Meta Jean Garabedian

Jean Spillers Garabedian, 89, of Albany, GA, passed away April 17, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Monday April 27, 2026 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jim Morrow will officiate. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 am until 11:00 am on Monday before the service.

Born in Americus, GA on September 9, 1936 to Clarence and Mabelle Spillers, Jean lived in Albany, GA all of her life. She graduated from Albany High School in 1954. She met a young Airman, Ed Garabedian at a USO Event at First Methodist Church and they were married.  Jean was a member of First Methodist Church, was a longtime employee with and a fixture at First State Bank for many years. She also worked at the family shoe business with her husband and son in law. Jean enjoyed playing bingo, spending time with her Church family and loved being with her Grandchildren and Great grandchildren..

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ed, a son, David Edward Garabedian and a niece, Donna Howell.

Survivors include her daughter, Valerie Bryant of Albany, GA, her grandsons, Dustin (Alexa Turpin) Fowler of Athens, GA and Brady (Selby) Fowler of Americus, GA, her granddaughter, Leigh Ann O'Neal of Atlanta, GA, her daughter-in-law, Paula Garabedian of Cumming, GA, her great-grandchildren, Cameron, Carson, Sarah Banks and Adley and a nephew Bobby Azarian.

Those desiring may make donations in memory of Jean Spillers Garabedian to St Jude, www.stjude.org.