Obituaries
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...
James Rudolph Meadows
Nov 19, 2018
James Rudolph Meadows, 78, of Albany, GA., died Monday, November 19, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Mr. Meadows was a member of the Albany Advocacy Resource Center and loved country music. He loved...
James Dean Shirley
Nov 18, 2018
James Dean Shirley, 61, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at his residence. The family will receive friends on Wednesday November 21, 2018 between 2:00pm and 4:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.
Patrick James (Pat) Seiy
Nov 17, 2018
Patrick “Pat” James Seiy was born September 11, 1962 to the late Susan Winifred Toennis and James Francis Seiy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pat departed this life peacefully on November 17, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Dr. Todd Sullens will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg...
Charles Lester (Bill) Cooper
Nov 15, 2018
Charles Lester (Bill) Cooper, 87, of St Simons Island, Georgia, formerly of Albany, Georgia, peacefully entered into eternal rest on November 15, 2018 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Georgia, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Cooper was born on July 6, 1931 to Idas Marcine Cooper, Sr. and Thelma Sheffield Cooper, in Early County, Georgia. Despite his name...
Saralyn M. Elton
Nov 11, 2018
Saralyn Martin Elton, 90, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Memorial services will be held Friday, November 16, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.K. Elton at 2703 Elton St., Albany, GA. Elder John Burkett will officiate.
Saralyn was born on January 15, 1928 in Hazelhurst, GA....
Kathleen Crosby Kelley
Nov 11, 2018
Kathleen Crosby Kelley (Kay), born May 10, 1924, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2018 with her three sons by her side. Kay lived in Decatur, GA and was a lifetime member of Decatur First Methodist Church. She graduated from Moultrie High School and Grady Hospital School of Nursing. After nursing, Kay devoted her time to raising a family. She...
David Franklin Sandbach, Sr.
Nov 11, 2018
David Franklin Sandbach, Sr., beloved husband, father, and grandfather entered into rest on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at the age of 94.
Dave was a lifetime member of the Episcopal Church, and practiced ministry through Episcopal Cursillo movement, Walk to Emmaus, and Kairos Prison Ministry. Dave attended Christ Episcopal Church in Valdosta, GA from 1963 – 2009, and Saint Paul’s...
Betty Jean Spindle
Nov 10, 2018
Betty J. Spindle, 86, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at 10:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Shane Taylor will officiate. Bradley Spindle, Brantley, Freddie Askew, Everett Morton, Raymond Wiley and Jeff Johnson will serve as honorary pallbearers. Interment will follow at Floral...
John Henry Frazier
Nov 8, 2018
John H. Frazier, 84, of Albany, GA, died November 8, 2018 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Pastor Mark Walker and Pastor Andy Frazier will officiate. The Tri-County Masonic Memorial Club will provide Masonic Rites.
One of seven children and a twin, Mr. Frazier was born in Hancock County,...
Wesley Randal Martin
Nov 8, 2018
Wesley Randal Martin, 63, of Smithville, GA, died November 8, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. A private family interment will follow in the Leesburg Cemetery.
A native of Bainbridge, GA born to the late Wesley and Mary...
Bobby Junior Denham
Nov 7, 2018
Machinist Mate 1st Class USN (Ret) Bobby J. Denham age 81 of Leesburg, GA went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. The family will receive friends at 2882 Palmyra Road, Leesburg, GA 31763 on Saturday, November 17, 2018 from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm.
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Clinton Savage Law
Nov 5, 2018
Clinton Savage Law, 75, of Lee Co., GA died Monday, November 5, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chuck Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park Cemetery in Montezuma, GA.
Born in Montezuma, GA, Mr. Law had resided in...
Robbie Jo Newsom Scott
Nov 5, 2018
Robbie Jo Newsom Scott, 93, of Albany, GA died Monday, November 5, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Cecil Peterson will officiate. Committal service will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery in Moultrie, GA.
Mrs. Scott was born in Kissimmee, FL to...
