Obituaries
Damien Wyatt Thrower
Jan 4, 2017
Infant Damien Wyatt Thrower died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Monday at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.Damien was born December 4, 2016 to Ethan M. Boultinghouse and Tatum N. Thrower of Pelham, GA. He is also survived by paternal grandmother, Veronnica Colllins of Pelham, GA, maternal...
Jerry Myers Wimberly
Jan 4, 2017
Jerry Myers Wimberly, 78, of Albany, GA, died January 4, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tom Muelller and Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate. A private entombment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Jerry was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA. She was a member...
Eva Jane Simmons Feagin
Jan 4, 2017
Eva Jane Simmons Feagin, 76, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Lee County Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in Harmony Church Cemetery, Meigs, GA.Born in Seattle, WA, Mrs. Feagin had resided in Albany, Ga since...
Jonathan Boo Manriquez
Jan 3, 2017
Jonathan "Boo" Manriquez, 39, of Leesburg, died Tuesday January 3, 2017 at Emory University Hospital.His memorial service will be Saturday 3 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate.A native of Sylvester Jonathan had lived in Leesburg for a number of years and was the owner operator of Floors and More and was active in youth sports in...
Julia Frances Jones
Dec 31, 2016
Julia Frances "JuJu" Jones, 85, of Albany, GA, died December 31, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Josh Copron and Pastor Jason Spears will officiate. Born in Thomasville, GA to the late Chovine Cantey Pace and Julia Wooten Pace, Mrs. Jones moved to Albany, GA with...
William H. Hancock
Dec 29, 2016
William H. "Bill" Hancock, 66, of Baconton, GA, died December 29, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Etheredge will officiate. The United States Marine Corps Honor Guard will provide Military Honors. A native of Moultrie, GA, Bill grew up in Clearwater, FL and moved to...
Laura Worsham Butler
Dec 28, 2016
Laura Worsham Butler, 91, of Albany, GA, died December 28, 2016 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joe Butterworth will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. A native of Mitchell County, GA, born to the late Jack and Lillie Worsham, Mrs. Butler had...
Cara Whitney Nichols
Dec 26, 2016
Cara Whitney Nichols, 30, of Dawson, GA died Tuesday, December 26, 2016 at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate.Born in Albany, GA, Cara had resided in Dawson all of her life. She was of the Baptist faith and preceded in...
Timothy "Scotty" Scott Moore, Jr.
Dec 26, 2016
Much loved by his parents and brother. A beautiful sweet soul, full of promise, tormented by addiction, who lost his way, lost his fight with addiction. A private gathering was held in his memory, with family and close family friends, to celebrate his life, and share the grief of his loss.
Born in Fort Valley Georgia, resided in Lee County...
Wanda Bruner Andrews
Dec 24, 2016
Wanda Bruner Andrews, 74, of Albany, GA, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Born in Blakely, GA, Mrs. Andrews grew up in Albany. She was a 1960 graduate...
Patrick S. Murphy
Dec 23, 2016
Patrick S. Murphy, 44, of Calhoun Co, GA, died December 23, 2016. Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the funeral. Interment will be at Cordray Methodist Cemetery. Patrick was born in Salem, MA and grew up in a Military family....
Edward N. Simmons
Dec 23, 2016
Edward N. "Ed" Simmons, Sr. (US Air Force, Ret.), 83, of Albany, GA, died December 23, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with a viewing being held at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. A committal service will be held January 9, 2017 at 1:00 PM (CST)...
Jimmy Downs
Dec 22, 2016
Jimmy Downs, 89, of Albany, died, Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Pruitt Health Care in Albany. A private service will be held at a later date.
Jack Mason Jones
Dec 21, 2016
Jack Mason Jones, 79, of Albany, GA, passed away December 21, 2016 at his residence. A memorial visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at Mathews Funeral Home.Jack was born on September 3, 1937, in Huntsville, Alabama, the son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Charles Carver (Irene Mason) Jones. Mr. Jones grew up in Dawson,...
Kenneth R. Hughes
Dec 21, 2016
Kenneth R. (Kip) Hughes, 64, of Terrell County, GA died December 21, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM (Central) at Providence Cemetery in Glenwood, AL. Pastor Kenneth Baggett and Pastor Oris Sanders will officiate.Born in Troy, AL to the late Gus and Ester Hughes, Kip grew up...
Brian Lewis Tyus
Dec 20, 2016
Brian Lewis Tyus, 42, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bishop Roy Tolman will officiate.Born in Montgomery, AL, Brian grew up in Lee County, GA graduating from Lee County High School in 1992, and moved to...
Henry C. (Hank) Oxley
Dec 17, 2016
Henry C. (Hank) Oxley, 63, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors. Pastor Eddie Adams will officiate.Born in Mason City, Iowa, Mr. Oxley had resided in Albany, GA for the past forty five years. He was...
Aaron Chadwell (Bubba) Jeffcoat
Dec 17, 2016
Aaron Chadwell (Bubba) Jeffcoat, 44, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the residence of Grady and Selena Wilson, 1972 State Hwy 195, Leesburg, GA, 31763. Rev. Wesley Brown will officiate.Born in Ashburn, GA, Mr. Jeffcoat had resided in Albany for thirty four...
