Obituaries

Mar 30, 2017

Mar 30, 2017

Diane Sizemore, 63, of Albany, GA formerly of Vada, GA passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at her residence, her loved ones by her side. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Jim Naylor, Thd. Rev. A.B. Stroud, and Rev. Marion Sizemore will officiate. Interment service will follow...

Mar 29, 2017

Marilee Walters, 95, of Morgan, Ga passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Albany, GA.At her request there will be no service, and she will be cremated. Mrs. Walters was born in Wichita, KS to parents Lawrence and Myrtle Combs (Smith) on Feb 21, 1922. She married Don E. Walters, and to this union two children were born, David and...

Mar 28, 2017

Catherine Childress Harvard, 93, of Montezuma, Georgia passed away on March 28, 2017. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Montezuma United Methodist Church. Rev. Nancylee Cater and Dr. Tony Caldwell will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM in the Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville, GA with Military Honors. She was born in Indianola, Mississippi on...

Mar 28, 2017

Levon (Bubba) Willingham, 81, of Albany, GA, died March 28, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00 PM at Funston Cemetery in Funston, GA. Rev. Henry Kennedy will officiate.A native of Camilla, GA born to the late Julius and Hattie Willingham, Mr. Willingham grew up in Mitchell County and moved to Albany, GA...

Mar 27, 2017

William Ronald Wingate, 73, of Leesburg, GA died Monday, March 27, 2017 at Willson Hospice House in Albany, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Leesburg First Baptist Church. Rev. Bobby Harrell and Dr. Todd Sullens will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg Cemetery. Born in Sales City, GA, Mr. Wingate had...

Mar 27, 2017

Nettie Mae Brown, 78, of Leesburg, GA, died March 27, 2017 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. A visitation will be held from 12:00 Noon until 1:30 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.Nettie was born in Americus, GA to the late William Alvin Brown and Mary...

Mar 27, 2017

Paul D. Burk, 71, of Albany, GA, died March 27, 2017 at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin, GA. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Mark Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the American Legion Post #30 Honor Guard.A native of Duncansville,...

Mar 26, 2017

In loving memory of our brother, John R. Nowak, his family of Living Hope Fellowship will be having a Memorial Service with Military Recognition on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 3:00 PM in the Living Hope Fellowship Sanctuary located at 320 Fussell Rd., Leesburg, GA. Master Sargent John R. Nowak was born November 19, 1946 and went on to be...

Mar 26, 2017

.Theresa M. (Terry) Ciesiensky, 77, of Albany, GA, died March 26, 2017 at her residence. A funeral mass will be held Friday at 10:00 AM at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate.A native of Warsaw, Poland, Mrs. Ciesiensky was a holocaust survivor. She lived in New Jersey for many years before moving to Albany, GA in 1971....

Mar 24, 2017

Louise Barber Short, 87, of Albany, GA, died March 24, 2017 at Pruitt-Palmyra Health Care. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Troy Dykes will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Cedartown, GA, Mrs. Short moved to Albany, GA in 1959 and moved to Lee County, GA in...

Mar 23, 2017

Ernie P. Hilton, 70 of Leesburg, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Pruitt Health Palmyra.His funeral service will be Monday 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment at 2 PM in Andersonville National Cemetery with Military Honors. Rev. Bruce Smith and Rev. Melvin Slappy will officiate.A native of Ocilla, Mr. Hilton had lived in Leesburg for the last 10...

Mar 20, 2017

Robert Manning "Gilbert" Powell of Tennessee Ridge, Tn. passed away Monday March 20, 2017 at his residence. Graveside services will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Buddy Powell will officiate. He was born August 4, 1929 in Ocilla, GA. Son of the late Thomas Lindsey Powell and Lillie Mae O'Malley Powell. He was preceded in...

Mar 17, 2017

Ethan Hall Hudson, 37, of Albany, GA, died March 17, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Monday, March 20, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Albany at 5:00 PM. Rev. Matt Lampley and Dr. William Butch Knight will officiate. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until 5:00 PM at the church. A...

Mar 17, 2017

Harold E. Ford, 82, of Albany, GA, died March 17, 2017. Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at the Ministry Center of Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor, Rev. Nate Lehman, Rev. William Collins and Stephanie Hawke will officiate and Davis Kinney will lead music. A private entombment will be held at Crown Hill...

Mar 17, 2017

Nancy A. Gabaldon, 85, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Edward J. Green will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.The family will receive friends on Friday, March 24, 2017 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.Nancy (called Nan...

Mar 16, 2017

Ruth Davis Parker, 84, of Leesburg, GA, formerly of Georgetown, GA, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at her residence. The family will have a private memorial at a later date.Born in Miami, FL Mrs. Parker was a devout Christian and very family oriented. She enjoyed visits with all of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was loved and...

Mar 16, 2017

Geraldine H. Barronton, 90, of Albany, GA died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1:00 PM at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate.Born in Kannapolis, NC, Mrs. Barronton moved with her family to Albany, GA in 1940 and graduated from Albany High School in 1941. She...

Mar 15, 2017

Franky Wayne Hancock, Sr., 59, of Sylvester, GA died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Etheredge will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM before the service.Born in Moultrie, GA, to the late William Davis Hancock and...

Mar 15, 2017

James Marvin Bartlett, 75, of Albany, Ga died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. He was born December 14, 1941 in Crisp Co., GA. After graduating from high school he joined the U.S. Army and spent two tours of duty in Vietnam. After the service, he worked as a security officer for twenty five years with Pollard...