Obituaries

Dec 19, 2019

Warren Lee “Mac” McLeod, 90, of Albany, GA, died December 19, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Mr. McLeod was born in Shellman, GA on November 22, 1929 to Newton Warren McLeod and Ruby Kincaid McLeod....

Dec 18, 2019

George Greathouse, 73, of Lee County passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends at their residence on Friday, December 20, 2019 between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

George was born on August 7, 1946, in Ft. Valley, to the late Eugene and Mattie Greathouse. He graduated from Albany High School in...

Dec 18, 2019

Hazel L. Shaffer, 99, of Leesburg, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 in Albany, GA. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, December 22, 2019 at the Maplewood Cemetery in Elkins, WV. Pastor Terry Burgess will officiate and interment will follow.

She was born July 10, 1920 at Valley Head, WV, a daughter of the late...

Dec 16, 2019

Marie F. Aman, 91, of Albany, GA passed away peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2019 surrounded by her loving and devoted family at Brookside Glen Assisted Living and Memory Care in Columbus, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 3:30 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Aman had resided in Albany since 1970. Born on...

Dec 16, 2019

Bradley “Brad” B. Graham, 60, of Lee County died, Monday, December 16, 2019 at his residence. 

His service will be Thursday 3 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.  There will be a viewing at 2:30 Thursday for anyone wishing to say good bye to him. 

Born in San Diego, CA, Brad has lived in Lee County for the past 40 years.  He has been employed for...

Dec 16, 2019

Patricia Anne Moye Martin, 73, of Albany, GA died December 12, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.  Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele, GA.

Patricia was born in Fitzgerald, GA on March 7, 1946 to the late...

Dec 15, 2019

Martha Ann Watkins Parker (Mema), 80, of Leesburg passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, December 15, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. A Memorial Service will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the Leesburg United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lee Smith officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service.

Ms. Parker was...

Dec 15, 2019

Mabery Franklin Carter of Albany, GA., died Sunday December 15, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Roy Cook will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. 

Born on December 19, 1928, in four days he would been ninety one. He was the son...

Dec 14, 2019

Daniel W. Turner, 74, of Albany, died Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

His memorial service will be Saturday 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Mathews Funeral Home.

A native of Moultrie, Mr. Turner had lived in Albany for the past 40 years.  He was...

Dec 14, 2019

Dec 12, 2019

Richard A. Boyd, Sr., 90, of Albany, GA, died December 12, 2019 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Minister Faron Hamner will officiate.  Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be...

Dec 11, 2019

James Russell Cates, 88, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his family.  Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at the Chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Dr. Michael C. Catt, Rev. John Spencer and Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.

Mr. Cates was born on August 2, 1931 in Albany, GA to...

Dec 11, 2019

Ronald Glenn Harpe, 63, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from injuries sustained in an accident in Lee County.  A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the Bronwood United Methodist Church in Bronwood, Ga with Pastor Eddie Braswell officiating. 

Mr. Harpe was born in Americus, GA on November 7, 1956...

Dec 10, 2019

Dorothy Jean Marshall Eppley, 85, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Greene will officiate.

Born in Panama City, FL, Mrs. Eppley had resided in Albany, GA since 1963. She was an X-ray technician at Phoebe Putney Memorial...

Dec 10, 2019

Senescio “Sam” Garcia, 81, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 13, 2019 at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Stephen Swails will officiate.

Born on the King Ranch in Kingsville, TX, Mr. Garcia was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War,...

Dec 9, 2019

William “Bill” Andrew Sparling, 81, of Albany, died Monday, December 9, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

A memorial service will be held Friday, December 13, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Freddie Wellborn will officiate.

A native of Chemung, NY, Mr. William was born on April the 24 th , 1938. The son of late Leonard and...

Dec 8, 2019

Bobbie Jean Ragan Ellis, 89, of Albany, GA died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Born in Junction City, GA, Mrs. Ellis graduated high school in 1947 and...

Dec 6, 2019

 

Fred J Wilder (Lt. Cmdr., US Navy, ret.), 92, entered into glory on Dec. 6, 2019, at the residence of his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Stephen and Debra Wilder of Albany, GA, surrounded by loving family. Fred was born Dec. 28, 1926 in Clearwater, Florida, and was a resident of Wellington, Florida, where he lived with his daughter Diane...

Dec 5, 2019

William David Wilson, II passed away on December 5, 2019 at the age of 71. David was born on November 1, 1948 in Brunswick, GA to the late W.D. “Dick” and Mildred (McGill) Wilson. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jim L. Wilson And his beloved Pomeranian, Gus.

David was a long-time resident of Tifton, GA before moving...

Dec 4, 2019

Delia Rehberg Hires, 90, of Cordele, GA, former longtime resident of Leesburg, GA, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Fellowship Home at Cordelia Manor. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Grady Morey will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.

Mrs. Hires was born in Cairo, GA on October...