Obituaries
Sandra Barber Kierce
Feb 17, 2023
Sandra Barber Kierce, 77, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, February 17, 2023 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Norman Denney will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Kierce was born in Bainbridge, GA and was educated in the Decatur Co. School System...
Rachel Pinkston Weitnauer
Feb 16, 2023
Rachel Pinkston Weitnauer of Parrott, GA., died Thursday, February 16, 2023 at her residence. A graveside service will be held Monday, February 20, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. at Parrott Cemetery. Rev. David Weitnauer will officiate.
Born in Cuthbert, GA., to the late Roy and Mary Pinkston, Rachel moved back home to Parrott and lived in the Atlanta area....
Allan Wilson Russell
Feb 15, 2023
Allan Russell, 91, of Grayson, GA formally of Leesburg, GA, entered into his heavenly home on Wednesday February 15 at Abbey Hospice House in Social Circle, GA. A memorial service will be held on Saturday February 25, 2023 at 11AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev Ryan Stone is officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am until 11:00 am prior...
Floye Mae Ziglar
Feb 13, 2023
Floye Mae Ziglar, a resident of Cordele, Georgia since 2021, and a longtime resident of Lecanto, Florida passed away February 13, 2023, and went to join her husband and true love, William Terry Ziglar who preceded her in death in 2020. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Flo loved painting, traveling, crocheting, cooking for family gatherings,...
Matthew Hunter McClure
Feb 13, 2023
Matthew Hunter McClure, 9, of Canton, GA passed away peacefully with family Monday, February 13, 2023 at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow at Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Enterprise, AL, Hunter had resided in Adel, GA most all of his life before moving to Canton, GA....
James C. Ivey, Jr.
Feb 13, 2023
James C. Ivey, Jr, (Col, USAF, Ret.) 88, of Albany, GA, died on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 11:00 am at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate. Committal services with Military Honors will follow at 2:00 pm at Andersonville National Cemetery.
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Donna Willis McCoy
Feb 9, 2023
Donna Willis McCoy, 76, of Albany died Thursday, February 9, 2023 at her residence. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joshua Bower will officiate.
Born in Atlanta, GA, Mrs. McCoy had lived in Albany since 1960. She worked for the State of Georgia before retiring in 2011 to devote her time to...
William Roger Sullivan
Feb 8, 2023
William Roger Sullivan, 67, of Lee County, GA, died February 8, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow at 4:00 pm at Sharon Baptist Church in Cordele, GA.
Roger was born on October 13, 1955...
Linda Diane Cooper
Feb 8, 2023
Linda Diane (Hunter) Cooper, 78, of Albany, GA, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will have a private service at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Gerry Dorre will officiate. Entombment will follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum. Linda was born in Lancaster, South Carolina to the late Heyward Frances Hunter and Glennie Myrtle...
Stephen W. Tupper
Feb 7, 2023
Stephen W. Tupper (MSgt, USMC, Ret), 69, of Lee County, GA, died February 7, 2023 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Monday, February 13, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. The United States Marine Corps will provide Military Honors.
Mr. Tupper was born on May 3, 1953 in Onawa,...
Lawrence Allen Fullerton
Feb 7, 2023
Lawrence “Larry” Allen Fullerton, 86, of Albany, Georgia, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Larry was born on October 8, 1936 to Russell Leroy Fullerton and Theresa Pearl Roginski Fullerton in Kewanee, Illinois. At the age of 19, he joined the United States Marine Corps, where he served for 10 years, earning the...
Thomas "Tom" Ansley Mann
Feb 5, 2023
Thomas "Tom" Ansley Mann, 71, of Leesburg Georgia, died Sunday February 5, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Shane Mullins will officiate. Military honors will follow.
Born in Alexander City, AL, Mr. Mann attended and graduated the from the Tallapoosa County School System and after graduation...
Thomas Bradley (Brad) Murphy
Feb 2, 2023
Thomas Bradley (Brad) Murphy passed away on February 2, 2023. Born in Tampa, Florida, on October 4, 1976, he was the son of Brenda Knight Murphy and Thomas Julian Murphy of Albany, Georgia.
Brad graduated from Deerfield-Windsor School in 1995. After receiving a degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia, he was employed by the Sea Island Company in...
Huey Carlton Wheeler, Jr.
Feb 2, 2023
Huey Carlton Wheeler, Jr., 74, of Dawson, changed addresses on Thursday, February 2, 2023. His new address is Heaven.
His memorial service will be 2:00 Sunday, February 5, 2023 at First Baptist Church of Dawson. Rev. Currie Spoon and Pastor Cecil Kenney officiating.
Born in Americus, Huey was the son of H. C. “Carl” Wheeler and Annie Moncus Wheeler. He spent all...
Joe Oliver Miller
Feb 1, 2023
Joe Oliver Miller, 85, of Albany, GA formerly of Ft. Gaines, GA, died February 1, 2023 at the Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Phil Thomas will officiate. Interment will be held in Rockwell, NC.
Mr. Miller was born in Rockwell, NC on September 21, 1937 to John...
Austin Blaine Morey
Jan 31, 2023
Austin Blaine Morey, 26, of Albany, GA passed away January 31, 2023. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, February 18, 2023 2:00 pm at Schley Church Rd., Moultrie, GA 31768.
Survivors include his mother, Melissa & Joseph Jacobs of Worth County, GA, his father, Russell Morey & Melissa Smith, Albany, GA, his daughter, Jaydah K Morey of South Carolina,...
James Ronald Cox
Jan 31, 2023
James Ronald Cox, 88, of Lee County, GA died peacefully at home on January 31, 2023.
James was born on May 7, 1934, in Moultrie, Georgia to the late James Robert Cox and Bessie Mae Suggs. He graduated from Moultrie High School. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War era and guarded the Fulda Gap in...
Rita Griffin Cross
Jan 30, 2023
Rita Griffin Cross, 75, of Cataula, GA, formerly of Albany, GA died January 30, 2023 at her daughter’s residence in Cataula. A memorial service will be held Friday, February 3, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Rita was born on May 24, 1947 to Earnest and Aurelia Griffin. She grew up in...
Ryan Michael Snell
Jan 29, 2023
Ryan Michael Snell, 41, of Albany, died Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be Friday, February 3, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Terry Hendrix will officiate.
A life-long resident of Albany, Ryan was born on July 4, 1981. He graduated from Westover High School in 2000. He loved...
Gloria Faye Williams
Jan 29, 2023
Gloria Faye Williams, 77, of Worth County, GA, died January 29, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Melvin Slappey will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg City Cemetery. Faye was born on February 25, 1945 in Dothan, AL and graduated from Houston County High School...
