Obituaries
Dennis Clayton Griffin
Dec 22, 2022
Dennis Clayton Griffin, 44, of Lee County died Thursday, December 22, 2022.
His memorial service will be Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 6:00 PM. Rev Ti Barnhill and Rev. Jason Jones will officiate.
Born in Albany, Dennis grew up in Worth county where he attended Worth County High School. He was an AC/Mechanical Technician working for himself and various other...
Jesse Harold Middlebrooks
Dec 21, 2022
Jesse Harold Middlebrooks, 92, of Albany, GA., died Wednesday, December 21, 2022 in Byron, GA. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate. An entombment will follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum.
A native of Dooly County Mr. Middlebrooks served his country and retired from the United...
Faye Etta Joyce Moody
Dec 20, 2022
Faye Etta Joyce Moody was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 27, 1949.
Faye was a soft-spoken good-hearted individual who always smiled and had a positive attitude. Even in the midst of life’s changes, she remained positive and was always thankful for everything anybody did for her, whether it was big or small.
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Faye transitioned...
Thomas "Tommy" M. Fulton
Dec 20, 2022
Thomas “Tommy” M. Fulton, 64, of Fitzgerald, formerly of Albany, died Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Dorminy Medical Center.
His funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Friday, December 23, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Brian Norton will officiate.
He was born in Dayton, OH and the family relocated to Albany, GA in 1966. Tommy had been a member of the...
Michael Paul Henderson
Dec 20, 2022
Michael Paul Henderson, 68 of Albany, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held in Andersonville National Cemetery at a later date. Michael was born in Marion, Indiana on October 28, 1954 to the late Richard and Catherine Maxine Henderson-Brown. In his early twenties he joined the United States Air...
Edward Paul "Ed" Duffy, Sr.
Dec 19, 2022
Edward Paul “Ed” Duffy, Sr., 90, of Lee County, GA, died December 19, 2022 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 3rd at 6:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the US Air Force Honor Guard. Ed was born on August 27, 1932 to Edward and Julia Duffy in Lynn, MA. He...
Fay Alene Lovett
Dec 19, 2022
Mrs. Fay Alene Lovett, 94, of Albany, GA passed away Monday, December 19, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Mark Walker will officiate.
Mrs. Lovett was born May 12, 1928 in Miller...
George Wallace Crawford, Jr.
Dec 18, 2022
George Wallace Crawford, Jr, 60, of Bronwood, GA, died December 18, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the Bronwood United Methodist Church. Rev. Henry Lee Young, Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow in the Bronwood City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm Wednesday...
Richard Thomas Lamb, Sr.
Dec 17, 2022
Richard Thomas Lamb, Sr., 71, of Worth County, GA, died December 17, 2022 at his residence. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Richard was born in Sylvester, GA on January 3, 1951 to the late Carl and Jewell Lamb. Mr. Lamb was one of the first employees to begin working with P&G of Albany...
Rhonda C Gammon
Dec 17, 2022
Rhonda Horne Gammon, 53, of Albany, GA, died December 17, 2022 at her residence. A visitation will be held Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 5:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home with a memorial service to follow at 6:00 pm.
Rhonda was born in Albany, GA on August 14, 1969 at Phoebe Putney Hospital. She grew up in Albany and...
Judy Bailey
Dec 17, 2022
Judy Mae Bailey (Hedges), 56, of Leesburg, Georgia died December 17, 2022.
Judy was born on September 3, 1966, in Delaware, Ohio to Villa Faye Green and the late Lloyd Omer Dibert Hedges, Jr. Judy was known as a hard worker, fun, loving and welcoming to all.
She was the beloved friend, wife and companion to...
James F. "Jim" McCarthy, Jr.
Dec 16, 2022
James Francis “Jim” McCarthy, Jr., 76, of Lee County, GA, died December 16, 2022 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held in Springfield, MA.
Jim was born in Springfield, MA on November 29, 1946 to the late James and Eleanor McCarthy. He grew up there, graduated from Springfield Trade High School and immediately joined the United States...
Melba Jewell Cravey
Dec 16, 2022
Melba Beasley Cravey, 80, of Albany, GA, died Friday, December 16, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday at 12:00 noon at Mathews Funeral Home. Charles Harris will officiate. Entombment will follow at the Crown Hill Mausoleum.
Mrs. Cravey was born in Moultrie, GA on August 20, 1942 to Charlie Roston Beasley and Jewell Elizabeth...
Wayne Albert Angermeyer
Dec 15, 2022
Wayne Albert Angermeyer, 89, of Lee County, GA passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services on Tuesday, December 20, 12:00 p.m. at Andersonville Natl. Cemetery with military honors. Rev. Anna Miller will officiate.
Mr. Angermeyer was born March 24, 1933 in Oak Park, IL, and grew up in Neenah, WI. He married Helen E....
Herb "Travis" A. Hood
Dec 12, 2022
Herb “Travis” A. Hood, 56, died Monday, December 12, 2022.
His remains have been cremated and the family will hold a memorial service at a later date.
Born in Anderson, IN, to Herb Hood, MD and Judith Mathew Hood, Travis had spent most of his life living in the Albany area. He was an X-ray Technician.
He was preceded in...
Kenneth Sean Veilands
Dec 12, 2022
Kenneth Sean “Ken” Veilands, 59, of Albany, GA, died December 12 ,2022, at Archbold Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 5:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Travis Campbell will officiate.
Ken was born in Carmel, IN on October 10,1963 to Juris and Rita Veilands. He grew up there, graduating from Carmel...
Frances Novella Reynolds Spell
Dec 12, 2022
Frances Novella Reynolds Spell, 88, of Americus, GA, formerly of Albany, Ga, passed away December 12, 2022, at Magnolia Manor. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 pm at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Dr. John Walker will officiate.
Novella Reynolds Spell was born in Worth County on September 2, 1934 to David and Mollie...
Robert Blake Pressley
Dec 11, 2022
Robert Blake Pressley, age 43, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022, from complications associated with childhood surgeries. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
He was born in Naha, Japan to parents William Blake and Neta Pressley. He was preceded in death by his father William Blake, maternal grandparents Earl and Ellen Acord of Kings...
Cathie Marie Snelson
Dec 10, 2022
Cathie Marie Snelson of Albany, GA., died Saturday, December 10, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 12:00 noon at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Brandon Turner will officiate. Order of the Eastern Star funeral services will be performed by Crepe Myrtle Chapter # 163. Interment will be held at Andersonville National Cemetery at...
Reed Lightfoot
Dec 10, 2022
Reed Narvel Lightfoot, 56, of Leesburg, GA passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Aaron McCulley and Rev. Hilton Gillespie will officiate. Internment will follow in Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Doerun, GA.
Born in Albany, GA, Reed was a resident...
