Obituaries
Craig Carson Howell
Nov 4, 2019
Craig Carson Howell, 49, of Albany, GA died Monday, November 4, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Joshua Copron and Pastor Brynn Copron will officiate.
Born in Albany, GA, Craig attended Riverview Academy and graduated from Westover High School and attended Valdosta State College....
Gail Watson Hall
Oct 31, 2019
Gail Watson Hall, 79 of Albany, died Thursday, October 31, 2019 at her residence.
Her memorial service will be Monday 2 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. John Spencer and Mr. Ed Deming will officiate.
Born in Miami, FL, to George and Margaret Watson, Gail grew up in Cordele, Ga. where she graduated from Crisp County High. After marrying, she lived in several different cities in the United States and Germany. In 1972 she moved to Albany and had resided there ever since. She provided many adventures for her family that provided education and fun throughout their childhood....
Burl Ercell Parks
Oct 30, 2019
Burl Ercell Parks, age 68, of Sky Valley, Georgia, passed away on October 30, 2019.
Burl was born the son of the late Ercell F. Parks and the late Elizabeth Louise Lovett Parks-McCathern on July 31, 1951 In Greenwood, South Carolina.
Burl was a Christian and a member the Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church. He was the past Rotary president, the...
Elease Vanzant Glover
Oct 29, 2019
Elease Vanzant Glover, 90, of Leesburg, GA died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Stan Glass will officiate.
Born in Ashburn, GA, Mrs. Glover was educated in the Turner Co. school system and after marriage became a military wife. She was a...
Doris Louise Singletary O'Connor
Oct 29, 2019
Doris Louise Singletary O’Connor, 81, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chad Ellis and Rev. Roy Cook will officiate.
Born in Ocilla, GA, Mrs. O’Connor was educated in the Irwin Co. School System and moved to Albany, GA...
Irene King Goolsby
Oct 28, 2019
Mrs. Irene King Goolsby, 94, of Terrell County, GA died October 28, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at the Bronwood Baptist Church. Rev. Jeff Carter will officiate. A private interment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Goolsby was born on November 8, 1924 in Lee County, GA to the late Sidney...
JoAnn Reid
Oct 24, 2019
Mrs. JoAnn Howell Reid, 79, of Albany passed away October 24, 2019 at her residence. Per her wishes, Mrs. Reid will be cremated and no services are planned at this time
Jeannie Hall
Oct 20, 2019
Jeannie Hall, 73, of Leesburg, GA., died Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee.
Mrs. Hall had resided in Leesburg since 1973. She and her husband were longtime active members of Byne Memorial Baptist Church. There she served as a children’s Sunday school teacher and a mission friends teacher, as well as her beloved ESL Citizenship program...
Bonnie Sasser Brazel
Oct 19, 2019
Bonnie Sasser Brazel, 71, of Calhoun Co., GA died Saturday, October 19,2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Chaplain Brenda Morris will officiate.
Born in Panama City, FL, Mrs. Brazel had resided in Calhoun County since 1968. She worked at Albany Internal Medicine for forty-three...
William "Bill" R. Moye, Jr.
Oct 18, 2019
William R. “Bill” Moye, Jr., 81 of Thomasville, formerly of Albany, died Friday, October 18, 2019 at Legacy Village at Plantation Manor in Thomasville, GA.
His funeral service will be 10 AM Wednesday at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in Mitchell County. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate.
A native of Mitchell County was retired...
Harry Ashley Carver, Sr.
Oct 17, 2019
Harry Ashley Carver, Sr., 81, of Decatur, AL formerly of Bridgeboro, GA, died Thursday, October 17, 2019 at River City Center in Decatur. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bill McCamon will officiate. A private committal service for immediate family will follow at Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Military Honors.
Mr....
John Asprin Burns
Oct 17, 2019
John A. Burns (USAF, SSGT, Ret), 90, of Albany, GA, passed away on October 17, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. In celebration of his life, visitation will be Monday, October 21, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., and services will be held the following day, October 22, at 12:00 p.m. Both will be held at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Doc...
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,...
