Obituaries

Oct 12, 2021

Mr. Jimmy Lee “Bojangles” Hayes, 70 of Leesburg, GA, died Tuesday October, 12, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, in Albany, GA.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home, 3206 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA 31721. Rev. Trent Corey will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, GA....

Oct 12, 2021

Mike Holwick, 63, of Lee County, died Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at the Willson Hospice House. His funeral service will be at 11:00 AM Friday, October 15, 2021, at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will be in Warwick Methodist Church Cemetery at 1:00 PM. Rev. Mark Scardino will officiate.

Born and raised in Albany, Mike was the owner-operator...

Oct 9, 2021

Mrs. Martha Brackin Hatfield, 74 of Leesburg, GA, died October 9, 2021 at her residence.

Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Steve Johnson will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday, October 11, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home, 3206 Gillionville...

Oct 8, 2021

Bettina Ann Spurlock Dukes, 66, of Leesburg, GA passed away, Friday, October 8, 2021 at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA with her family by her side.  Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Randy Pruitt will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.

Tina attended Albany High School...

Oct 8, 2021

Thomas Bain Henderson, Jr. of Leesburg, GA passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside interment service was conducted Friday, October 15, 2021 at 11:45 a.m. (CST) in Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo, AL.

Born in Mobile, AL, Mr. Henderson served in the Navy.  He was retired from InterSystems, Corp., of the Presbyterian...

Oct 6, 2021

Wesley Randall Norris, 49, of Leesburg, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Phoebe North.

His memorial service will be held  4:00 Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Mathews Funeral Home.

A native of Camilla, GA, Wesley worked as a mechanic for Molson-Coors, part time gunsmith, part time author. He was a graduate of Mitchell Baker High School in...

Oct 3, 2021

Mark M. Majors, 65, of Albany, GA, died October 3, 2021 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 11:00 am at the First United Methodist Church of Albany.  Rev. Jim Morrow will officiate.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until 11:00 am before the service at the church.

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Oct 2, 2021

Mrs. Dell Elizabeth Spring, 65 of Leesburg, GA. Died October 2, 2021 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Leesburg Cemetery in Leesburg, GA. Rev. Matt Stone will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. 3206 Gillionville Rd.,...

Oct 2, 2021

Robert Nicholas “Nick” Wukoson, 73, of Lee County, GA, went home to the Lord Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, in Albany, GA.

Born in McKeesport, PA, Nick lived most of his life in Central Florida, graduating USF. He joined Eckerd Drugs and raised two beautiful children with his first wife, Carolyn. Later divorced, he then married Rita. Transferring...

Oct 2, 2021

GySgt. Kalvin “Gunny” L. Bentley (USMC, ret), of Albany, the cherished husband, devoted father, and adored grandfather passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at the age of 62.

Kalvin was born March 11, 1959 in Saginaw Michigan. After retiring from the United States Marine Corp, Kalvin worked as a government contractor. He was a shooting and...

Oct 1, 2021

Cheryl Elizabeth Webb of Leesburg died Friday, October 1, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 4, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate.

Mrs. Webb was born in Albany and has lived in the area most of her life....

Oct 1, 2021

Kenneth Alan (Ken) Regan, 68, of Arlington, GA passed away Friday, October 1, 2021 at his residence. Graveside memorial services will be conducted Monday, October 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Morgan Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Layla Regan Jarrell will officiate.

Born in Cairo, GA, Mr. Regan was a 1971 graduate of Westover High School in Albany, GA...

Sep 29, 2021

Betty Ruth Connell Gamble, 89, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at her daughter's residence in Leesburg, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Jeff Carter.

Mrs. Gamble was born in Griffin, GA on September 28, 1932, daughter of Millard and Ruth Connell. She moved to...

Sep 28, 2021

Mr. Douglas “Doug” Harry Schneider, 82 of Albany, GA. Died Tuesday September 28, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. A memorial service will be held Friday, October 8, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Josh Duckworth will officiate.

Mr. Schneider was born December 6, 1938 in Amherst, OH, son...

Sep 27, 2021

Victor Todd Deen, 61, of Albany, GA went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Chuck Knight will officiate. Casual attire will be appropriate for the service.

Born September 15,1960 in Albany,...

Sep 26, 2021

Mr. Charles Wood Lamb, Sr. 68 of Leesburg, GA.  departed this blessed journey on earth peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his residence.  A memorial service will be held Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 11:00 AM at The Church at The Groves. Pastor Ben Steffens will officiate. Suggested attire is jeans and boots...

Sep 26, 2021

Mr. Edgar C. Anderson, 92, of Leesburg, GA. died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021 at Willson Hospice House in Albany, GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Andrew Kornegay will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jeff Fordham, Brett Presley, Gage Fordham, Troy Yelverton,...

Sep 25, 2021

Martha Helen Shores Rowe, 78, of Leesburg, GA, died September 25, 2021 at The Oaks At Oakland.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Lee Smith will officiate.  Committal services will be held the same day at 4:00 PM CST at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Eclectic, AL.

Mrs. Rowe was born in Eclectic,...

Sep 23, 2021

Nellie Ruth Settles of Leesburg, GA., died Thursday, September 23, 2021 at her residence. A graveside will be held Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Andersonville National Cemetery. Mr. Ros Powell will officiate.

A native of Headland, Alabama Mrs. Settles has lived in Leesburg since 2005. She was a retired retail clerk and worked for Belk’s for many years....

Sep 23, 2021

Iris Faye Scarborough Tallent, 89, of Leesburg, GA died Thursday, September 23, 2021. Family graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Debbie Cone will officiate.

Faye was born in Cadwell, GA, while most of her life she lived in Albany, GA, where she relocated after graduating from Blakely High School in...