Obituaries
John Frank Miller
May 3, 2019
John F. Miller, 91, of Albany, went to be with the Lord early Friday morning, May 3, 2019, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. A graveside funeral service honoring Mr. Miller will be held on Monday, May 6, 2019, at 11:00 at Riverside Cemetery in Albany, Georgia with Pastor Anna Miller officiating.
Born March 5, 1928 in...
Luke Turner
May 2, 2019
Luke Turner, 66, of Calhoun County, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be conducted Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 3:00 pm at Cordray Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jackie Williams will officiate.
Luke was born to the late William Dewitt Turner and Hazel Doris Turner on August 22, 1952 in Calhoun County, GA....
Wesley "Red" Johnson
May 2, 2019
Wesley “Red” Johnson, 86, of Albany, GA., died Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Etheridge and Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens with military honors. A native of Garfield, GA., Mr. Johnson was...
Easton Blanchard
May 1, 2019
Michael Easton Blanchard, 19, of Lee County died Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital in Macon.
His Celebration of Life will be Saturday at 3 PM at First Baptist Church of Leesburg with interment to follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Dr. Charlie Rouse and Derrick Sheffield will officiate.
A lifelong native of Lee County, Easton was an...
Terry Malcolm Lewis
May 1, 2019
Terry Malcolm Lewis of Albany died May 1, 2019, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. He was 64.
Terry was born August 23, 1954, in Tuscaloosa, AL, to Wally and Anne (Fields) Lewis. After graduating from Tuscaloosa High School in 1972 and serving in the Marines, Terry studied journalism at the University of Alabama. He worked as sports editor in the...
Armontine Peavy Hall
Apr 30, 2019
Armontine Peavy Hall, 84, of Albany, GA, died April 30, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev Terry Siniard will officiate. Interment will follow in Cool Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Hall was a native of Randolph County, GA and was born on December 2, 1934 to Ronald and Marguerite Peavy....
Linda Diane Love Pollock
Apr 29, 2019
Linda Diane Love Pollock, 70, of Lee County, GA died April 29, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Steve Crocker will officiate. Interment will follow in Bellview Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Miller County, GA.
A native of Worth County, GA, Linda was born on January 31, 1949...
Richard "Dick" Carl Keeler
Apr 27, 2019
Richard Carl “Dick” Keeler, 66, of Lee County, GA, died April 27, 2019 at his residence. No formal services will be held.
Dick was born on October 20, 1952 in Vestaburg, MI to the late Carl and Janet Keeler. He moved to Albany, GA in 1984 and was a self-employed carpenter. He could build anything, loved wood working as a...
Reddick Bowman Cox
Apr 27, 2019
Reddick Bowman Cox, 74, of Worth County, GA, formerly of Albany, GA passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Phoebe Worth Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate. Interment will follow in Red Oak Church Cemetery.
Reddick was born in Lakeland, FL, to the...
Ann V. "Prissy" Pittman
Apr 26, 2019
Ann V. “Prissy” Pittman, 92, of Albany, GA, died April 26, 2019 at Wynfield Park and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce L. Pittman will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native of Deepstep, GA, Mrs. Pittman was born on October 25, 1926 to James and...
Eddie Watson
Apr 26, 2019
Tracy Edwin Watson, affectionately known as Eddie, passed away on Friday, April 26, surrounded by his loved ones of family and friends. Born on June 24, 1952 in Albany, GA to the late Tom and Annie Watson, Eddie was a graduate of Westover High School, Class of 1970. He was very proud to boast that he was part of...
Betty J. O'Daniel
Apr 25, 2019
Betty Jane O’Daniel, 96, of Albany, GA, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Pruitt Health in Sylvester. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 11:00 am at Sunnyside Baptist Church. Rev. Terry Siniard will officiate. Interment will be held Friday, May 3, 2019 at 11:00 am in Graceland Memorial Cemetery in Ruthdale, WV.
Betty was...
Jimmy L "Jim" McCrary
Apr 23, 2019
Jimmy L. McCrary, 83, of Albany, GA went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Pruitt Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Entombment will follow in Crown Hill Mausoleum.
Born in Pinehurst, GA, Mr. McCrary had resided in Albany,...
Ronnie Franklin Alfieri
Apr 23, 2019
Ronnie Franklin Alfieri, 73, of Albany, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Pruitt-Health Palmyra. Graveside memorial services will be conducted on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 10:00 am at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Raymond Levreault will officiate.
Born in Blakely, GA to Frank and Eloise Alfieri, Ronnie moved to Albany, GA at a young age. He loved sports and...
Larry Wade Bass
Apr 22, 2019
Larry Wade Bass, 71, of Lee County died Monday, April 22, 2019 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
His funeral service will be Thursday 2 PM at Leslie Cemetery in Leslie, GA. Rev. Jimmy Griffin will officiate.
A native of Leslie, Mr. Bass owned and operated different automotive businesses in the area including Sumter Tire and Battery and several car lots...
Luke Jonathan Whitman
Apr 22, 2019
Luke Jonathan Whitman, 6, son of Eric and Penny Whitman, died April 22, 2019 at Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 26, 2019 at 4:00 PM at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Luke was born at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital on August 15, 2012 and...
Catherine Garrett Anderson
Apr 20, 2019
Catherine Gurr Garrett Anderson, of St. Simons Island, GA passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center with her son Al at her side. She was 98 years of age. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 29, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Murray Ward will officiate. Interment will follow at...
Kenneth Wayne Lawson
Apr 20, 2019
Kenneth W. “Kenny” Lawson, Sr., 68, of Worth County, GA, died April 20, 2019 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 4:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Hilton Gillespie will officiate.
Born in Portsmouth, VA, Kenney moved to Albany, GA in 1980 from Greensboro, NC. He was employed with Susie’s Rugs and Pillows and...
Erica Fowler Nichols
Apr 20, 2019
Erica Fowler Nichols, 71, of Lee County, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at her residence.
Her funeral service will 2 PM Friday in the Chapel at Sherwood Baptist Church with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. David Smith will officiate.
She had worked as a proof operator for several banks throughout her life and with the Hallmark store in the...
Steven Edward Karst, Sr.
Apr 19, 2019
Steven Karst, Sr., 77, of Lee County, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at his residence.
Steve was born August 18, 1941 in Atlanta, GA. He moved to Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School. He married the love of his life “Little Bit” in 1961 and joined the United States Navy serving four years as an Air Traffic...
