Mrs. Gladys Portee Hall, 69, of Albany died Monday June 17, 2013 at The Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Friday 2PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Dr. Daniel Simmons will officiate. Born in Sylvester, GA, Mrs. Hall lived in Albany most of her life where she retired from State Farm after…
Albany Technical College and AIC Wireless held a press conference yesterday in an effort to signify a partnership designed to provide customized training for Electronics Technology students. AIC Wireless, a division of Automated Irrigation Controls, LLC, was founded in 2005 in Sylvester, Georgia. The company specializes in custom DDC controls applications and the manufacturing of…
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Mrs. Fannie Saylor Mikell Walls, 82, of Warwick died Friday June 14, 2013 at Crisp Regional Hospital. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Monday June 17, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Warwick Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Chuck Scott officiating. Pallbearers included Joe VanHouter, Michael Holt,…
Mr. John S. Spence, 72, of Sylvester died Friday June 14, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Monday June 17, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery with Rev. Jason Jones officiating. Pallbearers included Curtis Spence, Drew Spence, Andy…
Thurman (Ted) Smith Nuse, 91, of Ormond Beach, Florida, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away Thursday, June 6th, 2013. Ted was born August 21st, 1921 to George B. Nuse and Martha Nuse in Englewood, NJ. He lived his early life in Englewood, NJ. He married Peggy Ford, daughter of Ruth and E.J. Ford…
Former Worth County softball standouts Haley and Heather Ellis recently participated in the NCAA Division II Women’s College World Series held in Salem, Va. Only eight teams make it to WCWS and the twin sisters helped Armstrong Atlantic State University to a number three national ranking. Along the way they eliminated last year’s national…
Mr. Bobby Dewayne Griner, 70, of Sylvester died Monday June 10, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday June 12, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Cool Springs Cemetery with Rev. Charles McCardle officiating. Mr. Griner was born on…
Mary Rita Braehler Bach entered into eternal rest on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the age of 91. Beloved wife of the late Clayton C. Bach. Daughter of the late Lawrence Rudolph Braehler and Lorena Herp Braehler. Beloved and loving mother to Betty Marie Bach Dyer (Husband Louis) and the late Mervin John Bach. Grandmother…
The success story of CooperCraft Communications continues to grow. The Tifton-based communications company recently merged Select-Tel Systems into the CooperCraft family, a network specialist company based in Albany. The merger brings CooperCraft Communications to a total of 45 employees, an impressive feat for the home-grown business that is just over a decade old and began…