Obituaries
Linda Anne Whetstine
Feb 27, 2015
Linda Anne Whetstine, 74, of Albany, GA, died February 27, 2015 at Pruitt Health-Sylvester, GA. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Father Thomas Raines will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Baltimore, Maryland, born to the late, William and Laura Gabel, Mrs. Whetstine graduated from Kenwood High School and...
Mary Lois Davis
Feb 26, 2015
Mary Lois Davis, 72, of Blakely, GA, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 at her brother's residence in Albany, GA. Memorial service will be conducted on Sunday, March 01, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7667 Cedar Springs Road, Blakely, GA 39823. Pastor Cornelius Wesley will officiate. Dr. Nathaniel Hollis will bring the eulogy. Born May 25,...
Mack Odom
Feb 25, 2015
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Mack Odom, 75, a longtime resident of Leesburg, GA, announce that he entered into eternal rest on February 25, 2015. Surrounded by his family he went to meet the Lord. Memorial services will be held Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate....
Grace King
Feb 25, 2015
Grace King, 79, of Shelby, NC formerly of Albany, GA died February 25, 2015 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany, GA. Rev. Ralph Horne will officiate.A native of Albany, GA, Mrs. King attended Albany schools. She lived in Sylvester, GA for many years, moving to St. Mary's GA...
Elizabeth L. Krywicki
Feb 24, 2015
Elizabeth (Betty) Grosek Krywicki, of Albany, GA died February 24, 2015 after a brief illness. She was a long time resident of Wilkes-Barre, PA who moved to Albany GA in 2012. Born June 23, 1922, she was the daughter of Josephine and Anthony Grosek, Sr. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Walter Krywicki in 1997. She had...
Grace Hartley Bowden
Feb 22, 2015
Grace Hartley Bowden, 94, of Lee County, GA, died February 22, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at New Hope Baptist Church. Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Church. Nephews of Mrs. Bowden will serve as active pallbearers.A native and lifelong resident of Lee County, GA,...
M. Ware Gardner
Feb 21, 2015
M. Ware Gardner, 65, of Lee County, GA, died February 21, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Ramsey will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Pavo, GA, Ware was raised in Sanford, FL and graduated from Seminole High School and received his Bachelor of...
Janie Hiers Crosby
Feb 21, 2015
Janie Hiers Crosby, 61 of Leesburg, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at her residence.A native of Savannah Georgia, she had resided in Leesburg for the past two years after moving from Warner Robbins, Georgia. Janie graduated from Darton College with an associate's degree and was currently working on her bachelor's degree in nursing. Mrs. Crosby had a love for...
Doris Evelyn Preston
Feb 21, 2015
Doris Evelyn Krumel Preston, 73, of Albany, GA died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Her remains have been cremated and a visitation will be held Thursday February 26, 2015 at Mathews Funeral Home from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Mrs. Preston was born August 23, 1941 to Frank Charles and Evelyn Doris Fischer Krumel at St....
Gary Lamar Parker
Feb 20, 2015
Gary L. Parker, 58, of Worth County, GA, died February 20, 2015 in Turner County, GA due from an accident. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Eron White will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Tifton, GA, Gary was raised in Poulan, GA and lived in worth County all...
Christopher Lee Hopkins
Feb 18, 2015
Christopher Lee (Chris) Hopkins, 37, of Albany, GA., went home to our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Chris passed away quietly with many family and friends at his side. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Dennis Lanning and Pastor Lee Waller...
Christine Yancey Cobb
Feb 18, 2015
Christine "Tina" Yancey Cobb, 86, of Leesburg, GA passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Pine Bluff Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Keith Smith and Pastor Bruce Smith will officiate. A private interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Born in Union Springs, AL, she was...
Daniel Leroy Eby
Feb 18, 2015
Daniel Leroy Eby, 72, of Leesburg, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Dennis Lanning will officiate. Born in Miami, FL, Mr. Eby had resided in Leesburg for the past 12 ½ years...
Mary Ruth Wilson Peeples
Feb 15, 2015
Mary Ruth Wilson Peeples, 89, of Albany, GA died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Wednesday, one hour prior to the funeral service. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Coach Junior Peeples and Reverend Jeff...
Richard Glenn Rogers
Feb 15, 2015
Richard Glenn Rogers, 61, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Life Christian Center International. Pastor Stan Glass will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Born in Albany, GA and a life- long resident, Mr. Rogers was in retail grocery...
Jeanne F. Wells
Feb 15, 2015
Jeanne F. Wells of Albany, GA, died Sunday, February 15, 2015. Formal funeral services will not be held as per her wishes, but a private family graveside service will be held at a later date.Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Ms. Wells lived in many cities throughout her life before settling in Albany, GA in 1975. She worked as a cashier...
Barry Steven Golden
Feb 15, 2015
Barry Steven Golden, 65, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Northgate Presbyterian Church. Rev. Richard O. Smith, Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow in the Newton City Cemetery, Newton, GA.Born in Villa Rica, GA, Mr. Golden had resided in Albany,...
Rosalynn D. Carswell
Feb 15, 2015
Rosalynn D. (Lynn) Carswell, 55, of Albany, GA, died February15, 2015 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bob Halstead will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Cordele, GA, Lynn grew up in Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School in 1978....
Mary (Strawberry) Jackson
Feb 14, 2015
Mary (Strawberry) Jackson, 77, of Mitchell Co., GA, died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Pruitt Heath. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Salem Memorial Gardens, Tift Co., GA. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.Born in Lauada, NC, Mrs, Jackson had resided in Mitchell Co., GA since 1989 moving from Lee Co., GA. She...
Arthur C. Shoemaker
Feb 14, 2015
Arthur C. Shoemaker, 75, of Albany, GA, went home to Jesus on Saturday, February 14, 2015. He was at his daughter's residence in Georgetown, FL. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 20, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Dennis Lanning and Rev. Cathy Green will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Mr. Shoemaker...
