Obituaries
Casey C. Griffin
May 9, 2017
Casey Griffin, 318 Miller Rd, Leesburg, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at his residence.His funeral service will be Saturday 10 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate.Born in Albany Casey was a painter by trade and had lived in St. George, FL before moving back to Lee County in 2008. He loved...
Curtis A. Burgess
May 7, 2017
Curtis A. Burgess, 93, died Sunday morning May 7, 2017 at Georgia War Veterans Home Milledgeville, Georgia, following a lengthy illness. He is now resting peacefully in his Heavenly home with Jesus. Curtis was a long time resident of Warner Robins, GA, prior to moving to Albany, Ga. March 2007. Funeral Service will be held Thursday May 11, 2017 3:00...
Joan Malone Simpson
May 5, 2017
Joan Beall Malone Simpson, affectionately known as "Grand Joni" to her grandchildren, 73, of Albany, died peacefully Friday, May 5, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital with two of her children and other loved ones at her side.A life celebration reception will be held Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at The Coach House, 1308 Dawson...
Sarah Jo Lee
May 5, 2017
Sarah Jo Lee, 88, of Albany, GA, passed away at Phoebe Memorial Hospital North Campus on Friday, May 5, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church at 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Rev. Biff Coker will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at 11:00 a.m.Mrs. Lee fought a long,...
Dorothea Lynn Gortman
May 4, 2017
Dorothea Lynn Gortman, 54, of Albany, GA, died May 4, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 PM at Providence Cemetery in Worth County, GA. Rev. Johnny Lewis will officiate. Visitation will be held from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM Saturday at New Bethel Free Will Baptist at 101 Oakland Heights Rd.,...
Christopher (Chris) Slaughter Fields
May 2, 2017
Christopher (Chris) Slaughter Fields, 83, passed away, Tuesday, May 2, 2017.A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Lakeside Baptist Church, 2806 North Jefferson Street, Albany, GA 31701, at 1:00 PM. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM at the church. Pastor Ken Chancellor will officiate. A private burial for family...
Teresa Lynn Devane
May 2, 2017
Teresa Lynn Devane, 54, of Leesburg, GA., died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her residence. A funeral service will be held Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Gauthier will officiateA native of Albany, GA Mrs. Devane was currently residing in Leesburg. She was a member of and the restaurant manager for the Loyal...
Charles Thomas Broadaway
May 1, 2017
Charles Thomas "Tommy" Broadaway, 70, of Albany, GA died May 1, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church of Albany. Rev. Thad Haygood, Rev. Scott Stanfill, and Bobby Joiner will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Pelham, GA, Tommy...
Earl K. Pace
May 1, 2017
Earl K. Pace, 82, of Lee County, GA, died May 1, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3:00 PM at The First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Mark Walker will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. A native of Jakin, GA, Mr. Pace grew up in Early County, GA and graduated from Early...
Terry Lee McDade
Apr 30, 2017
Terry Lee McDade, 58, of Walker, LA, formerly of Albany, GA, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at his residence. Memorial services will be held June 10, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the First Christian Church of Albany. Pastor Barry Butter will officiate.Born in Washington, DC to Roy Lee McDade and Patricia Ann Lynch Chason, Terry moved to Albany with his...
James R. Layfield
Apr 30, 2017
James R. "Jamie" Layfield, 52, of Albany, GA, died April 30, 2017 in Glasgow, KY. Funeral services will be held Friday at 4:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Mark Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, born to the late Robert D. Layfield, Jr and Irma Nell Layfield, Jamie and his family...
Kenneth D. Drawdy, Sr
Apr 29, 2017
Kenneth D. Drawdy, 69, of Albany, GA, died April 29, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson. Robby Freeman, Mitchell Sellars, David Guerra, Ben Drawdy, Chad Goss and Garret Freeman will serve as active pallbearers.Born...
Mildred Gasner Daughtry
Apr 28, 2017
Mildred Gasner Daughtry, 93, of Albany, GA, died April 28, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3:00 PM at Albany Bible Church. Pastor Pete Daughtry will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of Tuscaloosa, AL, Mrs. Daughtry was raised in Albany, GA. She started her career working at Broadway Lunch in...
Mary Gaither ""Gay"" Shephard
Apr 28, 2017
Mary Gaither "Gay" Henry Shephard, 68, of Albany, Georgia, died peacefully on April 28, at Willson Hospice House, surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Wednesday, May 3, at 11:00, with the Reverend Lee Lowery officiating. Immediately following the service, a reception will be held at the Shackelford house. Gay was...
Ruth Griffin Holloway
Apr 26, 2017
Ruth Griffin Holloway, 80, of Albany died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at her residence.Her funeral service will be Friday 11 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Herbert Waid and Rev. Thomas Holloway will officiate. A native of Eva, AL Mrs. Holloway was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Baptist Church.Survivors include her husband...
Frances Louise Ledford
Apr 26, 2017
Frances Louise Ledford, 87, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at PruittHealth-Palmyra. No services are scheduled at this time.Mrs. Ledford was born in Cordele, GA to the late Gordon Cleveland and Kittie Mae Parker. She was a homemaker, worked at Ways House of Flowers in Albany, GA and was a member of Southside Baptist Church. Mrs. Ledford was...
Floyd Stephen ""Steve"" Webb
Apr 25, 2017
Floyd Stephen "Steve" Webb, 67, of Leesburg, GA, died April 25, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Refuge Church. Rev. Bobby Brooks will officiate.A native of Albany, GA, born to the late Floyd Martin Webb and Lou Ellen Clark, Steve lived in Albany all of his life before moving...
Charles C. Justice, Jr
Apr 25, 2017
Charles C. Justice, Jr., 71, of Albany, GA, died April 25, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at the Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel. Rev. Grady Morey will officiate. Entombment will follow.Born in Valdosta, GA to the late Charles and Ira Mae Justice, Charles moved to Albany, GA with his family and...
Infant Arabella Celeste Gruber
Apr 22, 2017
Infant Arabella Celeste Gruber received her wings Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Wednesday April 26, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Heather Smith will officiate.Arabella was loved by many and touched many lives during her short time on earth.Survivors include her parents, Anne and Conrad Gruber, of Albany,...
Carrie Eulene Rentfrow
Apr 20, 2017
Carrie Eulene Rentfrow, 85, of Albany, GA, died April 20, 2017 in Adel, GA. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy Hanna and Rev. Gerald Folds will officiate. Interment will follow in Zion Hope Cemetery in Arabia, GA.A native of the Pateville Community in Crisp County, Mrs....
