Obituaries
Carrie Michelle Obey
Feb 10, 2022
Carrie Michelle Obey 54, of Smithville, GA, died Feb. 10, 2022 at her residence. A Celebration of Life service will be held Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 at Mathews Funeral Home. Mark Schlabach will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the funeral home.
Mrs. Obey was born Feb. 28, 1967 in Washington, D.C....
Raymond Jesse Goodwin
Feb 10, 2022
Raymond Jesse Goodwin, 80, passed away peacefully February 10, 2022 at his home with family by his side.
Raymond (affectionately known as “Poppy” by his grandchildren and great grandchildren) was born July 21, 1941, in Weston, GA, to Bernard and Pearle (Ammons) Goodwin. He attended Webster County School where he meet his wife, Myrna “Lou” Kirksey in 1953. The two...
Jason Floyd Hatcher
Feb 10, 2022
Jason Floyd Hatcher, 51, of Albany, GA formerly of Atlanta, GA, died February 10, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Jason was born in Albany, GA on April 18, 1970 to Linda Jones and...
Laura Jean Moye
Feb 9, 2022
Laura Jean Moye, 82, of Thomasville, formerly of Albany, died Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Legacy Village.
Her funeral service will be Sunday 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Mt. Olive Church Cemetery in Mitchell County. Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate.
Born in Geneva County, AL, Mrs. Moye had lived in Albany since 1974 before...
James William "Dinky" Monroe, Sr.
Feb 9, 2022
James William “Dinky” Monroe, Sr., 73, of Lee Co. passed away February 9, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral service will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 4:00 P.M. at Philema Road Baptist Church. Rev. Aaron Mcculley will officiate. Interment will follow in Thundering Springs Cemetery.
James was born in Albany, GA on May 21, 1948...
Gary Hayward Allen
Feb 8, 2022
Gary Hayward Allen, 67, of Smithville, GA, died February 8, 2022 at Crisp Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Baptist Church. Rev. Grady Morey and Rev. Mark Spraggins will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Hayward was born in Andalusia, AL on July 4, 1954 to Victor and...
Margaret E. Swearingen
Feb 6, 2022
Margaret E. Swearingen, 89, of Albany, GA, died February 6, 2022 at Pruitt Health-Palmyra. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Hall and Mr. Frank Simpson will officiate.
Mrs. Swearingen was born in Crockett’s Bluff, AR on February 4, 1933 to Albert and Florence Dallas. She married Jack W. Swearingen...
Paul Andrew Tretchick
Feb 6, 2022
Paul Andrew Tretchick, 80, of Stone Mountain, GA formerly of Albany, GA, died February 6, 2022 at Pebblebrook at Park Springs. Private family graveside services will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery with Military Honors.
Mr. Tretchick was born in Latrobe, PA on July 15, 1941 to Andrew and Margaret Tretchick. He graduated from Avonmore High School and joined the...
James Lafay Holt
Feb 6, 2022
Mr. James Lafay Holt, 86, of Leesburg, GA, passed away February 6 at his home in Leesburg.
He was born on April 14, 1935, in Baker County, GA, to the late James Burl and Ruby Paul Holt.
James was born into a sharecropper’s family where he learned the value of family relationships,
faith and hard work. He loved the outdoors...
James Thad Swette
Feb 6, 2022
James (Jim) T. Swette, 92, of Albany, GA, passed away surrounded by his family on February 6, 2022. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, February 12th at 11:30 AM at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Father Raymond Levreault will officiate.
Mr. Swette was born in Albany, GA on April 30, 1929 to Thomas and Mary Swette. He was a 1948...
Eve Lynne "Rosa" Tapscott
Feb 6, 2022
Eve Lynne “Rosa” Tapscott of Albany, Ga, died Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
A native of Albany, GA. Ms. Tapscott loved her cats. She enjoyed making arts and crafts and writing in her spare time. Eve was a good mom and loved her son and family greatly. She is preceded in death by her father Benjamin...
Robert "Bobby" O'Stean, Jr.
Feb 6, 2022
Robert “Bobby” Mallory O'Stean, Jr., 71 of Dawson, died Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
His funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, February 11, 2022 at Calvary Baptist Church, 674 W. Lee St., Dawson, with interment to follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Rev. Alan Sanders and Rev. Damon Fountain to officiate.
A life-long resident of...
Randall Donald Moree
Feb 6, 2022
Randall Donald Moree, 22, of Leesburg, GA passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Hope City United Church, Albany, GA at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Trent Corey and Rev. Johhny White will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Born in Albany, GA, Randall had resided in Leesburg, GA all...
Larry "Gus" Hudson
Feb 5, 2022
Larry "Gus" Hudson, 73, of Sylvester, Georgia departed this life peacefully, surrounded by his family at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA on Saturday, February 5, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 in Hillcrest Cemetery with Reverend Jason Jones officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Benson, Gordon Knight, Davey Knight, Samuel...
Alex Carlton Donaldson
Feb 5, 2022
Alex Carlton Donaldson, 50 of Albany, GA. Died Feb. 5, 2022 at his residence. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Ross Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Donaldson was born October 8, 1971 in Mesa, Arizona, son...
James Derryl Johnson
Feb 5, 2022
James Derryl Johnson, Sr., 58, of Worth County, GA died February 5, 2022 in Panama City Beach, FL. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 1:00 pm at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Joe Brown will officiate.
James was born in Americus, GA on February 4, 1964 to Derryl Johnson and Betty Cooper Johnson. He was raised in Lee County,...
Loyal H. Allen
Feb 4, 2022
Loyal Henry Allen, 84, of Oxford, formerly of Albany, died Friday, February 4, 2022 at his home.
His graveside service will be 3:00 Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Crown Hill Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Wilhite of Oxford Baptist Church officiating.
A native of Doerun, Mr. Allen was a graduate of Doerun High School and had lived in Albany most of...
Mark Allen Tucker
Feb 3, 2022
Mark Allen Tucker, 54, of Leesburg, GA, died February 3, 2022 at his residence surrounded by family and loved ones. The family will receive friends Thursday, February 10, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Allen was born in Albany, GA on January 22, 1968 to James E. and Betty Jean Tucker, Sr. He attended Albany...
Brenda Reeves Martin
Feb 2, 2022
Brenda Reeves Martin, 68, of Leesburg, GA died Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Doerun City Cemetery. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.
Brenda was born June 5, 1953 in Moultrie, GA to Herbert Thomas and Mary Etta Partain Reeves. When she was ten years old,...
Tommy Joe Christian
Feb 2, 2022
Tommy Joe Christian, 53, of Albany Georgia, died Wednesday February 2, 2022 at Dawson Manor. Memorial services will be conducted February 11, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell Officiate.
