Obituaries

Apr 8, 2017

Pat Lambert, 79, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Morningside Assisted Living. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 17, 2017at 2:00 p.m. at Byne Memorial Baptist church. Dr. Kerry Reeves will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.Born in Quincy, FL., Mr. Lambert had resided in Albany,...

Apr 7, 2017

Craig Steven Mathis, 55, of Newton, GA died Friday, April 7, 2017 at his residence. A celebration of life service will be held Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Central Baptist Church. Pastor Danny Evans, Judge Jim Thurman, and Mr. Don Dellinger will officiate.Born in Macon, GA, Mr. Mathis had resided in Albany, GA most of his life...

Apr 6, 2017

Sara Carroll Taylor 88, of Albany, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation.Her service will be Monday 11 a.m. at Byne Memorial Baptist Church with interment at 3:30 p.m. in Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Fitzgerald, GA. Rev. Greg Carroll and Rev. Kerry Reeves will officiate.A native of Fitzgerald Mrs. Taylor had lived in Albany since 1966. She...

Apr 6, 2017

Daniel William RobertsMarch 15, 1946 - April 6, 2017Daniel William Roberts, 71, of Lee Co., GA died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 10 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor and Rev. Mike Lawson will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Alma, GA,...

Apr 4, 2017

Wanda Davis Kimsey, 57, of Leesburg, GA died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, April 7, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate.Born in Albany, GA, Mrs. Kimsey had resided in Albany, GA and Leesburg, GA all of her life. She was formerly employed with...

Apr 2, 2017

Amanda Wade, 29, of Lee County GA, died Sunday April 2, 2017 from injuries sustained from an automobile accident in route home from Panama City, FL. Memorial services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Lawson will officiate.Amanda was born September 4, 1987 in Albany, GA. She grew up in Albany and Lee County,...

Apr 1, 2017

Gerald F. Kirksey, 87, beloved husband and father passed away April 1, 2017, at Willson Hospice House. The family welcomes friends to the funeral services on Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Sherwood Baptist Church chapel. Dr. Michael C. Catt and Dr. Stephen Johnson will officiate. Visitation will be held before the service from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM in the...

Mar 31, 2017

Ouida Aldrich Henderson of Albany GA passed away Friday (March 31. 2017) at her home. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 7, 2017 at 11:00 with viewing at 10:00 at the Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel. Rev. Thad Haygood will officiate.Mrs. Henderson was born to Floyd and Arabel Aldrich of Patterson Georgia on September 17, 1934. She was a "long...

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...