Obituaries

Nov 12, 2021

Raleigh Draper, 77, of Lee County died Friday, November 12, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Born and raised in Baker County, Raleigh was an Army veteran and was retired from Burlington Truck Lines. He was preceded in death by his wife Linda Draper....

Nov 11, 2021

Steven Ray Harrell, 49, of Albany, died Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be Sunday 5:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Johnny Massey will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Please wear Georgia Bulldog attire for the service. A native of Blakely, Steven had lived in Albany since 2003....

Nov 11, 2021

Brenda Faye Mixon, 51, of Leesburg, GA., died Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Monday, November 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Ross Powell will officiate.

Mrs. Mixon was born in Albany, GA to William and Billie Cook. She was a homemaker and enjoyed listening to audiobooks. Although...

Nov 10, 2021

Kristin Taylor Allen, 27, of Lee County, GA, died November 10, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Unity Baptist Church in Sylvester, GA. Rev. Dan Story and Rev. Dudley Cook will officiate. A private family interment service will be held at Riverside Cemetery.

Taylor was born in Albany, GA...

Nov 9, 2021

Karl Kevin Strenth Sr., 57, of Albany, GA., died Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be held Saturday, November 20, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the residence of his daughter, Dana Smith. All friends and family are welcome to attend.

Karl was born in Sylvester, GA to the late Charles...

Nov 8, 2021

Myrtle Stokes Coxwell, 86 of Dawson, died Monday, November 8, 2021. Her funeral service will be Thursday, 1 PM at Mathews Funeral Home with interment to follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Mathews Funeral Home.

Nov 6, 2021

Billy Wayne King, 82, of Americus, Georgia, passed away November 6, 2021, in Dawson, GA. Wayne was born on October 25, 1939 in Greenville, SC to Marjorie and Lucius King. Upon completing high school, Wayne enlisted in the Marine Corps, attended Boot Camp in Paris Island, SC and then served his country in the reserves for 6 years. He attended...

Nov 6, 2021

Calvin Neal Eubanks, 84, of Leesburg, GA, died November 6, 2021 at Pruitt Health Care-Ashburn. Graveside funeral services will be held­­­ Tuesday at 11:00 am at Leesburg City Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Eubanks will officiate.

Mr. Eubanks was born on June 7, 1937 to Charlie Mack and Agnes Eubanks in Edison, GA. He was raised in Shellman GA and left...

Nov 6, 2021

Norvin Gene Goldsmith, 84, of Lee County, GA, went to be with his Lord and Savior November 6, 2021 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 am at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Josh Posey will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Members of the Kiwanis Clubs will serve as honorary pall bearers.

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Nov 5, 2021

Timothy “Tim” Michael Brown, 60 of Sylvester, GA. died Friday, November 5, 2021 at Tallahassee Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Pine Bluff Baptist Church. Rev. Keith Smith and Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Providence Cemetery in Sylvester, GA. The family will receive...

Nov 5, 2021

Patrick Kaleb Ford, 30, of Hendersonville, TN, died Friday, November 5, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Mathews Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM until the funeral hour at Mathews Funeral Home. Born in Albany, GA, Kaleb had lived in Hendersonville for a year and a half and...

Nov 4, 2021

Ann Duke Dollar, 90, of Albany, GA, died Thursday, November 4, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 8, 2021 at 11:00 am at Avalon United Methodist Church. Rev. Anna Miller will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Dollar was born in Dublin, GA on May 7, 1931 to Earnest and Anna Duke....

Oct 30, 2021

Penny Sue Randall Melton, 61, of Dawson, GA passed away, Saturday, October 30 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Dawson, GA. Rev. Jason Steege will officiate.

A native and life-long resident of Dawson, GA, Mrs. Melton was a home maker....

Oct 29, 2021

Gray McKenzie died Friday, October 29, 2021, at The Oaks Personal Care Home in Marshallville following a series of strokes over many weeks. On December 27, 2021 there will be a Eucharist service at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Montezuma but due to Covid concerns it will be private for family. Following that service, at 11:30 am there will...

Oct 28, 2021

Walter Joseph (Bill) Garris, 88, of Albany, GA, died October 28, 2021 at his residence.  Private family services will be held.

Mr. Garris was born in Eutaw, AL on November 22, 1932 to Curtis and Lenora Garris.  He grew up in Central AL, eventually settling in Aliceville. Mr. Garris graduated from Aliceville High School and later attended...

Oct 28, 2021

Mable P. Daniel, 75, of Albany, GA, died October 28, 2021 at her residence.  Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Chris Turner will officiate.  Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.

Mable was born on November 8, 1945 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital to the late Nick and Mary Spillers. ...

Oct 28, 2021

Kathleen K. Cloutier passed away, from an extended illness, on October 28, 2021.

She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Richard O. Cloutier, Jr., her brother, Richard M. Kennedy, and her sister-in-law, Lynn Kennedy.

Kathy was born on August 18, 1950, in Wichita, Kansas, to Dick & Jane Kennedy. As a young girl,...

Oct 25, 2021

William E. “Woody” Boyd, Jr., 68, of Albany, GA, died Monday, October 25, 2021 at his home.  Memorial services will be held Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Albany.  Rev. Todd Kornahrens, Rev. Scott Stanfill, and Rev. Jim Morrow will officiate.

Woody was born on June 30, 1953 to William...

Oct 25, 2021

Sadie McWhirter Daughety, 84, formerly of Nashville, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2021 at the home of her son, John Robert Daughety in Lee County, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother John Henry (Bud) McWhirter, beloved husband Tom Daughety, and step-son Steve Daughety.

To say that Sadie was a remarkable...

Oct 24, 2021

John Hoyle Radcliffe, Jr., 84 of Leesburg, GA., died Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Gulf Coast Regional Hospital in Panama City, FL., Graveside services will be held Friday, October 29, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Derrell Etheridge will officiate.

Mr. Radcliffe has resided in Leesburg most of his life. He retired from the Georgia...