Obituaries
Dale H. Brown
Dec 30, 2017
Dale H. Brown of Albany, born September 13, 1931, died Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the age of 86 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.
A native of Monessen, PA, Mr. Brown was a retired Senior Design Engineer. He had multiple degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering. His professional career took him to Westinghouse, the National Reconnaissance Office and...
Peggy Sue Scales Horne
Dec 28, 2017
Peggy Sue Scales Horne, 94, of Dandridge, TN, formerly of Albany, GA, died December 28, 2017 in Dandridge, TN. Graveside services will be held Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Affectionately known as Moma Sue, Mrs. Horne was a USAF wife, married to SRMsgt Hobart E. Horne for over fifty years. She will be laid...
Edith Langford McMillin
Dec 26, 2017
Mrs. Edith Langford McMillin, 90, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on December 26, 2017. No formal services are being planned but a memorial service will be held at a later date at Fort Gaines Presbyterian Church in Fort Gaines, Georgia. Mrs. McMillin was born in Bainbridge, GA but moved with her family to...
Jeanette Kimbrell Faulk
Dec 24, 2017
Jeanette Kimbrell Faulk, 78, of Terrell County, GA, died December 24. 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 29, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Gerre Doree will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Mrs. Faulk was born in Arlington, GA to the late Wilburn and Rosa Sheffield Kimbrell and lived there...
Maggie Mae Caulder
Dec 24, 2017
Maggie Mae Caulder, 85, of Lee County, GA, died December 24, 2017 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester, GA. Rev. Mark Hughes will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service.
A native of Worth County, GA, born to the late William Thomas Brown and Emma Lee Brown,...
Tommy H. Bell (MSgt., USMC, Ret.)
Dec 23, 2017
Tommy H Bell, (MSgt., USMC, Ret.), 79, of Lee County, GA, died December 23, 2017 at his residence in Albany GA. A celebration of his life will be held Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany, GA. Chaplin John Williams will officiate. The family will have a private committal service with full military honors on Friday...
Sherry Hail Bennington
Dec 22, 2017
Sherry Hail Bennington, 65, of Albany, GA, died December 22, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11: 00 am Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Lyle Wood will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery.
A native of Meade, KS, born to Ruby Hail and the late Lonzo Hail, Sherry...
David John Butler
Dec 22, 2017
David John Butler, 75, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2017 under the comforting attention of Hospice Care at Pruitt Healthcare on Palmyra Road, Albany. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Riverside Cemetery. Ross Powell will conduct the ceremony.
Born December 17, 1942 in Norristown, Pennsylvania,...
Hubert "Randy" Harpe
Dec 21, 2017
Hubert Randy Harpe, 60, of Morgan, GA, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted, Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 11:00 am. at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Edison, GA. Rev. David Wolfe will officiate.
Born in Cuthbert to the late J.C. and Juley Harpe, Randy graduated Calhoun County High School where he...
Naomi E. "Nell" Tillman
Dec 19, 2017
Naomi E. “Nell†Tillman, 96, of Dawson, GA, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, December 22, 2017 at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery in Alma, GA at 11:30 a.m. Rev. Earl Tillman will officiate. Born in Zwolle, LA to Samuel and Edna Webb Sanderson, Mrs. Tillman grew up and attended Zwolle High...
Barbara Ann Redding
Dec 18, 2017
Barbara Ann Redding, 68, of Albany, GA, died December 18, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Radium Springs Baptist Church. Rev. Rodney Stamey will officiate. Interment will follow in Oakview Cemetery in Camilla, GA. A native of Carrollton, GA, Mrs. Redding grew up in Chattanooga,TN and later raised in Harvey, Il where...
Joyce Hussey McDaniel Prince
Dec 16, 2017
Joyce Hussey McDaniel Prince, 74 of Lee County died Saturday, December 16, 2017 at her residence.
Her funeral service will be Wednesday 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with a private interment to follow.
A native of Marianna, FL, Mrs. Prince had lived in Lee County for the past 54 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of...
Marcelina "Rita" Ilan Allen
Dec 13, 2017
Marcelina “Rita” Allen, 83, of Albany passed away peacefully Wednesday morning at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Her funeral service will be Monday, December 18, 2017 at 12 Noon at Andersonville National Cemetery.
A native of the Philippines, Mrs. Allen had lived in Albany since 1969. In her lifetime she was a big-band singer, artist, avid gardener, consummate mother, and...
Jennie Lee Tyre
Dec 12, 2017
Jennie Lee Ruelas Tyre, 85, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, GA. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Born in Albuquereque, New Mexico, Mrs. Tyre had traveled and resided in many states and England while being a...
C. Joyce Hornsby
Dec 10, 2017
Celia Joyce Davis Hornsby, 87, of Albany, GA died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, December 18, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Andersonville Nat’l. Cemetery. Mr. Bobby Willis will officiate. Born in Worth Co., GA, Mrs. Hornsby and her family moved to Albany, GA when she was a child. She married the...
Judy Mattox
Dec 9, 2017
Judy Carter Mattox, 71, of Lee County, passed away Saturday, December 09, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. Judy was born in Thomasville, GA on June 21, 1946 to the late Hazel and James Carter. She was a beautiful, strong, sweet, loving woman who loved her daughters and...
Jimmie Gordon Haire
Dec 9, 2017
Jimmie Gordon Haire, 71, of Albany, GA died Saturday, December 9, 2017 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Fulford will officiate. Born in Albany, GA to Henry and Barbara Clark Haire, Jimmie was a life-long resident of Albany, graduating from Albany High School in 1964....
James Leroy Tyson
Dec 9, 2017
James Leroy Tyson, 92, of Albany, GA, died December 9, 2017 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate.
A native of Cook County, GA, Mr. Tyson grew up on a farm near Sparks. He served his Country during World War II in the...
Samuel Phillip "Phil" Smith
Dec 8, 2017
Samuel Phillip Smith, 66, of Albany, GA, died December 8, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 12, at 2:00 PM at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Chad Ellis and Rev. Roy Cook will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
A native of Greensboro, GA, born on December 4, 1951, Phil grew up in Albany...
Mary S. Albano
Dec 7, 2017
Mary S. Albano, 76, of Lee County, GA, died December 7, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate. A private interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery on Monday, December 11, 2017. A native of McCrae, GA, Mrs. Albano was raised and lived in...
