Obituaries
Elaine Alfieri Dettore
Jun 21, 2022
Elaine Alfieri Dettore, 78 of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 24, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Andersonville National Cemetery. Ross Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the funeral home.
Mrs. Dettore...
Dr. Estol Royal Belflower
Jun 17, 2022
The family of Estol Royal Belflower announces his death on June 17, 2022, at his home in Quitman, Georgia, at the age of 84. Born April 18,1938, in Tifton, Georgia, he was the son of Jack Estol and Verna Royal Belflower. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Nona Elizabeth (Beth) Davis Belflower, four months earlier...
Margaret A. Santmyer
Jun 17, 2022
Margaret A. Santmyer, 99, of Albany, GA passed away at Willson Hospice House on Friday, June 17, 2022.
Born in Colquitt, GA, Mrs. Santmyer's family moved to Albany, GA when she was a child and she had lived in Albany, GA all of her life. She was a graduate of Albany High School and retired as the payroll clerk from...
Wayne Etheridge
Jun 16, 2022
Wayne Etheridge, 76, of Leary, GA passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 20, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Cordray United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Wayne was born and a life-long resident in Leary, GA. He was a graduate of Edison High School and joined the air...
Wanda Gail Hall Vega
Jun 16, 2022
Wanda Gail Hall Vega, 70 of Albany, GA, died Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 20, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Terry Siniard will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery for those desiring to attend. The family will receive friends Monday from 2:00...
Heather Francine Knighton
Jun 14, 2022
Heather Francine Knighton, 51, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Beattie Road Church of Christ. Mr. Paul Montandon will officiate.
Heather was born and raised in Albany, GA to John and Jan Knighton, who survive her. She also survived by...
Earl John Morrissey
Jun 13, 2022
Earl J. Morrissey, 59, of Albany, GA, died June 13, 2022 at his residence. A visitation will be held Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home from 5:00 PM until 6:30 PM.
Earl was born in Jacksonville, NC on April 11, 1963 to Paul and Gladys Morrissey. He moved to Albany as a young child, grew up here and...
Dorothy Jane Edwards
Jun 12, 2022
Dorothy Jane Edwards, 78, of Leesburg, GA passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation.
Born September 29, 1943, in Worth County, GA,. to the late Dot and Jimmy Rycroft. Jane worked for the board of education in Dougherty County and retired after 36 years from Westover High School. After retirement she...
Mary E. Davis
Jun 10, 2022
Mary E. Davis, 90, of Albany, GA passed away Friday, June 10, 2022 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. John Spencer will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Davis was born May 14, 1932 in Jonesville,...
Brooks Reid Knight
Jun 10, 2022
Brooks Reid Knight, 42, of Albany, GA died June 10, 2022 at the Miller County Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 13, 2022 at 4:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Joey Holland will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Brooks was born in Cincinnati, OH on June 20, 1979 and since the age of...
JoAnn Wells Collins
Jun 8, 2022
Mrs. JoAnn Wells Collins, 86 of Leesburg, GA, died Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held Monday, June 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Bruce English will officiate. The family will receive friends after the service.
Mrs. Collins was born April 28, 1936 in Cartersville, GA, daughter of the...
Layla Mae Kirkwood
Jun 7, 2022
Layla Mae Kirkwood, infant daughter of Connor Kirkwood and Brailey Faircloth passed away June 7, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Evergreen Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Todd Brooks will officiate.
In addition to her parents she is survived by her paternal...
Eugene Harry Papa, Jr.
Jun 7, 2022
Eugene Harry Papa, Jr., 58, of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 10:30 at Greenbriar Church (3404 Gillionville Rd., Albany, GA, 31721). Phillip Arnold will officiate.
Gene was born in Camden, NJ and was a general residental contractor. He was preceded in death...
Thomas "Tommy" Dean Adams
Jun 6, 2022
Thomas “Tommy” Dean Adams, 67, of Albany, GA passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, June 10, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery, officiated by Pastor Chad Ellis. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Mathews...
Daisy Hobbs McCorvey
Jun 6, 2022
Daisy Hobbs McCorvey, 89, of Albany, GA, died June 6, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Mark Jackson and Rev. Charles Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville, GA.
Mrs. McCorvey was born in Thomasville, GA...
Elijah Paul Anderson
Jun 5, 2022
Elijah Paul Anderson went to heaven to play with Jesus on June 5, 2022, at 19 months old. He was born in Colorado Springs, CO on Oct 8, 2020 and though his time with his family was short, he touched many lives and was loved deeply by those around him.His family cherishes his memory as the true gift it was....
Sheila Denise Casey
Jun 5, 2022
Sheila Denise Casey, 51, of Leesburg, GA passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Dr. Morris Harp will officiate.
Sheila loved Georgia Bulldog football, softball and country music--especially George Strait. She enjoyed being outside, playing softball, or gardening; she loved plants even...
Jimmy Dale Allen
Jun 4, 2022
Jimmy Dale Allen, 61, of Albany, GA passed away, Saturday, June 4, 2022 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 13, 2022 at 11:00 a.m at Cordray United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Derrick Sheffield will officiate.
Jimmy was born in Arlington, GA, worked with his father in the construction business most all of his life and...
Donald L McCorkle
May 31, 2022
Mr. Donald L. McCorkle, 96, of Albany, GA, died May 31, 2022 at the Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 11:00 am at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Jim Eubanks and Rev. Ron Stinson will officiate.
Mr. McCorkle was born in Edison, GA on September 15, 1925 to Sydney and Bonnie McCorkle. ...
Jack Ervin Smith
May 30, 2022
Jack Ervin Smith, 84, of Lee County, GA, died May 30, 2022 at his residence. A visitation will be held Wednesday, June 1, 2022 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. A graveside funeral service will be held in Anderson, IN at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery at 1:00 PM on June 6, 2022.
Mr. Smith was...
