Obituaries
Robert Wade Suggs, Sr.
Sep 1, 2022
Robert Wade Suggs, Sr., 83, of Baconton, GA passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Sunday, September 4, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Mitchell Co., GA.
Born and raised in Albany, GA, Mr. Suggs was very athletic and a graduate of Albany High School where he was on the track...
Cecil Bodiford
Aug 31, 2022
Cecil Bodiford, 90, of Valdosta, GA formerly of Albany, GA. Died August 31, 2022 at Holly Hill Nursing Center in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 12:00 noon at Mathews Funeral Home. A committal service and Military Honors will be held at Andersonville National Cemetery following the service at 2:00 PM.
Mr....
Donnie Ellen Smith
Aug 30, 2022
Donnie Ellen Denton Smith, 85, of Albany, GA passed away, Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN.
Survivors include her husband, Lonnie H. Hughes, Albany, GA, son, Curtis Smith (Michelle), Albany, GA, daughters, Teresa Bone (Jerome), Dallas, GA, Pam Barrett (Tim), Leesburg, GA, grandchildren,...
Robin Brodbeck Raney
Aug 29, 2022
Robin Brodbeck Raney, 68, of Lee County, GA, passed away August 29, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at Doublegate Country Club from 5:30 until 7:30 pm.
Robin was born in Long Beach, CA on March 12, 1954. She moved with her family to Albany, GA in 1966...
Ann Bass Cecille
Aug 29, 2022
Elizabeth “Ann” Cecille, 86, of Albany, passed away on August 29, 2022 at Heritage Hospice in Marietta, GA. Her funeral service will be conducted at 4:00 PM, Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev Charles Jones will officiate. A private entombment will take placed at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Ann was born on February 1, 1936 to the late...
William J. Stubbs, Jr.
Aug 29, 2022
William J. Stubbs, Jr., 84, of Albany, GA, died August 29, 2022 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, September 2, 2022 at 4:00 pm Crown Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Mathews Funeral Home before the service from 2:30 pm until 3:30 pm.
Mr. Stubbs was born in North Carolina to William J. Stubbs,...
Charles Dewey Lane
Aug 28, 2022
Charles Dewey Lane, 83, of Albany, GA passed away, Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at Andersonville National Cemetery with military honors.
Mr. Lane was born in Preston, GA and grew up in Dawson, GA. He was a Navy retiree after...
Debra "Debbie" Lynne Hartsfield
Aug 25, 2022
Debra “Debbie” Lynne Hartsfield of Albany, GA, died Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
A native of Albany, GA, Debbie graduated from Westover High School in 1974. After that she went on to have several successful business ventures. She owned Harrell Insurance Company and Co-Owned Harrell Pecan...
Louise Lynne Bertolucci
Aug 24, 2022
Louise Lynne Register Nolin Bertolucci, of Albany, GA passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at the age of 72. Louise was cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.
Louise was the daughter of the late J. D. and Bea Register. She went to local schools graduated from Albany High from the class...
Whit Gunnels, III
Aug 24, 2022
William Whitfield “Whit” Gunnels, III, 53, of Lee County, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at his residence.
His funeral service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home with a private entombment to follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum. Rev. Chuck Knight will officiate.
A native and life-long resident of the area, Whit was employed for...
Ralph C. Thrower, Jr.
Aug 23, 2022
Ralph C. Thrower, Jr., 93, of Albany, GA, died August 23, 2022 at Jo-Anne Burgin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cuthbert, GA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Dalton Scott Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Thrower was born in Pineville,...
Roy Layfield
Aug 22, 2022
Roy Layfield, 78, of Albany, GA passed away Monday, August 22, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 11:00 am at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Doug Eason will officiate.
Roy was born in Mitchell County on December 10, 1943 to Leonard and Myrtle Layfield and had resided in Putney...
Lonnie O. Newsome
Aug 22, 2022
Lonnie O. Newsome, 91, of Calhoun County, GA, died Monday, August 22, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Private family graveside services will be held Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele, GA.
Mr. Newsome was born July 24, 1931 to Talmadge and Jessie Watson Newsome in Cordele, GA. He graduated from East...
Grady Franklin Burch
Aug 20, 2022
Grady F. Burch, 72, of Camilla, GA passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 at home with his family by his side. Celebration of life with family and friends will be held Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 1260 Church Road, Camilla, GA, 31730 from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Born in Atlanta, GA, Mr. Burch was a graduate of Moultrie High...
Kyle William Spinks
Aug 20, 2022
Kyle W. Spinks, 38, of Albany, GA, died August 20, 2022 at his residence. A visitation will be held Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 5:00 pm until 6:30 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.
A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date at the Manor House.
Kyle was born on August 4, 1984 in Brooksville, FL...
Virginia Patton Moss
Aug 18, 2022
Virginia Ann Patton Moss June 25, 1925 - August 18, 2022 Virginia Ann Patton Moss passed peacefully of natural causes on August 18, 2022 in Albany, GA. Memorial services will be held Friday, August 26, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Rev. Sam Henderson and Dr. William A. “Biff” Coker will officiate.
Born on June 25,...
James Carl Short
Aug 15, 2022
James Carl Short, 69, of Albany, GA, died August 15, 2022 at Tattnall Healthcare Center in Reidsville, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 11:00 am at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate.
Carl was born in Cedartown, GA on September 22, 1952 to Paul and Evelyn Short. He moved...
Gladys "Bunky" Mathis
Aug 13, 2022
Gladys T. “Bunky” Mathis, 93, of Dawson, GA died Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Mathis was born in Georgetown, GA on March 2, 1929 to Jessie and Mary Bridges. She moved to Dawson, GA when she was in the...
Willard Eugene "Gene" Pierce
Aug 13, 2022
Willard Eugene “Gene” Pierce, 76, of Albany, Georgia passed away August 13, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral service will be held Tuesday August 16, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow to Leesburg Cemetery. Charlie Edwards will officiate.
Gene was born on March 3, 1946 in Kinston Alabama to the late Minnie...
Corrine McGiboney Abbott
Aug 13, 2022
Corrine McGiboney Abbott, 95, of Dothan, AL, formerly of Smyrna, GA and Albany, GA died August 13, 2022 at Extendicare Health Center in Dothan. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 19, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Randy Crowe and Rev. Mark Jackson will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
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