Obituaries

W. Keith Franklin
Feb 2, 2015
W. Keith Franklin, 49, of Lee County, GA, died February 2, 2015. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Father James Bullion will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.A native of Richmond, VA, Keith had resided in the Albany, GA and Lee County area since 1967. He graduated from Lee County High...

Mildred Rivera Wells
Feb 1, 2015
Mildred Rivera Wells, 77, formerly of Rockville Centre, New York, died February 1, 2015. A funeral mass will be held Friday at 11:00 A.M. at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Rev. Raymond Levreault will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. A native of Ponce,...

Melvin Randolph Scott
Feb 1, 2015
Melvin Randolph "Randy" Scott, 65, of Leesburg, GA, died Sunday February 1, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at Amazing Grace Baptist Church. Rev. Grady Morey and Rev. Morris Harpe will officiate.Born in Americus, GA, Randy graduated from Leslie High School in 1967. He had resided in Lee County since...

Betty Sue Taylor Bridges
Jan 30, 2015
Betty Sue Taylor Bridges, 84, of Shellman, GA, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Damascus Baptist Church in Randolph County, GA. Rev. David McFather and Rev Chris Pollock will officiate. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery in Shellman, GA.Betty Sue Shaw Bridges was born 5th of...
Cathy Lynn Noel
Jan 30, 2015
Cathy Lynn Noel, 58, of Lee County, GA, died January 30, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Greg Davis will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. A native of Albany, Cathy graduated from Albany High School in 1975 and moved to Lee County, GA...
Marie Watson Youngblood
Jan 29, 2015
Marie M. Youngblood, 87, of Lee Co., GA, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Stan Glass will officiate. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, GA at 4:30 p.m. Born in Ashburn, GA, Mrs. Youngblood had resided...

Camilla Cox Medley
Jan 28, 2015
Camilla Cox Medley, 85, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted Friday, January 30, 2015 at 4:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Reagan Marsh will officiate. Mrs. Medley was born in Colquitt, GA to the late Tom and Lillie Mae Cox and graduated from Miller County High School....

William Franklin Adams, Jr
Jan 27, 2015
William Franklin "Junior" Adams, Jr, 46 of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Dale Hodges will officiate.A lifelong resident of Albany, GA, born to Mrs. Phyllis Carpenter Clum, and the late William Franklin Adams, Sr. he...

Paul Clinton Poole
Jan 25, 2015
Paul "Clinton" Poole, Jr., 72, of Albany, GA, died January 25, 2015 at his residence. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday at Floral Memory Gardens at 11:00 AM. Doug Haught will officiate.A native of Albany, GA, Mr. Poole was born to the late Paul Clinton Poole, Sr. and Janie Mayo Parris Poole. He graduated from Albany High School in 1961...

Orus Lee Powell
Jan 25, 2015
Orus Lee Powell, 94, of Albany, GA died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Ronnie Kinsaul will officiate.Born in Worth Co., GA, Mr. Powell had resided in Albany, GA for the past twenty five years moving from Waycross, GA....

Mary Prudence Brown
Jan 25, 2015
Mary Prudence Brown, 89, of Albany, GA, died January 25, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie Brown and Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Grandsons and Nephews will serve as active pallbearers. A native of Damascus, GA,...

Helen Vaudine Faulk
Jan 24, 2015
Helen Vaudine Davis Faulk, 85, of Oakfield, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died January 24, 2015 at her son's residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Joe Pollock will officiate.A native of Blakely, GA, born to the late William and Esther Davis, Mrs. Faulk graduated from Early County High School...
Bobby Charles Owens
Jan 24, 2015
Bobby Charles Owens, 67, of Lee County, GA, passed away January 24, 2015 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted Friday, January 30, 2015 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Bruce Roberts will officiate. Bobby was born in Mitchell County GA and served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was Postmaster in...
John Charlie (J.C.) Broadaway, Jr
Jan 23, 2015
John C. (J.C.) Broadaway, Jr., of Lee Co., died Friday, January 23, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be Monday, January 26, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors.A native of Pelham, GA born to the late John Charlie Broadaway, Sr....

Randall Wilbur (Randy) Horton
Jan 23, 2015
Randall Wilbur (Randy) Horton, 60, of Leesburg, GA, died Friday, January 23, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 26, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Buddy Harris will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Brunswick, GA Randy has resided in Lee Co., GA since 1998 moving...

Grace Norton Hatcher
Jan 20, 2015
Grace N. Hatcher, 101, of Albany, GA died January 20, 2015 at Golden Apple Assisted Living Center in Moultrie, GA. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Joe Jones will officiate. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.Mrs. Hatcher was born in Marietta, GA to the late Frank and Emma Norton. She...

Tamara (Tandy) Dae Sizemore
Jan 20, 2015
Tamara (Tandy) Dae Sizemore died January 25, 2015 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Griffin will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens.A native of Albany, GA, Tamara graduated from Albany Technical College and moved to Leesburg, GA from Tuscaloosa, AL ten years ago. She...

Marvin Lewis Flournoy
Jan 19, 2015
Marvin Lewis Flournoy, 91, of Albany, GA, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at New Park Cemetery, Ft. Gaines, GA. Rev. Jeff Hines will officiate.Born in Columbus, GA, Mr. Flournoy was raised in Ft. Gaines, GA and left to make a career in...
Jackson Kyle O' Quinn
Jan 18, 2015
Jackson Kyle O'Quinn, 13, died January 18, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Camilla. Rev. David Pickering will officiate. Interment will follow in Mt. Enon Baptist Church Cemetery.Jackson was born in Albany, but had resided in Baconton most of his life. He attended the Baconton Community Charter School where he...
Mary Ann Hardy Cuff
Jan 17, 2015
Mary Ann Cuff, 61, of Leesburg, GA, died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral mass will be conducted Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Rev. Paulinus Okpala will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Jackson, TN, Mrs. Cuff had resided in Leesburg, GA for the past...