Obituaries

Mar 18, 2020

Ashley Ayn Hughes, 36, of Lee County, GA died Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Navicent Health Care in Macon. A private graveside service will be held with immediate family.

Born in Albany, GA, Ashley was a graduate of Lee Co. High School. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her husband Gordon Howard (Bo) Hughes, Jr.,...

Mar 18, 2020

Brian C. Dollar, 51, of Lee County, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. 

Ladies man, pool shark, and outlaw Brian told his last inappropriate joke and sang the night away on Tuesday, March 17 surrounded by his family. 

The way he passed is just like he lived: he wrote his own rules, he fought authority...

Mar 18, 2020

Emily W. Wallace, 67, of Albany died Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. 

Her remains have been cremated and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. 

A native of Sylvester, Mrs. Wallace had lived in Albany for most of her life.  She and her late husband Richard Wallace were the first special needs...

Mar 18, 2020

Malcolm Jeffrey “Jeff” Lane, 56, of Acworth, GA went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta GA. A graveside service will be held for family at Leesburg Cemetery.

While born in Dawson, Ga, Jeff considered Albany his home. Upon graduating from Albany High School in 1981, he joined the United States NAVY...

Mar 17, 2020

Lillian McDonald Haire, 78, of Lee County, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Pruitt Health Palmyra.

Her remains have been cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Haire loved to cook and was always prepared to feed you when you visited her home.  She taught her grandson Ryan how to cook so he received...

Mar 16, 2020

Nancy Breeden Eubanks, 84, of Lake Blackshear, GA, formerly of Lee County, GA, died March 16, 2020 at her residence. The family will hold a Celebration of Life Service at a later date.

Nancy was born in Lee County, GA to the late Lawrence and Leslie Valeria Wisener Breeden. She attended Lee County High School and married her husband, Joel...

Mar 13, 2020

Shirley Rouse Cates, 84, of Albany, GA, died Friday, March 13, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family. 

Her funeral service will be Monday March 16, 2020 2:00PM at the Chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Dr. Michael C. Catt, Rev. John Spencer and Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.

Born in Leesburg, FL, Mrs. Cates lived in Albany most of...

Mar 13, 2020

Mar 13, 2020

 

Sherry Heflin Meierdierks, 75 of Albany passed away Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Willson Hospice House.

Graveside services will be conducted on Monday, March 16, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens with Military Honors.  Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.

A native of Town Creek, AL, Mrs. Meierdierks had lived in Albany for the past 40 years. ...

Mar 10, 2020

Dr. Clifton W. Elmore, 84, of Lee County, GA, died March 10, 2020 at Wynfield Health and Rehabilitation Center.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the East Albany Church of God.  Pastor Matthew Schluckebier will officiate.  Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Rev. Elmore was born on March 19, 1935 in Marianna,...

Mar 9, 2020

Janice Bessie Baker Bates, of Albany, and formerly of Andalusia, AL, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at Wynfield Park and Rehabilitation.  The family will hold a Memorial Service at a later date.

Mrs. Bates was born on July 21, 1937 in Andalusia, AL to the late F.W. Baker and Clodine Worley Baker.  She lived in Atlanta for 20 years...

Mar 9, 2020

Jan Strobel Sherman, 79, of Albany, GA died March 9, 2020 at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, GA. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, March 13, 2020 at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville, GA. Pastor John Sharpe will officiate.

Mrs. Sherman was born in Thomasville, GA on April 1, 1940 to the late Frank and Modena Strobel. She...

Mar 9, 2020

Playol Kayton Shippey, Jr., 67, of Edison, GA died Monday, March 9, 2020 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held graveside Friday, March 13, 2020 at 3:00 p m at Morgan Methodist Church Cemetery.

Born in Edison, GA, to the late Playol Kayton Shippey, Sr. and Geraldine Wilkerson Shippey, Kayton was a graduate of Calhoun Co. High School...

Mar 8, 2020

Cindy L. Fisher, 68, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Pruitt Health and Rehabilitation.  Memorial services will be conducted on March 12, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.  Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.  

 Cindy was born on June 21, 1951, in Kalamazoo, MI, to the late Dewey and Bernadine Melvin.  She was a very out going,...

Mar 6, 2020

Brenda Ruth Pressley Wilson, 73, of Albany, GA died Friday, March 6, 2020 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Tift Memorials Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Mike Keown will officiate.

Born in Tifton, GA, Mrs. Wilson had resided in Albany, GA since 1960. She was a retired cosmetologist and of the...

Mar 6, 2020

Peggy Ann Swift, 83, of Albany, GA, died March 6, 2020 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. David Cromie and Rev. Paul Wilkes officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Mrs. Swift was born in New Castle, IN on November 6,...

Mar 4, 2020

Mar 3, 2020

Betty Jane Tingle Hatcher, 89, of Albany, GA, died March 3, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Greene will officiate. The committal service will be held Monday, March 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Westview Cemetery in Monticello, GA with Dr. Keithan Tucker officiating.  

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Mar 2, 2020

Anna Bass McGregor Brice, 74, of Albany, GA., died Monday, March 2, 2020 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ann Heinemann will officiate.

A native of Waycross, Ms. Brice resided in Albany since 1954. She worked in administration for various banks in the area...

Mar 1, 2020

 

Mrs. Nelda Jeane Fallin Cross, 88, of Leesburg, GA passed away on March 1, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her beloved family. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, March 6, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Enon Baptist Church Cemetery in Pavo, GA at 3:00 PM.  Rev. Mark Fallin and...