Obituaries

Florice Vereen Smith
Dec 13, 2012
Florice Vereen Smith, 90, of Albany, GA died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Michael Littleton will officiate. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery, Moultrie, GA.A native of Worth Co., GA, Mrs. Smith grew up in Moultrie, GA and graduated from Moultrie High School...

Judith B. Theidel
Dec 12, 2012
Judith B. Theidel, of Lake Blackshear, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Albany, GA. Rev. James Bullion and Rev. Jim Purks will officiate. Interment will follow in St. Paul's Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens.A native of Hinsdale, IL, Mrs. Theidel had resided...

William Carl Phelps
Dec 11, 2012
William C. (Mr. Bill) Phelps, 82, of Leesburg, GA, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at his residence. Private funeral services were held Thursday at 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye officiated. Interment followed in Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors.A native of Mayfield, KY, Mr. Phelps had resided in the Albany area since 1959. He was retired...

William Edward Butts, Jr
Dec 11, 2012
William Edward Butts, Jr., 65, of Leesburg, GA, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at his home. Private services will be held at a later date.Mr. Butts was a graduate of Terrell County High school and attained a Bachelors Degree from Georgia Southwestern University. He, also, served two years in the United States Army during Vietnam and was stationed at Ft....

David Jackson Simpson, Sr
Dec 9, 2012
David Jackson Simpson, Sr., of Albany, GA., died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Phoebe North Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Dennis Lanning will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 P.M. at College Park Cemetery in Atlanta, GA with military honors.A native of Atlanta, GA, Mr. Simpson...

Robyn Denise Statham
Dec 8, 2012
Robyn Denise Statham of Albany, GA., died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Talmadge Wilcox and Rev. Jerry Etheredge will officiate.Miss Statham was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA. She was a graduate of Riverview Academy and...

Dixie Millissa Simon
Dec 7, 2012
Dixie Milissa Simon, 84 of Albany, GA died Friday, December 7, 2012 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. A native of Macon, GA, Mrs. Simon had resided in Albany since 1967 coming from Virginia Beach, VA. She was a waitress for over sixty years,...

Alva Darvis Power
Dec 7, 2012
Alva Power, 68 of Albany, GA died Friday, December 7, 2012 at Lillian Carter Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Ross Powell will officiate.A native of Macon, GA, Mr. Power had resided in Albany since 1952. He was a member of Westview Baptist Church and AARC. He was preceded...

Mae LaRose Brown Heidt
Dec 4, 2012
Mae LaRose Brown Heidt, 79 of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 10, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. Wesley Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery.A native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA, Mrs. Heidt was retired from Life and Casualty...

Hazel Godfrey Eubanks
Dec 3, 2012
Hazel Godfrey Eubanks, 89 of Albany, GA died Monday, December 3, 2012 at Morningside Assisted Living. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Dr. Matthew Nance and Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. A native of Elmodel, GA, Mrs. Eubanks graduated from Elmodel High School in...
Thomas Gene (Tommy) Ragsdale
Dec 3, 2012
Thomas Gene (Tommy) Ragsdale, 75, of Albany, GA, died December 3, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Albany. Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight and Dr. John Ed Mathison will officiate. Entombment services will follow at 3:00 PM at Park Hill Cemetery in Columbus, GA.A native...

Lucille Turner Bowman
Dec 1, 2012
Lucille Turner Bowman, 67, of Albany, GA, died Saturday December 1, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Cordray United Methodist Church. Rev. Guy Mathis will officiate. Interment will follow in Cordray Methodist Church Cemetery, Calhoun Co., GA.A native of Leary, GA., Mrs. Bowman had resided in Albany, GA, since...

Hazel Geraldine Willis
Nov 30, 2012
Hazel Geraldine Willis, 81, of Albany, GA, died Friday, November 30, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 3, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Bobby Marshall will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA, Mrs. Willis was a homemaker and a member of...

Wendy Spurlock Gosa
Nov 27, 2012
Wendy Spurlock Gosa, 42, of Mitchell County, GA died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held, Saturday at 11:00 AM at the Smithville City Cemetery. Dr. Karna Bentley and Rev. Chris Howe will officiate. A native of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Wendy grew up in Albany, GA and had resided in Mitchell Co. since 1998....

Sara A. Lawrence
Nov 24, 2012
Sara A. Lawrence, 87, of Albany, GA, died November 24, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Crossroad Cemetery in Early County, GA. Rev. Stanley Phillips will officiate.A native of Arlington, GA, Mrs. Lawrence has resided in Albany since 1961 moving from Macon, GA. She was a star basketball player and...

James Everett McMillin
Nov 24, 2012
Dr. James Everett McMillin, 84, of Albany, GA, died November 24, 2012 at his residence. No formal services will be held; however, the family will receive friends at 12:00 noon on December 2, 2012 following regular church services at the Fort Gaines Presbyterian Church.A native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA, Dr. McMillin graduated from Albany High School in 1945...

Ladonna Faye Mullis Rose
Nov 21, 2012
Ladonna Faye Mullis Rose, 35, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:30 AM at the Smithville United Methodist Church. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. Interment will follow in the Smithville City Cemetery.Born in Albany, GA, Ladonna had lived in Smithville most of her life. She was the owner of...

William Fred (Bill) Clark
Nov 20, 2012
William Fred (Bill) Clark, 78, of Sylvester, GA, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Willis will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Morningside Cemetery in Rochelle, GA.A native of Rochelle, GA, Mr. Clark had resided in...

Bessie M. White
Nov 17, 2012
Bessie M. White, 63, of Albany, GA., died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Leesburg Cemetery.
Kenneth (Kenny) Wade Varner
Nov 17, 2012
Kenneth W. (Kenny) Varner, 46, of Lee County, GA, died November 17, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Cocoa Beach, FL, Kenny grew up in Albany, GA and had resided in Worth County, GA...