Obituaries
Travis Eugene Wade, Sr.
Oct 13, 2017
Travis Eugene Wade, 65, Of Baconton, GA died Friday, October 13, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tom Newman will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. A native of Colquitt County, GA, born to the late Thomas E. and Zola Wade, Travis grew up...
Emily R. Lindler
Oct 13, 2017
Emily R. Lindler, 95, daughter of Wilfred and Gertrude Rivers, passed away peacefully at her home in Palm Bay, FL, on Friday, October 13. She is survived by her daughters, Louise L. Jenkins of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, and Gertrude R. Lindler of Gainesville, FL.; grandson, Keith Jenkins and granddaughter-in-law, Sarah Kotecki of San Diego, CA. Emily was preceded in...
Jimmie B. Broadaway, Sr.
Oct 11, 2017
Jimmie B. Broadaway, Sr. 75, of Albany, died Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at the Willson Hospice House.
His graveside service will be held 11 AM Friday at Black Jack Baptist Church Cemetery in Bainbridge. Rev. Grady Morey will officiate.
A native of Bainbridge, Mr. Broadaway had lived in Albany since 1972. He was a former machinist Southwest Georgia Machine Shop...
Ann R. Sims
Oct 5, 2017
Ann R. Sims, 81, of Albany, GA, passed away, Thursday, October 5, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted, Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 10:30 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Butch Knight will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 pm in Oakhill Cemetery in Quitman, GA. Pastor Steve Lindenmeyer will officiate.
Born July 14, 1936 in Atlanta,...
Jeanette Joyce Penberthy
Oct 5, 2017
Jeanette Joyce Penberthy, 72, of Albany, GA, died October 5, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday at 12:00 noon at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Pastor Jason Spears will officiate.
A native of Green Cove Springs, FL, Jeanette was born to the late Fred and Evelyn Lynch. She was raised in New Smyrna Beach,...
Melvin Taylor Parr
Oct 3, 2017
Melvin Taylor Parr, 90, of Lee County, GA, died October 3, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens with Military Honors provided by the American Legion Post # 30. A native of Baker County, GA, born to the...
Gonzalo Andres Valdes-Trench
Oct 2, 2017
Gonzalo Andres Valdes, 32, died in Albany, Georgia on Monday, October 2, 2017. A memorial will be held on Thursday, October 5 at 5:30 pm at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany, Georgia. Visitation with the family will follow from 6-8:00 pm.
Gonzalo was born December 31, 1984 in Santiago, Chile. He moved to Albany in 1995 and worked as...
James "Jimmy" C. Hayes
Sep 28, 2017
James Charles “Jimmy” Hayes, 63, of Lee County, GA, died September 28, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00 PM at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Dan Harris and Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Jimmy was born in Albany, attended Albany High School and lived...
Katherine Renee Stewart
Sep 26, 2017
Katherine Renee Stewart, 46, of Griffin, GA formerly of Albany, GA died Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Spalding Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Entombment will follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum.
Katherine was born in Sumter County, GA to the late Charles Stewart and Nancy...
Roger Dale Lewis
Sep 25, 2017
Roger Dale Lewis, 64, of Lumpkin, GA, died September 25, 2017 at his residence. No services will be held. A native of Albany, GA, born to the late Roy Yance Lewis and Agnes Lewis Fisher, Roger graduated from Albany High School and attended Darton College. He was Police Officer or a Paramedic for most of his career and had lived...
Earline C. Thomas
Sep 25, 2017
Earline C. Thomas, 89, of Albany, GA passed into eternal rest on Monday, September 25, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. Interment 3:00 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery, Quitman, GA. Mr. Michael Pace will officiate.
Born in Thomaston, GA, Mrs. Thomas had resided in...
Geraldine Stewart Jenkins
Sep 22, 2017
Geraldine Stewart Jenkins, 72, of Lee County died Friday, September 22, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Her funeral service will be Monday 2 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with entombment in Crown Hill Mausoleum. Dr. Kerry Reeves will officiate.
Mrs. Jenkins was an optician at My Eye Doctor (formerly Hour Glass) for 28 years. She was a loving wife,...
Cecilia Ann Rentz
Sep 22, 2017
Cecilia Ann Maples Rentz, 65, of Leesburg, GA., died Friday, September 22, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor and Mr. Donnie Phillips will officiate. Interment will follow at Notchaway Baptist Church Cemetery, Baker Co., GA.
Born in Thomasville, GA, Mrs. Rentz had...
William Jack Howard
Sep 22, 2017
William “Jack” Howard, 63, of Sylvester, GA died Friday, September 22, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held at a later date to be announced. Mr. Howard was born on November 29, 1953 in Newnan, GA to the late Jack Stewart and Eloise Butts Howard. He was raised in Manchester, GA. and lived in Sylvester, GA...
Patricia M. Lines
Sep 21, 2017
Patricia May Lines departed this world to be reconnected with the love of her life on September 21, 2017. Born September 5, 1924 in Melbourne, Australia, she was one of 11 children born to Jack and Ann Andrews during the Great Depression. Her father, who owned a bakery, pulled her out of school in the 5th grade to work with...
Charles Timothy (Tim) Griner
Sep 21, 2017
Charles Timothy “Tim” Griner, 56, of Leesburg, GA, died Thursday, September 21, 2017 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Rev. Bobby Brooks and Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate.
Born in Tifton GA, Tim had resided in Albany, GA since 1963 and moved to Lee...
Geraldine Chalker
Sep 16, 2017
Geraldine M. Chalker, 90, of Albany, GA, died September 16, 2017 at Parkwood Nursing Home in Phenix City, AL. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:00 PM at Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. A native of Ozark, AL, Mrs. Chalker was born to John R. and Junie Miller on October 12, 1926. She graduated from Dale...
John H. Walker
Sep 15, 2017
John H. (Johnny) Walker, 69, of Plains, GA, died September 15, 2017 at Kindred Hospice in Columbus, GA. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 4:00 pm Hasan Shrine Center. Hasan Chaplain John Jacobs will officiate. The family will receive friends two hours before the service. A native of Jacksonville, FL, Dr. Walker grew up...
Christopher Robin Reeves
Sep 15, 2017
Christopher Robin Reeves, 45, of Lee County, GA, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Thomas Morey will officiate. Military Honors will immediately follow the service. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and will receive friends...
Elizabeth Mary Signor
Sep 15, 2017
Elizabeth Mary Signor, 76, of Albany, GA, died September 15, 2017 at her residence. A funeral mass will be held Friday, September 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. A native of Detroit, MI, born to the late Walter and Alice Schwarz,...
