Obituaries
Joyce Pope
Aug 1, 2021
Joyce Ann Murphy Pope, 89, of Montezuma, GA, passed away peacefully into her Savior’s arms on Saturday, August 1, 2021 at The Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, GA. Per her expressed wishes, a private memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Powersville, GA to the late Robert Felton Murphy and Lorene Hamlin Murphy, she was preceded...
Lance Kearce
Jul 30, 2021
Lance “Bubba” Kearce, age 54, of Montello WI passed away on Friday July 30, 2021 with his loving wife and sister by his side, due to his courageous battle against cancer. Lance was born on April 17, 1967 in Albany Georgia, he is preceded in death by his mother and father, Ruth and Woody Kearce. Lance attended Riverview High School...
Dr. Thomas Strickland, DMD
Jul 30, 2021
Dr. Thomas Marvin Strickland passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, surrounded by family and friends. His funeral service will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, with interment following in the church columbarium. Father Nick Roosevelt will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at Remax of Albany, 1819 Dawson Road. Dr. Strickland was born June 26,...
Jason Harper
Jul 30, 2021
Jason Scott Harper, 40, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, July 30, 2021 in Albany, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Minister Marty Burson will officiate. Born in Albany, GA and a life long residence, Mr. Harper was educated in the Dougherty County School System and was employed with...
Terry Nathaniel Lee
Jul 27, 2021
Terry Nathaniel (Nate) Lee, 39, of Lee Co., GA passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Sandra Ballard will officiate.
Born in Albany, GA, Mr. Lee had lived in Albany, GA until moving to Leesburg, Ga in 2008.
He was...
Martin "Bert" Wagnon
Jul 18, 2021
Martin Bertram “Bert” Wagnon, 72, of Albany, GA passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 3:00 pm at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church. Father Nick Roosevelt will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Bert was born in Americus, GA, in 1948,...
William D. "Doug" Wingate
Jul 9, 2021
William D. “Doug” Wingate, 87, of Albany, GA, died July 9, 2021 at his residence surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Wesley Kaylor will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Wingate was born on August 28, 1933 in Bridgeboro, GA to Archie D....
Robert "Bobby" Hinman
Jun 20, 2021
Robert L. “Bobby” Hinman, 66, of Albany, GA, died June 20, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family.
Born on January 25, 1955 in Albany, GA to Lewie and Mindy Hinman, he graduated from Albany High School and attended Georgia Southwestern College. Along with his father and brothers, Bobby owned and operated Hinman Pool and Patio. He later started...
Thomas Broome
Jun 19, 2021
Thomas Allen Broome (Tommy Broome), 71, of Sarasota, FL, (formerly Kenia, AK), went to heaven on June 19, 2021. Born February 5, 1950, in Albany, GA, Tommy was the son of the late Leone Turner Broome and John Howard Broome.
Tommy's survivors include his long-term partner Lori Cheezem, of Port Charlotte, FL, a brother George (Don) Broome of Leesburg, GA,...
Barbara Walthall
Jun 17, 2021
Barbara Ann Walthall, 79, of Albany, GA, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Regency Hospital in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 2:30 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Father Ray Levreault will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Barbara was born October 20, 1941, in Providence,...
Margaret Elizabeth (Hatcher) Hodges
Jun 4, 2021
Margaret Elizabeth (Hatcher) Hodges, 80, of Pine Mountain, Georgia, and Linville, North Carolina, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, June 4, in her hometown of Albany, Georgia. Margaret was born on September 30, 1940, the second child to Liston H. and Nadelle (Ivey) Hatcher and is survived by her loving siblings, Peggy Jo Mercer Musgrove, L.H. “Buster”...
Gary Madaris
May 28, 2021
Gary Madaris, 72, of Panama City, FL, formerly of Albany, died Friday, May 28, 2021 at Gulf Coast Reginal Medical Center. His graveside service will be Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Sumner City Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Born in Tifton, Mr. Madaris lived most of his life in Albany before moving to Panama City ten years ago and...
Daphne Spence
May 24, 2021
Daphne Paul Spence, 50, of Lee County died Monday, May 24, 2021 at the Willson Hospice House. Born in Albany, Daphne worked for the Dougherty County School System as the Transportation Route Coordinator. She was preceded in death by her mother, Millie Paul. Survivors include her husband of 32 years, Randall Spence, Lee County, daughters, Rachel (Lee) Shook, Albany, Catherine...
Harvey D. Cunningham
May 22, 2021
Harvey D. Cunningham, 65, of Baconton, GA, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Suggs and Rev. Joey Lee officiate. Interment will follow in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in Worth County, GA.Harvey was born in Albany, GA on January 9,...
Herbert Coston
May 1, 2021
Herb Coston, 84 of Leesburg, died Saturday, May 1, 2021 at his residence. His graveside service will be Tuesday, May 4th, 2021, 10:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery with Military Honors. Rev. Bud Womack will officiate. Born in Leesburg to Gid and Josephine Hayes Coston, Herb was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He loved his family immensely...
Sadie Sills
Apr 28, 2021
Sadie Mullins Sills, 84, of Calhoun County passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 after spending a beautiful day with several beloved family members. Sadie was born on May 24, 1936 to the late Robert Allen Mullins and Gertie Mullins Conley. Sadie spent most of her life in Calhoun County where she was born, graduated high school in 1954, worked...
Martha Houston Everson
Apr 22, 2021
Martha Houston Everson, 93, of Albany, died Thursday, April 22, 2021 at her residence. A native of Early County, Mrs. Everson lived in Colquitt with her late husband O. B Everson until they moved to Albany in 1987. She was retired from the office at Sears and was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church of Albany, GA. A...
Robert Scott Bonnell
Apr 15, 2021
Robert “Scott” Bonnell passed away, Thursday, April 15, 2021 in Tallahassee, Florida. The family will receive friends Monday 5 to 7 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will have a private graveside service. A native of Clarksburg, West Virginia, Rev. Scott Bonnell moved to Albany, GA in 1970. In 1991, Scott and his family moved to Tallahassee, FL where...
Bobby "Kid" Shepard
Apr 9, 2021
Bobby (Kid) Lee Shepard, 72, of Lee County, died Friday, April 9, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital with his wife by at his side. Kid was born in Vienna, GA to Annie Clyde Shepard and Vernon Shepard. Mr. Shepard retired in 2009 after 34 years from Georgia Power. He was a member of Sherwood Baptist Church, The Living Word...
Rassie Phillips
Apr 9, 2021
Rassie Lee Phillips, 94, of Colquitt, Georgia passed away at his home on Friday, April 9, 2021 with family by his side. A Graveside Memorial service will be conducted on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:00 am at Colquitt City Cemetery. Rev. James Scarborough will officiate. Due to ongoing concerns caused by Covid-19 mask and social distancing are to be...
