Obituaries
Harold Gene Ham
Jun 22, 2023
Harold Gene “Spankey” Ham, 69, of Lee County, went to be with our Lord God on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Born in West Point, MS, to Lonnie Ham and Corrine Mims Ham, Harold spent most of his life in Georgia. Harold graduated from North Edgecombe High School in North Carolina. He was a truck driver...
Wesley Tyrone "Ty" Wingate
Jun 20, 2023
Wesley Tyrone “Ty” Wingate, 83, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at his residence following a lengthy illness. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, June 23, 2023 at 11:00 am at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Mitchell County, GA. Rev. Andrew Kornegay will officiate.
Ty was born in Mitchell County, GA on September 18, 1939...
Jack Lee Morrone
Jun 19, 2023
Jack Lee Morrone, 81, of Albany, GA formerly of Macon, GA passed away, Monday, June 19, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Arrangements will be announced.
Survivors include his wife, Michael Brooks Morrone, daughter, Michael Morrone Custer and her husband, Cotton and grandchildren, Brooks Custer, Brookes Ann Custer and William "Will" Vance Morrone Custer all of Albany, GA.
Marcus "Marc' Earnest
Jun 15, 2023
Marcus “Marc” Earnest, 50, of Albany, died Thursday, June 15, 2023 at his residence.
His graveside memorial service will be held, 11:00 AM, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at Floral Memory Gardens.
A life long native of Albany, Marc was an Electrician by trade and was a graduate of Riverview Academy. He loved to play basketball and golf and was preceded...
Horace Eugene "Gene" Drew, Jr.
Jun 14, 2023
Horace Eugene “Gene” Drew, Jr., 76, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the United States Air Force and The American Legion.
Gene was born on September 8, 1946...
Michael Justin McDonald
Jun 13, 2023
Michael Justin McDonald, 44, of Lee County, died Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at the Willson Hospice House.
His funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday June 17, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery. Dr. Wm E. “Butch” Knight will officiate.
Born in Albany, Justin graduated from Lee County High School where he played Varsity...
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...
