Obituaries
Mildred Lounet Wade Dillion
Dec 29, 2023
Mildred Lounet Wade Dillion, 89, of Albany, GA passed away, Friday, December 29, 2023 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, January 2, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Colquitt City Cemetery, Colquitt, GA.
Mrs. Dillion was born in Headland, Al and was preceded in death by her parents, Tom Toole and Rosa Lee Bush Toole, husbands, Rev....
Betty C. Hammac Prevatte
Dec 29, 2023
Betty Claire Prevatte, 79, of Albany, GA, died December 29, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Minister Faron Hamner will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Betty was born in Pensacola, FL to William Charles and Ella Mae Hammac on November 17,...
Lester Bunyan Watson, Jr.
Dec 28, 2023
On Thursday, December 28, 2023 Lester B. Watson, age 96, didn't achieve his daily two mile walk as he was called to walk through the Pearly Gates of Heaven. He was born March 12, 1927 in Perry, Georgia to Lester B. Watson, Sr. and Edith F. Watson. The family grew with the birth of Lester's brother, Kenneth A. Watson. The...
Eileen Felder Ladimer
Dec 26, 2023
Eileen Felder Ladimer of Leesburg, GA., died Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at her residence. Her wishes were to be cremated and the family will have a memorial service.
Born in Oelwein, IA., Mrs. Ladimer grew up and later moved to Arizona and was employed with the Circle K Company. She was promoted through different ranks of the company. Later on...
Patricia Ann "Tricia" Maxwell
Dec 26, 2023
Patricia “Tricia” Fickel Maxwell, 70, of Lee County, GA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL died in her home December 26, 2023 in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. Visitation will be held Monday, January 1, 2024 from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm with funeral services to follow at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home, Rev. Dan Harris will officiate. A private committal service...
Janice Sherrel "Sherry" Tracy
Dec 26, 2023
Janice Sherrel “Sherry” Tracy, 75, of Albany, GA, died December 26, 2023 at The Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, December 29, 2023 at 11:00 am at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate.
Sherry was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 9, 1948 to Charlie and Blanche Thaden. Her father was in The United...
Arthur Wayne Apon, Jr.
Dec 23, 2023
Arthur Wayne Apon, Jr. 75, of Albany, GA., died Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Willson Hospice House. By the wishes of Mr. Apon, he will be cremated with no formal services being held.
Mr. Apon was born in Parris Island, SC., and served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a very talented woodworker and could build...
Glenda Faye Freeman
Dec 23, 2023
Glenda Stembridge Freeman, 70, of Lee County died Saturday, December 23, 2023 at her home.
Her funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Pastor Ike Branch will officiate.
Born in Tifton, Mrs. Free had lived in the Albany area since 1974 and was retired from Container...
Larry Gregory "Greg" Brown
Dec 23, 2023
Larry Gregory "Greg" Brown, 67, of Leesburg, GA died Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Sycamore, GA, Greg moved to Leesburg, Ga at a young age. He attended Lee County Georgia Public Schools and retired from, Water, Gas and...
Doris Kelly Johnson
Dec 22, 2023
Doris Kelly Johnson of Leesburg, GA., died Friday, December 22, 2023 at Pruitt Health Palmyra. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Buck Morgan will officiate. Interment will follow at Thundering Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
Born in Cordele, GA., Mrs. Johnson has lived in Lee County for many years....
Rebecca Humphrey Granger
Dec 22, 2023
Rebecca "Becky"Humphrey Granger, 75, of Albany, died Friday, December 22, 2023 at her residence.
Her funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Blakely City Cemetery. Rev. Jean Watson will officiate.
Born in Ft. Gaines, Mrs. Granger had lived in Albany most of her life. She was...
Wandora H. "Dodie" Shearer
Dec 20, 2023
Wandora H. “Dodie” Shearer of Albany, GA died Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at her residence. A visitation will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Born in Cullman, AL., to the late Buster and Odelle Haynes, Dodie graduated from Mercer University in 1974. She was a teacher and taught for many...
Franklin A. "Frank" Deck
Dec 20, 2023
Franklin A. “Frank” Deck, 81 of Leesburg, GA, died December 20, 2023 at the Willson Hospice House. No services will be held at this time.
Frank was born in Watson, LA on December 30, 1941. He grew up and graduated from Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge, LA in 1959. Frank joined the United States Marine Corps and served for...
Stephen H. Gilchrist
Dec 20, 2023
Stephen Herbert Gilchrist, 72, of Lee County, GA, died December 20, 2023 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Steve was born in Thomaston, GA on March 25, 1951 to Charlie and Mary Gilchrist. His family moved to...
George Reginald "Reggie" Hartin, Sr.
Dec 20, 2023
George Reginald “Reggie” Hartin, 87, of Albany, GA, died December 20, 2023, at his residence. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 22, 2023, at 11:00 am at the chapel of First Methodist Church of Albany. Rev. Jim Morrow and Rev. Anna Miller will officiate, with remarks by Dawson attorney T. Gamble. Inurnment will follow in the Church...
David Oswald Brunson
Dec 17, 2023
David O. Brunson, 82, of Albany, GA joined the Lord Sunday, December 17, 2023 after a long struggle with kidney disease. A memorial service will be held as part of the Sunday morning service of Westview Baptist Church at 10:00 am on January 7, 2023. His family will have a private spreading of his ashes.
David was born on October...
Freddie Griffeth Wellborn
Dec 17, 2023
Freddie Griffeth Wellborn saw his Savior face to face on Sunday, December 17, 2023. Born on January 5, 1942, in Walton County, Georgia, he grew up working on the farm and exploring the woods around him. His love for nature led him to the University of Georgia where he graduated with a degree in Forestry Management. He then felt called by God to ministry where he graduated...
Phil Monfort
Dec 16, 2023
Phil Monfort, 77, of Fort Gaines, GA died Saturday, December 16, 2023 at his residence.
Phil was born on September 13, 1946 in Macon, GA to J. W. and Verna Monfort. He died on December 16, 2023 at his home in Ft. Gaines, Georgia after being in Hospice care for three weeks. He was seventy seven years of age at...
Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Spilman
Dec 16, 2023
Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Spilman, 74, of Albany, GA, died December 16, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, December 22, 2023 at 11:00 am at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson. Daniel Ellis will officiate.
Libby was born on December 22, 1948 in Dawson, GA to Edward Franklin and Elizabeth Spilman. She grew up there...
LtCol. Everett Joseph Boudreau, USMC Retired
Dec 16, 2023
LtCol. Everett Joseph Boudreau , USMC Ret., 73 of Albany, GA, died Saturday, December 16, 2023 at his residence. A memorial service with military honors will be held Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Charlie Rouse will officiate.
Born in Waterville, ME., Mr. Boudreau was a Vietnam veteran and served in the United Stated...
