Obituaries
M. Ware Gardner
Feb 21, 2015
M. Ware Gardner, 65, of Lee County, GA, died February 21, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Ramsey will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Pavo, GA, Ware was raised in Sanford, FL and graduated from Seminole High School and received his Bachelor of...
Janie Hiers Crosby
Feb 21, 2015
Janie Hiers Crosby, 61 of Leesburg, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at her residence.A native of Savannah Georgia, she had resided in Leesburg for the past two years after moving from Warner Robbins, Georgia. Janie graduated from Darton College with an associate's degree and was currently working on her bachelor's degree in nursing. Mrs. Crosby had a love for...
Doris Evelyn Preston
Feb 21, 2015
Doris Evelyn Krumel Preston, 73, of Albany, GA died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Her remains have been cremated and a visitation will be held Thursday February 26, 2015 at Mathews Funeral Home from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Mrs. Preston was born August 23, 1941 to Frank Charles and Evelyn Doris Fischer Krumel at St....
Gary Lamar Parker
Feb 20, 2015
Gary L. Parker, 58, of Worth County, GA, died February 20, 2015 in Turner County, GA due from an accident. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Eron White will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Tifton, GA, Gary was raised in Poulan, GA and lived in worth County all...
Christopher Lee Hopkins
Feb 18, 2015
Christopher Lee (Chris) Hopkins, 37, of Albany, GA., went home to our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Chris passed away quietly with many family and friends at his side. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Dennis Lanning and Pastor Lee Waller...
Christine Yancey Cobb
Feb 18, 2015
Christine "Tina" Yancey Cobb, 86, of Leesburg, GA passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Pine Bluff Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Keith Smith and Pastor Bruce Smith will officiate. A private interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Born in Union Springs, AL, she was...
Daniel Leroy Eby
Feb 18, 2015
Daniel Leroy Eby, 72, of Leesburg, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Dennis Lanning will officiate. Born in Miami, FL, Mr. Eby had resided in Leesburg for the past 12 ½ years...
Mary Ruth Wilson Peeples
Feb 15, 2015
Mary Ruth Wilson Peeples, 89, of Albany, GA died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Wednesday, one hour prior to the funeral service. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Coach Junior Peeples and Reverend Jeff...
Richard Glenn Rogers
Feb 15, 2015
Richard Glenn Rogers, 61, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Life Christian Center International. Pastor Stan Glass will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Born in Albany, GA and a life- long resident, Mr. Rogers was in retail grocery...
Jeanne F. Wells
Feb 15, 2015
Jeanne F. Wells of Albany, GA, died Sunday, February 15, 2015. Formal funeral services will not be held as per her wishes, but a private family graveside service will be held at a later date.Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Ms. Wells lived in many cities throughout her life before settling in Albany, GA in 1975. She worked as a cashier...
Barry Steven Golden
Feb 15, 2015
Barry Steven Golden, 65, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Northgate Presbyterian Church. Rev. Richard O. Smith, Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow in the Newton City Cemetery, Newton, GA.Born in Villa Rica, GA, Mr. Golden had resided in Albany,...
Rosalynn D. Carswell
Feb 15, 2015
Rosalynn D. (Lynn) Carswell, 55, of Albany, GA, died February15, 2015 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bob Halstead will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Cordele, GA, Lynn grew up in Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School in 1978....
Mary (Strawberry) Jackson
Feb 14, 2015
Mary (Strawberry) Jackson, 77, of Mitchell Co., GA, died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Pruitt Heath. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Salem Memorial Gardens, Tift Co., GA. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.Born in Lauada, NC, Mrs, Jackson had resided in Mitchell Co., GA since 1989 moving from Lee Co., GA. She...
Arthur C. Shoemaker
Feb 14, 2015
Arthur C. Shoemaker, 75, of Albany, GA, went home to Jesus on Saturday, February 14, 2015. He was at his daughter's residence in Georgetown, FL. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 20, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Dennis Lanning and Rev. Cathy Green will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Mr. Shoemaker...
Jack Thornton
Feb 13, 2015
Jack Thornton, 81, of Albany, Ga died Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Calhoun County Nursing Home in Edison, Ga. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 16, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Morgan Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate.Jack was born in Morgan, GA and graduated from Morgan...
Dallas Herman Powell
Feb 10, 2015
Dallas H. Powell, 93, of Lee Co., GA died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Visitation will precede the service at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with...
Otis E. Paul
Feb 10, 2015
Otis Eldridge Paul, 89, of Albany, GA, died February 10, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Faith Baptist Church. Rev. Jerry Deans will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Nephews and grandsons will serve as active pallbearers and the Deacons of Faith Baptist Church will serve as...
Joselyn Mendiola Cruz
Feb 8, 2015
Joselyn Mendiola Cruz, 37 of Leesburg, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A funeral mass will be held Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Saint Teresa's Catholic Church. Father Ray Levreault will officiate.A native of Oka Tamuning, Guam, Joselyn was born to John Cruz and the late Frances Flores Mendiola. Joselyn moved to Leesburg from Oahu...
Flo Bentley Powell
Feb 4, 2015
Flo Bentley Powell, 91, of Lee County, GA died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 8, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with visitation to follow. Pastor Bobby Moye will officiate. Graveside commitial services will be held on Monday, February 9, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Crown...
Helen Gertude Brumfield
Feb 3, 2015
Helen G. Brumfield, 94, of Lee County, GA, died February 3, 2015 at the Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Steve Helmly will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Savannah, GA, Mrs. Brumfield lived in Albany, GA most of her adult life and moved to Lee...
