Obituaries
Nancy R. Shugart
Oct 4, 2013
Nancy R. Shugart, 77, of Albany, GA, died Friday, October 4, 2013 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. A celebration of life for Mrs. Shugart will be held Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Dr. William D. "Biff" Coker will officiate.A native of Chattanooga, TN, born to the late Henry H. and Beulah Swafford Roberson...
Henry Franklin England
Oct 3, 2013
Henry Franklin England, 43, of Albany, GA, died Thursday, October 3, 2013 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Mr. England, a native of Virginia Beach, VA, was a 1990 graduate of Western Branch High School and was presently attending Darton...
Nora M. Carter
Sep 29, 2013
Nora Mae Carter, 80, of Albany, GA died Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ernie Beckwith will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Spring Hill Christian Church Cemetery in Ochlocknee, GA.Born in Grady County, GA, Mrs. Carter had...
Evangeline Mayes Matthews
Sep 29, 2013
Evangeline Mayes Matthews, 87, of Albany, GA. died Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Willson Hospice House, as a result of acute myeloid leukemia.Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by her parents, Roberta Cardell Mayes and Joseph E. Mayes, Sr., her mother-in-law, Delilah Kirkland Matthews, son-in-law Ralph Joseph Evans, III, brother and sister-in-law, Joseph E. Mayes, Jr. and Virginia Osborn Mayes,...
Doris M. Bateman
Sep 28, 2013
Doris Massey Bateman, 90, of Marietta, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died September 28, 2013 at Manor Care Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 11:00 AM at the Gillionville Baptist Church. Pastor Tony Heafs will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester, GA.A native of Doerun, GA, born to...
Gregory (Greg) G. Howell
Sep 26, 2013
Gregory Gordon (Greg) Howell, 42, of Leesburg, GA, died September 26, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 30, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Keith Smith and Rev. Mark Bullock will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native and lifelong resident of the Leesburg area, Greg was employed as...
Daniel Wesley (Dan) Harden, Sr
Sep 24, 2013
Daniel W. (Dan) Harden, Sr., 56, of Leesburg, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Kent Miller will officiate. Cremation will follow after the services.Born in Morroco, North Africa, Dan had resided in Leesburg, GA for the...
Florence R. Sellers
Sep 24, 2013
Florence R. Sellers, 83, of Leesburg, GA, died September 24, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor and Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg City Cemetery.A native of Baker County, GA, born to the late Claudie and Sarah Irvin Rhodes, Mrs....
Mabel Lois Henry
Sep 21, 2013
Lois DeBary Henry, 86, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September, 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Doc Rufus Williams will officiate. Mrs. Henry was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA, born to the late Fletcher and Estelle Dowling. She...
James (Jim) W. Barnhill
Sep 20, 2013
James W. (Jim) Barnhill, 76, of Albany, GA, died September 20, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Pine Bluff Baptist Church. Pastor Bruce Smith, Pastor Keith Smith and Pastor Mark Bullock will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Milton, FL, born to the late George Edward...
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...
