Hazel Smith Tinsley, 87, of Albany died Wednesday Feb 22, 2012 at Palmyra Nursing Home A graveside funeral service will be held Thursday 2:00PM at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Russell Anglin will be officiating. Born in Tallahassee, FL Mrs. Tinsley lived in Leesburg where she delivered flowers for 91/2 years for Albany Floral Delivery and was a member of Raleigh White Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her children Shirley Tinsley...

Mrs. Maxine Dykes, 83, of Albany died Wednesday Feb 22, 2012 at Phoebe North Hospital. Funeral service will be held Friday 11:00AM at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Marshall will be officiating. Born in Altha, FL, Mrs. Dykes lived in Albany since the 1950's where she retired from Dr. Goldsmith's office. She was preceded in death by her husband Ray Dykes. Survivors include her daughter Lynn...

Marvin Scott Tison, 63, of Albany, died Monday, February 20, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 2:00PM at Kimbrell-Stern. Rev. Gail Cameron officiating. A native of Albany, GA, Mr. Tison was an instructor at Turner Jobs Corps. He was married to his loving wife, Elmira for twenty six years, where she was a member of Morningside Methodist Church. Marvin was a member of VFW and was...

William Edward Shannon, Jr., 78 of Albany died Monday, February 20, 2012. Funeral arrangements will be held Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:00AM at Kimbrell-Stern. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Jason Dillard will officiate. Mr. Shannon was born in Sioux City, IA and had lived in Albany since 2005, moving from Cordele. He worked as a banker for Planters First in Cordele, GA and was a member of Porterfield United...

Mrs. Retha Melton, 96, of Merritt Island, Florida formerly of Albany GA, died February 16, 2012 with her son Dr. William C. Melton and her daughter Dorothy Calley by her side at Island Health & Rehab on Merritt Island. Funeral services for Mrs. Melton will be Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2:00 PM from Kimbrell-Stern. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Albany with Rev. Russell Anglin officiating. Visitation will be held ONE HOUR...

Mrs. Mary Shields Schler, 100, died Wednesday February 15, 2012 at Phoebe Sumter Hospital. Her funeral service will be Saturday 10 AM at First United Methodist Church with interment in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Augusta, GA. The family will receive friends Friday 6 to 8 PM at Kimbrell-Stern. A native of Carthage, NC, Mrs. Schler had lived in Albany since 1965 moving here from Augusta where she owned and operated Schler's Florist. She was...

Mrs. Patricia Heath Blackshear McDaniel, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday Feb. 18, 2012 at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Garrett Andrew will officiate. Patricia was born in Americus, GA on August 17, 1932, the second child and only daughter of Robert and Jewell Bridges Heath. The family resided in Leesburg, GA where Patricia spent her childhood. She attended Georgia...

Ruth B. McKinny, 87, formerly of Albany, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Deatsville, AL. Her funeral service will be Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 3 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with interment to follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Pridgen will officiate. Mrs. McKinney was born in Loganville, GA, and had lived in Albany since 1975. She is survived by several nieces and nephews and great nieces...