Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Albany, Georgia, Dougherty County and Surrounding Areas
Walter Albert Wisniewski
Feb 6, 2011
Mr. Walter A. Wisniewski, 71, of Albany, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011 in Albany. Services honoring the life of Mr. Wisniewski, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 12, 2011 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Father Finbarr Stanton will officiate. Born April 6, 1939 in Toledo, Ohio, Mr. Wisniewski was the son of...

Nolan James Smith
Jan 31, 2011
Mr. Nolan James Smith, 54, of Albany, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 3, 2011 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Reverend Robin Chaplin will officiate. Nolan was born on April 3, 1956, in Southampton Bermuda, son of John Nolan Smith...
Ray Tobias
Jan 30, 2011
Ray Tobias ALBANY — Mr. Ray Tobias, 48, of Putney passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011 at his home. Memorial services honoring the life of Mr. Tobias will be conducted at 11 a.m., Saturday, February 5, 2011 in the Chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Reverend Robin Chaplin will officiate. Ray was born on November 4, 1962 in...

Mary Lou 'Angel' (Goodspeed) Jones
Jan 25, 2011
Mrs. Mary Lou Angel Jones, 69, of Albany, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at the Willson Hospice House in Albany. At the request of Mrs. Jones her remains were cremated and no services are planned. She was born on November 11, 1941 in New York and was the wife of Mr. Franklin L. Jones of Albany. Hall and...
Lucille (Ethridge) Running
Jan 19, 2011
Mrs. Lucille Ethridge Running, 78, of Albany, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 22, 2011 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Reverend Randall Culberson will officiate and interment will follow in the Riverside Cemetery in Albany. Born December 22, 1932 in...

Ruby L. (Sanders) Mcclain
Jan 16, 2011
Mrs. Ruby L. McClain, 76, of Albany, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Willson Hospice House after a lengthy illness. Funeral services honoring the life of Mrs. McClain will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. The Reverend Tommy Powell, Reverend Corey Shiver and Dr. Clifton Elmore...
Virginia Willoughby
Jan 15, 2011
Mrs. Virginia Barton Willoughby, 73, of Moultrie, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, January 15, 2011. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 18, 2011 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. The Reverends Curt McCollough, Chris Turner and Craig Dozier will officiate and interment will follow in the Providence Cemetery...
Roy ''Ryan'' Brookerd
Jan 13, 2011
Mr. Roy “Ryan” Brookerd, 61, of Albany, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Pheobe Putney Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services honoring the life of Mr. Brookerd will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at the Kingdom Hall, 400 S. Westover Blvd, Albany, GA, 31707. Born November 2, 1949 in Thomasville, GA, Mr. Brookerd...
James Carlton House
Jan 1, 2011
Mr. James Carlton House, 82, of Albany, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Reverend Eron White will officiate. Interment will follow in the Andersonville Cemetery. Born on October 31, 1928 in Tallulah Falls, GA., Mr....
Richard D. Updyke
Dec 31, 2010
Mr. Richard D. Updyke, Sr., 58, of Albany, passed away Friday, December 31, 2010 at the Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. The Reverend Robin Chaplin will officiate. Mr. Updyke was born November 9, 1952 in Fort Carson, Colorado, son of...
Christine Askew Hall
Dec 29, 2010
Christine Askew Hall, 92, of Sylvester, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 with her family by her side. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 31, 2010 at Sunnyside Baptist Church. The Reverend Bobby Harrell will officiate and entombment will follow in the Crown Hill Mausoleum. Christine Askew Hall was...
Elbert Lyvon Strickland
Dec 20, 2010
Mr. Elbert Lyvon Strickland, 68, of Albany, passed away Monday, December 20, 2010 in Albany. At the request of Mr. Strickland, his remains have been cremated and no services are planned at this time. Hall and Hall Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Santos Rigoberto Vicente
Dec 17, 2010
Santos Rigoberto Vicente, 19, of Albany and formerly of Guatemala, passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Hall and Hall Funeral Home of Albany was in charge of the arrangements.
David Jackson Wilson
Dec 6, 2010
David Jackson Wilson, 40, of Oakfield, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 9, 2010 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. The Reverend Charles McCardle will officiate with interment to follow in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Sylvester. David...
John T. 'Jack' Powell
Nov 20, 2010
Mr. John T. “Jack” Powell, 80, of Albany, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, November 20, 2010. Funeral services honoring the life of Mr. Powell, will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Lighthouse Ministries, 2320 Liberty Expressway in Putney. Pastor Chris E. Turner and Reverend Perry Lamey will officiate and interment will...

Donald Monroe Smith
Nov 6, 2010
Mr. Donald Monroe ldquo;Catfishrdquo; Smith, 60, of Baconton and formerly of Fitzgerald, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m.,Tuesday, November 9, 2010 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Pastor Glen Robinson will officiate and interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens. Born on May 8, 1950...

Robert E. Cockroft
Oct 21, 2010
Mr. Robert Edwin Cockroft, 65, of Putney, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 p.m., Monday, October 25, 2010 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Dr. Ronald Cockroft will officiate with interment to follow in the Mt. Enon Cemetery in Baconton. Mr. Cockroft was born June 27,...

Matrid Wayfer Turner
Oct 20, 2010
Mrs. Matrid Wayfer Turner, 88, of Albany passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services honoring the life of Mrs. Turner will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the graveside of Crown Hill Cemetery. Reverend Chris E. Turner will officiate. Mrs. Turner was born December 15, 1921 in Quitman,...

Johnny Olin Ingram
Oct 13, 2010
Johnny Olin Ingram, 59, of Albany passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Friday, October 15, 2010 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. The Reverend Bobby Moye will officiate with interment to follow at Floral Memory Gardens in Albany. Born September 15, 1951 in Kellogg ,...

William Paul Tyson
Oct 12, 2010
Mr. William Paul Tyson, 79, of Baconton, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 16, 2010 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Crown Hill Cemetery. Born on April 16, 1931 in...