Obituaries
Nettie Hill Willis
Feb 16, 2018
Nettie Hill Willis, 91, of Albany, GA, died Friday, February 16, 2018 at Southeastern Georgia Health System in Brunswick, GA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM graveside at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Pastor Pete Daughtry will officiate.
A native of Tuscaloosa, AL, Mrs. Willis was born to the late Thomas and Sara Hill...
Russell "Terry" Wood, Sr.
Feb 15, 2018
Russell “Terry” Wood, Sr. 70, of Lee County, GA, died February 15, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Active pallbearers will be Bob Brooks, Dale Saunders, Richard Boyd, Lee Williams, Charlie Thorne and Tom Wilson. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in Arlington,...
Sharon Evon Maddox Gay
Feb 15, 2018
Sharon Evon Maddox Gay, 61, of Leesburg, GA died Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted Monday, February 19, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Gray will officiate.
Born in Fort Stewart, GA, Mrs. Gay had resided in Lee Co., GA since 1994 moving from Albany,...
Donna Sue Ferrell
Feb 14, 2018
Donna Walters Ferrell, 56, of Albany, passed away, Wednesday February 14, 2018, at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
A native of Opelika, AL, Ms. Ferrell resided in Albany since 1974. Ms. Ferrell graduated from Westover High School in 1979. She then attended the University of Georgia.
She loved...
Sandra Lee Breckenridge
Feb 14, 2018
Sandra Lee Breckenridge died Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at The Willson Hospice House.
Born in 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, Sandy lived in many places, but settled in Leesburg, Georgia in 1993.
Sandy worked tirelessly throughout her career. She was employed with Potter Motor Company for 25 years and MidSouth Ice Company for many years. She finished her career...
Wynelle Minshew
Feb 13, 2018
Wynelle Minshew, 87 years young of Albany, GA., died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday February 17, 2018 at 11:00 am at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor and Dr. Charlie Bridges will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens. A native of Cordele, GA., Mrs. Minshew had resided...
Darleen Walsh-Tate
Feb 11, 2018
Darleen Walsh-Tate, 70, of Worth County, GA, died February 11, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Herbert Waid and Rev. Sam Tate will officiate. Interment will follow in Mt. Enon Baptist Church Cemetery. Born in Albany, GA, Darleen grew up in Worth County, GA and graduated...
Christopher R Shaw, Jr.
Feb 10, 2018
Christopher Rolin Shaw, Jr., 21 of Albany, died Saturday, February 10, 2018.
His funeral service will be Tuesday 7 PM at First Baptist Church of Albany. Dr. Butch Knight will officiate.
Born in Atlanta, Christopher was a 2014 graduate of Deerfield-Windsor School and was employed with Stewbos.
Survivors include his parents, Chris and Lisa Shaw, sister, Mary Angeline Shaw, brother...
Lareva Ann Warrington
Feb 10, 2018
Lareva Ann Warrington, 80, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, February 10, 2018 at The Phoenix of Albany. Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. William Collins and Rev. Ed Loy will officiate. Mrs. Warrington was a native of Georgetown, KY and had resided in Albany, GA for the...
Thelma A. Apperson
Feb 10, 2018
Thelma Audrey Apperson, 87, of Albany, GA, died February 10, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at the True Life Church of God. Rev. W.A. Bingham will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 PM in Oakridge Cemetery in Tifton, GA.
A native of Brookfield, GA, Mrs. Apperson moved to Florida with...
Elizabeth Stevens Welch
Feb 10, 2018
Elizabeth Stevens Welch, daughter of Ed Stevens and Carolyn Mott Stevens, died peacefully February 10, 2018 one week short of her 104th birthday. She was surrounded by three generations of her loving family as well as her faithful and very dear caregiver, Comfort Sambola. In college, Elizabeth was asked what her ambition in life was. She answered, “To be some...
William Snyder Fleming
Feb 9, 2018
William S. (Bill) Fleming, 101, died Friday, February 9, 2018 at Wynfield Park and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Bill Ashbury and Rev. William Collins will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with the American Legion Post # 30 providing Military Honors.
Mr. Fleming was born August...
Evelyn Collins Bruner
Feb 8, 2018
Evelyn Collins Bruner, 97, of Albany, GA died Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Born in Colomokee, GA, Mrs. Bruner had resided in Albany, GA all of her...
Richard A. Goodson
Feb 7, 2018
Richard A. Goodson, 85, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at his residence. Private family services will be held. A native of Kimball, WV, Mr. Goodson was born to the late Paul and Gladys Goodson and served in the United States Army during Korea. He worked in the Perlis Coal Mines in West Virginia before moving to Albany,...
Jyl Jennings Goodson
Feb 6, 2018
Jyl Jennings Goodson, 63, of Albany, GA died February 6, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A native of Blakely, GA, Ms. Goodson was born to the late Guy and Sallie Jennings. Ms. Goodson earned a nursing degree from Darton College. She worked as a registered nurse for Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital for many years. In addition to her parents,...
Charles Samuel Wells
Feb 5, 2018
Charles Samuel Wells, 72, of Albany, GA died Monday, February 5, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Smithville City Cemetery, Smithville, GA. Rev. William Collins will officiate.
Born in Smithville, GA, Mr. Wells had resided in Albany, GA all of his adult life. He was retired from...
Stoy Franklin Robinson
Feb 3, 2018
Stoy F. (Rob) Robinson, 79, of Albany, GA, died Friday, February 2, 2018 at his son’s residence. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
A native of the Charlesborough Community in South Carolina born to the late Walter and Nancy Robinson,...
Rhoda Dorothy Tillis
Feb 3, 2018
Rhoda Dorothy Tillis, 74, of Albany, GA, died February 3, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery in Newton, GA. Ross Powell will officiate. A native of Towanda, PA, born to the late Leonard and Dorothy King, Rhoda moved to Albany at a young age...
Tina Renee Hanners
Jan 31, 2018
Tina Renee Whitaker Hanners, 56, of Albany, GA., died Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at her residence. Private memorial services will be held.
A native of Bremerton, WA., Tina has lived in Albany most of her life as well as in Crestview, FL. Mrs. Hanners was a loyal friend to many and loved helping those in need. She was an adventurous...
