Obituaries

May 9, 2020

Steve Edgar Ricks, 69, of Dawson GA passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Willson Hospice House. His memorial service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Gillionville Baptist Church, the family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the church.

Steve was born May 17, 1950, in Albany, GA, to the late George and Latrell...

May 9, 2020

Mark Allen Martin, 70, of Terrell County, GA, died May 9, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family.

Mark was a native of Carbondale, IL and born to the late Bill James Martin and Delores June Chamness Martin.  He and his family moved to Lee County, GA while he was in his teens. He graduated from Lee County High...

May 8, 2020

Lucy Lee Richardson, long-time resident of Atlanta, died at the age of 97, on May 8, 2020 at Phoenix of Albany. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, May 18, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery in Sandy Springs, GA. Rev. Tricia Templeton will officiate. Friends are welcome to attend and social distancing will be required.

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May 6, 2020

Bertha M. Whitfield, 98, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Dr. William E. “Butch” Knight will officiate. Friends are welcome to attend but social distancing will be required.

Mrs. Whitfield was born on November 24, 1921 to the late Rushin...

May 6, 2020

Mrs. Shirley Boles Mitchell, age 81 passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 surrounded by her loved ones. She was the daughter of the late John L. and Gladys Boles of Kingston, TN. She was preceded in death by her husband (of 36 years) Ernest Paul Mitchell and son Ronald Dale Mitchell. She was a long-time resident of Albany, GA.

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May 6, 2020

Loyce Tosky, 84, of Albany, GA, died May 6, 2020 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Friends are welcome to attend the services and social distancing will be required.

Ms. Tosky was born in Glencoe, KY on January 9, 1936 to George and Lulu Reed...

May 5, 2020

May 5, 2020

May 4, 2020

James A. Parr, 88, of Albany, GA, passed away on May 4, 2020 at his residence.  A private graveside funeral will be conducted at Floral Memory Gardens with military honors.  Father Reed Freeman will officiate.

Mr. Parr was born June 20, 1931, in Wyatt MO, to the late Andrew and Monica Parr.  He enlisted in the United States Army, at...

May 3, 2020

Patricia Williams Pritchett died at home peacefully on May 3, 2020 at the age of 91 after a long illness.

Born January 2, 1929 in Albany, GA to Frances Battle Brown and Dr. Jonathan Williams, Pat attended first grade in Albany before moving to West Palm Beach with her parents. Pat graduated from Palm Beach High School in 1946, and...

May 2, 2020

Dale Gorty Joiner, 79, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at The Oaks at Oakland Plantation. Private graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Crown Hill Cemetery. Dr. William D. (Butch) Knight will officiate.

Dale “aka Mop” was a kind, sassy, and caring Southern woman. Dale met her husband, Dr. Wilson Joiner aka “Bop”, on a blind...

Apr 30, 2020

Apr 30, 2020

Timothy Hill Walker, 37, of New Orleans, LA formerly of Albany, GA, died Thursday, April 30, 2020. Private graveside funeral services will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery.

Born in Albany, GA, Mr. Walker attended the Dougherty County schools. He loved collecting Indian artifacts loved to travel. He attended Christ United Methodist Church growing up.

Survivors include his mother, Lisa Gamble,...

Apr 29, 2020

Cecil N. Rustin, Sr., 89, of Lee County, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  The family had a private graveside service at Leesburg Cemetery.  Rev. Charles Jones officiated. 

Cecil was born August 25, 1930, in Butler, GA, to the late Telley and Vera Rustin.  He had resided in Lee County for the past 50...

Apr 29, 2020

Dr. Robert Mark Brashear M.D., 66 of Albany, GA, died Wednesday April 29, 2020 at his residence. Services and burial in Winchester, Kentucky will be announced.

Dr. Brashear was born in Louisville, Kentucky on August 22, 1953 to the late Dr. Robert Finley Brashear M.D. and Lenora F. Knapp Brashear. He was a proud graduate of West Virginia University with...

Apr 28, 2020

Mary Hammond Hammock, 93, of Oglethorpe, GA died Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Friday, May 1, 2020 at 10 in the morning, at the Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pastor Barbara Koch of Mt. Zion-St. Luke Lutheran Church will officiate. Friends are welcome to attend, however social distancing is required. A memorial service will...

Apr 27, 2020

Clifford Leroy Mounts, 98, of Albany, GA, died April 27, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A private graveside funeral service will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery on Saturday, May 2nd. Rev. Robert Greene will officiate. The United States Army will perform Military Honors. A celebration of life will be held later at a time to be announced.

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Apr 24, 2020

Dianne Marsh Strickland, 69, of Lee County, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

There will be a Celebration of Life, Saturday, April 24, 2021 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at the Thornateeska Heritage Center, 100 Roosevelt Ave, Albany, GA 31701.

Dianne was one of the kindest, most compassionate and caring people you would ever...

Apr 22, 2020

Ralph Satterfield, 93, of Albany died Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus.

Born in Atlanta, he moved his family to Albany in 1954.  He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Albany, later ordained as a deacon at Sherwood Baptist Church and finally a member of Gillionville Baptist Church.

Mr. Satterfield sold and...

Apr 20, 2020

Emily Kathryn “Emma” Phillips, 12, of Leesburg, GA passed away Monday, April 20, 2020 at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Private graveside funeral service will be conducted Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Ben Steffen will officiate.

Born in Albany, GA, Emma had resided in Leesburg, GA all of her life. She would have entered the eighth...