Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Albany, Georgia, Dougherty County and Surrounding Areas

John T. 'Jack' Powell

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

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

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

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

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

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...

David Lamar Lee

David Lamar Lee

Oct 12, 2010

David Lamar Lee, 56, of Sylvester, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 in Sylvester. At the request of Mr. Lee his remains have been cremated and no services are planned. Hall and Hall Funeral Home 229-883-3864

Jarell Sawyer

Jarell Sawyer

Oct 8, 2010

Mr. Jarell Sawyer, 93, of Worth County, passed away Friday, October 8, 2010 at his home. At the request of Mr. Sawyer, his remains have been cremated and no services are planned. Hall and Hall Funeral Home 229-883-3864

George  Sr. Glass

George Sr. Glass

Oct 8, 2010

Mr. George Milton Glass Sr., 59, of Albany, passed away Friday, October 8, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 11, 2010 at the graveside of Floral Memory Gardens. Mr. Glass was born July 24, 1951 in Fort Benning, Ga. He served his country in the Air Force and...

Cheryl Sue Burns

Cheryl Sue Burns

Sep 25, 2010

Cheryl Sue Burns, 63, of Leesburg passed away Saturday, September 25, 2010 at her home. Memorial services honoring the life of Mrs. Burns were conducted at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 27, 2010 in the Chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Reverend Bruce Smith officiated. Mrs. Burns was born July 29, 1947 in Donaldsonville, GA to the late, William...

James Barry 'Jim' Cassar

James Barry 'Jim' Cassar

Sep 14, 2010

Mr. James “Jim”Barry Cassar, 60, of Baconton, passed away on September 14, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral Services honoring the life of Mr. Cassar will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 17, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church . Reverend Chris Hall, Reverend Fred Collins and Reverend Michael Brown will officiate with interment to follow...

Johnny  Jr. Kennedy

Johnny Jr. Kennedy

Sep 10, 2010

Mr. Johnny L. (Bubba) Kennedy Jr., 48, of Sylvester, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2010, at The Willson Hospice House in Albany. A Memorial Viewing will be held at Hall and Hall Funeral Home on Sunday, September 12, 2010 from 4:00 ndash; 6:00 P.M. Bubba Kennedy was born to Carol Bess Manriquez and the late Johnny L. Kennedy...

William Walter Mattingly

William Walter Mattingly

Sep 9, 2010

Mr. William Walter Mattingly, 76, of Albany passed away Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services honoring the life of Mr. Mattingly will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 14nbsp;in the Chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home with interment to follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery . Reverend Robin Chaplin will officiate. William...

Earl M. Pilcher

Earl M. Pilcher

Sep 7, 2010

Mr. Earl Myers Pilcher, 90, of Albany, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at Palmyra Nursing Home. A private family gathering will take place at the family’s home. Mr. Pilcher was born October 13, 1919 in Ellaville, GA. to the late Emmett Wilson Pilcher and Cora Irene Pilcher. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served...

Wanda A. Pantone

Wanda A. Pantone

Sep 3, 2010

Mrs. Wanda A. Pantone, 73, of Albany, passed away Friday, September 3, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 8, 2010 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Reverend Paul Wilkes will officiate with interment to follow in the Riverside Cemetery. Mrs. Pantone was born July 5, 1937...

Aubrey Lee Steedley

Aubrey Lee Steedley

Sep 3, 2010

Mr. Aubrey Lee Steedley, 90, of Sylvester and formally of Augusta, passed away Friday, September 3, 2010 in Albany. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, September 5, 2010 at New Hope Worship Center in Grovetown. Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Augusta. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at...

Walter Leo Cooper

Walter Leo Cooper

Aug 6, 2010

Walter Leo Cooper, 71, of Albany, passed away Friday, August 6, 2010 at the Willson Hospice Home in Albany. Walter Leo Cooper was born May 6, 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio to Barney James Cooper Sr. and Noreen Morgan Cooper who preceded him in death. Mr. Cooper retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1978 having served at duty stations...

Geraldine 'Gerry' Huggins

Geraldine 'Gerry' Huggins

Aug 1, 2010

Geraldine ldquo;Gerryrdquo; Harris Cumbie Huggins, 84, of Albany, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Phoebe Sumter Hospital in Americus. Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Reverend Robin Chaplin will officiate and interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens. Mrs. Huggins was born April...

Kaelyn Sydney Langford

Kaelyn Sydney Langford

Jul 21, 2010

Kaelyn Sydney Langford, eight months old, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 24, 2010 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Reverend Corey Wise will officiate with interment to follow in the Leesburg Cemetery. Kaelyn was born...

Patricia Faye Clark

Patricia Faye Clark

Jul 21, 2010

Patricia Faye Clark, 55, of Sylvester passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at her home. The funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2010 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Reverend Buddy Harris will officiate with interment to follow in Floral Memory Gardens. Born February 11, 1955 in Tift County, Mrs. Clark...