Obituaries
Lynn Chandler Lane
Dec 5, 2021
Lynn Chandler Lane, 58, of Albany, Ga., passed away on December 5, 2021, after an extended stay at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Matthews Funeral Home on Gillionville Road. Rev. Chuck Knight will officiate. Lynn was born in Blakely, GA on July 1, 1963, to...
Fleta Ruth Carr Hatcher
Dec 5, 2021
Fleta Ruth Carr Hatcher, 90, of Gibson, GA formerly of Albany, GA passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Gibson Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 10, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Douglas Hatcher will officiate.
Mrs. Hatcher began her life in Mitchell Co., GA. Her siblings welcomed her to...
Thomas Lucius "Tommy" Collins
Dec 4, 2021
Mr. Thomas Lucius “Tommy” Collins, 63 of Leesburg, GA. died Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Mr. Collins was born February 24, 1958 in Mitchell County, GA, son of the late Marvin Eugene Collins and Jeanette H. Collins. He was retired from Proctor and...
Walter Woodrow Mainor
Dec 4, 2021
Walter Woodrow Mainor, 75, of Lee Co., GA passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery, Randolph Co., GA. Rev. Roger Moree will officiate.
Born in Carnegie, Randolph Co., GA, Mr. Mainor moved to Albany, GA in 1969. He was...
Judy Charlene Herrin
Dec 4, 2021
Judy Torbert Herrin, 72, of Albany, GA, died December 4, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 12:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Josh Duckworth will officiate.
Judy was born on February 23, 1949 to Leon and Irma Torbert in Atlanta, GA. She grew up in Atlanta, GA and...
Allen Woodrow Ginder, Jr.
Dec 4, 2021
Allen Woodrow Ginder, Jr. was born on October 27, 1943 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Colonel Allen W. Ginder, Sr. and Ruth Paulsen Ginder. He passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021 in his home (Albany, Georgia) surrounded by his beloved children at the age of 78. Allen loved spending precious time with his family; something he was committed to...
Herbert Nelson Rushton III
Dec 3, 2021
Herbert Nelson Rushton, III, 74, of Albany, GA, died December 3, 2021 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 11:00 am at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Rev. Sam Henderson and Dr. Biff Coker will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at social hall of the church.
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Ida Lorene Hoffman
Dec 2, 2021
Ida Lorene Cooper Hoffman, 87, of Albany, GA, died December 2, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 6, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Sam Henderson will officiate. Entombment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Hoffman was born in Lowndes County, GA to Colvin Eugene and Flossie Cooper on July 2,...
Carolyn Christine Roberts
Nov 30, 2021
Carolyn Christine Temples Roberts, 72, of Albany, GA, died November 30, 2021 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Monday December 6, 2021 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Johnny Nixon will officiate. Interment will follow at 1:00 pm at Crossroads Cemetery in Damascus, GA
Mrs. Roberts was born at home on August 6. 1949 in...
John Wayne Earley
Nov 30, 2021
John Wayne Earley, 65 of Albany, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at his residence.
A memorial service will be held 5:00 PM, Saturday, December 18, 2021 at First Baptist Church of Putney. Born in Valdosta, Wayne had lived most of his life in the Albany area. He was retired from Flowers Bakery. He was a member of First Baptist Church...
Madge Mobley Wilson
Nov 29, 2021
Madge Mobley Wilson, 94, of Parrott, GA, formerly of Moultrie, GA, died Monday, November 29, 2021 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church of Albany, GA. Rev. James Bullion will officiate; interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilson was born in Moultrie on February...
Amy Lucretia Hatcher Unruh
Nov 29, 2021
Amy Lucretia Unruh, 45 of Albany, GA died Monday, November 29, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Andersonville National Cemetery. Pastor Stan Glass will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the...
Thomas William Kerrey
Nov 28, 2021
Thomas William “Tom” Kerrey, 85, of Lee County, GA died November 28, 2021 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Mr. Kerrey was born on August 15, 1936 in East Lansing, MI to Thomas and Agnes Kerrey. He graduated from East Lansing High School and Michigan...
Cathy Sue Quinn
Nov 27, 2021
Cathy Sue Quinn, 70, of Albany died, Saturday, November 27, 2021 at her home. There are no services scheduled. Born in Jacksonville, NC, Cathy had lived in Albany for the past 30 years and had worked with the Law Office of Clayton Smith. Survivors include her sisters, Jean Quinn Burns of Albany, GA and Donna Quinn (Al) Buckhaults of Gulfport,...
Joan Woodall Windham
Nov 25, 2021
Joan Woodall Windham, 71, of Albany, died Thursday, November 25, 2021 at the Willson Hospice House. The family will hold a private memorial service. Born and raised in Albany, GA. Joan was the daughter of the late Charles M. Woodall and Harriett Weatherly Head. She graduated from Albany High School in 1968. Survivors include her son Bert Windham (Leigh), Albany,...
Angelo Kostas "Kody" Feros
Nov 25, 2021
Angelo Kostas Feros, best known as Kody, was born on September 29, 1985, and went to be with the Lord on November 25, 2021. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 3, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Sherwood Baptist Church Chapel. Rev. John Spencer and Rev. Tom Pollock will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery next to his...
Dianne Radcliffe
Nov 25, 2021
Glenda Dianne Radcliffe, age 71 of Leesburg, Georgia slipped away peacefully at her home after an extended illness to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, November 25th, 2021. Funeral services will be held graveside at Leesburg Cemetery on Tuesday, November 30th at 2:00pm. Rev Derrell Etheridge will officiate.
Dianne was born at The Taylor Regional...
Benjamin Wesley Freeman
Nov 24, 2021
Benjamin Wesley Freeman, just a few days short of his 71st birthday, passed away unexpectedly on November 23rd, 2021 near his home in Sylvester, GA.
Mr. Freeman was born and raised in Albany, GA. He served in the Army in the 101st Airborne Division. He retired from the City of Albany after providing 14 years of service as a Parks...
Randy Clyde Hall
Nov 24, 2021
Randy C. Hall, 68, of Fernandina Beach, FL, entered his rest on November 24, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. A celebration of life service will be held Friday, December 3, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Josh Duckworth will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm in...
Barbara June Anderson
Nov 24, 2021
Barbara June Anderson. 84, of Lee County, GA, died November 24, 2021 at The Oaks At Oakland. A memorial service will be held Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:30 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Carter will officiate.
Mrs. Anderson was born on June 20, 1937 in Doerun, GA to James and Inez Duncan and raised in Albany,...
