Obituaries
Rev. Ira L. Carlisle
Mar 20, 2013
Rev. Ira L. Carlisle, 84, of Leesburg, GA and Arlington, GA died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 in Arlington, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce Smith and Rev. Tommy Carlisle will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Mitchell Co., GA, Rev. Carlisle had...
Fernando Solis
Mar 16, 2013
Fernando Solis, 95, longtime resident of Albany, GA, died March 16, 2013 at Dawson Health and Rehabilitation Center. His remains have been cremated and no services will be held. A native of Brownsville, TX, Mr. Solis, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War , served in both the United States Air Force and the United States Army....
Sarah Marie Cope
Mar 15, 2013
Sarah Marie Cope, 96, of Albany, GA, died Friday, March 15, 2013 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Memorial service will be Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 10 a.m. at Sherwood Baptist Church Chapel. Ross Powell will officiate.She was preceded in death by her seven brothers and three sisters.Survivors include her daughter, Paulette Cope of Albany, GA, two sons, Fred...
Betty Lewis Montgomery
Mar 15, 2013
Betty Lewis Montgomery, 70, of Lee County, GA, died March 15, 2013 at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fl. Memorial services will be held Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at funeral home.A native of Russellville, AL, born to the...
Ricky Allen Key
Mar 14, 2013
Ricky Allen Key, 55, of Leesburg, GA, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Willson Hospice House.Graveside services will be held Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Leesburg Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Melvin Slappy will officiate.A native of Metter, GA, Mr. Key had lived in Leesburg most of his life. He was a member of Kinchafoonee Baptist Church. He worked in...
Mack Calvin Tennille
Mar 11, 2013
Mack Calvin Tennille, 84, of Albany, GA, died Monday, March 11, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Beacon Baptist Church. Rev. Reagan Marsh will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Leary, GA, born to Mack and Iva Lois Tennille, he had resided in Albany, GA since 1945....
Taraben Patel
Mar 9, 2013
Tarben Patel, 98, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, March11, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Shelby Jean Daniel Withers
Mar 9, 2013
Shelby Jean Daniel Withers, 76, of Lee County, GA, died March 9, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Melvin Slappy will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Berrien County, GA, born to the late James B. and Bessie Ruth Odom, Mrs. Withers had resided in...
Ashley Delano King
Mar 9, 2013
Ashley Delano King, 58, of Leesburg, GA, died March 9, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. A visitation and viewing was held Sunday from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.A native of Albany, GA, Mr. King graduated from Albany High School in 1972. He served in the United States Army and was employed with North Haven Electrical. for...
Ralph R. Bruner
Mar 9, 2013
Ralph R. Bruner, 79, of Albany, GA died March 9, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Myers and Rev. Dennis Lanning will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Coleman, GA born to the late Beamon D. and Mary Louise Bruner, he moved...
Candy Michelle Tabb
Mar 5, 2013
Candy Michelle Tabb, 42, of Leary, GA, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Milford Baptist Church. Rev. Tom Pollock will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, Mrs. Tabb was a graduate of Byne Memorial Christian School and had...
Lynda Kay Brown Handley
Mar 4, 2013
Lynda Kay Brown Handley, 65, of Montezuma, GA., died Monday, March 4, 2013 at The Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, March 8, 2013 at 3:00 at the First Baptist Church of Montezuma. Dewitt Andrews and Rev. LaMon Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in Felton Cemetery.A native and lifelong resident of Montezuma, GA,...
David Clyde Akridge
Mar 4, 2013
David C. Akridge, 76, of Acworth, GA died Monday, March 4, 2013 at Tranquility At Kennesaw Mountain Hospice in Marietta, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Mike Maxwell will officiate.A native of Colquitt, GA, born to the late Paul and Ruby Akridge, he grew up in Albany, GA and graduated...
Gene Melton Driskell
Mar 3, 2013
Gene Melton Driskell, 66, of Peach County, GA died Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Perry, GA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Nathan L. Smith and Pastor Dwayne Evors will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. A native of Albany, GA, born to the late Arthur McCray Driskell and Lillian McCraine...
John Perry Aker
Feb 28, 2013
John Perry "Pete" Aker, 78, of Lee Co., GA died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, March 4, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Beattie Road Church of Christ. Minister Doug Haught will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Marion, VA, Mr. Aker had resided in Albany, GA and...
Michael Dean Sipes, Sr
Feb 27, 2013
Michael "Mike" Dean Sipes, Sr., 70, OF Albany, GA died Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Metter, GA. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Reverend Bobby Moye will officiate.A native of Louisville, KY, Mr. Sipes had resided in Albany since August of 1996. Mr. Sipes was...
Shirley Lucille Sellers
Feb 26, 2013
Shirley D. Sellers, 78, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. Committal services will follow in Geneva, AL at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery at 2:00 PM (CST).A native of McAllen, TX, Mrs. Sellers was born to...
William Mark Blankenship
Feb 26, 2013
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013, William Mark Blankenship, our beloved son and brother, left this earth to that eternal life of love and peace with God in heaven. Born in Albany, Georgia, January 21, 1987 to Walter M. and Elaine H. Blankenship, a beloved brother of Sgt. John Michael Blankenship, U.S. Army 1st SFG, Fort Lewis, WA and Abby Rebekah...
Frances Mozelle Faircloth
Feb 24, 2013
Frances Mozelle Faircloth, 75, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Evergreen Assisted Living Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Miami, FL, Mrs. Faircloth was born to the late William Anthony and Cora Haxby...
W.D. Turner, Jr
Feb 23, 2013
W.D. (Bud) Turner, Jr., 79, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Cordray Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Hilton Gillespie will officiate.A native of Calhoun County, GA, born to the late W.D and Burline Bailey Turner, he had resided in Albany, GA for forty five years...
