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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, July 28,2021, Page 7A
Obituaries
Gladys Dollar
On July 22, 2021
Heaven got their newest
angel, Gladys Dollar.
The prayer service
will be held at 6 PM
Wednesday, July 28 at
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral
Directors. The funeral
mass will be held at 10
AM Thursday at St.
Teresa’s Catholic Church
with Rev. Ray Levreault
officiating. Entombment
will follow at Crown
Hill Cemetery.
Gladys was a servant
of the Lord and a giver
of her time to everyone
around her. She consid
ered it a blessing to help
others. She truly loved
and treasured her friends
and family along with
her dog, Katie.
Gladys was a member
of the National Beta
Club, was the first Pres
ident of the American
Association of Medical
Assistants in Georgia,
President of DoCo
Chapter AAMA and
devoted most of her time
and life as co-owner
of JJ Comics & Cards
in Albany and Tifton.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
W. C. Dollar and Jennie
Dollar; brother-in- law,
Jerry Yancey; and a dear
friend, Joe Stephens.
Gladys is survived by
four sisters: Agatha Phil
lips (Randy) of Oklaho
ma City, OK, Barbara
Yancey of Paris, TN,
Billie Dollar of Albany,
and Nicki Stephens of
Albany; a nephew Ran
dall Phillips of Orlando,
FL; and her loving little
puppy Katie Bell.
In lieu of flowers, a
donation can be made
to your favorite char
ity. You may sign the
online guestbook and
share your own special
thoughts and memories
by visiting www.kim-
brellstern.com
Nona Morgan Persall
Nona Morgan Persall,
92, passed away peace
fully at her home in
Albany, GA on Friday
the 23rd of July.
Born to Earnest Paul
Morgan and Addie Mae
Williamson Morgan,
Nona grew up among
wonderful siblings and
later married Charles
Henry Persall, DVM
who died in 1994. Nona
was pre-deceased by
her son Chuck Persall,
brothers Tommy Wil
liamson and Johnny
Morgan, and sisters
Charlotte Batten and
Valerie Houston.
Nona is survived by
her son Buddy Persall
(Holli), and her daugh
ters Pam Aiken (Tim)
and Paula Woodall
(Wright). Toni Azing-
er (Paul) niece, was
another daughter in
Nona’s mind. She is also
survived by 7 grand
children - Brent Persall
(Catalina), Cindy Beebe
(Adam), Alan Dismuke
(Cherryl), Greer Aiken
(Leah), Charlie Persall,
Landon Woodall (Kath
leen) and Matt Woodall
(Morgan). She is also
survived by great grand
children, Holden and
Ashton Persall- Drey-
ton, Payne, and Addy
Kate Dollander- Ripp
Dismuke- Walker and
Bo Aiken- Isla and Fen
Woodall- and Julian and
Nico Castano.
To be around Nona
was to feel as welcomed
and as loved as it gets.
You had to admire her
for there was no reason
not to. She had cooked
many a great meal for
her family and friends
throughout the years,
taught many a card
game to grandchildren,
played hostess to sewing
clubs, garden clubs, the
Jr Woman’s Club, the
Charity League, church
groups, birthday clubs
and most recently to
a special group called
“The Mondays”. Known
for her quick wit, she
was the life of the party
and could leave you in
tears laughing about
her famous quotes. Her
wisdom was treasured
in every conversation
for she knew how to
be a doctor if you were
sick and a friend if you
were down. Her main
challenge came with
technology and pushing
the right button on her
cell phone— as many a
person was disconnected
by the phone that she
claimed was too old and
not working.
You may sign the on
line guestbook at www.
kimbrellstern.com.
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Elizabeth L. “Dolly”
McDaniel
Elizabeth L. “Dolly”
McDaniel entered into
her heavenly rest on July
20, 2021.
“Miss Dolly”, as she
was known by everyone
who loved her. She was
born on March 3, 1922
in Ellaville, Georgia
where she was raised on
a farm until her family
moved to Albany when
she was a teen and
remained here the rest of
her life.
After graduating high
school, Dolly attended
business school and then
became a professional
office manager for West-
inghouse Electric Supply
where she worked for
over 30 years. Dolly met
and married her hus
band Luke on July 13,
1941 and they had two
children, Rick McDaniel
and Donna Gray.
Dolly was a member
of Women in Construc
tion (WIC) and also the
Albany Garden Club.
She loved gardening and
always had a beautiful
yard filled with flowers.
She loved decorating her
church for special events
with her flowers, always
wanting to be behind the
scenes.
She and her husband
Luke were charter
members of Sherwood
Baptist Church helping
to organize the church
in 1956 and they were
both very active in the
early childhood Sunday
School program. Dolly
was also a member of
the Agape Friendship
Sunday School class.
Dolly’s funeral was
held at Sherwood Baptist
Church in the Chapel on
Monday, July 26, 2021.
The Reverends John
Spencer and Tom Pollock
officiated. Interment
followed at Ellaville
Cemetery.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Minnie Jewel and Willie
Lee Lumpkin, who
was the local Sheriff of
Schley County, GA; her
loving husband, Luke
McDaniel who was a
veteran of WWII; a
brother Charles Lumpkin
and a brother W. F. (Bill)
Lumpkin.
