Obituaries
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...
Larry Don Russell
Jan 3, 2013
Larry Don Russell, 72, of Leesburg, GA. died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Phoebe North Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Gutierrez and Rev. Linda Gutierrez will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Habersham, TN., Mr. Russell had resided in Leesburg, GA. since 1979...
Larry Don Russell
Jan 3, 2013
Larry Don Russell, 72, of Leesburg, GA. died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Phoebe North Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Gutierrez and Rev. Linda Gutierrez will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Habersham, TN., Mr. Russell had resided in Leesburg, GA. since 1979...
Warren David Brookins
Jan 2, 2013
Warren David Brookins, Sr., 60, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at his home. Graveside services will be held Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Fort Gaines, GA. Rev. Jimmy Wease will officiateMr. Brookins, a native of Fort Gaines, was a truck driver who loved to work. He was employed with...
William Elmer Hearn
Dec 31, 2012
William Elmer Hearn, 91, of Albany, GA, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Mr. Hearn was retired from the Air Force and returned to Albany, GA after retirement. He...
Paul William Freeman
Dec 31, 2012
Paul William Freeman, 80, of Leesburg, GA, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Carl A. Vinson Nursing Center in Dublin, GA. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Faith Baptist Church. Rev. Jerry K. Deans will officiate. Interment will be in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery at a later date.A native of Kirkland, IN, Mr....
Madge Louise Moore
Dec 29, 2012
Madge L. Moore, 79, of Leesburg, GA, died December 29, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. John GrosVenor will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Mrs. Moore was a Native American, a member of the Yankton Sioux and Karuk Tribes. She was born on...
Linda Counts Webb
Dec 29, 2012
Linda Kail Counts Webb, 97, of Albany, GA, formerly of Ocala, FL, died peacefully on Saturday December 29, 2012 in Leesburg, GA. Memorial services will be held Monday, December 31, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Ocala.Mrs. Webb was born in Tuscumbie, AL and moved to Ocala in the 30's where she resided until 1994 when...
Willburn (Will) Ivy
Dec 28, 2012
Wilburn (Will) Ivy, 83, of Albany, GA, died December 28, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight, Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors.A native of Richton, MS, Mr. Ivy had resided in Albany, GA for the...
Frank Wayne Arnold
Dec 26, 2012
Frank Wayne Arnold was born February 28, 1940 in Manchester, TN.Frank departed this life on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family at his side. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Henry Freeman will officiate.He was preceded in death by his mother Olene Martin Arnold and his father...
Emma Jewel Baker
Dec 25, 2012
Emma Jewel Baker, 86, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor and Rev. Paul Mason will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Bronwood, GA, born March 13, 1926, she was the youngest child...
Billy Joe (Billy) Brannon
Dec 24, 2012
Billy Joe (Bill) Brannon, 75, of Albany, GA died December 24, 2012 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Allen W. Haas will officiate.A native of Slocomb, AL, born to Jessie and Anne Bell Brannon, Mr. Brannon had resided in Albany, GA since 1970 moving from Bainbridge, GA....
