Obituaries
Peggy Powell Piland
Nov 30, 2018
Pretty Perky Peggy Powell Piland, 94, of Albany, GA passed away on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Wynfield Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. John Spencer and Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
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John Kelly Elton
Nov 29, 2018
John Kelly Elton, 93, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, November 29, 2018. A private memorial service will be held graveside at Leesburg Cemetery at a later date.
Kelly was born January 23, 1925 in Chauncey, GA. He served his country in the US Navy, and then retired from Southern Bell. He was an avid...
Lillian Pearl Kimbrell
Nov 28, 2018
Lillian Pearl Kimbrell, 106, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 30, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Allen Bingham will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Born in Toccoa, GA on August 4, 1912 to William Jacob Carver and Margaret Jamerson Carver, Mrs....
Freddie Dean Nichols
Nov 27, 2018
Freddie Dean Nichols, 83, of Cherry Log, GA, formerly of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. William Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Colquitt County, Mrs. Nichols grew up in Doerun, GA. She married the late...
Andrew "Andy" Pejko
Nov 27, 2018
Andrew “Andy” Pejko, (USAF,Ret), 93, of Albany, GA, died November 27, 2018 at his residence. A Funeral Mass will be held Monday at 10:00 AM at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Rev. Raymond G. Levreault and Rev. Stephen Pontzer will officiate. Interment will follow at 12:00 Noon at Andersonville National Cemetery.
A native of Belt, Montana, Mr. Pejko grew up...
Janine Cindy Deese
Nov 26, 2018
Janine Pitts Deese, 53, of Albany, GA, died November 26, 2018 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate.
Janine was a native and lifelong resident born to the late James and Joan Pitts. She graduated from Dougherty High School in 1983, was employed with Wal-Mart and was...
Alice O'Neal Adams
Nov 25, 2018
Alice O. Adams, 86, of Albany, GA, was called to her Heavenly Home on November 25, 2018. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 30, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie Brown and Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native of Coolidge, GA, Mrs. Adams graduated from Coolidge...
Bill Whetstine
Nov 23, 2018
William F. “Bill” Whetstine, 53, of Sylvester, GA, died Novemeber 23, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Monday, November 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Mathews Funeral Home. Father Thomas Raines will officiate.
A native of Albany, GA, born to the late Art and Linda Whetstine, Bill lived in different stations during his father’s military career before...
Mildred Louise Metts Hearn
Nov 22, 2018
Mildred Louise Hearn, 94, of Albany, GA died Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Pruitt-Palmyra. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, November 26, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Grady Morey will officiate. Born in Alapaha, GA, Mrs. Hearn was a homemaker and had resided in Albany, GA most all of her life. She was a...
Doug Turnipseed
Nov 20, 2018
On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, John Douglas (Doug) Turnipseed died at the age of 66. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after the memorial service. Ross Powell will officiate. Doug was born in Atlanta, GA, and after moving to Albany, graduated from Westover High...
Patricia "Pat" Joyce NeSmith
Nov 20, 2018
Patricia “Pat” NeSmith, 81, of Lee County, GA, died November 20, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Thundering Springs Baptist Church. Rev. Tom Baggett will officiate. Interment will follow at Thundering Spring Cemetery.
A native of Ocilla, GA, Mrs. NeSmith graduated from Irwin County High School and attended business school before...
Melissa Kathleen Hernandez Smith
Nov 20, 2018
Melissa Kathleen Hernandez Smith, 45, of Carlisle, PA passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hospital following a short illness. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Herb Hubbard and Mr. Michael Daniel Hernandez will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany, GA.
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Malcolm Burnsed
Nov 20, 2018
Malcolm Burnsed, 79, of Lee County, GA, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at his home. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Burnsed Family Farm, 131 Lu Mac Rd in Lee County, with visitation preceding the funeral service at noon, also at the Burnsed Family Farm. Rev. Jerry Baldree will officiate. A celebration of life...
James Rudolph Meadows
Nov 19, 2018
James Rudolph Meadows, 78, of Albany, GA., died Monday, November 19, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Mr. Meadows was a member of the Albany Advocacy Resource Center and loved country music. He loved...
James Dean Shirley
Nov 18, 2018
James Dean Shirley, 61, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at his residence. The family will receive friends on Wednesday November 21, 2018 between 2:00pm and 4:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.
Patrick James (Pat) Seiy
Nov 17, 2018
Patrick “Pat” James Seiy was born September 11, 1962 to the late Susan Winifred Toennis and James Francis Seiy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pat departed this life peacefully on November 17, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Dr. Todd Sullens will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg...
Charles Lester (Bill) Cooper
Nov 15, 2018
Charles Lester (Bill) Cooper, 87, of St Simons Island, Georgia, formerly of Albany, Georgia, peacefully entered into eternal rest on November 15, 2018 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Georgia, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Cooper was born on July 6, 1931 to Idas Marcine Cooper, Sr. and Thelma Sheffield Cooper, in Early County, Georgia. Despite his name...
Saralyn M. Elton
Nov 11, 2018
Saralyn Martin Elton, 90, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Memorial services will be held Friday, November 16, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.K. Elton at 2703 Elton St., Albany, GA. Elder John Burkett will officiate.
Saralyn was born on January 15, 1928 in Hazelhurst, GA....
Kathleen Crosby Kelley
Nov 11, 2018
Kathleen Crosby Kelley (Kay), born May 10, 1924, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2018 with her three sons by her side. Kay lived in Decatur, GA and was a lifetime member of Decatur First Methodist Church. She graduated from Moultrie High School and Grady Hospital School of Nursing. After nursing, Kay devoted her time to raising a family. She...
David Franklin Sandbach, Sr.
Nov 11, 2018
David Franklin Sandbach, Sr., beloved husband, father, and grandfather entered into rest on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at the age of 94.
Dave was a lifetime member of the Episcopal Church, and practiced ministry through Episcopal Cursillo movement, Walk to Emmaus, and Kairos Prison Ministry. Dave attended Christ Episcopal Church in Valdosta, GA from 1963 – 2009, and Saint Paul’s...
