Obituaries
Steven Donald McCorkle
Jun 12, 2023
Steven Donald McCorkle, 68, of Leesburg, GA died Monday, June 12, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. David Crowdis will officiate.
Steven was born in Albany, GA and preceded in death by his father, Donald L. McCorkle.
Survivors include his daughters, Angela...
Lydia Stone Rensch
Jun 11, 2023
Lydia Ola Stone Rensch, 79, of Leesburg, GA, died Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Visitation services will be held Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm with funeral services to immediately follow at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Ryan S. Stone will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Lydia was born on September 27,...
Susanne "Susie" Hinman Gardner
Jun 11, 2023
Susanne "Susie" Hinman Gardner, 75, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Pruitt Health-Sylvester, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June15, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joey Cannon will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard Lewis Hinman and Mildred Elizabeth Hinman, her...
Sybilene "Sybil" N. Marshall
Jun 11, 2023
Sybilene N. “Sybil” Marshall, 86, of Lee County, GA, died June 11, 2023 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Emil Askew will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Marshall was born on April 15, 1937 to the late Rufus and Dorothy Norris in Troy, AL. She...
Cecil Musgrove
Jun 9, 2023
Sim Cecil Musgrove, 80, of Albany, GA, died Friday, June 9, 2023 at his residence. A private graveside service will be held at the Leary City Cemetery. Rev. Tom Pollock will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday, June 12, 2023 from 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.
Cecil was born on November 11, 1942 in Baker...
Patricia Ann Pantone
Jun 8, 2023
Patricia Ann “Pat” Pantone, 78, of Albany, GA, died Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Wynfield Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Pat was born in Sylvester on March 20, 1945 to the late...
Charlotte Gooch Moorehead
Jun 7, 2023
Charlotte Gooch Moorehead, 78, of Leesburg, died Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Her graveside service will be Friday, 2:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born in Albany, Charlotte spent most of her life in Albany. She retired from Adams Exterminators as a bookkeeper,...
Shirley Ann Evans
Jun 6, 2023
Shirley Ann Evans, 85, of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 12, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. David Williams will officiate.
Born in Donaldsonville, GA, Mrs. Evans grew up in Mayhaw, GA and moved from...
Schorlette Kay Hill Ferguson
Jun 2, 2023
Schorlette Kay Hill Ferguson, 64, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, June 2, 2023 at her residence. Services will be held at a later date.
As we say goodbye for now, Schorlette Kay Ferguson, wife of Tommie Ferguson, was a good wife and best friend for thirty nine years. She is in Heaven now with her mom and dad, Lindy...
Lugene Cox Haire
Jun 2, 2023
Lugene Cox Haire 89, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, June 2, 2023. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Sam Cook and Stephen Walker will officiate.
She was married to Horace Haire for 58 years before his death. She loved her Lord Jesus Christ and served him...
Carl Lavonne Speir
Jun 2, 2023
Carl Lavonne Speir, 89, died peacefully at his home in Bronwood, Georgia, Friday, June 2.
His funeral service will be held on Tuesday, June 6, at 11:00 at Bronwood Baptist Church with burial to follow at Bronwood Cemetery. A visitation will be held at 10:00 in the church Fellowship Hall before the service.
Lavonne was born October 23,1933, in...
John C. Hoffpauir, Jr.
Jun 2, 2023
John C. Hoffpauir, Jr. of Lee County, GA, passed away at the age of 71, at Dawson Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. An interment will be held at Andersonville National Cemetery.
Born to the late John and Esther Hoffpauir in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 7th,...
Thomas Ellis Norman
Jun 1, 2023
Thomas Ellis Norman, 94, of Albany, GA., died Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Willson Hospice House. He will lie in state Thursday June 8, 2023 from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. Interment will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native of Quitman, GA., he has lived in Albany since 1955. He was a fabricator and machinist, working for...
Jeffrey Ray "Jeff" Heath, Sr.
May 31, 2023
Jeffrey R. “Jeff” Heath, Sr. (GySGT, USMC, Ret.), 65, of Lee County, GA, died May 31, 2023 at Willson Hospice House surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Marine Corps and The...
Jeanette Thornton Klias
May 31, 2023
Jeanette Thornton Klias, 82, of Albany, GA passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Leary City Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Mrs. Klias was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Matthew (Buck) Klias, her sons, Gerald Matthew (Matt) Klias and infant Johnny...
Comalea Rich
May 30, 2023
Comalea Rich, 72, of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Comalea was born September 12, 1950, in Bristol, Connecticut to the late Joseph Rich and Comalea Wingate. At an early age she moved to Valdosta, GA where she attended Valdosta High School and Valdosta State University. She worked in...
James "Frank" F. Massey
May 29, 2023
James Franklin “Frank” Massey, 67, of Leesburg, GA passed away Monday, May 29, 2023. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. A private interment will follow in Weston Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Frank, as he was affectionately known, was born May 4, 1956 to the late...
Mary Lillian Law
May 29, 2023
Mary Lillian Law, 91, of Sumner, GA, formerly of Lee County, GA, died May 29, 2023 at Camellia Gardens Life Center. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Derrick Law will officiate. A private interment will follow at 2:00 pm at Andersonville National Cemetery
Lillian was born on May 2, 1932...
William "Bill" Harrell
May 28, 2023
William “Bill” Durward Harrell, Jr., 80, of Albany, Georgia passed away May 28, 2023 with friends and family by his side. A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, June 15, 2023 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the Manor House, 1500 Dawson Rd, Albany, GA 31707.
Bill was a native of Bainbridge, Georgia and a 1960 graduate of...
Benjamin H. "Buddy" Drawdy
May 28, 2023
Benjamin “Buddy” Henry Drawdy Jr., 80, died peacefully on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Willson Hospice House after a courageous battle with dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
His funeral service will be 3 pm Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Art Guerra and Mr. William Schofill will officiate.
Buddy was born on February 22,...
