Kimbrell Stern Funeral Directors

12/20/2025

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved husband and father, Stephen Howard Fink, who left us peacefully on December 20th, 2025. He was 79 years old.
Stephen's funeral service will be at 11 AM on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Kimbrell-Stern with entombment to follow at...

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12/12/2025

Lee H. Bettis, Jr., retired U.S. Marine Colonel and long-time Albany banker, died December 10, 2025. He was 84.
Born June 23, 1941, in Memphis, Tenn., he was the first born of Lee and Maxine Bettis, who predeceased him. He also was predeceased by an infant son and his oldest grandson, Stanton...

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12/04/2025

Alton Lee Darby passed away on December 3, 2025, after a fourteen month battle with cholangiocarcinoma, at the farm near Leslie, Georgia, one of Alton’s favorite places in this world. Alton was surrounded there by his loving wife, Cathy, family and loved ones.

Born on August 6, 1946, in...

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11/30/2025

Mr. Allan Beverly, 80, of Cochran, GA died Saturday November 29 at his residence.
His funeral service will be held Thursday at 1:00PM at Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel with entombment to follow after. The family will receive friends from 12:00PM to 1:00PM at the Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel.
Born...

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11/26/2025

Jeffrey Brown was born in Syracuse, NY in 1960. He was preceded in death by his son, Aaron, and his mother, Dottie. He is survived by his parents, Hank and Diane; brother, Ken; sister, Patti; and his ex-wife, Cheri. He spent many years as a party chief, surveying for new construction in Northern...

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11/25/2025

Howelyne Evonne Mull, 79, passed away November 24, 2025. She died peacefully at home surrounded
by her family. She had been under hospice care for several weeks due to a long illness.
Evonne was born on September 15, 1946, in Columbus, Georgia, at Fort Benning. She grew up in
Lee County and...

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11/22/2025

Joyce Hurst Bravaldo passed away peacefully, at her home in Auburn, Alabama on Thursday November 20, 2025 at the age of 82.

Joyce was born in Glendale, California to John D. Hurst and Mary L. Hurst. She had two loving sisters, Mary Louise Hubble and Patricia Ann Williams. With a father serving...

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11/22/2025

11/22/2025

Shelia Y. Summerall left this world the same way that she came into it surrounded by the love of her family. Shelia was born on April 4, 1965, in Birmingham, Alabama to Malcolm Henry and Marthell Elizabeth (Lofton) Cook and she passed away peacefully in her home on November 19, 2025. She loved...

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11/19/2025

Sherry Monticino Bryant, 59, of Lee County, died Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

The family will have a private service.

Sherry was born in Miami, FL, and lived in the Albany/Lee County area for 48 years. She attended Lee County schools and worked at Albany...

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11/17/2025

Robert L. “Bucky” Brookshier, Jr. passed away peacefully Sunday morning surrounded by his loving family. Born in Albany, Georgia, he graduated from Central High School (Bushy Park, London England) in 1961 and from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1962.

Bucky’s memorial service will...

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11/16/2025

Mrs. Martha Crosby, 82, of Lee County died Saturday November 15, 2025 at the Willson Hospice House.
Her funeral service will be held Thursday 2:00PM at Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel. Rev. Ronnie Kinsaul will be officiating.
A lifelong native of Albany, Mrs. Crosby was the daughter of Hugh Otis...

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