Obituaries

Dec 30, 2015

Charlie Henry Sanders, 73, of Albany, GA., died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Monday, January 4, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Ben Crowdis will officiate.A native of Ft. Gaines Mr. Sanders has resided in Albany since 1987 moving from Randolph County. He was a veteran in the...

Dec 28, 2015

Robert Goss, 65, of Leesburg, GA, died December 28, 2015. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Hawkinsville, GA born to the late Paul and Minnie Goss, Robert graduated from Hawkinsville High School in 1968 and attended Southwest Georgia Technical College in Americus,...

Dec 28, 2015

Mrs. Betty Ryals Woods died Monday, December 28, 2015 at Seminole Manor Nursing Home in Donalsonville, GA.Her funeral service will be Wednesday 3 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday 6 to 8 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.A native of Tampa, Mrs. Woods had lived in...

Dec 28, 2015

James Blair (Jimmy) Fackler, Sr., 76, of Albany, GA, died December 28, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A celebration of life will be held for family and friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Elks Lodge #713 located at 3213 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA, 31721.Born in Columbus, GA, Jimmy graduated from Baker High School in...

Dec 27, 2015

Deborah Allene Hayes, 65, of Lee County, GA, died December 27, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Milton H. Pate will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Lagrange, GA, Deborah had lived in Albany, GA since 1960 and graduated from Albany High School in...

Dec 27, 2015

E. Wayne Davis, 76, of Albany, GA, died December 27, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Cook will officiate and the Elks Lodge # 713 will provide Burial Rites. A private interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Miller County, GA, Mr. Davis graduated from...

Dec 25, 2015

Ozias Jack Hutchison, 87, of Albany, GA, died December 25, 2015 at his brother's home. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Chaplin Doc Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens with The American Legion Post # 30 Honor Guard providing Military Honors.A native of Douglas, GA, Mr. Hutchison graduated from...

Dec 24, 2015

George Paul Hester, 77, of Lee County, GA, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Lawton Sammons and Ron Holman will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Born in Soperton, GA, Paul had...

Dec 19, 2015

Linda White Goldsmith, 75, of Lee County, GA passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at St. Joseph's Emory Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Rev. Todd Sullens will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.Linda was born in Asheville, NC to the...

Dec 19, 2015

Rickey Wayne Hopkins, 61, of Leesburg, GA, died Saturday, December 19, 2015 at his residence.A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel at Sherwood Baptist Church with the celebration of his life immediately following the memorial. Rev. Chris Turner and Mr. Ryan Dunnagan will officiate. He wants his friends to join the...

Dec 19, 2015

Mr. William Charles Graff, 85 of Albany died Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the Willson Hospice House.His funeral service will be Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Riverside Cemetery with Military Honors. Rev. Roy Cook and Rev. William Collins will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday from 5 to 7 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.A native of...

Dec 19, 2015

Hazel Harriett Dorch Layfield, 91 of Leesburg, Georgia, formerly of Albany, Georgia died Saturday, December 19, 2015 at her daughter's residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Born in Sylvester, Georgia, Mrs. Layfield had resided in Albany, Ga. for almost...

Dec 17, 2015

Jim Joseph (Joe) Saba, Jr., 88, of Albany, died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 21, 2015 at 11:00 am at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. William Collins and Rev. Nate Lehman will officiate.Born in Pelham, GA to the late Jim...

Dec 16, 2015

James Owen Barron, Jr., 69, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at his home in Albany. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Mathews Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 AM immediately preceding the funeral service on Saturday. Minister Chris Ward will officiate.Mr. Barron was born July 1, 1946 in Columbus, GA. He...

Dec 10, 2015

Francis Xavier (Bear) Classon, Jr., 63, of Albany, GA died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jamie Baggett will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with Masonic Rites provided by Tri County Memorial Club.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Mr....

Dec 6, 2015

Nancy Dalton Belcher, 81, of Montgomery, AL formally of Albany, GA died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, December 10, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home, 3206 Gillionville Road,...

Dec 4, 2015

Margaret Ann Kirkland Simpson, 77, of Leesburg, GA died Friday, December 4, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Cool Springs Baptist Church, Mitchell Co., GA with interment to follow in the church cemetery. Brother Ron Shiver will officiate.Born in Dawson, GA, Mrs, Simpson was the daughter of...

Dec 4, 2015

Wynell King O'Hair, 83, of Dallas, GA formerly of Albany, GA died Friday, December 4, 2015 at her daughter's residence in Dallas, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, December 7, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Roy Cook will officiate.Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Sale City, GA, Mrs. O'Hair grew up in...

Dec 3, 2015

Robert L. (Buck) Peek, Jr., 67, of Leesburg, GA, died December 3, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at Liberty Parkway Church of God. Rev. Bob Prince, Pastor Jamie Baggett and Rev. Dana Swain will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg City Cemetery.Born in Albany, GA to the late Robert and...

Dec 3, 2015