Obituaries
Rose (Ria) Hill Hutchison
Sep 3, 2013
Rose (Ria) Hill Hutchison, 53, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Friday, September 6, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Finbarr Stanton will officiate.A native of Biloxi, MS., Ria had resided in Albany, GA since 1996. She was an investigator for an attorney's office and attended...
Alvin David Shealy, Sr
Sep 1, 2013
Alvin David (A.D.) Shealy, Sr., 95, of Adel, GA, died September 1, 2013 at Dawson Health and Rehabilitation Center. His remains have been cremated and will be interred next to his wife at Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery in Adel, GA. There will be a celebration of life in his honor at a later date.A native of Bainbridge, GA, Mr....
James A. Henemyre, Sr
Sep 1, 2013
James A. Henemyre, 70, of Leesburg, GA, Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Lance Finley will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.Our daddy departed this life on September 1, 2013. He was a devoted husband, great daddy, dedicated grandpa and a new great grandpa. He was born...
Harold Edwin Gresham
Aug 30, 2013
Harold Edwin Gresham, 77, of Albany, GA, died Friday, August 30, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 6, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight will officiate. Interment will be Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Rome, GA. Rev. Jim Newsome will...
Ronald L. Norman
Aug 29, 2013
Ronald Lee Norman, 65, of Arlington, GA, died August 29, 2013. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at the Morgan Methodist Church Cemetery. Dr. Ronald Baxley and Rev. Chris Holdorf will officiate. A native of Moultrie, GA, born to the late Rufus L. and Hazel Virginia Norman, he grew up in Morgan, GA and graduated from...
Eugene Horace Casey
Aug 29, 2013
Eugene Horace Casey, 75, of Albany, GA, died August 29, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bud Womack will officiate. Interment will follow in Live Oak Free Will Baptist Cemetery in Baker County, GA.A native of Baker County, GA, he was born to the late Joe...
Billy Hayes
Aug 29, 2013
Billy Hayes, 58, of Albany, GA, died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Americus, GA., Mr. Hayes had resided in Albany, GA since 1977...
Andrew J. Willis, Jr
Aug 27, 2013
Andrew J. Willis, Jr., 75, of Albany, GA., died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Columbus Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at Lighthouse Ministries. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate.A native of Albany, GA., Mr. Willis had resided in Pine Mountain, GA where he was employed with Callaway Gardens before his illness.Survivors include...
Sadie Mae Alday Golden
Aug 26, 2013
Sadie Mae Alday Golden, 84, of Albany, GA died Monday, August 26, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Mathews Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Tom Pollock and Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Little Ochlocknee Baptist Church Cemetery.A native of Thomas County, GA, Mrs. Golden had resided...
Shirley Harrison Green
Aug 25, 2013
Shirley Harrison Green, 73, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A native of Martinsville, VA, Mrs. Green had resided in Albany, GA for the past seven years moving here from Amityville, NY. She was a nurse and retired from Suffolk State Psychiatric Hospital.Survivors include her husband, of forty three years, Paul H. Green...
Kay Elizabeth Young
Aug 21, 2013
Kay Elizabeth Young, 55, of Leesburg, GA died Wednesday, August 21 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, August 23, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Leesburg City Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.Born in Albany, GA, Kay had resided in Leesburg, GA most all of her life. She had worked as a travel agent and was of...
Steven Vaughn Paul
Aug 20, 2013
Steven Vaughan (Steve) Paul, 53 of Lee County, GA, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 23, 2013 at 11:00 AM at The First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Dawson, GA, Steve was born to the late Vaughan...
Armenda Purvis (Shorty) Turner
Aug 17, 2013
Armenda Purvis (Shorty) Turner, 84, of Leesburg, GA, died Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at Sand Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Rupert, GA (Taylor Co., GA.)A native of Charing, GA, Mrs. Turner had resided in Albany before moving to Leesburg, GA in 1957. She...
Tommy Russell Sinquefield, Sr
Aug 17, 2013
Tommy Russell Sinquefield, Sr., 89, of Morgan, GA, died August 17, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at New Light Freewill Baptist Church. Rev. Jerry Hall and Rev. Jackie Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.A native of Wayback, GA, Mr. Sinquefield had resided in Calhoun County, GA all of...
Billy Junior Bridges
Aug 16, 2013
Billy Junior Bridges, 77, of Albany, GA, died Friday, August 16, 2013, at his residence. Memorial services will be Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at Mathews Funeral Home at 4:00 p.m.A native of Sylvester, GA, Mr. Bridges had lived in Albany for most of his life. He was a machinist at Flint River Textile Mill for 20 years. Mr. Bridges was...
Friedson Lee Odom
Aug 16, 2013
Friedson "Frick" Lee Odom, 88, of Leesburg, GA, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, August 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charlie Brown and Rev. Kevin Clotfelter will officiate and Sylvia Spraggins will interpret. Interment will follow in Red Oak Cemetery, Worth Co., GA.A native of Worth Co.,...
Joann Willis Hammack
Aug 15, 2013
Joann Willis Hammack, 74, of Albany, GA died Thursday, August 15, 2013 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. at Lamad Ministries Chapel. Rev. William Eidenire will officiate. A native of Sumner, GA, Mrs. Hammack had resided in Albany, GA since 1998 moving from Brunswick, GA. She was a registered nurse and...
Ralph Grady ""Randy"" Linahan, Jr
Aug 15, 2013
Ralph Grady "Randy" Linahan, Jr., 59, of Cordele, GA died Thursday, August 15, 2013, at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be Sunday, August 18, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Rick Hamilton will officiate.A native and longtime resident of Albany, Mr. Linahan had resided at Lake Blackshear for the last six years. He was a loving...
John Thomas Deese
Aug 13, 2013
John Thomas Deese, 54, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be private. Mr. Deese, a native of Albany, Georgia was the son to the late George Leonidas Deese and Lorraine Boucher Deese. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and had worked with the Florida Department of Agriculture as a fruit inspector, Cooper Tires and...
Daniel Glynn Bullington
Aug 12, 2013
Daniel Glynn (Bull) Bullington, 62, of Albany, GA died Monday, August 12, 2013 at his residence. A visitation will be held Friday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.A lifelong resident of Albany, GA, Mr. Bullington was a 1968 Albany High School graduate. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Merck Chemical after...
