Obituaries

Nov 2, 2017

William Brian Pollard, 57, of Lee County died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

His funeral service will be Saturday 4:00 p.m. at Mathews funeral Home with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery.  Mr. Rantz Murphy will officiate.

A native of Avon Park, FL Mr. Pollard had lived in Lee County since 1975.  He was a 1978 Graduate...

Oct 31, 2017

James Robert “Jim” Thomas, 84, of Leesburg, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017 his residence. His memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 AM at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Mike Newman and Rev. Steve Posey will officiate. Born in Columbus, GA, Mr. Thomas moved to Albany, along with his wife Nancy, in 1963 and opened Albany Elevator. He served in...

Oct 30, 2017

James Albert Vanzant, 55, of Albany, GA died Monday, October 30, 2017 at his residence. No funeral services are scheduled at this time.

Oct 29, 2017

Beverly Frazier Rumak of Leesburg, GA was born on January 17, 1946 and passed away on October 29, 2017. Graveside services will be held Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 11:00 a.m at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Roy Cook will officiate. Beverly, also known as Beppie, was the daughter of the late Clyde Thomas and Ossie Mae Frazier. She worked as...

Oct 28, 2017

Ralph Franklin Cook, 83, of Albany, GA, died October 28, 2017 at Willson Hospice House.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church of Albany.  Rev. Thad Haygood and Rev. Scott Stanfill will officiate.  Interment will follow at 3:30 PM at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cochran, GA.

He was a native of Cochran,...

Oct 28, 2017

Aszlee “Lee” Konorosky, 80, of Lee County, GA, died October 28, 2017 at her residence.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Ray Leverault will officiate.  She will be laid to rest next to her husband in Andersonville National Cemetery at 2:00 PM.

A native of Colquitt County, GA, born to the late...

Oct 27, 2017

Oct 27, 2017

Harold Lee Johnson, Sr., 83, of Lee County, GA, died Friday, October 27, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 30, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with the Rev. Aaron McCulley officiating.  Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.

A native of Lucille, GA, he was born to the late Raleigh and Mary...

Oct 26, 2017

Johnny Franklin Sirmons, 65, of Moultrie, GA died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. Born March 29, 1952, he was the son of the late Franklin Washington Sirmons and Margie Lee Sirmons. He was a construction worker and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his brother, Danny George Sirmons. Survivors...

Oct 25, 2017

Dock Hartley, Jr., 87, of Lee County, GA, died October 25, 2017 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 6:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Pastor Carl Barnhart will officiate.  Interment will follow on Wednesday at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery in Apopka, FL.

 

A native of Lee County, GA, he was one of...

Oct 24, 2017

John Kaylor “JK” Hines, 85 of Albany died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

His memorial service will be Friday, October 27, 2017 1 PM at Riverside Cemetery.  Rev. Wesley Kaylor will officiate.

A lifelong resident of Albany, Mr. Hines was retired from Cross Equipment/LMC.  He was the former owner and operator of A-1 Lawn Mower and...

Oct 24, 2017

Malcolm Cornelius Lane, 75, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at The Church At The Groves. Rev. Ben Steffens, Pastor Liz Adams and Rev. Charlie Rouse will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Malcolm was born in Coleman, GA in...

Oct 23, 2017

Diane Suess Kelly, 62, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2017.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Bobby Brooks will officiate. A private family interment will follow.

Diane was born in St. Cloud, MN to Marylene and Lambert Suess and moved to Albany, GA at the age of three. She attended...

Oct 18, 2017

Cathy Ann Windham Johnson, 64, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, October 23, 2017 at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Cathy was born in Albany, GA and had been a life-long resident. She was a graduate...

Oct 18, 2017

Blanche Ruth Smallwood Dekle, 89, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Pruitt-Health Palmyra. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jim Eubanks will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Born in Albany, GA and a life-long resident, Mrs. Dekle was retired from Flint River Textiles. She...

Oct 18, 2017

Thomas “Tommy” Newell York, 71, of Albany, GA passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery, Sylvester, GA. A native of Worth Co. in the Gordy Community, Mr. York was born to the...

Oct 17, 2017

Marylene Suess, 83, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Hospital. A private family service was held Friday, October 20, 2017 at Crown Hill Cemetery. Affectionately known to her family as “Baby Zola,” she was born to the late Florence and Charley Walls in Hawkinsville, GA and was raised during the depression on a farm in Hazlehurst, GA....

Oct 16, 2017

William Blake (Bill) Pressley, 62, of Lee County, GA, died October 16, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. A celebration of life service will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. A. B. Stroud will officiate. Please come dressed as you are comfortable. Military Honors will be provided by the American Legion Post # 30 Honor Guard and...

Oct 16, 2017

Phillip Joe Nolan, 69, of Sylvester, died Monday, October 16, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be at a later date. A native of Fort Pierce, FL, Mr. Nolan had lived in Albany since 1957. He was a Marine Corps veteran serving during Vietnam and was retired from the Marine Corps Logistics Base. Mr. Nolan was...

Oct 13, 2017

Mary Frances Law, 90, formerly of Jackson, TN, passed away October 13, 2017 at her daughter's residence. Graveside memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, October 17 at 11:00 am at the Hollywood Cemetery, in Jackson, TN. Mary Frances was preceded in death by her husband Howard Law, and two brothers Bobby and Billy Williams. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Conger...