Obituaries
Marjorie Marie Ashton
Nov 15, 2015
Marjorie Marie Ashton, 92, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Pruitt-Palmyra Health Care. Ms. Ashton has been cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. A native of Hooks, TX, born to the late Clyde Allen Page and Clara LaRue Page Hardy, Ms. Ashton had resided in Albany/Leesburg, GA. area since moving...
James E. (Spike) Hinman, Jr
Nov 13, 2015
. James E. (Spike) Hinman, Jr., GySgt (USMC Retired), 89, of Albany, passed away November 13, 2015 at his residence after battling cancer. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow at Andersonville National Cemetery at 12:00 p.m. with Military Honors.Spike was born and...
Stephanie Knight Rowell
Nov 11, 2015
Stephanie Knight Rowell, 48, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Phoebe North Hospital. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate.A native of Albany, GA, Mrs. Rowell had lived in the Albany and Leesburg, GA, area most of her life....
Jerry T. Atkinson
Nov 10, 2015
J.T. Atkinson, 94, of Albany, GA, died November 10, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. William Suggs will officiate. A native of Pelham, GA, Mr. Atkinson was raised in Miller Co, GA and had resided in Albany, GA since 1939. He was Navy Veteran...
Shirley Grace Studstill Paustian
Nov 8, 2015
Shirley Grace Studstill Paustian, 78, of Albany, GA died Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Lewis Johnson will officiate. Interment will follow in Isabella Baptist Church Cemetery, Worth Co., GA.Born in Plant City, FL, Mrs. Paustian had resided in Albany, GA...
Eugene Loren (Gene) McCoy
Nov 4, 2015
Eugene Loren (Gene) McCoy, 73, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, November 9, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Dr. William D. (Biff) Coker will officiate. Interment will follow at 12:00 p.m. in Andersonville National Cemetery with military honors.Born in Pikeville, KY, Mr. McCoy...
Allie Ree Moree Stuart
Nov 4, 2015
Allie Ree Moree Stuart, 89, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Morningside Assisted Living. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.Born in Ochlocknee, GA, Mrs. Stuart had resided in Albany, GA since 1978 moving from Roanoke, VA.Allie Ree was a strong lady who...
Rev. Perry E. Lamey
Nov 2, 2015
Rev. Perry E. Lamey, Sr., 83, of Albany, GA, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 6, 2015 at True Life Church of God at 3:00 pm. Rev Chris E. Turner and Rev. W.A. Bingham will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens where Rev. Earl Lamey and Rev. Bob Prince...
Rosalie Susan Reich
Nov 1, 2015
While a husband, children, grandchildren, relatives and friends mourned the loss of a woman who had brought so much love and joy to their lives, Rosalie Susan Reich is rejoicing in her heavenly home after passing away. Her loyalty and faithfulness to her Creator, right down to the end of her life, epitomized her Christian faith. She was an active...
Robert Steven (Bob) Childers
Nov 1, 2015
Robert Steven (Bob) Childers, 68, of Lee County, GA, died November 1, 2015 in Augusta, GA. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Avalon United Methodist Church. Ross Powell will officiate. Committal services and Military Honors will be held Monday, November 9, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA.A native of Clayton, GA,...
Teresa Diane Smith
Oct 31, 2015
Teresa Diane Smith, 58, of Albany, GA, died October 31, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Lee Smith will officiate.A native of Albany, GA and a lifelong resident of this area, Teresa graduated from Albany Technical College. She was a self-employed accountant and owned and operated...
Lillie Ivey Watson Elmore
Oct 31, 2015
Lillie Ivey Watson Elmore, 78, of Lee County, GA, died October 31, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Liberty Parkway Church of God. Bishop Allen Bingham and Pastor Dana Swain will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. A native of Hawkinsville,...
Barbara Ann Thames
Oct 30, 2015
Barbara Ann Thames, 78, of Albany, GA, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Don Adams will officiate. Interment will follow at Andersonville National Cemetery.Mrs. Thames was raised in Holden, West Virginia and graduated from Logan High School. Upon...
Lambert Joseph Suess
Oct 29, 2015
Lambert Joseph Suess 86 years old, passed away October 29, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Hospital. A private family service was held Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Crown Hill. Lambert was born in Buckman, Minnesota. His parents are the late Frank and Catherine Suess. He was raised on a family farm that included a dairy. They also hunted and fished for...
David Allen (Little Dave) Wren
Oct 28, 2015
David Allen (Little Dave) Wren, Jr., 26, of both Leesburg, GA and Athens, GA died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in a motor vehicle accident. Memorial services will be conducted Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Burke Wren will officiate.Born in Albany, GA, Little Dave lived in Lee County and attended Lee County schools. He...
Joo Yon Kim
Oct 28, 2015
Joo yon Kim, 68, of Albany, GA, died October 28, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Dr. William D. (Biff) Coker will officiate.Mrs. Kim was born in South Korea on January 7, 1947 and moved to Albany, GA in 1974 from New York, NY. She...
Emilio Daniel (Pete) Gonzalez
Oct 25, 2015
Emilio Daniel (Pete) Gonzalez, 82, of Worth County, GA, died October 25, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce Gordon and Ross Powell will officiate. Entombment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of New Haven, MI, Mr. Gonzalez was born to the late Felisitos Gonzalez Cantu and...
James Turner (Jimmy) Terry
Oct 25, 2015
James Turner (Jimmy) Terry, 69, of Albany, GA, died October 25, 2015. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. Chip Gresham will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Jimmy was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA. He was born to the late Guyton Otis Terry, Sr. and...
Gordon Eugene Hitchcock
Oct 24, 2015
Gordon Hitchcock, 96, of Albany, GA, was born on January 17, 1919 and died October 24, 2015. His wife of nearly 75 years, Dora Hitchcock, precedes him in death. Visitation will be held in advance of the Funeral Service on Wednesday, October 28th at Mathews Funeral Home at 10:00 AM. The Funeral Service will begin at 11:00 AM and Rev....
Teresa Wilder Shipman
Oct 24, 2015
Teresa Wilder Shipman, 49, of Albany, GA died Saturday, October 24, 2015 in Panama City Fl. A visitation service will be held Thursday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.Raised in Albany, Teresa attended St. Teresa's school and graduated from Westover High School in 1984. She was employed with Pruitt Health at Palmyra retirement home as a...
