Obituaries
Jonathan David Rowland
Jul 3, 2022
Jonathan David Rowland, 26, of Albany, GA, died July 3, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Reverend Josh Duckworth will officiate.
Jonathan was born in Albany, GA on June 15, 1996 with hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, seizures, and visual impairment. He lived in Albany all...
Mark W. Brown
Jun 29, 2022
Mark Wilson Brown, 61, of Albany, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at his residence.
His memorial service will be 6:00 PM Wednesday, July 13 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Charles E. Brown, Mr. Sam Shugart and Mr. Sonny Brown will officiate.
Though he never served in the military, all of his friends lovingly called him “Captain”. He professed his...
Dewey (DJ) Justin Perrett
Jun 28, 2022
Dewey (DJ) Justin Perrett, 30, of Albany, died Monday, June 28, 2022 at his residence.
A visitation will be held Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Merry Acres, 1500 Dawson Rd.
DJ was a loving and very unique man who loved his family and friends with every bit of his being. Especially his daughter Marley. He...
Joyce Sims Detherage Chastain
Jun 28, 2022
Joyce Sims Detherage Chastain passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Evergreen Assisted Living in Albany, GA. Private graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Mark Jackson will officiate.
Mrs. Chastain was born in Albany, GA on February 25, 1926 to James L. Sims and Mary Gilmer Sims. She...
Lester Taylor Harrison
Jun 28, 2022
Lester Taylor Harrison, Sr.,86, of Albany, GA, died June 28, 2022 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Friday at 11:00 am at The First United Methodist Church of Albany. Rev. Jim Morrow and Pastor Laurel Griffith will officiate.
Mr. Harrison was born on April 13, 1936 in Bainbridge, GA to Oscar and Mamie Harrison. He moved to Albany,...
Donald Franklin "Frank" Norman
Jun 26, 2022
The graveside funeral service of Donald Franklin (Frank) Norman, 82, of Leesburg, GA who passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022 at his residence will be conducted Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Dawson, GA. Mr. Bo Norman will officiate.
Born in Cairo, GA, Mr. Norman was a truck driver and rancher most all of...
James E. Crosby
Jun 23, 2022
James E. Crosby, 71, of Albany, GA, died June 23, 2022 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jake Williams will officiate. His cremains will be interred on his family’s lot in Zion Grove Cemetery.
James was born on February 12, 1951 in Moultrie, GA to Willie...
Janice Annette Barrow
Jun 22, 2022
Janice Annette Walls Barrow, 59, of Leslie, Ga passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at her sister’s home in Dawson, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate. Interment will follow in Leslie City Cemetery.
Born in Americus, GA, Janice was raised in Lee...
Jon Michael Warrington
Jun 21, 2022
Jon Michael Warrington, age 84, of Santa Rosa Beach, FL, died June 21, 2022 at his residence. The funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Porterfield United Methodist Church in Albany, GA with visitation at 1:00. Rev. Chuck Knight will officiate.
Mike was born October 26, 1937 in Lexington, KY to John Hamilton...
Elaine Alfieri Dettore
Jun 21, 2022
Elaine Alfieri Dettore, 78 of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 24, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Andersonville National Cemetery. Ross Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the funeral home.
Mrs. Dettore...
Dr. Estol Royal Belflower
Jun 17, 2022
The family of Estol Royal Belflower announces his death on June 17, 2022, at his home in Quitman, Georgia, at the age of 84. Born April 18,1938, in Tifton, Georgia, he was the son of Jack Estol and Verna Royal Belflower. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Nona Elizabeth (Beth) Davis Belflower, four months earlier...
Margaret A. Santmyer
Jun 17, 2022
Margaret A. Santmyer, 99, of Albany, GA passed away at Willson Hospice House on Friday, June 17, 2022.
Born in Colquitt, GA, Mrs. Santmyer's family moved to Albany, GA when she was a child and she had lived in Albany, GA all of her life. She was a graduate of Albany High School and retired as the payroll clerk from...
Wayne Etheridge
Jun 16, 2022
Wayne Etheridge, 76, of Leary, GA passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 20, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Cordray United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Wayne was born and a life-long resident in Leary, GA. He was a graduate of Edison High School and joined the air...
Wanda Gail Hall Vega
Jun 16, 2022
Wanda Gail Hall Vega, 70 of Albany, GA, died Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 20, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Terry Siniard will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery for those desiring to attend. The family will receive friends Monday from 2:00...
Heather Francine Knighton
Jun 14, 2022
Heather Francine Knighton, 51, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Beattie Road Church of Christ. Mr. Paul Montandon will officiate.
Heather was born and raised in Albany, GA to John and Jan Knighton, who survive her. She also survived by...
Earl John Morrissey
Jun 13, 2022
Earl J. Morrissey, 59, of Albany, GA, died June 13, 2022 at his residence. A visitation will be held Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home from 5:00 PM until 6:30 PM.
Earl was born in Jacksonville, NC on April 11, 1963 to Paul and Gladys Morrissey. He moved to Albany as a young child, grew up here and...
Dorothy Jane Edwards
Jun 12, 2022
Dorothy Jane Edwards, 78, of Leesburg, GA passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation.
Born September 29, 1943, in Worth County, GA,. to the late Dot and Jimmy Rycroft. Jane worked for the board of education in Dougherty County and retired after 36 years from Westover High School. After retirement she...
Mary E. Davis
Jun 10, 2022
Mary E. Davis, 90, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, June 10, 2022 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. John Spencer will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Davis was born May 14, 1932 in Jonesville,...
Brooks Reid Knight
Jun 10, 2022
Brooks Reid Knight, 42, of Albany, GA died June 10, 2022 at the Miller County Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 13, 2022 at 4:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joey Holland will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Brooks was born in Cincinnati, OH on June 20, 1979 and since the age of...
JoAnn Wells Collins
Jun 8, 2022
Mrs. JoAnn Wells Collins, 86 of Leesburg, GA, died Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held Monday, June 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Bruce English will officiate. The family will receive friends after the service.
Mrs. Collins was born April 28, 1936 in Cartersville, GA, daughter of the...
