Obituaries

Mar 28, 2019

Jewell Lee Shaw, 93, of Albany, GA, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Willson hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March, 30, 2019 at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Herbert Waid will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Jewell was born and raised in Sylvester, GA to the late John and Bessie...

Mar 27, 2019

William “Bill” G. Robarts, 81, of Albany, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

His memorial service will be 2 PM Monday, April 8, 2019 at Riverside Cemetery in White Springs, FL.

A native of White Springs, Mr. Robarts worked in construction most on his life and was a veteran of the U S Air Force.

He was preceded in death by...

Mar 26, 2019

Mar 25, 2019

Mildred Kennedy Masters, 83, of Albany, GA, peacefully joined her Lord and Savior at her home on March 25, 2019. A visitation will be held Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at West View Cemetery in Wrightsville, GA. Rev. David Oliver will officiate.

Mrs. Masters...

Mar 23, 2019

 

William L. "Bull"  Perryman, 59, of Ft. Gaines, GA formerly of Morgan, GA, died March 23, 2019 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Al.  Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Jackie Williams will officiate.  Interment will follow in Cordray Methodist Church Cemetery.

A native of Calhoun County, GA, Mr. Perryman was born on...

Mar 22, 2019

Frances Rouse McLendon, 88, of Rockwall, TX formerly of Albany, died Friday, March 22, 2019 in Rockwall, TX. Her funeral service will be Sunday 3 PM at Westview Cemetery in Moultrie. Rev. William E. “Butch” Knight will officiate.

A native of Moultrie, Mrs. McLendon lived in Albany for 53 years and she and her late husband Walter McLendon owned and...

Mar 21, 2019

Shirley Tester Hartsfield, 79, of Albany, GA passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Pruitt Health Palmyra.  Memorial services will be conducted on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Grady Morey will officiate.

 

Shirley was born in Pelham, GA to the late Lonnie Gregory Sr. and Emma Lucille Gregory.  She was employed for...

Mar 21, 2019

Tiffany A. Brett, 35, of Leesburg, GA died Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Gail Morrill will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.

Tiffany was born in Albany, GA and grew up in Leesburg. She graduated from Lee County High School in 2002....

Mar 21, 2019

Marcus D. “Denny” Fackler, died Thursday, March 21, 2019.  Per his wishes he has been cremated and a service will be held at a later date.

Survivors include his mother, Rita H. Fackler and his brother, Bruce Fackler (Patti).

Mar 21, 2019

Willie Ralph Cravey, 78, of Albany, Georgia died Thursday, March 20, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be held Monday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Minister Charles Harris will officiate. Entombment will follow in Crown Hill Mausoleum.

Born in Moultrie, GA, Mr. Cravey was a graduate of Moultrie High School was a veteran of the Vietnam...

Mar 20, 2019

Esther Mary Farris Eckstein, 94, of Albany, GA died Wednesday March 20, 2019 at Wynfield Park. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate.

Mrs. Eckstein was born April 21, 1924 in Pelham, GA. She will always be remembered as “The Crossing Guard” due to her...

Mar 18, 2019

Kelly Jo Hancock, 73, of Mitchell County, GA, died March 18, 2019 at her residence.  Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Warren Rogers will officiate.  Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Kelly was born in Port Wentworth, GA on November 28, 1945 to the late Gibson and Mary Ruth Cornwell. ...

Mar 17, 2019

John L. Temple, 81, of Albany and Sky Valley, Georgia, died peacefully at Willson Hospice House in Albany on Sunday, March 17, after a brief illness. The beloved husband of Ouida Brown Temple, father of two, grandfather of six, and friend to everyone, he had lived an exemplary life of service and integrity.

Born on August 27, 1937, to J....

Mar 16, 2019

Jacolyn “Jackie” Cain Higgs, 75, formerly of Albany, GA, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019 at her residence in Milledgeville, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, March, 19, 2019 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Jackie was born in Albany, GA to the late Jack and Thelma Cain. She graduated...

Mar 14, 2019

Virginia Looney Gray, 70, of Albany ended her fight with cancer Thursday, March 14th, 2019. She died at home surrounded by family. Mrs. Gray was born to Russell D. and Francis P. Looney on September 22, 1948 in Griffin, GA.

     Visitation and reception are scheduled for 1:00 P.M. on Monday, March 18th, 2019 in the Parrish Hall at St....

Mar 12, 2019

James William “Jimmy” Hall, III, 52 of Albany, GA, died March 12, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  Visitation will be held Friday from 9:45 AM until 10:45 AM at Mathews Funeral Home and Graveside funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.  Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate.  

Jimmy was a native and lifelong resident of...

Mar 11, 2019

Jack David Tapley, 72, of Lee County, died Monday, March 11, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, March 18, 2019 at 10:30 am at Mathews Funeral Home.  Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.  Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery with military honors. 

Mr. Tapley was born in Augusta, GA to the...

Mar 10, 2019

Richard Reynolds Dunn, Sr., 62, of Dawson, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Willson Hospice House in Albany, Georgia.

He is survived by the mother of his children and beloved friend, Rebecca Hazel Dunn of Apalachicola, FL; his two children, Paige Markham Dunn of Dawson, GA and Richard Reynolds Dunn, Jr of Albany, GA; two grandchildren, Michael Brier...

Mar 10, 2019

Mary Florence Smith, 83, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Sumner City Cemetery.

Born in Albany, GA to the late George and Ella McDonald, Mrs. Smith...

Mar 9, 2019

William Hillman (Bill) Williams, Jr. 64, of Leesburg, GA died Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, March 15, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ritchie Marbury and Mr. Steve Hall will officiate.

Interment will be Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Baldwin Memorial Gardens, Milledgeville, GA....