Obituaries
Dixie Ann Hodnett
Jun 24, 2015
Dixie Ann Hodnett, stillborn infant was delivered on June 24, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Robert Matthew Reece and Meigan Ann Hodnett both of Bainbridge, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, June 27, at 10:00 AM at Parrott City Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Paul officiating.In addition to her parents, survivors include her...
Charles Remar Drinkwater
Jun 24, 2015
Charles R. (Son) Drinkwater, 84, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 26, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Pastor Billy D. Hannah and Pastor Terry Pierce will officiate. Interment will follow in New Light Free Will Baptist Church, Calhoun Co., GA.Born...
Authur Frank Statham
Jun 22, 2015
Arthur Frank Statham, 75, of Albany, GA died Monday, June 22, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Tony Dixon will officiate.Born in Rochelle, GA, Mr. Statham had resided in Albany, GA since 1951. He was retired from MacGregor Golf and was...
Johnnie Jolley Rogers
Jun 18, 2015
Johnnie Jolley Rogers, of Lee County. GA, died Thursday, June 18, 2015 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.Born in Sylvester, GA, Mrs. Rogers had resided in Lee Co, GA for the past twenty years moving from Radium Springs. She was retired...
Barbara Dora Arlene Lee
Jun 17, 2015
Barbara Dora Arlene Lee, 56, of Worth County, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died June 17, 2015 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Brian Marchant will officiate.A native of Albany, GA, Barbara graduated from Albany High School and was employed in the food service industry. She most recently was...
Ruby Wilson Beck
Jun 17, 2015
Ruby Wilson Beck, 89, of Gainesville, GA, formerly of Albany, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Health Systems. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.A native of Lula, GA, Mrs. Beck had resided...
William Wallace (Will) Kidd
Jun 16, 2015
William Wallace "Will" Kidd, 74, of Baker Co., GA, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 19, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at Milford Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors. Rev. William Collins will officiate. Born in Savannah, Georgia, May 9, 1941 to the late Louis O. Kidd and Cordelia Griffin...
David Lemar Smith
Jun 16, 2015
David L. Smith, 60, of Lee Co., GA died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Johnny White will officiate. Born in Eastman, GA, Mr. Smith had resided in both Albany, GA and Lee Co., GA since 1967. He was retired...
Robert Louie Tanner
Jun 16, 2015
Robert Louie Tanner, 82, of Americus, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died June 16, 2015 at Magnolia Manor Retirement Center. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at the Magnolia Manor Chapel. Rev. Willie Beasley will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery with American Post # 30 of Albany, GA providing Military Honors.A native of Harrison,...
William Curtis Willingham
Jun 16, 2015
William Curtis Willingham, 89, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Rowe will officiate. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Mitchell Co., GA.Born in Mitchell Co., GA, Mr. Willingham had resided in Albany,...
Nancy M. Thomas
Jun 15, 2015
Nancy Morrison Thomas, 78, of Leesburg, GA passed away on June 15, 2015 at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Gillionville Baptist Church. Mike Neuman will officiate.She was born in Columbus, GA to the late W.R. Morrison and Mable Holton Morrison. Nancy married Jim Thomas in 1956 while on their honeymoon,...
Russell Martin Melton
Jun 14, 2015
Russell "Russ" Martin Melton, 54, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, June 14 2015 at Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, Lee Co., GA. Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Born in Phenix City, AL, Russ...
Kevin Owens Barfield
Jun 12, 2015
Kevin Owens Barfield, 19, of Mitchell Co., GA died Friday, June 12, 2015 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Mitchell Co., GA. Rev. Rick Griner will officiate.Kevin was born in Albany, GA and had resided in Mitchell Co., GA most of his life and attended Mitchell...
Carl Ed Hall, Jr
Jun 12, 2015
Carl Edward (Ed) Hall, Jr., 60, of Albany, GA, died June 12, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday at 1:00 PM at Nashville Memorial Gardens in Nashville, GA. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate.A native of Hahira, GA, Ed grew up in Valdosta, GA and Albany, GA and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1972....
Catherine Sue Greeson Young
Jun 6, 2015
Catherine Sue Greeson Young, 64, of Leesburg, GA, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 at her home. Graveside memorial services will be held Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.A native of Dalton, GA, Mrs. Young had spent most of her life in Leesburg. She attended St Pauls Episcopal Church. She...
Macel Daniel Mercer
Jun 5, 2015
Macel Daniel Mercer, 80, of Pelham, GA formerly of Albany, GA died Friday, June 5, 2015 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Tom Newman will officiate.Born in Buena Vista, GA, Mrs. Daniel had resided in Albany, GA before moving to Pelham, GA. She was retired from...
Hubert Royce (Roy) Swain
Jun 2, 2015
Hubert Royce (Roy) Swain, 66, of Albany, GA went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Keith Rossitter, Pastor Chuck Smith and Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Pebble City Cemetery, Sale City, GA.Roy was born March...
Helen Hancock Powell
May 30, 2015
Helen Hancock Powell, 89, of Albany, GA, died May 30, 2015 at Morningside Assisted Living. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Ronnie Kinsaul will officiate. Helen was born in Sylvester and resided in Waycross before moving to Albany twenty five years ago. Helen enjoyed baking cakes and was...
Joshua David Pollock
May 29, 2015
Joshua D. Pollock, 29, of Albany, GA, died May 29, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Sam Hartline will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Joshua was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA. He was employed with Wright Turf Farm of eight years and was currently...
Eunice Kimbrell Carter
May 28, 2015
Eunice Kimbrell Carter"Tincy"Eunice Kimbrell Carter (Tincy), of West Palm Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2015 at home surrounded by her children. Funeral services will be held at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany, Georgia on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Visitation will be held at 10:00 am with funeral services immediately following and burial at Floral Memory Gardens. Eunice's...
