
Troy Lee Allen, 71, of Albany, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at The Medical Center Barbour in Eufaula, AL.
His funeral service will be Saturday 11 AM at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Warner Robins, GA. Rev. Pete Daughtry will officiate.
A native of Valdosta Mr. Allen had lived in Albany since 1962 and was a carpenter. After retirement he and...
Alexis Grace Harper
Aug 14, 2019
Alexis Grace Harper, 26, of Leesburg, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, August, 21, 2019 at 11:00 am at Leesburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service.
Alexis was preceded in death by her father Kenneth “Kenny Bo” Harper, maternal grandfather Marvin Cook and Paternal...
Pedro Luis (Roscoe) Rodriguez
Aug 11, 2019
Pedro Luis (Roscoe) Rodriguez, 69, of Leesburg, GA, died Sunday, August 11, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with military honors. Dr. William E. “Butch” Knight will officiate.
Born in Puerto Rico, Mr. Rodriguez had resided in Leesburg, GA since 2013 moving there from Albany, GA. He...
John David Wright, Jr.
Aug 10, 2019
John David Wright, Jr., 40, of Albany, died Saturday August 10, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A Memorial service will be conducted Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Christian Covenant Church, 1105 W. 2nd Avenue. Pastor Bill Kreiser and Minister Bobby Wright will officiate.
Mr. Wright was born on July 3, 1979, in Lakeland, FL. He had...
Virginia Ruth Moore Neufang
Aug 8, 2019
Virginia Ruth Moore Neufang, died Thursday August 8, 2019 at her residence.
Her graveside service will be Saturday 3 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.
Born October 24, 1932 to in Flint, Michigan to the late Marion and Vernon Stinson. She was one of eight children, Jerry, Margie, Sally and the late Bobby, Mary Carl and Susan.
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Robert Edward Pritchard
Aug 7, 2019
Robert Edward Pritchard, 85, of Parrott, GA, died Wednesday, August, 7, 2019 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Parrott Baptist Church. Rev. David Martin will officiate. Interment will follow in Parrott Cemetery.
Born in Parrott, GA, Mr. Pritchard had been a life-long resident of Terrell Co., GA, attending...
Glenda Faye Coleman Walker
Aug 6, 2019
Glenda Faye Coleman Walker, 74, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Augsut 8, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bill McCamon will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Douglas, GA, Mrs. Walker moved to Fitzgerald, GA when she was in middle school. She spent most...
Marshall Raymond Wall, Jr.
Aug 5, 2019
Marshall Raymond “Ray” Wall, Jr., 76, of Lee County, GA died August 5, 2019 at his residence. No services will be held. His cremains will be interred on the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald, GA.
Mr. Wall was born on August 11, 1942 in Fitzgerald, GA to the late Raymond and Elsie Wall, Sr. He graduated from Fitzgerald...
Larry G. Edwards
Aug 4, 2019
Larry Edwards, 75, of Baconton, died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the Willson Hospice House.
His funeral service will be Wednesday 2:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
A native of Calhoun County, TX, Mr. Edwards had lived in the Albany area since 1989 moving here from Deer Park, TX. He was a retired supervisor at...
Seniada Loveland
Aug 1, 2019
Seniada Loveland, 74, of Albany, GA., died Thursday, August 1, 2019 at her residence. A celebration of life will be held Monday August 5, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at The Pointe, 238 Cedric Street, Leesburg, GA 31763. Rev Carl Barnhardt will officiate.
A native of Albuquerque, NM, Mrs. Loveland had resided in the Albany area for the last several years....
Branson U. Powers
Jul 28, 2019
Branson Powers walked into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 28, 2019 at the age of 14. A celebration of life service for Branson will be held at First Baptist Church of Leesburg on Thursday, August 1st at 3:00 PM. Rev. Steve Kegley, Rev Dennis Taylor and Rev. Jeremy Gilmer will officiate. Interment will...
Bobby Neill Tomlinson
Jul 28, 2019
Bobby Neill Tomlinson, 79, of Albany, GA died Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel.
Born in Albany, GA, Mr. Tomlinson had resided in Albany, GA most all of his life. He was a correctional officer retiring from Lee State Prison. He...
Ashley Marie Tillman
Jul 28, 2019
Ashley Marie Tillman, 31, of Alpharetta, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died peacefully with her family by her side Sunday, July 28, 2019 at her home after a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Ashley was born...
Hull Andrews
Jul 28, 2019
Graydon Hull Andrews, 98, of Albany, died Sunday at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
His funeral service will be Wednesday 3 PM at Byne Memorial Baptist Church with interment to follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate.
A native of Randolph County, Mr. Andrews was a retired County Extension Agent with the University System of Georgia, starting in...
Jack L. Daniel
Jul 27, 2019
Jack Lynwood Daniel, 79, of Albany, GA died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy D. Hanna and Rev. Donnie Burke will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Jack was born in the Patmos community of...
John Henry Phillips
Jul 24, 2019
John H. Phillips, Jr., 82, of Albany, GA, died July 24, 2019 at his residence. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Andy Murdock will officiate.
Mr. Phillips was born in Columbus, GA on February 9, 1937 to the late John and Lucille Phillips, Sr. He graduated from Jordan...
Marline Marie Irvin
Jul 23, 2019
Marline Marie Irvin, 88, of Sylvester, GA, died July 23, 2019 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Travelers Rest Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Steve Purnell will officiate.
Mrs. Irvin was born in Paris, TN and was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She met her late husband, Jefferson Irvin in 1954 while...
