Obituaries
Dr. Charles Rice Harden, DVM
Dec 17, 2018
Dr. Charles Rice Harden, DVM, 84, of Albany, GA died Monday, December 17, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. William Collins and Rev. Eddie Braswell will officiate. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus, GA with Military Honors provided by the American Legion.
Born in Americus,...
W. Jerry Jenkins
Dec 17, 2018
W. Jerry Jenkins, 74, of Albany, GA, died December 17, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be Friday at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Tod Lanier will officiate. Entombment will follow at the Crown Hill Mausoleum.
Mr. Jenkins was born on February 16, 1944 in Mobile, AL to the late William Thomas and Henrietta Jenkins. He graduated...
Kenneth J. Temple
Dec 11, 2018
Kenneth J. Temple, 67, of Albany, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be conducted Friday, December 14, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Dr. Kerry Reeves will officiate.
Born in Chardon, OH, Ken worked in the trucking industry most of his life. He was a beloved husband,...
Hubert Mark Goff
Dec 10, 2018
Hubert M. Goff, 90, of Albany, GA, died December 10, 2018. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in the Pelham City Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the American Legion.
A native of Pelham, GA, Mr. Goff graduated from Pelham High School and was living in...
Sheilah Lynn Rudd
Dec 10, 2018
Sheilah Lynn Rudd, 52, of Leesburg, GA died Monday, December 10, 2018 at Heritage Hospice, Inc. in Marietta, GA. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the family residence 190 Garrett Rd.,Leesburg, GA, 31763. Born in Albuquerque, NM, Mrs. Rudd had resided in Lee Co., most all of her life. She was a home...
Eunice Agnes White
Dec 9, 2018
Eunice Brownlee White, 92 of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Albany, GA died peacefully on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Park Ridge Nursing Center, Jacksonville, FL, surrounded by her family.
Her funeral service will be Saturday, December 15th, 3 p.m at Mathews Funeral Home, 3206 Gillionville Rd, Albany, GA with interment in Riverside Cemetery, Albany Georgia
Born on May 11, 1926...
Bill Cody Tate
Dec 8, 2018
Bill Cody Tate, 60, of Worth County, GA, died December 8, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Sam Tate and Rev. Herbert Waid will officiate. Interment will follow in Wrights Chapel Cemetery in Worth County, GA.
Bill was a native of Columbus, GA, born...
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.
The Podium...
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...
