Obituaries

Aug 28, 2021

Aug 28, 2021

Edna Davis Riehl, 81, of Lee County, GA, died August 28, 2021 at Phoebe North Medical Center.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.  Ross Powell will officiate. 

Mrs. Riehl was born on January 21, 1940 in Albany, GA to Joseph and Kansas Davis.  She graduated from Albany High...

Aug 27, 2021

Mrs. Teresa Loveless Dukes. 71 of Leesburg, GA.  Died August 27, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital North Campus in Albany, GA.   A memorial service will be held at a later date.                                                                                                             

A native of Birmingham, AL.  Mrs. Dukes was born May 8, 1950 daughter of the late Roderick Loveless and Vera Todd Loveless.  She was a homemaker and...

Aug 27, 2021

Thomas Allen Beckum, 88, of Leesburg, GA passed away Thursday, August 27, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services were held September 2, 2021 at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Edison, GA.

Mr. Beckum was preceded in death by his wife, Millie Wisener.

Mr. Beckum was known for his love and kindness to everyone he met and was known...

Aug 26, 2021

Lynwood Belcher, 70, of Albany, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

His funeral service will be Tuesday, August 31, 2021 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow at Floral Memory Gardens.  Dr. Jerry Kennedy will officiate.

A lifelong resident of Albany, Mr. Belcher was retired from Jones Welding Supply, was the owner of...

Aug 25, 2021

Stephen Michael McDonald, Sr., 64, of Ft. Gaines, GA passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Phoebe North Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, August 30, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Ben Steffens will officiate.

Mr. McDonald was born and resided in Albany, GA most of his life. Steve and Donna had recently moved to Lake...

Aug 25, 2021

Allison “Lee” Hayes, died Wednesday August 25, 2021 at his home due to complications from COVID-19. A memorial service will be held November 26, 2021 at 3:00 PM at the memorial garden at First United Methodist Church. Rev. Keith Ivey will officiate

Lee grew up in Albany, Georgia, attended Albany High School and Deerfield-Windsor Academy, and graduated from the University of...

Aug 25, 2021

Mrs. Suzan Keller Thompson, 68, of Leesburg, GA died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Phoebe North Medical Center.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home, 3206 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA 31721.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.  Daryle Hardaway will officiate.

A native of Corona,...

Aug 25, 2021

Phillip A. Millerd, 59, (Col. USMC, Ret.) of Lee County, GA, died August 25, 2021 at Phoebe Putney North Campus.  Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:00 AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Albany.  Bishop Ron Fields will officiate.  Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery with Military Honors.

Phillip was born on December...

Aug 25, 2021

Charlotte Ann Hudson, 81, of Lee County, GA, died August 25, 2021 at Willson Hospice House.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Hudson was born on June 8, 1940 in Grenada, MS to Elbert and Maurice Lee.  Her early years growing up were in Wedowee, AL.  She moved with her family to Albany when...

Aug 24, 2021

Eva Haire Cook, 85, of Lee County, GA, died August 24, 2021 at her residence.  Private family graveside funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Boykin Church of God Cemetery in Colquitt, GA.

Mrs. Cook was born in Colquitt, GA on April 3, 1936 to Alexander and Callie Mae Haire.  She moved to Albany in 1959, with...

Aug 23, 2021

John Henry Walls, 82, of Worth County, died Monday, August 23, 2021 at his home. 

A native of Hawkinsville, Mr. Walls was retired from Tanner-Deen as the Service Manager.  He loved being outdoors, whether it was tinkering with his tractors or being a connoisseur of a well-maintained yard.  Mr. Walls was a veteran of the U. S. Army. 

He was preceded...

Aug 22, 2021

 

Melvyn L. “Butch” Deubner, 80, of Lee County, GA, died Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors. Pastor Jon Gurr will officiate.

Butch was born in Indianapolis, IN on October 26, 1940 to Delbert and Margaret Deubner. He...

Aug 22, 2021

    

Joyce Ann Widner Williams, 53, of Lee County, GA, died August 22, 2021 at Phoebe North.  Funeral services will be held Saturday August 28, 2021 at Sherwood Baptist Church.  Rev. John Spencer will officiate.  Committal services will follow in Gordon Cemetery in Early County, GA at 4:30 pm.  Those attending are asked to wear masks and use social distance...

Aug 21, 2021

Carol Ann Moore, 77, of Lee County, GA, passed away August 21, 2021 at her residence.  Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Thundering Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. 

 A native of Dowagiac, Michigan, Mrs. Moore, was born December 12, 1943 daughter of the late Jack and Marguerite Reynnells....

Aug 21, 2021

Howard B. Rice (SMSgt, USAF Ret.), 84, peacefully passed from this earth into the Lord’s embrace on August 21, 2021 at his Albany Georgia residence, surrounded by his adoring wife of 62 years (Jacqueline) and loving children.  Funeral will be a private family ceremony.

Mr. Rice was born on July 7, 1937 in Ivel, KY to the late Albert F....

Aug 20, 2021

Jon Henderson, 41, of Lee County died Friday, August 20, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. 

His memorial service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate. 

A native of Lee County, Jon was employed at MCLB for 21 years and was a veteran of the US Marine Corps serving in Iraq...

Aug 20, 2021

Freeman L. Burgess, Jr., 80 of Albany died Friday, August 20, 2021 at his residence. A private family graveside service will be held Tuesday, August 24,  2021 at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Tommy White will officiate.

Born in Bath, Maine Mr. Burgess has resided in Albany since 1981. He worked as a printer at W.R. Bean and later worked and maintained...

Aug 18, 2021

Anthony “Tony” D. Turner, 49, of Lee County, died Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at his residence. 

His funeral service will be held Sunday 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Cordray United Methodist Church Cemetery.  Rev. Patrick Minarovich will officiate. 

Born in Asmara, Ethiopia, Tony had lived most of his life in the Albany area before moving...

Aug 17, 2021

Darien James Pridgen, 54, of Camilla, GA passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, GA surrounded by family. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald, GA.

Born in Fitzgerald, GA,...