Obituaries
Cecilia Ann Rentz
Sep 22, 2017
Cecilia Ann Maples Rentz, 65, of Leesburg, GA., died Friday, September 22, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor and Mr. Donnie Phillips will officiate. Interment will follow at Notchaway Baptist Church Cemetery, Baker Co., GA.
Born in Thomasville, GA, Mrs. Rentz had...
William Jack Howard
Sep 22, 2017
William “Jack” Howard, 63, of Sylvester, GA died Friday, September 22, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held at a later date to be announced. Mr. Howard was born on November 29, 1953 in Newnan, GA to the late Jack Stewart and Eloise Butts Howard. He was raised in Manchester, GA. and lived in Sylvester, GA...
Patricia M. Lines
Sep 21, 2017
Patricia May Lines departed this world to be reconnected with the love of her life on September 21, 2017. Born September 5, 1924 in Melbourne, Australia, she was one of 11 children born to Jack and Ann Andrews during the Great Depression. Her father, who owned a bakery, pulled her out of school in the 5th grade to work with...
Charles Timothy (Tim) Griner
Sep 21, 2017
Charles Timothy “Tim” Griner, 56, of Leesburg, GA, died Thursday, September 21, 2017 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Rev. Bobby Brooks and Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate.
Born in Tifton GA, Tim had resided in Albany, GA since 1963 and moved to Lee...
Geraldine Chalker
Sep 16, 2017
Geraldine M. Chalker, 90, of Albany, GA, died September 16, 2017 at Parkwood Nursing Home in Phenix City, AL. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:00 PM at Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. A native of Ozark, AL, Mrs. Chalker was born to John R. and Junie Miller on October 12, 1926. She graduated from Dale...
John H. Walker
Sep 15, 2017
John H. (Johnny) Walker, 69, of Plains, GA, died September 15, 2017 at Kindred Hospice in Columbus, GA. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 4:00 pm Hasan Shrine Center. Hasan Chaplain John Jacobs will officiate. The family will receive friends two hours before the service. A native of Jacksonville, FL, Dr. Walker grew up...
Christopher Robin Reeves
Sep 15, 2017
Christopher Robin Reeves, 45, of Lee County, GA, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Thomas Morey will officiate. Military Honors will immediately follow the service. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and will receive friends...
Elizabeth Mary Signor
Sep 15, 2017
Elizabeth Mary Signor, 76, of Albany, GA, died September 15, 2017 at her residence. A funeral mass will be held Friday, September 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. A native of Detroit, MI, born to the late Walter and Alice Schwarz,...
James (Jim) Arthur Bryant
Sep 13, 2017
James (Jim) Arthur Bryant, 67, of Lee County, GA, died September 13, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Duane Logsdon will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour before the funeral at Mathews Funeral Home. A native of Washington, DC, born...
Joy Peak Glass
Sep 10, 2017
Joy Bethea Peak Glass passed away peacefully on Sun, Sept 10, 2017 in Rome, GA at 95 years of age. Funeral services will be Saturday starting at 1:00 PM at Faith Baptist Church on Oakridge Dr., Albany, GA. Rev. Jerry Deans, Rev. Al Wilbourn, Rev. Paul Wilkes, and Rev. Damon Fountain will officiate. Burial will follow at Friendship Baptist Church,...
Elizabeth Edwards Lane
Sep 9, 2017
Elizabeth Edwards Lane, 73, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at The Church At The Groves. Rev. Ben Steffens, Pastor Liz Adams and Rev. Charlie Rouse will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
We deeply regret the passing of Alice Elizabeth...
Dr. Herb L. Hood, M.D.
Sep 7, 2017
Dr. Herb Leon Hood, 83, died Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, September 10, at 4:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Albany. A visitation will be held Sunday, September 10, at the sanctuary one hour prior to the service at the church. Rev. Thad Haywood, Rev. Jeff...
Henry Lee Kerce
Sep 7, 2017
Henry Lee Kerce, 89, of Baconton, GA., died Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Kerce served in the United States Army and the United States Air Force, where he retired after many years of faithful service. After his military career Mr. Kerce continued to serve his country in the civil service. He was a 32degree Mason...
Lake Haden Ellis
Sep 7, 2017
Lake Haden Ellis, 96, of Albany, GA, died September 7, 2017 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Hagadorn will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens.
A native of Ellijay, GA, born on October 20, 1920, Mr. Ellis moved to...
Judson Chester Banks
Sep 6, 2017
Judson Chester “Chet” Banks, Jr., 74, of Albany, GA, passed away September 6, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 3:00 pm at Sherwood Baptist Church in the Chapel. Rev. John Spencer and Mr. Ross Powell will officiate and interment will follow in Pelham City Cemetery, Pelham, GA.
The family will receive...
Charles Hoyt Gay
Sep 6, 2017
Charles Hoyt Gay, 83, of Albany, GA, died September 6, 2017 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Central Baptist Church. Rev. Timothy Gay will officiate. Interment will follow in New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Terrell County, GA.
Born to the late Charlie and Pauline Nation Gay, Mr. Gay...
Richard Farris
Sep 5, 2017
Richard Farris, 93, of Leesburg, GA, died September 5, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 9th at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church of Albany. Rev. Thad Haygood and Rev. Scott Stanfill will officiate. A short service will immediately follow at Leesburg Cemetery. A native of Pelham, GA, born to the late Joseph...
Dr. Ron Bradley Holman
Sep 5, 2017
Dr. Ron Bradley Holman, 49, of Leesburg, GA, entered heaven September 5, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Albany, GA. Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Ron was born on August 25, 1968 in Decatur, GA. He...
Franklin "Lynn" D. Mitchell
Sep 4, 2017
Franklin D. (Lynn) Mitchell, 84, of Albany, GA, died September 4, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Tuesday September 11, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate.
A native of Ashburn, GA, Mr. Mitchell was born to the late George and Maggie Pearl Johnson Mitchell. He was the youngest of...
Barbara Jean Cheshire
Aug 31, 2017
Barbara Heuton Cheshire, 66, of Lee County, GA, died August 31, 2017 at the Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday September 3, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at the Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Davis Thurman will officiate. A native of Carroll, Iowa, Mrs. Cheshire had resided in Lee Co., GA for the past fifty years. She was retired...
