Obituaries
Michael Lee Steger, Jr.
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...
Ashley Renee Lewis
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...
Charles Jerry "Charlie" Burden
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...
Lovic John Marbury
Jan 2, 2020
Lovic John Marbury, 46, of Albany, GA, died January 2, 2020. Memorial services will be held Monday at 3:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church of Albany. Rev. Thad Haygood will officiate. A private family interment will be held at a later date.
Lovic was a native of Albany and was born on October 23, 1973. He graduated from...
Evelyn Joiner Hays
Jan 1, 2020
Evelyn Joiner Hays, 83, of Worth County, GA died Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 5, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Born in Lakeland, FL, Mrs. Hays had resided in Lee Co., GA since 1996. She was a retired nurse's aide and worked with Lakeland General Hospital in Lakeland FL....
Carroll Finley Harpole
Dec 30, 2019
Carroll Finley Harpole, 84, of Albany, GA died December 30, 2019 at his residence. No services will be held.
He was born in Starkville Mississippi on May 11, 1935. He graduated from Mississippi State University in Agricultural Engineering and moved to Dawson, GA. where he worked for Armour Fertilizer. From there he moved the family to Albany GA.
His career included...
Rev. Henry Lee Kennedy
Dec 29, 2019
Rev. Henry Lee Kennedy, 80, of Colquitt Co., GA formerly of Albany, GA went to be home with Jesus on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 3, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Greg Player and Mr. Chip Nix will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in...
Thomas Linwood Crowder, Jr.
Dec 29, 2019
Thomas Linwood (Tom) Crowder, Jr., 85, of Albany, GA, died December 29, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Private services will be held by the family with Rev. Mike Lawson officiating.
Tom was born in Geraldine, AL on January 13, 1934 to the late Thomas L. and Mae Warren Crowder, Sr. He graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Agriculture and served...
Frank Ashton Richter, IV
Dec 28, 2019
Frank Ashton Richter IV passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 in Albany, GA. He was the son of Frank A. Richter III and Annie Louise Brown of Cairo, GA. He was born on December 24, 1944 in Toccoa, GA. Frank spent his childhood years in Cairo, and he loved to hunt and fish. His favorite fishing partner was his...
Matthew Alan Daniels
Dec 28, 2019
Matthew Alan Daniels, 59, of Albany, GA died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Friday, January 3, 2020 at 7:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Laurel Griffith will officiate.
Matt was born September 3, 1960 in New Bern, NC. He graduated from Quantico High School, Quantico, VA, a year early in...
Martha Whittle Myers
Dec 27, 2019
Martha Whittle Myers, 82, of Albany, GA died Friday, December 27, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, December 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Jeff Cook and Pastor Jeremy Lokey will officiate.
Mrs. Myers was born in Ozark, AL., and relocated to Albany, Ga in 1954....
JoAnne Williams Glass
Dec 26, 2019
JoAnne Glass, 78, of Sylvester, GA died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Jeff Barker will officiate.
Mrs. Glass was born in Gadsden, AL on November 23, 1941 to the late Elkin C. and Lucy Marie Williams. She has lived in...
Joyce Price Harrell
Dec 26, 2019
Joyce Price Harrell, 80, of Poulan, GA died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tommy Lowery and Pastor Barry Butters will officiate.
Born in Arlington, GA, Mrs. Harrell lived in Albany for half of her life prior to moving to Poulan,...
William Frank "Billy" Brown, Sr.
Dec 23, 2019
William Frank "Billy" Brown, Sr., 86, of Ft. Gaines, GA formerly of Putney, GA died Monday, December 23, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Hines and Dr. Phil Thomas will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Born March 9, 1933...
Sandy Gay Hadley
Dec 23, 2019
Sandy Gay Chalfant Hadley passed away on Monday December 23, 2019 at 7:25 pm at the Willson Hospice House in Albany, Georiga after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Sandy was the daughter of the late Max S. Chalfant and the late Wilma Baughman Chalfant and born on February 2, 1957 in Winchester, Indiana. She graduated from Winchester Community...
Raven Alexandria Owens
Dec 22, 2019
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Infant Raven Alexandra Owens received her wings Sunday, December 22, 2019 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 2 00 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Marion Sizemore will officiate.
Raven touched many lives with her short time on earth. She was preceded in death by her great-grandmother, Pamela Sizemore.
Survivors include her...
Senator (Rev.) Greg Mark Kirk
Dec 22, 2019
Gregory “Greg” Mark Kirk, 56, of Americus, beloved husband, father, G-papa, and statesman, passed away peacefully and earned his angel wings joining our Lord and Savior after a tough fought fight with Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, a rare liver bile duct cancer, on Sunday, December 22, 2019, with his beloved wife, Rosalyn J. Kirk, and family by his side.
Funeral services will...
Barbara Ann Cole
Dec 21, 2019
Barbara Ann Cole, 86, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2019 in Ashburn, GA. The family will have a private memorial service.
Barbara was born October 22, 1933 to the late Frank and Lucille Watson. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her brother Jimmy, and her husband, of 39 years, Thomas...
Ronald Mack Scarborough
Dec 21, 2019
Ronald Mack Scarborough died Dec. 21 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, surrounded by his entire family. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM on January 3, 2020 at Andersonville National Cemetery.
He was born June 30, 1947, in Hawkinsville, GA, to the late Oscar and Mary Alice Scarborough. The family moved from middle Georgia when Ron was a...
