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Denise McGill Ross Markowski, formerly of Lee County died Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Her funeral service will be held Saturday, July 31, 2010, 11 AM at Kimbrell-Stern. Interment will be in Oakridge Cemetery in Tifton, GA. Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

Bill Pennington, 85, of Albany, GA passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Pennington’s remains have been cremated. The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern Saturday July 31, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Mr. Pennington was born in Wichita, KS in 1925. He served as a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. In 1958 he moved his family to Albany, GA, where he later retired from the U. S. Post Office. Mr. Pennington was preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife,...

Carl Blair (Bunny) Pritchett, Jr., 85, of Albany died July 21, 2010 at Morningside Assisted Living. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Jones officiating. The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern 1 hour prior to the graveside service. Mr. Pritchett was born in Albany on March 20, 1925 to the late Carl Blair and Isabel Mann Gibbs Pritchett. He was a graduate of Albany High School and the University of Georgia, where he was a member ...

Mr. Lloyd Ray Baltzell, 73, 134 Society St., Leesburg, died Thursday July 15, 2010 at his residence. His funeral service will be Saturday 2 PM at Kimbrell-Stern with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Jerry K. Deans will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday 6 to 8 PM at Kimbrell-Stern. A native of Alto Pass, IL, Mr. Baltzell had lived in the Albany area for more than 50 years. He was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps and was retired from the Albany Fire Department. ...

Chuck Myler, age 71, of Crestview, FL passed away on Saturday morning, July 10, 2010, at North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview. He was born in Albany, GA, on July 18, 1938, to James Francis and Velma Myler. Chuck moved to Crestview in 1979 from Columbus, GA. He worked with Cosco, Inc. Chuck served his country in the United States Navy and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Crestview. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, as well as an avid Gator football f...

Mrs. Charlotte C. Mercer, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Palmyra Medical Center. Her funeral service will be Friday 11 AM at Sherwood Baptist Church with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell and Rev. Jim Jewell will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday 10 AM until funeral hour at Sherwood Baptist Church. A native of Hahira, Mrs. Mercer had lived in Albany since 1956. She was the co-owner of Penny Pinchers and Fantasy Records and Jewelry and CEO of Welding and I...

Voncile Southwell, 99, of Albany, GA died on July 1, 2010 at her home. Her funeral service will take place at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Home Tuesday, July 6 at 11:00am with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Eddie Garcia will officiate. A native of Whigham, GA and the daughter of Oscar and Mattie Whigham Boyett, she has lived in Albany since 1926. Mrs. Southwell graduated from Albany High School in 1928 and retired from Southern Bell as Assistant Manager of Operator Services. She wa...

Mrs. Mertie Simpson Butler died Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Palmyra Medical Center. Her funeral service will be Monday 2 PM at Liberty Parkway Church of God with a private interment. Rev. Ralph Horne will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. A native of North Carolina, Mrs. Butler had lived in Albany for a number or years. She had worked with Maxell Brothers which is now Georgia Pacific and was a member of Liberty Parkway Church of God. Survivors include he...

Mrs. Peggy Sellers died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Palmyra Medical Center. Her funeral service will be Friday 11 AM at Floral Memory Gardens. Mr. Ronnie Morrell will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday 6 to 7 PM at Kimbrell-Stern and will be at the residence of Mrs. Nan Hare, 1719 Whisperwood Rd, Albany. A native of Blakely, Mrs. Sellers had lived in Albany since 1946. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Andrew Houston and Joe Lewis Sellers, son in law Bubba ...

Edith F. "Edie" Jones, 84, of Panacea, FL, formerly of Baconton, GA, died Thursday April 29, 2010. Her funeral service will be Monday 11 AM at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev’s Phil Streetman, Bill Payne and Lawton Sammons will officiate. A native of Austell, GA, Mrs. Jones had lived in Panacea, FL for the past 35 years. A Christian since the age of sixteen, she was an active member of the Friendship Primitive Baptist Church in Crawfordville, FL. ...

Irene West Bowles, 77 of Leesburg died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Vista Care at Franciscan Woods in Columbus. The funeral services will be 11 AM Friday (Today) at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors with Pastor Michael Lewis officiating. The interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. A native of Webster County Mrs. Bowles has lived in the Lee County area for the past 60 years. She was a long time member of Thundering Springs Baptist Church. She retired from F.W. Woolworth Company and the...

Mr. Joel Michael Killman, died April 28, 2010 at his residence in Albany, GA. His funeral service will be Monday 2 PM at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, MS. Born April 23, 1946 in Columbus, MS, Mr. Killman graduated from Coahoma High School in Clarksdale, MS and attended the University of Southern Mississippi. He was an artist and a musician and worked as an artist in Chicago before moving to Albany were he worked with Art Sign Company. Survivors include his daughter Heather Elizabeth...

Lois Wall Johns, 90, of Albany died Monday, April, 12, 2010 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. The funeral services will be 2 PM, Thursday graveside at Riverside City Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 PM to 8 PM, Wednesday at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. A native of Headland, AL, Mrs. Johns has lived in Albany since 1926. She was a long time member of Sunnyside Baptist Church. She was a cashier with Red & White IGA for many years. ...

Mr. Jimmy Scott, 67 of Sylvester Rd. in Albany died April 3, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday 4 PM at Kimbrell-Stern. Rev. Smith Gentry officiating. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. A native of Moultrie, GA Mr. Scott has lived most of his life in Albany where he was a member of Kinchafoonee Baptist Church and worked most of his life as a commercial and residential builder. Mr. Scott loved to sell produce in the Albany area and had a p...

Helen T. Reeves, 86, of Albany, died Friday, April 2, 2010 at Albany Health Care. Her funeral service will be MONDAY 2 PM at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Mrs. Reeves was born in Sandersville, GA and had lived in Albany since 1938. She graduated from Albany High School in the class of 1941. Mrs. Reeves was a member of Byne Memorial Baptist Church, the Joy Sunday School Class and the Happy Hearts. She retired from ...