Albany Herald

Kenny Sproul, 66, of Lee County, died Thursday, August 11, 2022. His funeral service will be at 10 AM on Monday, August 15, 2022 at St. Teresa's Catholic Church with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday at Kimbrell-Stern from 3-5 PM. Kenny was born in Jacksonville, NC where his father was stationed with the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune. Kenny and his family moved to Albany in 1965. He was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church and was a Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He attended schools in Albany. Kenny never met a stranger, he loved everyone, and always had positive attitude. He loved...

Mrs. Brenda Apperson Aumsbaugh, 76, of Lee County, went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Visitation will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Life Church of Leesburg, 588 Fussell Rd. Leesburg, GA 31763. The funeral service will begin at 3:00 p.m., at the church with Pastor Matthew Schluckebier and Rev. Lee Brandt officiating. Brenda will be laid to rest on Monday, August 15, 2022, in Floral Memory Gardens, at 11:00 a.m. Born August 6, 1946, in Thomaston, Brenda was the daughter of the late Joseph Alfred Ellington and Sara Louise Cleveland Ellington. She worked for many years for Dick Thomas State Farm Insurance Company in Albany and enjoyed traveling to...

Clarence Franklin Hatcher, 74, of Baconton died Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at his residence. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 13 at Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Bullock officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Knight, Sammy Bledsoe, Jerry Griffith, Mark Prater, Stan Steiner, Roger Horne, Buddy Willoughby, and Mickey Williams. Born June 17, 1948 in Sale City, GA, Mr. Hatcher was the son of the late Hubert Hatcher and Mandy Bell Newton Hatcher. He was also preceded in death by sister, Betty Adams and her husband, Raymond. He worked as a corrections officer at Mitchell County Correctional Institute. Mr. Hatcher was an avid hunter and...

Mrs. Judy Holliday Dillard, 74, of Leesburg died Tuesday Aug 9, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A private family service will be held at a later date. Born in Topeka, KS and raised in Bakersfield, CA. Mrs. Dillard was the daughter of Clyde Holliday Sr. and Ruth LaRocque. She was a retired middle school teacher from the Lee County School system after serving in the U.S. Air Force. Mrs. Dillard was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She loved to garden, loved her grandkids, loved animals (especially Little Bit) and loved to serve others. She was preceded in death by her daughter Jennifer Walker. Survivors include her husband Douglas Dillard of Lee...

Joseph L. "Joe" Dollar, 96, of Albany, GA, died August 8, 2022 in Butler, GA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 3:00 pm at Christ Church of Albany, formerly Christ United Methodist Church. Dr. Paul Luthman, Rev. Tommy Beeland and Dr. Gary Brady will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with Military Honors. Mr. Dollar was born on January 28, 1926 in Miami, FL to Benjamin and Mary Dollar. He was raised in Thomasville, GA and graduated from Thomasville High School. After Pearl Harbor, he lied about his age and at 17 he joined the United States Navy. Mr. Dollar served in World War II, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam and retired after twenty...

Retha Shiver Clark, 95, of Albany, died Monday, August 8, 2022 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. Her memorial service will be 11:00 AM, Friday, August 12, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Pete Daughtry will officiate. A native of Baker County, Mrs. Clark had lived in Albany most of her life. She and her late husband, Howard Clark own and operated Clarks Grocery Store at the corner of Newton Rd and Lilly Pond Rd. Survivors include her son, Rodney Clark (Beverly), Albany, daughter, Marsha Adams (Keith), Phoenix, AZ, six grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, one great grandchild, her sister Jackie Cook, Cleveland, TN and her brother Donald Shiver, Atlanta. To sign our...

Curtis Benjamin Adams of Bullneck died Sunday, August 7, 2022 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jean Watson will officiate. A private interment will follow. A native and lifelong resident of Bullneck in Calhoun, Co., GA, Mr. Adams was born October 14, 1930 to the late Tommie Louis and Lura McDonald Adams. Mr. Adams was an Army veteran serving in the Korean War and stationed in Germany. He farmed with his two brothers, Louis and Verna Ray Adams and was a lifelong member of Cordray United Methodist Church. He was preceded by his in death by his wife of sixty-three years and...

