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Homer Lee Bates
Mar 16, 2022
Mr. Homer Lee Bates, 74, of Leesburg, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Lee County Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home of Leesburg with visitation one hour prior from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Following the services, he will be...
Claudia Freeman
Mar 15, 2022
Ms. Claudia Freeman, 88, of Albany, peacefully passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. The family will host a memorial service at a later date. Born January 25, 1934, in Sparta, she was the daughter of the late Carlton Boyer and Lillie Johnson Boyer. She retired from Grumman Aircraft where she worked as a lead in...
Howard Austin "Man" Craven, Jr.
Mar 12, 2022
Mr. Howard Austin “Man” Craven, Jr., 62, of Albany, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, March 12, 2022 with his family by his side. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home in Leesburg. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 16,...
Doris Kirksey Lail
Mar 9, 2022
Mrs. Doris Kirksey Lail, 94, of Dawson, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 12, 2022, in the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, in Butler with Rev. Richard Gill officiating. The family will visit with friends following the service. Born October 2, 1927, Mrs. Lail was the...
Jeffrey Charles Hammond
Mar 8, 2022
Jeffrey Charles Hammond, 24, of Leesburg, peacefully passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Services honoring his life will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Avalon United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior from 11:00 a.m. – 12 Noon. Following the service, interment will...
William Patrick "Bill" Hall
Mar 7, 2022
Mr William Patrick “Bill” Hall, 71, of Albany, peacefully passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele, GA. Bill was born March 18, 1950, in Albany GA, to the late William Patrick Hall Sr. and late Sue Willis Friebohle of Albany, GA. He was a graduate of Dougherty High School in 1969 and a...
Larry Irvin Giese
Mar 6, 2022
GySgt Larry Irvin Giese, 78, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Private funeral services honoring his life will be conducted at Andersonville National Cemetery with military honors. Born November 21, 1943, in Wallace, Idaho, Mr. Giese was the son of the late Edwin and Kathleen Harper Giese. He faithfully served our country in...
Daniel James "Dan" Arend
Mar 5, 2022
Mr. Daniel James “Dan” Arend, 67, of Leesburg, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Ben...
Ralph Robert “Bobby” Wells
Feb 28, 2022
Mr. Ralph Robert “Bobby” Wells, 45, of Leesburg, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022, at Piedmont Henry Hospital, in Stockbridge. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2022, in the chapel of Joseph W....
Charles A. Thompson
Feb 23, 2022
Mr. Charles A. Thompson, 61, of Leesburg, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home in Leesburg. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 27, 2022, in the Thundering Springs Cemetery, in Leesburg with...
Tommy "Tom" Lee Bruce
Feb 23, 2022
Mr. Tommy Lee “Tom” Bruce, 67, of Leesburg, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Phoebe North. A celebration of life will be held from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2022, at the VFW, 315 Philema Rd, Albany, GA 31701. Born on September 21, 1954, in Ironton, OH, Tom was the son of the late...
William Darrell Lilly
Feb 14, 2022
Mr. William Darrell Lilly, age 90, passed away peacefully under hospice care at his daughter’s home in Roswell, GA on Monday, February 14, 2022. A graveside funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 12:00 noon at Floral Memory Gardens, Albany, Georgia with Joseph W. Jones officiating. The family will visit with friends following the service....
Anna Marie Smith
Feb 10, 2022
Anna Marie Smith, 64, of Leesburg, passed away February 10, 2022, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Arrangements and pending and a complete obituary will be published later. Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home was given the honor to serve the Smith family. Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home Leesburg, GA 229-814-1415
Russell "Rusty" Reed
Feb 7, 2022
Mr. Russell “Rusty” Reed, 62, of Tifton and formerly of Leesburg, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, in Tifton. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 9, 2022, in the Leary Cemetery with Bro. Mike Cannon officiating. Born August 5, 1959, in Albany, Rusty was the son of...
Beverly Draper
Feb 3, 2022
Beverly Draper, 69, of Leesburg, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home of Leesburg. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in the Leesburg Cemetery with Dr....
Sarah Anne Shook-Quinn
Feb 1, 2022
Sarah Anne Shook-Quinn, 39, of Newton, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service honoring her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 5, 2022, in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends following the service. Sarah was born September 28, 1982,...
William Claud Chambless
Jan 30, 2022
William Claud Chambless, born July 8, 1926, passed away January 30, 2022, peacefully at his home in Dawson, Georgia. He was the son of W.H. and Bertie Mae Chambless and was born in his parents’ home on the farm near Dawson where he lived until several years after he married. At that time, he tore the original house down...
Matthew Scott Tucker
Jan 23, 2022
Matthew “Matt” Scott Tucker, age 26, of Albany, passed away on January 23, 2022. Visitation will be held Friday, January 28, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29th in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Matt Harrell...
Donna L. Dean
Jan 12, 2022
Mrs. Donna L. Dean, 60, of Leesburg, passed away January 12, 2022, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A graveside funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m., on Friday, January 14, 2022, at Crown Hill Cemetery with Pastor Debbie Cone officiating. Donna was born September 12, 1961, in Columbus, GA to Mr. Charles and Carolyn Luttrell. The family moved...
Robert David Adair
Jan 8, 2022
Mr. Robert David Adair peacefully passed away at his home in Albany, GA on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Services will be private. Robert David Adair was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Albert Joseph Adair and Frances Keller Kazsupski. Graduating from Lincoln High School in 1954, Robert went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in chemical/mechanical engineering from Drexel University....
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