Obituaries
Marguerite Dodgen
Nov 20, 2021
Marguerite Lane Dodgen, 86, of Albany, GA, died November 20, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 26, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charlie Rouse will officiate. Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson, GA. Mrs. Dodgen was born in Dawson, GA on January 19, 1935 to Charles...
James Howard "Bud" Kennedy
Nov 20, 2021
James Howard “Bud” Kennedy, 83, of Albany, GA, died November 20, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate. A private family committal will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Bud was born in Fitzgerald, GA to James Earnest and Mary Rebecca Kennedy. He was...
Pam L. Jones
Nov 18, 2021
Pam L. Jones, 62, of Sylvester Ga. passed away peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Funeral services will be held Monday, November, 22, 2021 at 12:00 noon at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am until 12:00 noon at the funeral home. Please dress casual and come as you are. Interment...
Nelson Charles Drew, Sr., MSGT. USAF, Retired
Nov 18, 2021
Nelson Charles Drew Sr., of Albany, GA died peacefully at the age of 87 on Nov. 18, 2021 at the Phoebe Willson Hospice in Albany, GA.
Nelson was born on Dec. 4, 1933 in Dover, NH, the son of Beatrice (Ellis) and Theodore Drew. He grew up in Dover before enlisting in the military as a young man.
Nelson proudly served...
Vincent Joseph Rush, Jr.
Nov 18, 2021
Mr. Vincent “Vinny” Joseph Rush, Jr. 64 of Albany, GA., died Thursday, November 18, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 2:00 PM at The American Legion Post #30, 2916 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA 31721.
Mr. Rush was born May 31, 1957 in Ft. Montgomery, NY, son of Vincent Joseph...
Mildred Harris Griffin
Nov 18, 2021
Mildred Lee Griffin, 91, passed away at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation, on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Graveside services will be held Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Enigma City Cemetery. Rev. Mark Stone will officiate. She was born in Ocilla, GA. She was the daughter of Walker C. Harris and Essie Gray Harris. She grew up in...
Johnny Matthew (Buck) Klias
Nov 17, 2021
Johnny M. (Buck) Klias, 83, of Albany, GA passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Leary City Cemetery. Rev. Robert Lewis will officiate.
Buck was born on March 22, 1938 in Baker County, GA. He lived and worked on the family farm until...
Pamela Jo Thomas Flowers
Nov 17, 2021
Pamela Jo Thomas Flowers, 73, of Summersville, W VA formerly of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Summersville Regional Medical Center, Summersville, WV. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Timothy Thomas and Rev. Matt Martin will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Albany, GA.
Born in Gauley...
Martin L. Gunn
Nov 16, 2021
Martin L. Gunn, 92, of Albany, GA, died November 16, 2021. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 pm at Crown Hill Cemetery. Norman Denney and Gerry Dorre will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at graveside. Mr. Gunn was born in Columbus, GA on December 20, 1928 to Raymond and Mary Gunn. He graduated...
Louise Mary Landry Little
Nov 16, 2021
Louise Mary Landry Little of Albany, GA., died Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held December 11, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church. Father Nick Roosevelt will officiate .
A native of Lynn MA., Mrs. Little was born to the late Ovilla and Catherine Sweeney Landry. Lou, as...
Homer E. Milliner
Nov 16, 2021
Homer E. Milliner of Lee County, GA, died November 16, 2021 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate. Mr. Milliner was born on January 1, 1930 in Colquitt, GA to Christine H. and Jimmie Sheffield Milliner and grew up in...
Zachary Watkins
Nov 15, 2021
Zachary Watkins, 42, of Lee County, died Monday, November 15, 2021 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Tifton, Zach grew up and lived in Lee County all of his life. He proudly worked at the Marine Corps Logistics Base within Marine Depot Maintenance Command. Zach loved being outdoors, grilling, hunting, fishing...
Sally Ann Waldorf Tanner
Nov 12, 2021
Sally Ann Waldorf Tanner, 81, of Tallahassee, FL died Friday, November 12, 2021 at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, FL. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Albany Family Worship Center. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Hornell, NY, Mrs. Tanner had resided in Albany, GA for forty...
Raleigh Draper
Nov 12, 2021
Raleigh Draper, 77, of Lee County died Friday, November 12, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Born and raised in Baker County, Raleigh was an Army veteran and was retired from Burlington Truck Lines. He was preceded in death by his wife Linda Draper....
Steven R. Harrell
Nov 11, 2021
Steven Ray Harrell, 49, of Albany, died Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be Sunday 5:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Johnny Massey will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Please wear Georgia Bulldog attire for the service. A native of Blakely, Steven had lived in Albany since 2003....
Brenda Faye Mixon
Nov 11, 2021
Brenda Faye Mixon, 51, of Leesburg, GA., died Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Monday, November 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Mrs. Mixon was born in Albany, GA to William and Billie Cook. She was a homemaker and enjoyed listening to audiobooks. Although...
Kristin Taylor Allen
Nov 10, 2021
Kristin Taylor Allen, 27, of Lee County, GA, died November 10, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Unity Baptist Church in Sylvester, GA. Rev. Dan Story and Rev. Dudley Cook will officiate. A private family interment service will be held at Riverside Cemetery.
Taylor was born in Albany, GA...
Karl Kevin Strenth, Sr.
Nov 9, 2021
Karl Kevin Strenth Sr., 57, of Albany, GA., died Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be held Saturday, November 20, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the residence of his daughter, Dana Smith. All friends and family are welcome to attend.
Karl was born in Sylvester, GA to the late Charles...
Myrtle Stokes Coxwell
Nov 8, 2021
Myrtle Stokes Coxwell, 86 of Dawson, died Monday, November 8, 2021. Her funeral service will be Thursday, 1 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Mathews Funeral Home.
Billy Wayne King
Nov 6, 2021
Billy Wayne King, 82, of Americus, Georgia, passed away November 6, 2021, in Dawson, GA. Wayne was born on October 25, 1939 in Greenville, SC to Marjorie and Lucius King. Upon completing high school, Wayne enlisted in the Marine Corps, attended Boot Camp in Paris Island, SC and then served his country in the reserves for 6 years. He attended...
