Obituaries
Raymond Chance
Mar 16, 2023
Raymond Chance, 95, of Albany, GA passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 19, 2023, at 3:00 pm at New Park Cemetery in Fort Gaines, GA. Reverend Michael Williams will officiate.
Born in Early Co., GA, Mr. Chance moved to Albany, GA in 1966 moving from Bluffton, GA . He...
Francis Anthony "Tony" Blakey
Mar 15, 2023
Francis Anthony (Tony) Blakey, age 53, died on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in St. Charles, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Albany, GA on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 2:00 PM, with a reception to follow in the parish hall. The interment will be private.
A southwest Georgia native, he was born on July 8,...
Iris Juanita "Nita" Lawson
Mar 11, 2023
Iris Juanita (Nita) Glosson Lawson, 90, of Cuthbert, GA formerly of Albany, GA, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Fellowship Assisted Living in Cuthbert, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Carter will officiate. Eastern Star rites will follow. Interment will follow in New Light Free Will...
David Burns Turner
Mar 10, 2023
David Burns Turner, 68, of Albany GA, passed away March 10, 2023, at his residence. His cremains will be buried at Crown Hill Cemetery where a private memorial service will be held March 22, 2023.
Mr. Turner was known for his musical talent where he played bass and sang in several bands, which he loved and enjoyed....
Lex Lloyd Dorminey
Mar 10, 2023
Lex Lloyd Dorminey, 68, of Albany passed away Friday March 10, 2023.
Born December 1, 1954 in Adel, Georgia to Lloyd and Juanita Dorminey, Lex had a love of the outdoors from an early age. An avid fisherman and hunter; he was a lifelong member of the Flint Skeet and Trap Club and spent many days working around the club...
John Oliver Greene, Jr.
Mar 10, 2023
John Oliver “Johnny” Greene, Jr., 75, of Leesburg, GA, died Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Medical University Hospital of South Carolina in Charleston, following surgery. All friends and family are invited to attend Graveside funeral services at 1:00 pm Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson, GA. Ross Powell will officiate.
Johnny was born...
Charlie Boyd Jackson
Mar 10, 2023
Charlie Boyd Jackson, 69, of Dawson, GA, died March 10, 2023 in Grady Memorial Hospital from work related injuries. A graveside funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 10:00 am at the Smithville City Cemetery. Rev. Dick Gill will officiate.
Boyd was born in Americus, GA on June 17, 1953 to Thomas Jordan Jackson and Dorothy Parker...
James "Terry" Parker
Mar 7, 2023
Mr. James Terry Parker, Sr. 79, of Albany died Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Wilson Hospice. All family and friends are invited to the graveside service which will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery, 1907 Dawson Rd, Albany, GA. Reverend Bobby Parker will be officiating.
Terry was born in Albany,...
Victor R. Haire
Mar 7, 2023
Victor R. Haire, 66, of Lee County, GA, died March 7, 2023 at his residence. Private graveside services will be held.
Robert Louis Hormilla
Mar 5, 2023
Robert Louis "Rodriguez" Hormilla, 54, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, during his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family, bravely fighting, just steps away from the white sands of Panama City Beach, until the minute the Lord called him home. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 10, 2023 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral...
Joel B. Rogers
Mar 4, 2023
Joel Benyon Rogers, Jr. passed away Saturday, March 4, at Wellstar Hospital in Griffin, Georgia. Benny, as all who knew and loved Joel called him, was born April 26, 1944 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. His parents were the late Joel “Joe” B. and Nancy Olivia Rogers. The Rogers family moved to Lee County when Benny was very...
Randy Tucker
Mar 2, 2023
Randy Deryl Tucker, age 76, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2023 at his home in Spring Hill, Tennessee surrounded by his family. Prior to moving to Tennessee, Randy lived in Albany, GA for over 65 years.
His funeral service will be Monday at 2:00 PM at Byne Memorial Baptist Church with interment to follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. The...
Roseiline (Sissy) Mathews
Mar 1, 2023
Roseiline Ann Mathews, 70, of Cuthbert, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Mathews was preceded in death by her father, Walter S. Kenney.
Survivors include her husband, Charles G. Mathews, Cuthbert, GA, children, Victoria (Vickie)...
Barbara Phelps
Feb 28, 2023
Barbara Shoffner Phelps, 81, of Lee County, GA, died February 28, 2023 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 1:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Phelps was born in Blytheville, AR on November 20, 1941 to Oliver and Hester Shoffner. ...
Ruth Marshall Thomas
Feb 28, 2023
Ruth Marshall Thomas, 91, of Albany, Georgia, died Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Dawson Manor Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
She was born on December 17, 1931 in Americus GA, to the late George Octavius and Martha Pryor Marshall. She attended Georgia Southwestern University for two years and graduated from Wake Forest University...
Linda J. Oliver
Feb 26, 2023
Linda Joyner Oliver, 70, of Lee County, GA, died Sunday, February 26, 2023 at The Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 11:00 am at The Leesburg-Century Congregation of Jehovah’s Witness at 808 Liberty Expressway, Albany, GA, 31705. Jesse Driskell will officiate.
Linda was born on August 2, 1952 in Fayetteville, GA...
Kenneth H. Clower
Feb 26, 2023
Mr. Kenneth H. Clower, 91, died February 26, 2023.
It is with profound sadness and overwhelming grief that we announce the passing of our dear father, Kenneth H. Clower (MSgt, US Air Force, Ret), 91, at his home in Albany, GA on February 26, 2023. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews...
Thomas Michael Swan
Feb 26, 2023
Thomas Michael Swan, 78, of Albany, Georgia passed away on February 26th, 2023 at his residence after a long struggle with cancer.
Tom was born on August 22nd, 1944 to Colonel A. B. Swan and Ann Maguire Swan in Anaconda, Montana. After Tom graduated from Annandale High School in 1963, he joined the Navy and served his country...
Christiana Louise O'Connell
Feb 25, 2023
Christina Louise O'Connell, 70 of Leesburg, GA., passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Mrs. O'Connell was born in Washington, DC to the late Kenneth L. Parish and Kate Thummer Parish both being active U S. Marines....
Joseph Granada
Feb 25, 2023
Joseph Granada, 80, of Albany, GA was called home February 25, 2023 at 2:11 pm in Albany. He was born Dec. 18, 1942, to John and Rose Riscile Granada in Westfield, NY. After graduating in 1961, Joe enlisted in the USMC where he was decorated with the Marksman Rifle Badge and good conduct medal. He was a supply administrative...
