Obituaries
James Higby Graves
Jun 28, 2016
James, Jim Higby Graves, 91, of Albany, GA died early Tuesday morning June 28, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. He was born Sunday, March 15, 1925 in Youngstown, OH to the late Estes Varian E.V. Graves and Josephine Higby Graves.Jim joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 only one year after enrolling in Kenyon College to serve his country as...
Evelyn Brown Flournoy
Jun 28, 2016
Mrs. Evelyn Brown Flournoy, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Ft. Gaines Health and Rehab.Her memorial service will be Friday 11 AM at Fort Gaines Baptist Church. Rev. Jeff Hines will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10:30 AM til funeral hour. A native of Danville, VA Mrs. Flournoy moved to Ft. Gaines in 1967 and was retired from...
Carole Murray Moody
Jun 27, 2016
Carole Murray Moody, 73, of Lee Co. GA, passed away Monday June 27, 2016 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Memorial services will be conducted Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Grady Morey and Judge Jim Thurman will officiate.Born in San Diego, CA, Mrs. Moody has resided in Leesburg since 1977. She was a professional...
Phillip Larry Almgren, Sr
Jun 27, 2016
Phillip "Larry" Almgren, Sr., 72, of Albany, GA died June 27, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Steve Hood will officiate. Interment will follow in Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.A native of Butler, GA, born to the late Alex Walter and Daisy Brooks Almgren, Larry graduated from Butler...
Jill Stewart Hollis
Jun 27, 2016
Jill Stewart Hollis, 82, of Lee County, GA, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 10:00 am at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.Mrs. Hollis was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with her family. GiGi found her joy...
Shelley Lauren Jones
Jun 24, 2016
Shelley Lauren Jones, 34, of Chattanooga, TN passed away June 24, 2016 at Erlanger Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 am at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Ross Powell will officiate. A native of Marietta, GA, Shelley grew up in Woodstock, GA and McDonough, GA. While in Woodstock, she was a member of First Baptist...
James Milton Bloom
Jun 20, 2016
James Milton Bloom (Lt. Col. USAF Ret.), 81, of Moultrie, GA, died June 20, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Southside Baptist Church in Norman Park, GA. Pastor John Myrick and Rev. Paul Peace will officiate. Interment will follow in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Climax, GA with military honors.A native of...
Kenneth A. Lewis
Jun 17, 2016
Ken Lewis, 76, of Albany, GA. died peacefully at the Willson Hospice House on Friday, June 17, 2016. A graveside service will be held at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church on Monday, June 20th at 10:00 am. The Reverend Deacon Joy O. Davis will officiate. Ken was born in Columbus, GA on May 2, 1940. He worked most recently at Huggins...
Robert Gardner
Jun 17, 2016
Robert Gardner, 70, of Albany, GA, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, June 19, 2016 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Henry will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.Born in Albany, GA, Robert joined the United States Navy and served his country for four years....
Joanne Bryant Webb
Jun 13, 2016
Joanne Bryant Webb, 79, of Albany, GA, died Monday, June 13, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Steve Hurley and Rev. Hilton Gillespie will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Garden Cemetery.Joanne was born in Buckhead, Morgan County, GA, on August 16, 1936. After graduating...
Barbara Carden Burgess
Jun 10, 2016
Mrs. Barbara Carden Burgess, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 10, 2016, in her home at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Private funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Dr. William D. (Biff) Coker will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.The daughter of the...
Linda Everson Kidd
Jun 9, 2016
Linda Everson Kidd, 70, of Lee County, GA, died June 9, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 7:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Evangelist Gail Morrill will officiate.A native of Camilla, GA, born to the late, A. D. Everson and Susie Blunt Everson, Linda grew up in Albany, GA. She graduated from Dougherty...
Andriana Link
Jun 8, 2016
Adriana "Andi" Page Link, 65, of Leesburg, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at her residence.Her memorial service will be Saturday 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Mathews Funeral Home.Born June 9, 1950 in Portsmouth, VA to Herman Ray and Jacqueline Webb Marbry, Mrs. Link had lived in Lee...
Whitney Ann Adams
Jun 8, 2016
Whitney Ann Adams, 51, of Lee County GA, passed away June 8, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 10, 2016 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Father Ray Levreault will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.Born in Royal Oak, MI, Whitney moved to Lee County in 1989. She was a homemaker...
Catherine Elizabeth (Beth) Teixeira
Jun 8, 2016
Catherine Elizabeth "Beth" Roberts Teixeira, 61, of Albany died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at her residence. A memorial service will be Monday 10 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. The family will receive friends following the memorial service.Born in Columbus, GA, Beth was raised in Albany and graduated from Dougherty High School in 1972. She was...
Aubrey Melvin Craft, Sr
Jun 6, 2016
Aubrey Melvin Craft, Sr., 83, of Albany, GA, died June 6, 2016 at Evergreen Assisted Living Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Calvary Baptist Church. Norman Denney will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Patmos, a Mr. Craft was raised in Arlington, GA and graduated from Arlington High School in 1950....
Richard Allan Menton, Sr
Jun 4, 2016
Richard Allan Menton, Sr., 64 of Lee Co., GA, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2016 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with military honors.Born in Longview, WA, Mr. Menton was a retired truck driver with Reeves Construction Co., and a veteran of the Vietnam War...
Phillip L. (Phil) Davis
Jun 3, 2016
Phillip L. (Phil) Davis, 58, of Thomasville, GA formerly Albany, GA, died June 3, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at the Poulan United Methodist Church. Rev. Alan Miller will officiate. Pallbearers will be Sam Knighton, Cody Rogers, Buck Rogers, Doyle Rogers, Johnny Houston and Cody Gable. Interment will follow in the Poulan...
Lillian Kimbrel Allen
Jun 1, 2016
Lillian Kimbrel Allen, 84, of Leary, GA, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at her daughter's residence in Leary, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Milford Baptist Church. Rev. Preston Wilson will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leary City Cemetery.Born in Arlington, GA, Mrs. Allen had resided in Leary for...
Marilyn Murphy Bullington
Jun 1, 2016
Marilyn Murphy Bullington, 68, of Lee County, GA, died June 1, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Dr. Todd Sullens will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Atlanta, GA, born to the late James and Billie Anne Murphy, Marilyn grew up in...
