Obituaries
Lugene Cox Haire
Jun 2, 2023
Lugene Cox Haire 89, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, June 2, 2023. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Sam Cook and Stephen Walker will officiate.
She was married to Horace Haire for 58 years before his death. She loved her Lord Jesus Christ and served him...
Carl Lavonne Speir
Jun 2, 2023
Carl Lavonne Speir, 89, died peacefully at his home in Bronwood, Georgia, Friday, June 2.
His funeral service will be held on Tuesday, June 6, at 11:00 at Bronwood Baptist Church with burial to follow at Bronwood Cemetery. A visitation will be held at 10:00 in the church Fellowship Hall before the service.
Lavonne was born October 23,1933, in...
John C. Hoffpauir, Jr.
Jun 2, 2023
John C. Hoffpauir, Jr. of Lee County, GA, passed away at the age of 71, at Dawson Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. An interment will be held at Andersonville National Cemetery.
Born to the late John and Esther Hoffpauir in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 7th,...
Thomas Ellis Norman
Jun 1, 2023
Thomas Ellis Norman, 94, of Albany, GA., died Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Willson Hospice House. He will lie in state Thursday June 8, 2023 from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. Interment will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native of Quitman, GA., he has lived in Albany since 1955. He was a fabricator and machinist, working for...
Jeffrey Ray "Jeff" Heath, Sr.
May 31, 2023
Jeffrey R. “Jeff” Heath, Sr. (GySGT, USMC, Ret.), 65, of Lee County, GA, died May 31, 2023 at Willson Hospice House surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Marine Corps and The...
Jeanette Thornton Klias
May 31, 2023
Jeanette Thornton Klias, 82, of Albany, GA passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Leary City Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Mrs. Klias was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Matthew (Buck) Klias, her sons, Gerald Matthew (Matt) Klias and infant Johnny...
Comalea Rich
May 30, 2023
Comalea Rich, 72, of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Comalea was born September 12, 1950, in Bristol, Connecticut to the late Joseph Rich and Comalea Wingate. At an early age she moved to Valdosta, GA where she attended Valdosta High School and Valdosta State University. She worked in...
James "Frank" F. Massey
May 29, 2023
James Franklin “Frank” Massey, 67, of Leesburg, GA passed away Monday, May 29, 2023. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. A private interment will follow in Weston Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Frank, as he was affectionately known, was born May 4, 1956 to the late...
Mary Lillian Law
May 29, 2023
Mary Lillian Law, 91, of Sumner, GA, formerly of Lee County, GA, died May 29, 2023 at Camellia Gardens Life Center. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Derrick Law will officiate. A private interment will follow at 2:00 pm at Andersonville National Cemetery
Lillian was born on May 2, 1932...
William "Bill" Harrell
May 28, 2023
William “Bill” Durward Harrell, Jr., 80, of Albany, Georgia passed away May 28, 2023 with friends and family by his side. A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, June 15, 2023 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the Manor House, 1500 Dawson Rd, Albany, GA 31707.
Bill was a native of Bainbridge, Georgia and a 1960 graduate of...
Benjamin H. "Buddy" Drawdy
May 28, 2023
Benjamin “Buddy” Henry Drawdy Jr., 80, died peacefully on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Willson Hospice House after a courageous battle with dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
His funeral service will be 3 pm Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Art Guerra and Mr. William Schofill will officiate.
Buddy was born on February 22,...
Gerald Matthew (Matt) Klias
May 26, 2023
Gerald Matthew (Matt) Klias, 52, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, May 26, 2023 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Leary City Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Survivors include a daughter, Riley Shewmake of Albany, GA, mother, Jeanette Thornton Klias of Albany, GA, two sisters, Laura Klias of...
Arlene Kowalski Rhames
May 24, 2023
Arlene Kowalski Rhames, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away peacefully at her residence, at the age of 78 on May 24th, 2023. Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Father Ray Levreault will officiate.
She was born on October 14, 1944 in Newark, New Jersey to...
Cynthia "Cindy" Taranto Sturtz
May 23, 2023
Cynthia Taranto Sturtz, 56, of Leesburg, GA passed away May 23, 2023 at Advent Health Celebration Hospital in Celebration, FL. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Barry Hall will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, GA.
Cynthia Fay Sturtz was born in Waltham, MA to Phillip and...
Patsy Kirksey Collins
May 23, 2023
Patsy Kirksey Collins, 79, of Albany, died, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at the Willson Hospice House.
Her graveside service will be 11:00 am Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Born in Miller County, Mrs. Collins was a homemaker and was preceded in death by a brother, Jarrell Kirksey.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmy E. Collins,...
E.R. Mosby
May 22, 2023
Elmer Rubush “ER” Mosby, 77, of Albany, GA died peacefully at his home on Monday, May 22, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Visitation for family and friends will precede the service at 10:00 a.m.
ER was born in Meridian, MS on March 13,...
Clare Holland
May 22, 2023
Clare Holland of Albany GA, passed away at the age of 48 in Albany, Georgia on May 22, 2023. She was born on April 7, 1975 in Tarboro North Carolina. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday May 25, 2023 at Harvest Moon from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM in honor of Clare Holland hosted by the family.Clare...
William Harry Mauldin, Sr.
May 22, 2023
William Harry Mauldin, Sr. of Albany, GA went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 22, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 6:00 pm at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate.
Mr. Mauldin was born on July 5, 1941 in Camilla, GA. He graduated...
Herbert Winston Thomas
May 21, 2023
Herbert Winston Thomas, 83, of Albany, GA passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, May 29, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Andrew Kornegay will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Born in Kaufman County, TX, to the late Alvis and Fannie Thomas on August 16, 1939, Herbert grew up...
Edward Mitchell
May 21, 2023
Mr. Edward Lee Mitchell, 98, of Albany, Georgia, died Sunday, May 21, 2023. Mr. Mitchell professed Christ as his personal Lord and Savior and now resides in his heavenly home. He was a beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather. Mr. Mitchell was a U. S. Army veteran serving during World War II in Germany.
A funeral service will be...
