Obituaries

Jan 24, 2020

Louvine McLemore Adams 89, of Leesburg, GA died Friday, January 24, 2020 at Lee Co. Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Brian Mobley will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Adams was born in Sumner, GA and had resided in Albany, GA...

Jan 23, 2020

John A. Duke, 73, of Shellman, GA died Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 27, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce Pittman, Rev. Brad Savage and Mr. Tyler Taylor will officiate.

Born in Worth Co., GA, Mr. Duke was a retired farmer and...

Jan 23, 2020

COL Wayne Russell Brossett of Lee County, died Thursday, January 23, 2020 at his home in Lee County Georgia.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12 Noon at Kelley Hill Chapel on Ft. Benning with interment in the Main Post Cemetery at Ft. Benning.  Flowers are welcome, but those so desiring may make memorial donations to the Phoebe Cancer Center.

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Jan 21, 2020

Mary Gruhl Scheidt, 90, of Albany, Georgia, formerly of Hope, IN, passed away January 21, 2020 at The Phoenix at Albany. Visitation for Mary will be Saturday, February 1, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Norman Funeral Home in Hope, IN. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. with Pastor Andy Kilps officiating. Burial will be at Hope Moravian...

Jan 20, 2020

Senior Master Sgt. Dale Carl Hoffman (Ret.), 91, of Albany, GA, went home to be with his Maker on Monday, January 20, 2020 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1508 Whispering Pines Road, Albany, GA 31707. Rev. Doug Hudson will officiate. Entombment will...

Jan 19, 2020

Jan 18, 2020

Koltyn Wayne Phillips, stillborn infant son of Keith and Chelsey Phillips of Albany, GA, died Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:00 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.

In addition to his parents, survivors include his paternal grandparents, Mike and Laura Phillips and maternal grandparents, Chris...

Jan 17, 2020

Donald E. “Don” Strickland, Jr., 77, of Albany, GA, died January 17, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church.  Rev. Robert Greene will officiate.  Interment will follow in Chickasawhatchee Baptist Church Cemetery in Dawson, GA.

 

Don was a native of Albany and was born on...

Jan 17, 2020

Robert Louis Conger, 77, of Andersonville, Ga, formerly of Leesburg, GA and Baconton, GA passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Hospital. 

A private family ceremony will be held in the near future.

Born April 2, 1942 in Miami, FL, he was the second of three sons born to Thelma Wilcox Conger and Marcus Simpson Conger.  Robert selflessly...

Jan 17, 2020

Paul “Don” Cook, 71, of Albany, GA, died January 17, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Don Moore and Chris Moore will officiate.  Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Don was born in Wyoming County, WV to the late Paul K. and Gladys Gaughf Cook on...

Jan 12, 2020

Henry West Hays, Jr. (Hank) passed away on January 12, 2020.  Hank had just celebrated his 73rd birthday.  A memorial service will be conducted on Friday, Jan 17, 2020 at 11:00 am at Covenant Presbyterian Church.  Dr. William “Biff” Coker will officiate.  The family will receive friends one hour before the service.

Hank was born in Mitchell Co, Georgia January...

Jan 12, 2020

Pauline (Polly) Dinsmore McGowan Stadnik joined her husband of 29 years, Paul Harrison Stadnik, Sr in eternal life on January 12, 2020, in Albany, Georgia.

Polly was born December 15, 1957, in Langdale, Alabama, to John Benton and Joan McCrea McGowan, Sr.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and by her brother, John...

Jan 9, 2020

Helen E. Angermeyer, 84, of Leesburg, GA died Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Committal funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Andersonville Nat’l. Cemetery. Rev. Thad Haygood will officiate.

Mrs. Angermeyer was born and raised in the Neenah-Menasha, WI area. She was a graduate of Menasha High School where she was in...

Jan 6, 2020

Doris Murel Snelson Fore, 91, of Leesburg, GA died Monday, January 6, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, January 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Wallace Willis and Pastor Steve Kegley will officiate.

Mrs. Fore was born in Hillsboro, TX on October 28, 1928 and grew up in West, TX....

Jan 6, 2020

Elizabeth Moore Judy Manley, 91, of Albany, GA died Monday, January 6, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 10, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Carl Dunn will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Born in Newton, GA, Mrs. Manley had resided in Albany, GA all of her adult...

Jan 6, 2020

Charles Hugh Fussell, 82, of Albany, GA, died Monday, January 6, 2020 at The Oaks at Oakland Plantation. Graveside funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 at Red Oak Cemetery in Doles, GA. Rev. Jonathan Fuller will officiate.

Mr. Fussell was born in Leesburg, GA on January 24, 1937 to the late Douglas Hugh and Lucille Roland Fussell...

Jan 5, 2020

Georgia Mae Quaglietta, 84, of Lee County, GA, died January 5, 2019. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.

Mrs. Quaglietta was a native of Ashburn, GA, born to the late Miles and Lela Kennedy. She lived on the family farm until moving to Tifton at ten years...

Jan 5, 2020

Michael Lee Steger, Jr, 55, of Albany died Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Per his wishes, Mr. Steger was cremated and a Memorial Service will be held at a later date.

Michael was born in Chicago, IL on April 16, 1964 to the Michael L. Steger, Sr. and Pamela Steger Schroeder.  He was a skilled tradesman...

Jan 5, 2020

Ashley Renee Lewis, 33, of Lee County, GA died Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Homestead Hospice of Emory Midtown in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Roy Cook will officiate. 

Ashley was born in Albany, GA on February 20, 1986.  She...

Jan 3, 2020

Charles Jerry "Charlie" Burden, 76, of Worth Co., GA died Friday, January 3, 2020 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 6, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Burden was born in Glenville, GA to the late Willie Burden and Lillie Mae...