Obituaries

Sep 24, 2018

Sep 21, 2018

Jane Edwards Wilcox, 73, of Albany, GA died Friday, September 21, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Lifespring Church. Rev. Mark Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville Nat’l. Cemetery at 2:00 P.M. 

Born in Macon, GA, Mrs. Wilcox had resided in Albany, GA since 1979. She was...

Sep 20, 2018

Barbara Jean Bryant Reed, 77, of Baconton, GA, died September 20, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Darryl Byrnes and Rev. Chris Turner will officiate.

A native of Mullins, SC, Mrs. Reed graduated from Wingate University with an Associates Degree in Accounting.  She moved to...

Sep 19, 2018

Lance Albert Dally, born, September 12, 1955 passed away September 19, 2018.  He is survived by his father, Don Dally, brother Tim Dally, sister, Candace Macheers, brother, Mark Dally, sister Deborah Dally Ward, step brother, Fred Edens, Step-sister, Jane Edens Waller, step brother Arvel Edens and a multitude of family consisting of in-laws, nephews, nieces and cousins.  Lance was preceded...

Sep 18, 2018

Rev. Jerry E. Willis, 65, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 4:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell and Mrs. Mandy Kavanaugh will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Born in Akin, SC, Rev. Willis was adopted into the home...

Sep 17, 2018

Edward Junior Oliver, 72, of Albany, GA, died Monday, September 17, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday, September 20 at 11:00 a.m. at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Ashburn, GA. Rev. Mark Rowe will officiate.

A native of Ashburn, Junior was born to the late Isaac E. and Ruby A. Johnson Oliver. He moved...

Sep 12, 2018

Dr. Pete Sharber, 79, of Leesburg, GA, died September 12, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the Living Word Sunday School Class. Interment will follow at 4:00 PM in the Oak City Cemetery in...

Sep 10, 2018

Barbara Jean Waldorf Taylor, 77, of Georgetown, GA died Monday, September 10, 2018 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 14, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate.

Born in Ithaca, New York, Mrs. Taylor had resided in Georgetown, GA for the past thirty years. She was a homemaker...

Sep 10, 2018

Lillian Amelia Cate, 84, of Albany, GA, died September 10, 2018 at Columbus Specialty Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at the Crown Hill Cemetery Mausoleum. Minister James Hall will officiate. Entombment will follow.

A native of Blakely, Mrs. Cate moved to Albany, GA early in life. She was a member of The Church of Jesus...

Sep 8, 2018

Ellen Williams Pearlman, 74, of Albany, GA died Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Monday, September 10, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church of Lee Co., GA. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate.

Born in Moultrie, GA, Ms. Pearlman had resided in Albany, GA all of her life. She was preceded...

Sep 8, 2018

Clinton Davis Johnson, 67, of Albany, GA died Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Fulford will officiate. Interment will follow in Milford Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors.

Born in Colquitt, GA, Mr. Johnson had resided in Albany, GA most...

Sep 6, 2018

Nora S. Singleton, 83, of Leesburg, died Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. 

Her funeral service will be Saturday 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery.  Rev. Stan Glass will officiate.

A native of Albany, Mrs. Singleton had lived in Leesburg most of her life.  She was a member of Westview...

Sep 6, 2018

Henry Ross Crain, of Lee County, GA was promoted on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at the age of 67 years. He is now face to face with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky to the late Chester and Suenette Crain, Henry graduated from Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi, served four years in the...

Sep 3, 2018

Sadie Louise Bryant, 81, of Bronwood, GA, died September 3, 2018 at the Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg Cemetery.

A native of Cuthbert, GA, Mrs. Bryant grew up in Cuthbert and attended Randolph County High...

Aug 30, 2018

Mary Jean Seabolt, 80, of Gainesville, GA, passed peacefully on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation after an extended illness. A Memorial Service will be conducted Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Harmony Hall Baptist Church (4160 Mangum Mill Road Gainesville, GA 30507).  Pastor John Kinsey will officiate.

 

Mary was born September 16,...

Aug 28, 2018

Sylvia L. Marsden Allen, 78, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, August 31, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens.

Born in Montezuma, NY to the late Frank and Ella M. Hunt Marsden, Sylvia had been a resident of Albany since 1969, coming here from Philadelphia, PA....

Aug 28, 2018

Myra Jean Barkalow, 74, of McCalla AL, formally of Lee County passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Memorial services will be conducted at The Baptist Church at McAdory, McCalla, AL at 11:00 a.m. CST on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Pastor Bill McCall will officiate.

Myra graduated from Bessemer High School in Bessemer Al. After marrying, Myra lived in many States...

Aug 27, 2018

Jerry Dyess, Sr., 56, of Lee County, GA, died August 27, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Noah Phillips and Rev. Jason Blaylock will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.

A native of Worth County, GA, Jerry grew up in Poulan and attended Worth...

Aug 26, 2018

Tracy M. Westmoreland, 49, of Worth County, GA died August 26, 2018 at Emory University Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Troy Trip will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.

A native of Montezuma, GA, Tracy grew up in Ellaville, GA and graduated from Tri County High School. She attended...

Aug 25, 2018

Kenneth Myron “Mo” Moore, 76, of Albany, GA died Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Navicent Health in Milledgeville, GA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Willis will officiate.

Born in Canton, OH to Myron and Mildred Paschal Moore, Mo had lived in Albany since 1978, moving here from...