Obituaries
Linda Sue Futch
Jul 27, 2016
Linda Watkins Futch, 70, of Lee County, GA, died July 27, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:00 AM at the Leesburg City Cemetery. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate.A native of Panama City, FL, born to the late Joe and Dovie Watkins, Mrs. Futch grew up in Hartford, AL and Lee County, GA...
Mary Elizabeth Bailey
Jul 25, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Bailey, 87, of Albany, GA., died Monday, July 25, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 3:00 P.M. at the Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel. Rev. Morris Harp will officiate.A life-long resident of Albany, GA, Mrs. Bailey was retired from Winn-Dixie and was a member of Amazing Grace Baptist...
John Todd Whitfield
Jul 25, 2016
John Todd Whitfield, 47, of Albany, GA, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016. A memorial service to honor and remember Todd's life will be held on Saturday, July 30th, 2016 beginning 11:00 am at the Chapel at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.Mr. Whitfield originally grew up and attended school in Dothan, Alabama. He honorably...
David (Dave) Scott Aldrich
Jul 24, 2016
David S. (Dave) Aldrich (Lt. Col., USMC Ret.), 74, of Lee County, GA, died July 24, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital. Memorial services will be held Friday at 12:00 noon at the First Presbyterian Church of Albany. Rev. Joshua F. Bower will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. A private committal service...
George M. Combs
Jul 22, 2016
George M. Combs, 95, of Albany, GA, died July 22, 2016 at Wynfield Health and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Norman Denney will officiate. The Tri-County Memorial Club will provide Masonic Rites.A native of Washington Township, Guernsey County, OH, born to the late Clyde H. and Amanda Jane Combs....
Nevelle Powell Horne
Jul 21, 2016
Nevelle Powell Horne, 76, of Albany, GA died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, July 25, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Born in Coolidge, GA, Mrs. Horne had resided in Albany since 1960 moving from...
Bobby Russell
Jul 21, 2016
Bobby Russell, 55, of Lee County, GA, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Viewing Services will be held at Bobby and Barbara's home at 138 Pineview Drive Leesburg, GA on Saturday July 23, 2016 from 4pm till 7pm. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev....
Andrew Jay Jackson
Jul 19, 2016
Andrew J. (Jay) Jackson, Jr. 63, of Lee County, GA, died July 19, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Notchaway Baptist Church Cemetery in Baker County, GA. Rev. Bill Suggs will officiate. Steve Casey, Rodney Cooper, Ricky Harris, Ted Hamlin, Donnie Krack and Kip Fox will serve as honorary...
Perry Chapman
Jul 18, 2016
Perry Chapman (GySt, USMC Ret.), 87, of Albany, GA, died July 18, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. The American Legion Post # 30 will serve as pallbearers and provide Military Honors.A native of Chattanooga,...
Susan Adams Lile
Jul 18, 2016
Susan Adams Lile, 66, of Fleming Island, FL, formerly of Albany, GA, died July 18, 2016 at Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Albany, GA, Mrs. Lile had resided in Fleming Island,...
Andrea Leigh Moree
Jul 18, 2016
Andrea Leigh Moree, 44, of Albany, died on Monday, July 18, 2016 at her residence. A family memorial service will be held at a later date.Andrea’s heart was full of love for her family, friends, neighbors, and her beloved cats and kittens. She was always willing to help those in need and put others before herself. She also loved our...
Percival (Bud) Leon Hale
Jul 15, 2016
Percival L. Hale Jr., 74, of Albany, GA, formerly of Hutchinson, KS, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. No services will be heldHe was born April 4, 1942 in Hutchinson, KS, to the late Percival L. Hale Sr. and Marie F. Hale. Bud graduated from Buhler High School in 1960 and joined the Air Force...
Janet L. Harrell
Jul 13, 2016
Janet L. Harrell, 58, of Putney, GA, died July 13, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Camilla, GA, Janet grew up in Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School. She was employed with Mentor Georgia...
Catherine Annette Coogle
Jul 13, 2016
Catherine Annette Coogle, 85, of Oglethorpe, GA died July 13, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 AM at the Mt. Zion-St. Luke Lutheran Church. Pastor Barbara Koch will officiate. A private burial will follow at the Oglethorpe City Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Oglethorpe, GA, Mrs. Coogle was born to the late...
Melvin E. Adams
Jul 10, 2016
Melvin E. Adams, 87, of Albany, GA died July 10, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Ross Powell will officiate.A native of Mitchell County, GA, Mr. Adams moved to Albany, GA in 1956 and was employed with Cross Equipment Company for over thirty years. He was...
Myrtle Walters Meeks
Jul 8, 2016
Myrtle Walters Meeks, 92, of Albany, GA, died July 8, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday at Leesburg Cemetery. Dr. John Smith will officiate. A native of Irwin County, GA, Mrs. Meeks was a graduate of Ocilla High School and continued her education at Middle Georgia College and The University of Georgia,...
Mattie Sue Combs
Jul 6, 2016
Mattie Sue Gray Combs, 83, of Albany, GA passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Sorrow and Rev. Dana Swain will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Enigma, Ga, Mrs. Combs had resided in Albany since...
Opal Berniece Guerin Bivens
Jul 6, 2016
Opal Berniece Guerin Roberson Bivens died peacefully on July 6th, 2017 at home with her family at her side. She was 94 years old. She was born in Hazelton North Dakota to Jackson and Viola Guerin August 27th 1922. Her family moved to Indiana when she was 9 years old. She graduated from Bunkerhill High School in 1939. She lived...
Mary (Joanie) Mims
Jul 2, 2016
Mary J. "Joanie" Mims of Albany, GA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 2, 2016 peacefully at her home. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, Lee Co., GA. Rev. Grady Morey and Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Mrs....
Allene M. Leath
Jun 29, 2016
Allene M. Leath, 96, of Albany, GA died June 29, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday July 2, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. A native of Ashburn, GA, born to the late George and Maggie Mitchell, Mrs. Leath grew up in Turner County, GA...
