Obituaries
Albany Area

Frances Bates

ALBANY - Frances Bates, 63, of 164 First Rd., Leesburg, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Mathews Funeral Home
Albany 229/435-5657

Vivian Beaty Gregory

ALBANY — Mrs. Vivian Beaty Gregory, 96, of Albany, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Palmyra Nursing Home.

A graveside funeral service will be held Tuesday 11 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Dr. Andy Goode will be officiating.

A native of Brooks County, GA, Mrs. Gregory lived in Albany since 1931, where she was a homemaker and a Charter Member of Central Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Holt and second husband, Alton Kirby Gregory.

Survivors include her son, Alton Kirby Gregory Jr. of Albany; a brother, Ronald Beaty of Apalachicola, FL; a sister, Marguerette Beaty Dickson of Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada; a grandson, Jacob Gregory; a granddaughter, Kate Gregory Cherry; two great-grandchildren, Madison Gregory and Alise Cherry; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Kimbrell-Stern.

You may sign the online guestbook and share your own special thoughts with the family of Mrs. Gregory by visiting Kimbrell- Stern’s website.

Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany 229/883-4152

Mary Carter Kelly

ALBANY — Mary Carter Kelly, 78, of 373 White Pond Rd., Leesburg, died Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Poteat Funeral Home
Albany 229/436-3615

James Mullin Mancuso

ALBANY — James Mullin Mancuso, of Atlanta, formerly of Albany, died Saturday, April 26, 2008. His funeral service will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Kimbrell-Stern.

Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany 229/883-4152

James R. Miller

ALBANY — James R. Miller, 56, of 3106 Columbia Ln., died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital in Atlanta. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Meadows Funeral Home
Albany 229/439-2262

John Sweney

ALBANY — John Sweney, 71, of 1412 Colquitt Ave., died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at his residence. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Elliott Funeral Home
Albany 229/436-3553

Charles Wilson Watt

ALBANY — Charles Wilson Watt, 64, formerly of Albany, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Charlotte, NC.

His funeral service will be held Tuesday, 2 p.m. at Kimbrell- Stern with interment at Floral Memory Gardens. The Rev. John Jones will officiate.

Mr. Watt was retired from Coats and Clark after 44 years, was a graduate of Lyman Ward Military Academy, served two years in the US Army and attended First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his sister, Laura Watt Whiting of Duluth, GA; a nephew, David Chris Osborn and his wife Wendy Ward Osborn of Charlotte, NC; a niece, Suzanne Osborn of Sandy Spring, GA; and three great- nieces, Savannah, Sara Kate and Ella Osborn.

The family will receive friends Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. until time of service at Kimbrell-Stern.

Those desiring may make memorials to Levine and Dickson Hospice House, 1420 E. Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28205 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1201, Albany, GA 31702.

You may sign the online guestbook and share your own special thoughts with the family of Mr. Watt by visiting Kimbrell-Stern’s website.

Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany 229/883-4152

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