Obituaries
Edward Boyd "Ed" Stephenson, Jr.
Jan 7, 2023
Edward Boyd (Ed) Stephenson, Jr., 92, of Leesburg, GA passed away, Saturday, January 7, 2023 at The Oaks at Oakland Plantation. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Entombment will follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum.
Ed moved with his family to Albany in 1942. He attended Albany High School and joined...
Phillip Wayne Ragsdale
Jan 7, 2023
Phillip Wayne Ragsdale,Sr., 88, of Leesburg, GA passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Military graveside funeral services Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery, Sylvester, GA. Rev. Grady Morey will officiate.
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Phil graduated from East Nashville High School where he excelled in football and basketball, and remained...
Sherry Settles Middleton
Jan 7, 2023
Sherry Settles Middleton, 71, of Blakely, GA, died January 7, 2023 at her residence. A private family committal service will be held Monday, January 9, 2023 at Pine Lawn Cemetery with memorial services to be held at 11:00 am at the First Baptist Church of Blakely. Rev. Lyle Brackin will officiate. A visitation will follow the memorial service in the sanctuary.
Sherry was...
Robert Stone
Jan 6, 2023
Robert Edwards Stone, Sr., 94, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at the Phoenix of Albany due to complications from COVID. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Stone served with the US Army during the Korean War and then began a career with Colonial Stores. He started his career in the...
Betty Ann Salter
Jan 5, 2023
Elizabeth Ann “Betty Ann” Salter, 85, of Buford, GA, formerly of Albany, GA died January 5, 2023. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Chuck Knight will officiate. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Salter was born on December 4, 1937 in Tifton, GA to B.R....
Carolyn Childress Allen
Jan 3, 2023
Carolyn Childress Allen, 79, of Dawson, died Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at her residence.
Her memorial will be 2:00 PM, Friday, January 6, 2023 at the Dawson United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born in Shellman, Carolyn grew up in Dawson where she spent most of her life. She was a home maker and attended Dawson United...
Ray Everett Abbott, Sr.
Jan 3, 2023
Ray E. Abbott, Sr, 86, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, January 3, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 6, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Big Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Irwinville, GA. Rev. John Spencer will officiate. Interment will follow in the Irwinville Cemetery.
Mr. Abbott was born in Tift County, GA...
Barbara Ann Davis McFadden
Jan 2, 2023
Barbara Ann Davis McFadden, 85, of Temple, GA formerly of Albany, GA passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Leesburg Cemetery.
Mrs. McFadden was born to the late Houston Davis and Esther Nix Davis. She was a home maker and of the Baptist...
Regina Ann Hardee
Jan 1, 2023
Regina Ann Hardee, of Leesburg, GA., died Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at her residence.
Born in Landstuhl, Germany, Mrs. Hardee was employed with the Georgia Department of Labor for twenty four years. In her spare time she enjoyed quilting...
Grace Jones Bell
Dec 30, 2022
Grace Jones Bell, 86, of Albany, GA, died Friday, December 30, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 2, 2023 at 11:00 am at Lakeside Baptist Church. Rev. Andrew Kornegay will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Bell was born in Mitchell County, GA on February 13, 1936 to...
Richard "Rick" Frank Turner
Dec 29, 2022
Richard “Rick” Frank Turner, 91, of Lee County, GA, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Mathews Funeral Home at 2:00 PM. Rev. Mark Walker will officiate.
Rick was born in Athens, GA on August 6, 1931 to the late Joe Frank and...
Mary Angela Heard Tabb
Dec 29, 2022
Mary Angela Heard Tabb, 72, of Leary, GA passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Pine Bluff Baptist Church. Rev. Keith Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, 216 Bethany Church Road, Brinson, GA, 39825.
Mrs. Tabb...
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Flournoy
Dec 27, 2022
Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Brandon Flournoy, 87, of Albany, GA, died December 27, 2022 at Wynfield Health and Rehabilitation Center. A visitation will be held Tuesday, January 3, 2023 from 10:30 am until 11:30 am at Mathews Funeral Home with a memorial service to follow at 12:00 Noon at Crown Hill Cemetery. Dr. William “Biff” Coker will officiate.
Beth was...
Marion J. Everett
Dec 25, 2022
Marion J. Everett, 80, of Birmingham, AL, formerly of Albany and Macon, died Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, AL.
His funeral service will be Thursday, 11 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
A native of Savannah, Mr. Everett was a graduate of Savannah High School, and served in the U. S. Airforce...
Linda Estelle Giles
Dec 23, 2022
Linda Estelle Giles, 82, of Albany, GA, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 2, 2023 at 11:00 am at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Mark Jackson will officiate.
Linda was born in Albany, GA to the late Hugh Carlton Giles and Clara Estelle Gleaton Giles. Linda graduated Albany High School in 1958...
Dennis Clayton Griffin
Dec 22, 2022
Dennis Clayton Griffin, 44, of Lee County died Thursday, December 22, 2022.
His memorial service will be Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 6:00 PM. Rev Ti Barnhill and Rev. Jason Jones will officiate.
Born in Albany, Dennis grew up in Worth county where he attended Worth County High School. He was an AC/Mechanical Technician working for himself and various other...
Jesse Harold Middlebrooks
Dec 21, 2022
Jesse Harold Middlebrooks, 92, of Albany, GA., died Wednesday, December 21, 2022 in Byron, GA. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 3:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Danny Evans will officiate. An entombment will follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum.
A native of Dooly County Mr. Middlebrooks served his country and retired from the United...
Faye Etta Joyce Moody
Dec 20, 2022
Faye Etta Joyce Moody was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 27, 1949.
Faye was a soft-spoken good-hearted individual who always smiled and had a positive attitude. Even in the midst of life’s changes, she remained positive and was always thankful for everything anybody did for her, whether it was big or small.
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Faye transitioned...
Thomas "Tommy" M. Fulton
Dec 20, 2022
Thomas “Tommy” M. Fulton, 64, of Fitzgerald, formerly of Albany, died Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Dorminy Medical Center.
His funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Friday, December 23, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Brian Norton will officiate.
He was born in Dayton, OH and the family relocated to Albany, GA in 1966. Tommy had been a member of the...
Michael Paul Henderson
Dec 20, 2022
Michael Paul Henderson, 68 of Albany, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held in Andersonville National Cemetery at a later date. Michael was born in Marion, Indiana on October 28, 1954 to the late Richard and Catherine Maxine Henderson-Brown. In his early twenties he joined the United States Air...
