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Mrs. Patricia Ann Walker, 68, of Albany, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, October 3, 2014. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Victory Baptist Church, 1489 Philema Road, in Leesburg, GA. Rev. Robin Chaplin will officiate with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery…
Mrs. Angie Riner-Hoover, 73, of Sylvester died Thursday, October 9, 2014 at her residence. The funeral service was held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry Cooper officiated. Mrs. Hoover was born in Hamilton, Ohio on January 28,…
Mr. John O. Leiter, 90, of Bridgeboro, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at his residence. The Funeral Service was held at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 13, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Doerun with interment following in the Liberty Hill Church Cemetery. The Rev. David Benton officiated. Mr. Leiter was born in Louisville,…
Dorothy Mae Sprowes age 78 of Poulan died September 26, 2014 at The Willson Hospice House in Albany. Graveside services were held at 4:00pm Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the Poulan Cemetery with Elder Roger McDonald officiating. Mrs. Sprowes was born July 18, 1936 in Gadsden, AL. to the late James D. and Anna Mae…
Quentin (Q.D.) Erick Erickson, Jr., 67, of Warwick, GA, died Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Eastside Church of Christ. Rev. Sam Hartline will officiate. Interment will follow at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in Worth County, GA. A native of Natchitoches,…
(Infant) Laykin Michelle Singletary, 12 days old died October 4, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday (TODAY) 11 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. James Johnson officiating. Laykin was born September 23, 2014 to the parents of Conley Avery and Samantha Singletary of Sylvester. Other survivors include a brother, Kaden…
Mr. Jamie Lee Walker, 27, of Mitchell County died Saturday, October 4, 2014 in Sumner. The family received friends on Monday, October 6, 2014 from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Banks Funeral Home. Mr. Walker was born in Dougherty County on May 5, 1987 and had lived most of his life in Mitchell County….
Mr. William E. “Bill” Whitney, 74, of Albany snuck out of here while no one was looking on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Willson Hospice House in Albany. A Memorial Service was held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Banks Funeral Home. The Rev. Bryan Haynes and Mr. Herbert Gladin officiated. Mr….
Mr. Homer Edward “Eddie” Lashley, 42, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at West Georgia Health Systems in LaGrange. Mr. Lashley was born February 15, 1972 in Sylvester, Georgia the son of the late Homer Lashley Jr. and Mrs. Mattie Purmelia Foster Lashley. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in…
The funeral services for the late Dr. John T. Newkirk of 301 Carter Road, Sylvester, Georgia, who departed this life on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the Lillian G. Carter Health & Rehabilitation Center in Plains, Georgia, will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. from the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in…