Obituaries
Lydia Castleberry
Jun 13, 2012
Mrs. Lydia " Betty " Castleberry, 74, of Leesburg, Ga. died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Willson Hospice House in Albany.She requested no services to be conducted, but simply to honor her memory by reading Revelation 21:1-4. Mrs. Castleberry was born November 4, 1937 in Bridgeboro, Ga. to the late Lonnie and Irene Trammell. She lived and worked in the...
Alice Rogers
Jun 13, 2012
Alice Rogers, 90, of Bronwood, GA, died June 13, 2012 at the Lillian Carter Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Grady Morey will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Perry, FL, Mrs. Rogers spent most of her life in Tallahassee, FL and moved to Bronwood,...
Melvin (Bud) Eugene Weeks
Jun 12, 2012
Melvin (Bud) Weeks, 81, of Fort Gaines, GA, died June 12, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 PM at Haisten Funeral Home, McDonough, GA. Rev. Tim Mock will officiate. Interment will follow at East Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour before the service on Friday at Haisten Funeral Home.A native...
Raymond Paul O'Connor, Jr
Jun 11, 2012
Raymond Paul (Ray) O'Connor Jr., 78, of Albany, GA, died June 11, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. A private interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Tiffin, OH, Mr. O'Connor graduated from Tiffin High School and Tiffin University. He...
Issac Andrew Jr. Davidson
Jun 11, 2012
Isacc Andrew (Jr.) Davidson, 67, of Vienna, GA, formerly of Albany, GA died Monday, June 11, 2012 at his residence. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Al Wilbourn will officiate. A native of Moultrie, GA, Jr. had lived most of his life in Albany, GA before moving to Vienna three years...
Chistopher (Chris) T. Stone
Jun 6, 2012
Christopher T. (Chris) Stone, 27, of Leesburg, GA, died June 6, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, Chris graduated from New Covenant Academy in 2004 and was employed with Metro...
Donny Allen Hicks
Jun 5, 2012
Donny Allen Hicks, 64 0f Albany died Tuesday, June, 5, 2012 at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital. His remains have been cremated A native e of Dothan, AL, Mr. Hicks was born to the late Lehman Lee Hicks and Addie Jewel Talley Hicks. He had resided in Albany for the past thirty seven years and was a retired Journeyman Carpenter for forty...
Kathryn Rebecca Estes
Jun 5, 2012
Kathryn Rebecca Estes, 84, of Albany, GA, died June 5, 2012 at Phoebe North Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.A native of Lafayette, AL, Mrs. Estes had resided in Albany, GA since 1975 moving from Griffin, GA. She was a snack bar...
Louie Joe Western
Jun 5, 2012
Louie Joe Western, 60, of Newnan, GA, died Tuesday June 5, 2012 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Newnan, GA. Funeral services will be held Friday June 8, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Stephen Pontzer will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Albany, GA.A native of Jacksonville, FL, Mr. Western had resided in Newnan, GA. for the...
Arthur R. Donahoue
Jun 5, 2012
Arthur R. Donahoue (SMSGT- USAF RET.) of Albany, GA, passed away June 5, 2012 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center after a brief illness.He was born July 29, 1910 to Henry and Katherine Rosenbaum. His father was a rancher and miner in the Gunnison Valley, near Iola, Colorado. At the age of 12, after the death of his father, he went...
Billie Katherine Tucker
Jun 4, 2012
Billie K. Tucker, 78, of Albany, GA, died June 4, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate. Interment will follow in Pelham City Cemetery.A native of Mitchell County, GA, Mrs. Tucker was born to the late William (Bill) and Katherine Goodson Jones. She...
Paul Richard Baker
Jun 3, 2012
Paul R. Baker, (CAPT, USMC Ret.), 78, of Albany, GA, died June 3, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Hasan Shrine Center with Military Honors provided by The United States Marine Corps and Masonic Honors provided by the Tri County Memorial Club. Rev. John Jacobs will officiate. The Legion of Honor and...
Mary Alice Jones
Jun 2, 2012
Mary Alice Rigsby Jones, 77, of Dawson Georgia died Saturday June 2, 2012 at her home after a short illness. Mary was born on August 28, 1934 in Dawson, the daughter of Roland Rigsby and Alice King Rigsby Flanders. She married William Allan Jones on August 14, 1955. They moved to Illinois in 1965 and lived in Florida as well...
Tillie Marvette Hunt
May 31, 2012
Tillie Marvette Hunt, 88, of Albany, GA, died May, 31 2012 at Palmyra Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM on Monday, June 4, 2012, at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Byron Miller will officiate. Interment at Floral Memory Gardens with Military HonorsA native of Henry County, AL, Mr. Hunt had resided in Albany, GA since 1960 moving from...
Kimberly (Kim) Layfield
May 30, 2012
Kimberly (Kim) Layfield, 38, of Seattle, WA, formerly of Albany, GA, died May 30, 2012. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Jeffery Spicer will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill CemeteryA native of Albany, GA, Kim grew up on Nelms Road and graduated from Riverview Academy in 1992. She lived in...
Mary Eubanks Corbett
May 30, 2012
Mary Blanche Eubanks Corbett, 88, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012.Funeral services will be conducted Sunday June 3, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Matthew Nance will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.A native of Washington Co., GA, Mrs. Corbett had resided in Albany, GA since 1941 and had been employed with Bob's Candy...
Jean Elizabeth Boggs
May 30, 2012
Jean Elizabeth Boggs, 85, of 1904 Palmyra Road, Albany, GA, died May 30, 2012 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Friday at 6:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Keith Anthony will officiate. Entombment services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 PM at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, GA. Rev. Bob Tyler will officiate.Born in Atlanta, GA,...
Joseph Patrick Lindsey
May 30, 2012
Joseph Patrick Lindsey, 54, of Albany, GA, died May 30, 2012 at his residence.. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Carl Dunn will officiate.A native of Alexandria, LA Mr. Lindsey had lived most of his life in Albany, GA. He was a dispatcher for Hinton Oil Company, was...
Charlie Earl Adams III
May 29, 2012
Charlie Earl (Little Earl) Adams, III, 64 of Smithville, GA died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Mr. Adams had resided in Albany, GA most of his life. He retired from Dougherty County Board of Education Facilities Department for...
Billie Ray Nisbeth
May 28, 2012
Billie Ray (Bill) Nisbeth, 73, of Albany, GA died Monday, May 28, 2012 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab, Albany, GA. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Earl Steffens will officiate.A native of Bennington, KS, Mr. Nisbeth had resided in Albany, GA for the past thirty one years, moving from Kansas. He...
