Obituaries

Jan 28, 2018

Doris Russell, 85, of Albany, GA died Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Phoenix Assisted Living. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Deans, Rev. Damon Fountain and Rev. Paul Wilkes will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Born in Crisp Co., GA, Mrs. Russell had resided in...

Jan 26, 2018

Betty Jean Freeman Beamon, 67, of Smithville, GA died Friday, January 26, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loved ones, after battling a series of “one thing after another”. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.

Mrs. Beamon was born in Parrott, GA to Charles Hubert Freeman and...

Jan 24, 2018

Lillian Ruth Blackburn, 83, of Americus, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died January 24, 2018 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.  Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate.

A native of Mobile, AL, born to the late John Patrick and Virginia Wigham, Mrs. Blackburn moved to Arlington, GA...

Jan 23, 2018

OLIVIA WILLIAMS STRICKLAND, daughter of William Isaiah Williams and Elizabeth Duff Williams, passed away on January 23, 2018, from ovarian cancer. Livie was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Cissy (Elizabeth Allen). Livie was born April 1, 1956 (which fell on Easter Sunday that year, as well as being April Fool’s Day) in Hampton, Virginia. Billy Williams (father)...

Jan 22, 2018

James Shawn Cox, 49, of Lee County, GA, died January 22, 2018 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA.  

A Funeral Mass will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church.  Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. 

A native of Dawson, GA, Shawn grew up in Lee County and graduated from Lee County High School in 1988.  He...

Jan 20, 2018

Carl Clayton Thompson, 84, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 in Lake City, FL. His family will receive friends at 3:00 pm Friday, February 2, 2018 at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany, GA, with a Celebration of Life to follow at 4:00 pm. Born in Mitchell County, GA on May 9, 1933, Carl was an Air Force Veteran, an avid...

Jan 18, 2018

Jan 18, 2018

Freddie Lee Rivers, 83, of Albany, died Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.  There will be a private service held at a later date.

A native of Albany, Mr. Rivers had lived in Hartford , CT for a number of years before moving back home to Albany.  He was a member of Emanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church.

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Jan 17, 2018

Lilla Louise Bailey Doyle, 74, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at her daughter’s residence in Dawson, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 22, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA. Born in Colquitt...

Jan 17, 2018

Bland Brooks, 64, of Albany, GA, passed away January 17, 2018 at his residence. Graveside memorial services will be conducted Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 3:00 pm at Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester, GA. Thomas Willett will officiate. Military Honors and Masonic Rites will be rendered.

Born in San Antonio, TX, Bland was raised in Albany, GA and graduated from Dougherty...

Jan 17, 2018

Oscar Tommy Conley, age 69, of Lee County, GA, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Neal Hager will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Eddie Ferrer, J.W. Beaty, Donnie Mitchell, Josh Mullins, Clint Powell, Dalton Reynolds, and Blake...

Jan 17, 2018

 

Mary Ann Hobbs, 78, of Lee Co., GA, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Colquitt Regional Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Hagadorn will officiate.

 

Mrs. Hobbs was born in Albany, GA and was a life-long resident until moving to Lee Co., GA....

Jan 10, 2018

John W. McLeod, 88, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 12, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral services at Mathews Funeral Home.

Jan 10, 2018

Jane Lindsey Jones, 98, died January 10, 2018 at Magnolia Manor in Americus, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, January 15, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Her niece, Mrs. Miriam Morrison will officiate. Born May 16, 1919 in Columbus, OH to Marvin F. and Lillian B. Lindsey, she attended schools in Ohio, Mrs. Jones...

Jan 9, 2018

Larry Dee Bessey, 75, of Dawson, GA, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Saturday January 13, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Mr. Bessey’s airplane hangar, 130 Air Strip Road Dawson, GA. Mr. Joe Collier will officiate. Larry was born in Olean, New York and moved to Wyoming as a young boy and...

Jan 5, 2018

William Curtis Lamp, 71, passed on Friday, January 5, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral Services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1508 Whispering Pines Road, Albany, GA, on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Pastor Doug Hudson will be officiating. Born...

Jan 5, 2018

Richard E. Brown, 82, of Lee County, GA, died January 5, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. A native of Hartford, CT., born to the late Raymond and Althea Brown, Mr. Brown grew up in the family business and owned and...

Jan 4, 2018

Geraldine Wilkerson Shippey, 90, of Edison, GA died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Calhoun Co. Nursing Home in Edison, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Edison United Methodist Church. Rev. Charles (Buddy) Coss will officiate. Interment will follow in Morgan Cemetery, Morgan, GA.

 

Born in Morgan, GA, Mrs. Shippey had resided...

Jan 4, 2018

Dorinda Hardwick, 68, of Albany, GA, died January 4, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. A private interment will follow Monday at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. A native of Edison, GA born to the late Jessie and Marynelle Lightfoot, Mrs. Hardwick was raised...

Jan 2, 2018

Otis Senn, Jr. of Sylvester, GA died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center, Tifton, GA. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, January 6, 2018 at Lighthouse Ministries at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Chris Turner and Pastor Stacy Neal Senn will officiate with military honors to follow.

Born in Newton, AL, Mr. Senn had resided in Worth Co., GA...