Obituaries
Nadine Knight Askew
Aug 12, 2020
Nadine Knight Askew, 81, of Lee Co., GA died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Thundering Springs Baptist Church. Rev. Tom Baggett and Rev. Johnny White will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.
Born in Lee Co., GA, Mrs. Askew had been a life...
Cecil Carrington
Aug 11, 2020
Cecil Carrington, 84, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, August 14, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Oakridge Cemetery, Tifton, GA. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. Social distancing will be respected.
Born in Berrien Co., GA, Mr. Carrington had resided in Albany, GA since the 1970’s. Mr....
Laquita Chapman Thomas
Aug 11, 2020
Sheila “Laquita” Chapman Thomas, 88, of Jasper, GA died August 11, 2020 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held on August 14 at Little Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Mark Poole will officiate. Mrs. Thomas will lie in state at the Ideal Baptist Church on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Social distancing...
Lemuel "Lem" Van Griffin, Sr.
Aug 11, 2020
Lemuel “Lem” Van Griffin, Sr., 77, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at his residence. Private family services will be held Friday at 4:00 p.m. at Gillionville Baptist Church. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. The service will be livestreamed on Mathews Funeral Home's Facebook page. A Celebration of Life service for the community will be held at a later...
LaVerne Kato Croft
Aug 9, 2020
LaVerne Kato Croft, 85, of Albany, GA, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, August 9, 2020 at the Oaks at Oakland. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Jason Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Social distancing will be required.
Mrs. Croft was born in Worth...
Shirley Hurst Jankowski
Aug 9, 2020
Shirley Hurst Jankowski, 71, of Smithville, died Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from 6 to 8 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will have a private service.
Born in Mitchell County, Mrs. Jankowski had lived in Smithville for the past years. She was retired from Wal-Mart.
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Julie Paulk Miller
Aug 7, 2020
Julie Paulk Miller, 48, of Lee Co., GA. passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 in the presence of her husband, Wallace B. Miller at Archbold Medical Center, Thomasville, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, August 10, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Baker County Assembly of God. Rev. Malcolm Parker and Rev. Allen Griffin will officiate. Interment will follow in...
Thelma Bates McIntosh
Aug 3, 2020
Thelma Bates McIntosh, 73, of Leesburg, GA passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at her residence. The family will hold a private memorial service in Arkansas at a later date.
Thelma was born in Waldenburg, AR, on January 25, 1947 to the late Jack and Bobbie Bates. She had resided in Lee County for the past 47 years. Mrs....
David Wiggins
Aug 2, 2020
David Wiggins, 72, of Albany, GA, died August 2, 2020 at his residence. Due to the Corona Virus restrictions a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
David was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA and was born on July 13, 1948 to the late Marvin Lee Wiggins and Mary Francis Wiggins. He graduated from...
Robert Guerra Guzman
Aug 1, 2020
Robert Guerra Guzman, 56, of Leesburg, GA died Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held at a later date by his family in Texas.
Robert was born in Corpus Christi, TX to Robert D. and Nicolaza Guzman. Robert is preceded in death by his brother; David Guzman and father Robert D. Guzman He...
Betty Cofer Glass
Jul 27, 2020
Betty Cofer Glass, 87 of Albany, GA, died July 27, 2020 at the Joe Anne Burgin Nursing Home in Cuthbert, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Ga. Rev. Shane Mullins will officiate. Social distancing will be required.
Mrs. Glass was born in Tifton, GA on December 30, 1932...
Patrick Lamar Myers
Jul 27, 2020
Patrick Lamar Myers, 43, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Monday, July 27, 2020. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 31, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Jeff M. Myers and Rev. Donnie Burke will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Social distancing and mask use will be respected.
Born in Albany, GA, Patrick graduated...
Auburn "Keith" Stripling
Jul 26, 2020
Mr. Auburn “Keith” Stripling, 57, of Worth County died Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Friday, July 31, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Rev. Terrell Roberts will officiate. Social distancing requirements will be observed for public safety.
Mr. Stripling was born on November 20, 1962 in...
Earnest (Mike) Michael Medlock
Jul 24, 2020
Earnest Michael (Mike) Medlock, husband of Betsy Ann Joines Medlock, passed away on July 24, 2020 at the age of 73, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held at the family residence from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2020.
He was the son of John Albert Medlock and Mamie Louise Maddox...
Douglas A. Scott
Jul 23, 2020
Douglas A. Scott, 73, of Albany, died Thursday, July 23, 2020 at his home.
His funeral service will be 2:00 PM Saturday at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Please wear a mask and practice social distancing at the service.
A native of Abbeville, AL, Mr. Scott had lived in Albany most of his life. ...
Emory Hays Middleton
Jul 23, 2020
Emory Hays Middleton, 85, of Albany, GA died Thursday, July 23, 2020 at his residence. Graveside services will be conducted Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester, GA. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. The American Legion will provide Military Honors. Social distancing will be required.
Mr. Middleton was born in Miller Co., GA to William...
Dorothy Marcella Selepack
Jul 20, 2020
Dorothy Marcella Selepack, 101, of Albany, GA, died July 20, 2020 at Magnolia Manor in Americus, GA. Graveside services will be held at a later date at St. Bartholomew Cemetery in Wilmore, PA.
She was born on May 20, 1919 in Jamestown, PA to Dora and George Alexander. Mrs. Selepack spent the majority of her life in Wilmore Heights, PA...
Kathleen Clayton Fiveash
Jul 20, 2020
Kathleen Clayton Fiveash, 89, of Albany, GA died July 20, 2020 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Olin Hobby and Mrs. Saundra Horton will officiate. Face mask and social distancing will be respected.
Born in Bainbridge, GA, Mrs. Fiveash had a home day care service...
Mary Frances Giddens
Jul 17, 2020
Mary Frances Giddens, 90, of Albany, GA, was called home Friday July 17, 2020. Her loving son, Tom, was with her at the time of death at her home at the Oaks at Oakland Plantation Assisted Living.
She was born in Shellman, GA but lived the majority of her life in Albany, GA. She attended Albany Business College prior to...
David Leo Rape
Jul 15, 2020
David Leo Rape, 61, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Willson Hospice House.
A native of McDonough, GA., Mr. Rape was an avid horseman and was a farm manager with Mariella Farms. He dedicated his life to his children and horses.
Survivors include his children, Abigail Paul (Bryan) and Naomi Rape (Tyler Mitchell), his grandchildren, Davey Smith, Zander Paul. Avery...
