Obituaries

Sterling Addison
Sep 17, 2013
Mr. Sterling Addison, 69, of Albany, GA, formerly of Baker County, died Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Elder W. H. Phillips will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Sterling was born to Estul and Lois Sheffield Addison in Baker County in 1944. He...
Joseph L. McDonald
Sep 15, 2013
Joseph L. (Suga Bear) McDonald was born February 27, 2001 to Ms. Angelina K. Benton and Mr. Joseph Lopez McDonald in Albany, GA. Joseph was a sixth grade student at Shiloh Middle School in Gwinnett County; he was active in the Royals Little League at Gillespie Park. He loved to fish. Whenever he visited his grandmother, he would always ask,...
Angelina K. Benton
Sep 15, 2013
Ms. Angelina K. Benton, 34, was born September 26, 1978 in Oahu, HI to Mr. Edward Charles Benton and Ms. Angela G. Benton. Both her parents served in the United States Military and she lived in many different locations in the United States and overseas. Angelina graduated from Monroe Comprehensive High School where she ran track for the Lady Tornadoes....

Patty Sue Hicks
Sep 13, 2013
Patty Sue Hicks, 69, of Magnolia Manor Nursing Center, Americus, GA, died Friday, September 13, 2013 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday, September 15, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at Magnolia Manor Chapel. Dr. William D. (Biff) Coker will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery at a later date.Born in Albany, GA, Mrs....
Ruby Jewel Henry
Sep 12, 2013
Ruby Jewel Henry, 80, of Albany, GA went home to be with Jesus, Thursday, September 12, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Debra Boozer, Rev. Jeff Henry and Rev. Tommy Powell will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Milford, GA, Mrs. Henry had...

Jennifer Gwen Mulford
Sep 10, 2013
Jennifer Gwen Cumbie Mulford, 50, of Albany, GA, died September 10, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Ralph Horne will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, Mrs. Mulford was a full-time grandmother and homemaker. She had previously worked at...
George W. West, Jr
Sep 10, 2013
Born in Doerun, GA on September 30, 1934; died in The Villages, FL on September 10, 2013. George was a member of First Baptist Church at The Villages. He worked with Westinghouse in the beginning years, beginning in the Warehouse working his way up to Region Manager in the Philadelphia area, where he retired. After retirement, sold real estate in...

Dorothy B. (Dot) Giddens
Sep 7, 2013
Dorothy B. (Dot) Giddens, 63, of Lee County, GA, died September 7, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Lee Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Donalsonville, GA, born to the late General and Lola Whitaker Braswell, Mrs. Giddens moved to Albany, GA in...

Annette Faye Middleton
Sep 5, 2013
Annette Faye Middleton, 81, of Bonaire, GA formerly of Albany, GA, died September 5, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Lewis Cooper will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Taunton, MA, Mrs. Middleton graduated from Taunton High School and had been a resident of...

Rose (Ria) Hill Hutchison
Sep 3, 2013
Rose (Ria) Hill Hutchison, 53, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Friday, September 6, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Finbarr Stanton will officiate.A native of Biloxi, MS., Ria had resided in Albany, GA since 1996. She was an investigator for an attorney's office and attended...

Alvin David Shealy, Sr
Sep 1, 2013
Alvin David (A.D.) Shealy, Sr., 95, of Adel, GA, died September 1, 2013 at Dawson Health and Rehabilitation Center. His remains have been cremated and will be interred next to his wife at Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery in Adel, GA. There will be a celebration of life in his honor at a later date.A native of Bainbridge, GA, Mr....
James A. Henemyre, Sr
Sep 1, 2013
James A. Henemyre, 70, of Leesburg, GA, Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Lance Finley will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.Our daddy departed this life on September 1, 2013. He was a devoted husband, great daddy, dedicated grandpa and a new great grandpa. He was born...

Harold Edwin Gresham
Aug 30, 2013
Harold Edwin Gresham, 77, of Albany, GA, died Friday, August 30, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 6, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight will officiate. Interment will be Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Rome, GA. Rev. Jim Newsome will...

Ronald L. Norman
Aug 29, 2013
Ronald Lee Norman, 65, of Arlington, GA, died August 29, 2013. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at the Morgan Methodist Church Cemetery. Dr. Ronald Baxley and Rev. Chris Holdorf will officiate. A native of Moultrie, GA, born to the late Rufus L. and Hazel Virginia Norman, he grew up in Morgan, GA and graduated from...

Eugene Horace Casey
Aug 29, 2013
Eugene Horace Casey, 75, of Albany, GA, died August 29, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bud Womack will officiate. Interment will follow in Live Oak Free Will Baptist Cemetery in Baker County, GA.A native of Baker County, GA, he was born to the late Joe...

Billy Hayes
Aug 29, 2013
Billy Hayes, 58, of Albany, GA, died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Americus, GA., Mr. Hayes had resided in Albany, GA since 1977...

Andrew J. Willis, Jr
Aug 27, 2013
Andrew J. Willis, Jr., 75, of Albany, GA., died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Columbus Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at Lighthouse Ministries. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate.A native of Albany, GA., Mr. Willis had resided in Pine Mountain, GA where he was employed with Callaway Gardens before his illness.Survivors include...

Sadie Mae Alday Golden
Aug 26, 2013
Sadie Mae Alday Golden, 84, of Albany, GA died Monday, August 26, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Mathews Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Tom Pollock and Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Little Ochlocknee Baptist Church Cemetery.A native of Thomas County, GA, Mrs. Golden had resided...

Shirley Harrison Green
Aug 25, 2013
Shirley Harrison Green, 73, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A native of Martinsville, VA, Mrs. Green had resided in Albany, GA for the past seven years moving here from Amityville, NY. She was a nurse and retired from Suffolk State Psychiatric Hospital.Survivors include her husband, of forty three years, Paul H. Green...

Kay Elizabeth Young
Aug 21, 2013
Kay Elizabeth Young, 55, of Leesburg, GA died Wednesday, August 21 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, August 23, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Leesburg City Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.Born in Albany, GA, Kay had resided in Leesburg, GA most all of her life. She had worked as a travel agent and was of...