Obituaries

Jun 4, 2018

Donna McAneney Dennison, 75, of Albany, died Monday June 4, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

Her memorial service will be Friday 6 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Ray Lavreault will officiate.

A native of Lowell, MA, Mrs. Dennison had lived in Albany since 1989.  She was a member of St. Teresa’s Catholic Church and loved to bowl and...

Jun 4, 2018

William Robert “Bob” Ditty, 58, of Albany, GA, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018 at his residence. A private memorial service will be held by the family.

Bob was born December 3, 1959 in Albany, GA, and had resided here all fifty-eight years of his life.

Survivors include his daughter Paris Ditty, his mother Elizabeth Mock Ditty of Albany, GA,...

Jun 4, 2018

Mr. James (Jim) Bernard Reilly of Leesburg, GA left us on June 4, 2018. Jim loved his family, his friends, and the United States Marine Corps, to which he devoted a lifetime of service. Jim’s family loved and cherished him, and through that love, we are honoring his request for only a private family service to celebrate his life. Memorial...

Jun 4, 2018

(Buddy) Robert Nelson Thomas, III, 54, of Albany, GA passed away peacefully Monday, June 4, 2018 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Central Baptist Church in Albany, GA. Rev Greg Davis will officiate.

Buddy was born in Albany, Georgia and was a lifelong resident. He started his education at Dougherty...

Jun 2, 2018

 

Arrell “Elizabeth” Foxworth, 90, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery, Albany, GA.

 

She was born to Odell and Hillie Hodges on September 2, 1927 in Berrien County, GA....

Jun 1, 2018

Charles Tony Apperson, 55, of Leesburg, died Friday at Willson Hospice House.

His funeral service will be Tuesday 10 a.m. at Leesburg Cemetery.  Rev. Jeff Henry will officiate. 

A native of Albany Tony was a diesel mechanic for Interstate National Lease and graduated from Albany High School in 1980.  He was preceded in death father Charles A. Apperson and mother...

May 31, 2018

Carolyn Sue Smith, 74, of Lee County, GA, died May 31, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Rev. David Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

A native of Worth County, GA, Mrs. Smith was born to the late James and Corie Gunn. She...

May 31, 2018

Jackie Aaron Wilson, 81, of Albany, GA, died May 31, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3:00 PM at the Chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Dr. Michael C. Catt will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. American Legion Post # 30 will provide Military Honors.

Mr. Wilson was born in Dakota, GA on...

May 31, 2018

Kenneth “Kennybo” Eugene Harper, 57, of Leesburg, GA, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at his residence. 

His funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home, interment will follow Leesburg Cemetery. Rev Bobby Paul will officiate.

He was born in Crisp County, and a lifelong resident of Lee County, Kennybo was a painter by trade. He...

May 29, 2018

Doris Willis Croyle, 71, of Albany died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Phoenix Senior Living. Her memorial service will be Sunday, June 3, at 2:00 PM at the Mathews Funeral Home.

A native of Albany, Mrs. Croyle graduated with a degree from Georgia Baptist School of Nursing.  She spent her career working as a Registered Nurse in many capacities including surgery, long-term care...

May 28, 2018

Dreka Sanders Clegg, 93, of Dougherty County, GA died May 28, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tim Olds will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

A native of Mitchell Co., GA, Mrs. Clegg was born to the late Alex and Annice...

May 24, 2018

William G. Nickels, 77, of Albany, GA died May 24, 2018 at Regency Hospital in Macon, GA.  Memorial services will be conducted at a time to be announced by the family.

Mr. Nickels was a native of New Albany, MS and was a retired from the United States Marine Corps after thirty two years.  He also served the Dougherty County...

May 24, 2018

MSGT. John L. Bowman, USMC, (ret.), 80, of Albany died Thursday at the Willson Hospice House.  Services will be held at a later date.

A native of South Bend, IN Mr. Bowman had lived in Albany since 1974 when he retired from the Marine Corps after 21 years.  After his retirement he acquired A-1 Janitorial Service.

He was member of...

May 22, 2018

Anthony Monfort (Tony) Bruner, 90, of Lee Co., GA died Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 25, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Kerry Reeves and Rev. Moses Clark will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery, Lee Co., GA.

Born in Clay Co., GA, the eighth...

May 22, 2018

Mrs. Kitty Cole, age 74, went to be with Jesus, May 22, 2018. 

Kitty was born in Worth County on February 17, 1944 and grew up in Waycross, Ga. She was the oldest of four children (Jerry, (deceased), Jack and Joe) born to the late Oris Lee and Helen Ruth Hancock Powell.

She was a retired Teacher having spent more...

May 20, 2018

Danny Eugene Johnson, 63, of Albany, GA passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors. Rev. Danny Evans and Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate.

Danny was born to the late Lee Roy...

May 20, 2018

Chief Charles Ray Moore, 60, of Lee County, GA, died May 20, 2018 at Willson Hospice House after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg, GA. Rev. Lee Smith and Rev. Pete Daughtry will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery with the Georgia...

May 20, 2018

May 20, 2018

Patricia “Tricia” Joyce Jackson Banks, entrepreneur, creative genius, treasured wife and mother, died May 20, 2018. Born in Ft. Benning on January 19, 1957 to Robert and Edna, Tricia grew up with her 6 siblings in and around the South Georgia area. Tricia had a talent for creative pursuits like painting, drawing, singing, and writing. If it wasn’t moving then...

May 18, 2018

Lisa Kay Edwards, 46, of Albany, GA, died May 17, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Wallace Willis will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. 

A native of Albany, GA, Lisa graduated from Lee County High School in 1990. She lived in the Albany...