Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Leesburg Georgia, Lee County and Surrounding Areas
Rita Marks
Jan 13, 2019
Mrs. Rita Marks, 78, of Albany, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Pine Pointe Hospice of Macon. A funeral Mass will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 18, 2019, at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Entombment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home of Leesburg was entrusted with these...
James Joseph Conlan, Jr.
Dec 29, 2018
Mr. James Joseph Conlan, Jr., 43, of Leesburg, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2019 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Jim Davidson will officiate. Born October 19,...
Raquel Davila O'Connor
Dec 9, 2018
Mrs. Raquel Davila O'Connor, 78, of Leesburg, peacefully passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Willson Hospice House in Albany. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 13, 2018 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home, 375 US Highway 19 S. Leesburg, GA 31763. Rev. Mike Lawson will officiate with interment to follow...
Aloha Ann Newell Young
Dec 7, 2018
Ms. Aloha Ann Newell Young, 60, of Leesburg, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at her home. A celebration of life service will be held at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home, 375 US Highway 19 S. Leesburg, GA 31763. Rev. Mike Lawson will officiate. The family will receive friends...
Maria Stoeckel
Nov 26, 2018
Mrs. Maria Stoeckel, 69, of Leesburg, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018. Her remains will be cremated and services will be private. Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home Leesburg, GA 229/814-1415
Joye Deen Stegall
Nov 19, 2018
Mrs. Joye Deen Stegall, 71, of Albany, peacefully passed away on November 19, 2018. Services for Mrs. Stegall will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 26, 2018 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home of Leesburg. Rev. Lee Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home. Mrs....
Thikimhuyen Pham
Nov 17, 2018
Mrs. Thikimhuyen Pham, 59, of Albany, passed away, Sunday, November 17, 2018, at Willson Hospice House in Albany. Services will be private and her remains will be taken back to her homeland of Vietnam. Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home Leesburg, GA 31763 229/814-1415
John William Smith
Nov 4, 2018
Mr. John William “J.W.” Smith, 83, of Albany, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Open Door Fellowship Church in Sylvester. Pastor Karen Carr and Rev. Jimmy Hagadorn will officiate with interment to follow at 2:00 p.m., at Baker County Assembly of...
Hazel Kathrine Humphries
Oct 30, 2018
Mrs. Hazel Kathrine Humphries, 97, of LaGrange, passed away peacefully, early Tuesday morning, October 30, 2018 at West Georgia Hospice in LaGrange. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 3, 2018 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home of Leesburg. Jimmy Fields and Warren Humphries will officiate. Mrs. Humphries will be laid to rest...
Elishua Gran
Oct 30, 2018
Mrs. Elishua Gran, 65, of Leesburg, passed way Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Arrangements will be announced later by Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home. Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home Leesburg, GA 229-814-1415
Cecellia Mathis Lyon
Oct 10, 2018
Mrs. Cecellia “CeCe” M. Clements Lyon, 69, of Leesburg, passed away peacefully after a six year battle with cancer on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m, Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Leesburg United Methodist Church. Rev. Lee Smith, Rev. Mike Lyons and Rev. Kent Mathis will officiate. She will be laid to rest...
Lois Harrell Clark
Oct 5, 2018
Lois Harrell Clark, 89, joined the church triumphant on Friday, October 5, 2018, at her home in Cairo surrounded by her family. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 8 at Cairo Presbyterian Church with Pastor Becky Willis officiating. Private interment will be immediately following in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Clark was born on July 5, 1929...
Randal Roger Canon
Oct 2, 2018
Mr. Randal Roger Canon, 62, of Smithville, passed away Tuesday, October 02, 2018 at his home. A celebration of life service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 5, 2018 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home of Leesburg. Rev. Anna Miller will officiate and the family will visit with friends following the service at the...
Katie Cravey Weeks
Sep 11, 2018
Mrs. Katie Cravey Weeks, 83, of Leesburg, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Philema Road Baptist Church. Pastor Aaron McCulley will officiate with interment to follow at Weeks Chapel Cemetery in Norman Park. Born October 24, 1934 in Omega, Mrs. Weeks was the...
Earnest "Papa" Layfatte Everson, Jr.
Sep 6, 2018
Mr. Earnest Layfatte Everson, Jr., 84, of Albany, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 6, 2018 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, September 9, 2018 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home in Leesburg. Mr. Everson will be laid to rest at Shepard Cemetery in Colquitt following the service. Born October 10,...
William Traye Sirmons
Aug 25, 2018
Mr. William Traye Sirmons, 28, of Albany, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018, at his home. A memorial service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 30, 2018 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home of Leesburg. Mr. Johnny White will officiate, and the family will receive friends following the service. Born June 19, 1990 in...
Pamela Jean Harrison
Aug 21, 2018
Ms. Pamela Jean Harrison, 61, of Cordele, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Crisp Region Hospital. She was born March 7, 1957 in Miami, Florida to the late George Lane and Betty Harward Harrison. Mrs. Harrison was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, taking pictures, and singing Loretta Lynn songs. Her family was her life and she will be...
Sally Rebecca Allen
Aug 6, 2018
Mrs. Sally Rebecca Allen, 76, of Leesburg, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, August 6, 2018. A celebration of life service will be conducted at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Victory Baptist Church, 1489 Philema Rd. Leesburg, GA 31763. Her pastor, Rev. Robin Chaplin will officiate, and the family will receive friends following the service...
Barbara Ann Edwards
Aug 6, 2018
Mrs. Barbara Ann Edwards, 66, of Albany, passed away Monday, August 6, 2018 and has now been reunited with her beloved husband, Edward L. Edwards that passed away on December 19, 2017. A memorial service celebrating both of their lives will be conducted at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home....
Roger "Bubba" Bridges
Aug 2, 2018
Mr. Roger “Bubba” Dale Bridges, Jr., 44, of Leesburg, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, August 5, 2018 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home. A private interment will follow later at Crown Hill Cemetery. Born October 30, 1973 in Albany, Mr. Bridges worked as a truck driver...