Obituaries
Olan Mark Kimbrell
Sep 15, 2026
Olan Mark Kimbrell, 65, of Albany, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Friday September 18, 2026 at 7:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Justin Friar will officiate.
Mark was a lifelong resident of Albany, GA born on July 28, 1961 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. He was a graduate...
Sarah Glenn
Sep 15, 2026
Sarah Glenn, 63, of Albany, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at the Wilson Hospice House, following a sudden illness.
Sarah was born in Asheville, North Carolina, to the late Frank Cover Glenn and Kassiani Papadeas Glenn. She graduated from the University of Kentucky, where she majored in classical languages and taught medical terminology before joining the Department of...
Lona McLelland Brown
Sep 13, 2026
Lona McLelland Brown, 92 of Albany, died Sunday, September 13, 2026 at the Willson Hospice House.
Her funeral service will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2026 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Mathews Funeral Home.
Born in Statesville, North Carolina, Lona lived in the...
Mary O'Neal Flowe
Sep 13, 2026
Mary Burnham O’Neal Flowe of Albany, GA., passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel. Rev David Postlewaite will officiate.
Mary was born in Moultrie, GA., on July 28, 1942 to William and Hazel Burnham. She grew up in...
MacKenzie Nichole Lindsey
Sep 12, 2026
MacKenzie Nichole Lindsey, 20, of Albany, GA, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2026 at her home. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
MacKenzie was born on January 29, 2006 in Albany, GA to Jesse Felton Lindsey and Leigh Ann...
Margaret Delores McMinn "Peggy" Tucker
Sep 12, 2026
Margaret Delores McMinn “Peggy” Tucker, 75, of Albany, GA, passed away September 12, 2026, at The Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:30 am in The Walden Chapel at The First Methodist Church of Albany. Rev. Laurel Griffith will officiate. Committal services will follow at 2:00 pm at Oakview Cemetery in Camilla, GA.
Peggy was born in...
Dorothy Musgrove Goodwin
Sep 12, 2026
Dorothy Musgrove Goodwin, 90, of Albany, GA, passed away September 12, 2026 at her home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jay Ridenhower will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.
Dorothy was born in Waycross, GA on February 9, 1936 to Vandy and Ruby Musgrove. She...
Deborah Nusom Marler
Sep 12, 2026
Deborah Nusom Marler, 69 of Cordele, died Saturday, September 12, 2026 at the Willson Hospice House.
A Celebration on life will be held the 26th of September 11:00 am at the Warwick Methodist Church. Join the family to share memories of joyous times.
A native of Corning NY, Mrs. Marler was a Mary Kay Cosmetics representative. She formerly worked at Miller Brewing...
Nancy Marie Rouse
Sep 11, 2026
Nancy Marie-Hélène Lisenbee Rouse, 69, died September 11, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Nancy was born August 17, 1957, in London, England, to Madeleine Žerjal Lisenbee, a native of Dijon, France. Her childhood was shaped by time spent between France and the United States.She remained closely connected to her French heritage and to the cousins, aunts, uncles, and extended family...
Kathleen Carlton Strom
Sep 11, 2026
Kathleen Carlton "Kay" Strom, 86, of Albany, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 11, 2026, surrounded by her family.
Kay was born in Albany, Georgia, on January 6, 1940, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital to the late O.D. Carlton and Kathleen Carlton. She graduated from Albany High School in 1958 and attended Pine Manor College before marrying the love of...
Rana Davis Parsons
Sep 11, 2026
Rana Davis Parsons, 59, of Smithville, Georgia, passed away Friday, September 11, 2026.
Rana was born in Americus, Georgia, to George Richard Davis and Joyce Young Davis. She was raised in Smithville, where she attended Lee County High School and met the love of her life, Shane Parsons. Rana and Shane were high school sweethearts, and their love continued throughout the years....
Sally Turner Loska
Sep 11, 2026
Sara "Sally" Turner Loska, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, longtime public servant, and beloved member of the Parrott community, passed away surrounded by the love of her family on September 11, 2026.
Sally was born on December 31, 1951, in Dawson, Georgia, to the late Cranford Yeomans Turner and Frances McLendon Turner. She grew up in Terrell County and graduated from...
Richard "Rick" Harold Borsdorf
Sep 8, 2026
Richard Harold Borsdorf, 68, of Albany, Georgia, passed away at home on September 8, 2026.
Rick was born on June 27, 1958, and served as a mortarman in the United States Marine Corps for four years. Rick couldn’t stay still and enjoyed building, fixing, and working with his hands. He was always in the middle of a new project around the...
Paul Gaines Bell
Sep 6, 2026
Paul Gaines Bell, 70, of Albany, GA, passed away September 6, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be announced.
Paul, a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA was born on April 24, 1956 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. He graduated from Riverview Academy in 1974 and attended Mercer University. Early in his career, he followed in his...
Barbara Watson Wisener
Sep 6, 2026
Barbara Annette Watson Wisener, 75, of Dawson, Georgia, passed away on September 6, 2026, surrounded by the love of the family she cherished so deeply. A memorial service will be held Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Barbara was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,...
Troy Robbins
Sep 5, 2026
Troy Robbins, 88, of Worth County, GA passed away Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A graveside funeral service will held Friday, September 11, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Bertha Dozier Memorial Cemetery in Montezuma, GA. Ross Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday, September 10, at Mathews Funeral Home, Albany, GA. from 5:30 pm...
Kathy Lee Barron Bullock
Sep 3, 2026
Kathy Lee Barron Bullock, 74, of Albany, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held on Friday, September 11, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. A private service will be held by the family.
Kathy was born in Columbus, Georgia, on March 3, 1952, to...
Carol Revell Wildes
Sep 2, 2026
Carol Revell Wildes, 82, of Albany, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at her residence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Porterfield Methodist Church. Reverend Chuck Knight will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the church parlor.
Carol...
Erwin Dale Hatcher
Sep 2, 2026
Erwin Dale "Pop" Hatcher, 68, of Albany, died Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at the Willson Hospice House.
Visitation with family and friends will be held at Mathews Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 6, 2026, followed by his memorial service at 3:00 p.m. Dr. Butch Knight will officiate.
Born in Bainbridge, Pop lived most of his life in Albany. He retired...
Donald Ray Chapman
Sep 1, 2026
Donald R. “Don” Chapman. 83, of Lee County, GA, passed away at his home on September 1, 2026. A private memorial service will be held Monday, September 7, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. William E. “Butch” Knight will officiate.
Don was born in Anderson, IN on February 7, 1943 to the late Raymond and Ruth Chapman. He...
