Obituaries

Jul 7, 2018

Jul 6, 2018

Wallace Leon Gaines, known to friends and family as “Wally”, of Albany, GA, passed away Friday, July 06, 2018 at the age of 90. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 10, at 11:00 am at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. A graveside service will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

 Wally was born February 12,...

Jul 3, 2018

Benjamin Thomas (Ben) Clenney, 91, of Albany, GA died July 3, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with the American Legion Post # 30 providing Military Honors.

Mr. Clenney was born in Edison, GA on October...

Jul 2, 2018

William R. (Chief Rattlesnake) Jackson, Sr., 89, died July 2, 2018 at his residence in Mitchell County, GA.  Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Tift County, GA.  Rev. Douglas Hatcher will officiate.  The American Legion Post # 30 will provide Military Honors.

A native of Moultrie...

Jul 2, 2018

Mildred Green Brock, 88, of Lee County, GA died July 2, 2018. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 AM at Brock Cemetery in Decatur County, GA. Pastor Gerry Dorre' and Rev. Norman Denney will officiate.

Mrs. Brock was born in Bainbridge, GA, on October 2, 1929. She later became a permanent resident of Lee County, where she...

Jul 2, 2018

Melanie Ann Chapman, 74, of Albany, GA died July 2, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 6, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Putney. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate. Entombment will follow in Crown Hill Mausoleum.

Born in Oconee, GA, Mrs. Chapman had resided in Albany, GA all of her adult life....

Jul 1, 2018

Vera Shipley Spraggins, 59, of Leesburg, GA died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church of Lee Co. Rev. Mark Spraggins and Rev. Keith Travis will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Vera was a native of Worth County, Ga...

Jun 30, 2018

Sara Davis Daniel, 79, of Lee County, GA, died June 30, 2018 at Willson Hospice House.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at New Hope Baptist Church.  Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate.  Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.

A native of Worth County, GA, Mrs. Daniel was born to the late Rufus Jack and Ruby McDonald Davis...

Jun 27, 2018

Hugh Harold Duke, 77, of Lee County, GA, died June 27, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. David Fisher will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Worth County.

A native of Worth County, GA, Harold was born to the late Hoyt and Lillie Duke and lived...

Jun 27, 2018

Vinson Franklin, 94, of Lee County, GA, died June 27, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 2, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. Tom Pollock and Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

A native of Nashville, GA, Mr. Franklin graduated from Berrien County...

Jun 26, 2018

Chris “Hennie” Brown, 57, of Byron, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Medical Center, Navicent Health in Macon, Ga.  A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, June 30, 2017 at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Phil Thomas will officiate. 

Born in Macon, GA, Chris believed in the Baptist faith. He enjoyed racing, fishing and...

Jun 26, 2018

Max Harold Harper, 81, of Lee County, GA, passed away June 26, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.

Max was born in Kokomo, IN, to the late Carl and Doris Harper. He was a very hard working man that worked for General Motors for...

Jun 25, 2018

Terri Monette Nolan, 61, of Albany, June 25, 2018 at Willson Hospice House.

Her memorial service will be Friday 3 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.

The daughter of an Air Force veteran Terri was born in Puerto Rico and had lived in Albany for the past 50 years.  She worked in EEO at MCLB transferring to that department from Base Housing.  

Terri...

Jun 25, 2018

Joseph (Joe) Jesse Blanton, 66, of Albany, GA passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 25, 2018 at the age of 66.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Chad Ellis and Rev. Roy Cook will officiate.

Joe was born in Moultrie, GA on August 15, 1951 and was a graduate...

Jun 23, 2018

Willie Barfield, 91, of Albany, GA, died June 23, 2018 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Mark Hughes will officiate.  Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.

 

A native of Lee County, GA, Mr. Barfield was born to the late Willie and Alma Hayes Barfield.  After his schooling, he...

Jun 21, 2018

Johnny C. Newkirk Jr., SMSgt (USAF Retired), 74, of Albany, GA passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Willson Hospice House.  Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 10:00 am at St. Mary's Baptist Church in Baconton, GA.  Interment will follow in New Salem Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in Baconton, GA. with Military Honors.   Rev. Craig...

Jun 18, 2018

John Dewitt Turner, 70, of Lee County, GA died June 18, 2018 at the Columbus Specialty Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in the Cordray Methodist Church Cemetery.

John was born to the late William Dewitt Turner and Hazel Doris Turner on December 3,...

Jun 18, 2018

Janie Syble Duffy, 84, of Lee County, GA, died Monday, June 18, 2018 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Raymond G. Levreault will officiate.

A native of Colquitt, GA, Mrs. Duffy was born to Seth Howard Sheffield and Mollie Estelle Mock Sheffield. Mrs. Duffy graduated from...

Jun 15, 2018

Mary Frances (Fran) Sheppard, 69, of Albany, GA died Friday, June 15, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate. Born in Statesboro, GA, Mrs. Sheppard had lived in Albany, GA since 1993 moving from Blakely, GA where she...

Jun 14, 2018

Richard E. “Ricky” May, 60, of Mitchell County, GA, died June 14, 2018 at his residence. A Gathering to Celebrate the Life of Ricky will start Saturday at 3:00 PM at the Life Christian Center International. All family and friends are welcome to join.

Ricky was born in Warner Robins, GA on December 21, 1957 to a military family. He...