Obituaries
Raymond C. Shiver
Nov 20, 2013
Raymond C. Shiver, 85, of Leary, GA, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Miller County Hospital in Colquitt, GA. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Milford Baptist Church. Rev. Preston Williams will officiate.Born in Sale City, GA, Mr. Shiver was a farmer retiring from Graham Angus Farm in 1993. He was a veteran...
Thomas (Tommy) Julian Watson
Nov 17, 2013
Thomas (Tommy) Julian Watson, 73, of Leesburg, GA, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Gentiva Hospice at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA. No services will be held at this time.Born in Bronwood, GA, Mr. Watson had resided in Leesburg, GA since 1971 and was retired from the Albany Herald as their state circulation manager. He had served in the Navy...
James ""Jimmy"" Clifton
Nov 14, 2013
James "Jimmy" R. Clifton, of Albany, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Gillionville Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate.Moving from Atlanta Mr. Clifton had resided in Albany since 1980. He was a member...
William Brink Bullock, Jr
Nov 13, 2013
William Brink Bullock, Jr., 60, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at his residence.A native of Colquitt, GA, Mr. Bullock had resided in Albany most of his life. He was a mechanic by trade who had been employed with Goodyear and owned his own shop for a time. Mr. Bullock is preceded in death by his father, William...
Royce J. O'Hair
Nov 13, 2013
Royce J. O'Hair, 81, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Leverne, OK, Mr. O'Haire's family moved to Washington State when he was...
Anabel Lee Blythe
Nov 12, 2013
Anabel Lee Blythe, 90, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at her residence. Memorial service will be held at Radium Springs Casino, starting at 12:00 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided, please bring your violin and pictures of Mrs. Ann to add to a scrap book. Interment will follow at Andersonville...
Sybil J. Hayes
Nov 11, 2013
Sybil Jeanette Hayes, 74, of Edison, GA, died Monday November 11, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye and Rev. Jackie Williams will officiate A native of Baker County Mrs. Hayes and her husband James spent most of their married life in Albany, GA....
Gabriel Isaiah Bermes
Nov 9, 2013
Gabriel Isaiah Bermes, three month old son of Steven Peter Bermes and Sherry Price Bermes of Leesburg, GA, was received by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Children's Health Care of Atlanta at Egleston. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at New Life of Albany. Pastor Steve Waldron will...
Ernest Leon Clemons
Nov 9, 2013
Ernest "Leon" Clemons, 77, of Albany, GA died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 12:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Becca Rutherford will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery with Military Honors.A native of Avon Park, FL, Mr. Clemons grew up in Jacksonville, FL, graduated...
Charles Lee Godwin
Nov 5, 2013
Charles Lee "Charlie" Godwin, 61, of Leesburg, GA, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Mathews Funeral Home at 2:00 pm. Dr. Ron Baxley will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Birmingham, AL, Mr. Godwin had resided in Leesburg for the last 38 years coming...
Jerry W. Simpson
Nov 5, 2013
Jerry W. Simpson, 61, of Morgan, GA, died November 5, 2013 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM graveside at Cordray Cemetery. Rev. Jackie Williams will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.A native of Albany, GA born to the late Roy and Alma Foy...
Wannie C. Brookerd
Nov 4, 2013
Wannie Carson Brookerd, 61, of Albany, GA, died Monday, November 4, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Ronald R. Baxley will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.He was born to the late Roy Carson Brookerd and Margaret Morris Brookerd on December 1,...
Richard Adrien Davis
Nov 3, 2013
Richard Adrien Davis, 61, of Leesburg, GA died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Gary Collier and Randy Vaughn will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.A native of Chicago, IL, he was born to the late Early and Margie Davis. Mr. Davis lived...
Herbert Gary Godbee
Oct 31, 2013
Herbert Gary Godbee, 63, of Albany, GA, died October 31, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. No funeral services will be held.A native of Bethesda, Maryland, born to the late Herbert Gordon Godbee and Vallie Virgina Godbee, Gary had resided in Albany, GA most of his life. He was a retired self employed truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Katherine...
Cynthia Ann Mathews Cook
Oct 27, 2013
Cynthia Ann Mathews Cook McDuffie, 56, of Leesburg, GA, died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. George Mathews will officiate.Born in Americus, GA, Mrs. McDuffie had resided in Albany, GA before moving to Lee Co., GA forty eight years ago. She...
Gerald Fowler Junkin
Oct 25, 2013
Gerald Fowler Junkin, 79, of Lee County, GA died Friday, October 25, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 12:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. Doug Junkin will officiate.A native of Little Rock, AR, Mr. Junkin had resided in the Lee County area for the past four years, coming from Kentucky. He...
Mary Virginia Fomby Brooks
Oct 24, 2013
Mary Virginia Fomby Brooks, 87, of Lynn Haven, FL, formerly of Albany, GA died October 24, 2013 at Covenant Hospice in Panama City, FL. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany, GA. Rev. Tony Haef will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service. Interment will follow at Floral...
Jennie Pearl Morrell
Oct 24, 2013
Jennie Pearl Morrell, 85, of Albany, GA, formerly of Marietta, GA died Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy D. Hanna and Rev. Mike Woods will officiate. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pelham, GA.Born in...
Jowanna Gail Hammack
Oct 23, 2013
Jowanna Gail Hammack, 62, of Leesburg, GA died Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Thundering Springs Baptist Church. Rev. Giles Lovejoy will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.Born in Albany, GA, Jowanna had resided in Albany, GA before moving to Leesburg, GA in...
Joseph Ralph Albano
Oct 23, 2013
Joseph Ralph Albano, 85, of Lee County, GA died Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Willson Hospice House. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM Saturday at Mathews Funeral Home. A private family interment will be held at Colonial Memorial Cemetery in Hamilton, NJ. A native of Trenton, NJ, born to Phillip and Mary Kichinko Albano, he...
