Obituaries
Calvin Sasser
Dec 31, 2020
Calvin Buford Sasser, 95, of Albany, GA, died December 31, 2020 at his residence. A private graveside funeral service will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Mr. Sasser was born on August 12, 1925 to Pate and Susie Sasser on a farm near Geneva, AL. His family moved to Colquitt County, GA when her was...
Victor Ransom
Dec 31, 2020
Victor Ray "Vic” Ransom, 62, of Leesburg, GA, passed away on December 31, 2020. The family will hold a private graveside service at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Vic will lie in state at Mathews Funeral Home on Monday from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm. Victor was born July 31, 1958, in Sanford N.C. He had resided...
Wesley Hatcher
Dec 31, 2020
Wesley R. “Wes” Hatcher, 33, of Albany, GA, died December 31, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Mark Walker and Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate. Wes was born on November 10, 1987 in Albany, GA to James R. “Ricky” Hatcher and the late...
William "Erik" Faulk
Dec 30, 2020
William “Erik” Faulk, 50, of Albany, GA, died December 30, 2020 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL after fighting a four month illness. Graveside services will be held Monday, January 4, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Johnny Arnold will officiate. For those attending will please social distance and masks will be provided. Erik was born on...
Murril Tyre
Dec 28, 2020
Murril Lloyd Tyre (SMSGT USAF), Due to Covid restrictions, his private graveside service will be Thursday, December 31 at Leesburg GA Cemetery . Mr. Tyre was born July 18, 1930 in Jesup, GA.His parents were George and Nettie Tyre. He attended Jesup school system and then enlisted in the USAF. Mr. Tyre served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars making this...
Norma Jean Moss
Dec 28, 2020
Norma Jean Davidson Moss, 80, of Albany, died Monday, December 28, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Her remains have been cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. A native of Alexandria, VA, Mrs. Moss had lived there most of her life moving to Albany in 2009 to be with her sister. She worked in...
James Phelps
Dec 28, 2020
James M. “Jim” Phelps, 66, of Albany, GA, died peacefully December 28, 2020 at his residence with his wife and sister by his side. A visitation will be held Saturday, January 2, 2021 from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. If attending, please observe social distancing and a mask will be provided. Jim was born on January...
Wm. "Bill" Dixon, Jr.
Dec 25, 2020
Wm. “Bill” S. Dixon, Jr., 78, of Albany, died Friday, December 25, 2020 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. His graveside service will be 2 PM Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. A life long resident of Albany, Mr. Dixon was retired from Colonial Pipeline. He was a member of Byne Memorial Baptist...
Kenneth Crain
Dec 23, 2020
Kenneth Ray Crain, 66, of Lee County, GA, died December 23, 2020 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 am Monday, December. 28, 2020 at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate. Please observe social distancing guidelines. Kenneth was born on February 3, 1954 in Princeton, IL to the late Alvin and Irene Crain. He...
Janice Tucker
Dec 23, 2020
Janice Hudson Tucker, 68, of Albany, GA, died December 23, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:30 PM at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Pavo, GA. If attending, please observe social distancing. Janice was born in Thomasville,...
Marjorie Allen
Dec 23, 2020
Marjorie H. Allen, 74, of Lee County, died Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at her daughter’s home. Her graveside service will be 11 AM, Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Leslie City Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. A native of Dansville, NY, Mrs. Allen moved to Americus 1989 then to Lee County 4 years ago. She was a unit secretary at...
Kathryn (Kathy) Owens
Dec 23, 2020
Kathryn (Kathy) Jean Owens, 61, of Albany, Ga, passed away on December 23, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Kathy was born April 23, 1959 in New Jersey and grew up in Albany, Ga. Kathy graduated from Westover High School in 1977. No services will be held at this time. Kathy worked for Attorney, Bill Underwood in Albany for several...
Carl McDonald
Dec 23, 2020
Carl A. McDonald, 87, of Albany, died Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at the Willson Hospice House. His graveside service will be 2 PM Monday at Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. A native of Worth County, Mr. McDonald had lived in Albany most of his life. He retired from Coats and Clark after 30 years. He was a member of Liberty Hill...
Wesley Polson, Jr.
Dec 21, 2020
Wesley Lamar Polson, Jr., 63, of Albany, GA died peacefully at Willson Hospice House. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. He was born in Griffin, Ga., but has spent the majority of his adulthood in Albany. He worked for Target and was everyone's buddy. He was preceded in death by his father Wesley L. Polson...
Clara Kerrey
Dec 21, 2020
Clara Allen Kerrey, 87, of Albany, GA died Monday, December 21, 2020 at her residence. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Climax, GA. Rev. John Spencer will officiate. Mrs. Kerrey was born at home close to Climax, GA to Reemer and Jewell Allen. She graduated from Climax High...
Jane Turner
Dec 21, 2020
Jane Horne Turner, age 89, passed away peacefully in her home (Albany, Ga.) on Monday, December 21, 2020. Born on February 12, 1931, in Americus, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ely Horne. She attended the Americus schools and graduated as Valedictorian of her class at Americus High School in 1948. She attended Georgia Southwestern...
Kevin Haire
Dec 19, 2020
Kevin Len Haire, 43, of Leesburg, GA, passed away on December 19, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate. Kevin was born January 20, 1977 in Albany, GA. He attended Byne School and was a graduate of Westover High...
James E. "Jimmy" Sinyard
Dec 19, 2020
James E. “Jimmy” Sinyard, 88, of Albany, GA died December 19, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. A private funeral service will be held Monday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Dorre officiating. A public graveside funeral service will be held Monday at 12:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery with Greg Aldridge officiating. Social distancing will...
Louise Andrews
Dec 19, 2020
Louise Bonita Andrews, 92, of Albany passed away on December 19, 2020 at Evergreen Assisted Living. A Memorial Service will be conducted on Saturday January 9, 2021, 2:00 pm, at Mathews Funeral Home. Louise was born July 11, 1928, in Cuthbert, Georgia to the late John and Emma West. She graduated from Cuthbert High School, attended Andrew College, the University...
Jimmy Deen
Dec 17, 2020
James “Jimmy” Linton Deen, Sr., 76, of Albany, GA, passed away December 17, 2020 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 11:15am at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Bill Sasser will officiate. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Jimmy was a lifetime resident...
