Obituaries
Ernest George Wentworth
Dec 17, 2016
Ernest George Wentworth, 74, of Sasser, GA died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, December 20. 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Melvin Thompson will officiate. Born in Bridgton. Maine, Mr. Wentworth had resided in Sasser, GA since 1989 moving from Albany, GA. He was previously employed with the Federal...
Susan Elaine Reed
Dec 15, 2016
Susan Elaine Reed, 72, of Albany, GA., died Thursday December 15, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Skyrme will officiate. A private interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Benton, IL, Susan was a retired consultant with Northrop Grumman at the Pentagon....
Mynette May Chapman
Dec 13, 2016
Mynette May Chapman, 84, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully at home, Tuesday, December, 13, 2016. Home Going Services will be conducted Friday, December 16, at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Albany (145 Oakland Parkway, Leesburg, GA 31763). Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight will officiate. Interment will be held at 2:30pm at Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester, GA....
Emily Joy Bennett
Dec 13, 2016
Emily Joy Bennett, 23 of Albany, GA formerly of Columbus, GA, lost her battle with mental illness on December 13, 2016. Funeral services will be held Saturday December 17, 2016 at 12:00 noon at the chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Pastor Brian Kelley will officiate. Committal services will follow on Sunday at 1:00 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in...
Carolyn Polk Horton
Dec 12, 2016
Carolyn Polk Horton, 78, of Albany, GA died Monday, December 12, 2016 at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, December 17th, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Albany (145 Oakland Parkway, Leesburg, GA 31763) at 12:00 PM. Pastor William "Butch" Knight will officiate. Born on August 10th, 1938 in Gainesville, FL, Carolyn had resided in Albany for the...
Sarah Norma Maddox
Dec 11, 2016
Sarah Norma Maddox, 92, of Lee Co., GA, passed quietly Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens. Pastor Mark Waters will officiate.Born in Griffin, GA, Mrs. Maddox had resided in Lee Co., GA since 1978 moving from Albany, GA and she...
Mearl J. Burnfin
Dec 9, 2016
Mearl Jasper Burnfin, 85, of Albany, GA, entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 09, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Todd Sullens will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Burnfin was born in Fristo, Missouri and grew up on the family farm in Holden, Missouri. He...
Lawrence (Larry) Lamont Parr, Jr
Dec 6, 2016
Lawrence (Larry) Lamont Parr, Jr., 72, of Calhoun County (Bullneck), GA, died Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Friends will gather Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the family residence at 2:00 PM.Survivors include his wife, Cyndi Wise Parr, Leary (Bullneck), GA, three sons, Larry Parr, III, CA, Cory McDaniel, Atlanta, GA, Jess McDaniel, Fort Gaines, GA, one daughter, Leanna Anglin, Albany, GA,...
Floyd L. Etheridge
Dec 5, 2016
Floyd L. Etheridge, 83, of Albany, GA, died December 5, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. The United States Army Honor Guard will provide Military Honors. A native of Colquitt County, GA, Mr. Etheridge was born to...
Velma Griffin Fender
Dec 5, 2016
Velma Griffin Fender, 94, of Albany, GA died Monday, December 5, 2016 at Phoebe Sumter Hospital, Americus, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Dekalb County, TN, on December 1, 1922, she attended Pure Fountain...
Carlos Q. Dekle, Jr
Dec 3, 2016
Carlos Q. Dekle, Jr., 90, of Albany, GA died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with Masonic rites. Rev. Jim Eubanks will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Born in Chicago, IL, Mr. Dekle was a veteran of WW II serving in...
Eva Mae Allen
Dec 2, 2016
Eva Mae Allen, 80, of Sylvetser, GA, died December 2, 2016 at Pruitt Palmyra Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, born to the late Nick and Mary Spillers, Mrs. Allen grew up in Lee County,...
Sherry Lou Harrell
Nov 29, 2016
Sherry Lou Harrell, 69, of Dawson, GA, died November 29, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 4:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Charlotte Lawrence will officiate. Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery.Born in Albany, GA to the late John and Dorothea Goodman, Sherry lived all of her life in Terrell County,...
Dr. Walter Glenn Merritt
Nov 28, 2016
Dr. Walter Glenn Merritt, 75, of Albany GA, died Monday, November 28, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 2, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at Sherwood Baptist Church Chapel. Dr. Michael Catt and Rev. Tom Pollock will officiate. Interment will follow at Salem Memorial Gardens Cemetery (1142 Salem Church Road), Tifton, GA, 31793.Born in TyTy, GA,...
Lane Albritton
Nov 28, 2016
Lane Albritton, 23, of Mitchell County passed away on Monday November 28, 2016. Funeral Services will be held Saturday December 3, 2016 at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany at 11:00 am. Rev. Dan Storey will officiate.Lane was born January 29, 1993 to Isaac and Rebekah Albritton. All who were privileged to know Lane knew he was a caring and wonderful...
Michael Brooks
Nov 27, 2016
Michael Brooks, 61, of Sylvester, GA, died November 27, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 4:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Sylvester. Rev. David Willard and Rev. Bruce English will officiate. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery with Military Honors and Masonic Rites.Born in Mobile, AL, Michael grew up in Albany, GA...
Henry C. Hart
Nov 27, 2016
Henry C. Hart, 92, of Albany, GA, died November 27, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Dana Swain will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens.A native of Sumter County, GA, Mr. Hart grew up in Leslie, GA on the family farm and spent his adult...
Mary Alice Rigsby
Nov 23, 2016
Mary Alice Rigsby, 79, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Alan Kirby and Pastor Sam Hartline will officiate. Interment will follow at St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery in Alapaha, GA at 3:00 PM.Mrs. Rigsby was born in Fairfax,...
Walter D. Mathews, Sr
Nov 20, 2016
Walter D. Mathews, Sr., 79, of Worth Co., GA, died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens.Born in Valdosta, GA, Mr. Mathews moved to Albany since 1956. He later moved to Lee...
Howard B. Summerell
Nov 17, 2016
Howard B. Summerell, 76, of Albany, GA, died November 17, 2016 at PruittHealth - Palmyra. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate. Masonic Services will be conducted by the Tri-County Memorial Club and the Patriot Guard Riders will serve as Honor Guard.A native of Burlington, NC, born to...