Mr. Johnny Beverlyn Boone Sr., affectionately known as "Mr. Johnny B.", departed this life on Sunday, August 7, 2022. He was 89 years old. Mr. Johnny B. was the son of the late Mrs. Ruth Hall Anderson and the late Mr. Jimmy Boone Sr. A celebration of Mr. Johnny B. Boone's life will be held at his beloved, Mt Pilgrim Baptist Church, 1501 Newton Road, Albany, GA., Sunday August 14, 2022, at 2pm. Rev. Walter Ingram Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Family visitation will be on Saturday, August 13, 2022 from 5-7 PM at Poteat-Wakefield Funeral Directors, 435 Dunbar Lane, Albany, GA 31701. Educated in the Dougherty County School System, Mr. Johnny B. was a...

Jean Ringstaff Bullard of Leesburg passed away on August 6, 2022. The memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 13 th , 11 a.m., Gillionville Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the service hour. Jean was the daughter of Fred and Margaret Ringstaff. She was born in Chester, South Carolina on February 23, 1940. The family moved to Albany when she was high school age and made it her lifetime home. She was a 1958 graduate of Albany High School. She retired from the Marine Corps Logistics Base in 2003. She worked part-time at Belk for several years while working full-time on Base. After retirement, she began a new full-time career working at...

Rodney James Trace, 73, of Leesburg, GA, died on August 3, 2022. Memorial service will be held privately with close family and friends at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rodney was born in Elmira, New York, on June 23, 1949, to his father, John Trace, and mother, Eileen Trace. He was married to Yong Trace at Mount Morris on June 8, 1979. He moved to Albany with his family in 1996. He was a remarkable spouse, father, grandfather, and friend. Rodney loved watching classic western cowboy movies and was our modern day American icon, like John Wayne, our hero, with a rugged masculinity, pioneering spirit, and honest morals. Our father was generous, genuine, and cared for his family, everything...

Mr. Edmundo Cruz Ramos, 88, of Albany died Tuesday Aug 2, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His funeral mass will be held Saturday 11:30AM at St. Teresa's Catholic Church with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Ray Levreault will be officiating. Born in the Philippines, Mr. Ramos was the second child of Cesario Ramos and Andrea Cruz Ramos. He attended Elementary, High School, Pre-Law in the Philippines and Albany Vocational College in Albany, GA. He married his first wife Cheryl Pate in 1963, then his second wife Marianne Hostetter from 1964-1969 with two kids Mike and Susie, third wife Bobbie Ann Washington 1970-1987 with two kids Ydee Vohn and Kevin and his...

Geraldine Margaret Gaccione (Gerri) passed away peacefully with family at her side on August 1, 2022. Gerri was born on August 8, 1940 in Bound Brook, NJ. She was the daughter of the late William Azer and Celia Lillie Raskin. She attended Middle Bush Public School followed by New Brunswick High School. Upon graduating high school, she attended Trenton State Teachers College where she received a teaching degree and made life-long friends. She went on to teach fourth grade at Van Derveer Elementary School in Somerville, NJ until her first son was born in 1970. She will be remembered for her love of family, passion for the arts, her skill at knitting, her cooking and especially for the...

Jerry George Hancock, 86, of Albany, passed away, on Monday, August 1, 2022, at Wilson Hospice House. Born on January 2, 1936, in Colquitt County, he was the son of the late Sidney Hancock and Stella Horne Hancock. He served in the United States Air Force. He retired from the US Post Office and Dougherty County after 21 years and was of the Methodist Faith. Mr. Hancock is survived by his loving wife Janice Wimberly Hancock of Albany; and sister, Sue Hall of Norman Park. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Stuart Hancock; brothers, Gene Hancock, Hoyt Hancock, and Omar Hancock; and sister, Solita Stewart. Due to the rising of Covid-19, there will be no...

