Obituaries
Betty Ann Alred
Jul 30, 2015
.Betty Ann Willingham Alred, 75,0f Leesburg, GA, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 3:00 pm. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.Born in Baker Co., GA, Mrs. Alred moved to Leesburg, GA in 1964. She was a home maker and...
Glenda S. Hanson Linahan
Jul 30, 2015
Glenda S. Hanson Linahan from Albany, GA passed away Thursday, July 30th, in Palm Harbor, FL.Survivors include her daughter, Kristi Bryant and her three children (Emily, Sarah, and Joseph) and her son, Rob Hanson and his three children (Reid, Spencer, and Jordan.) A memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 20, at 6:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.In lieu...
George Wallace (Bud) McDonald
Jul 28, 2015
George Wallace (Bud) McDonald, 82, of Dawson, GA died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 31, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tommy McDonald will officiate. Interment will follow in Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Worth Co., GA.Bud was born in Sylvester, GA to Gordon & Louise McDonald. He...
James Wesley Curtis
Jul 27, 2015
James Wesley Curtis, 46, of Dawson, GA, died July 27, 2015 at Phoebe Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church in Leesburg, with Dr. Todd Sullens officiating.Born in Albany, GA, James was raised in Lee Co, GA, graduating from Lee County High School in 1987 and Albany Tech in 1997. James worked...
Joseph Albert (Joe) Chapman
Jul 22, 2015
Joseph Albert (Joe) Chapman, 84, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Dawson, GA.Born in Bronwood, GA, Mr. Chapman moved to Albany, GA in 1952. He served...
Chester Harold Brown
Jul 22, 2015
Chester "Chet"Harold Brown, 63, of Lee County, GA died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 11:00AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Raymond Levreault will officiate.A native of Providence RI, Mr. Brown was born to the late Chester Harold Brown, Sr. and Gladys May Hetu. Chester served...
Mary Ann Griffin
Jul 21, 2015
Mary Ann Griffin, 67, of Lee County, GA, died July 21, 2015 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service.A native of Sylacauga, AL, Mrs. Griffin was born to the late William and Ida Ramsey. She grew up in...
Kimberly Ann Robinson
Jul 18, 2015
Kimberly Ann (Kim) Robinson, 33, of Albany, GA, died July 18, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:00 A.M. at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Jason Spears will officiate. A private interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Columbus, GA, Kim grew up in Lee County, GA and graduated from Lee County High...
Nora Dorothy Benson Morrison
Jul 17, 2015
Nora Dorothy Benson Morrison of Albany, GA, died Friday, July 17, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Deans will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Ocilla City Cemetery, Ocilla, GA.Born in Irwin Co., GA, Mrs. Morrison had resided in Albany, GA since...
Doris Goodwin Fuller
Jul 17, 2015
Doris Goodwin Fuller, 95, of Albany, GA, died Friday, July 17, 2015 at Pruitt Health Palmyra. Graveside memorial services will be held Monday, July 20, 2015 at 10:00 am at Floral Memory Gardens. Dr. William D. (Biff) Coker will officiate.Mrs. Fuller was born in Isabel, SD where she attended school graduating in 1937. She came to Albany in 1941 where...
Susan Alice Brooks
Jul 17, 2015
Susan Alice Brooks, 63, of Benevolence, GA, died Friday, July 17, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Bayou's (411 Philema Road, Albany, GA 31701)Born in Meriden, CT, Susan moved to Albany in 1995. She was previously employed with Waterbury Telephone Company in CT and...
James Douglas (Doug) Boss
Jul 16, 2015
James Douglas (Doug) Boss, 72, of Lee Co., GA, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Phoebe North Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight will officiate. Interment will follow Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 12:30 PM at Chattanooga National Cemetery. A native of Chickamauga, GA,...
Lily Faye Norman McCook
Jul 15, 2015
Lily Faye Norman McCook, 61, of Lee Co., GA, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Leesburg First Baptist Church. Rev. Tommy Carlisle will officiate.Born in Albany, GA., Mrs. McCook had resided in Albany, GA until she moved to Lee Co.,...
Christine Rodgers Tillery
Jul 8, 2015
Christine Rodgers Tillery, 69, of Albany, GA passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Bill Copelan will officiate.A native of Buffalo NY, Mrs. Tillery formerly of OH had spent the last thirty five years in Albany. She was preceded...
Jimmy Wyatt Tipper
Jul 4, 2015
Jimmy Wyatt Tipper, 67, of Leary, GA, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, AL. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with military honors. Rev. Jonathan Tipper will officiate. Interment will follow at Andersonville National Cemetery at a scheduled date.Born in Moultrie, GA, Mr. Tipper...
Edna Kenney Peterson
Jul 3, 2015
Edna Kenney Peterson, 79, of Albany, GA, died Friday, July 3, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, July 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Sterling Jones will officiate. A graveside service will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Milford Baptist Church Cemetery, Baker Co., GA.A native of Blakely, GA,...
Shelby Elizabeth Lucas Henemyre
Jul 3, 2015
Shelby Elizabeth Lucas Henemyre, 67, of Lee Co., GA died Friday, July 3, 2015 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Sunday, July 5, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at Thundering Springs Cemetery, Lee Co., GA. Rev. Raymond Smith will officiate.A native of Tifton, GA, Mrs. Henemyre had resided in Albany since 1967 moving from Tifton, GA and moved...
Elizabeth Germaine Ross
Jul 3, 2015
Elizabeth Germaine Ross, 95, of Albany, GA, died July 3, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 AM at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Rev. Finbar Stanton will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. A native of Bellville, IL, she was born to Edward and Cathernine Germiane March 29, 1920. Elizabeth...
Sau Van Huynh
Jun 27, 2015
Sau Van Huynh, 76, of Sylvester, GA died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Born in Vinh Long, Vietnam, Mr. Huynh had resided in Sylvester, GA since 1982. He was employed as a welder with Rancan Corporation. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thinh Van Huynh and Kieu Thi Nguyen.Survivors include his wife of 58...
Donna Renee Tison
Jun 26, 2015
Donna Rogers Tison, 43, of Sylvester, GA, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 in Statesboro, GA. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, June 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Minister of Lee County Church of Christ Eddie Garcia, will officiate.Born in Elba, AL, Donna was raised in Sylvester, GA, and graduated from Worth County High School...
