Obituaries
Tony H. Houston
Jul 22, 2023
Tony Harold Houston, 71, of Albany, GA, died July 22, 2023. A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 11:00 am at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones will officiate.
Tony was born on August 21, 1951 in Albany, GA to the late Herman and Juanita Gay Houston. He grew up in Albany and graduated from...
Donald "Don" J. Parton
Jul 22, 2023
CWO3 Donald J. “Don” Parton (USMC Ret.) 88, of Albany, GA, died July 22, 2023 at his residence. A visitation will be held Monday, July 24, 2023 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Military honors will be conducted Monday at 6:00 pm during the visitation. There will be a private family service at a later date.
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Leah Diane Townsend Weaver
Jul 21, 2023
Leah Townsend Weaver, 61, of Albany, formerly of Carrollton, Georgia, passed away peacefully Friday, July 21, 2023 after a four- and one-half year battle with lung cancer.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Maurice Townsend and Lucille Townsend Commander of Carrollton, Georgia.
She is survived by her husband, Mr. Mike Weaver of Albany, daughter...
Samuel Sterling
Jul 21, 2023
Samuel Sterling, 70, of Leesburg, died Friday, July 21, 2023 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, FL.
His funeral service will be 10 AM, Sunday, August 6, 2023 at Albany Community Seventh Day Adventist Church with interment to follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Samuel Sterling was born on August 23, 1952, in St. Catherine, Jamaica to Stanley and Sarah Sterling and...
Thelma Nix Jones
Jul 19, 2023
Thelma Nix Jones, 84, of Albany, GA passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Gordon King and Pastor Neil Moore will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Pelham, GA.
She was born in Morgan, GA where...
Betty Jo Mask Farris
Jul 18, 2023
Betty “Jo” Mask Farris, 88, of Leesburg, GA passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at her residence. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 21, 2023 at 10:00 AM, with her funeral service at 11:00 AM in the main sanctuary at First Methodist Church, 307 Flint Avenue Albany, GA 31701. Burial at Leesburg cemetery will be conducted immediately following...
Thomas Marvin "Tom" Driggers
Jul 15, 2023
Thomas Marvin “Tom” Driggers, 86, passed away peacefully at his home on July 15, 2023. His service will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, July 20, 2023 at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Albany, GA. Visitation will precede the service at 10:00 A.M. Inurnment will follow in the Columbarium at the church.
Born on January 10, 1937 in Pensacola, FA, Tom lived...
Albert Scardino
Jul 13, 2023
Albert “Al" Scardino, 94, died Thursday, July 13, 2023, at his home in Albany.
His memorial service will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 12, 2023, in the Chapel at Sherwood Baptist Church.
Born July 3, 1929, in Houston, TX, to Rose and Felix Scardino, Al grew up helping in the family grocery store. He served in radio intelligence in the US Air...
Bennie Rhodes
Jul 11, 2023
Mrs. Bennie Dale Rhodes, 92, of Leesburg, formerly of Dawson, went home to be with Jesus, Tuesday with her daughter and caretakers at her side, July 11, 2023 at the Oaks at Oakland Plantation.
Her graveside will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 14, 2023 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson.
Born and raised in Dawson, Mrs. Rhodes worked with Stevens...
Alice Faye Elrod
Jul 10, 2023
Alice Faye Smallwood Elrod, 80, of Albany, Georgia, passed away Monday, July 10, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. No funeral services will be held.
Born in Middlesboro Kentucky on July 15, 1942 to the late William and Bessie Rainey. She enjoyed being a Florist that she did for over four decades and in her later years she worked at...
Dorothy Sue Mayo
Jul 10, 2023
Dorothy Sue Mayo, 95, of Albany, GA died Monday, July 10, 2023 at Pruitt Palmyra Health Care. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home, 3206 Gillionville Road. There will be no formal visitation. Dr. Butch Knight will officiate.
Miss Mayo was born May 26, 1928 to the late John William and...
Ernest M. "Trey" Rycroft, III
Jul 9, 2023
Ernest M. "Trey" Rycroft, III, 60, died Sunday, July 9, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 14, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, Leesburg, GA. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. at Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery, Cobb, GA, 31735.
Born in Cordele, GA, Trey attended Lee...
Lavern Goodwin Letchworth
Jul 8, 2023
Lavern Goodwin Letchworth, 93, of Leesburg, GA passed away, Saturday, July 8, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her daughters. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate.
Mrs. Letchworth was born in Albany, GA to the late Roy and Ethel Goodwin, She was a homemaker and...
Verna Irene Fore Oldham
Jul 7, 2023
Verna Irene Fore Oldham, 93, of Pensacola, FL, formerly of Leesburg, GA passed away July 7, 2023. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 14, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Leesburg City Cemetery. Rev. Tommy Lowery will officiate.
Born in Leesburg, GA, Mrs. Oldham had resided in Crisp Co., GA for a number of years and owned Verna"s Kitchen...
Margie Marie Emmons
Jul 7, 2023
Margie Marie Emmons, 95, of Cordele, GA, formerly of Lee County, GA, died July 7, 2023 at Blackshear Villa in Cordele, GA. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 10, 2023 at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. The Reverend Galen A. Mirate will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Margie was born in Jackson, TN on September 18,...
Mary Lou Beasley
Jul 6, 2023
Mary Lou Cobb Beasley, 75, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, following a long battle with cancer. Mary Lou was born April 28, 1948, in Frankfort, KY, to Richard Clifford (R C) and Elizabeth Lucille Cobb. Mary Lou was raised on a small tobacco farm in Owenton, Kentucky, and was the second oldest of nine children.
Upon graduating with...
Clyde F. "Andy" Anderson (MGySgt, USMC, Ret.)
Jul 6, 2023
Clyde F. “Andy” Anderson, (MGySgt USMC, Ret.), 87, of Georgetown, GA died July 6, 2023 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Mike Harley will officiate. Interment will follow with Military Honors at Andersonville National Cemetery.
Andy was born April 22, 1936 in Gastonia, NC to Robert...
Richard Poitevint
Jul 2, 2023
Richard Van Poitevint, 66, of Albany, GA, died July 2, 2023 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Memorial services will be held Friday at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Richard was born in Albany, GA on November 13, 1956 to the late Perry and Sallie Morey Poitevint. He attended school in Albany and...
Lloyd Sanford Croy, Jr.
Jul 1, 2023
Lloyd Sanford Croy, Jr., 68, of Americus, GA, passed away peacefully on July 1st, 2023, at Willson Hospice House in Albany, Georgia. There will be no formal services and an inurnment will take place at Crown Hill Mausoleum.
Lloyd was born on April 19th, 1955, in Albany, Georgia. He graduated from Albany High School where is played football. Lloyd was preceded in...
Roger Allen Blankenship
Jul 1, 2023
Roger Allen Blankenship, 42, of Albany, GA, died July 1, 2023 at his residence. No services will be held at this time.
Roger was born on August 29, 1980 to Brenda and Ronnie Blankenship in Albany, GA. He has lived in Albany, GA all of his life, was employed in the Lawn Care Business, loved his family, his...
