Obituaries
Brian G. Gosa
Dec 6, 2017
Brian Gosa, 41, of Smithville died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at his residence.
His funeral service will be Sunday 3 PM at Smithville City Cemetery. Rev. Patsy Hammock will officiate.
Brian was a lifelog resident of Lee County and graduated from Lee County High School in 1995. He had worked at M.C.L.B, Millis Transport, was an avid UGA fan and...
Brenda Glover
Dec 4, 2017
Brenda Douglas Glover, 66, of Albany, GA died December 4, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ronnie Youngblood will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. A native of Cordele, Brenda moved to Albany during Grammer School and graduated from Albany High School in 1969. She attended...
Kanella Varveris
Dec 4, 2017
Kanella Stanos Varveris, 90, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2017 at her home in Albany, Georgia. Kanella leaves behind her son Atty. Nicholas M. (Dr. Maria Y.) Varveris, of Columbus, Ohio, son Dr. Michael P. Varveris, of Naples, Florida, daughter Frances I. (Dr. Andrew) Michas of Leesburg, Georgia and grandchildren Ariana, Alexandra, Alexandria, Michael, Efrosini and Anastasia as well...
Margaret Campbell Reever
Dec 1, 2017
Margaret Rosella Willis Reever passed away Dec. 2nd 2017 in Kings Mt. NC at 67 years old.
Her funeral service will be Thursday 2 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Jim Eubanks will officiate.
Mrs. Reever grew up in a military family, she joined the U.S. Air force after High School Graduation, left...
Roosevelt Brown, Sr.
Dec 1, 2017
Roosevelt Brown, Sr., 79, of Leesburg, GA died Friday, December 1, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Leesburg, GA with military honors. Pastor Sterling Calhoun will officiate. Interment will be in Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA at a later...
James "Red" W. Hall
Nov 29, 2017
James W. “Red” Hall, 91, of Cumming, GA., formerly of Albany, GA., died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Gracemont Assisted Living in Cumming, Ga. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the American Legion Post...
Doris "Diddy" Hill
Nov 29, 2017
Doris "Diddy" Hill, 69, of Sallisaw, OK, formerly of Albany, GA, passed away November 29, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 11 am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Albany, GA. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. A daughter of a distinguished military...
Captain Rudolph L. Carter
Nov 27, 2017
Captain Rudolph Lavon Carter, 86, of Albany, GA died Monday, November 27, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 1, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ernie Beckwith will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Springhill Christian Church Cemetery, Ochlocknee, GA. Born in Thomasville, GA, Captain Carter had resided...
Dr. Carl E. Findley, Jr.
Nov 26, 2017
Dr. Carl E. Findley Jr., D.M.D., of Albany, Georgia, died at his home, Whisperwood Plantation, on November 26, 2017. He was 70 years old. Dr. Findley was born in Ocilla, Georgia on January 17, 1947 to the late Carl E. Findley Sr. and Mary Lee Warren Findley. He attended Fitzgerald High School, where he led the Purple Hurricanes to victories...
Bobby G. Strickland
Nov 25, 2017
Bobby G. Strickland, 77 of Albany, GA, died November 25, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. No services will be held at this time. A native of Dawson, GA, born to the late Jimmy and Elizabeth Strickland, Mr. Strickland grew up in Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School in 1959. He graduated from the University of Georgia with...
Christina Marie Amos
Nov 23, 2017
Christina Marie Amos, beloved wife of Jonathan Amos, 27, of Albany, GA died November 23, 2017. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Ben Steffens will officiate. A native of Charleston, WV, Christina grew up and attended school in Worth County, GA. She had lived in Albany, GA for the past two years...
Mary Jac Williams
Nov 23, 2017
Mary “Jac” Williams, 52, of Anderson City, SC, formerly of Lee County, GA, died November 23, 2017 at Palmetto Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Sheryl Giles, Millicent Burgess and Lori McCalvin will officiate.
A native of Charlotte, NC, Mary Jac graduated from West Mecllenburg High School...
Stephen Douglas Burton
Nov 20, 2017
Stephen D. Burton, affectionately known as Oompa, 72, of Albany, GA, died November 20, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Friday at the residence of his son, Stump Burton, 125 Flat Ridge Court, Leesburg, GA 31763. A native of Chicago, IL, Mr. Burton grew up in Tinley Park, IL...
Karen Frances Berry
Nov 20, 2017
Karen F. Berry, 79, of Albany, GA went to be with our Lord on Monday, November 20, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Born in Columbus, GA, Mrs. Berry was a graduate of Albany High School in 1955...
Janice Anne Jordan
Nov 19, 2017
Janice Anne Jarvis Jordan, 74, of Albany, GA, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at her residence. A memorial service honoring her life will be held Saturday, November 25, 2017, at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Janice was born February 2, 1943, to Francis J....
Mandell D. Dorminy
Nov 19, 2017
Mandell D. Dorminy, 87, of Leesburg, GA died Sunday, November 19, 2017 at his daughter’s residence in Bainbridge, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. William E. (Butch) Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Poulan City Cemetery, Poulan, GA.
Born in Worth Co., GA, Mr. Dorminy was a...
Elizabeth Duane Harrell
Nov 19, 2017
Elizabeth Duane Harrell, 71 of Albany passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at her residence with her family by her bed side. Her remains have been cremated and no services are planned at this time. A native of Bainbridge, Ms. Harrell was born July 6, 1946 and had lived in Albany for the past 45 years. She was...
Joaneva Marie Burns
Nov 17, 2017
Joaneva “Joany” Coleman Burns, 64, of Lee County died Friday, November 17, 2017 at her residence.
Her funeral service will be Tuesday 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Doug Hudson will officiate.
A native of Augusta, Mrs. Burns had lived in Albany and Lee County for last 60 years. She was retired from...
Fannie E. "Nell" Carr
Nov 15, 2017
Fannie Ellen (Nell) Carr, 91, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Terry Siniard will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Lyons, GA in Toombs County, Mrs. Carr had resided in Albany, GA for the past sixty-...
Charles Fredrick Joseph Sehl
Nov 15, 2017
Charles Fredrick Joseph Sehl, 80, of Leesburg, GA died Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Phoebe North Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. at Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA. Rev. Paul Ladda will officiate.
Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Mr. Sehl was born to the late Harold Sehl and Marie Spencer Sehl. He...
