Obituaries
Lane Albritton
Nov 28, 2016
Lane Albritton, 23, of Mitchell County passed away on Monday November 28, 2016. Funeral Services will be held Saturday December 3, 2016 at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany at 11:00 am. Rev. Dan Storey will officiate.Lane was born January 29, 1993 to Isaac and Rebekah Albritton. All who were privileged to know Lane knew he was a caring and wonderful...
Michael Brooks
Nov 27, 2016
Michael Brooks, 61, of Sylvester, GA, died November 27, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 4:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Sylvester. Rev. David Willard and Rev. Bruce English will officiate. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery with Military Honors and Masonic Rites.Born in Mobile, AL, Michael grew up in Albany, GA...
Henry C. Hart
Nov 27, 2016
Henry C. Hart, 92, of Albany, GA, died November 27, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Dana Swain will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens.A native of Sumter County, GA, Mr. Hart grew up in Leslie, GA on the family farm and spent his adult...
Mary Alice Rigsby
Nov 23, 2016
Mary Alice Rigsby, 79, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Alan Kirby and Pastor Sam Hartline will officiate. Interment will follow at St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery in Alapaha, GA at 3:00 PM.Mrs. Rigsby was born in Fairfax,...
Walter D. Mathews, Sr
Nov 20, 2016
Walter D. Mathews, Sr., 79, of Worth Co., GA, died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens.Born in Valdosta, GA, Mr. Mathews moved to Albany since 1956. He later moved to Lee...
Howard B. Summerell
Nov 17, 2016
Howard B. Summerell, 76, of Albany, GA, died November 17, 2016 at PruittHealth - Palmyra. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate. Masonic Services will be conducted by the Tri-County Memorial Club and the Patriot Guard Riders will serve as Honor Guard.A native of Burlington, NC, born to...
Sharon Ilene Maddox
Nov 17, 2016
Heaven has gained another angel. On November 17, 2016, Sharon Maddox, 59, received her wings. Sharon was an amazing daughter, sister, wife, and mother who is going to be greatly missed. Sharon always filled the room with warmth and love. She will be joining her father, Morgan Decker, Sr., her mother, Bertha Decker, and her brother, Morgan Decker, Jr.Sharon leaves...
Inga Michelle MacDonald
Nov 15, 2016
Inga Michelle MacDonald (nee Dewar), 45, passed from this life into eternity with Jesus at the Albany Community Hospice/Willson Hospice House, Albany, Ga., on November 15, 2016. Memorial services will be held to celebrate her life on Saturday, November 19, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at, Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, 3003 NW 207th Street, Miami Gardens, Fla. 33056. Inga was born in...
Raymond M. (Ray) Nollman, Jr
Nov 12, 2016
Raymond M. (Ray) Nollman, Jr., 58, of Lee County, GA, died November 12, 2016 at his residence. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell, Dr. Glenn Zuern and Mr. Dean Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Ray was a native of Albany, GA and was...
Lawana Johnson Whitaker
Nov 11, 2016
Lawana Johnson Whitaker, 75, of Albany, GA, died November 11, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. William Collins and Rev. Nate Lehman will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 PM in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Americus, GA.A native of Ft. Stewart, GA, Mrs. Whitaker...
Louise P. Andrews
Nov 10, 2016
Louise P. Andrews, 86, of Albany, GA, died November 10, 2016 at Phoebe North Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Edison, GA. Rev. Keith Gaines will officiate. A native of Calhoun County, GA, Mrs. Andrews grew up in Edison, GA and graduated from Calhoun County High School. She moved...
James Merritt
Nov 9, 2016
James Allen Merritt, 76, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Monday, November 14, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate.Born in Doerun, GA, Mr. Merritt had served in the Army Reserves and was a retired mechanical superintendent and was of the Christian...
Steve Anthony McWaters
Nov 9, 2016
Steve Anthony McWaters, 54, of Leesburg, GA, died November 9, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. A native of Ft. Rucker, AL, Steve grew up in Lagrange, GA and moved to Leesburg, GA in the early 1980's. He was an electrician and...
Ruth Vickery Coleman
Nov 7, 2016
Ruth Vickery Coleman, 88 of Albany formerly of McRae died Monday, November 7, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.Her funeral service will be Friday 10 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment at 3 PM in Helena Cemetery in Helena, GA. Rev. Rodney Rector and Rev. Jason Dickerson will officiate.Born in Chauncey, GA Mrs. Coleman lived most of her life...
Peggy Ruth McDuffie
Nov 6, 2016
Peggy Ruth McDuffie, 74, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Trent Cory will officiate.A native of Orlando, FL, Mrs. McDuffie had resided in the Albany area since the early 1960's. She was retired from Phoebe Putney...
Ingram H Bazhaw
Nov 5, 2016
Ingram BazhawSHAWNEE, OK - Ingram Harrison (I.H.) Bazhaw, 90, passed away November 5, 2016 at his home in Shawnee, OK. He is preceded in death by his wife (Virginia), two sons (Bruce and Robert), parents (Robert Henry and Grady), and seven siblings. He is survived by his daughter (Alma Otey), four siblings, five grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. I.H. Bazhaw...
Mark Scott Milling
Nov 5, 2016
Mark Scott Milling, 59, of Leesburg, GA., died Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Private memorial services will be held Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with Military Honors. Dr. Todd Sullens will officiate. Mr. Milling was a native of Albany, GA and was currently residing in Leesburg. He was retired from...
Susan Mizell Hatfield
Nov 1, 2016
Susan Mizell Hatfield, 60, of Dawson, GA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Friday, Nov. 4 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 307 Flint Avenue Albany, GA 31701. The family will receive friends before the service at 10:00 a.m.Born in Jacksonville, FL, Mrs. Hatfield lived in...
Wendy Sue Brown
Nov 1, 2016
Wendy Sue Brown, 37, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Monday, November 7, 2016 at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
David B. Rusich
Oct 30, 2016
David Bruce Rusich, Sr., 84, of Edison, GA, died Sunday, October 30, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Christ Church Cemetery in Arlington, GA. Rev. Tom Howard will officiate.Born in North Stonington, CT, David joined the Air Force after high school and...
