Obituaries
Linda Kierce Denney
Dec 24, 2024
Linda Kierce Denney, 81, of Albany, GA, died December 24, 2024 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 30, 2024 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Gerry Dorre will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Linda was born in Albany, GA on October 4, 1943 to James Earl and Velma Kierce. She grew up...
Ralph Lester March, Jr
Dec 24, 2024
Ralph L. March, Jr., 74, of Albany, GA, died December 24, 2024 at Emory University Hospital on Clifton Road. A memorial service will be held January 4, 2025 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Ralph was born in Greenville, SC to Ralph and Mary March, Sr. on January 17, 1950. His family moved to Albany,...
Hiram "Sonny" Lofton, Jr.
Dec 23, 2024
Hiram A. “Sonny” Lofton, Jr., 76, of Albany, died Monday, December 23, 2024, at his residence.
His funeral service will be Friday, 3:00 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell and Mr. Steve Preston will officiate.
Born, raised and a life-long resident of Albany, Sonny was best known to the community from his years spent in radio as on-air talent primarily...
Patricia Ann Eubanks Brown
Dec 23, 2024
Patricia Ann Eubanks Brown, age 66, of Lee County, Georgia, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2024, at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral service will be held Friday, December 27, 2024 at 1:30 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Bishop McArthur Rouse will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.
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Helen Elaine "Meme" Arnett
Dec 22, 2024
Helen Elaine "Meme" Arnett, of Lee County, passed away at her daughter’s residence on December 22, 2024, at the age of 73. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2024,at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Jim Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service
Born on October 29, 1951, in Sumter County, Georgia, raised...
Kevin Lee Haase
Dec 22, 2024
Kevin Lee Haase, 62, of Albany, GA, passed away on December 22, 2024 at his residence. A memorial service will be held 5:00 PM, Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joey Holland will officiate. A celebration of life will be held following the service at Joe’s Hall at The Loyal Order of The Moose # 1285 located...
Charles William "Billy" Hall
Dec 22, 2024
Charles William “Billy” Hall, 78, of Lee County, GA, died December 22, 2024 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Lonnie Mathis will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens.
Billy was born in Albany, GA on September 26, 1946 to Charles and Bernice Hall. He grew...
Karen Dorsey Couch
Dec 20, 2024
Karen Dorsey Couch, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, passed away peacefully at the Bearden household in Albany, Georgia, on December 20, 2024, after a courageous battle with chronic illness. She was 86 years old.
Her funeral mass will be 11:00 AM Monday, December 23, 2024 at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Father Ray Levereault will officiate. The family will receive...
Gloria Darlene Freeman
Dec 19, 2024
Gloria Darlene Freeman of Georgia died Thursday, December 19, 2024, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Freeman requested to be cremated with no formal service held at this time.
Darlene was born in Eastman, GA., to the late Ed and Joyce Strickland. She had an infectious personality and was very dedicated to her family and friends, spending as much of her...
Betty Frances Leverett
Dec 18, 2024
Betty Frances Leverett, 92, of Bronwood/Parrott GA, passed away December 18, 2024. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Beulah Primitive Baptist Church in Terrell County, GA. Elder Barry Marshall will officiate. Interment will follow in The Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Leverett was born on May 28, 1932 in Terrell County, GA to Andrew Jackson Fogarty...
Mildred Maloy Richardson
Dec 17, 2024
Mildred Maloy Richardson 82, of Albany, GA, passed awayDecember 17, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. No services will be held at this time.
Mrs. Richardson was born January 28, 1942 in Sneads, FL to Carlos and Stella Maloy. She grew up there and attended Sneads High School where she was the Homecoming Queen in 1960. She graduated in 1961....
Barbara Mercer Cassity
Dec 17, 2024
Barbara Mercer Cassity, 87, of Albany, GA, passed away, December 17, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. No services will be held at this time.
Barbara was born on October 26, 1937 in Kingsport, TN to William and Myrtle Mercer. She grew up there and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. Barbara attended East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN. There...
Ralph Grubbs
Dec 17, 2024
Ralph Dean Grubbs, 80, of Terrell County, formerly of Lee County, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. Garrett Grubbs and Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. An interment service will follow at 11:00...
Tammy Kay Holsonback
Dec 17, 2024
Tammy Kay Holsonback, 55, of Gulf Breeze, FL, died Tuesday, December 17, 2024 in Pensacola, FL.
Her funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday December 21, 2024 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery. Rev. David Harper will officiate.
Born in Albany, Tammy had lived in Gulf Breeze for the past 6 years. She traveled the world...
Elaine Laverta Hodges
Dec 16, 2024
Elaine Laverta Hodges of Leesburg, GA, died Monday, December 16, 2024 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Johnny Rogers and Mr. Scott Price will officiate. Interment will follow at Thundering Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Hodges was born in Albany, GA., to the late James and Pauline Trotman. She...
Kimmie Marie Hatcher
Dec 16, 2024
Kimmie Marie Hatcher of Albany, Georgia passed away at the age of 65 on December 16, 2024 at the Willson Hospice House. Memorial Servies will be held on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Butch Knight will officiate.
Born in Albany, GA, on August 18, 1959 to the late Ralph Eugene and Donnie Lou Carter,...
Terry Lee King
Dec 16, 2024
Terry Lee King, 63, of Lee County, GA, died December 16, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, December 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Buddy Kelley will officiate.
Terry was born in Albany, GA on November 11, 1961 and graduated from Albany High School. He married Terry Germany in 1983...
Frank H. Wingate
Dec 14, 2024
On December 14, 2024 our best man, Frank H. Wingate, age 90, peacefully departed this life due to natural causes, concluding a courageous battle with Alzheimer's and dementia.
Born on August 9, 1934, in Omega, Georgia (Tift County), to Enoch Benton (E.B.) Wingate and Winnie Lena West Wingate, Frank was raised on a farm in Dougherty County, between Radium Springs and...
Pauline Smith Huggins
Dec 13, 2024
Pauline Smith Huggins, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2024, at the age of 72. In accordance with the wishes of Pauline, no services will be held.
Born on June 19, 1952, Pauline dedicated her life to nurturing her family and creating a warm, loving home. Throughout her life, Pauline was known for her profound love of reading,...
Michael "Mike" Pressley
Dec 13, 2024
Michael “Mike” Pressley, 64, of Lee County, GA., died on the job on December 13, 2024. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 2:00 pm, at Philema Road Baptist Church. Interment will be at Leesburg Cemetery.
Mike was born in San Antonio, TX on July 7, 1960 to Robert and Imogene Pressley. While his father served in the...
