Obituaries
Steve Bartlett
Apr 6, 2021
Steve Bartlett, 73, of Lee County died Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at the Willson Hospice House. His memorial service will be 3:00 PM Wednesday April 7, 2021, at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Born in Montezuma, Steve had lived all his life in Albany. He owned and operated SATEX Transmissions for 30 years and was a 1966...
Barbara Akridge
Apr 3, 2021
Barbara Ragan Akridge, 81, of Albany, died Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Cobblestone Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Moultrie. Her funeral service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, April 10. 2021 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. A native of Eastman Mrs. Akridge had lived in Albany since 1971. She retired...
Bruce Covington
Mar 31, 2021
Bruce Edward Covington, 69, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Bruce was born in Pensacola, FL, and was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked in Plant Operations at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital until his retirement. After retirement he enjoyed spending quality time with his family. He was preceded...
Clarence Thomason
Mar 30, 2021
Clarence Dawson Thomason, 74, of Leary, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at Willson Hospice House. A grave side memorial service will be conducted on Friday, April 2, 2021 at 11:00am at Leary City Cemetery. Rev. Tommy White will officiate. Mr. Thomason was born Aug 20, 1946, in Columbus, GA, to the late Fred and Oleene Thomason. He served...
Mark Alday
Mar 29, 2021
Mark Alday, 31, 0f Lee County, died Monday, March 29, 2021 at his residence. His memorial service will be Saturday 2 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Brian Johnson will officiate. Born and raised in the Albany area, Mark enlisted in the United States Army and served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantryman. Upon completion of military service, he obtained the rank of...
Donald McGowan
Mar 22, 2021
Donald Scott McGowan, 62, of Albany, GA died Monday, March 22, 2021 at his residence. A Life Celebration will be held at his home on his birthday, September 23, 2021. Scott was born in Elizabeth City, NC to Roy and Diane McGowan. During his welding career he worked for Addison Steele, CA Brown Construction, Scuff Steele, and retired from Procter...
Diane Davis
Mar 18, 2021
Zelda Diane Pennington Davis, 70, of Lee County, died Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Born in Maryville, TN, Mrs. Davis was a longtime resident of Albany. She was the Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Thrush Aircraft. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Bruce Harrell
Mar 8, 2021
Bruce Nay Harrell, 85, of Poulan, GA passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at his residence. The family will celebrate his life with a private graveside service. Born on the family farm in Whigham, GA which is still in operation today, he graduated from Cairo, GA High School. After graduation he joined the Air Force and returned to Albany, GA where he...
Edna Brackin
Mar 8, 2021
Edna Rebecca (Becky) Brackin, 75, of Albany, GA passed away, Monday, March 8, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Private funeral services will be held Saturday at Mathews Funeral Home. Public graveside services and visitation will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Masks and social distancing will be respected. Born in Oxford, NC,...
Janet Goodyear
Mar 6, 2021
Janet C. Goodyear, 91, of Albany, GA died March 6, 2021 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Walter Hobgood will officiate. Mrs. Goodyear was born in Binghamton, NY on Feb. 7, 1930 to George and Edna Couperthwait. She graduated from Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA and Wells College,...
Randy Todd Truitt
Mar 5, 2021
Randy Todd Truitt, 56, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 at Tift Regional Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Monday, March 8, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate. Masks and social distancing will be respected. Born in Atlanta, GA, Mr. Truitt graduated from Westover High School, worked for Fed-EX. He...
Bobby Wombles
Mar 3, 2021
Bobby Joe Wombles, 70, of Albany, died Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Per Mr. Wombles wishes he has been cremated and the family will have a private service.
James "Bill" Miller
Mar 2, 2021
James William “Bill” Miller, 75, of Lee County, GA, died March 2, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Bill was born on October 22, 1945 to William Clayton Miller and Mary Ann Prince Miller. The family moved to Albany, GA in...
Gary Dietzel
Feb 28, 2021
Gary S. Dietzel, 58, of Worth Co., GA passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, GA. Born in Circleville, OH on September 5, 1962 to the parents of Betty Cathern Dietzel and Glen Sells Dietzel Sr. He has regretfully passed away on February 28, 2021 at 58 years of age at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville,...
Linda Spilman
Feb 27, 2021
Linda Ann Spilman, 64, of Dawson, GA, passed away February 27, 2021 at her home on Old Mill Road. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Alan Sanders will officiate. The family will receive friends at their home and no formal visitation will be held. Linda Ann was born on October 18,...
Willie Gurr, Jr.
Feb 25, 2021
Willie Robert Gurr, Jr., age 82 of Madison, died on February 25, 2021. He was at home, surrounded by his family. Graveside memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 11:00 am at Riverside Cemetery in Albany, GA. Rev. William Collins will officiate. Mr. Gurr was a native of Albany, GA, where he lived until moving to Madison...
Kimberly Johnson
Feb 17, 2021
Kimberly Michelle Johnson, 51, of Leesburg, GA passed away February 17, 2021 at Phoebe Putney North Campus. Born in Greenville, SC, Kimberly had lived in Albany, GA before moving to Leesburg. She was a surgical technician and employed with Onesource Urgent Care. Survivors include her children, Jarrett C. Johnson, Albany, GA and Karli Johnson, Leesburg, GA, parents Douglas Don Harmon and Marjorie...
Doris Hines
Feb 15, 2021
Doris Whorton Hines, 87, formerly of Albany, Georgia passed away, Monday, February 15, 2021 in Venice, FL. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Oaknoll Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Rome, GA. Rev. Reginald Campbell will officiate. Born in Rome, GA, Mrs. Hines graduated from West Rome High School and moved to Albany, GA...
Elizabeth Studdard
Feb 14, 2021
Elizabeth Florrie Osborne Studdard, 80, of Americus, GA formerly of Lee County, GA, died February 14, 2021 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3:00 PM at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Mike Whiddon will officiate. Mrs. Studdard was born on April 8, 1940 in Lyons, GA to Boss T. and Kathryn Osborne. She lived in Wilmington, NC...
Robert Granville
Feb 13, 2021
Col. Robert Richey Granville, Jr., M.D. (U.S. Army ret.) died February 13, 2021 of Covid-19 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele, Georgia. Born in New York City on March 3, 1950 to Robert and Jean Dunkle Granville, Rob spent his childhood in the Northeast and Saint Louis. After graduating from Reed College, he earned his medical degree from Oregon Health...
