Obituaries
Ada Lee Cook (Cookie) Carson
May 27, 2016
Ada Lee Cook (Cookie) Carson, 87, of Americus, GA, died May 27, 2016 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Americus, GA. Pastor Stephen Golden will officiate.A native of Lee County, GA, Mrs. Carson was born to the late Heyward and Lorice Cook. She graduated in...
Janis Marie Thompson
May 27, 2016
Janis Marie Thompson, 55, died May 27th at her home in Leesburg. She was a daughter of Lt. Col. Wyles L. Thompson (USAF-Ret.) and Billye Jean Thompson, born on November 28, 1960 in Orlando, Florida. As an "Air Force brat," she was raised and educated in a number of places, graduating from Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, and Santa...
Carroll Andrew Zombro
May 25, 2016
Carroll A. (Z) Zombro, 81, of Albany, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Phoebe North Campus. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, May 30, 2016 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate."Z" was a retired Master Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps after having served over thirty years before retiring 31...
Louise Rogers Fallin
May 24, 2016
Louise Rogers Fallin, 66, of Leslie, GA formerly of Lee Co., GA died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 27, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Albany, GA. Born in Albany, GA, Mrs. Fallin had resided in Lee Co.,...
Hazel Reddick Waller
May 23, 2016
Hazel Reddick Waller, 90, of Americus, GA died Monday, May 23, 2016 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church of Americus. Rev. Jerry A. Roe, Jr. and Rev. Dennis Stalvey will officiate. A native of Screven County, GA, Mrs. Waller was born to the late Causey and...
Flora Jean Summerlin
May 23, 2016
Flora Jean Summerlin, 70, of Lee County, GA died May 23, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.A native of Albany, GA, born to the late Harold and Flora McMillan, Jean graduated from Albany High School...
Robert Wallace Bruner
May 22, 2016
Robert Wallace Bruner, 82, of Albany, GA, went to his heavenly home Sunday, May 22, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Debbie Cone will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Coleman, GA to the late Beamon D. and Mary Louise Bruner,...
Adler Gryffin West
May 21, 2016
Infant Adler Gryffin West died Saturday May 21, 2016 at Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert.His funeral service will be 4 PM Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson. Rev Dick Gill will officiate. He was preceded in death by his great grandfather Thomas Ray and great great grandparents, C. W. "Red" and Henrietta DuPree, Carl...
Jack Lynn Sheffield
May 21, 2016
Jack Lynn Sheffield, Sr., 71, of Cochran, GA died Saturday, May 21, 2016 at his daughter's home in Lee Co., GA. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate.Born in Arlington, GA, Mr. Sheffield had resided in Cochran, GA for the past thirteen years moving from Unadilla,...
Joseph D. Garner, Sr
May 20, 2016
Joseph D. Garner Sr., 76 of Albany, died on Friday May 20, 2016, at home after long fight with cancer.Memorial service will be 2 PM Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the Parrott Baptist Church Officiated by Pastor David Martin and Pastor Joseph D. Garner III. There will be a reception in the fellowship hall following the service.Mr. Garner was born...
Merree Long Gooch
May 17, 2016
Merree Long Gooch, 94, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Morningside Assisted Living Center. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 20, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate. Born in Dougherty Co., GA, Mrs. Gooch had resided in Albany all of her adult life. She was a homemaker...
Emma Mae Prescott
May 17, 2016
Emma Mae Prescott, 87, of Albany, GA, died May 17, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 4:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Fr. Raymond G. Levreault will officiate. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester, GA. The family will receive friends one hour before the service.A native of Alexandria, LA, Mrs. Prescott graduated from...
Gloria Ann Janiak
May 16, 2016
Gloria Ann Janiak, 80, of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Albany, GA, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 20, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Carlos Pinzon will officiate.Survivors include two daughters Brenda Jean Scribner, Janet Joyce Duke, two sons Edward Franklin Janiak, Jr., Steven Joseph...
Barbara Ann Hicks
May 12, 2016
Barbara Wilson Hicks, 72, of Albany, GA, died May 12, 2016 at her residence. A visitation and viewing will be held Saturday from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Steve Hall will deliver remarks at 6:00 PM.A native of Columbia, SC, Mrs. Hicks was a military wife and traveled extensively with her husband during his career and...
Jody Wade Clack
May 11, 2016
Jody Wade Clack, 41, of Albany, GA, died May 11, 2016 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at The First Baptist Church of Albany, GA. Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight will officiate.Jody was a native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School in 1993. He...
Alice Joyce Howerton Griffith
May 11, 2016
Alice Joyce Howerton Griffith, 87, of Leesburg, GA died Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 13 at 3:00 PM at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Clay Co, GA. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate.Born in Abbeville, AL, Mrs. Griffith had resided in Leesburg since 1961. She was a homemaker and a member...
Billy Drew Layton
May 10, 2016
Billy Drew Layton, 81, of Leesburg, GA, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at his residence. A special service will be held honoring Mr. Layton's life Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. at Westview Baptist Church led by the deacons of the congregation.Born on October 19, 1934 in Pelham, GA, Mr. Layton graduated from Albany High School and Asbury College...
George R. Davis
May 9, 2016
George R. Davis, 80, of Smithville, GA, died Monday, May 9, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Smithville City Cemetery. Rev. David Messer will officiate.Born in Parrott, GA, GA, Mr. Davis graduated from Lee County High School and attended Georgia Southwestern College and Perry Business School. He had lived in...
Jesse A. Clark, Jr
May 6, 2016
Jesse A. Clark, Jr., 84, of Doerun, GA, formerly of Albany, GA died Friday, May 6, 2016 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, May 8, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Barker will officiate. Interment will follow in Funston City Cemetery. Mr. Clark was born in Colquitt Co., GA and moved...
Wayne D. Creech
May 4, 2016
Wayne D. Creech, 68, of Albany, GA, died May 4, 2016 at the Willson Hospice House. A visitation will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. A native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA, Wayne was born to the late Alvah and Beatrice Creech. Since 1990, Wayne was employed in the...
