Obituaries
Shockley Cobb Pettis
May 31, 2017
Shockley Cobb Pettis, 70, of Smithville, GA., died Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Dennis Cooper will officiate.A lifelong resident of Smithville, GA he retired from the Marine Corps Logistics Base, were he worked as a configuration management specialist. Mr....
Evelyn Juanita Merritt
May 28, 2017
Evelyn Juanita Merritt, of Albany, GA died Sunday, May 28, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Cedar Springs, GA (Early Co.), Mrs. Merritt had resided in Albany, GA since...
Kenneth E. (Ken) Phillips
May 27, 2017
Ken Phillips, 60, of Lee Co. GA died suddenly May 27, 2017 at Blairsville, GA while on his annual family reunion. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. James Woods will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Born in Bainbridge, GA, Ken grew up in Climax, GA and graduated from Bainbridge High...
Ida Wilma Chambers
May 23, 2017
Ida Wilma Chambers, age 95, died May 23rd, 2017 at Pine Shadows Manor, Sylvester. She was born February 25, 1922 in Miller County, Georgia to the late Smiley B. Nix and Amanda Womble Nix. She married her high school sweet heart and the love of her life, Bill Chambers, Sr. on June 17, 1939 in Miller County. During World War...
Sarah Brown
May 22, 2017
Sarah Knight Brown, 90 of Albany, died Monday, May 22, 2017. Her memorial service will be at 3 PM on Saturday at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Brown had lived in Albany since 1956 and was a retired rural letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service.She...
Harry E. Johnson
May 21, 2017
Harry, E. Johnson, 78, of Albany, GA, died Sunday, May 21, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 26, 2017 at Lakeside Baptist Church at 2:00 pm. Rev. Ken Chancellor and Rev. Roy Johnson will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. The American Legion Post 30 will provide military honors.Born in Cordele, GA, Mr....
Betty Jo Harrell
May 21, 2017
Betty Jo Harrell, 77, of Putney, GA, died May 21, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Ezell will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Born in Mitchell County, GA to the late Rudolph and Julia Mae Batchelor, Mrs. Harrell was raised in Vada, GA. She...
Donald Leonard Ruis
May 21, 2017
Donald Leonard Ruis, 84, of Albany, GA died Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jackie Cabanis will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Sylvester, GA, Mr. Ruis had resided in Albany, Ga since 2009. He was a retired dog trainer and...
Carolyn N Turner
May 20, 2017
Carolyn N. Turner, 75 of Albany, died Saturday, May 20 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Her remains have been cremated.Survivors include her sons, Kal Turner and Jesse Turner both of Sylvester, sisters Rosie Burke, Albany, Mary Simpson, Delaware, Beth Goldberg, Ft. Myers, FL, brothers, Eddie Tynes and Billy Tynes both of Albany.
Samuel Wayne DuBose
May 18, 2017
Samuel Wayne DuBose, 85, of Albany, GA died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, May 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors.Born in Miller Co., GA., Mr. DuBose moved to Albany,...
Keith B. Hopson
May 14, 2017
Keith B. Hopson, 53, of Lee County, GA, died May 14, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Kerry Reeves and Rev. Steve Williams will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 PM at Bethel Cemetery in Monticello, FL.A native of Monticello, FL Keith graduated in 1981 as the...
Patty Sue Childree
May 10, 2017
Patty Sue Childree, 67, of Smithville, GA, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Melvin Slappey will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Cody King, Jason Clenney, Gavin Bell, Lee Bell, Gary Lloyd and John Lloyd.Born...
Stanley E. Colllins
May 9, 2017
Stanley E. Collins, 67, of Albany, GA, died May 9, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be John Watkins, John Peterson, Jamie Bence, Cody Bence, Randy Henry and Mike France, honorary pallbearers will be Donnie Wingate...
Casey C. Griffin
May 9, 2017
Casey Griffin, 318 Miller Rd, Leesburg, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at his residence.His funeral service will be Saturday 10 AM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate.Born in Albany Casey was a painter by trade and had lived in St. George, FL before moving back to Lee County in 2008. He loved...
Curtis A. Burgess
May 7, 2017
Curtis A. Burgess, 93, died Sunday morning May 7, 2017 at Georgia War Veterans Home Milledgeville, Georgia, following a lengthy illness. He is now resting peacefully in his Heavenly home with Jesus. Curtis was a long time resident of Warner Robins, GA, prior to moving to Albany, Ga. March 2007. Funeral Service will be held Thursday May 11, 2017 3:00...
Joan Malone Simpson
May 5, 2017
Joan Beall Malone Simpson, affectionately known as "Grand Joni" to her grandchildren, 73, of Albany, died peacefully Friday, May 5, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital with two of her children and other loved ones at her side.A life celebration reception will be held Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at The Coach House, 1308 Dawson...
Sarah Jo Lee
May 5, 2017
Sarah Jo Lee, 88, of Albany, GA, passed away at Phoebe Memorial Hospital North Campus on Friday, May 5, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church at 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Rev. Biff Coker will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at 11:00 a.m.Mrs. Lee fought a long,...
Dorothea Lynn Gortman
May 4, 2017
Dorothea Lynn Gortman, 54, of Albany, GA, died May 4, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 PM at Providence Cemetery in Worth County, GA. Rev. Johnny Lewis will officiate. Visitation will be held from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM Saturday at New Bethel Free Will Baptist at 101 Oakland Heights Rd.,...
Christopher (Chris) Slaughter Fields
May 2, 2017
Christopher (Chris) Slaughter Fields, 83, passed away, Tuesday, May 2, 2017.A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Lakeside Baptist Church, 2806 North Jefferson Street, Albany, GA 31701, at 1:00 PM. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM at the church. Pastor Ken Chancellor will officiate. A private burial for family...
Teresa Lynn Devane
May 2, 2017
Teresa Lynn Devane, 54, of Leesburg, GA., died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her residence. A funeral service will be held Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Gauthier will officiateA native of Albany, GA Mrs. Devane was currently residing in Leesburg. She was a member of and the restaurant manager for the Loyal...
