Obituaries
Brandon Lee White
Mar 28, 2024
Brandon Lee White, 41, of Lee County, GA died Thursday, March 28, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell and Ms. Miranda Rollins will officiate. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Albany, GA, Brandon was raised in Lee and Mitchell Counties....
Jerrie Bradshaw
Mar 26, 2024
Jerrie Ruth Robison Bradshaw went to her heavenly home on March 26, 2024 in Albany, GA. She was born January 17th, 1935 in Melissa, Texas to Oral and Jessie Robison. She married Bobby Joe (BJ) Bradshaw in Sherman, Texas on November 21, 1953. After raising her family, she furthered her education and received her associates degree with honors and became...
Rebecca "Becky" Martin
Mar 26, 2024
Rebecca “Becky” Allen Martin, of Greenville, SC, formerly of Lee County, died Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
Her funeral service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Covenant Presbyterian Church with interment in Parrott City Cemetery.
Rebecca Flora Alan Martin was born reared lived and died in the Presbyterian Church. She was the daughter of the Reverend Samuel Allen and...
James Edgar Dampier
Mar 26, 2024
James Edgar Dampier, 81, of Leesburg, GA passed away, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
James will be missed by many. He never met a stranger, no matter where he went. James was a social butterfly. He loved to talk with everyone. He...
Rodney Vilas Shumake, Sr.
Mar 25, 2024
Rodney Vilas Shumake Sr., 78, passed away on Monday March the 25th in Deland, Fl. The Visitation will be held on April 8, 2024, from 4-5 P.M. and the Celebration of Life Service will follow from 5-6 P.M. at Gillionville Baptist Church in Albany, Ga. Brother Roy Cook and Billy Lillis will be officiating.
He was born on March 14, 1946,...
Hazel Kennedy Williams
Mar 25, 2024
Hazel Kennedy Williams, 88, of Dawson, GA passed away Monday, March 25, 2024 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tommy McDonald will officiate. Interment will follow in Providence Primitive Baptist Cemetery. Hazel was born in Moultrie, GA and raised in Albany, GA. While she lived in Albany,...
Kevin William Kelly
Mar 23, 2024
Kevin William Kelly a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, 75, of Albany, GA died peacefully at home on March 23, 2024. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Kevin was born in Eufaula, AL to the late William Joseph and Lois Jernigan...
Sheri Lynn Lachmiller
Mar 22, 2024
Sheri Lynn Howard Lachmiller, 74, of Dawson, GA, died March 22, 2024 at her residence. A private family graveside will be held at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Ross Powell will officiate.
Sheri was born on May 19, 1949 in Cordele, GA to the late Glen and Kathryn Howard. They moved to Dawson when she was two years old and she lived...
Sue Herring Drapalik
Mar 22, 2024
Sue Herring Drapalik of Dawson, Georgia, died Friday March 22, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital seventeen days after celebrating her 100th birthday. Graveside memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Chaplain Joey Holland will be officiating.
Sue was the daughter of the late Mattie Lou Bragan Herring and the late James...
Joe C. Adair
Mar 22, 2024
Joe C. Adair, 82, of Lee County, GA, died March 22, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Monday, March 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Andrew Kornegay will officiate.
Joe was born one of ten children on January 14, 1942 to Jason and Louise Adair in Acmar, AL. He graduated from St....
Deborah "Debbie" Rosier
Mar 21, 2024
Deborah "Debbie" Rosier passed away at age 74 surrounded by her loved ones on March 21, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital after a short, hard battle with cancer. Her family will receive friends Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Mathews Funeral Home from 2PM until 4PM. Debbie is preceded in death by her parents, Curtis Howard, Jr and Arlene Howard and...
Douglas Olin Dorough
Mar 21, 2024
Douglas Olin “Doug” Dorough, 89, of Leesburg, GA, died March 21, 2024 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 25, 2024 with visitation at 10 am and service following at 11 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chuck Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens.
Mr. Dorough was born in Dooly County, GA on...
Marian King Baty
Mar 21, 2024
Marian "Missy" King Baty, 58, of Sylvester, GA passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Highlands, NC on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 2:00 pm.Missy loved life and living it to the fullest. She was a wonderful and caring wife and a loving mother...
Jonathan (Johnny) Murray Henderson
Mar 18, 2024
Jonathan (Johnny) Murray Henderson, 72, of Albany, GA passed away Monday, March 18, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Friday, March 22, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.Johnny went to school in Coweta County and graduated from Newnan High School where he played football, baseball, track, and wrestling. He graduated...
Elizabeth Lavurn Gamble Mott
Mar 17, 2024
Elizabeth Lavurn Gamble Mott, 93, of Albany, GA passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. David Grantham will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.Elizabeth Gamble was born in East McKeesport, PA, to Marshall and Jesse Gamble. As a...
Susan Diane Livingston
Mar 15, 2024
Susan Diane Livingston, of Dawson, GA., died Friday, March 15, 2024 at Dawson Health and Rehabilitation. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.She is survived by her sisters, Joy Riley and Merry Alday, nieces and nephews and the caretakers and staff of the Albany ARC.
Samuel "Sammy" Futch
Mar 15, 2024
Samuel Benjamin “Sammy” Futch, Jr., 87, of Albany, GA, passed away Friday March 15, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, March 18, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Jim Morrow will officiate.
Mr. Futch, known to everyone as Sammy, was born in Valdosta, GA to Samuel B....
Jane Turner
Mar 15, 2024
Jane Turner of Dudley, GA., died Friday March 15, 2024 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, GA. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will be held at Old Sardis Cemetery in Section, AL.
Ms. Turner was born to the late Jake and Margaret Smith Blankenship....
Nina Kay Fickel
Mar 13, 2024
Nina “Kay” Cates Fickel, 81, died peacefully at home on March 13th and has gone on to a better place with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 11:00 am at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Patrick Sebesta will officiate.
Kay was born in Albany, Georgia on Nov. 1, 1942 to the...
Dorothy Shiver Clark
Mar 13, 2024
Dorothy Shiver Clark, 97, of Leesburg, died Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation.
Her funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, March 15, 2024 at Crown Hill Mausoleum.
A native of Pelham, Mrs. Clark had lived in Albany most of her life. She was retired from Gibson and was preceded in death by her husband Charles T....
