Obituaries
Raymond B. Barfield
Dec 11, 2011
Raymond B. Barfield, 85, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chip Gresham will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Worth Co., GA, Mr. Barfield had resided in Albany, GA, since 1947. He...
Grovelle B. Andrews
Dec 10, 2011
Grovelle B. Andrews of Albany, GA, died Saturday December 10, 2011 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday December 13, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Willis will officiate. Interment will follow in Warwick United Methodist Church Cemetery, Warwick, GA.A native of Beck's Mill, AL., Mrs. Andrews had resided in the Albany, GA....
Virgil F. Halte
Dec 8, 2011
Virgil F. Halte, 63, died December 8, 2011 at Willson Hospice House after a brief illness with lung cancer. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on December 11, 2011 at Mathews Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home on December 12, 2011. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment in Andersonville...
Hyman Ruby Helen
Dec 7, 2011
Ruby Helen Pearson Hyman, 67, of Mitchell County, GA, died December 7, 2011 at her daughter's residence in Sasser, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Sister Brenda Yon will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. A native of Cedar Springs, GA, born to the late Byrd and Clory Bell Pearson, Mrs....
Chester (Chet) Frank Rief, CDR USN (Ret.)
Dec 7, 2011
Chester (Chet) Frank Rief, CDR USN (Ret.), 92, of 2319 E. Doublegate Drive, Albany, GA died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at his residence. A funeral mass will be conducted Friday at 10:00 A.M. at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Rev. Finbarr Stanton will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery with military honors.A native of Chaska, MN, CDR Rief was...
Elsie Senn Pollock
Dec 5, 2011
Elsie Senn Pollock, 76, of 107 Dale Drive, Albany, GA, died Monday, December 5, 2011 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Thursday December 8, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Dale Co., AL, Mrs. Pollock had resided in Albany, GA for...
Lillian H. Eller
Dec 3, 2011
Lillian Horne Eller, 87 of Morgan, GA died Saturday, December 3, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 PM at the Morgan Baptist Church. Rev. Chris Holdorf will officiate. Interment will follow in the Rose Of Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery.A native of Moultrie, GA, Mrs. Eller grew up in Colquitt, Co, GA and had resided in Albany, GA...
Helen Gloria Renner
Dec 3, 2011
Helen (Gloria) Renner, 87, of Lee County, GA, died December 3, 2011 at the Lillian G. Carter Nursing Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Chuck Smith will officiate.A native of Fitzgerald, GA, born to the late Oscar M. and Helen Bruton Mullinax, Mrs. Renner grew up in Quitman, GA....
Shane D. Jordan
Dec 3, 2011
Shane D. Jordan, 28, of Lee County, GA died December 3, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, Shane had lived in Lee County most of his life. He graduated from Albany Technical College and...
Myra C. Hardie
Dec 2, 2011
Myra Hardie, 70, of Albany, GA, died Friday, December 2, 2011 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted 3:00 PM Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Carrie Myers will officiateA native of Miami, FL, Myra had resided in Albany since 1974, moving from Miami, FL. She was a Dental Hygienist at Turner Job Corps...
Lynda Lee Brown
Dec 1, 2011
Mrs. Lynda Lee Brown, 63, of Cedartown, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Brown was born on March 14, 1948 in Tuscaloosa, AL to her parents, the late Earl and Willie T. Coleman Morrison. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by...
Johnny McArthur Driskell
Nov 30, 2011
Johnny M. Driskell, 67, of Worth County, GA died Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Driskell resided in Worth County. He was a salesman with LMC Cross Application Equipment Company. Mr. Driskell was preceded in death by his parents, McCray...
Jorge Masa Obono
Nov 28, 2011
Jorge Masa Obono, 18, of Leesburg, GA, died Monday, November 28, 2011, at his residence. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. John Spencer and Rev. Ty Greene will officiate. Jorge was a native of Equtorial Guinea and was fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Arabic. He was a...
Gilbert Madison Burdette
Nov 24, 2011
Gilbert Madison Burdette, 79, of Albany, GA, was born on November 24, 1932 and died November 24, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Charlie Bridges and Rev. John McComas will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with Military Honors.A native of Birchwood, TN,...
Marthanne Stocks Bruner
Nov 23, 2011
Marthanne Stocks Bruner, 80, of Lee County, GA, who died November 23, 2011 will be conducted at 2:00 PM Saturday at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Dr. Matthew Nance and Rev. Charlie Brown will offficiate. Colby Bruner Moore, Eric Bruner, Jack Daniel Garrett, Ry McRee, Scott Bruner and Jonathan Dyal will serve as active pallbearers. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs...
Theodora Hansen
Nov 20, 2011
Theodora Elswick Hansen, 57, of 204 Elizabeth Ave., Albany, GA died Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. No services will be held.A native of Elkview, WV, Theodora had lived in Albany, GA since 1992 moving from Cuthbert, GA. She was a Teacher at Radium Springs Middle School and was preceded in death by her father, Theodore R....
Infant Landon Mark Manry
Nov 19, 2011
Landon Mark Manry infant son of Mark and Stacey Manry of Albany, GA died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. Graveside services will be conducted 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate.Landon was born on October 11, 2011 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA. He was preceded...
Wilfred R. (Bo) Ruopp
Nov 17, 2011
Wilfred R. (Bo) Ruopp, 88, of Albany, GA died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Albany Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Dennis Lanning will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens with Masonic Rites.A native of Niagara Falls, NY, born to the late Martin and Emily Ruopp, Mr. Ruopp...
Davis Allen Hancock
Nov 17, 2011
Davis Allen Hancock, 40, of Lee County, GA died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at his residence. Tri County Memorial Club will conduct Masonic Rites Saturday at 4:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with visitation to follow until 6:00 PM.A native of Jacksonville, NC, Davis grew up in Baconton, GA, attended Mitchell County Schools and Albany Technical College. He had resided...
Melissa Janel Clark
Nov 10, 2011
Melissa Janel Clark, 39, of Albany, GA passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Doctor's Hospital of Augusta. The family will receive visitors Monday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Memorial Services will be held Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home, Dr. David Benton will officiate.A native and resident of Albany,...
