Obituaries
Helen Eliza West
Mar 17, 2026
Helen Eliza West, 86, of The Villages, FL, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at her residence. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 12:00 pm at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.
Mrs. West was born in Sylvester, GA to Robert and Zelda Jolley. She grew up in Sylvester and graduated from...
Elzie L. Hancock
Mar 3, 2026
Elzie L. Hancock Jr, of Albany, GA, passed away on March 3, 2026 at Willson Hospice House. Private Graveside service will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, April 11, 2026 at Crown Hill Cemetery. Stanley Gibson will officiate.
Elzie was born on May 1, 1958 to Elzie L. Hancock Sr. and Bonnie Jean Etheridge. He grew up in Albany and graduated from...
Charles Robert Wood
Mar 29, 2026
Charles Robert (Bob) Wood, 98, of Leesburg, GA., died Sunday, March 29, 2026 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Bobby Wright and Rev. Bill Kreiser will officiate.
Bob was born in Tampa, FL., to the late Charles Dreaher Wood and Mildred Swanson Wood. He served...
Elizabeth Henry Goodson
Apr 9, 2026
Elizabeth Henry Goodson, 85 of Albany, died on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Bobby Frank Glover
Apr 9, 2026
Bobby Frank Glover, 93, of Albany, GA passed away, Thursday, April 9, 2026 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 13. 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Mark Walker will officiate. Private entombment will be at Crown Hill Cemetry and Mausoleum.
Survivors include his sons and their wives, Rodney Dale Glover...
Jo Anne Johnston O'Quinn
Apr 8, 2026
Jo Anne Johnston O’Quinn, 91, of Opelika, AL passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at The Arbor Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center. A Memorial service will be held Monday, April 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ross Powell will officiate. A private inurnment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Jo Anne was born on May 14, 1934...
Michael M. Morrone
Apr 7, 2026
Michael M. Morrone, 82, of Albany, GA, formerly of Macon, GA, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at Viva Senior Living.
She was born on January 9, 1944 to the late Albert Carr and Ann Brooks Martin and grew up in Kinston, NC. Michael earned her bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. She worked along with her late husband Jack...
Matthew Wilson
Apr 6, 2026
Matthew Quinton Wilson, 45, of Dawson, died Monday, April 6, 2026 in Valley, AL.
His memorial service will be 3:00 PM, Sunday, April 12, 2026 at the residence of his grandmother, Pat Bessey, 130 Airstrip Rd, Dawson, GA.
Born in Winter Park, FL, Matthew was employed by Dematic at Google as an Automation Tech Supervisor. In his free time, he liked playing...
Rev. Bobby Dean Paul, Jr.
Apr 6, 2026
Rev. Bobby Dean Paul, Jr. of Albany, GA formerly Dawson, GA, passed away Monday, April 6, 2026. Services will be held Friday, April 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Albany Family Worship Center, 3024 Kensington Court, Albany, GA, 31721. Rev. A. B. Stroud and Rev. A. J. Smith will officiate.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Paul, Albany, GA, children, Lacy Smith...
Louie Lamb, Sr.
Apr 6, 2026
Louie Lamb, Sr.,96, of Albany, GA, passed away April 6, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Mr. Lamb was born at home in Hopeful, GA on February 5, 1930 to Lee Esker Lamb and Leitha Harrell Lamb. He grew...
Jerry Alan Schenk
Apr 5, 2026
Jerry Alan Schenk, 78, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 1:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate. Graveside Services will follow Monday, April 13, 2026 at 2:30 pm in Cleveland, NC at Lebanon Lutheran Church Cemetery. A visitation...
Edsel Martin Ford
Apr 4, 2026
Edsel Martin “Marty” Ford, 68, of Albany, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Phoebe Putney Hospital from complications following surgery. No services will be held at this time.
Marty was born on October 11, 1957, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital to the late Hubert and Myrtle Ford. He grew up in Albany and graduated from Dougherty High School in 1975....
Jack Oneal Parker
Apr 4, 2026
Jack Oneal Parker, 85, of Shellman died Saturday, April 4, 2026 at his home.
His graveside service will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday April 8, 2026 at Floral Memory Gardens. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Born in Savannah, Mr. Parker had lived in Shellman for a number of years and was a retired contractor working for himself.
He was preceded in death by his...
Ralph Edward Toholsky
Apr 4, 2026
Ralph Edward Toholsky, a longtime resident of Albany, passed away peacefully at home on April 4, 2026 surrounded by his loving family. A funeral mass will be held Friday, April 10, 2026 at 11:00 am at St. Teresa's Catholic Church with Rev. Ray Leverault officiating. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery with Military Honors.
Ralph was born on March 10,...
Delores Hall Ford
Apr 3, 2026
Delores Hall Ford, 82, of Leesburg, GA passed away Friday, April 3, 2026 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Sherwood Baptist Church Chapel. Rev. Jim McBride and Rev. John Spencer will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Delores lived a life rooted in faith, generosity, and devotion to those...
Lois Lott Tucker
Apr 2, 2026
Lois Lott Tucker, 99, of Albany, GA, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2026 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, April 6, 2026 at 11:00 am at Floral Memory Gardens. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery.
Mrs. Tucker was born in Willacoochee, GA at home on January 12,...
Donald "Don" Ross Dismuke, Sr.
Apr 1, 2026
Donald "Don" Ross Dismuke, Sr. 81 of Albany, died Wednesday April 1, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.There are no formal services planned at this time.
Born in Eagle Pass, TX, Mr. Dismuke had lived in Albany all of his life. He graduated from Albany High School in 1963 and when he moved back from college he joined the family business...
Julian "Skip" Leonard Peek, III.
Mar 31, 2026
Julian “Skip” Leonard Peek, III., 75, of Lee County, GA, died Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A funeral service will be held Friday, April 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Philema Road Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Johnny White will officiate.
Skip was born in Atlanta, GA to the late Julian and...
John Noel Finnicum
Mar 29, 2026
John Noel Finnicum, 82, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted May 2, 2026 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Military Honors will be performed by The United States Air Force and the American Legion Honor Guard. Interment will be at Andersonville National Cemetery.
Mr. Finnicum was born on...
Barbara Ann Leishman
Mar 29, 2026
Barbara Ann Leishman, 84, of Leesburg, GA passed away peacefully at her home on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on 10:00 a.m.,Wednesday, April 8th at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church, 421 Edgewood Lane, Albany, GA. The Rite of Committal will immediately follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Father William Schierer of St. Michael Catholic Church in...
