Obituaries

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...

Shelby Ann Barfield Bennett
Nov 16, 2012
Shelby Ann Barfield Bennett, 57, of Panama City, FL, died Friday, November 16, 2012 at Bay Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Houston, Texas, Mrs. Bennett lived in Albany most of her life before moving to...

Betty Ann Harris
Nov 15, 2012
Betty Ann Harris, 80, of Albany, GA died Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Monday, November 19, 2012 from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow approximately at 1:30 PM at Pavo Lebanon Church Cemetery, Pavo, GA. A native of Pavo, GA,...

David Brooks Barronton
Nov 13, 2012
David Brooks Barronton, 56, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at a later date.A native of Albany, GA, Mr. Barronton owned and operated Title Mart. He was preceded in death by his wife, Viktoria Barronton, his father, Harold Barronton and brother Dale Barronton.Survivors include his daughter, Beth Richards...

Joe W. Taylor
Nov 12, 2012
Joe W. Taylor, 80 of Albany, GA, died Monday November 12, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Stacy West will officiate. Interment will follow in Meigs Sunset Cemetery, Meigs, GA.A native of Meigs, GA, Mr. Taylor had resided in Albany, GA since 1957 moving here from Thomasville,...

Grayson Waters
Nov 11, 2012
Grayson Waters, 66 of Worth Co., GA, died Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Clyde Grimsley will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, Mr. Waters had resided in Albany, GA and Worth County...

Debra Ann Bouley
Nov 10, 2012
Debra Ann Bouley, age 55 of Ellaville, GA, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2012 after a two year struggle with cancer. She was born to the late Raymond N. Bouley and Elsie B. Drover of Chelsea, MA, on December 29, 1956. Survivors include a partner of 38 years Priscilla Filomino, children Stephanie Williams, and Tiffani Filomino, grandchildren, Jennifer and...

Randall (Randy) William Clark
Nov 7, 2012
Randall William (Randy) Clark, 45, of Jacksonville, FL, died Wednesday November 7, 2012 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Albany. Rev. Garrett Andrew will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors.A native of Port Hueneme, CA, Randy had lived in Jacksonville since...

Gladys Corrine Spivey
Nov 7, 2012
Gladys Strickland Spivey, 92, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Palmyra Nursing Home. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.A native of Lowndes Co., GA, Mrs. Spivey had resided in Albany, GA since 1923. She was retired from Freitex and was of...

Gladys Juanita Henderson
Nov 6, 2012
Gladys Juanita Henderson, 85, of Lee County, GA, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye and Rev. Chip Gresham will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:30 PM at Big Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Irwinville, GA.A native of Wilcox, County, GA, Mrs. Henderson...

Nadine (Dean) Pannell
Nov 6, 2012
Nadine (Dean) Pannell, 83, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Putney. Rev. Tab Howell will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Colquitt, County, GA, Mrs. Pannell grew up in Brooks, County, GA, and moved to Albany,...

Infant Bradley Jay Turner
Nov 4, 2012
Infant Bradley Jay Turner received his wings, Sunday, November 4, 2012 at the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at True Life Church of God. Rev. Jamie Baggett, Rev. Corey Shiver and Rev. Chris E. Turner will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.Bradley touched many lives with...
Thomas Hall Pritchett
Nov 4, 2012
Thomas Hall Pritchett, 85, of Albany, Georgia died Sunday, November 4, 2012. Memorial services will be held at Mathews Funeral Home Saturday, November 10 at 1:00 PM officiated by Reverend Carrie Myers and The Honorable Ed Duffy. Visitation will be held Friday, November 9 at Mathews Funeral Home from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM. A celebration of Tommy's life will...

Yvonne E. Bryant
Nov 3, 2012
Mrs. Yvonne Edwards Bryant, 72, of Albany, GA, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at her residence. Private memorial services will be held for family members Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 3:00 PM at the family residence on Hilltop Drive. The family will receive and visit friends and church members from 3:30 PM until 5:00...

Teresa Diane Clark
Nov 3, 2012
Teresa Diane Clark, 52, of Albany, GA, died November 3, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mike Cannon will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leary City Cemetery.A native of Douglasville, GA, Mrs. Clark had lived in Albany, GA since 1965. She was a homemaker and was preceded...