Obituaries
Helen H. Coxwell
Sep 27, 2023
Helen H. Coxwell, 91, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Oaks at Oakland Plantation. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 4:00 pm at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Lee Smith will officiate.
Born in Birmingham, AL to W.T. and Annie Scott Hobbs, Helen was raised in Cuthbert and graduated from Cuthbert High School in 1950....
Sandra June Garlock
Sep 25, 2023
Sandra June Garlock, 79, of Leesburg, GA passed away Monday, September 25, 2023 at her residence. Private funeral services were held at Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Elmira, NY, Mrs. Garlock was retired from the United Postal Service and was of the Catholic faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George Green and Edith Cadec Green, her husband,...
Jimmy Julius Bowles, Jr.
Sep 25, 2023
Jimmy Julius Bowles, Jr., 63, of Albany, GA, died September 25, 2023 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Ben Steffens will officiate.
Jimmy was born in Albany, GA on July 2, 1960 to Jimmy and Delores Bowles, Sr. He grew up on The Graham Angus Farm and attended Albany...
Sara Toms Rusk
Sep 24, 2023
Sara Toms Rusk, 19, of Smithville, died Sunday, September 24, 2023.
Graveside service for Sara and her unborn son Noah Spencer will be 2:00 PM, September 29, 2023 at Leesburg Cemetery with Rev. Mark Kinservik will officiate.
Born in Albany, Sara had attended Lee County High School. Along with her son she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents...
Anthony "Tony" Murray Fillingame
Sep 24, 2023
Anthony "Tony" Murray Fillingame,77 of Dawson, Georgia, passed away peacefully at his residence on September 24, 2023. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 3:00 pm at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Dawson, Georgia. Brad Hughes will officiate.
He was born on December 27, 1945, in Dawson, Georgia to his parents Homer and Sadie Oxford Fillingame. Tony's...
George Pressley Martin
Sep 23, 2023
George Pressley Martin, 84, of Morgan, GA passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Morgan United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Chris Holdrof will officiate.
Born in Conway, SC, Mr. Martin was educated and was a graduate of the public school system Horry County,...
Paula Stamps Smith
Sep 23, 2023
Paula Oleta Stamps Smith, 90, of Albany, Georgia passed away on September 23,2023 surrounded by family.
Paula Smith’s funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Sherwood Baptist Church Chapel followed by a graveside service at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. John Spencer will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, September 27, 2023 between 5:30...
Gloria Fleming Slay
Sep 22, 2023
Gloria Annette Fleming Slay, 75, of Lee County, GA, died Friday, September 22, 2023, at The Miller County Hospital after a prolonged illness of Neuro Myelitis Optica and Transverse Myelitis. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 25, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany, GA. Rev. Roy Cook and Rev. Chad Ellis will officiate. Committal services...
Charles "Chuck" Leon Wilson, Sr.
Sep 22, 2023
Charles "Chuck" Leon Wilson, Sr., 73, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2023 at the Willson Hospice House. Graveside memorial services will be held Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Oakview Cemetery 220 Cotton Avenue, Albany, Georgia, 31701, Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Born in September 24, 1949 in Ogden Utah to the late Willis and Emma Freeman Wilson....
Robert "Mike" McDonald
Sep 21, 2023
Robert Michael “Mike” McDonald, 72, of Albany, GA, died the morning of September 21, 2023 surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 25, 2023 at 11:00 am at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Rev. Paul Luthman will officiate. The family will receive friends on Monday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Mike was...
Dorinda Nelson Ouzts
Sep 19, 2023
Dorinda Nelson Ouzts, 62, of Lee County, died Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Her funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, September 22, 2023 at Philema Road Baptist Church with interment at 3:00 PM in Douglas City Cemetery. Rev Aaron McCulley officiating. The family will receive friends starting a 9:00 AM Friday at Philema Road Baptist Church.
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Sandy Shores Jones
Sep 15, 2023
Sandy Shores Jones, 71, of Albany, died Friday, September 15, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family.
Sandra (Sandy) Faye Jones was born in Cairo, GA to Lindsey and Maelene Shores. She had three sisters and two brothers who loved her dearly. She lived in Jacksonville, FL where she met the love of her life, George Jones.
George &...
Nancy Beasley Musgrove
Sep 12, 2023
Nancy Beasley Musgrove, 78, of Albany, Georgia died Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at her residence. The family will receive friends Friday, September 15, 2023 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. A private graveside service will be held at a later date.
Nancy was born on June 16, 1945 in Albany, Georgia to the late John and...
Nan Brackin Temples
Sep 12, 2023
Nan Brackin Temples, 74 of Albany, died Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at her home.
Her funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Friday, September 15, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Crossroads Cemetery in Damascus. Rev. Damon Fountain will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, September 14, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home....
Kim E. Price
Sep 10, 2023
Kim Kromschroeder Price was born on July 26, 1960, in Albany, GA to Suzanne Leach Hartin and Grady Etheredge. She slipped away peacefully on September 9, 2023, at 11:40 p.m., with those who mattered to her the most at her bedside.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 1:00 pm at The Walden Chapel of First...
Sharon Rosanne Guptill Cook
Sep 9, 2023
Sharon Rosanne Cook, 72, of Sylvester, GA, formally from Leesburg, died on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Pruitt Health Sylvester, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 15, 2023 at 11:00 am at New Life of Albany. Rev. Steve Waldron, Rev. John Kissell and Ben E. Green will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. in Rock Pond Cemetery,...
Cecil "Durrell" Ewing
Sep 8, 2023
Cecil "Durrell" Ewing, 70, of Lee County Georgia, passed away September 8, 2023. A memorial service will be held Monday, September 11, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.
Born on December 14, 1952, in Macon, Georgia, to the late James and Juanita Ewing. He moved to Albany in 1975 and after thirty-five years he retired from Proctor...
Mildred Ann Cobb
Sep 6, 2023
Mildred Ann Cobb, 73, of Baconton, GA, died September 6, 2023 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 1:00 pm at Southside Baptist Church . Rev. Billy Suggs will officiate.
Ann was born on September 20, 1949 in Donalsonville to the late Hugh and Jewel Cunningham. She grew up in Albany. Ann was...
Billy Randolph Moore
Sep 6, 2023
Billy Randolph Moore, 85, of Albany, GA., died Wednesday, at Dawson Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Beacon Baptist Church. Rev. Jim Eubanks will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens.
Mr. Moore was a veteran serving in the United States Air Force. He was a mechanical engineer and...
Calista Rhames Holt Phillips
Sep 6, 2023
Calista Rhames Holt Phillips, 89, of Colquitt, GA. passed away at home with family and friends by her bed-side on September 6, 2023. Graveside Services will be held on Monday, September 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Colquitt City Cemetery. Rev. James Scarbourgh will officiate.
Calista was born to Henry Holt and Leona Rhames Holt in Miller County. She was...
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