She is survived by her
son Rick (Eydie) McDan
iel; her daughter, Donna
Gray; a sister, Martha
(AJ) Nobles of Albany
and her grandchildren,
Brian (Leslie) McDan
iel, Louisville, KY;
Keith (Amy) McDaniel,
Leesburg, GA and Ivy
(John) Savelle of Lees
burg, GA, along with
five great grandchildren,
Lindsey and Elizabeth
McDaniel of Louisville,
KY, Desiree McDaniel,
Leesburg, GA, and Bent
ley and Collier Savelle,
Leesburg, GA; a spe
cial niece, Diane Webb
(Billy), Leesburg, GA, as
well as numerous other
nieces and nephews.
Those desiring to make
memorials in memory
of Miss Dolly can send
them to Sherwood Bap
tist Church “Meet the
Need” program at 2201
Whispering Pines Road,
Albany, GA 31707, or
The Albany Area Arts
Council, 215 Jackson St.,
Albany, GA 31701.
You may sign the on
line guestbook at www.
kimbrellstern.com.
Edeltraud (Edie) Acee
Edeltraud (Edie) Acee,
87, ofBronwood, GA
passed away Sunday,
July 25, 2021 at her res
idence. Funeral services
were conducted Tuesday,
July 27, 2021 at Bron-
wood United Methodist
Church. Rev. Henry Lee
Young, Jr. officiated.
Interment followed in
Cedar Hill Cemetery,
Dawson, GA.
Born in Landshut,
Germany, Mrs. Acee
had resided in Alba
ny, GA before moving
Bronwood, GA. She was
retired from Lee Coun
ty Manufacturing and
was a member of Bron
wood United Methodist
Church.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Ludwick Watzlowick
and Maria Gross Wat
zlowick, her son, Robert
N. Hall and her husband,
Thomas Moses Acee.
Survivors include a
son, George L. Hall and
his wife Peggy, Lees
burg, GA, daughters,
Emily H. Taylor, and her
husband Jimmy, Albany,
GA, Marie Dato and her
husband Tony, Sylvester,
GA, a sister, Maria Ar-
guello, Pueblo, CO, eight
grandchildren and twelve
great-grandchildren.
To sign the online reg
istry, or to send condo
lences to the family, you
may visit Mathews’ web
site at www.mathewsfu-
neralhome.com.
Ronald L (Ronny)
Akins
Ronald L (Ronny)
Akins, (also known as
Pondworm) went to be
with the Lord July 22,
2021 after a long battle
with cancer. Ronny was
born in Lee County
October 7, 1947. Funeral
service for Mr. Akins
will be held July 31 at
11:00 a.m. at Philema
Road Baptist Church.
Doc Williams will offi
ciate.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, J.W.
and Lucy H. Akins, his
brothers, John Akins,
Bill Akins and Jimmy
Akins, sisters, Mamie
Webb and Nina Akins,
his daughter, Cindy
Senn, grandson, Michael
Senn and great-grand
son, Dakota Mathews.
Ronny Akins is sur
vived by his wife,
Debbie Dias Akins, his
daughters, Shannon
Akins and Tonya Akins,
his son, Tony Akins
(Brittany); sisters, Dina
Tonn (Chuck), Ruby
Strickland (Curtis) and
Emily Drawdy, brother,
Kenny Akis (Cathy),
grandchildren, Jack
Stroud, Jr., Sabastian
Blount, Braxten Akins,
Sophia Akins, Tyler
Dias, Destiny Matthews,
Kayla Senn, Kash Akins,
Jordan Ranew, Jaxson
Ranew, Kloe Marshall
and Kade Marshall, nine
great-grandchildren and
best friend for many
years Allen Askew.
Ronny enjoyed fish
ing, hunting and most
of all karaoke. He loved
his family, friends and
his cat, Chauncey. He
loved sitting on the
porch having coffee and
conversation with family
and friends. He enjoyed
grilling out and having
;ots of fish fries.
He will be truly missed
by everyone that had
the pleasure of knowing
him.
Patricia Aline “Pat”
Preston
Patricia Aline “Pat”
Preston, 80, of Lee
County, GA, died July
25, 2021 at Phoebe
North Campus Medical
Center. Funeral services
will be held Wednesday
at 1:00 PM at Lake
side Baptist Church.
Interment will follow
in Westview Cemetery
in Moultrie, GA. Rev.
Andrew Kornegay and
Rev. Danny Evans will
officiate. Her grandsons
will serve as pallbearers.
Mrs. Preston was born
on October 9, 1940 in
Moultrie, GA to the
late Herman and Mary
Hagin. She graduated
from Colquitt County
High School and moved
to Albany, GA in 1960
to attend Business
College. Mrs. Preston
was employed at Sears
in downtown Albany
before serving as the
personnel manager at
Flint River Mills for
many years.
Mrs. Preston was a
charter member of the
Putney Baptist Church
and was currently a
member of Lakeside
Baptist Church. She
enjoyed Country and
Western Music, shop
ping and going. She
was preceded in death
in 2015 by her husband,
Thomas David Preston,
Jr.
Survivors include
her husband, Richard
Gerfen, her children,
Calvin (Tammy) Light-
foot and Reed (Vicki)
Lightfoot and a sister,
Mary “Sis” Faison all
of Lee County, GA and
many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
The family will receive
friends from 12:00 Noon
until 1:00 PM Wednes
day before the service
at Lakeside Baptist
Church.
Those desiring may
make memorials in
memory of Mrs. Preston
to The American Legion
Post # 30, 2916 Gillion-
ville Roads, Albany,
GA, 31721.
To sign the online
registry, or to send con
dolences to the family,
you may visit Mathews’
website at www.
mathewsfuneralhome.
com.
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