Mrs. Linda Chapman Sikes Vineyard, 76, of Albany, died on Monday, August 1, 2022, at her residence. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Sherwood Baptist Church Chapel in Albany with graveside services to follow in the Sumner Cemetery at 2:00 PM. The Rev. John Spencer will officiate. Mrs. Vineyard was born on January 8, 1946 in Sylvester, Georgia, to the late William Henry, and Grace Lipsey Chapman. She had lived in Sylvester, Leesburg and Albany most of her life. Mrs. Vineyard was a homemaker who enjoyed painting, and spending time with her friends and family, especially with her two grandsons. She was a dedicated member of Sherwood Baptist...

Sharon Bangs Phillips, 72, of Dawson, GA passed away July 31, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A private family graveside service will be held. Sharon was born on November 15, 1949, in Beaumont, TX to James Edgar (JE) and Marjory Bangs of the Herod Community in Terrell County, GA. Sharon attended Terrell County High School and The University of Georgia. She retired as the Lead Visual Designer for the Gayfers chain of department stores, and worked in Albany, GA. She enjoyed interior design most of all, but also loved gardening, cooking, sewing and her many animals. Goats were not her favorite due to the aforementioned love of gardening, but she tolerated them to her...

Wiley McClain, Jr. (69) of Albany, GA died July 30, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Mr. McClain was born on April 13, 1953 to Wiley and Annie Mae McClain, Sr. He grew up in Thomas County Georgia and attended Magnolia High School his freshmen and sophomore years. He was an outstanding player on the 'Black Pearl' football team. When Magnolia closed, he transferred to Thomas County Central High School and graduated in 1971. After graduation, Wiley enlisted in the US Army and served his country for two years. He moved to Albany, GA and secured employment at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company until its closing in 1987. He attended and graduated from Albany Technical College. After...

We announce the passing of James N. Finkelstein on Saturday, July 30, 2022, peacefully in his home at the age of 70. Jim endured a long-term illness for the past several years with as much grace and humor as anyone could muster, and he departed while still living fiercely independently. Jim was born in 1952 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to Seymour and Janette (n?e Sapiro) Finkelstein. He is survived by his brother, Robert Finkelstein of Pennsylvania, his sister Susan Kostin of Connecticut, his nephew Andrew Kostin of New York, his son Benjamin and daughter-in-law Indya of Virginia, and his arch-nemesis Geoffrey the goose of Lake Loretta. Jim was a graduate of Westmont Hilltop High School...

We announce the passing of James N. Finkelstein on Saturday, July 30, 2022, peacefully in his home at the age of 70. Jim endured a long-term illness for the past several years with as much grace and humor as anyone could muster, and he departed while still living fiercely independently. Jim was born in 1952 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to Seymour and Janette (n?e Sapiro) Finkelstein. He is survived by his brother, Robert Finkelstein of Pennsylvania, his sister Susan Kostin of Connecticut, his nephew Andrew Kostin of New York, his son Benjamin and daughter-in-law Indya of Virginia, and his arch-nemesis Geoffrey the goose of Lake Loretta. Jim was a graduate of Westmont Hilltop High School...

Juanita Sarah Fowler Hall, 96, of Albany/Leesburg left this earth for Heaven on Saturday, July 30, 2022. She was affectionately known as "Mema". A private service honoring her life will be held. Mrs. Hall was born in Boaz, Alabama on March 9, 1926. She was a resident of Albany, GA for 90 years and Lee County for 6 years. She grew up in Albany, Georgia where she met her husband of 34 years, Wilbur Cecil Fowler, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Hall was preceded in death also by her second husband, James M. Hall after 11 years . She was employed early in life with Coats & Clark briefly, but always made being a wife, a mother and grandmother her primary roles. She enjoyed keeping...

Lynn Hyman, 73, of Albany, GA, died Friday, July 29, 2022 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Companion graveside funeral services for Lynn and Jack Carnes will be held Wednesday at 11:00 am at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Josh and Brynn Copron will officiate. Lynn and Jack have been sister and brother-in-law for thirty-eight years. Lynn was born in Albany, GA on October 25, 1948 to John Franklin and Pauline Chatman McDearmid. She grew up in Albany and graduated from Albany High School in 1966. She graduated from Albany Technical College with a Degree in Cosmetology. Along with her sister, she owned and operated Reflection's Skin Care Salon and Boutique before working at the...