Obituaries
Paul D. Burk
Mar 27, 2017
Paul D. Burk, 71, of Albany, GA, died March 27, 2017 at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin, GA. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Mark Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the American Legion Post #30 Honor Guard.A native of Duncansville,...
John R. Nowak
Mar 26, 2017
In loving memory of our brother, John R. Nowak, his family of Living Hope Fellowship will be having a Memorial Service with Military Recognition on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 3:00 PM in the Living Hope Fellowship Sanctuary located at 320 Fussell Rd., Leesburg, GA. Master Sargent John R. Nowak was born November 19, 1946 and went on to be...
Theresa M. (Terry) Ciesiensky
Mar 26, 2017
.Theresa M. (Terry) Ciesiensky, 77, of Albany, GA, died March 26, 2017 at her residence. A funeral mass will be held Friday at 10:00 AM at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate.A native of Warsaw, Poland, Mrs. Ciesiensky was a holocaust survivor. She lived in New Jersey for many years before moving to Albany, GA in 1971....
Louise Barber Short
Mar 24, 2017
Louise Barber Short, 87, of Albany, GA, died March 24, 2017 at Pruitt-Palmyra Health Care. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Troy Dykes will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Cedartown, GA, Mrs. Short moved to Albany, GA in 1959 and moved to Lee County, GA in...
Ernie P. Hilton
Mar 23, 2017
Ernie P. Hilton, 70 of Leesburg, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Pruitt Health Palmyra.His funeral service will be Monday 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment at 2 PM in Andersonville National Cemetery with Military Honors. Rev. Bruce Smith and Rev. Melvin Slappy will officiate.A native of Ocilla, Mr. Hilton had lived in Leesburg for the last 10...
Robert Manning Powell
Mar 20, 2017
Robert Manning "Gilbert" Powell of Tennessee Ridge, Tn. passed away Monday March 20, 2017 at his residence. Graveside services will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Buddy Powell will officiate. He was born August 4, 1929 in Ocilla, GA. Son of the late Thomas Lindsey Powell and Lillie Mae O'Malley Powell. He was preceded in...
Ethan H. Hudson
Mar 17, 2017
Ethan Hall Hudson, 37, of Albany, GA, died March 17, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Monday, March 20, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Albany at 5:00 PM. Rev. Matt Lampley and Dr. William Butch Knight will officiate. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until 5:00 PM at the church. A...
Harold E. Ford
Mar 17, 2017
Harold E. Ford, 82, of Albany, GA, died March 17, 2017. Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at the Ministry Center of Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor, Rev. Nate Lehman, Rev. William Collins and Stephanie Hawke will officiate and Davis Kinney will lead music. A private entombment will be held at Crown Hill...
Nancy A Gabaldon
Mar 17, 2017
Nancy A. Gabaldon, 85, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Edward J. Green will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.The family will receive friends on Friday, March 24, 2017 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.Nancy (called Nan...
Ruth Davis Parker
Mar 16, 2017
Ruth Davis Parker, 84, of Leesburg, GA, formerly of Georgetown, GA, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at her residence. The family will have a private memorial at a later date.Born in Miami, FL Mrs. Parker was a devout Christian and very family oriented. She enjoyed visits with all of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was loved and...
Geraldine H. Barronton
Mar 16, 2017
Geraldine H. Barronton, 90, of Albany, GA died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1:00 PM at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate.Born in Kannapolis, NC, Mrs. Barronton moved with her family to Albany, GA in 1940 and graduated from Albany High School in 1941. She...
Franky Wayne Hancock, Sr
Mar 15, 2017
Franky Wayne Hancock, Sr., 59, of Sylvester, GA died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Etheredge will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM before the service.Born in Moultrie, GA, to the late William Davis Hancock and...
James Marvin Bartlett
Mar 15, 2017
James Marvin Bartlett, 75, of Albany, Ga died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. He was born December 14, 1941 in Crisp Co., GA. After graduating from high school he joined the U.S. Army and spent two tours of duty in Vietnam. After the service, he worked as a security officer for twenty five years with Pollard...
Gladys S. Etheridge
Mar 14, 2017
Gladys S. Etheridge, 91, of Albany, GA died March 14, 2017 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.Born in Dublin, GA, Mrs. Etheridge was raised in Laurens County and moved to the Albany area from Macon, GA in 1952. She worked in her home caring...
Mollie Frances Davis Turner
Mar 12, 2017
Mollie Frances Davis Turner, 71, of Leesburg, GA died Sunday, March 12, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate. Interment will follow in Cordray Methodist Church Cemetery (Calhoun Co., GA) Born in Tallahassee, FL, Mrs. Turner moved to Calhoun Co., GA...
Linda Jean Rodgers
Mar 5, 2017
Linda Smith Rodgers, 67, of Montezuma, GA. died March 5, 2017 at Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Linda was born in Montezuma, GA on December 27, 1949 and had resided in Macon County, GA for most of her life. She graduated from Macon County High School in...
Mercer M. (Buck) Allegood
Mar 3, 2017
Mercer M. (Buck) Allegood, 80, of Lee County, GA died March 3, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Paul and Rev. Chuck Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Colquitt, GA, Mr. Allegood grew up between Moultrie and Funston. He...
Betty Rusk Worrell
Mar 3, 2017
Betty Rusk Worrell, 80, of Lee County, GA, died March 3, 2017 at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Leesburg Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. A native of Alexandria, LA, Mrs. Worrell was born to the late Dewey and Melissa Rusk on April 13, 1936. She graduated...
Agnes K. (Ms. Kitty) Harris
Mar 1, 2017
Agnes K. (Ms. Kitty) Harris, 81, of Lee County, GA, died March 1, 2017 at the Phoebe North Campus. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Life Spring Church. Pastor Mark Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Kimball Methodist Church Cemetery in Anderson City.A native of Highpoint, NC, Mrs. Harris grew up in Baker County, GA...
Ed Stevens Williams, Sr
Feb 28, 2017
Ed Stevens Williams, Sr., 70, of Dawson, GA died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, March 3, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson, GA. Rev. David W. Unkles will officiate.Born in Atlanta, GA, Mr. Williams had resided in Dawson, GA all of his life. He was formerly employed...
