Obituaries
Freddie Lee Rivers
Jan 18, 2018
Freddie Lee Rivers, 83, of Albany, died Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. There will be a private service held at a later date.
A native of Albany, Mr. Rivers had lived in Hartford , CT for a number of years before moving back home to Albany. He was a member of Emanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church.
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Lilla Louise Bailey Doyle
Jan 17, 2018
Lilla Louise Bailey Doyle, 74, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at her daughter’s residence in Dawson, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 22, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA. Born in Colquitt...
Bland Brooks
Jan 17, 2018
Bland Brooks, 64, of Albany, GA, passed away January 17, 2018 at his residence. Graveside memorial services will be conducted Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 3:00 pm at Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester, GA. Thomas Willett will officiate. Military Honors and Masonic Rites will be rendered.
Born in San Antonio, TX, Bland was raised in Albany, GA and graduated from Dougherty...
Oscar Tommy Conley
Jan 17, 2018
Oscar Tommy Conley, age 69, of Lee County, GA, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Neal Hager will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Eddie Ferrer, J.W. Beaty, Donnie Mitchell, Josh Mullins, Clint Powell, Dalton Reynolds, and Blake...
Mary Ann Walker Hobbs
Jan 17, 2018
Mary Ann Hobbs, 78, of Lee Co., GA, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Colquitt Regional Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Hagadorn will officiate.
Mrs. Hobbs was born in Albany, GA and was a life-long resident until moving to Lee Co., GA....
John W. McLeod
Jan 10, 2018
John W. McLeod, 88, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 12, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral services at Mathews Funeral Home.
Jane Lindsey Jones
Jan 10, 2018
Jane Lindsey Jones, 98, died January 10, 2018 at Magnolia Manor in Americus, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, January 15, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Her niece, Mrs. Miriam Morrison will officiate. Born May 16, 1919 in Columbus, OH to Marvin F. and Lillian B. Lindsey, she attended schools in Ohio, Mrs. Jones...
Larry Dee Bessey
Jan 9, 2018
Larry Dee Bessey, 75, of Dawson, GA, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Saturday January 13, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Mr. Bessey’s airplane hangar, 130 Air Strip Road Dawson, GA. Mr. Joe Collier will officiate. Larry was born in Olean, New York and moved to Wyoming as a young boy and...
William Curtis Lamp
Jan 5, 2018
William Curtis Lamp, 71, passed on Friday, January 5, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral Services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1508 Whispering Pines Road, Albany, GA, on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Pastor Doug Hudson will be officiating. Born...
Richard E. Brown
Jan 5, 2018
Richard E. Brown, 82, of Lee County, GA, died January 5, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. A native of Hartford, CT., born to the late Raymond and Althea Brown, Mr. Brown grew up in the family business and owned and...
Geraldine Wilkerson Shippey
Jan 4, 2018
Geraldine Wilkerson Shippey, 90, of Edison, GA died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Calhoun Co. Nursing Home in Edison, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Edison United Methodist Church. Rev. Charles (Buddy) Coss will officiate. Interment will follow in Morgan Cemetery, Morgan, GA.
Born in Morgan, GA, Mrs. Shippey had resided...
Dorinda Sue Hardwick
Jan 4, 2018
Dorinda Hardwick, 68, of Albany, GA, died January 4, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. A private interment will follow Monday at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. A native of Edison, GA born to the late Jessie and Marynelle Lightfoot, Mrs. Hardwick was raised...
Otis Senn, Jr
Jan 2, 2018
Otis Senn, Jr. of Sylvester, GA died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center, Tifton, GA. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, January 6, 2018 at Lighthouse Ministries at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Chris Turner and Pastor Stacy Neal Senn will officiate with military honors to follow.
Born in Newton, AL, Mr. Senn had resided in Worth Co., GA...
Guy Wendall Jones
Jan 2, 2018
Guy Wendell Jones, 82, of Moultrie, GA formerly of Albany, GA, died January 2, 2018 at Colquitt Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. A native of Thomson, GA, Mr. Jones graduated from Thomson High School and joined the United States Navy and served during the Korean...
William "Bill" Southern
Jan 2, 2018
William M. “Bill” Southern, 70, of Worth County, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at his residence. A private burial was held.
A native of Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Southern had lived in the area for a number of years. He was a retired mechanic and had worked with Parker Security.
Survivors include a special friend Frances Jones of Albany.
Karen Alice Tippins Mulford
Jan 1, 2018
Karen Alice Tippins (Kat) Mulford, 37, of Albany, GA, died January 1, 2018 at her residence. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Buddy Harris will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service. A native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA, Karen was a student at Westover High...
Mark Austin Lee
Jan 1, 2018
Mark Austin Lee, 53, of Albany, GA, died January 1, 2018 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Friday, January 5, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Evelyn Duvall will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service. A native of Ashville, NC, Mark grew up in Cairo, GA and graduated from Cairo...
Margaret Susanne Webb
Dec 31, 2017
Margaret Smith Webb, 65, of Albany, GA, passed away December 31, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside memorial services will be conducted at Andersonville national Cemetery at a later date. Margaret was born October 30, 1952 in Birmingham, AL, to the late John and Grace Smith. Margaret is also preceded in death by a brother Ricky Smith and her...
Roger Lee Rogers
Dec 30, 2017
Roger Lee Rogers of Albany, GA passed away on Dec. 30, 2017 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Roger is survived by his mother, Carolyn Combs Rogers, Albany, GA, two sons, Andrue Caleb Rogers and Jaxson Lee Rogers of Leesburg, GA, a sister, Stacie Rogers Torrence (Brandon Jon Torrence), LaGrange, GA and their children, Mackenzie Torrence, Ansleigh Torrence and Ethan Torrence, grandfather,...
