Obituaries
Franklin E. Jenkins
Sep 29, 2026
Franklin E. Jenkins, 46, of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 2, 2026 at 5:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm before the service. Full obituary will follow.
Janelle B. Griffin
Sep 28, 2026
Janelle B. Griffin, 91, of Albany, GA, passed away Monday, September 28, 2026 at her daughter’s residence in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday October 1, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Her son, Rev. Gene Rowell and Rev. Mark Bullock will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
George S. Bowling
Sep 28, 2026
George S. Bowling of Doerun, GA., died Monday, September 28, 2026 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery in Lakeland, GA. A visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the cemetery. Mr. Frank Bowling will officiate.
George was born in Abanda, AL., to...
Meagan Leigh Owens
Sep 26, 2026
Meagan Leigh Owens, 42 of Leesburg, GA and her unborn child, Rayleigh Hope passed away Saturday, September 26, 2026. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, October 2, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Ken Rice will officiate.
Survivors include her children, Gavin Peterman, and Kaden Peterman, Brunswick, GA, mother and stepfather, Deborah and Danny Gay, Albany, GA, father, Tony...
Raymond Daniel Ziemecki
Sep 25, 2026
Raymond Daniel Ziemecki, 90, of Albany died Friday, September 25, 2026 at his home.
His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Ziemecki was a veteran on the U. S. Marine Corps. After his service he worked as an Insurance Agent. After retiring, be was able to follow...
Grace Lee Stallings Etheridge
Sep 24, 2026
Grace Lee Stallings Etheridge, 88, of Birmingham, Al formerly of Albany, GA, passed away, September 24, 2026 . Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Grace was preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas Ethridge, her parents, Ray Marvin Stallings and Ethel Irene Carter Stallings and...
Teresa Joyce House
Sep 22, 2026
Teresa Joyce House of Leesburg, GA., died Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Brooksville Community Cemetery.
Teresa was born in Dawson, GA., to the late Lloyd and Ada Wills. She loved to cook and go on trips to...
Teresa Glow Grubbs
Sep 21, 2026
Teresa Glow Grubbs, 71, of Terrell County, GA, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2026, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services celebrating Teresa’s life will be held Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Her son, the Reverend Garrett Grubbs, and the Reverend John Spencer will officiate. Teresa will be laid to...
Russell Wayne Roe
Sep 17, 2026
Russell Wayne Roe, 70, of Albany, GA., died Thursday, September 17, 2026 at his residence. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at his residence.
Jeffrey "Jeff" Homer Cornell
Sep 17, 2026
Jeffrey “Jeff” Homer Cornell, 66, of Albany, Georgia, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2026, at his residence.
Born May 11, 1960, in Syracuse, New York, Jeff was the son of the late Homer and Elizabeth Keller Cornell. He worked for M&M Mars, Inc. for 34 years as a Maintenance Technician and also spent time teaching at Albany Technical College in the...
Olan Mark Kimbrell
Sep 15, 2026
Olan Mark Kimbrell, 65, of Albany, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Friday September 18, 2026 at 7:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Justin Friar will officiate.
Mark was a lifelong resident of Albany, GA born on July 28, 1961 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. He was a graduate...
Sarah Glenn
Sep 15, 2026
Sarah Glenn, 63, of Albany, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at the Wilson Hospice House, following a sudden illness.
Sarah was born in Asheville, North Carolina, to the late Frank Cover Glenn and Kassiani Papadeas Glenn. She graduated from the University of Kentucky, where she majored in classical languages and taught medical terminology before joining the Department of...
Sergeant Paul F. Guhl
Sep 13, 2026
Sgt. Paul Frederick Guhl, 55, of Leesburg, GA passed away at his residence on September 13, 2026. The family will receive friends Monday September 21, 2026 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Life Church, 588 Fussell Road, Leesburg, GA, 31763. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Life Church. Rev. Matthew Schluckebrier and...
Lona McLelland Brown
Sep 13, 2026
Lona McLelland Brown, 92 of Albany, died Sunday, September 13, 2026 at the Willson Hospice House.
Her funeral service will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2026 at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Mathews Funeral Home.
Born in Statesville, North Carolina, Lona lived in the...
Mary O'Neal Flowe
Sep 13, 2026
Mary Burnham O’Neal Flowe of Albany, GA., passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the Crown Hill Mausoleum Chapel. Rev David Postlewaite will officiate.
Mary was born in Moultrie, GA., on July 28, 1942 to William and Hazel Burnham. She grew up in...
MacKenzie Nichole Lindsey
Sep 12, 2026
MacKenzie Nichole Lindsey, 20, of Albany, GA, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2026 at her home. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
MacKenzie was born on January 29, 2006 in Albany, GA to Jesse Felton Lindsey and Leigh Ann...
Margaret Delores McMinn "Peggy" Tucker
Sep 12, 2026
Margaret Delores McMinn “Peggy” Tucker, 75, of Albany, GA, passed away September 12, 2026, at The Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:30 am in The Walden Chapel at The First Methodist Church of Albany. Rev. Laurel Griffith will officiate. Committal services will follow at 2:00 pm at Oakview Cemetery in Camilla, GA.
Peggy was born in...
Dorothy Musgrove Goodwin
Sep 12, 2026
Dorothy Musgrove Goodwin, 90, of Albany, GA, passed away September 12, 2026 at her home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jay Ridenhower will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.
Dorothy was born in Waycross, GA on February 9, 1936 to Vandy and Ruby Musgrove. She...
Deborah Nusom Marler
Sep 12, 2026
Deborah Nusom Marler, 69 of Cordele, died Saturday, September 12, 2026 at the Willson Hospice House.
A Celebration on life will be held the 26th of September 11:00 am at the Warwick Methodist Church. Join the family to share memories of joyous times.
A native of Corning NY, Mrs. Marler was a Mary Kay Cosmetics representative. She formerly worked at Miller Brewing...
Nancy Marie Rouse
Sep 11, 2026
Nancy Marie-Hélène Lisenbee Rouse, 69, died September 11, 2026 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Nancy was born August 17, 1957, in London, England, to Madeleine Žerjal Lisenbee, a native of Dijon, France. Her childhood was shaped by time spent between France and the United States.She remained closely connected to her French heritage and to the cousins, aunts, uncles, and extended family...
