Obituaries
Rick "Ricky" Lane McDonald, Sr.
May 5, 2026
Rick “Ricky” Lane McDonald, Sr. of Leslie, GA., died Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. A private family interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens.
Ricky was born in Leslie, GA and worked in sheet metal construction for...
Barbara Jo Cannon
May 9, 2026
Barbara Jo Cannon of Albany, GA., died Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. T.J. Mauldin will officiate.
Barbara was born in Florence, SC., to the late Marvin and Eunice Hines. She was a...
Yolanda Jean Butler
May 8, 2026
Yolanda Jean Butler of Albany, GA., died Friday, May 8, 2026 at Willson Hospice House. Her wishes were to be cremated and a service to be held at a later date.
Yolanda was born in Uniondale, NY., and attended Uniondale High School. She worked for many years as a mortgage processing agent. Yolanda loved fashion and was known for her chic...
Loretta Harris Massey
May 8, 2026
Loretta Harris Massey, 87, of Morgan, GA, passed away May 8, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 2:00 pm at the Morgan Baptist Church. Rev. Josh Ducan will officiate. Interment will follow in The George Cemetery in New Hope on New Hope Church Road.
Loretta was born at home in Damascus,...
Broadus "Beetle" Bailey
May 7, 2026
Broadus "Beetle" Bailey, 75, of Albany, died Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. Arrangements to be announced.
Steven S. Stacy, Sr.
May 7, 2026
Steven (Steve) Sherwood Stacy, Sr, 84, of Leesburg, GA passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026 surrounded by family and friends.The family will receive friends Sunday, May 10, 2026 from 5:00pm until 6:30pm at Mathews Funeral Home, Albany, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 11:00am at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery, Forest City, NC. He...
Martha Elizabeth Nicholson
May 7, 2026
Martha Elizabeth Nicholson, 88, of Albany, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday May 13, 2026 at Mathews Funeral Home at 2:00 PM. Graveside service will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Nicholas Barry and Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate.
Born on December 17, 1937, in Macon, Georgia, to the...
Martha Pitts Evans
May 6, 2026
Martha Pitts Evans, 90, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away May 6, 2026 in Huntsville, AL. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday May 9, 2026 at 1:00 pm at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Mrs. Evans was born in Helena-McRae, GA on August 2, 1935 to Frank and Mildred Brown. She grew up in Helena-McRae Georgia and graduated...
Gary Gene Reynolds, Sr.
May 5, 2026
Gary Gene Reynolds Sr, 71, of Lee County, GA, passed away May 5, 2026 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 5:30 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Bil Sadler will officiate. Masonic Rites will be conducted by The Tri County Memorial Club.
Gary was born in Columbus, GA on December 15, 1954 to the...
Stephen Earl Swain
May 4, 2026
Stephen Earl (Steve) Swain of Jacksonville, FL passed away on May 4, 2026, in Franklin, NC following a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at Mathews Funeral Home, Albany, GA, Saturday morning May 9, at 11:00 with Pastor Chuck Smith officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:00 to 11:00.
Steve was born in Tallahassee,...
Brenda Cosby Moncus
May 4, 2026
Brenda Jenelle Cosby Moncus passed away peacefully on May 4, 2026, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident of Lee County Health & Rehab in Leesburg, Georgia, since 2022. A private family memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Brenda spent most of her life in Dawson, a place she dearly loved, and was a...
Ruby Jean Anderson
May 4, 2026
Ruby Jean Anderson, 95, of Albany, GA passed away peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. David Postlewaite will officiate. Private interment service will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Anderson was born in Baker...
Donald Glynn Woodard
May 2, 2026
Donald Glynn Woodard, 76, of Lee County, GA, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2026 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Matthew Schluckebier will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Darren Matthews, Clint Matthews, Bryan Reed, Tristan Vick, Chello Brown and Kirk Lamon will serve...
James Ernest "Ernie" Cook
May 1, 2026
James Ernest (Ernie) Cook, 77 of Leary, GA passed away peacefully on May 1, 2026 at home after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 9th at 11:00 at Gillionville Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the atrium of the church at 10:00.
Ernie was born in...
Kavis Janae Spears
Apr 27, 2026
Kavis Janae Spears, 60, of Albany, GA passed away Saturday, April 27, 2026. Service arrangements will be announced.
Patricia Ann Hunsinger
Apr 27, 2026
Patricia Ann Tolar Hunsinger, 91, of Leesburg, GA passed away Monday, April 27, 2026. Honoring her wishes, she will be cremated with no services at this time.
Mrs. Hunsinger was born in Weirsdale, Florida and was retired from Medley Hotel and Restaurant Supply. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leamon Tolar and Mary Lee Clark Tolar, a son, David...
Elizabeth Ann Poole
Apr 27, 2026
Elizabeth Ann Poole, 87, of Putney, GA passed away peacefully on April 27, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Cathy Geen will be the officiant. Interment will be at Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...
Claud Everette Harrold
Apr 26, 2026
Claud Everette Harrold, 92, of Albany, GA passed away Sunday, April 26, 2026 at The Oaks Assisted Living in Leesburg, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Mathews Funeral Home at 3:00 p.m. Entombment will follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum with military honors. Deacon Bill Gorman will officiate.
Claud Everette Harrold, Sr. was born in Wilkes County,...
Ronald Wayne Bence
Apr 26, 2026
Ronald Wayne Bence, 54, of Leesburg, GA passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, while working diligently at his job. He was born in Albany, Georgia, to his parents, Betty Lou and Donald Bence, who owned and operated a local bait and tackle shop.
Growing up, Ronald enjoyed riding his bike around town, playing baseball, and expressing his creativity through drawing....
Carol Nobles Herring
Apr 25, 2026
Carol Nobles Herring, 83, of Buford, died Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Her graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2026 at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Born in Donalsonville, GA, Mrs. Herring lived most of her life in the Atlanta Area. She retired from the Dekalb County School system as a Media Clerk. In her spare time, she like to craft, read...
