Obituaries
Sherman Douglas Pressley
Oct 24, 2012
Sherman Douglas Pressley, 62, of Leesburg, GA, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, October 26, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.A native of LaGrange, GA, Mr. Pressley had resided in Albany, GA before moving to Leesburg, GA. He was of the Baptist faith...
Edgar David Trea
Oct 22, 2012
Edgar David (Pops) Trea, 71, of Albany, GA, died Monday, October 22, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 4:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. A native of Cass City, MI, Mr. Trea had resided in Albany, GA since 1972 moving from Standish-Sterling, MI. He was formerly employed with...
Mary Overbey
Oct 22, 2012
Mary Overbey of Worth Co., GA., died Monady October 22, 2012 at her residence. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Charles Milton Vanzant
Oct 22, 2012
Charles Milton Vanzant, 58, of Leesburg, GA, died Monday, October 22, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Dan Harris and Rev. Johnny Farr will officiate. Interment will follow at the Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Albany, Charles graduated from Westover High School in 1972. He attended Albany Technical...
Clara Mae Griffin
Oct 22, 2012
Clara Mae Griffin, 90, of Albany, GA., died Monday October 22, 2012 at Wynfield Health and Rehab.Funeral services will be anounced at a later date.
Dr. David E. Johnson, M.D.
Oct 21, 2012
David E. Johnson, MD, 61, of Albany, GA died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Nancy Scarbrough will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM in the parlor at Porterfield.David was born in Akron, OH and grew...
Robert Earl Patton
Oct 19, 2012
Robert Earl Patton, 48, of Leesburg GA, died Friday, October 19, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, October 25, 2012 at11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Sylvester, GA., Mr. Patton had resided in Lee Co., GA. for the past five years...
Eunice Stansberry Wigglesworth
Oct 19, 2012
Eunice Stansberry Wigglesworth, 81, of Albany, GA. died Friday, October, 19, 2012 at her home. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Etheredge will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Doerun, GA.A...
Edward Gerald Herrod, Sr
Oct 16, 2012
Edward Gerald Herrod, 76, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, October 19, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA, with military honors. Dr. Ronald R. Baxley will officiate. A native of Waynesburg, PA, Mr. Herrod was a veteran of the Vietnam War and...
John Stanley Felter
Oct 15, 2012
John Stanley Felter "Uncle Jack", 68, died Monday, October 15, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held November 17, 2012 in Conyers, GA at the Georgia International Horse Park and a memorial service will be held in Lake Wales, FL at a later date.Mr. Felter was a native of Nuremberg, PA and has resided...
Brandon DeWayne Wood
Oct 15, 2012
Brandon DeWayne Wood, 28, of Albany, GA died Monday, October 15, 2012 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chuck Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. A native of Albany, Brandon had lived in the Albany area all his life and he attended schools...
James Marvin Davidson
Oct 13, 2012
James Marvin Davidson, 80, of Leesburg, GA., died Saturday, October 13, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg City Cemetery.A native of Colquitt Co., GA., Mr. Davidson had resided in Leesburg, GA., for the past fifty...
Joan Carroll
Oct 12, 2012
Joan Carroll, 71, died Friday, October 12, 2012 at Douglasville Nursing and Rehab. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. Dennis Lanning officiating. Interment will be at 3:00 PM at Hazlehurst City Cemetery in Hazlehurst, GA.Mrs. Carroll was a native of Hazlehurst, GA and a resident of Leesburg. She...
Stephen B. Geer, Sr
Oct 9, 2012
Stephen Blocker (Steve) Geer, Sr., 59, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church of Albany. Dr. Don Adams will officiate. Interment will follow in the Colomokee Baptist Church Cemetery in Blakely, GA. Will Geer, Rob Geer, Lawrence Geer, Hank Goodyear, Fred Settles and Forrest...
Herschel Titus Mock
Oct 8, 2012
Herschel Titus Mock, 63, of Leesburg, GA, died Monday, October 8, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, October 12, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Minister Richard Collins will officiate.A native of Colquitt, GA, Mr. Mock had resided in Albany, GA and Leesburg, GA for the past fifty three years. He was a...
Walker Sidney Coston
Oct 8, 2012
Walker Sidney Coston, 83, of Albany, GA, died October 8, 2012 at Dawson Health and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Thundering Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.A native of Leesburg, GA, born to Jay and Nannie Coston, he had resided in Albany, GA since 1951. Mr. Coston was the...
James Martin Apperson
Oct 5, 2012
James Martin Apperson, 83, of Albany, GA died Friday, October 05, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Liberty Parkway Church of God. Rev. W.A. Bingham and Rev. Ralph Horne will officiate. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery, Tifton, GA. Pallbearers will be Tommy Perry, David Aumsbaugh, Charles Albritton, Utah Combs, Mike...
Dianne Berry
Oct 1, 2012
Dianne Berry, of Albany, GA, died Monday, October 1, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. William E. "Butch" Knight, Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Tift Memorial Gardens, Tifton, GA.A native of Tifton, GA, Dianne had resided in Albany,...
Susan Gayle Reed
Sep 30, 2012
Susan Gayle Reed, 56, of Leary, GA, died September 30, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Tom Shanker and Chris Kendrick will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service.A native of Gary, IN, born to Ronald and Jewel Ballard, Susan graduated from William A. Wirt...
