Obituaries
Mary Louise Gay Snow
Aug 23, 2016
Mary Louise Gay Snow, 90, of Quitman, GA, died August 23, 2016 at her niece's residence in Leesburg, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Quitman, GA. Rev. Chris Hilliard will officiate.A native of Quitman, GA, Mrs. Snow was born to the late John L. and Elizabeth Gay....
Gayle Francis Cowart
Aug 23, 2016
Gayle Francis Cowart, 73, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. No public services will be conducted.Mrs. Cowart was born in New Orleans, LA to the late Martin Smith and Evelyn Duffy Reynolds. She was the proprietor of Dresses, Inc. and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Cowart enjoyed fashion, was an...
Charles Wayne Hunt
Aug 22, 2016
Charles Wayne Hunt, 83, of Leesburg, GA, died Monday, August 22, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at The Church at the Groves, Leesburg, GA. Pastor Ben Steffens will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery with military honors.Born in Charleston, WV, Mr. Hunt had resided in Albany,...
Joanne Terese Bryan
Aug 19, 2016
Joanne T. Bryan, 65, of Lee County, GA, died August 19, 2016 at her residence. A funeral mass will be held Wednesday at 10:00 AM at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Rev. Finbarr Stanton will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Norwood, MA, Joanne was born to the late John and Gilda Silvi. Joanne moved to the...
Jeanette Marsh Geeslin
Aug 16, 2016
Mrs. Jeanette Marsh Geeslin, 90, passed away on August 16, 2016 at Doctor's Hospice in Fayetteville, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on August 19, 2016 at Crown Hill Cemetery, Albany, GA. Dr. Keith Moore of Dogwood Church in Peachtree City, GA will officiate. Mrs. Geeslin was born April 3, 1926 to Marion and Lena Marsh...
Adam Clark Stegall
Aug 15, 2016
Adam Clark Stegall, 86, of Lee County, died Monday, August 15, 2016 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, August 19, 2016 at 10:00 am at Leesburg Cemetery.Born in Mississippi, Mr. Stegall had resided in Albany and Lee County over forty years. He worked with Carlton Company and Yancey as a truck driver until his retirement. Mr....
Christopher A. Breen
Aug 15, 2016
Christopher A. Breen, 86, of Albany, GA, died August 15, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held August 18, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery with Military Honors.A native of Newark, NJ, born to the late Lawrence and Margaret Breen, Mr....
Billie Louise Keith McDowell
Aug 13, 2016
Billie Louise Keith McDowell, 81, of Baconton, GA, died Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Mitchell County Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Leesburg Cemetery in Leesburg, GA. Rev. Tim Mathews and Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Born in Willard NM., Mrs. McDowell had resided in Albany, Ga since 1959 moving...
Dale Allen Sellers
Aug 10, 2016
Dale Allen Sellers, 59, of Leesburg, GA, died Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Greg Crowder will officiate. Interment will be in Andersonville National Cemetery at a later time.Born in Geneva, AL, Mr. Sellers had resided in Albany, GA before moving to...
Gary Robert Patnaude
Aug 9, 2016
Gary Robert Patnaude, 69, of Albany, GA passed away August 9, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Friday from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.Born in Albany, Gary has resided here most of his life. As a teen, he lived in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he first started his love and hobby...
Kara York
Aug 8, 2016
Kara York, 86, of Albany, GA, died August 8, 2016 at Pruitt-Palmyra Health Care. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Raleigh White Baptist Church. Rev. Ronnie Kinsaul and Rev. Joey Cannon will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Dothan, AL born to the late Henry and Katie York, Mr. York moved...
Donald Ray Brimer
Aug 8, 2016
Donald Ray Brimer, 79, of Albany, GA died Monday, August 8, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. A.R. Wilbourn will officiate.Born in Bradley, AR, Mr. Brimer had resided in Albany since 1957. He had served in the Air Force and was a retired postal...
Charles F. Reynolds, Sr
Aug 7, 2016
Charles F. Reynolds, Sr., 84, of Albany, GA, died August 7, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Beacon Baptist Church. Rev. Jim Eubanks will officiate. Interment will follow in Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery in Mitchell County, GA. A native of Baxley, GA, Mr. Reynolds graduated from Baxley High School and joined...
Michael W. (Mike) Simpson
Aug 6, 2016
Michael W. (Mike) Simpson, 62, of Albany, GA, died August 6, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. No formal services will be held.A native of Tifton, GA, born to the late John and Betty Joe Simpson, Mike moved to Albany, GA in 1963 with his family. He graduated from Albany High School and served in the United States Air Force during...
Gerald E. (Jerry) NeSmith
Aug 4, 2016
Gerald E. (Jerry) NeSmith, 83, of Lee County, GA, died August 4, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at Thundering Springs Baptist Church. Rev. Tom Baggett will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.A native of Moultrie, GA, Mr. NeSmith grew up in Tifton, GA. He graduated from Tift County...
Janis Gail Messer
Aug 4, 2016
Janis Gail Messer, 60, of Lee County, passed away Thursday, August 04, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be conducted Monday, August 08, 2016 at 6:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Kerri Reeves will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service.Janis was the youngest of three children born to a sailor in the United States...
Bob Ray Sheffield
Aug 4, 2016
Bob Ray Sheffield, 74, of Albany, GA died Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Memorial services will be conducted Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chad Smith will officiate.Born in Newton, GA, Mr. Sheffield had resided in Albany, GA for most of his adult life. He was a retired millwright...
John Paul Sullivan
Aug 4, 2016
John P. Sullivan, 73, of Tallahassee, FL, formerly of Albany, GA, died August 4, 2016 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Orlando, FL, Mr. Sullivan was born to the late Paul and Eugenia Sullivan. He...
Albert Rizzardi
Aug 2, 2016
Albert Rizzardi, 84, of Lee County, GA died August 2, 2016 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date.Mr. Rizzardi was a native of Iron Mountain, MI. After High School, he began working for Yale Rubber Manufacturing Company in Sandusky, MI. Three years later, he served his country during...
Pauline Goodman Kidd
Jul 29, 2016
Pauline Goodman Kidd, 97, of Baker Co., GA died Friday, July 29, 2016 at Evergreen Personal Care Home in Albany, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Milford Baptist Church in Leary, GA. Rev. Preston Wilson will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.Mrs. Kidd was a life-long resident of Baker Co.,...
