Obituaries
Larry Wade Bass
Apr 22, 2019
Larry Wade Bass, 71, of Lee County died Monday, April 22, 2019 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
His funeral service will be Thursday 2 PM at Leslie Cemetery in Leslie, GA. Rev. Jimmy Griffin will officiate.
A native of Leslie, Mr. Bass owned and operated different automotive businesses in the area including Sumter Tire and Battery and several car lots...
Luke Jonathan Whitman
Apr 22, 2019
Luke Jonathan Whitman, 6, son of Eric and Penny Whitman, died April 22, 2019 at Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 26, 2019 at 4:00 PM at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Luke was born at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital on August 15, 2012 and...
Catherine Garrett Anderson
Apr 20, 2019
Catherine Gurr Garrett Anderson, of St. Simons Island, GA passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center with her son Al at her side. She was 98 years of age. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 29, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Murray Ward will officiate. Interment will follow at...
Kenneth Wayne Lawson
Apr 20, 2019
Kenneth W. “Kenny” Lawson, Sr., 68, of Worth County, GA, died April 20, 2019 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 4:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Hilton Gillespie will officiate.
Born in Portsmouth, VA, Kenney moved to Albany, GA in 1980 from Greensboro, NC. He was employed with Susie’s Rugs and Pillows and...
Erica Fowler Nichols
Apr 20, 2019
Erica Fowler Nichols, 71, of Lee County, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at her residence.
Her funeral service will 2 PM Friday in the Chapel at Sherwood Baptist Church with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. David Smith will officiate.
She had worked as a proof operator for several banks throughout her life and with the Hallmark store in the...
Steven Edward Karst, Sr.
Apr 19, 2019
Steven Karst, Sr., 77, of Lee County, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at his residence.
Steve was born August 18, 1941 in Atlanta, GA. He moved to Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School. He married the love of his life “Little Bit” in 1961 and joined the United States Navy serving four years as an Air Traffic...
Vaudene Moody
Apr 18, 2019
Vaudene Moody, 83, of Albany, GA, died April 18, 2019 at Pruitt Health-Palmyra. Memorial services will be held Monday, April 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate.
Born in Edison, GA to the late Stafford and Lottie Bundy Williams on Feb 23, 1936, Mrs. Moody grew up in Calhoun County, GA and lived...
Michael (Mike) Ray Tripp
Apr 17, 2019
Michael Ray Tripp, 61, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Lee Co. Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. John McComas will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mike was born on January 4, 1958 in Albany, GA, he was a graduate...
James Hugh "Jim" Fannin
Apr 17, 2019
James Hugh “Jim” Fannin, 72, of Lee County, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Terry Siniard will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Jim was born July 15, 1946 in Montgomery, AL. He moved to Albany,...
Betty Jean Knighton
Apr 16, 2019
Betty Jean Knighton, 84, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at her son’s residence in Baker County, GA. A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 4 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Malcolm C. Parker will officiate.
A native of Pierce County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Mack Anderson and Martha...
Declan Talmadge Johnston
Apr 15, 2019
Declan Talmadge Johnston, five-month old infant son of Seth T. Johnston and Erin Johnston died Monday, April 5, 2019 at Navicent Health Center in Macon. Declan will be laid to rest at a graveside service on Thursday afternoon at 5:00 PM at the family cemetery on the Henry family farm, 1830 Hwy 377 Smithville, GA. Rev. Ernie Rogers will officiate.
In...
Joseph Michael (Joey) Schmidt, Jr.
Apr 14, 2019
Joseph Michael (Joey) Schmidt, Jr. 56, of Lee Co., GA died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Danny Evans and Mr. Buck Malphrus will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Oceanside, CA, Mr. Schmidt had resided...
Brenda Gail Jones
Apr 13, 2019
Brenda Gail Jones, 63, of Albany, GA, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Brenda was born in Atlanta, GA on February 8, 1956. She happily spent her child and teen years with her parents Ruby and Calvin Turner...
Lois Wade Bush
Apr 13, 2019
Lois Wade Bush, 71, of Albany, GA died April 13, 2019 at her daughter’s residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Randall Bush, Brian Myler, Billy Myler, Riley Bush, Tracy Wade and Thomas Wade.
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Daniel Gardner
Apr 12, 2019
Daniel C. “Danny” Gardner, Sr., 75, of Albany, GA, died April 12, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joey Cannon will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery with Masonic Rites provided by the Tri-County Memorial Club.
A native of Albany, GA, Danny was born to the late Lewis...
Johnny A. Shiver
Apr 12, 2019
Johnny Allen Shiver went home to be with the Lord Friday, April 12, 2019. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Oakfield Baptist Church. Rev. Ron Shiver will officiate. Interment will follow in Oakfield Baptist Church Cemetery.
Johnny was preceded in death by his father, Joel Henry Shiver, mother, Susie B. Shiver, brother, Noel...
Joan Marie Hepner
Apr 8, 2019
Joan Marie Lillis Hepner, 79, of Lee County, GA, died April 8, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Billy Lillis will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Hepner was born on October 14, 1939 in Winchester, VA to the...
Fred C. Martin
Apr 8, 2019
Fred Carson Martin, 93, of Lee County, GA, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate.
Fred was born April 20, 1925 in Baxley, GA. He left his home at the age of seventeen to join...
Phillip Ray Plummer, Sr.
Apr 6, 2019
Phillip Ray Plummer, Sr, beloved and treasured by family and friends, passed from this life on Saturday, April 6, at Willson Hospice House in Albany following an extended battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was 79 years old
A memorial service is planned for Sunday, April 14, at 2pm at First Baptist Church of Albany on Oakland Pkwy. Dr. Wm. E....
Donald Michael Griner
Apr 6, 2019
Donald Michael Griner, 79, of Albany, GA died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 9,2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Gerry Doree and Rev. Norman Denney will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors.
Born in Toledo, OH, Mr. Griner had resided in Albany, GA...
