Obituaries
Karen Dorsey Couch
Dec 20, 2024
Karen Dorsey Couch, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, passed away peacefully at the Bearden household in Albany, Georgia, on December 20, 2024, after a courageous battle with chronic illness. She was 86 years old.
Her funeral mass will be 11:00 AM Monday, December 23, 2024 at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Father Ray Levereault will officiate. The family will receive...
Gloria Darlene Freeman
Dec 19, 2024
Gloria Darlene Freeman of Georgia died Thursday, December 19, 2024, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Freeman requested to be cremated with no formal service held at this time.
Darlene was born in Eastman, GA., to the late Ed and Joyce Strickland. She had an infectious personality and was very dedicated to her family and friends, spending as much of her...
Betty Frances Leverett
Dec 18, 2024
Betty Frances Leverett, 92, of Bronwood/Parrott GA, passed away December 18, 2024. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Beulah Primitive Baptist Church in Terrell County, GA. Elder Barry Marshall will officiate. Interment will follow in The Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Leverett was born on May 28, 1932 in Terrell County, GA to Andrew Jackson Fogarty...
Mildred Maloy Richardson
Dec 17, 2024
Mildred Maloy Richardson 82, of Albany, GA, passed awayDecember 17, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. No services will be held at this time.
Mrs. Richardson was born January 28, 1942 in Sneads, FL to Carlos and Stella Maloy. She grew up there and attended Sneads High School where she was the Homecoming Queen in 1960. She graduated in 1961....
Barbara Mercer Cassity
Dec 17, 2024
Barbara Mercer Cassity, 87, of Albany, GA, passed away, December 17, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. No services will be held at this time.
Barbara was born on October 26, 1937 in Kingsport, TN to William and Myrtle Mercer. She grew up there and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. Barbara attended East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN. There...
Ralph Grubbs
Dec 17, 2024
Ralph Dean Grubbs, 80, of Terrell County, formerly of Lee County, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. Garrett Grubbs and Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. An interment service will follow at 11:00...
Tammy Kay Holsonback
Dec 17, 2024
Tammy Kay Holsonback, 55, of Gulf Breeze, FL, died Tuesday, December 17, 2024 in Pensacola, FL.
Her funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday December 21, 2024 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery. Rev. David Harper will officiate.
Born in Albany, Tammy had lived in Gulf Breeze for the past 6 years. She traveled the world...
Elaine Laverta Hodges
Dec 16, 2024
Elaine Laverta Hodges of Leesburg, GA, died Monday, December 16, 2024 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Johnny Rogers and Mr. Scott Price will officiate. Interment will follow at Thundering Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Hodges was born in Albany, GA., to the late James and Pauline Trotman. She...
Kimmie Marie Hatcher
Dec 16, 2024
Kimmie Marie Hatcher of Albany, Georgia passed away at the age of 65 on December 16, 2024 at the Willson Hospice House. Memorial Servies will be held on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Butch Knight will officiate.
Born in Albany, GA, on August 18, 1959 to the late Ralph Eugene and Donnie Lou Carter,...
Terry Lee King
Dec 16, 2024
Terry Lee King, 63, of Lee County, GA, died December 16, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, December 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Buddy Kelley will officiate.
Terry was born in Albany, GA on November 11, 1961 and graduated from Albany High School. He married Terry Germany in 1983...
Frank H. Wingate
Dec 14, 2024
On December 14, 2024 our best man, Frank H. Wingate, age 90, peacefully departed this life due to natural causes, concluding a courageous battle with Alzheimer's and dementia.
Born on August 9, 1934, in Omega, Georgia (Tift County), to Enoch Benton (E.B.) Wingate and Winnie Lena West Wingate, Frank was raised on a farm in Dougherty County, between Radium Springs and...
Pauline Smith Huggins
Dec 13, 2024
Pauline Smith Huggins, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2024, at the age of 72. In accordance with the wishes of Pauline, no services will be held.
Born on June 19, 1952, Pauline dedicated her life to nurturing her family and creating a warm, loving home. Throughout her life, Pauline was known for her profound love of reading,...
Michael "Mike" Pressley
Dec 13, 2024
Michael “Mike” Pressley, 64, of Lee County, GA., died on the job on December 13, 2024. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 2:00 pm, at Philema Road Baptist Church. Interment will be at Leesburg Cemetery.
Mike was born in San Antonio, TX on July 7, 1960 to Robert and Imogene Pressley. While his father served in the...
Gleaton P. Jones
Dec 13, 2024
Gleaton Pace Jones of Albany, Georgia, was born on March 12, 2003. The absolute pride of his adoring parents and best friend to his younger brother, his presence in their family was enormous. Gleaton passed peacefully into the hands of his Heavenly Father on December 13, 2024, and his life will be celebrated to the fullest extent at Wynfield Plantation...
Ruth Ann Fountain
Dec 12, 2024
Ruth Ann Fountain was born 96 years ago, the fifth of eight children, into the loving family of Martha and Charles Cook in Concord, NC. They were of moderate means and her childhood was similar to many of that era. She witnessed many acts of kindness, from her parents to others, which set her on a lifelong path of loving...
Rose LaFaye Hart
Dec 12, 2024
Rose LaFaye Hart, 96 , of Albany, GA passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Magnolia Manor of Americus, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Deacon Johnny McGee will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Lake Lansing, MI, Mrs. Hart had resided in Albany, GA...
William "Bill" Phillips
Dec 11, 2024
William Franklin “Bill” Phillips, 76, of Lee County, GA, died December 11, 2024 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville, GA. Rev. Doug Hall will officiate.
Bill was born in Cuthbert, GA on December 16, 1947 to James and Syble Phillips. After High School, he went to...
George Peter "Pete" Donaldson
Dec 9, 2024
George Peter Donaldson III, known to family and friends as “Pete”, passed away on December 9, 2024, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on April 16, 1947, in Ft. Benning, Georgia, to George Peter Donaldson Jr. and his wife Marianna Mella.
Pete dedicated his life to the practice of law, serving the South Georgia...
Michael A. Wakem
Dec 9, 2024
Michael Anthony Wakem, 68, of Lee County, GA, died December 09, 2024 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 13, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Michael was born in Caribou, ME on August 7, 1956 to Mitchell and Ruth Wakem. He grew up in...
Michael J. Barfield
Dec 9, 2024
Michael J. Barfield, 61, of Lee County, GA, died December 9, 2024 at The Willson Hospice House. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Michael was born in Chicago, IL on February 13, 1963 to Daniel and Shirley Barfield. He moved with his family to Terrell County, GA when he was thirteen years old. He was employed...
