Obituaries
Lucile Bruner Garrison
Oct 28, 2022
Lucile Bruner Garrison, 92, of Columbus, GA, formerly of Albany and Americus, GA, passed away Friday, October 28, 2022. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, November 4, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Aubrey Abbott will officiate.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Beamon Bruner and Mary Ragland Bruner, her husband, Eugene F. Garrison...
Donald L. "Don" Gray
Oct 28, 2022
Donald L. “Don” Gray, 92, (MGST, USAF Ret.) died October 28, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. George “Smitty” Johnson will officiate. Interment will follow at 12:00 pm at Andersonville National Cemetery with Military Honors.
Don was born at home in Lanett, AL on...
Curtis R. Griffin
Oct 25, 2022
Curtis R. Griffin, 75, of Leary, died Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the Willson Hospice House.
His funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Gillionville Baptist Church with interment to follow in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Edison. Rev. Chad Ellis and Rev. Heath Kahlbau will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00...
Jimmie Neal "JN" Allen
Oct 24, 2022
Jimmie Neal “JN” Allen, 82, of Albany, GA went home to be with Jesus Monday, October 24, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. His grandson, Derrick Sheffield will officiate. Interment will follow in Cordray’s United Methodist Cemetery.
Born June 10, 1940 in Hawkinsville,...
"Randy" Terrance Lynn Poore
Oct 23, 2022
Terrance L. “Randy” Poore, 70, of Sasser, GA, died October 23, 2022 from injuries sustained from an automobile accident. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Bronwood, GA. Rev. Dick Gill will officiate.
Randy was born in Sylacauga, AL on April 26, 1952 to George and Norma Poore. ...
Wade Allan Quattlebaum
Oct 22, 2022
Wade Allan Quattlebaum, 40, of Lee County, GA, died October 22, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 3:00 pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Rev. Paul Luthman will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Thomas Cason, Reese Walker, Daniel Griffin, Michael Kierce, Jason Norris, Kris Kavanaugh, Justin Lindsey, Brian...
Mary Frances Rodgers McDaniel
Oct 21, 2022
Mary Frances Rodgers McDaniel, 94, of Niceville, FL, passed away on October 21, 2022. She was born on March 2, 1928 to Henry F. Rodgers and Ida T. Green Rodgers in Damascus (Early County), Georgia. She was a long time Albany resident and a member of Byne Memorial Baptist Church until 2003 when she moved to Florida. She was the...
Lisa Wages Odom
Oct 21, 2022
Lisa Wages Odom, 44, of Lee County, GA, died October 21, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 24, 2022 at 6:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Lisa was born on October 6, 1978 to Lloyd and Ellen Wages in Dublin, GA. The family moved to the Albany area in 1979 and...
Lynne Bent Salley
Oct 21, 2022
Lynne Bent Salley of Albany, GA., died Friday, October 21, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Bolton will officiate.
A native of Long Island New York, Lynne was an animal lover and a big New York Yankees fan. She was...
Loy M Prothro
Oct 20, 2022
Loy Michele Prothro, 39, of Albany, GA, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Funeral services will be held Saturday October 29, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Bill Parker will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm before the service at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment...
Ruby Deas Malone
Oct 20, 2022
Ruby Mae Deas Malone, 94, of Albany, GA passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday, October 24, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Doug Easom will officiate.
Mrs. Malone was preceded in death by her parents, James Bryant Deas and Carrie Mae Cunningham Deas, her husband,...
Thomas Ellsworth Edwards
Oct 20, 2022
Thomas Ellsworth Edwards, 63, of Leesburg, GA, passed away October 20, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 23, 2022 from 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM. A private Inurnment will follow to Cedar Hill Cemetery. Pastor Ed Eschmann will officiate.
Known to friends and family as Tom or Tommy, he was born...
Terrence P. "Terry" Russell
Oct 18, 2022
Terrence Patrick “Terry” Russell, 71, of Athens, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died October 18, 2022 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Jackson will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:00 pm at Andersonville National Cemetery.
Terry, was born on September 1, 1951, in the country...
Eugene Frank Bruner
Oct 18, 2022
Eugene Franklin (Frank) Bruner, 88, of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Dr. Michael Gravette will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Born in Calhoun County, GA, the eleventh of twelve children to Charles Anthony...
Sandra Lee Schlegel
Oct 15, 2022
Sandra Lee Schlegel, 75, of Albany, died Saturday, October 15, 2022 at her residence.
The family will receive friends, Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.
Born in Hendersonville, NC, Mrs. Schlegel had lived in Albany since 1979 and was a homemaker. She loved doing puzzles, playing solitaire and was a BIG Atlanta...
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...
