Obituaries

Dec 28, 2016

Laura Worsham Butler, 91, of Albany, GA, died December 28, 2016 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joe Butterworth will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. A native of Mitchell County, GA, born to the late Jack and Lillie Worsham, Mrs. Butler had...

Dec 26, 2016

Cara Whitney Nichols, 30, of Dawson, GA died Tuesday, December 26, 2016 at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Paul will officiate.Born in Albany, GA, Cara had resided in Dawson all of her life. She was of the Baptist faith and preceded in...

Dec 26, 2016

 Much loved by his parents and brother. A beautiful sweet soul, full of promise, tormented by addiction, who lost his way, lost his fight with addiction. A private gathering was held in his memory, with family and close family friends, to celebrate his life, and share the grief of his loss.

Born in Fort Valley Georgia, resided in Lee County...

Dec 24, 2016

Wanda Bruner Andrews, 74, of Albany, GA, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Born in Blakely, GA, Mrs. Andrews grew up in Albany. She was a 1960 graduate...

Dec 23, 2016

Patrick S. Murphy, 44, of Calhoun Co, GA, died December 23, 2016. Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Ray Levreault will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the funeral. Interment will be at Cordray Methodist Cemetery. Patrick was born in Salem, MA and grew up in a Military family....

Dec 23, 2016

Edward N. "Ed" Simmons, Sr. (US Air Force, Ret.), 83, of Albany, GA, died December 23, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with a viewing being held at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. A committal service will be held January 9, 2017 at 1:00 PM (CST)...

Dec 22, 2016

Jimmy Downs, 89, of Albany, died, Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Pruitt Health Care in Albany. A private service will be held at a later date.

Dec 21, 2016

Jack Mason Jones, 79, of Albany, GA, passed away December 21, 2016 at his residence. A memorial visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at Mathews Funeral Home.Jack was born on September 3, 1937, in Huntsville, Alabama, the son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Charles Carver (Irene Mason) Jones. Mr. Jones grew up in Dawson,...

Dec 21, 2016

Kenneth R. (Kip) Hughes, 64, of Terrell County, GA died December 21, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM (Central) at Providence Cemetery in Glenwood, AL. Pastor Kenneth Baggett and Pastor Oris Sanders will officiate.Born in Troy, AL to the late Gus and Ester Hughes, Kip grew up...

Dec 20, 2016

Brian Lewis Tyus, 42, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bishop Roy Tolman will officiate.Born in Montgomery, AL, Brian grew up in Lee County, GA graduating from Lee County High School in 1992, and moved to...

Dec 20, 2016

Dec 17, 2016

Henry C. (Hank) Oxley, 63, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors. Pastor Eddie Adams will officiate.Born in Mason City, Iowa, Mr. Oxley had resided in Albany, GA for the past forty five years. He was...

Dec 17, 2016

Aaron Chadwell (Bubba) Jeffcoat, 44, of Albany, GA, died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the residence of Grady and Selena Wilson, 1972 State Hwy 195, Leesburg, GA, 31763. Rev. Wesley Brown will officiate.Born in Ashburn, GA, Mr. Jeffcoat had resided in Albany for thirty four...

Dec 17, 2016

Ernest George Wentworth, 74, of Sasser, GA died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, December 20. 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Melvin Thompson will officiate. Born in Bridgton. Maine, Mr. Wentworth had resided in Sasser, GA since 1989 moving from Albany, GA. He was previously employed with the Federal...

Dec 15, 2016

Susan Elaine Reed, 72, of Albany, GA., died Thursday December 15, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Skyrme will officiate. A private interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.Born in Benton, IL, Susan was a retired consultant with Northrop Grumman at the Pentagon....

Dec 13, 2016

Mynette May Chapman, 84, of Albany, GA, passed away peacefully at home, Tuesday, December, 13, 2016. Home Going Services will be conducted Friday, December 16, at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Albany (145 Oakland Parkway, Leesburg, GA 31763). Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight will officiate. Interment will be held at 2:30pm at Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester, GA....

Dec 13, 2016

Emily Joy Bennett, 23 of Albany, GA formerly of Columbus, GA, lost her battle with mental illness on December 13, 2016. Funeral services will be held Saturday December 17, 2016 at 12:00 noon at the chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Pastor Brian Kelley will officiate. Committal services will follow on Sunday at 1:00 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in...

Dec 12, 2016

Carolyn Polk Horton, 78, of Albany, GA died Monday, December 12, 2016 at her residence. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, December 17th, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Albany (145 Oakland Parkway, Leesburg, GA 31763) at 12:00 PM. Pastor William "Butch" Knight will officiate. Born on August 10th, 1938 in Gainesville, FL, Carolyn had resided in Albany for the...

Dec 11, 2016

Sarah Norma Maddox, 92, of Lee Co., GA, passed quietly Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens. Pastor Mark Waters will officiate.Born in Griffin, GA, Mrs. Maddox had resided in Lee Co., GA since 1978 moving from Albany, GA and she...

Dec 9, 2016

Mearl Jasper Burnfin, 85, of Albany, GA, entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 09, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Todd Sullens will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Burnfin was born in Fristo, Missouri and grew up on the family farm in Holden, Missouri. He...