Obituaries
Alfred Sherman "Al" McCowan
Feb 20, 2022
Alfred Sherman “Al” McCowan, 93, of Albany, GA, died February 20, 2022 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. William E. “Butch” Knight will officiate. Interment will follow at 4:00 PM at Omega Cemetery in Baxley, GA.
Mr. McCowan was born in Corbin, KY...
Robert "Robbie" James Brown
Feb 20, 2022
Robert “Robbie” James Brown, 61 of Leesburg, GA. Died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Brown was born August 9, 1960 in Hartford, CT, son of Shirley Squires Brown and the late Richard Eugene Brown. He was previously employed as a truck driver. He was also a talented painter. Other than his father, he was also...
Don Lamar West
Feb 18, 2022
Don Lamar West, 89, of Albany, GA passed away, Friday, February 18, 2022 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate.
Born in Miller County, Mr. West graduated from Miller County High School in Colquitt, GA. He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in...
Rebecca Lea Ward (Hatt)
Feb 17, 2022
Rebecca Lea Ward (Hatt) passed away unexpectedly on February 17, 2022, from an aggressive onset of symptoms resulting from Toxic Shock Syndrome. A Celebration of Life service for Rebecca will be held Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church 5145 Due West Rd NW, Powder Springs, GA.Rebecca was born in Olongapo City, Subic Bay, Republic...
James W. "Billy" Williams
Feb 17, 2022
It is with profound sadness for the family of James W. “Billy” Williams, 82, of St. Charles, IL, to announce his peaceful passing away on Thursday, February 17, 2022. He was born on July 22, 1939, to William Franklin and Mary Pearl Bryant Williams in Cuthbert, Georgia. He is preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, childhood...
George Jamil (Mr. Mil) Saba
Feb 16, 2022
George Jamil (Mr. Mil) Saba, 85, of Opelika, Al formerly Albany, GA died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika, AL. Private graveside funeral services will be held.
Sheriff Saba was born in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, and is a graduate of Albany High School. He served honorably in the United States Army from 1960...
Wendy Beth Wellborn
Feb 14, 2022
It was a sunny, beautiful day when Wendy Beth Wellborn completed her earthly journey and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Valentine’s Day February 14, 2022. Wendy was born as Gwendolyn Beth Drozd on February 9, 1944, in Norwalk, Connecticut to Charles (Charlie) and Gladys Drozd and was raised on Long Island, New York and in...
Alice Nall Bell
Feb 12, 2022
Alice Nall Bell passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Alice was born on February 4, 1927 to George Walker Nall and Martha McIntosh Nall in Albany, Georgia where she spent most of her life.
Alice was the great granddaughter of Henry T. McIntosh who was the editor and publisher of The Albany Herald. Her mother, Martha...
Hansel Adkison
Feb 10, 2022
Hansel Adkison, 90, of Albany, GA peacefully passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 surrounded by family at his home.
Hansel was born in May of 1931 to Elbert Jesse Adkison & Alice Swain Adkison in Rebecca, GA. After high school, he served the Marines proudly as a Corporal during the Korean Conflict. After his term in the Marines, he...
Carrie Michelle Obey
Feb 10, 2022
Carrie Michelle Obey 54, of Smithville, GA, died Feb. 10, 2022 at her residence. A Celebration of Life service will be held Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home. Mark Schlabach will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the funeral home.
Mrs. Obey was born Feb. 28, 1967 in Washington, D.C....
Raymond Jesse Goodwin
Feb 10, 2022
Raymond Jesse Goodwin, 80, passed away peacefully February 10, 2022 at his home with family by his side.
Raymond (affectionately known as “Poppy” by his grandchildren and great grandchildren) was born July 21, 1941, in Weston, GA, to Bernard and Pearle (Ammons) Goodwin. He attended Webster County School where he meet his wife, Myrna “Lou” Kirksey in 1953. The two...
Jason Floyd Hatcher
Feb 10, 2022
Jason Floyd Hatcher, 51, of Albany, GA formerly of Atlanta, GA, died February 10, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Jason was born in Albany, GA on April 18, 1970 to Linda Jones and...
Laura Jean Moye
Feb 9, 2022
Laura Jean Moye, 82, of Thomasville, formerly of Albany, died Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Legacy Village.
Her funeral service will be Sunday 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Mt. Olive Church Cemetery in Mitchell County. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate.
Born in Geneva County, AL, Mrs. Moye had lived in Albany since 1974 before...
James William "Dinky" Monroe, Sr.
Feb 9, 2022
James William “Dinky” Monroe, Sr., 73, of Lee Co. passed away February 9, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral service will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 4:00 P.M. at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Aaron Mcculley will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.
James was born in Albany, GA on May 21, 1948...
Gary Hayward Allen
Feb 8, 2022
Gary Hayward Allen, 67, of Smithville, GA, died February 8, 2022 at Crisp Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Baptist Church. Rev. Grady Morey and Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Hayward was born in Andalusia, AL on July 4, 1954 to Victor and...
Margaret E. Swearingen
Feb 6, 2022
Margaret E. Swearingen, 89, of Albany, GA, died February 6, 2022 at Pruitt Health-Palmyra. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Hall and Mr. Frank Simpson will officiate.
Mrs. Swearingen was born in Crockett’s Bluff, AR on February 4, 1933 to Albert and Florence Dallas. She married Jack W. Swearingen...
Paul Andrew Tretchick
Feb 6, 2022
Paul Andrew Tretchick, 80, of Stone Mountain, GA formerly of Albany, GA, died February 6, 2022 at Pebblebrook at Park Springs. Private family graveside services will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery with Military Honors.
Mr. Tretchick was born in Latrobe, PA on July 15, 1941 to Andrew and Margaret Tretchick. He graduated from Avonmore High School and joined the...
James Lafay Holt
Feb 6, 2022
Mr. James Lafay Holt, 86, of Leesburg, GA, passed away February 6 at his home in Leesburg.
He was born on April 14, 1935, in Baker County, GA, to the late James Burl and Ruby Paul Holt.
James was born into a sharecropper’s family where he learned the value of family relationships,
faith and hard work. He loved the outdoors...
James Thad Swette
Feb 6, 2022
James (Jim) T. Swette, 92, of Albany, GA, passed away surrounded by his family on February 6, 2022. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, February 12th at 11:30 AM at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Father Raymond Levreault will officiate.
Mr. Swette was born in Albany, GA on April 30, 1929 to Thomas and Mary Swette. He was a 1948...
Eve Lynne "Rosa" Tapscott
Feb 6, 2022
Eve Lynne “Rosa” Tapscott of Albany, Ga, died Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
A native of Albany, GA. Ms. Tapscott loved her cats. She enjoyed making arts and crafts and writing in her spare time. Eve was a good mom and loved her son and family greatly. She is preceded in death by her father Benjamin...
