Obituaries

Charles William (Billy) Tyson
Mar 14, 2014
Charles William (Billy) Tyson, 69, of Woodstock, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died March 14, 2014 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday March 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. David C. Tyson will officiate. A private family interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Billy was born December 26, 1944 in Albany, GA...

David Randolph York
Mar 10, 2014
David Randolph York, 60, of Leesburg, GA died Monday, March 10, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Andersonville National Cemetery with military honors. Pastor Juno Douglas will officiate.Born in Dothan, AL, Mr. York had resided in Albany, GA since he was a child before moving to...

Fred Brady Brown
Mar 9, 2014
Brady Brown, 13, of Albany, GA died Sunday, March 9, 2014. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Rodney Rector will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.Brady was born in Albany, GA and lived here all of his life. He was a student at Northside Elementary School and he will be...

Dorothy Melba Norman
Mar 9, 2014
Dorothy Melba Norman, 85, of Lee County, GA, died March 9, 2014 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Putney United Methodist Church. Pastor Cathy Green will officiate. Committal services will follow at 2:30 PM at Lebanon Cemetery in Pavo, GA.Born and raised in Pavo, GA, Mrs. Norman was born to the...

Christine Verdell Lash
Mar 7, 2014
Christine Verdell Lash, 86, of Albany, GA, died Friday, March 7, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10:45 AM Sunday, March 16, 2014 at First Christian Church of Albany. Rev. Tommy Lowery will officiate.A native of High Point, FL, she was born to the late F. C. Dorsey and Jessie McDavid Dorsey. Mrs....

Terry Eugene McVey
Mar 1, 2014
Terry Eugene McVey, 62, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church sanctuary. Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. in Fann Cemetery at Mother's Home Church; Colquitt, GA, Rev. Andy Merritt will officiate.Mr....

Jody C. Mitchell
Feb 28, 2014
Jody C. Mitchell, 31, of Leesburg, GA, died Friday, February 28, 2014 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 2:00 pm at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Neal Hager and Rev. Darwin Bullock will officiate.Mr. Mitchell was born in Atlanta, GA. and moved to Leesburg, GA with his family at the age of...

Lila Sullivan Mulford Fletcher
Feb 26, 2014
Lila Sullivan Mulford Fletcher, 88, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Wynfield Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery, Mitchell Co., GA.A native of Bainbridge, GA, Mrs. Fletcher had resided in Albany,...

Christopher Carl Stanich
Feb 25, 2014
Dr. Christopher Carl Stanich, 54, of Albany, GA., died Tuesday, February 25, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Bobby McKinney and Dr. Ted Ary will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.Raised in Brownsburg, IN., Chris served four years in the United...

Griffin Stephen (Steve) Stocks, Jr
Feb 25, 2014
Griffin Stephen (Steve) Stocks, Jr., 72, of Lee County, GA, died Tuesday, February 25, at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church. Rev. Jay Weldon will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.Steve was a native and lifelong resident of Lee County, GA and was born...

Raymond Thomas Brooks
Feb 23, 2014
Raymond "Ray" Thomas Brooks, Sr., 70, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 28, 2014 at Mathews Funeral Home located at 3206 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA. Father Stanton of St. Teresa's Catholic Church will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before...

Annabelle Vause Nazworth Perry Crisler
Feb 23, 2014
Annabelle Vause Nazworth Perry Crisler, 93, of Albany, GA, died February 23, 2014 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. William Collins and Rev. Ronnie Kinsaul will officiate.A native of Arran, FL, Mrs. Crisler was born to the late Jesse and Darthullah Griffin Vause. She...

Paul H. Freeman, Sr
Feb 22, 2014
Paul H. Freeman, Sr., 68, of Bronwood, GA, died February 22, 2014 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Chickasawhatchee Baptist Church in Dawson, GA. Rev. Emil Askew will officiate. Interment will follow in the Bronwood City Cemetery with Military Honors.A native and lifelong resident of Bronwood, GA, he was born to the...

Lois L. Gordon
Feb 21, 2014
Lois L. Gordon, 81, of Leesburg, GA, died February 21, 2014 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery.A native of Hazlehurst, GA, born to the late Alvie and Minnie Spell, Mrs....
Marty Harris
Feb 21, 2014
Marty Harris, 65, of Lee County, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014, at her residence. A memorial service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church. Rev. Jay Weldon will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.Marty Harris was born January 26, 1949 in St. John's, Newfoundland. She is survived...

Doris Evelyn Preston
Feb 21, 2014
Doris Evelyn Krumel Preston, 73, of Albany, GA died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Her remains have been cremated and a visitation will be held Thursday February 26, 2015 at Mathews Funeral Home from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Mrs. Preston was born August 23, 1941 to Frank Charles and Evelyn Doris Fischer Krumel at St....

Lee Andrew Davis
Feb 20, 2014
Lee Andrew Davis, of Albany, GA, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye, Mr. Harry Bryant, and Mr. Glenn Zern will officiate.Mr. Davis was a lifelong resident of Albany. He was a graduate of Dougherty High School...

Garnett Andrew (G.A.) Allen
Feb 19, 2014
Garnett Andrew (G.A.) Allen, 92, of Sylvester, GA died Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at Palmyra Nursing Home in Albany, GA. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 4:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Dawson, GA he was born to the late Windsor Alexander Allen, Sr. and...

William (Bill) N. Price
Feb 17, 2014
William N. (Bill) Price, 79, of Albany, GA died Monday, February 17, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner, Rev. Noah Phillips, and Rev. Perry Lamey will officiate. Entombment will follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum.Born in Calhoun County, GA, to the late James N. and Susie Musgrove...
Roy E. Harrell
Feb 16, 2014
Roy E. Harrell, 80, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, February 16, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Carl Dunn and Chaplain Rodney Stamey will officiate. Members of the Order of the Eastern Star and Masons will serve as honorary pallbearers. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery...