Obituaries
Dustyn Alan Driggers
Oct 13, 2023
Dustyn Alan Driggers, 39, of Dawson, GA passed away Friday, October 13, 2023 at his residence. Private services will be held.
Born in Albany, GA, Mr. Driggers was educated in the Lee County School System and was a graduate of Albany Technical College. He was a diesel mechanic formerly employed with Flint Equipment and at the present, OMC.
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Jimmy Julius Bowles, Sr.
Oct 12, 2023
Jimmy Julius Bowles, Sr., 85, of Albany, GA, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023 at his residence. Private family services will be held at the Graham Angus Farm.
Jimmy was born in Sale City, GA to Wilborn and Sally Will Bowles. His family soon moved to Lee County, GA, where Jimmy grew up on Fowl Town Farms. He graduated from...
James Emmitt Page. Jr.
Oct 12, 2023
James Emmitt Page, Jr., 75, of Lee Co., GA passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023 at his residence. No formal services are planned at this time.
Mr. Page was born in Albany, GA and educated in the Dougherty Co., School System. He was a sheet metal mechanic and worked with Albany Sheet Metal before retirement. He was a member of...
Joyce M. Wetherbee
Oct 12, 2023
Joyce M. Wetherbee, 80, of Albany, GA died Thursday, October 12, 2023 at her residence. A visitation will be held Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 5:00 pm until 6:30 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.
Born in Seminole County, GA to William and Dora Fiveash Mims, Joyce graduated from Seminole County High School in 1960. After High School she...
Jacqueline Salisbury Rice
Oct 11, 2023
Jacqueline Rice (Salisbury), age 84, slipped peacefully from this earth and into the Lord’s merciful embrace while at home on October 11th, 2023, thanks in part to the efforts of Regency Hospice. She was born on August 28th, 1939 in Hunter, Kentucky to Jake Salisbury and Susie (Martin). When Susie unexpectedly died in July 1944 at the age of 45,...
Barbara "Babs" Joyce Duncan Turner
Oct 11, 2023
Barbara "Babs" Joyce Duncan Turner, 88 of Albany formally of Lee Co. peacefully passed away at the Phoenix of Albany. Graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Babs was born in Whitesburg, Georgia to the late David and Annie Jewel Duncan. She dedicated a significant...
Saville Elizabeth Sullivan Larkin
Oct 10, 2023
Saville Elizabeth Sullivan Larkin of Albany, Georgia, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2023, lovingly surrounded by her closest family. A wife, daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin, aunt, and friend, Saville lived a life dedicated to caring for others.
Saville was born in Albany, Georgia on January 12, 1997, to adoring parents Colleen and Tommy Sullivan. She was raised around...
Robert Lane Hall
Oct 9, 2023
Robert L. Hall, 92, of Albany, GA, died October 9, 2023. Graveside services will be held, Friday, October 13, 2023 at 1:00pm at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Hall was born in Ocilla, GA on February 13, 1931 to Robert B. and Pauline Hall. He graduated from Ocilla High School and served his country in The U.S. Army. Mr. Hall moved...
Carolyn Juliette Harris Lofton
Oct 8, 2023
Carolyn Juliette Harris Lofton, formally of Dawson, GA, died Sunday, October 8, 2023 in Delta Junction Alaska. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Travis Hoague, Jack Harris and Rev. Calvin Stephens will officiate.
Born in Morgan/Calhoun County to the late Grady and Estelle Harris; she was the fifth...
Geraldine S. Brickhouse
Oct 8, 2023
Evelyn (Geraldine) Brickhouse, 90, passed away peacefully in the early morning of Sunday, October 8, 2023 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, October 13, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Maitland Funeral Home, Plymouth, NC. Private interment will follow in Craddock Family Cemetery, Roper, NC. She was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother during her...
Philina Graves Williams
Oct 6, 2023
Philina Graves Williams, 71, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, October 6, 2023 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at First Free Will Baptist Church. David Postwaite will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Born in Wichita, KS, Mrs. Williams was educated in the Sedgwick County schools and...
Janice Mae Jordan Eubanks
Oct 6, 2023
Janice Jordan Eubanks, 83, of Albany, GA died Friday, October 6, 2023 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Morgan Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Morgan City Cemetery. Rev. Chris Holdorf and Rev. Jim Eubanks will officiate.
Janice was...
Ernest "Ernie" Kennedy
Oct 5, 2023
Ernest “Ernie” D. Kennedy, 79, of Dawson passed, Thursday, October 5, 2023 at his home.
His memorial service will be 11:00AM Monday, October 9, 2023, at First Baptist Church of Dawson with military honors. Rev. Currie Spoon and Dr. Emil B. Askew will officiate.
Born in Cuthbert, GA., Ernie spent most of his life in Terrell County. He owned and...
Ernest Leland (Lee) Webb
Oct 4, 2023
Ernest L. (Lee) Webb, 76, of Georgetown, GA formerly Albany, GA passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at his residence. No services are planned at this time.
Lee was born in Albany, GA and educated in the Albany/ Dougherty Co. School System and at an early age he became certified and continued his studies and served in law enforcement for...
Dr. Gary Patrick Nichols, DMD
Oct 3, 2023
Gary Patrick Nichols, DMD, 85, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Monday, October 23, 2023 at 11:00 am at Porterfield Methodist Church. Rev. Chuck Knight will officiate.
Dr. Nichols was born in Birmingham, AL on June 25, 1938 to Herbert and Inez Nichols. He lived in Birmingham...
James Sandy Anderson
Oct 2, 2023
James Sandy Anderson, 77, of Albany, GA. died Monday, October 2, 2023 at Willson Hospice House. A funeral mass will be held Friday, October 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church with military honors.
Mr. Anderson was born in Long Beach, CA and went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree from the University of California Riverside in...
Glenda Shelby Cannon
Sep 30, 2023
Glenda Shelby Cannon passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Glenda was born on May 29, 1946 in Knoxville, Tennessee to Claude Thomas Shelby (CT) and Mildred Jane Thompson Shelby (Jane).
Glenda led a very full life. She was raised in Tennessee and Georgia, before graduating from Albany High School in 1964. She had two...
Otis Wiley (Buddy) Mitchell
Sep 30, 2023
Otis Wiley (Buddy) Mitchell, 76, of Albany, GA passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Roy Cook will officiate.
Buddy grew up in Albany, Georgia, and graduated from Albany High School where he played on the football team. He attended Georgia Southwestern...
Christa Michelle Thrower
Sep 30, 2023
Christa Michelle Thrower of Albany, GA, died Saturday, September 30, 2023 at her residence. The family will have a memorial service at a later date.
Born in Waycross, GA. Christa graduated from Waycross High School in 1990. She was employed with the Medical College of Georgia and Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital where she worked as a clerkship program coordinator and served...
Glenda Cook Carlton
Sep 29, 2023
Glenda Sue Carlton, 71, of Lee County, Ga., died Friday, September 29, 2023, at her home.
A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday October 4, 2023 at Floral Memory Gardens in Albany, Ga.
Glenda was born in Colquitt, Ga on January 21, 1952 to the late Clyve and Mary Alma Cook and grew up in Colquitt....
