Obituaries
Jerry Eugene Peterman
Apr 22, 2024
Jerry E. Peterman, (MSgt, US Army, Ret.), 84, of Albany, GA, died April 22, 2024 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 11:00 am at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Chancellor and Rev. Andrew Kornegay will officiate. Interment will follow in The Leesburg Cemetery with Military Honors.
Jerry was born on March 23, 1940 in...
Linda M. Seago
Apr 20, 2024
Linda M. Seago, 74, of Albany, GA passed away peacefully Saturday, April 20, 2024 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Glen Robinson and Pastor Don Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Cairo, GA, Linda was a life-long resident of Albany, GA....
Gilbert Oliver Stokes
Apr 19, 2024
Gilbert Oliver Stokes, 75 of Lee County Georgia, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at his residence on Friday April 19, 2024. Memorial service will be held Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. American Legion Post #30 will provide Military Honors. Rev. Rufus Doc Willliams will officiate.
Born on October 23, 1948 in Dover...
Mary Frances Sims Prince
Apr 19, 2024
Mary Frances Sims Prince, 100, of Blakely, GA, formerly of Damacus, GA, died April 19, 2024 at The LifeBrite Nursing Home. Private family graveside services will be held at the Damascus Cemetery in Early County, GA.
Mrs. Prince was born on October 22, 1923 in Albany, GA to James Leonard and Mary Gilmer Sims. She attended Georgia Southwestern and Georgia Southern...
Bartt Harrelson
Apr 18, 2024
Bartt Harrelson, 56, of Albany, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2024 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Mathews Funeral Home at 6:00 PM. Rev. Mark Jackson will officiate.
Born in Little Rock, AR, Bartt has lived in Albany since 1987.
Bartt worked in manufacturing with Cooper Tire as well as Georgia Pacific. He loved to...
Luis Antonio Bish
Apr 17, 2024
Luis Antonio Bish, 24, of Leesburg, GA passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Aaron McCulley will officiate.
Born in Sylvester, GA, Luis had resided in Leesburg, GA all of his life, he attended the Lee County School System...
Bruce Lynn Franks
Apr 15, 2024
Bruce Lynn Franks, 66, of Lee Co., GA passed away Monday, April 15, 2024 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Johnny White will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Willard Brice Franks and Florence Salyers Franks, a brother,...
Tony "T.J." Franklin Pate, Jr.
Apr 14, 2024
Tony “T.J.” Franklin Pate, Jr. 29, of Sasser Georgia, passed away Saturday April 14, 2024.
Memorial services will be held Saturday April 20, 2024 at 11:30 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Randolph Pate and David Dixon will officiate.
T.J. attended Terrell Academy. He was sports fanatic especially the Georgia Bulldogs. Go Dawgs! He followed all the sports from football to baseball...
Freda Fox Hewitt
Apr 14, 2024
Freda Fox Hewitt, 88, of Mitchell County, GA, died April 14, 2024 at Seymour Southern Comfort Assisted Living Center in Bronwood, GA.
Funeral services will be held Thursday April 18, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Freda was born on June 7, 1935 in Lower Providence Township, PA...
Robert "Robby" Joseph Carver
Apr 13, 2024
Robert Joseph “Robby” Carver, 41, of Albany, GA, died April 13, 2024. Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. David Benton and Dr. William E. “Butch” Knight will officiate. The United States Army Honor Guard will provide Military Honors. A private family interment will be held at Andersonville National Cemetery.
Robby...
Frank and Patricia Palmer
Apr 12, 2024
Frank Palmer, 69, died on Friday, April 12,2024 and his wife Patricia Palmer, 66, died on April 15,2024.A joint service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday April 20,2024 at Mathews Funeral Home. Their nephew Justin Palmer will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Following service, friends and family are welcome to gather and...
Resin Cass Spell
Apr 8, 2024
Resin Cass Spell, 92, of Moultrie, GA., died Monday, April 8, 2024. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Carl Felts and Rev. Danny Evans will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:00pm until 1:00 pm and immediately process to the cemetery.
Born in Uvalda, GA. Mr. Spell was a veteran and...
Bruce Allen Draper
Apr 7, 2024
Bruce Allen Draper, 65, of Worth County, GA, died April 7, 2024 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Grace Baptist Church on Old Leesburg Road. Rev. Donald Stroud will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. Bruce was born in Milford, DE on October...
Donnie E. Butler
Apr 4, 2024
Donnie Eugene Butler, 77, of Lee County, GA passed away, Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Georgetown, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Carter will officiate. Interment will follow in Vincent United Methodist Church Cemetery, 2686 Bluffton Rd., Edison, GA, 39846.Donnie was preceded in death by his parents,...
James Lloyd Wade
Apr 4, 2024
James Lloyd Wade, 79, of Albany, GA, wonderful, dedicated and loved died unexpectedly Thursday, April 4, 2024. The family will receive friends at Mathews Funeral Home Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm. Funeral Services will follow at 2:00 pm at Floral Memory Gardens. Masonic rites will be given by the Tri-County Memorial Club. Reverend Charles Jones...
Edith Merle Cannon
Apr 3, 2024
Edith Merle Cannon, 82, of Albany, passed away at the Willson Hospice House on April 3, 2024 with family by her side
Her funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Monday April 8, 2024 at First Baptist Church of Putney with Rev. Danny Evans officiating. Interment will be at 3:00 PM, Monday, April 8, 2024 at Roberts Cemetery in Miller County.
Merle was...
Wilton Marvin Cauley
Apr 3, 2024
Wilton “Marvin” Cauley, loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away April 3, 2024, after an extended illness. Marvin was born April 6, 1947, in Irwinville, GA, to Wilton and Velma Cauley. He grew up in Middle Georgia and graduated from Willingham High School. Marvin was the owner of Southern Transportation Services, Inc., and was an agent for Landstar for over...
Barbara Matthews Stocking
Apr 1, 2024
Barbara A. Matthews Stocking, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend to many, passed away on April 1st, 2024 in Leesburg, Georgia. She was born on October 14th, 1942 in Albany, Georgia to JB and Velma Matthews.
A celebration of life will be held, 11:00 AM, Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Life Spring Church, 320 Fussell Rd, Leesburg. Rev. Mark...
Allen "Doug" Douglas Martin
Mar 30, 2024
Allen “Doug” Douglas Martin, 65, of Lee County, Georgia, passed away March 30, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral service will be conducted Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 10:00 Am at Parrott City Cemetery, Parrott Georgia. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Doug was born on September 16, 1958, in Port St. Joe Florida to the late Henry Walter and...
Dorothy Layfield Stafford
Mar 30, 2024
Dorothy Layfield Stafford, 85, of Dawson, GA passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Lee County Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Dawson, GA. Rev. Currie Spoon will officiate. Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Dawson, GA.A native of Macon Co., GA, Mrs. Stafford...
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