Obituaries
Irvin Eugene Horton
Jul 14, 2019
Irvin Eugene Horton, age 84, formerly of Orlando, FL, was called to be with God on Sunday, July 14, 2019 after an extended illness. He lived in the Albany area for the last ten years and was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Albany.
Irvin was born in Lakeland FL. Born April 4 1935 to Irvin Reynolds...
Kelvin Jerome Davis
Jul 11, 2019
Kelvin Jerome Davis, 49, of Albany, GA died Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Committal services will be held Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at Westview Cemetery in Ashburn, GA. Dr. Donny D. Green, Sr. will officiate.
Kelvin was born...
Michael J. Heyer
Jul 10, 2019
Michael Heyer, 49, of Leesburg, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. A Celebration of Life will be conducted on Saturday, July 13, 2019 from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.
Michael was born in Albany, GA on July 30, 1969 and has resided in the area most of his life. He was...
Wanda Gwenn Sartain Horne
Jul 9, 2019
Wanda Gwenn Sartain Horne, 59, of Warner Robins, GA formerly Albany, GA died Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Albany, GA, Mrs. Horne had...
Darlene Adcock
Jul 9, 2019
Darlene McDuffie Adcock, 56, of Albany, GA, passed away July 9, 2019 at her residence. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate.
Darlene was born April 22, 1963 in Orlando, FL, to Marshall McDuffie and Peggy Schmidt McDuffie. They moved to Albany, GA around...
Mary Lou Orvin
Jul 8, 2019
Mary Lou Orvin, 82, of Albany, GA died July 8, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services were held Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Satilla Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Hazelhurst, GA. Ross Powell officiated.
Mrs. Orvin was born in Dodge County, GA on June 29, 1937 to the late Charlie and Florence Walls. She grew up in...
Tommy Edward Pope
Jul 8, 2019
Tommy Edward Pope, 55, of Leesburg, GA died Monday, July 8, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate.
Born in Arlington, GA, Tommy had resided in the Albany and Lee Co. area all of his adult life and was...
Linda Thompson Smith
Jul 7, 2019
Linda T. Smith, 64, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 11:00 am at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Dr. William D. “Biff” Coker will officiate.
Linda resided in the Albany area for many years. She was employed at the Hour Glass in...
June Barlow
Jul 6, 2019
June Barlow, 62, of Albany, GA, died July 6, 2019 at Wynfield Health and Rehabilitation Center. A private family interment will be held in Eastman, GA.
June was born on May 31, 1957 in Eastman, GA to the Late John T. Barlow, Sr. and Evelyn Westbrook Barlow. She graduated from high school and moved from Hawkinsville, GA to Albany, GA...
Bobbie Jean Windham
Jul 4, 2019
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Windham, 84, of 2607 Homestead Avenue, Albany, GA, died Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her son’s residence, after a lengthy illness. Visitation services for Bobbie Jean will be held Monday July 8, 2019, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. thru 8:00 p.m., at Mathews Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at 11:00...
Carl Sowell
Jul 3, 2019
V.C. “Carl” Sowell, Jr., 83, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, July 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Roy Cook, Rev. Stephen Sowell and Mr. Greg Sowell will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Sunday, July 7, 2019...
Geri Roos Boulding
Jul 2, 2019
Geri Roos Boulding, 79, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with visitation to follow. Rev. Chad Ellis will officiate.
Born July 15, 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA, to Donato and Florence Rosella Ferriero, Geri attended the University of Pittsburgh before...
Reba Lively Coleman
Jul 1, 2019
Reba Lively Coleman, 78, of Leesburg, GA, died Monday, July 1, 2019 at her residence. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Bob Prince will officiate.
Mrs. Coleman was born in Newberry, SC to the late Laurence and Dora Proctor Lively. She moved to Albany in 1979 and retired from the Miller Brewing...
James Wages
Jun 29, 2019
James L. Wages, 38, of Lee County, GA, died Saturday June 29, 2019 in Port St. Joe, FL. Funeral services will be held Saturday July 6, 2019, at 11:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
James was born on March 17, 1981 in Albany, GA and grew up and lived...
William Albert Haupt
Jun 29, 2019
God took William A. Haupt home on June 29, 2019. Born in St Louis, MO on April 30, 1931 to Anita (Schumacher) and Jacob D. Haupt of St Louis, MO, Bill graduated high school from Grover Cleveland High School in 1949. Afterwards he attended college at Washington University in St Louis, MO for one year.
His memorial service will be...
James Lamar Holland
Jun 28, 2019
James Lamar Holland, 67, of Lee County, GA, died June 28, 2019 at his residence. The family will hold a private graveside funeral service at his family lot at the Omega Cemetery in Omega, GA. Ross Powell and Biff Brimberry will officiate.
Lamar was born in Tifton, GA on October 2, 1951 to the late H.T. and Byrdie Holland. He...
Nancy Wright
Jun 27, 2019
Nancy Elizabeth Wright, 74, of Monticello, FL, formerly of Leesburg, GA, died June 27, 2019 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Steve Kegley will officiate. The family is at the residence of Lori Ann and Cole Walden.
Nancy was born on Feb. 7, 1945 in...
Reinhold (Van) Vonderaa
Jun 27, 2019
Reinhold (Van) Vonderaa, 90, of Leesburg, GA., died Thursday, June 27, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Visitation begins one hour prior to service at 1:00 p.m. Pastor Steve Kegley will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Born at City Hospital to Hanna...
Kimeley Langley Masiello
Jun 26, 2019
Kimeley Masiello completed her journey here on earth on June 26, 2019 at Wilson Hospice House in Albany, GA.
Born in Baltimore, MD on August 19, 1942, Kim moved to Albany while her step-father was stationed at MCLB. It is here she met her first husband, Larry T. Harper, Sr. (deceased). After remarrying to Harry B. Masiello, she moved to...
Edelmira Galero Reynolds
Jun 24, 2019
Edelmira Galero Reynolds, 65, of Albany, GA, died Monday June 24, 2019 at her residence. A funeral mass will be held Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Rev. Chris Ortega will officiate. Interment will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Covina Hills, CA.
Mrs. Reynolds was born in Perez, Quezon Province, Philippines and...
