Obituaries
Raymond Harold Johnson
Feb 23, 2023
Raymond Harold Johnson,79, of Albany, GA., died Thursday, February 23, 2023 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate.
Ray was born in Elba, AL and raised in Kinston, AL,. He moved to Florida, where he met Gwen and worked as a...
Lois Brown Yon
Feb 22, 2023
Lois Brown Yon, 76, of Lee County, died Wednesday, February 22, 2022 at the Willson Hospice House.
Her funeral service will be 2:00 PM Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday one hour prior to the service at Mathews Funeral Home.
Born in Albany, Lois had...
Kimberly Renee Apperson
Feb 21, 2023
Kimberly Renee “Kim” Apperson, 57, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at The Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service.
Kim was born in Albany, GA on October...
Diana "Diane" Lynn Windham
Feb 20, 2023
Diane Lynn Windham, 72, of Lilburn, GA formerly of Albany, GA died Monday, February 20, 2023 at Emory Decatur Hospital.
Her graveside service will be 3:00 PM on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Leesburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:30 to 2:30 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.
Born in Greenwood, MS, Diane moved to Albany when her father was...
Paul Daniel Bishop, Sr.
Feb 17, 2023
Paul Daniel Bishop, Sr., 61, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, February 17, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Memorial services will be held Friday, February 24, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Traci Bishop, Albany, GA, children, Paul Daniel Bishop, Jr. (Jennifer), Chipley, FL, Rachel Marie Bentley, Albany, GA, his mother, Irene...
Sandra Barber Kierce
Feb 17, 2023
Sandra Barber Kierce, 77, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, February 17, 2023 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Norman Denney will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Kierce was born in Bainbridge, GA and was educated in the Decatur Co. School System...
Rachel Pinkston Weitnauer
Feb 16, 2023
Rachel Pinkston Weitnauer of Parrott, GA., died Thursday, February 16, 2023 at her residence. A graveside service will be held Monday, February 20, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. at Parrott Cemetery. Rev. David Weitnauer will officiate.
Born in Cuthbert, GA., to the late Roy and Mary Pinkston, Rachel moved back home to Parrott and lived in the Atlanta area....
Allan Wilson Russell
Feb 15, 2023
Allan Russell, 91, of Grayson, GA formally of Leesburg, GA, entered into his heavenly home on Wednesday February 15 at Abbey Hospice House in Social Circle, GA. A memorial service will be held on Saturday February 25, 2023 at 11AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev Ryan Stone is officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am until 11:00 am prior...
Floye Mae Ziglar
Feb 13, 2023
Floye Mae Ziglar, a resident of Cordele, Georgia since 2021, and a longtime resident of Lecanto, Florida passed away February 13, 2023, and went to join her husband and true love, William Terry Ziglar who preceded her in death in 2020. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Flo loved painting, traveling, crocheting, cooking for family gatherings,...
Matthew Hunter McClure
Feb 13, 2023
Matthew Hunter McClure, 9, of Canton, GA passed away peacefully with family Monday, February 13, 2023 at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow at Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Enterprise, AL, Hunter had resided in Adel, GA most all of his life before moving to Canton, GA....
James C. Ivey, Jr.
Feb 13, 2023
James C. Ivey, Jr, (Col, USAF, Ret.) 88, of Albany, GA, died on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 11:00 am at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate. Committal services with Military Honors will follow at 2:00 pm at Andersonville National Cemetery.
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Donna Willis McCoy
Feb 9, 2023
Donna Willis McCoy, 76, of Albany died Thursday, February 9, 2023 at her residence. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joshua Bower will officiate.
Born in Atlanta, GA, Mrs. McCoy had lived in Albany since 1960. She worked for the State of Georgia before retiring in 2011 to devote her time to...
William Roger Sullivan
Feb 8, 2023
William Roger Sullivan, 67, of Lee County, GA, died February 8, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow at 4:00 pm at Sharon Baptist Church in Cordele, GA.
Roger was born on October 13, 1955...
Linda Diane Cooper
Feb 8, 2023
Linda Diane (Hunter) Cooper, 78, of Albany, GA, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will have a private service at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Gerry Dorre will officiate. Entombment will follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum. Linda was born in Lancaster, South Carolina to the late Heyward Frances Hunter and Glennie Myrtle...
Stephen W. Tupper
Feb 7, 2023
Stephen W. Tupper (MSgt, USMC, Ret), 69, of Lee County, GA, died February 7, 2023 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Monday, February 13, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. The United States Marine Corps will provide Military Honors.
Mr. Tupper was born on May 3, 1953 in Onawa,...
Lawrence Allen Fullerton
Feb 7, 2023
Lawrence “Larry” Allen Fullerton, 86, of Albany, Georgia, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Larry was born on October 8, 1936 to Russell Leroy Fullerton and Theresa Pearl Roginski Fullerton in Kewanee, Illinois. At the age of 19, he joined the United States Marine Corps, where he served for 10 years, earning the...
Thomas "Tom" Ansley Mann
Feb 5, 2023
Thomas "Tom" Ansley Mann, 71, of Leesburg Georgia, died Sunday February 5, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Shane Mullins will officiate. Military honors will follow.
Born in Alexander City, AL, Mr. Mann attended and graduated the from the Tallapoosa County School System and after graduation...
Thomas Bradley (Brad) Murphy
Feb 2, 2023
Thomas Bradley (Brad) Murphy passed away on February 2, 2023. Born in Tampa, Florida, on October 4, 1976, he was the son of Brenda Knight Murphy and Thomas Julian Murphy of Albany, Georgia.
Brad graduated from Deerfield-Windsor School in 1995. After receiving a degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia, he was employed by the Sea Island Company in...
Huey Carlton Wheeler, Jr.
Feb 2, 2023
Huey Carlton Wheeler, Jr., 74, of Dawson, changed addresses on Thursday, February 2, 2023. His new address is Heaven.
His memorial service will be 2:00 Sunday, February 5, 2023 at First Baptist Church of Dawson. Rev. Currie Spoon and Pastor Cecil Kenney officiating.
Born in Americus, Huey was the son of H. C. “Carl” Wheeler and Annie Moncus Wheeler. He spent all...
Joe Oliver Miller
Feb 1, 2023
Joe Oliver Miller, 85, of Albany, GA formerly of Ft. Gaines, GA, died February 1, 2023 at the Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Phil Thomas will officiate. Interment will be held in Rockwell, NC.
Mr. Miller was born in Rockwell, NC on September 21, 1937 to John...
