Obituaries
Charles William Bryant
Jan 20, 2022
Charles William Bryant, 86, of Leesburg, GA passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Captain John Sikes of Lexington, SC officiating. Interment will be in Andersonville National Cemetery at a later date.
Born in Bainbridge, GA, Mr....
Clifford Henry Hayes
Jan 19, 2022
Clifford Henry Hayes, 82., of Albany, GA., died Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at his residence.
A graveside service will be held Monday, January 24, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Mr. Hayes was born in Damascus, GA., to the late Clifford and Rebecca Hays. He retired from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital where he...
Mildred Christine Glaze
Jan 19, 2022
Mildred Christine Glaze, 86, of Albany, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Her funeral service will be 11:00, Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home with entombment to follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
A native of Baker County, Mrs....
Glenda Kite Cutlip
Jan 18, 2022
Glenda Kite Cutlip, age 81, of Albany, GA went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
Glenda was born in Columbus, GA on January 27, 1940. She grew up in LaGrange, GA. and attended Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN before moving to Albany.
Glenda was preceded in death by her parents Alva Wesley Kite, Marguerite...
Jeanette McLendon
Jan 18, 2022
Jeanette M. McLendon age 90 of Bronwood, GA died Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in Dawson, Georgia. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Private family interment service will be held at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson, GA.
Jeanette was born April 11, 1931. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Richard Allen Watson
Jan 16, 2022
Richard Allen Watson, 85, of Sasser, GA passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 28, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Morris Harp will officiate.
Born in Indianapolis, IN, Mr. Watson had resided in Sasser, GA since 1988 moving from Greenfield, IN. He was a pipefitter...
Reba Alexander Harrell Hill Moncus
Jan 15, 2022
Reba Alexander Harrell Hill Moncus, 100, of Smithville, GA passed away, Saturday, January 15, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens with military honors. The family will receive friends Monday, Jan. 17, 2022 from 6:00...
Karen Autry Kiefer
Jan 15, 2022
Karen Lee Autry Kiefer, 69, of Albany, GA passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Pruitt Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church Chapel. Rev. Jim Morrow and Rev. Anna Miller will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. in Andersonville Natl’ Cemetery.
Born in Albany,...
Marion Dekle
Jan 15, 2022
Marion Dekle, 93, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday January 19, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Aaron Dekle, Brian Russ, Jeremy Lokey, Shaun Lokey, Ryan Dekle and Stoney Burke will serve as active...
Sharon "Sherry" Pitts Speirs
Jan 14, 2022
Sharon “Sherry” Pitts Speirs, 67, of Lee County, GA, died January 14, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Funeral services will be held Wednesday January 19, 2022 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Eric Newman will officiate. Interment will follow in the Smithville City Cemetery.
Sherry was born on November 12, 1954 to Fred and Lois...
Seconda Jane Faulk
Jan 13, 2022
Seconda Jane Faulk, 62, of Warwick, GA, died January 13, 2022 at her residence. A Celebration of Life for family and friends will be held at the family’s residence at 5232 GA Hwy 300, Warwick, GA 31996 on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.
Seconda was born in Albany, GA on April 26, 1959 to Rudolph and Ruby Pollock....
Margaret A. "Rea" Speir
Jan 10, 2022
Margaret A. “Rea” Speir, 85, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on January 10, 2022 at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, SC. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, January 14, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Bruce English will officiate. Rea was born in Shreveport, LA on...
Donald "Don" E. Smith
Jan 9, 2022
Donald "Don" E. Smith, 78 of Albany, died Sunday, January 9, 2022 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at Beacon Baptist Church, Albany, GA. Born in Baker County Mr. Smith had lived in Albany since 1975. He retired from Dougherty County School System after thirty-one years as the Bus Shop...
John Graham King
Jan 8, 2022
John Graham King, 70, of Albany, GA., died Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held at a later date.
Born on December 10, 1951 in Boson, MA and raised in Weston, MA. John graduated from Dickinson College in 1974. His career was in the hospitality business as a hotel manager and...
Jesusa Bernardo Gagui - West
Jan 7, 2022
Susie Bernardo Gagui-West of Leesburg,Georgia,died at the age of 83, on Friday,January 7, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 11:00 AM at St. Teresa's Catholic Church.
Susie was born January 16,1938 to Jose Bernardo and Venturada Ramos. She grew up in the Philippines and worked many years as an executive...
Myrtle Wiggins Hatcher
Jan 5, 2022
Myrtle Wiggins Hatcher, 94, of Sylvester, GA, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Wilkes will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Hatcher was born in Albany, GA on December 27, 1927 to John and Nannie Wiggins....
Virginia Slocumb Welfare
Jan 4, 2022
Virginia Slocumb Welfare of Augusta, Georgia, passed away peacefully in her sleep, surrounded by her children at the home of her daughter in Albany on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Abner Roberts (Leila Moulton), her brother, James Abner Roberts, Jr. (Bud), husbands, Bill B. Slocumb and Bill Welfare and...
Haley Ashton Nolan
Jan 4, 2022
Haley Ashton Nolan, 31, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in Albany GA. Born on April 20, 1990 in Albany, GA.
A private ceremony will be held for Haley in the days to come. She will be remembered for her dazzling blue eyes, infectious smile and animated sense of humor. Haley’s favorite hobbies consisted of listening to music, spending...
David Williamson
Jan 4, 2022
David Williamson passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at the age of 89. David was born in Center, TX on November 14, 1932. He joined the US Navy in 1950 and was a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He retired from active service after twenty years holding the rank of Chief Warrant Officer in 1970.
Upon...
Gloria Faye Shields
Jan 3, 2022
Gloria Faye Shields of Albany, GA passed away Monday, January 3, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Born in Dale Co., AL, she had resided in Albany, GA since 1955. She was a self-employed beautician before her retirement, a member of BPOE Lodge # 713 Auxiliary, American Legion Post # 30 Auxiliary, the Albany Women’s Club, where she served...
