Obituaries
Sherry Hail Bennington
Dec 22, 2017
Sherry Hail Bennington, 65, of Albany, GA, died December 22, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11: 00 am Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Lyle Wood will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery.
A native of Meade, KS, born to Ruby Hail and the late Lonzo Hail, Sherry...
David John Butler
Dec 22, 2017
David John Butler, 75, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2017 under the comforting attention of Hospice Care at Pruitt Healthcare on Palmyra Road, Albany. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Riverside Cemetery. Ross Powell will conduct the ceremony.
Born December 17, 1942 in Norristown, Pennsylvania,...
Hubert "Randy" Harpe
Dec 21, 2017
Hubert Randy Harpe, 60, of Morgan, GA, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted, Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 11:00 am. at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Edison, GA. Rev. David Wolfe will officiate.
Born in Cuthbert to the late J.C. and Juley Harpe, Randy graduated Calhoun County High School where he...
Naomi E. "Nell" Tillman
Dec 19, 2017
Naomi E. “Nell†Tillman, 96, of Dawson, GA, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, December 22, 2017 at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery in Alma, GA at 11:30 a.m. Rev. Earl Tillman will officiate. Born in Zwolle, LA to Samuel and Edna Webb Sanderson, Mrs. Tillman grew up and attended Zwolle High...
Barbara Ann Redding
Dec 18, 2017
Barbara Ann Redding, 68, of Albany, GA, died December 18, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Radium Springs Baptist Church. Rev. Rodney Stamey will officiate. Interment will follow in Oakview Cemetery in Camilla, GA. A native of Carrollton, GA, Mrs. Redding grew up in Chattanooga,TN and later raised in Harvey, Il where...
Joyce Hussey McDaniel Prince
Dec 16, 2017
Joyce Hussey McDaniel Prince, 74 of Lee County died Saturday, December 16, 2017 at her residence.
Her funeral service will be Wednesday 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with a private interment to follow.
A native of Marianna, FL, Mrs. Prince had lived in Lee County for the past 54 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of...
Marcelina "Rita" Ilan Allen
Dec 13, 2017
Marcelina “Rita” Allen, 83, of Albany passed away peacefully Wednesday morning at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Her funeral service will be Monday, December 18, 2017 at 12 Noon at Andersonville National Cemetery.
A native of the Philippines, Mrs. Allen had lived in Albany since 1969. In her lifetime she was a big-band singer, artist, avid gardener, consummate mother, and...
Jennie Lee Tyre
Dec 12, 2017
Jennie Lee Ruelas Tyre, 85, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, GA. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Born in Albuquereque, New Mexico, Mrs. Tyre had traveled and resided in many states and England while being a...
C. Joyce Hornsby
Dec 10, 2017
Celia Joyce Davis Hornsby, 87, of Albany, GA died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, December 18, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Andersonville Nat’l. Cemetery. Mr. Bobby Willis will officiate. Born in Worth Co., GA, Mrs. Hornsby and her family moved to Albany, GA when she was a child. She married the...
Judy Mattox
Dec 9, 2017
Judy Carter Mattox, 71, of Lee County, passed away Saturday, December 09, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. Judy was born in Thomasville, GA on June 21, 1946 to the late Hazel and James Carter. She was a beautiful, strong, sweet, loving woman who loved her daughters and...
Jimmie Gordon Haire
Dec 9, 2017
Jimmie Gordon Haire, 71, of Albany, GA died Saturday, December 9, 2017 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Fulford will officiate. Born in Albany, GA to Henry and Barbara Clark Haire, Jimmie was a life-long resident of Albany, graduating from Albany High School in 1964....
James Leroy Tyson
Dec 9, 2017
James Leroy Tyson, 92, of Albany, GA, died December 9, 2017 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate.
A native of Cook County, GA, Mr. Tyson grew up on a farm near Sparks. He served his Country during World War II in the...
Samuel Phillip "Phil" Smith
Dec 8, 2017
Samuel Phillip Smith, 66, of Albany, GA, died December 8, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 12, at 2:00 PM at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Chad Ellis and Rev. Roy Cook will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
A native of Greensboro, GA, born on December 4, 1951, Phil grew up in Albany...
Mary S. Albano
Dec 7, 2017
Mary S. Albano, 76, of Lee County, GA, died December 7, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate. A private interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery on Monday, December 11, 2017. A native of McCrae, GA, Mrs. Albano was raised and lived in...
Brian G. Gosa
Dec 6, 2017
Brian Gosa, 41, of Smithville died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at his residence.
His funeral service will be Sunday 3 PM at Smithville City Cemetery. Rev. Patsy Hammock will officiate.
Brian was a lifelog resident of Lee County and graduated from Lee County High School in 1995. He had worked at M.C.L.B, Millis Transport, was an avid UGA fan and...
Brenda Glover
Dec 4, 2017
Brenda Douglas Glover, 66, of Albany, GA died December 4, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ronnie Youngblood will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. A native of Cordele, Brenda moved to Albany during Grammer School and graduated from Albany High School in 1969. She attended...
Kanella Varveris
Dec 4, 2017
Kanella Stanos Varveris, 90, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2017 at her home in Albany, Georgia. Kanella leaves behind her son Atty. Nicholas M. (Dr. Maria Y.) Varveris, of Columbus, Ohio, son Dr. Michael P. Varveris, of Naples, Florida, daughter Frances I. (Dr. Andrew) Michas of Leesburg, Georgia and grandchildren Ariana, Alexandra, Alexandria, Michael, Efrosini and Anastasia as well...
Margaret Campbell Reever
Dec 1, 2017
Margaret Rosella Willis Reever passed away Dec. 2nd 2017 in Kings Mt. NC at 67 years old.
Her funeral service will be Thursday 2 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Jim Eubanks will officiate.
Mrs. Reever grew up in a military family, she joined the U.S. Air force after High School Graduation, left...
Roosevelt Brown, Sr.
Dec 1, 2017
Roosevelt Brown, Sr., 79, of Leesburg, GA died Friday, December 1, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Leesburg, GA with military honors. Pastor Sterling Calhoun will officiate. Interment will be in Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA at a later...
James "Red" W. Hall
Nov 29, 2017
James W. “Red” Hall, 91, of Cumming, GA., formerly of Albany, GA., died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Gracemont Assisted Living in Cumming, Ga. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the American Legion Post...
