Obituaries
Diamond Jack S. Smith
Sep 11, 2015
Diamond Jack S. Smith, 72, of Albany, GA, died September 11, 2015 at Emory University Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church in Doerun, GA. Pastor Dana Swain and Pastor Ray Jenkins will officiate. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery.A native of Sigsbee, GA, Mr. Smith graduated...
Yvonne Casey Suggs
Sep 10, 2015
Yvonne Casey Suggs, 73, of Lee Co., GA died Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, September 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Dennis Taylor will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Mrs. Suggs was born and lived in Albany, GA all of her life. She was retired...
William Edward (Eddie) Coleman
Sep 9, 2015
William Edward (Eddie) Coleman, 57, of Lee Co., GA, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Philema Road Baptist Church. Pastor Casey Bradford and Pastor Johnny White will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.Born in Albany, GA, Eddie had resided in Lee Co.,...
Elsie Mae Oliver
Sep 9, 2015
Elsie Mae Oliver, 95, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Bobby Marshall will officiate.Born in LaGrange, GA, Mrs. Oliver had resided in Albany, GA since 1946. She was a retired beautician and formerly owned...
Nicholas (Nick) Bradley Widner
Sep 8, 2015
Nicholas (Nick) Bradley Widner, 17, of Lee County, GA, died September 8, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at True Life Church of God. Pastor Kip Boswell and Terry Wilson will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. To honor his request and raise awareness for childhood cancer, specifically osteosarcoma, please wear yellow...
David Max Attell, Jr
Sep 7, 2015
David Max Attell, Jr., 60, of Morrow, GA formerly of Albany, GA died Monday, September 7, 2015 at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 11, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.David was born in Thomasville, GA on September 13, 1954 to the late David and Vermell Attell. The...
James Edward Baker, Sr
Sep 6, 2015
James Edward Baker, Sr., 70, of Albany, Georgia passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015. Born in Troy, New York, Jim was the son of Edward Bernard Baker and Genevieve Baker. He is survived by his wife Betty, daughter Cam, son Jim, son Brian and eight grandchildren. A funeral mass will be held at St. Teresa's Catholic Church in Albany at...
Curtis E. Kennedy
Sep 6, 2015
Curtis E. Kennedy, 68, of Albany, was called home to our Lord on Sunday, September 6, 2015. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Arcadia Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Ronnie Arrington will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery with full military honors.Mr. Curtis was born in Dale County on November 29,...
Patricia (Patty) Willis
Sep 6, 2015
Patricia Ann (Patty) Willis, 66, of Albany, GA, died September 6, 2015 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. The 4th Georgia will provide honors.Patty was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA. She was born to the late Charles and Louise Pate on...
Clemmie Mae Fedd (Toson) McClain
Sep 5, 2015
Clemmie Mae Fedd (Toson) McClain, the oldest daughter of the late Henry and Hurley Fedd, was born on July 15, 1952 in Donaldsonville, Georgia. She was one of 10 children born to her parents. She was proceeded in death by siblings, Theresa Fedd and Alfonzo Fedd. After a long and courageous 4-year battle with systemic scleroderma, all of her pain...
Warren Otis Brinson
Sep 5, 2015
Warren Otis Brinson was born in Soperton, Georgia on November 25, 1927, the second child of Alvie Otis Brinson and Cora Lee Calhoun Brinson. Mr. Brinson passed away on September 5, 2015.Graduating from Soperton High School in 1945, he joined the United States Navy, serving as a Hospital Corpsman. When his enlistment ended, he enrolled in Mercer University where he...
Joann L. Watzlowick
Sep 5, 2015
Joann L. Watzlowick, 81, of Albany, GA died September 4, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.A native of Huntsville, MO, Mrs. Watzlowick had resided in Albany, GA most of her adult life. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. Joann...
Robin Alane Goodson
Aug 31, 2015
Robin Alane Goodson, 52, of Albany, GA, died Monday, August 31, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Albany. Rev. Jay Barcus and Mr. Bart Cannon will officiate.Born in Colquitt, GA, Robin had lived in Albany, GA all of her life. Before her illness...
Norma Marie Hogg
Aug 31, 2015
Norma M. Hogg, 93, of Albany, GA died August 31, 2015. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Leesburg Cemetery. Ross Powell will officiate.A native of Fordyce, AR, Mrs. Hogg was the last living of eight children born to Oscar and May McCollum. She had resided in Albany, GA since 1991 moving from Holly Springs, AR....
Walter Ernest Sheppard, Jr
Aug 30, 2015
Walter Ernest Sheppard, Jr, 74, of Albany, GA passed away at his residence Monday August 30, 2015. Graveside Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 3:00 PM from the graveside at Crown Hill Cemetery. Ross Powell will officiate.A native of Sandersville, GA, Walter had spent the last 22 years of his life in Albany with his wife...
Arva Joy Ward Williams
Aug 29, 2015
Arva Joy Williams, 83, of Lawrenceville, GA, died Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 4, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2700 Westgate Dr., Albany, GA. Richey Marbury and Steve Hall will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Salt...
Warren Franklin Vanater
Aug 26, 2015
Warren Franklin Vanater of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
David Richard Judkins
Aug 26, 2015
David R. Judkins, 77, of Albany, GA, formerly of St. Augustine, FL, died August, 26, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church. Rev. Jay Weldon will officiate. Visitation will be held from 1:00 until 2:00 PM.A native of South Paris, ME, he was born to the late...
Charles Augustus (Gus) Wiggins
Aug 25, 2015
Charles Augustus (Gus) Wiggins, Sr., 82, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Lawrence Wiggins will officiate.Mr. Wiggins was born in Colquitt Co., GA on November 27th in 1932 to Charlie Franklin Wiggins and Pearlie Summerlin Wiggins,...
Harry Arthur (Butch) Peacock
Aug 25, 2015
Harry Arthur (Butch) Peacock, III, 66, of Pensacola, FL, died August 25, 2015 at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, FL of pancreatic cancer. Born and raised in Albany, GA, he was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving honorably in the US Navy and was awarded a National Defense Service Medal. Until retirement, he worked for Digital Equipment Corporation managing...
