Obituaries

Jul 17, 2018

Jul 16, 2018

     

Ashley Lynn Gervin, 36, of Albany, GA, transitioned home on July 16, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, July 20, 2018 at Crown Hill Cemetery at 11:00 A.M. Reverends John Spencer and Mark Scardino will officiate the service.  

Miss Gervin was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA.  She graduated...

Jul 15, 2018

Joyce Y. Davis of Smithville, GA, died Sunday, July 15, 2018 at her residence in Smithville, GA.  She was being cared for by Affinis Hospice.  Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM. at the Smithville City Cemetery.  Rev. David Messer will officiate.

Born in Smithville, GA, Ms. Davis graduated from Lee County High School.  Mrs. Davis worked for...

Jul 14, 2018

Tracey Pruitt Mathis, 47, of Lee Co., GA died Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Les Reed and Rev. Bryan Gerstel will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Born in Albany, GA, Tracey had resided in Albany, GA...

Jul 13, 2018

Terry M. Wills, Sr., 70, of Leesburg, died Friday, July 13, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  Born January 2, 1948, son of the late Wiley M. Wills and Ruth Davis Wills.

His funeral service will be 10 AM Monday at New Hope Baptist Church (1209 Grave Springs Rd, Leesburg) with interment in Bronwood City Cemetery.  Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate.

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Jul 13, 2018

Fred Gibson Howard, Jr., 68, of Albany, GA., died Friday, July 13, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 20, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Lighthouse Ministries, 2320 Liberty Expy., Albany, GA 31705.  Rev. Chris Turner will officiate.

A native of Baxley, GA., Mr. Howard was a Vietnam veteran serving in the United States Marine Corps. Fred was a...

Jul 10, 2018

Elton Eugene Baker, 93, of Albany died Tuesday, July 10, 2018.  His funeral service will be Friday 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Floral Memory Gardens.  Rev. Paul Mason and Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate.

Mr. Baker was born in Thomas County, GA on October 9, 1924 to W. H. Baker and Callie Branch Baker...

Jul 9, 2018

Elizabeth Ann Wilson, 71, of Camilla, GA, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, GA.  Memorial services will be held on Thursday, July 12, at 11am at First Baptist Church of Putney.  Rev. Danny Evans will officiate.  A private interment will be held at Unity Methodist Church in Taylorsville, MS.

 

Born in Fayette, MS,...

Jul 9, 2018

Witcher (Will) Wilson, 76, of Albany, GA died Monday, July 9, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at Tifton Memorial Gardens, Tifton, GA. Pastor Mike Keown will officiate. Military honors will follow. Born in Muskogee, OK, Mr. Wilson had resided in Albany, GA since 1960 and moved to...

Jul 9, 2018

Leonard Millard Walls, Sr., 85, of Albany, GA died Monday, July 9, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 13, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Pine Bluff Baptist Church. Rev. Keith Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors. A native of Moultrie, GA, Mr. Walls was born to the late...

Jul 7, 2018

John Edward Emmons (SSgt, USAF, Ret.) 89, of Lee County, GA, died July 7, 2018 at Lee County Health Care.  Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Leesburg Cemetery.  Father Thomas Raines will officiate.  The United States Air Force and the American Legion Post # 30 will provide Military Honors.

A native of...

Jul 7, 2018

Jul 6, 2018

Wallace Leon Gaines, known to friends and family as “Wally”, of Albany, GA, passed away Friday, July 06, 2018 at the age of 90. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 10, at 11:00 am at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. A graveside service will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

 Wally was born February 12,...

Jul 3, 2018

Benjamin Thomas (Ben) Clenney, 91, of Albany, GA died July 3, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with the American Legion Post # 30 providing Military Honors.

Mr. Clenney was born in Edison, GA on October...

Jul 2, 2018

William R. (Chief Rattlesnake) Jackson, Sr., 89, died July 2, 2018 at his residence in Mitchell County, GA.  Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Tift County, GA.  Rev. Douglas Hatcher will officiate.  The American Legion Post # 30 will provide Military Honors.

A native of Moultrie...

Jul 2, 2018

Mildred Green Brock, 88, of Lee County, GA died July 2, 2018. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 AM at Brock Cemetery in Decatur County, GA. Pastor Gerry Dorre' and Rev. Norman Denney will officiate.

Mrs. Brock was born in Bainbridge, GA, on October 2, 1929. She later became a permanent resident of Lee County, where she...

Jul 2, 2018

Melanie Ann Chapman, 74, of Albany, GA died July 2, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 6, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Putney. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate. Entombment will follow in Crown Hill Mausoleum.

Born in Oconee, GA, Mrs. Chapman had resided in Albany, GA all of her adult life....

Jul 1, 2018

Vera Shipley Spraggins, 59, of Leesburg, GA died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church of Lee Co. Rev. Mark Spraggins and Rev. Keith Travis will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Vera was a native of Worth County, Ga...

Jun 30, 2018

Sara Davis Daniel, 79, of Lee County, GA, died June 30, 2018 at Willson Hospice House.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at New Hope Baptist Church.  Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate.  Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.

A native of Worth County, GA, Mrs. Daniel was born to the late Rufus Jack and Ruby McDonald Davis...

Jun 27, 2018

Hugh Harold Duke, 77, of Lee County, GA, died June 27, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. David Fisher will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Worth County.

A native of Worth County, GA, Harold was born to the late Hoyt and Lillie Duke and lived...