Obituaries
Bethany Michelle Wren
May 5, 2015
Bethany Michelle Wren, 14, of Leesburg, GA died Tuesday May 5, 2015 at her residence. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 5:00 pm at Family Bible Church. Pastor Windall L. Widner will officiate.Bethany was born in Albany, GA September 22, 2000 and attended Kinchafoonee Primary School.Survivors include her parents, Tabitha Nicole McCorvey (Robert Baker)...
Linda Kay Peek
May 3, 2015
Linda Kay Allman Peek, 66, of Putney, GA, died Sunday, May 3, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Putney. Rev. Tabb Howell and Rev. Jamie Sanders will officiate. Interment will follow at Salem Seminole Cemetery in Desser, GA at 3:00 pm.Born in Donalsonville, GA to the late...
SSgt. Ernie Griffin
May 1, 2015
Ernie Griffin, 65, of Lee County, died Friday, May 1, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell, Mr Frank Mills, Mr. Robert C. Tadlock and Mr. Tom Carden will officiate. Military Honors will follow.Born in Albany, GA Ernie attended Dougherty County High School. He...
Calvin E. Milling
May 1, 2015
Calvin Edrew Milling, 91, of Albany, GA, died May 1, 2015 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral arrangements will be held Wednesday at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. His grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. The American Legion Post # 30 providing Military Honors. A native of Manchester, GA, Mr. Milling...
Daniel Thomas Pelham, Jr
May 1, 2015
Daniel Thomas Pelham, Jr., known as "Poppy" to those who loved him, 67, of Sylvester, GA formerly of Albany, GA, died May 1, 2015 at Pruitt Health Care-Sylvester. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Flora Ramsey will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg City Cemetery with Military Honors.A native of Albany, GA, Mr....
Lucy Martha Yarbrough
Apr 30, 2015
Lucy Martha Gurr Yarbrough, 92, of Albany, GA died April 30, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM May 4, 2015 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate with Rev. Steve Williams and Rev. Charles Jones assisting. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Yarbrough was born on December...
Candice Skyy Jordan
Apr 29, 2015
Infant Candice Skyy Jordan, 13 months, of Albany, GA, passed away April 29, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted Monday May 4, 2015 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Bulloch will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.Survivors include her parents Jason Jordan and Tracie Coston of Albany, two brothers Gavin and Jason...
Donald (Don) Travis Barfield
Apr 29, 2015
Donald T. (Don) Barfield, 68, of Albany, GA, died April 29, 2015 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Albany, GA. Dr. William E. (Butch) Knight, Jr. and Dr. Dennis Rogers will officiate and the soloist will be Rev. Keith Gaines. The family will receive friends at the church one...
John Dave Royal
Apr 26, 2015
John D. Royal, 65, of Albany, GA died Sunday April 26, 2015 at his residence. The family will have a memorial service Saturday May 2, 2015 at 2:00 pm at 832 Seedling St. Albany, GA 31705. Born in Wise, VA John joined the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He worked for Flint River Textiles and later gained employment...
Floyd Stephen ""Steve"" Webb
Apr 25, 2015
Floyd Stephen "Steve" Webb, 67, of Leesburg, GA, died April 25, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Refuge Church. Rev. Bobby Brooks will officiate.A native of Albany, GA, born to the late Floyd Martin Webb and Lou Ellen Clark, Steve lived in Albany all of his life before moving...
Grace Ruth Yoder
Apr 24, 2015
Grace Melton Yoder, 92, of Leesburg, GA died Friday, April 24, 2015 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside services will be held Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Floral Memory Gardens. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate.A native of Typo, KY., Mrs. Yoder had resided in Leesburg, GA for ten years moving from Sebring, FL. She worked as a clerical worker...
Bennie Frank (Ben) Ketchum
Apr 24, 2015
Bennie Frank (Ben) Ketchum, 74, of Lee Co., GA, died Friday, April 24, 2015 at Phoebe North Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Robbie Anderson will officiate.Born in Clio, AL on October 10, 1940 to James Tellis Ketchum and Donnie Barefield Ketchum, Mr. Ketchum and his wife...
James Wesley Musgrove
Apr 23, 2015
James Wesley Musgrove, 79, of Albany, GA, died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Pruitt-Health Palmyra. Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Eric Newman will officiate.Born in Fort Benning, GA, Mr. Musgrove had resided in Albany, GA for the past twenty four years. He had served in the US Navy...
Evelyn White Stewart
Apr 23, 2015
Evelyn White Stewart passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Roy Cook will officiate.Evelyn was born May 16, 1924 in Bridgeboro, GA to the late Willie and Lonnie White. She was one of thirteen children. Evelyn...
Linda Akridge Beckham
Apr 23, 2015
Linda Akridge Beckham, 59, of Albany, GA died Thursday April 23, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Allen Bingham will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.Linda was born in Albany, GA and graduated from Westover High School in 1973. She was formerly employed with...
Richard (Dick) M. Martin
Apr 21, 2015
Richard M. (Dick) Martin, 64, of Albany, GA, died April 21, 2015. Funeral services will be held Friday April 24, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Tyler Plaxico will officiate. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery in Cuthbert with Masonic Rites.A native of Cuthbert, GA, born to the late Dr. Robert B. and Iona Martin...
Minnie Ruth Shuster
Apr 21, 2015
Minnie Ruth Shuster, 78, of Albany, Ga, died April 21, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be held Friday at 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. David Tyson will officiate. Her cremains will be interred in Andersonville National Cemetery.A native of Florala, AL, Mrs. Shuster was one of twelve children born to the late William and Versie Manning....
Lucius Lee Merritt
Apr 21, 2015
Lucius Lee Merritt, 77, of Albany, GA died April 21, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 11:00 AM at First Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Billy D. Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens.Lee Merritt was born September 10, 1937 in Leary, Georgia to the late Lucius Key Merritt...
Donald (D.J.) J. Carter
Apr 21, 2015
Donald Jerome (D.J.) Carter, 70, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Dan Harris will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.Born in Moultrie GA, DJ moved to Albany as a child. After graduation Donald served in...
Kayla Nicole Roth
Apr 18, 2015
Kayla Nicole Roth, 26, of Lee County, GA, died April 18, 2015 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery in Sumter County, GA. Rev. Jim Purks will officiate.Kayla was born in Albany, GA, lived in Lee County, GA all of her life and attended Lee County Schools. She was preceded in death...
