Obituaries
Jack Clower Gay
Jun 14, 2013
Jack Clower Gay, 83, of Albany, GA, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 17, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Acree. Rev. Gerald Purvis, Rev. Ken Baker and Mr. Bobby Hall will officiate. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Berlin, GA at 4:00...
Michael Z. Kirkland
Jun 13, 2013
Michael (Mike) Z. Kirkland, 63, of Albany died Thursday, June 13, 2013. Funeral services to be held 2:00 PM Sunday, June 16, 2013 at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Doerun, GA. Rev. Chris E. Turner will officiate.A native of Camilla, GA, Mr. Kirkland grew up in Mitchell County, GA and has resided...
Glenda Carol Fuller
Jun 12, 2013
Glenda Carol Fuller, 65, of Albany, GA, died June 12, 2013. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Russellville, AL, born to the late Robert and Mary Fuller, Glenda had resided in Albany, GA since 1986 from Bessemer, AL. She...
Eric Dwayne Miller
Jun 12, 2013
Eric Duane Miller, 47, of Snellville, GA., died Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Ebenezer Christian Center, Albany, GA. Minister Patrick Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, Mr. Miller had resided in the Atlanta Metro area for the past twenty five...
Willie Raymond Goff
Jun 11, 2013
Willie Raymond Goff, 88, of Albany, GA, died June 11, 2013 at Agape Heath and Rehabilitation Center in Moultrie, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Murphy Cemetery in Colquitt County, GA. Rev. Chuck Scarborough will officiate.A native of Murphy, GA, Mr. Goff served in the United States Army during World War II and had...
Christine D. McConnell
Jun 9, 2013
Christine Powell McConnell, 86, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Plant City, FL, Mrs. McConnell had resided in Albany, GA since 1957 moving from...
Lynwood Dewayne Cross
Jun 8, 2013
Lynwood Dewayne Cross, 86, of Albany, GA died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charlie Rouse will officiate.A native of Camilla, GA., Mr. Cross had resided in Albany, GA since 1958. He was retired from sales and was formerly...
Donna Etheridge Griffin
Jun 7, 2013
Donna E. Griffin, age 48, of Norcross, Georgia, formerly of Albany, Georgia, died on Friday, June 7, 2013 from an apparent heart attack. The family will receive friends on Monday, June 10, 2013, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel in Snellville, Georgia.A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at 11:00...
Charlie L. McConnell, Jr
Jun 5, 2013
Charlie Less McConnell, Jr., 65, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Bainbridge, GA, Mr. McConnell had resided in Albany, GA all of his adult...
Joseph W. Albea (GySgt. USMC, Ret.)
Jun 5, 2013
Joseph W. (Joe) Albea, (GySgt, USMC, Ret.), 82, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 10:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow at Andersonville National Cemetery with military honors.A native of Greenwood, SC, Mr. Albea had resided...
Donald B. Wiggins
Jun 4, 2013
Donald B. Wiggins, 87, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Palmyra Nursing Home. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Andersonville National Cemetery. Chaplain Will Archibald will officiate.A native of Sycamore, GA, Mr. Wiggins was a World War II veteran serving in the United States Army. He was employed with Dougherty County for...
Jesse Frank Piland
Jun 4, 2013
Jesse F. Piland, 95, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Palmyra Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at the chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Ross Powell and Rev. Tom Pollock will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Pelham, GA, Mr. Piland graduated from Pelham High School, where...
Thelma Jewell Griffin
Jun 4, 2013
Thelma Jewell Griffin, 86, of Albany, GA died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced.In lieu of flower those desiring may make memorials to The American Heart Association, The American Kidney Foundation, or The American Cancer Society.To sign our online registry or to send condolences to the family, you may visit Mathews’ website...
Freda Estelle Cochran
Jun 4, 2013
Freda Estelle Harber Cochran, 104 of Albany, GA, died June 4, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. George Howell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. A native of Centerville, TN, born to George and Eveline Harber, Mrs. Cochran had resided in Albany, GA since 1961...
David Hinton Adkins
Jun 2, 2013
David Hinton Adkins, 59 of Albany died Sunday, June 2, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Walter Flint and Rev. Chris Mullis will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens.Mr. Adkins was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA and was a 1972...
Joan Hayes Marsh
May 30, 2013
Joan Hayes Marsh, 82, of Leesburg, GA died Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. (CST) at Union Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Brundidge, AL. Rev. Steve Allen will officiate.Born in Abington, VA, Mrs. Marsh had resided in Mobile, AL since 1964 and served as city...
William Wade Harrell
May 28, 2013
William Wade Harrell, 56, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 3, 2013 at10:00 AM at Beacon Baptist Church. Rev. Reagan Marsh will officiate. Interment to follow at Floral Memory Gardens.A native of Winter Haven, FL, Mr. Harrell has lived in Albany, GA since the mid 1960's and was...
Gwendolyn Swilley
May 27, 2013
Gwendolyn Swilley, 96, of Catoosa, OK, formerly of Albany and Leesburg, GA, died Monday, May 27, 2013 at her residence in Catoosa, OK. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow at Bethany Methodist Church Cemetery in Pelham, GA.A native of Camilla, GA, born to the late...
Euvida Castleberry Spivey
May 27, 2013
Euvida Spivey, 89, of Albany, GA, died May 27, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell and Rev. Tom Pollock will officiate. A private family committal service will follow at Floral Memory Gardens.A native of Andalusia, AL, Mrs. Spivey was born September 16, 1923 to the late...
Emma Jane Wood
May 27, 2013
Emma Jane Wood, 89, of Albany, GA, died May 27, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 30, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. No formal funeral services will be held.Born in Washington D.C., Mrs. Wood had resided in Albany since 1957. She was an active supporter of the Albany...
