Obituaries
Kathryn Shepherd Moore
Apr 16, 2022
Kathryn Shepherd Moore, 83, of Lee County, GA, died April 16, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her boys and family. Funeral services will be held Tuesday April 19, 2022 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Ralph Moore, Jr and Scott Shepherd will officiate. Committal services will follow at 2:00 pm at Clements Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Moore...
Verna Brooke Overton Chestnutt
Apr 15, 2022
Verna Brooke Overton Chestnutt, 100, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, April 15, 2022 at Lee County Heath and Rehabilitation. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Jim Morrow will officiate.
Born in Sylvester, GA, Mrs. Chestnutt had resided in Albany, GA most all of her...
James T. "Jim" Rogers
Apr 15, 2022
James Thomas “Jim” Rogers, 82, of Lee County, GA, died April 15, 2022 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Leesburg City Cemetery. Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate.
Jim was born on July 3, 1939 in Albany, GA to Joel Benyon and Nancy Olivia Salter Rogers. He...
John Ross, Jr.
Apr 15, 2022
John Ross, Jr., 75, of Lee County, GA died April 15, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 11:00 am at Leesburg Cemetery. Ross Powell will officiate.
John was born on April 6, 1947 in Ashburn, GA to Rufus Theodore and Frances Shephard Ross. He grew up and lived most...
John L. Brunson
Apr 15, 2022
John Leslie Brunson, 81, of Albany, Georgia, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022 at Magnolia Manor in Americus, Georgia.
John was born in Valdosta, Georgia and lived most of his life in Albany. He graduated from Albany High School in 1959 and then attended and graduated from Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, Georgia, in 1964. He returned home to work with...
John Alan Tabb
Apr 14, 2022
John Alan Tabb, 66, of Sale City, GA, passed away on April 14, 2022, at Willson Hospice House.
John was born on June 12, 1955, to the late Jesse and Doris Collins. He grew up in Albany, GA and graduated from Tennessee Military Academy. John was the owner of J.T. Paint Contractor for thirteen years and later became an...
Jack Wilson Brownlee
Apr 14, 2022
Jack Wilson Brownlee, 79, of Leesburg, GA died Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A masonic service will be held Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with visitation to follow until 5:30 p.m.
A native of Inglewood, CA., Mr. Brownlee had resided in Leesburg since 1977. Mr. Brownlee was a coach...
Richard Talmadge Nichols
Apr 13, 2022
Richard Nichols, 71, of Albany, died Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at hisresidence.
His funeral service will be 3:00 PM, Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
A native of Americus, Mr. Nichols had lived in Albany for a number of years...
Larry Lawrence Karau
Apr 12, 2022
Larry L. Karau, 91, of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services Friday, April 15, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Matthew Schluckebier will officiate.
Larry moved to Bronwood, GA at an early age. One of his greatest enjoyments was the “farm” all throughout his life. During...
Mary Elizabeth Bruner
Apr 12, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Bruner, 76 of Leesburg, GA., died April 12, 2022 surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life service will be conducted Friday, April 22, 2022, at 12:00 PM at Philema Road Baptist Church.
Mary Elizabeth Bruner was born in Ocala, Florida to the late Amos Alvin Sistrunk, Sr. and Lillian Mae Sistrunk, on October 7, 1945.
Mary Elizabeth Bruner...
Beatrice M. "Bea" Knight
Apr 12, 2022
Beatrice M. “Bea” Knight, 97, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Willson Hospice House surrounded by her family. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Dr. William E. “Butch” Knight will officiate. Her grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Mrs. Knight was born on April 18, 1924 in...
Mary Ann Cline
Apr 11, 2022
Mary Ann Cline, 77, of Albany, GA passed away, Monday, April 11, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. in the Blakely City Cemetery, Blakely, GA.
After graduating from Early County High School, in Blakely, GA, Mary Ann found work at Southern Bell, in Albany, GA, as an...
Sharon Lee Davenport
Apr 9, 2022
Sharon Lee Davenport, 77 of Albany, GA. Died April 9, 2022 at her residence. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Davenport was born January 20, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter to the late Bob Lee Briggs and Elaine Briggs Gruszeski. She was a waitress for over 30 years at Western Sizzlin’ in Albany, GA. She was...
Kenneth "Ken" D. Murdock
Apr 9, 2022
Kenneth Dale Murdock woke up in the arms of Jesus on April 9, 2022, in Albany, Georgia, at the age of 83.
Ken was born to Archie Murdock and Susie Murdock Hanes in Napton, Missouri, on October 5, 1938. He graduated from Marshall High School and then graduated from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla, Mo) with a...
Jean Oliver Mackey
Apr 6, 2022
Jean Oliver Mackey, 68, of Dawson, died Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at her residence.
The family will receive friends Sunday 1 to 3 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. There will be a private service held.
Born and raised in Dawson, Jean was a retired Dental Hygienist working with Dr. Landau in Albany and Dr. Kimbrell in Americus. She was a...
James Michael "Mike" Cannon
Apr 6, 2022
James Michael “Mike” Cannon, 69, of Albany, GA, died April 6, 2022 surrounded by his family. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 11:00 am at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate.
Mike was born in Albany, GA on June 14, 1952 to Lamar Barton and Cornelia Ann Cannon. He grew up in Leesburg,...
Catherine Elizabeth Butler
Apr 3, 2022
Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Butler, 64, of Albany, GA, died April 3, 2022 at her residence. No services will be held at this time.
Mrs. Butler was born on June 15, 1957 to the late Charles Leonard Smith and Florence Etta Shepard in Fulton, NY. She worked at Coats and Clark for many years. Mrs. Butler was a devoted wife, mother,...
Joeldine B. "Jo" Lawson
Apr 3, 2022
Mrs. Joeldine (Jo) Ball Lawson, 94, of Albany, Georgia, went home to our creator early Sunday, April 3, 2022. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 8, 2022 at 11:00 am at Grace City Church, 294 Oakland Pkwy, Leesburg, GA . Rev. Steve McBrayer, Rev. Joshua Copron, Rev. Matthew Lawson, and Rev. Mike Lawson will officiate. Interment will follow in...
Franklin James Earley
Apr 3, 2022
Franklin James Earley, 77, of Albany, GA died Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 11:00 am at First Baptist Church of Putney. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate.
Frank lived a full, beautiful life, worshiping the Lord and spreading the Word wherever he went. He never met...
Roger Clifton Nobles
Apr 2, 2022
Roger Clifton Nobles, 75, of Albany, GA passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Norman Denney will officiate.
Roger Clifton Nobles, son of the late Richard C. and Gussie Nobles was born on September 5, 1946. A lifelong resident...
