Obituaries
Baby Rusk
Jan 25, 2013
Baby Rusk, infant son of Brandon and Britni Temples Rusk of Worth County, GA, died January 25, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services were held Monday at 2:00 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Eron White officiated.In addition to the parents, survivors include his brothers, Adam Rusk, Connor Rusk and Trent Rusk, his sister, Dakota Rusk, his grandmother,...
Debra Rene Gibson
Jan 23, 2013
Debra Rene Gibson, 32, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will be in Greathouse Cemetery, Temple, TX.A native of Temple, TX, Miss Gibson had resided in Albany, GA for the past twenty...
William (Bill) Benjamin Vaughan, III
Jan 22, 2013
William B. (Bill) Vaughan, III, 57, of Lee County, GA, died January 22, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held.A native of Americus, GA, Mr. Vaughan grew up in Albany, GA and attended public schools and Albany Area Technical College. He lived in Atlanta, GA for many years before returning to Lee County, GA seven...
LaHoma Ruth Graham
Jan 20, 2013
LaHoma Ruth Graham, 76, of Tifton, GA, died January 20, 2013 at her residence. No services will be held.A native of Elwood, IN, born to the late Clay M. and Thelma Jones Rich, Mrs. Graham had lived in Albany, GA since 1979 moving to Tifton one year ago. Mrs. Graham had been employed with Jr. Food Stores and Family Dollar...
Deborah Lynn Gilliland Walls
Jan 19, 2013
Deborah Lynn Gilliand Walls, 59, of Leesburg, GA, died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bishop Roy Tolman will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Cullman, Al, and Mrs. Walls...
Donna Jean Webb
Jan 16, 2013
Donna Jean Webb, 62, of Lee County, GA, died January 16, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Hurt will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.A native of North Augusta, SC, Mrs. Webb lived in Albany, GA from 1966 until 2008 when she moved to Lee County,...
Daniel Eugene Pollock
Jan 13, 2013
Daniel Eugene Pollock, 80, of Leesburg, GA, died January 13, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Major Gerry Dorre (USMC Ret.) will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery with military honors provided by the United States Navy and American Legion Post #30.A native of Albany, GA, Mr....
Mary Ann Jarrett
Jan 13, 2013
Mary Ann Jarrett, 79, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at the Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Isabella, GA, born to the late, James Roe and Lola Elizabeth...
Bob Ray Shaver
Jan 13, 2013
Bob R. Shaver, 76 of Albany, GA, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. A native of Nashville, TN, Mr. Shaver lived most of his life in Albany, GA. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife Emily Haire Shaver. Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Jones...
CDR. Donald Edward Smith (USN Ret.)
Jan 13, 2013
CDR. Donald Edward Smith (USN retired) was born to the former Mary Blanche Yeoman and Edward Justus Smith on September 28, 1946 in Denver, Colorado. He passed away Sunday, January 13 in DeBary, FL.Don began high school in Winter Park, Florida but when his dad, a Navy Reserve pilot, was recalled for the Cuban Missile Crisis, the family moved to...
Virgil Corley Bridges
Jan 12, 2013
Virgil Corley Bridges, 40, of Lee Co., GA died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Four Counties Health and Rehab. in Richland, GA. Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Dawson, GA. Rev. Brian Johnson will officiate. Mr. Bridges was born in Albany, GA and had resided in Dawson, GA before...
Ida Georgene Penaska
Jan 11, 2013
Ida Georgene Penaska, 83, of Leesburg, GA., died Friday, January 11, 2013 at her residence. A private service will be held at Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Corpus Christi, TX, Mrs. Penaska had resided in Leesburg, GA for a short time moving there from Largo, FL. She was retired from the St. Petersburg Yacht Club and was of the Methodist faith....
Steven L. Kierce
Jan 10, 2013
Steve L. Kierce, 65, of Lee County, GA, died January 10, 2013 at the Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chip Gresham, Dr. Ronald R. Baxley and Norman Denney will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors.A native of Albany, GA, born to the late...
Shirley Williams Piper
Jan 10, 2013
Shirley Williams Piper, 61, of Patmos, GA died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Curtis Alligood will officiate. Interment will follow in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Edison, GA.A native of Edison, GA, Shirley was a self-employed beautician who also later...
Annie Laura Busby
Jan 7, 2013
Annie Laura Busby, 76, of Albany, GA, died Monday, January 7, 2013, at Phoebe North Medical Center. Funeral Services will be Friday January 11, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Douglas Haught will be officiating. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. at Union Primitive Cemetery in Miller County.A native of Baker County, Mrs. Busby had resided in Albany,...
Lillian June Farrow Spargo
Jan 7, 2013
Lillian June Farrow Spargo, 82, of Leesburg, GA, died Monday, January 7, 2013. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Keith Anthony will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Sumter County, GA, Mrs. Spargo moved to Calhoun County, GA in 1974 from Columbus and lived there until moving to...
Blanche Booth Thaden
Jan 6, 2013
Ruby Blanche Booth Thaden, 93, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 3:00 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Britt Priddy and John Tracy will officiate.Mrs. Thaden was born in Pensacola, Florida on July 5, 1919. She was the daughter of the late...
William E. (Bill) Maxwell
Jan 4, 2013
William E. (Bill) Maxwell, 73, of Albany, GA died January 4, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Entombment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, born to the late Leon and Ethel Maxwell, Mr. Maxwell attended Albany Schools and graduated from...
Jennie Cronin Johnson
Jan 4, 2013
Jennie Johnson, 67, of Leesburg, GA, died Friday January 4, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Steven Waldron will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Gary, IN, Mrs. Johnson had resided in Lee Co., GA for the past five years. She was...
Ruth Elaine Schlegel
Jan 3, 2013
Ruth. E. Schlegel, 88, of Albany, GA, died January 3, 2013 at Lee Co. Health and Rehab. No funeral services will be held at this time.The family will receive friends Friday, January 4, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Survivors include a son, David Schlegel and his wife Sandra, grandchildren, Earl Schlegel, Brian Schlegel, Sonya...
