Rosalie Thornton Swinney
May 19, 2017
Rosalie Thornton Swinney was born on January 21, 1937, in Montgomery, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Bell Floyd Thornton.
During the early years of her life, her family moved to Albany, Georgia where she attended the public schools of Dougherty County and participated in various school...
Paul Wilson, Sr.
May 19, 2017
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens."Â Ecclesiastes 3: 1
Paul Wilson, Sr., affectionately known as Sammie Lee and Mr. Sam, entered eternal peace on Friday, May 19, 2017. He was a country boy born on June 24, 1947, to the late Mrs. Frances Lacoste (Lacosta)...
Jason Parker
May 16, 2017
Jason Parker, son of Florida Williams and the late Jacob Howard Parker, was born in Albany, Georgia on October 22, 1970. Throughout his childhood, he was nurtured and cared for by his mother and loving stepfather, Russell Williams.
During the early years of his life, Jason attended the public schools of Dougherty County, including River Road...
Willie Melvin Hill
May 15, 2017
Willie "Melvin" Hill, son of the late Willie and Catherine Hill, was born on February 6, 1953, in Albany, Georgia.
During the early years of his life, he attended the public schools of Dougherty County and was active in numerous school activities and functions.
As a youth, he accepted Christ...
Rayfield Jenkins, Jr.
May 14, 2017
Rayfield Jenkins was born in Arlington, Georgia on April 2, 1939. Throughout the early years of his life, he was nurtured and cared for by his aunt and uncle, the late Bessie and Charlie Jenkins.
He attended the public schools of Dougherty County and was active in many school activities and organizations. Upon accepting...
Cora Bell Hill
May 13, 2017
Cora Bell Hill was born on May 17, 1932, in Terrell County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Bennie and Bertha Boone Wooden.
She attended the public schools of Terrell County and participated in various school functions.
As a youth, Cora Bell heeded the call of...
Johnnie Mae Figgins Taylor
May 12, 2017
Johnnie Mae Figgins Taylor was born on August 28, 1944, in Leary, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Clarence (Helen) Figgins and Winnie Jackson Sipp.
She attended the public schools of Calhoun County, including H. T. Singleton High School where she was actively involved in many school activities.
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Demarcus Jamel Wright
May 11, 2017
Demarcus Jamel Wright, was born in Albany, Georgia on July 15, 1991. He was the son of Tammy Wright and Phillip Thomas.
Demarcus attended the public schools of Worth County and participated in various school functions.
On Thursday, May 11, 2017, he departed this earthly life and entered into eternal...
Liza Pearl Kimbrough
May 10, 2017
Liza Pearl Kimbrough, daughter of the late Geneva S. and Jim L. Smith, was born on May 2, 1941, in Mitchell County.
She confessed Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age and joined the St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church of Hopeful, Georgia.
On October 13, 1956, she...
Bessie Mae Gilbert
May 4, 2017
Bessie Mary Gilbert, daughter of the late Judge and Katie Lou Gilbert, was born in Early County, Georgia on December 25, 1943. She was a graduate of Monroe High School.
At a very early age, Bessie accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior. She was a devoted member of the Greater Second Mt. Olive...
Robert Lewis Taylor, Jr.
May 3, 2017
After toiling in this earthly vineyard, Robert "Duke" Taylor accepted God's invitation to come home for a much needed rest. He told him to let not his heart be troubled, for he had prepared a home for him. When he could no longer fight the afflictions and pain that haunted his body, Robert stepped onto the...
Lillie Pearl Reese
May 2, 2017
Lillie Pearl Reese, daughter of the late O. W. Flewellen and Mattie Lee Stuckey-Flewellen, was born in Worth County, Georgia on March 16, 1940. She received her formal education in the public schools of Worth County .
At a very early age, Lillie Pearl began her journey with the Lord at the St. Mary...
Priscilla Hart
May 1, 2017
Minister Priscilla Hart , blessed her parents, the late Senora and William Hart, Sr., with her birth on November 1, 1950, in Dawson, Georgia. She was the youngest daughter born in the family.
Minister Hart received her formal education in the public schools of Terrell County, including George Washington Carver High School...
Joe Hicks, Jr.
May 1, 2017
Joe Lee Hicks, Jr. was born in Albany, Georgia on July 4, 1951. He was the son of the late Joe and Annie Hicks.
During the early years of his life, he attended the public schools of Terrell and Dougherty Counties. He continued his education at the Dental Assisting School in Atlanta, Georgia and...
Joe Lee Washington
May 1, 2017
Joe Lee Washington, the youngest of six children, was born on June 4, 1960, to the late George and Lucille Jackson Washington.
He received his formal education in the Dougherty County Public School System, including Albany High School where he graduated in the class of 1974.
As a youth, he began his...
Ruby Nell Jackson "Root" Causby
Apr 30, 2017
Ruby Nell Jackson Causby , the fourth child of the late Tillman and Pearlie Mae Jackson, was born on June 21, 1949.
She was educated in the public schools of Lee County and graduated from the Lee County Training School in 1968. While attending Lee County Training, she excelled in mathematics and...
Earl Franklin Price, Jr.
Apr 30, 2017
Earl Franklin Price, Jr., son of Eula Dennis Price and Earl Franklin Price, Sr., was born in Albany, Georgia on February 13, 1972.
He attended the public schools of Dougherty County, including Westover High School and graduated in the class of 1990. While at Westover, he was a member of the Patriot's wrestling team....
Ronald Cherry
Apr 25, 2017
Ronald Cherry, son of the late William Cherry, Jr. and Carolyn Mathis, was born in Albany, Georgia on March 18, 1958.
During the early years of his life, he attended the public schools of Dougherty County and participated in various school activities and functions.
Ron , as he was affectionately...
James "Jimmy" King
Apr 25, 2017
James "Jimmy" King, 88, of Atlanta, formally of Newton, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Errol Darnell "Boggie" Baylis
Apr 24, 2017
Errol Darnell "Boggie" Baylis, 46, of Albany, died Monday, April 24, 2017, at his residence.
