Obituaries
Thomas David Preston, Jr
Dec 3, 2015
Thomas David Preston, Jr., 84, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, December 3, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.Born in Camilla, GA, Mr. Preston was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Navy and resided in Newton, GA before moving...
Roberta Boardman Dauphinais
Dec 2, 2015
Roberta Boardman Dauphinais, 80, of Albany died Wednesday December 2, 2015 at the Willson Hospice House.Her funeral service will be Monday 10 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Andersonville National Cemetery. A native of New Jersey Mrs. Dauphinais was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and a former member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Survivors include her...
Billy Daniel Hines
Dec 1, 2015
Billy D. Hines, 85, of Albany, GA, died December 1, 2015 at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Roy Cook will officiate. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at...
Mary Agnes Martin
Nov 28, 2015
Mary Agnes Martin, 89, of Lee County, GA, died November 28, 2015 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bob Prince will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. A native of Ideal, GA, Mrs. Martin was born to the late Cronic Joseph and Lollie Mae...
Norma Klatt
Nov 27, 2015
Norma O'Neill Klatt, 95, of Ellijay, GA, formerly of Albany, GA died Friday, November 27, 2015 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, GA. Committal services will be held Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Andersonville National Cemetery. Pastor James E. Boyd will officiate. Born in Toledo, OH, Mrs. Klatt had resided in Michigan before moving to Lake Blackshear...
Samuel Elisha (Eli) Whitaker
Nov 24, 2015
Samuel Elisha (Eli) Whitaker, 76, of Lee County, GA died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 27, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Albany. Rev. Bruce English and Rev. Bruce Gordon will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.Born in Colquitt, GA, Mr. Whitaker was a graduate of...
Lillie Loujean Dennis Cantrell
Nov 22, 2015
Lillie Dennis Cantrell, 90, of Albany, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at PruittHealth Palmyra. Graveside services will be held Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Reverend Walter Flint will officiate.Born in Florala, AL to the late Sherry and Alice Phillips Dennis, Mrs. Cantrell moved to the Albany, GA in 1945. She was retired from...
Lillian Edith Sherman Fuller
Nov 20, 2015
Lillian Sherman Fuller, 93, of Albany, Ga. died November 20th at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, November 23, 2015 at 11:00 a. m. at Riverside Cemetery. Dr. William D. (Biff) Coker will officiate. A native of Thomas County, GA. Mrs. Fuller was born November 10, 1922 to the late James Claude Sherman and...
William P. Wilson, IV
Nov 20, 2015
William P. (Wild Bill) Wilson, IV, 71, of Camilla, GA formerly Putney, GA, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Putney. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Rev. Joe Carr will officiate.Born in Muskegon, MI, Mr. Wilson had resided...
Betty Jean Giddens Griffith
Nov 17, 2015
Betty Jean Giddens Griffith, 80, of Lee County, GA, died November 17, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 20, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Wesley Kaylor will officiate. Committal services will follow at 12:00 Noon at Andersonville National Cemetery.A native of Winter Park, FL, Mrs. Griffith grew up in...
Marjorie Marie Ashton
Nov 15, 2015
Marjorie Marie Ashton, 92, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Pruitt-Palmyra Health Care. Ms. Ashton has been cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. A native of Hooks, TX, born to the late Clyde Allen Page and Clara LaRue Page Hardy, Ms. Ashton had resided in Albany/Leesburg, GA. area since moving...
James E. (Spike) Hinman, Jr
Nov 13, 2015
. James E. (Spike) Hinman, Jr., GySgt (USMC Retired), 89, of Albany, passed away November 13, 2015 at his residence after battling cancer. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow at Andersonville National Cemetery at 12:00 p.m. with Military Honors.Spike was born and...
Stephanie Knight Rowell
Nov 11, 2015
Stephanie Knight Rowell, 48, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Phoebe North Hospital. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate.A native of Albany, GA, Mrs. Rowell had lived in the Albany and Leesburg, GA, area most of her life....
Jerry T. Atkinson
Nov 10, 2015
J.T. Atkinson, 94, of Albany, GA, died November 10, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. William Suggs will officiate. A native of Pelham, GA, Mr. Atkinson was raised in Miller Co, GA and had resided in Albany, GA since 1939. He was Navy Veteran...
Shirley Grace Studstill Paustian
Nov 8, 2015
Shirley Grace Studstill Paustian, 78, of Albany, GA died Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Lewis Johnson will officiate. Interment will follow in Isabella Baptist Church Cemetery, Worth Co., GA.Born in Plant City, FL, Mrs. Paustian had resided in Albany, GA...
Eugene Loren (Gene) McCoy
Nov 4, 2015
Eugene Loren (Gene) McCoy, 73, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, November 9, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Dr. William D. (Biff) Coker will officiate. Interment will follow at 12:00 p.m. in Andersonville National Cemetery with military honors.Born in Pikeville, KY, Mr. McCoy...
Allie Ree Moree Stuart
Nov 4, 2015
Allie Ree Moree Stuart, 89, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Morningside Assisted Living. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.Born in Ochlocknee, GA, Mrs. Stuart had resided in Albany, GA since 1978 moving from Roanoke, VA.Allie Ree was a strong lady who...
Rev. Perry E. Lamey
Nov 2, 2015
Rev. Perry E. Lamey, Sr., 83, of Albany, GA, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 6, 2015 at True Life Church of God at 3:00 pm. Rev Chris E. Turner and Rev. W.A. Bingham will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens where Rev. Earl Lamey and Rev. Bob Prince...
Rosalie Susan Reich
Nov 1, 2015
While a husband, children, grandchildren, relatives and friends mourned the loss of a woman who had brought so much love and joy to their lives, Rosalie Susan Reich is rejoicing in her heavenly home after passing away. Her loyalty and faithfulness to her Creator, right down to the end of her life, epitomized her Christian faith. She was an active...
Robert Steven (Bob) Childers
Nov 1, 2015
Robert Steven (Bob) Childers, 68, of Lee County, GA, died November 1, 2015 in Augusta, GA. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Avalon United Methodist Church. Ross Powell will officiate. Committal services and Military Honors will be held Monday, November 9, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA.A native of Clayton, GA,...
