Obituaries
John H. Padden
Aug 17, 2021
MGySgt John H. Padden, USMC (ret), 69, of Lee County, died Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
His memorial service will be 10:00 AM Friday, August 20, 2021 at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
A native of Milwaukee, WI, Mr. Padden was retired from the U. S. Marine Corps after 28 years of faithful...
Kathleen Hannon Naylor
Aug 16, 2021
Kathleen Hannon Naylor, 78, of Albany, GA died Monday, August 16, 2021 at her residence. A private family interment was held on Wednesday at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, August 19, 2021 from 5:30 PM until 6:30 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.
Mrs. Naylor was born in Sunderland, England to William and Hilda Hannon. She...
Danielle Elizabeth Anderson
Aug 16, 2021
Danielle Elizabeth Anderson, 18, of Cuthbert, GA, died August 16, 2021 at Children’s Health Care of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jackie Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in Morgan City Cemetery.
Danielle was born on August 24, 2002 in Albany, GA. She grew...
Marvin Edward Richards
Aug 16, 2021
Marvin Edward Richards, 84, of Albany, GA died Monday, August 16, 2021 at The Phoenix of Albany.
See full obituary at Marvin and Mary Richards.
William "Billy" Henry Alligood
Aug 15, 2021
William H. “Billy” Alligood, 86, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, August 15, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charlie Brown and Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Alligood was born in Vidalia, GA to the late Elmer...
Judy Legg
Aug 14, 2021
Judy Parks Legg, 74, of Andersonville, GA, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial Services will be held on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 11:00 am at First Baptist Church in Americus, GA. Rev. Keith Parks will officiate.
Mrs. Legg was born April 25, 1947, in Montezuma, GA, to the late Fred and Minnie Lee...
Nancy Elmore
Aug 14, 2021
Nancy Taylor Elmore, 78, of Leesburg Georgia, died Saturday, August 14, 2021 at her daughter’s residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at First Baptist Church of Leesburg with interment to follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Joshua Posey will officiate. Mrs. Elmore’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren will serve as active pallbearers.
A native of Lumberton, NC, Mrs....
Conner Sloan
Aug 13, 2021
Conner E. Sloan, 24, of Albany, GA, passed away on Friday 13, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Healthcare in Gainesville, GA. A memorial service will be held at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church at a later date.
Chapple Statham
Aug 13, 2021
Chapple Jean May Statham, 76, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, August 20, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. graveside at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Ron Long will officiate.
Born in Andersonville, TN, Mrs. Statham had resided in Albany, GA since 1960 moving here from the Carolina’s. She...
Amanda Varner
Aug 13, 2021
Amanda Clarece Timmerman Phillips, 43, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at her residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
Winifred Sinquefield
Aug 11, 2021
Winifred “Winnie” Taylor Sinquefield, 94, of Lee County, GA, died August 11, 2021 at The Oaks at Oakland Plantation. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 14, 2021 at11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ben Steffens will officiate. Interment will follow in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Edison, GA. Masks are recommended and will be provided.
Mrs. Sinquefield was born...
Barbara Shubert
Aug 11, 2021
Barbara Jo Wynn Shubert, 76, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at her residence. The funeral will be held at Menifee Home for Funerals in Frenchburg, KY with Jerry Carmichael officiating with special music by Tom Woodward, Rusty Klaber, and Old Stump Kickers. Burial will be at Woodward Cemetery in Frenchburg, KY.
A local memorial service will be held...
Michael Humphrey
Aug 9, 2021
Michael “Bubba” Ray Humphrey, 42, of Albany, GA, died Monday, August 9, 2021 at his residence. Memorial services will be announced.
Michael was born in Albany, GA on June 18, 1979 to Ray and Marianne Humphrey. He graduated from Albany High School in 1997 and attended Albany Technical College where he received his certifications in Diesel Mechanics and Welding. He trained...
Sean Heffernan
Aug 9, 2021
Mr. Sean Fitzgerald Heffernan, 57, of Leesburg, GA died Monday, August 9, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA.
A native of St. Petersburg, FL, Mr. Heffernan was born March 2, 1964, son of the late Thomas Heffernan and Barbara Patsy Reed Heffernan. Other than his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Genell Martin Heffernan.
He...
Barbara Turner
Aug 2, 2021
Barbara Darrell Turner, 84, of Cochran, GA formally of Albany, GA, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021 at The Lodge in Warner Robins, GA. Funeral services will be Friday, August 6, 2021 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Matthew Schluckebrier will officiate. Entombment will follow in Crown Hill Mausoleum.
Barbara was born on October 1, 1936 in Whigham,...
Ann Cannon
Aug 1, 2021
Ann F. Cannon, 89, of Albany, GA, died August 1, 2021 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Bart Cannon will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Mrs. Cannon was born in Smithville, GA to Daniel and Maureen Faust. She grew up in Smithville and graduated from Smithville High...
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...
