Albany Area Obituaries
Mavis Aulday
ALBANY — Mrs. Mavis Aulday, 78 of 2030 W. Broad Ave. in Albany died August 27, 2008 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be Friday 11 AM at Kimbrell-Stern. Rev. Jim Jewel officiating. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery.
A native of Ashford, AL, Mrs. Aulday has lived in Albany 52 years where she was a member of Palmyra Road United Methodist Church and retired from Family Mart Grocery Store Cosmetic Department. She also worked a number of years with JC. Penney and Sears Department Stores. Mrs. Aulday will always be remembered as a loving mother and an awesome granny.
Survivors include her daughters, Anita Fortner of Leary, GA, Debbie Kohler of Canton, GA, grandchildren, Amanda Hambric and Will McGuire of Shellman, GA, Rick Hambric of Albany, Matthew Kohler of Canton, GA and Lewis Fortner of Kite, GA, brother, Robert A. Johnson, Jr. Valdosta, GA, sister, Alice Branton of Cottonwood, AL.
Mrs. Aulday was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Howard Aulday and a brother, Adger Johnson.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM at Kimbrell-Stern.
Those desiring, please make memorial to Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital, 1001 Johnson Ferry Road NE Atlanta, GA 30342-1600 or American Heart Association P.O. Box 1923, Albany, GA 31702.
You may sign the online guestbook and share your own special thoughts with the family of Mrs. Aulday by visiting Kimbrell-Stern’s website at
www.kimbrellstern.com
Kimbrell-Stern
Albany 229/883-4152
Stephen Michael Eschete
ALBANY — Stephen Michael Eschete, of Terebonne, LA, died August 25, 2008. The remains will be cremated.
Kimbrell-Stern
Albany 229/883-4152
Nellie Lorene Foreman
ALBANY — Nellie Lorene Foreman died Wednesday August 27, 2008 in Goshen, Ohio. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Kimbrell-Stern
Albany 229/883-4152
Shirley Letchworth
ALBANY — Shirley Letchworth, 72, of Albany, died Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at her home following an illness.
Her funeral service will be SATURDAY 4PM at Kimbrell-Stern with interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.
A native and lifelong resident of Albany, Mrs. Letchworth was a woman who believed that being a homemaker was her profession. She was a great cook and enjoyed raising her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband: William Frank Letchworth, Albany; 7 children: Carl Letchworth and his wife Rano, Albany; Rena Jepson and her husband Greg, Leesburg, Rodney Letchworth and his wife Julie, Albany, Sherry Ford and her husband Marty, Albany, Darryl Letchworth, Cartersville, Rhonda Monroe and her husband Jimmy, Sylvester, Dee Letchworth, Albany; 11 grandchildren: Tim Quick and his wife Renee, Tony Letchworth, Carla Gleason, Anna Letchworth, Keith Letchworth and his wife Krista, Brannon Letchworth, Wes Letchworth, Austin Young, Brent Bolton, Ericka White, Tyler White; 3 step-grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; 4 step-great-grandchildren; 2 sisters: Delaine Clark, Albany, Vicki Sikes, Leesburg.
The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern on Friday from 7-9 PM.
Those desiring may send memorials to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1201, Albany, GA 31702.
You may sign the online guestbook and share your own memories with the family of Shirley Letchworth by visiting Kimbrell-Stern’s website at www.kimbreltern.com.
Kimbrell-Stern
Albany 229/883-4152
Mary Irene Prickette
ALBANY — Mary Irene Prickette, Albany, GA, died Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Kimbrell-Stern
Albany 229/883-4152
Margaret Dyer Smith
ALBANY — Mrs. Margaret Dyer Smith, 1205 5th Ave., died Monday August 25, 2008 at her residence.
Her funeral service will be Thursday 2 PM in the sanctuary of Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church with internment in Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Nathan Godley officiating. Her visitation will be Wednesday 5 to 7 PM at Kimbrell-Stern.
A native of Halls, TN, Mrs. Smith had lived in Albany since 1947. She was an accountant with the Civil Service retiring at the Marine Corps Logistics Base. She was a charter member at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her husband Boyce Smith and a son Ray Smith.
Survivors include her son Ross Smith, Sr. and his wife Peggy of Marietta; grandchildren, Samantha Smith and Ross Smith, Jr.; and a sister Clarene Edwards, Memphis, TN.
In lieu of flowers please make memorials to Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church, 2200 Dawson Rd, Albany, GA 31707.
You may sign the guestbook and share your thoughts and memories with the family of Mrs. Smith by visiting Kimbrell-Stern’s website at
www.kimbrellstern.com.
Kimbrell-Stern
Albany 229/883-4152
Southwest Georgia Obituaries
Tifene Nicole Brinson
ALBANY — Ms. Tifene Nicole Brinson, 34, 809 Mimosa Dr., Albany, died on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 29, 2008 at 3 p.m. at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Pelham. Interment will follow in Nathaniel Thomas Gardens of Memory.
Nathaniel Thomas & Son Home for Funeral
Pelham 229/294-4869
Marvin Leon Jones
DONALSONVILLE — We regret to announce the passing of Mr. Marvin Leon ”M.L.” Jones of Colquitt, GA who passed away August 27, 2008 at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, AL. Mr. Jones will be cremated and his cremains will be buried at Corinth Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Iron City, GA at a later time.
Evans-Skipper Funeral Home
Donalsonville 229/524-2789
Ellen E. Cameron Roberts Luke
ASHBURN — Funeral services for Ellen E. Cameron Roberts Luke, 100, of Sebring, Florida will be held Saturday, August 30, 2008, at 2:30 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sycamore, Ga. Mrs. Luke died Monday at her residence in Sebring following a short illness. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:30-2:30 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel.
Perry Funeral Chapel
Ashburn 229/567-3366
Richard Varnum
DONALSONVILLE — We regret to announce the passing of Mr. Richard Varnum, age 51, of Damascus, GA who passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
Evans-Skipper Funeral Home
Donalsonville 229/524-2789
