Obituaries
James Merritt
Nov 9, 2016
James Allen Merritt, 76, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Monday, November 14, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate.Born in Doerun, GA, Mr. Merritt had served in the Army Reserves and was a retired mechanical superintendent and was of the Christian...
Steve Anthony McWaters
Nov 9, 2016
Steve Anthony McWaters, 54, of Leesburg, GA, died November 9, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. A native of Ft. Rucker, AL, Steve grew up in Lagrange, GA and moved to Leesburg, GA in the early 1980's. He was an electrician and...
Ruth Vickery Coleman
Nov 7, 2016
Ruth Vickery Coleman, 88 of Albany formerly of McRae died Monday, November 7, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.Her funeral service will be Friday 10 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment at 3 PM in Helena Cemetery in Helena, GA. Rev. Rodney Rector and Rev. Jason Dickerson will officiate.Born in Chauncey, GA Mrs. Coleman lived most of her life...
Peggy Ruth McDuffie
Nov 6, 2016
Peggy Ruth McDuffie, 74, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Trent Cory will officiate.A native of Orlando, FL, Mrs. McDuffie had resided in the Albany area since the early 1960's. She was retired from Phoebe Putney...
Ingram H Bazhaw
Nov 5, 2016
Ingram BazhawSHAWNEE, OK - Ingram Harrison (I.H.) Bazhaw, 90, passed away November 5, 2016 at his home in Shawnee, OK. He is preceded in death by his wife (Virginia), two sons (Bruce and Robert), parents (Robert Henry and Grady), and seven siblings. He is survived by his daughter (Alma Otey), four siblings, five grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. I.H. Bazhaw...
Mark Scott Milling
Nov 5, 2016
Mark Scott Milling, 59, of Leesburg, GA., died Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Private memorial services will be held Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with Military Honors. Dr. Todd Sullens will officiate. Mr. Milling was a native of Albany, GA and was currently residing in Leesburg. He was retired from...
Susan Mizell Hatfield
Nov 1, 2016
Susan Mizell Hatfield, 60, of Dawson, GA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Friday, Nov. 4 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 307 Flint Avenue Albany, GA 31701. The family will receive friends before the service at 10:00 a.m.Born in Jacksonville, FL, Mrs. Hatfield lived in...
Wendy Sue Brown
Nov 1, 2016
Wendy Sue Brown, 37, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Monday, November 7, 2016 at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
David B. Rusich
Oct 30, 2016
David Bruce Rusich, Sr., 84, of Edison, GA, died Sunday, October 30, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Christ Church Cemetery in Arlington, GA. Rev. Tom Howard will officiate.Born in North Stonington, CT, David joined the Air Force after high school and...
Linn J. Leitner
Oct 29, 2016
Linn J. Leitner, 89, of Albany, GA, formerly of Okmulgee, OK, died October 29, 2016 at Pruitt-Palmyra Health Care. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 6:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Brooks will officiate. Interment will follow Thursday at Brevard Memorial Park Cemetery in Cocoa, FL.He was born in Indiahoma, OK, to the late...
Diane Burt Johnson
Oct 26, 2016
Diane Burt Johnson, 64, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy D. Hanna and Rev. Bobby Joe Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Cairo, GA, Mrs. Johnson has resided in Albany,...
Raymond (Ray) Monroe Wilson, Jr
Oct 24, 2016
Raymond (Ray) Monroe Wilson, Jr., 62, of Mobile, AL died Monday, October 24, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 3:00 PM at the Albany Community SDA Church, 381 Fussell Road, Leesburg, GA 31763. The family will receive family and friends at 4:00 PM following the service.Born in...
William Earl Knight, Sr
Oct 24, 2016
William Earl Knight, Sr. passed to be with the Lord on October 24, 2016 at the Willson Hospice House in Albany, GA at the age of 76. William was born to his parents, Joseph E. Knight and Ora White Knight, in Covington, TN on October 7, 1940. Growing up he lived both in Covington and in Memphis, TN, attending Humes...
Marjorine Watson Riddell
Oct 21, 2016
Marjorine Watson Riddell, 82, of Leesburg, GA, died Friday, October 21, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida at 2:00 PM.Born in Galveston, TX, Mrs. Riddell had resided in Albany, GA a number of years before moving to The Villages, FL and returning to Leesburg,...
Wayne L. Davenport
Oct 20, 2016
Wayne Lamar Davenport, of Albany, died Thursday, October 20, 2016 at his residence.His memorial service will be 4 PM on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye and Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Born in Dayton, OH, Mr. Davenport had worked with Sherwood Baptist Church for a number...
Ted Craft
Oct 18, 2016
Ted Craft, 76, of Shellman, GA died Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Dawson, GA with Pastor Danny Craft and Pastor Jeff Henry officiating. Interment will follow at the Church Cemetery.Mr. Craft was born in Blakely, GA to the late Jim and Beulah...
Robert P. (Bob) Blalock
Oct 17, 2016
Robert P. (Bob) Blalock, 69, of Albany, GA, died October 17, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 4:00 PM at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Thad Haygood and Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate. Interment will follow in Oakview Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the American Legion Post # 30 Honor Guard.Bob was...
Vickie Moore Davis
Oct 13, 2016
Vickie Moore Davis, 62, of Albany, GA died October 13, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at the Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. Steve Kendrick and Rev. David Joiner will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg City Cemetery. Steve Corley, Roger Rainey, Quinn Hancock, Jason Wingard, Michael Martin and Matthew Martin will serve...
Kay Thompson King
Oct 13, 2016
Kay Thompson King, 62, of Lee Co., GA, died Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, October 17, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ralph Harrell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Albany, GA, Mrs. Thompson had resided in Lee Co., GA since 1984. She...
Debra Reynolds Lillis
Oct 8, 2016
Debra Reynolds Lillis died Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 4:36 p.m. in Fairhope, AL. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with visitation at 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. before the service.Mrs. Lillis was born in Sylvester, GA on June 1, 1961. She was raised in Albany, GA and attended...
