Obituaries
Shirley Louise Brooks
Jul 22, 2019
Shirley Louise Brooks, 86, of Albany, GA, died July 22, 2019 at her residence after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Brooks was born in Cumberland, MD on November 18, 1932 to the late Gilbert and...
Bryant Allen Kimbrell
Jul 21, 2019
Bryant Allen Kimbrell, 68, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Pruitt Health-Sylvester. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Dorsey Kimbrell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Bryant was a native of Edison, GA and was born to the late Paul C. and Vera...
Edward Garabedian
Jul 19, 2019
Edward “Ed” Garabedian, 84, of Albany, GA, died July 19, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Thad Haygood will officiate.
Ed was a native of Providence, RI and was born to the late David and Satenig Garabedian on July 31, 1934. He...
Pamela Faulk West
Jul 18, 2019
Pamela Faulk West, 60, of Dawson, GA died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, July 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Gerry Dorre will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, GA.
Born in Albany, GA, Pam had resided in Albany and Dawson, GA all of her adult...
Donald E. "Duck" Eubanks
Jul 18, 2019
Donald E. “Duck” Eubanks, 87, of Bronwood, GA, died July 18, 2019 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus, GA. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM at the Bronwood Baptist Church. Dr. Emil Askew and Rev. Jeff Carter will officiate. Interment will follow in the Bronwood City Cemetery. Justin Brown, Christopher Eubanks, Chuck Botkin, Jimbo Langley, Scott...
James Joseph Keegan
Jul 18, 2019
James Joseph Keegan, 64 of Leesburg, GA died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate.
Born In Erding, Germany, James resided in Munich, Germany, Columbia, SC, Albany and Leesburg, GA for most of his adult life. James was...
Ashley Nicole Rainey
Jul 17, 2019
Ashley Nicole Rainey, 37, of Milner, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral home. Rev. Kevin Johnson will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Ashley was born in Sylvester, GA on January 6, 1982. Ashley...
Terri Renee Elder
Jul 16, 2019
Terri Renee Elder, 55, of Leesburg, GA, died July 16, 2019 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Aaron McCulley of Philema Road Baptist Church will officiate.
Terri was a native of Leeds, AL and moved to Albany, GA in 1979 with her family. She graduated from...
Irvin Eugene Horton
Jul 14, 2019
Irvin Eugene Horton, age 84, formerly of Orlando, FL, was called to be with God on Sunday, July 14, 2019 after an extended illness. He lived in the Albany area for the last ten years and was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Albany.
Irvin was born in Lakeland FL. Born April 4 1935 to Irvin Reynolds...
Kelvin Jerome Davis
Jul 11, 2019
Kelvin Jerome Davis, 49, of Albany, GA died Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Committal services will be held Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at Westview Cemetery in Ashburn, GA. Dr. Donny D. Green, Sr. will officiate.
Kelvin was born...
Michael J. Heyer
Jul 10, 2019
Michael Heyer, 49, of Leesburg, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. A Celebration of Life will be conducted on Saturday, July 13, 2019 from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.
Michael was born in Albany, GA on July 30, 1969 and has resided in the area most of his life. He was...
Wanda Gwenn Sartain Horne
Jul 9, 2019
Wanda Gwenn Sartain Horne, 59, of Warner Robins, GA formerly Albany, GA died Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Albany, GA, Mrs. Horne had...
Darlene Adcock
Jul 9, 2019
Darlene McDuffie Adcock, 56, of Albany, GA, passed away July 9, 2019 at her residence. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate.
Darlene was born April 22, 1963 in Orlando, FL, to Marshall McDuffie and Peggy Schmidt McDuffie. They moved to Albany, GA around...
Mary Lou Orvin
Jul 8, 2019
Mary Lou Orvin, 82, of Albany, GA died July 8, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services were held Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Satilla Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Hazelhurst, GA. Ross Powell officiated.
Mrs. Orvin was born in Dodge County, GA on June 29, 1937 to the late Charlie and Florence Walls. She grew up in...
Tommy Edward Pope
Jul 8, 2019
Tommy Edward Pope, 55, of Leesburg, GA died Monday, July 8, 2019 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate.
Born in Arlington, GA, Tommy had resided in the Albany and Lee Co. area all of his adult life and was...
Linda Thompson Smith
Jul 7, 2019
Linda T. Smith, 64, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 11:00 am at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Dr. William D. “Biff” Coker will officiate.
Linda resided in the Albany area for many years. She was employed at the Hour Glass in...
June Barlow
Jul 6, 2019
June Barlow, 62, of Albany, GA, died July 6, 2019 at Wynfield Health and Rehabilitation Center. A private family interment will be held in Eastman, GA.
June was born on May 31, 1957 in Eastman, GA to the Late John T. Barlow, Sr. and Evelyn Westbrook Barlow. She graduated from high school and moved from Hawkinsville, GA to Albany, GA...
Bobbie Jean Windham
Jul 4, 2019
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Windham, 84, of 2607 Homestead Avenue, Albany, GA, died Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her son’s residence, after a lengthy illness. Visitation services for Bobbie Jean will be held Monday July 8, 2019, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. thru 8:00 p.m., at Mathews Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at 11:00...
Carl Sowell
Jul 3, 2019
V.C. “Carl” Sowell, Jr., 83, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, July 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Roy Cook, Rev. Stephen Sowell and Mr. Greg Sowell will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Sunday, July 7, 2019...
Geri Roos Boulding
Jul 2, 2019
Geri Roos Boulding, 79, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with visitation to follow. Rev. Chad Ellis will officiate.
Born July 15, 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA, to Donato and Florence Rosella Ferriero, Geri attended the University of Pittsburgh before...
