Obituaries
Virgil Leon Moore
Aug 21, 2019
Virgil Leon Moore, 85, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, August 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Skip Nichols will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Born in Ravenwood, WV to the late Rodney Sam Moore and Mildred Fannie Pepper Moore, Mr. Moore...
John G. Sorenson
Aug 21, 2019
John Gilbert Sorenson, 58, of Leesburg, GA, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday August 24, 2019 at Northgate Presbyterian. Pastor John Albano will officiate.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, FL, John graduated from Boca Raton High School 1979. He enlisted in the U.S Navy in 1979-83 as a Navy...
Gary Lee Wray
Aug 19, 2019
Gary Lee Wray, 85, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019.
Gary was born on November 18, 1933 in Gastonia, NC, the second of four sons born to Odell and Joy Wray. He was preceded in death by two of them, Daniel Coit Wray and Glenn Hemingway Wray. Gary spent many happy days in Gastonia with his brothers and cousins, and...
Diane Diez Saunders
Aug 18, 2019
Diane Diez Saunders, 72 of Albany, GA., peacefully died Sunday, August 18, 2019 at her residence. The family will have a private memorial service at a later time.
A native of Tampa, FL., Mrs. Saunders resided in Albany for forty seven years. She married Mackey Saunders in 1972 and worked as a business administrator for SRJ Architects. She was a...
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...
