Obituaries
Gloria Ann Hughes
May 5, 2022
Gloria Ann Hughes, 80, of Lee County, GA, died May 5, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will hold memorial services on Thursday, May 12th at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church of Putney.
Mrs. Hughes was born on October 1, 1941 in Leslie, GA to Johnny and Kathleen Dean. She graduated from Leslie High School and...
Joyce Avery Brooks
May 5, 2022
Albany, GA - Joyce Avery Brooks, 90, died at her home May 5, 2022. She was born April 23, 1932, in Decatur County, Georgia, to Billy and Effie Clenney Avery.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Haywood Brooks, and granddaughter, Heather Lauren Griffin. She is survived by two daughters, Karen Cox and Charlotte Hazen (Kevin); three grandchildren, Kristen...
Joseph "Joe" David Sams
May 4, 2022
Joseph David Sams, 68, of Dawson, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be held Friday, May 6, 2022 at 3:00 PM at the Bronwood Baptist Church. Reverend Tommy McDonald will officiate.
Joe was the son of James Wesley “Bud” and Wynelle Sams of Canton, Georgia. He graduated from Cherokee County High School...
James H. "Buddy" Rentz
May 4, 2022
On May 4, 2022, James H., “Buddy”, Rentz, transferred his membership from Christ United Methodist Church in Albany, GA to his eternal membership in heaven. He died at the age of 79 after a brief time in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Buddy was born December 29, 1942 in Bainbridge, GA, to Joe Brown and Johnnie Rentz and was the...
James Howard (Buddy) Rentz
May 4, 2022
On May 4, 2022, James H., “Buddy”, Rentz, transferred his membership from Christ United Methodist Church in Albany, GA to his eternal membership in heaven. He died at the age of 79 after a brief time in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Buddy was born December 29, 1942 in Bainbridge, GA, to Joe Brown and Johnnie Rentz and was the youngest...
Penny Sue Collins
May 3, 2022
Penny Sue Collins, 71, of Baconton, GA passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Baconton Baptist Church.
Mrs. Collins baked the best chocolate chip cookies, she loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she was an avid reader, loved her church, the old hymns that were...
Diana Kay Millard
May 2, 2022
Diana Kay Millard, 70 of Albany, GA. Died Monday, May 2, 2022 at her residence. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Mrs. Millard was born July 14, 1951 in Indianapolis, IN, daughter of the late Robert Clyde Hale and Ruby Ilene Madden Wyatt. She was a bookkeeper and...
Margie Nell Brumbley
May 2, 2022
Margie Nell Brumbley, 73, of Newton, GA, died May 2, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the First Pentecostal Church of God. Pastor Kenneth Thompson will officiate. Interment will follow in the Pebble City Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Brumbley was born on February 28, 1949 in Thomasville, GA...
Sue Jarvis Taylor
May 1, 2022
Sue Jarvis Taylor, 95, of Albany, GA died Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. Family will hold memorial service at Floral Memory Gardens on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 1:00PM.
Survivors include her children, Larry Bentley (Sylvia), Albany, GA, Barbara Joe (Jodi) Hobby (Dwight), Ashburn, GA, four grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Thomas Adrian Durfee
May 1, 2022
Thomas Adrian Durfee, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. He was 78 years old. He will be interred at Andersonville National Cemetery with Military Honors. Exact date has not been determined at this point.
Thomas was born on November 10, 1943 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin to Webster A. Durfee and Eunice Rouse Durfee....
Carolyn Patterson Duke
Apr 29, 2022
Carolyn Patterson Duke, 85, of Albany, died Friday, April 29, 2022 at her residence.
Her funeral service will be held Tuesday 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. David Rogers will officiate.
Born in Ideal, GA, Mrs. Duke moved to Smithville in 1952 when she married her late husband Buford Duke and shortly thereafter moved to Albany. She was a...
William John "Butch" Kinsaul, Jr.
Apr 28, 2022
William J. “Butch” Kinsaul, Jr., 72, of Lee County, GA died April 28, 2022 at his residence surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church of Albany. Dr. William E. “Butch” Knight will officiate. A committal service will follow at 6:00 pm at Hillcrest Cemetery in...
Emma Loraine Land
Apr 28, 2022
Emma Loraine Land, born September 14, 1925, died peacefully at home with loved ones surrounding her on Thursday, April 28, 2022.
Loraine was born in Athens GA. to Clifton and Emma Cole. She spent her childhood days in Scotland and McCrae, GA. In 1946, she married Cecil W. Land and raised 4 wonderful children who were the light of her...
Janice Knight Zimmerman
Apr 27, 2022
Janice Knight Zimmerman, 63, of Richland, Ga formerly Lee Co., GA, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Phoebe Sumter Medicl Center. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 3:00pm at Thundering Springs Cemetery, Lee Co., GA. Rev. Johnny White will officiate.
Survivors include her husband, Roger B. Zimmerman, Richaland, GA, children, Bo McCrary (Julie), Leesburg,...
Judy Garrison Mims
Apr 26, 2022
Judy Garrison Mims, 76, of Dawson, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Piedmont-Newnan Healthcare.
Her graveside service will be 12 noon, Friday, April 29, 2022 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson, GA. Rev Timothy Olds will officiate.
A native of Sumter, SC, Mrs. Mims was a retired teacher with the Terrell County School System and a member of...
Mary Christine Ross
Apr 24, 2022
Mrs. Mary Christine Ross, 94, of Albany, GA, died April 24, 2022 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, 28, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Brent Ross will officiate.
Mrs. Ross was born on September 18, 1927 in Tift County, GA to Lonnie and Ruby Phelps. She was raised in Tift...
Debra Sue Carter Lee
Apr 24, 2022
Debra Sue Carter Lee, 60 of Albany, GA. Died Sunday April 24, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, May 2, 2022 at 4:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Darin Hall will officiate.
Mrs. Lee was born June 22, 1961 in Donalsonville, GA, daughter of Ruby Marie Casey and the late Horace Eugene Casey. ...
Yong Ok Trace
Apr 23, 2022
Yong Ok Trace, 75, of Leesburg, GA died on April 23, 2022. Memorial Service will be held on April 30, 2022 at 7 pm at the First Korean Baptist Church located in Leesburg, Georgia.
Yong was born in Chonpuk-do, South Korea, on May 5, 1946, to her father, Yi Un Sul, and mother, Chong Chang Sun. She was married...
William James "Billy" Cross
Apr 23, 2022
William James “Billy” Cross,76, of Cataula, GA formerly of Albany, GA, died April 23, 2022 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 29, 2022 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home Chapel where Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Billy was born in Moultrie, GA on July 15, 1945 to Walter and Minnie Cross, Sr. He...
Ronald Timothy "Tim" Ferguson
Apr 23, 2022
Ronald Timothy “Tim” Ferguson, 65, of Dawson, GA, died April 23, 2022 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, April 25, 2022 at 3:00 pm at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Rev. Cody Timmerman will officiate.
Tim was lifelong native of Terrell County, GA and was born to Ronald and Jean Ferguson on June 28, 1956. ...
