Obituaries
Athalia Howell
Jan 18, 2021
Athalia McLeod Howell, age 95, passed away, January 18, 2021 after a week in hospice care in Nashville, TN. Athalia lived in her home in Springfield, TN not far from her daughter Jeana. She was active in church attendance, visiting family, keeping house and even mowing her own lawn until the age of 89. With help from Jeana, she continued...
Irvin Storey, Jr.
Jan 18, 2021
Irvin Haskell (Tex) Storey, Jr., 89, of Leesburg, Ga passed away Monday, January 18, 2021. Private funeral services will be held at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Terry Sinyard will officiate. Public graveside services will be held Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Masks and social distancing will be respected. Born January 30, 1931 to...
Carrol Roberts
Jan 17, 2021
Carrol Saxon “Snooks” Roberts, 86, of Albany, GA, died January 17, 2021 at Phoebe North Hospital. Due to Covid concerns, memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Roberts was born in Miller County, GA to Auburn Jackson and Lessie Estelle Roberts on July 28, 1934. After High School, he joined and served his country in The United...
Wiley Cox
Jan 17, 2021
Wiley B. Cox, 82, of Leesburg, GA passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 pm at Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester, GA. Social Distancing and masks will be required. Wiley was born August 27, 1938 in Ceres, Virginia, to the late Winton B. and Maude Bridges...
Lallie Benkoski
Jan 16, 2021
The memorial service for the late "Lallie" Benkoski of Albany, who departed this life on 16 January 2021 at Pruitt Healthcare, Sylvester, Georgia, will be held on 20 January 2021 at 2:00 P.M., with visitation beginning at 1:00 P.M. at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Albany, Rev. "Biff" Coker officiating. "Lallie" was born 24 January 1926 in Thomson, Georgia to the late...
David Bailey
Jan 14, 2021
David Jerome Bailey, 52, of Newnan, GA (formerly of Albany, GA), passed away January 14, 2021 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital after a battle with COVID-19. David was born on August 1, 1968 in Atlanta, GA to JD and Marilyn Morgan Bailey. David was preceded in death by his father, JD Bailey, nephew, Eric Purvis Bailey and great nephew Hayden Bailey....
Jack Jacobs
Jan 13, 2021
Jack A Jacobs went to be with the Lord on January 13, 2021. Long time resident of Arlington, GA, who passed away at Phoebe Putney Hospital from sudden medical complications. (Not Covid). Survived by his three children, who were able be at his bedside. He will join his wife, the former Dorothy M. Burch, who passed away in 2017. Jack...
Michelle Corbett
Jan 12, 2021
Michelle Leigh Corbett, 26, of Leesburg, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of the area, Michelle was a server working in different restaurants in the area. She left behind three beautiful children who were her world. Always “just wanting to be a good momma”. She graduated from Worth County High School in 2012. Survivors include her...
Earl Glass
Jan 11, 2021
Earl Watson Glass, 71, of Sylvester, GA passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm Saturday, January 16th 2021 at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Jeff Barker will officiate. Face mask and social distancing guidelines are required. Earl was born September 14, 1949, in Baconton, GA, to the late...
Rodney Williams
Jan 10, 2021
Rodney Hilton Williams, 71, of Terrell County, GA, died January 10, 2021 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. The United States Army Honor Guard will provide Military Honors. Please observe social distancing. Rodney was born on July 5, 1949 to Ray...
Fortunato Inandan
Jan 9, 2021
Fortunato Inandan, 95, of Albany, GA., died Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Phoebe North Hospital. Mr. Inandan will be cremated and no services will be held at this time. A native of Rosario, Batangas, Philippines, he worked briefly in Fussell's Farms, and Albany Housing Authority. Before he migrated to the US, he spent his work years in community development, both in...
Patricia "Pat" Jarrell
Jan 9, 2021
Patricia E. “Pat” Jarrell, 79, of Warwick, GA, died January 9, 2021 at Tift Regional Hospital. A funeral mass will be held Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 11:00 AM at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Cordele, GA. Rev. Paulinus Okpala will officiate and family and friends are welcome to attend. Due to concerns of the Covid Pandemic, no visitation will...
Charlene Sawyer
Jan 9, 2021
Charlene Pollock Sawyer, 56, of Albany, GA., died Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A private funeral service will be held at Mathews Funeral Home. A public graveside service will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 3:45 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Masks and social distancing will be required. A native...
Diane Gilletly
Jan 8, 2021
Diane Mitchell Gilletly, 70, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Andrew Kornegay will officiate. Social distancing and masks are required. Mrs. Gilletly was born in Vienna, GA and had resided in Albany, GA for the past forty years....
Todd Padgett, Jr.
Jan 4, 2021
Todd Waite Padgett, Jr. 72, of Worth County, died Monday, January 4, 2021 at Phoebe North. His graveside service will be 11 AM Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Jerry Etheredge and Rev. Roger Tillary will officiate. A native of Miami, FL. Mr. Padgett was retired from MCLB and was a U. S. Marine Corps veteran and...
Shirley Gibson
Jan 4, 2021
Shirley Newberry Gibson, 83, of Lee County, died Monday, January 4, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Her funeral service will be 3 PM Friday, January 8, 2021 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Ron Stinson will officiate. A native of Baker County Mrs. Gibson retired from the Dougherty County School System as an Assistant...
Leonard Reed
Jan 3, 2021
Leonard Lynn Reed, 81, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Willson Hospice House. The family will have a private service at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Doug Eason will officiate. A native of Front Royal, VA., Mr. Reed was a retired veteran of the United States Air Force. He served his country during the Vietnam War and also...
Truman Gilley
Jan 3, 2021
Truman Gilley, 75, of Worth County, died Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. His funeral service will be 3 PM Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Thundering Spring Cemetery. Rev. Jamie Baggett will officiate. A native of Lee County, Mr. Gilley was retired from Miller-Coors. He was preceded in death by his parents H. C. “Ted” Gilley...
Paul Shellhouse
Jan 3, 2021
Paul Elliot Shellhouse, 76, of Americus, GA, died January 3, 2021 at his son’s home in Leesburg, GA. Private services will be held in Andersonville National Cemetery. Mr. Shellhouse was born in Cuthbert, GA to Paul E. and Mary Nell Shellhouse on January 14, 1944. He graduated from Randolph County High School and lived his adult life in Sumter County,...
Marlen "Jake" Meierdierks
Jan 1, 2021
Marlen B. “Jake” Meierdierks ( Lt. Co., USMC, Ret.), 77, of Albany, GA died January 1, 2021 at Wellstar Hospital in Dallas, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. The United States Marine Corps Honor Guard will provide Military Honors. Mr. Meierdierks was born in Pender, NE...
