Obituaries
John Wayne Morris
Oct 15, 2022
John Wayne Morris, 74, of Albany, died Saturday, October 15, 2022 at his home.
His funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 20, 2022 at the VFW Cemetery in Demorest, GA.
A native of Charlotte, NC, Mr. Morris had been in Albany for the past 50...
Daniel "Dan" L. Jordan
Oct 15, 2022
Daniel “Dan” Jordan, of Dawson, died Saturday, October 15, 2022 at his home.
His graveside service will be 3:00 PM Tuesday at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson. Rev. Allen Carmichael will officiate.
Born in Dooling, GA, Dan and his mother moved to Ellaville when he was three weeks old and his father died. After graduation, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy...
William Clifford (Bill) Abell, Sr.
Oct 14, 2022
William Clifford (Bill) Abell, Sr., 96, of Albany, GA passed away, Friday, October 14, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the funeral hour at Mathews Funeral...
Raymond Allen Clark, Jr.
Oct 13, 2022
Raymond Allen Clark, Jr. of Doerun, GA., died Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Columbus Specialty Hospital. The family will receive friends Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home from 2:00pm until 4:00 pm.
Born in Americus, GA., Mr. Clark graduated from Lee County High School in 1962. After graduation he served his county in the United States Navy....
Lucius M. "Mac" Amburn, Sr.
Oct 11, 2022
Lucius M. “Mac” Amburn, Sr., 78, of Albany, GA, died October 11, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 14, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Amburn was born on October 10, 1944 in Mineral Bluff, GA to...
James Thomas "Tommy" Hartsfield
Oct 11, 2022
James Thomas “Tommy” Hartsfield, Jr., 67, of Albany, GA., died Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. A private memorial service for family will be held at a later date.
A native of Albany, GA, Tommy served his country through the Army. Upon his return, he worked for Mason’s Jewelry. After his work as a jeweler, he became...
Frances Barfield Jett
Oct 8, 2022
Frances Barfield Jett died peacefully at her home in Graves, Georgia on Saturday, October 8, 2022. A Memorial Service will be held at Graves United Methodist Church in Dawson, GA on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 3:00 pm.
Frances was born March 17, 1934, the daughter of Tom and Margaret Barfield of Graves, GA. She attended Terrell County High...
Don R. Williams
Oct 7, 2022
Don R. Williams, 79, of Worth County, GA, died October 7, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Melvin Slappey will officiate. Interment will follow in the Leesburg City Cemetery.
Don was born at home on the family farm in Miller County, GA on March 17, 1943...
Opal R. Cannon
Oct 7, 2022
Opal Rogers Cannon passed away peacefully on October 7, 2022, in Americus, GA, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Visitation will be Thursday, October 20, 2022, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home, 3206 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 21, 2022, at Leesburg United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m., and a private interment will...
Robert "Bobby" M. Harris
Oct 6, 2022
Robert “Bobby” M. Harris, 59, of Albany, died Thursday, October 6, 2022 at his home.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM, Monday, October 10, 2022 in the Walden Chapel of First United Methodist Church. Rev. Jim Morrow will officiate.
Born in Barstow, CA Bobby, grew up in Albany and was a truck driver. Bobby was a lover of...
Darren Alan Anderson
Oct 5, 2022
Darren Alan Anderson, 53, of Leesburg, GA passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Carver Baptist Church Cemetery, Douglas, GA. Rev. Jonathan LaBarge will officiate.
Born in Waycross, GA, Mr. Anderson had resided in Leesburg, GA for a number of years. He...
Glenda Hicks Melton
Oct 5, 2022
Glenda Hicks Melton, 80, of Perry, GA formerly of Albany, GA died October 5, 2022 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce English will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Mrs. Melton was born in Monticello, FL and raised in the Meigs area. ...
Paul Richard "PW" Wells
Oct 3, 2022
Paul R. “PW” Wells, 67, of Lee County, GA, died October 3, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Daniel Cook will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Paul was born in Manhattan, NY on March 11, 1955 to Fred and Ruth Wells. He...
Renee Mary Swette
Oct 2, 2022
Renee Mary (Salaski) Swette. 96, of Albany, Georgia passed away October 2nd, 2022 surrounded by her family and loved ones. A funeral Mass will be held Thursday October 6th at 10:30 AM at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Albany, followed by her Internment at 2PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. Mrs. Swette was born in Owatonna Minnesota April 19, 1926. A thumbnail...
Donald Edward Anderson
Oct 1, 2022
Donald Edward Anderson, 69, of Homestead, FL died Saturday October 1, 2022 at Lee County Health & Rehabilitation in Leesburg, GA. A celebration of life will be held in Homestead, FL at a later date.
Born April 8, 1953 in Fort Bragg, NC to Roland Emanuel Anderson and Betty Jean Hailey Anderson, Don graduated from Kendrick High School...
Paula Montez Nease McCrary
Oct 1, 2022
Paula Montez ( Granny) Nease McCrary, 70, of Leesburg, GA passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 at her residence.
Born in Savannah, GA, Mrs. McCrary had resided in Leesburg, GA for the past five years. She was retried from the former Wagner"s Bar-B -Que where she was employed for thirty years. She was of the Christian faith and was always...
Joyce Glover DuBose
Sep 30, 2022
Joyce Glover DuBose, 81, of Albany, died, Friday, September 30, 2022 at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin.
Her memorial service will be 5:00 PM, Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Donald Stroud will officiate.
Born in Camilla, Mrs. DuBose lived most of her life in Albany, where she retired from Sun Trust Bank after 30 years. She was...
Lenwood Eugene (Gene) Hudson
Sep 29, 2022
Lenwood Eugene (Gene) Hudson, 55, of Albany, GA passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Live Oak Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jim Eubanks will officiate.
Born in Colquitt, GA, Gene was raised in Baker Co., GA and educated in the...
William A Adair
Sep 29, 2022
William A. “Bill” Adair, 83, of Albany, GA, died September 29, 2022 at his daughter’s residence in Boerne, TX. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 7, 2022 at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. David Cromie will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Bill was born on September 28, 1939 in Albany, GA to Robert...
Robert "Robin" Carter
Sep 29, 2022
Robert “Robin” Carter, 44 of Albany, died Thursday, September 29, 2022 at the Willson Hospice House.
His funeral service will be Sunday 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Sandra Ballard will officiate. A private interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
A life long resident of Albany, Robin worked in construction most of his life. He was preceded in death...
