Obituaries
Linda Diane Love Pollock
Apr 29, 2019
Linda Diane Love Pollock, 70, of Lee County, GA died April 29, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Steve Crocker will officiate. Interment will follow in Bellview Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Miller County, GA.
A native of Worth County, GA, Linda was born on January 31, 1949...
Richard "Dick" Carl Keeler
Apr 27, 2019
Richard Carl “Dick” Keeler, 66, of Lee County, GA, died April 27, 2019 at his residence. No formal services will be held.
Dick was born on October 20, 1952 in Vestaburg, MI to the late Carl and Janet Keeler. He moved to Albany, GA in 1984 and was a self-employed carpenter. He could build anything, loved wood working as a...
Reddick Bowman Cox
Apr 27, 2019
Reddick Bowman Cox, 74, of Worth County, GA, formerly of Albany, GA passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Phoebe Worth Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate. Interment will follow in Red Oak Church Cemetery.
Reddick was born in Lakeland, FL, to the...
Ann V. "Prissy" Pittman
Apr 26, 2019
Ann V. “Prissy” Pittman, 92, of Albany, GA, died April 26, 2019 at Wynfield Park and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce L. Pittman will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native of Deepstep, GA, Mrs. Pittman was born on October 25, 1926 to James and...
Eddie Watson
Apr 26, 2019
Tracy Edwin Watson, affectionately known as Eddie, passed away on Friday, April 26, surrounded by his loved ones of family and friends. Born on June 24, 1952 in Albany, GA to the late Tom and Annie Watson, Eddie was a graduate of Westover High School, Class of 1970. He was very proud to boast that he was part of...
Betty J. O'Daniel
Apr 25, 2019
Betty Jane O’Daniel, 96, of Albany, GA, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Pruitt Health in Sylvester. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 11:00 am at Sunnyside Baptist Church. Rev. Terry Siniard will officiate. Interment will be held Friday, May 3, 2019 at 11:00 am in Graceland Memorial Cemetery in Ruthdale, WV.
Betty was...
Jimmy L "Jim" McCrary
Apr 23, 2019
Jimmy L. McCrary, 83, of Albany, GA went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Pruitt Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Entombment will follow in Crown Hill Mausoleum.
Born in Pinehurst, GA, Mr. McCrary had resided in Albany,...
Ronnie Franklin Alfieri
Apr 23, 2019
Ronnie Franklin Alfieri, 73, of Albany, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Pruitt-Health Palmyra. Graveside memorial services will be conducted on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 10:00 am at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Raymond Levreault will officiate.
Born in Blakely, GA to Frank and Eloise Alfieri, Ronnie moved to Albany, GA at a young age. He loved sports and...
Larry Wade Bass
Apr 22, 2019
Larry Wade Bass, 71, of Lee County died Monday, April 22, 2019 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
His funeral service will be Thursday 2 PM at Leslie Cemetery in Leslie, GA. Rev. Jimmy Griffin will officiate.
A native of Leslie, Mr. Bass owned and operated different automotive businesses in the area including Sumter Tire and Battery and several car lots...
Luke Jonathan Whitman
Apr 22, 2019
Luke Jonathan Whitman, 6, son of Eric and Penny Whitman, died April 22, 2019 at Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 26, 2019 at 4:00 PM at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Luke was born at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital on August 15, 2012 and...
Catherine Garrett Anderson
Apr 20, 2019
Catherine Gurr Garrett Anderson, of St. Simons Island, GA passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center with her son Al at her side. She was 98 years of age. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 29, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Murray Ward will officiate. Interment will follow at...
Kenneth Wayne Lawson
Apr 20, 2019
Kenneth W. “Kenny” Lawson, Sr., 68, of Worth County, GA, died April 20, 2019 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 4:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Hilton Gillespie will officiate.
Born in Portsmouth, VA, Kenney moved to Albany, GA in 1980 from Greensboro, NC. He was employed with Susie’s Rugs and Pillows and...
Erica Fowler Nichols
Apr 20, 2019
Erica Fowler Nichols, 71, of Lee County, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at her residence.
Her funeral service will 2 PM Friday in the Chapel at Sherwood Baptist Church with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. David Smith will officiate.
She had worked as a proof operator for several banks throughout her life and with the Hallmark store in the...
Steven Edward Karst, Sr.
Apr 19, 2019
Steven Karst, Sr., 77, of Lee County, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at his residence.
Steve was born August 18, 1941 in Atlanta, GA. He moved to Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School. He married the love of his life “Little Bit” in 1961 and joined the United States Navy serving four years as an Air Traffic...
Vaudene Moody
Apr 18, 2019
Vaudene Moody, 83, of Albany, GA, died April 18, 2019 at Pruitt Health-Palmyra. Memorial services will be held Monday, April 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate.
Born in Edison, GA to the late Stafford and Lottie Bundy Williams on Feb 23, 1936, Mrs. Moody grew up in Calhoun County, GA and lived...
Michael (Mike) Ray Tripp
Apr 17, 2019
Michael Ray Tripp, 61, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Lee Co. Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. John McComas will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mike was born on January 4, 1958 in Albany, GA, he was a graduate...
James Hugh "Jim" Fannin
Apr 17, 2019
James Hugh “Jim” Fannin, 72, of Lee County, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Terry Siniard will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Jim was born July 15, 1946 in Montgomery, AL. He moved to Albany,...
Betty Jean Knighton
Apr 16, 2019
Betty Jean Knighton, 84, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at her son’s residence in Baker County, GA. A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 4 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Malcolm C. Parker will officiate.
A native of Pierce County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Mack Anderson and Martha...
Declan Talmadge Johnston
Apr 15, 2019
Declan Talmadge Johnston, five-month old infant son of Seth T. Johnston and Erin Johnston died Monday, April 5, 2019 at Navicent Health Center in Macon. Declan will be laid to rest at a graveside service on Thursday afternoon at 5:00 PM at the family cemetery on the Henry family farm, 1830 Hwy 377 Smithville, GA. Rev. Ernie Rogers will officiate.
In...
Joseph Michael (Joey) Schmidt, Jr.
Apr 14, 2019
Joseph Michael (Joey) Schmidt, Jr. 56, of Lee Co., GA died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Danny Evans and Mr. Buck Malphrus will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Oceanside, CA, Mr. Schmidt had resided...
