Obituaries
Ferlin Eugene Parker
Jan 23, 2016
Ferlin "Husky" Eugene Parker, 54, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.A native and life ling resident of Albany, GA, Mr. Parker worked as a carpenter installing metal awnings. He was preceded in death by his father Arthur "Jack" Hillman and a brother Bimbo Parker.Survivors include his mother, Frances Virginia Parker, two step-children, Amber...
Warren G. Maddox
Jan 21, 2016
Warren Guthrie Maddox passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 25, 2015 at 11:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church of Albany. Rev. Joshua Bower will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens with Military Honors.Warren was preceded in death by Josephine Maddox. Survivors include James (Jessie) Maddox of Huntsville,...
Annette T. Miles
Jan 21, 2016
Annette T. Miles, 86, of Albany, GA, died January 21, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Roy Cook and Rev. Troy Fripp will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Will Sims, Richard Thomas, Matthew Miles, Brian Klein, Martin Miles and Clinton Miles...
Deidri Ann Koster
Jan 20, 2016
Deidri Ann Koster (nee Blaylock) died peacefully at home on January 20, 2016 in Albany, GA at the age of 82.Deidri is survived by children: Karen Koster Payne (Bill), grandchildren Beau (Betsy) and Lauren Payne and great granddaughter Bonnie Payne; Leah Koster Ver Steeg (Glenn), grandchildren Ashley and Paul Ver Steeg; Keith Koster, children Clay, Colie and Claire Koster and...
Philip W. Santmyer
Jan 19, 2016
Philip Wayne Santmyer, 67, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at the Willson Hospice House.His funeral service will be Thursday 11 AM at Floral Memory Gardens with Military Honors. Rev. Ronnie Kinsaul officiating.A native of Roswell, NM, Mr. Santmyer but lived in a number of places due to his father's Air Force career. Like his father Philip served in the U...
Betty W. Carr
Jan 17, 2016
Betty Willena Hagin Carr, 78, of Albany, GA, died January 17, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 PM at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery with family and close friends.A native of Colquitt County, born to the late Herman and Mary Adams Hagin. Betty...
Ben Jacks, Jr
Jan 17, 2016
Ben Jacks, Jr., 87 of Albany, GA, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charlie Rouse will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Gobey, TN, Mr. Jacks, Had resided in Albany, GA since 1950 moving from Tennessee. He was...
Johnnie Head Senn
Jan 12, 2016
Johnnie Head Senn, 86, of Albany, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Enterprise, AL, Mrs. Senn had resided in Albany since 1961. She was employed with...
Louise Crook Middlebrooks
Jan 8, 2016
Louise Crook Middlebrooks, 86, of Albany, GA., passed away Friday January 8, 2016, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Melvin Slappey will officiate. Entombment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Plains, GA., Mrs. Middlebrooks accompanied her husband for twenty years as he served his country in the Navy....
Rhonda Shea Jones
Jan 8, 2016
Rhonda Shea Jones, 58, of Newton, GA, died January 8, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Mitchell Co., GA. Pastor Jeff Barker will officiate. Interment will follow in Oakview Cemetery in Camilla, GA.A native of Donaldsonville, GA, born to the late James J. Glass and...
Glenda Gail Sheffield
Jan 5, 2016
Glenda Gail Braswell Sheffield, 69, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 8, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chuck Smith will officiate. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery in Donalsonville, GA.A native of Donalsonville, GA, Mrs. Sheffield had...
Hubert Jule Wallace
Jan 5, 2016
HERBERT JULE WALLACE, life-long resident of Albany, passed away on January 5 of a heart attack at the age of 62. He is now making his residence in heaven for eternity with his Savior, Jesus Christ. A memorial service will be held at Byne Memorial Baptist Church, 2832 Ledo Road, 31707, on Friday, January 22 at 12:00 noon. Visitation will...
Dorothy McDonald Bowen
Jan 4, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy McDonald Bowen died Monday, January 4, 2016 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus.Her funeral service will be Saturday, January 9, 2016 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday 10 to 11 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.A native of Worth County Mrs....
William E. Caldbeck
Jan 2, 2016
William E. (Bill) Caldbeck, 82, of Leesburg, GA died Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate.Born in Memphis, TN, Mr. Caldbeck moved to Leesburg, GA in 1980 from Memphis, TN. He was a veteran of the Korean...
Grace Cherry Kitchen Champion
Jan 1, 2016
Grace Cherry Kitchen Champion, 91, of Albany, GA, died Friday, January 1, 2016 at Morningside Assisted Living. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Duane Whittaker will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.Born in Eastman, GA, Mrs. Champion moved to Albany, GA in 1954 from Tifton, GA. Mrs. Champion was a retired...
Cristine Amanda Tarrer
Dec 30, 2015
Cristine A. Tarrer, 32, of Albany, GA, died December 30, 2015 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.A native of Topeka, KS, Cristine grew up in Albany, GA and returned from St. Mary's, GA recently to live. She was formerly employed with Pilot Truck Lines and...
Clinton Miles, Sr
Dec 30, 2015
Clinton Miles, Sr., 87, of Albany, GA, died December 30, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Roy Cook and Rev. Troy Fripp will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Will Sims, Richard Thomas, Jimmy Lee, Brian Klein, Martin Miles and...
Charlie Henry Sanders
Dec 30, 2015
Charlie Henry Sanders, 73, of Albany, GA., died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Monday, January 4, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Ben Crowdis will officiate.A native of Ft. Gaines Mr. Sanders has resided in Albany since 1987 moving from Randolph County. He was a veteran in the...
A. Robert Goss
Dec 28, 2015
Robert Goss, 65, of Leesburg, GA, died December 28, 2015. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Hawkinsville, GA born to the late Paul and Minnie Goss, Robert graduated from Hawkinsville High School in 1968 and attended Southwest Georgia Technical College in Americus,...
Betty Ryals Woods
Dec 28, 2015
Mrs. Betty Ryals Woods died Monday, December 28, 2015 at Seminole Manor Nursing Home in Donalsonville, GA.Her funeral service will be Wednesday 3 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday 6 to 8 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.A native of Tampa, Mrs. Woods had lived in...
