Obituaries
Earnest W. Hogan
Jul 6, 2011
The funeral service of Earnest Wilburn Hogan, 83, of Albany, GA, who died Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at his residence, will be conducted Friday, July 8, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Warwick United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.A native of TyTy, GA, Mr. Hogan had resided in Albany, GA since...
Emily Mercer Thigpen
Jul 4, 2011
Emily Mercer Thigpen, 93, of Duluth, GA died Monday, July 4, 2011 at her daughter's residence in Lawrenceville, GA. The graveside funeral service will be conducted Friday, July 8, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Leesburg City Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.A native of Leesburg, GA, Mrs. Thigpen had resided in Metro Atlanta, GA for the past forty four...
Gloria Lucille Smothers
Jul 4, 2011
Gloria Lucille Smothers formerly of Leesburg, Ga. died July 4, 2011 at Lillian Carter facility in Plains, Ga. Memorial services will be held Saturday July 9, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. She was the daughter of Walter Ben Rudd and Helen Gloria Renner. Her two sons Gary Rudd...
Barbara Bruce Cabato
Jul 2, 2011
Barbara Bruce Cabato, 70, of Albany, GA died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev Joe W. Carr will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Hoxie, AR, Barbara had lived in Albany, GA since 1989 moving from Jacksonville, FL....
James Earl Norris
Jul 1, 2011
James Earl Norris, 80, of 170 James Drive, Albany, GA, died July 1, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Gene Snipes will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Iron City, GA, Mr. Norris lived in Albany for eighteen years before moving to Worth...
Laverne Barfield
Jun 28, 2011
Laverne Barfield, 77, of 3405 Forest Ridge Drive, Albany, GA, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at her residence. The funeral service will be conducted Friday, July 1, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Eastman, GA, Mrs. Barfield had resided in Albany for the past...
Mary Catherine Coleman
Jun 26, 2011
Mary Catherine T. Coleman, 81, of Leesburg, GA, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Calvin King will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. A native of Avera, GA Mrs. Coleman had lived in Leesburg since 1990 moving from Albany,...
Willis B. NeSmith
Jun 22, 2011
Willis B. NeSmith, 92, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Cordele Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. American Legion Post #30 will provide military honors.A native of Brooks County, GA, Mr. NeSmith grew...
Suzanne Perry Dillard
Jun 21, 2011
Suzanne Perry Dillard, 52, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday June 21, 2011 at Palmyra Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Monday June 27, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. R. Jason Dillard and Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor will officiate. A native of Marietta, GA, Mrs. Dillard had resided in Albany since 1981. She had served...
Nadine Bass Hargrove
Jun 17, 2011
Nadine Bass Hargrove, 80, of 5103 Dower Ave., Albany, GA, died June 17, at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in Red Oak Baptist Cemetery.A native of Worth County, GA, Mrs. Hargrove had resided in Albany since 1961. She was retired from Moore...
Billie Brooks Williams
Jun 16, 2011
Billie Brooks Williams, 88, of Leesburg, GA, died June 16, 2011 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Charlie Rouse will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery with full Military Honors.A native of Baconton, GA, Mr. Williams was born to his parents,...
Henry Joseph Crook, Jr
Jun 14, 2011
Henry Joseph Crook, Jr., 79, of Albany, GA, went to be with Jesus on June 14, 2011 surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Roy Cook and Rev. Greg Davis will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Phenix City, AL, Mr. Crook had resided in...
Geraldine White Miller
Jun 12, 2011
Geraldine White Miller, 90, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held at Miller Cemetery in Middletown, IN at a later time.A native of Sulphur Springs, IN, Mrs. Miller had resided in Manchester, TN before moving to Albany, GA ten years ago. She was a retired postmaster and was a member of Albany...
Anh Rogers Reynolds
Jun 12, 2011
Anh Rogers Reynolds, 61, of Sylvester, GA, died Sunday June 12, 2011 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. James Bush will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Saigon, Vietnam, Mrs. Reynolds had resided in Sylvester since 1985 moving from Albany,...
Sara Ann White
Jun 10, 2011
The graveside funeral service of Sara Ann White, 70, of Leesburg, GA who died Friday, June 11, 2011 at her residence will be conducted Monday June 13, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at Leesburg Cemetery.
Annie Maude Cato Roland
Jun 9, 2011
Annie Maude Cato Roland of Albany, GA passed away peacefully in her sleep June 9, 2011 at her residence. She was the devoted wife and widow of George Leslie Roland. She loved & nourished her family who all preceded her in death and according to their birth order: Agnes Cato Hancock, Alton Cato, Jesse Cato, Jewell Cato Collins and her...
Zila Rowe Bamford Hacquebord
Jun 7, 2011
Zila Rowe Bamford Hacquebord, 85, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at Palmyra Nursing Home. A memorial service will be conducted 11:00 am Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Beacon Baptist Church. Rev. Reagan Marsh will officiate.A native of Genoa City, WI, Mrs. Hacquebord had lived in Albany since 1959 moving from Winter Park, FL. She was a member...
William E. Presley
Jun 6, 2011
The memorial service of William Earley Presley (son Bill), 48, who died June 6, 2011 at Willson Hospice House, will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor and Rev. Rick Hamilton will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the parlor of Porterfield Memorial United...
Aubrey Melvin Craft, Jr
Jun 5, 2011
Aubrey Melvin (Mel) Craft, Jr., 46, of Leesburg, GA, died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1100 AM at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. Chip Gresham and Rev. Norman Denney will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Michael Calhoun, Steven Calhoun, Terry Stevens, Rusty Lanier, Tommy Jarrett and Steve Williams...
Eloise B. Smith
Jun 5, 2011
Eloise B. Smith, 96, of Albany, GA died June 5, 2011 at Albany Health Care. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in the Sale City Cemetery.A native of Sale City, GA, born to the late Ruebin and Neoma Barnes Baisden, Mrs. Smith had resided in...
