Obituaries
Merree Long Gooch
May 17, 2016
Merree Long Gooch, 94, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Morningside Assisted Living Center. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 20, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. Born in Dougherty Co., GA, Mrs. Gooch had resided in Albany all of her adult life. She was a homemaker...
Emma Mae Prescott
May 17, 2016
Emma Mae Prescott, 87, of Albany, GA, died May 17, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 4:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Fr. Raymond G. Levreault will officiate. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester, GA. The family will receive friends one hour before the service.A native of Alexandria, LA, Mrs. Prescott graduated from...
Gloria Ann Janiak
May 16, 2016
Gloria Ann Janiak, 80, of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Albany, GA, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 20, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Carlos Pinzon will officiate.Survivors include two daughters Brenda Jean Scribner, Janet Joyce Duke, two sons Edward Franklin Janiak, Jr., Steven Joseph...
Barbara Ann Hicks
May 12, 2016
Barbara Wilson Hicks, 72, of Albany, GA, died May 12, 2016 at her residence. A visitation and viewing will be held Saturday from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Steve Hall will deliver remarks at 6:00 PM.A native of Columbia, SC, Mrs. Hicks was a military wife and traveled extensively with her husband during his career and...
Jody Wade Clack
May 11, 2016
Jody Wade Clack, 41, of Albany, GA, died May 11, 2016 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at The First Baptist Church of Albany, GA. Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight will officiate.Jody was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School in 1993. He...
Alice Joyce Howerton Griffith
May 11, 2016
Alice Joyce Howerton Griffith, 87, of Leesburg, GA died Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 13 at 3:00 PM at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Clay Co, GA. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.Born in Abbeville, AL, Mrs. Griffith had resided in Leesburg since 1961. She was a homemaker and a member...
Billy Drew Layton
May 10, 2016
Billy Drew Layton, 81, of Leesburg, GA, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at his residence. A special service will be held honoring Mr. Layton's life Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. at Westview Baptist Church led by the deacons of the congregation.Born on October 19, 1934 in Pelham, GA, Mr. Layton graduated from Albany High School and Asbury College...
George R. Davis
May 9, 2016
George R. Davis, 80, of Smithville, GA, died Monday, May 9, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Smithville City Cemetery. Rev. David Messer will officiate.Born in Parrott, GA, GA, Mr. Davis graduated from Lee County High School and attended Georgia Southwestern College and Perry Business School. He had lived in...
Jesse A. Clark, Jr
May 6, 2016
Jesse A. Clark, Jr., 84, of Doerun, GA, formerly of Albany, GA died Friday, May 6, 2016 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, May 8, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Barker will officiate. Interment will follow in Funston City Cemetery. Mr. Clark was born in Colquitt Co., GA and moved...
Wayne D. Creech
May 4, 2016
Wayne D. Creech, 68, of Albany, GA, died May 4, 2016 at the Willson Hospice House. A visitation will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. A native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA, Wayne was born to the late Alvah and Beatrice Creech. Since 1990, Wayne was employed in the...
Mary Lindsey (Lynn) Mercer
May 3, 2016
Mary Lindsey (Lynn) Mercer, 61, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Tift Regional Hospital, Tifton, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday 2:00 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.Born in Longview, TX, Mary Lynn moved to Albany, GA with her family in 1956. The daughter of the late Bob and Charlotte Mercer,...
Michael E. Griffin
May 1, 2016
Michael E. Griffin, 43, of Lee County, GA, died May 1, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Pastor Tim Bice will officiate. Michael was born in Albany, GA on February 2, 1973. He moved to Worth County, GA and graduated from Worth County High School in 1992....
John Robert (Bob) Harvey
Apr 30, 2016
John Robert (Bob) Harvey, 82, of Albany, GA, passed into glory Saturday, April 30, 2016 after battling cancer. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 6, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Gary Hadden, Rev. Eric. Eidenire, and Dr. Ryan West will officiate. A private interment will follow at Andersonville National Cemetery with military honors.A Native of...
Rhonda Leigh Ray Buoni
Apr 30, 2016
Rhonda Leigh Ray Buoni, 53, of Albany, GA, died April 30, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Willis will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Rhonda was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA. She graduated from Monroe High School in 1980 and was...
Freddie Lee Wilkerson
Apr 29, 2016
Freddie Lee Wilkerson, 65, of Albany, GA, died April 29, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Bobby Marshall will officiate. Committal services will follow at 2:00 PM at Salem Baptist Church in Wilcox, County, GA. John Moag, Clete Wilkerson, Randy Wilkerson, Richard Wilkerson, Herbie Moag and Tyler Taylor...
Lillie Mae Parr Williford
Apr 26, 2016
Lillie Mae Parr Williford, 84, of Albany, GA, died April 26, 2016 at Pruitt Health-Palmyra. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Keith Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.A native of the Milford Community in Baker County, GA, born to the late Alton and Grace Mae Parr, Mrs....
Charles Linton Duren
Apr 26, 2016
Charles L. Duren went to be with the Lord on April 26 in Edgewood, Kentucky after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Todd Sullens will officiate. A private interment will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville, GA. Mr. Duren was born in...
Michael N Varveris
Apr 25, 2016
Michael Nicholas Varveris "Mike" 91, of Albany, GA passed away peacefully at his home on April 25, 2016 after courageously battling cancer. Mike was born July 26, 1924 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of the late Nicholas M. and Vassilia (Mavroudis) Varveris. Mike was a 1942 graduate of South High School and, upon graduation, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force...
Robert Preston (Bob) Allen
Apr 24, 2016
Robert Preston (Bob) Allen, 73, of Lee County, GA, died April 24, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A celebration of Life and Remembrance will be held Wednesday from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM at 169-B Sandy Beach Road, Leesburg, GA, 31763.A native of Hazlehurst, GA, Bob grew up in Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School in 1960....
Robert H. ""Bobby"" Davidson
Apr 23, 2016
Robert H. "Bobby" Davidson, of Worth County, died Saturday April 23, 2016 at his residence following a lengthy illness. His remains have been cremated.Born July 3, 1945 in Albany, Mr. Davidson was the owner and operator of B & M Automotive for 32 years. He loved his family, was an avid drag racing fan and a veteran of the U...
