Obituaries
William Franklin "W.F." Griffin
Dec 5, 2018
William Franklin “W.F.” Griffin, Sr., 82, of Lee County, GA, died December 5, 2018. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Bevel and Rev. John Spencer will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.
He was born November 10, 1936 in Baker County, GA to the late William and Mildred Griffin....
Norma Loretta L'Esperance
Dec 4, 2018
Norma Loretta L’Esperance, 85, of Albany, GA, died December 4, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 1:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Ross Powell will officiate.
Mrs. L’Esperance was born on September 24, 1933 in Chicago, IL. After High School, she joined the United States Marine Corps and was stationed in Logistics...
Jimmy Cato
Dec 2, 2018
William Jimmy Cato, 71, of Newton, GA died Sunday, December 2, 2018 at his residence. Graveside military honors will be held Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Miller Co., GA.
Born in Bakely, GA, Mr. Cato resided in Newton, GA for a number years. He was retired from the Army after...
Shelton Lamar Merritt
Dec 2, 2018
Shelton Lamar Merritt, 54, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial celebration of life service will be held Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Bethesda Community Church. Bishop Samuel L. Sneed will preside.
Shelton was born in Irwin County, GA, graduated from Dougherty High School in 1982 and attended Albany Technical...
Alfred W Dunkley
Dec 2, 2018
Alfred W. Dunkley, 75, of Lee County died Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be Thursday 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate.
Alfred was born and raised in Roxboro, Person County, NC where he worked on the family farm. He was the oldest of three sons of Eliza...
Susan Johnson Hall
Dec 1, 2018
Susan Johnson Hall, 73, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate.
Born in Birmingham, AL, Mrs. Hall had resided in Albany, GA for the last sixty years. She was retired from Phoebe Putney...
Susan Hasty Cook
Nov 30, 2018
Susan Hasty Cook, 68, of Albany, GA, died November 30, 2018. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jason Spears and Rev. Josh Copron will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.
Susan was born in Americus, GA to the Late Willard and Ruth Hasty. She grew up in Lee County, GA and...
Peggy Powell Piland
Nov 30, 2018
Pretty Perky Peggy Powell Piland, 94, of Albany, GA passed away on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Wynfield Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. John Spencer and Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
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John Kelly Elton
Nov 29, 2018
John Kelly Elton, 93, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, November 29, 2018. A private memorial service will be held graveside at Leesburg Cemetery at a later date.
Kelly was born January 23, 1925 in Chauncey, GA. He served his country in the US Navy, and then retired from Southern Bell. He was an avid...
Lillian Pearl Kimbrell
Nov 28, 2018
Lillian Pearl Kimbrell, 106, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 30, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Allen Bingham will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Born in Toccoa, GA on August 4, 1912 to William Jacob Carver and Margaret Jamerson Carver, Mrs....
Freddie Dean Nichols
Nov 27, 2018
Freddie Dean Nichols, 83, of Cherry Log, GA, formerly of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. William Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Colquitt County, Mrs. Nichols grew up in Doerun, GA. She married the late...
Andrew "Andy" Pejko
Nov 27, 2018
Andrew “Andy” Pejko, (USAF,Ret), 93, of Albany, GA, died November 27, 2018 at his residence. A Funeral Mass will be held Monday at 10:00 AM at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Rev. Raymond G. Levreault and Rev. Stephen Pontzer will officiate. Interment will follow at 12:00 Noon at Andersonville National Cemetery.
A native of Belt, Montana, Mr. Pejko grew up...
Janine Cindy Deese
Nov 26, 2018
Janine Pitts Deese, 53, of Albany, GA, died November 26, 2018 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate.
Janine was a native and lifelong resident born to the late James and Joan Pitts. She graduated from Dougherty High School in 1983, was employed with Wal-Mart and was...
Alice O'Neal Adams
Nov 25, 2018
Alice O. Adams, 86, of Albany, GA, was called to her Heavenly Home on November 25, 2018. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 30, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie Brown and Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native of Coolidge, GA, Mrs. Adams graduated from Coolidge...
Bill Whetstine
Nov 23, 2018
William F. “Bill” Whetstine, 53, of Sylvester, GA, died Novemeber 23, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Monday, November 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Mathews Funeral Home. Father Thomas Raines will officiate.
A native of Albany, GA, born to the late Art and Linda Whetstine, Bill lived in different stations during his father’s military career before...
Mildred Louise Metts Hearn
Nov 22, 2018
Mildred Louise Hearn, 94, of Albany, GA died Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Pruitt-Palmyra. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, November 26, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Grady Morey will officiate. Born in Alapaha, GA, Mrs. Hearn was a homemaker and had resided in Albany, GA most all of her life. She was a...
Doug Turnipseed
Nov 20, 2018
On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, John Douglas (Doug) Turnipseed died at the age of 66. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after the memorial service. Ross Powell will officiate. Doug was born in Atlanta, GA, and after moving to Albany, graduated from Westover High...
Patricia "Pat" Joyce NeSmith
Nov 20, 2018
Patricia “Pat” NeSmith, 81, of Lee County, GA, died November 20, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Thundering Springs Baptist Church. Rev. Tom Baggett will officiate. Interment will follow at Thundering Spring Cemetery.
A native of Ocilla, GA, Mrs. NeSmith graduated from Irwin County High School and attended business school before...
Melissa Kathleen Hernandez Smith
Nov 20, 2018
Melissa Kathleen Hernandez Smith, 45, of Carlisle, PA passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hospital following a short illness. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Herb Hubbard and Mr. Michael Daniel Hernandez will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany, GA.
A native...
Malcolm Burnsed
Nov 20, 2018
Malcolm Burnsed, 79, of Lee County, GA, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at his home. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Burnsed Family Farm, 131 Lu Mac Rd in Lee County, with visitation preceding the funeral service at noon, also at the Burnsed Family Farm. Rev. Jerry Baldree will officiate. A celebration of life...
