Robert "Bobby" Greene Downs (Courtesy)
May 19, 2021
Posted on behalf of Mathews Funeral Home in Albany--- Mr. Robert "Bobby" Greene Downs, 89, of Montezuma, GA passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Miona Geriatric and Dementia Center. Graveside funeral services will be held on Monday, May 24, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Jonathan Beckham and Rev. Ken Meyers will officiate. The family will...
Laverne Cox
May 15, 2021
IDEAL, GA - Mrs. Laverne Cox, age 87, of Ideal, GA passed away in the early morning hours on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, May 17, 2021 at Oglethorpe Baptist Church with Pastor Richard B. Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Family will receive friends...
Annie Elizabeth Williams
May 14, 2021
AMERICUS, GA - Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Williams, 66, of Americus, Georgia passed away Friday, May 14, 2021, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia Born in Reynolds, Georgia on September 15, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Lester Cromer and Agnes Barfield Cromer. She retired from Montezuma Health and Rehabilitation where she was employed as an LPN...
Charlotte Hall
May 13, 2021
Mrs. Charlotte Rose Hall, 73, of Montezuma, GA passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park Cemetery with Jason W. Roberts officiating the service. We will go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Shelby Jean Stephens
May 12, 2021
Mrs. Shelby Jean Stephens, 71, of Oglethorpe, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at Phoebe Medical Center in Albany, Georgia. Born October 4, 1949, in Barnesville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Franklin Allen and Ruby Inez Ball Allen. Her wish was to be cremated and no services will be held. Her memory will forever be...
Alexander "Bubba" King
May 10, 2021
Bubba King, 65, went home to be with the Lord Jesus on Monday, May 10, 2021.His loving family was by his side. The immediate family will hold a private graveside service at Cedar Valley Cemetery prior to the memorial service. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12th at Cedar Valley Baptist Church with Pastor...
Jerry B. Stephens
Apr 22, 2021
Mr. Jerry B. Stephens, Sr., 74, of Oglethorpe, Georgia passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021, at his home. Born November 26, 1946, in Monroe, Georgia, he is the son of the late Troy Stephens and Lorine Grant Stephens.He was the Southern President and owner of the Georgia Wrestling Extreme and best known as Wrestler #2 of the GWE.Mr. Jerry was...
Evie Bartlett
Apr 20, 2021
Mrs. Evie Bartlett, 78, of Montezuma, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Mrs. Evie was born September 16, 1942, in Montezuma to Doris Layfield Miller and the late Johnny Ike Layfield. She loved the Lord and was a member of Stillwater Chapel in Ideal, Georgia.She worked as an inspector for...
Donald Joseph Pierce
Apr 14, 2021
Mr. Donald Joseph Pierce, age 63, of Andersonville, GA passed away April 14, 2021, at Lillian Carter Health and Rehabilitation Center in Plains, Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens with Rev. Mark Poole officiating. The family will receive friends immediately after the graveside service. Donald was born...
Marjorie Hobbs English
Mar 9, 2021
Posted on behalf of Mathis Funeral Home in Cochran – Marjorie Hobbs English, age 78, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at her residence. Private funeral services will be held Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Mathis Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mrs. English, born in Macon County, was the daughter of the late G.C., Jr. and Inez...
James Robert Ham
Mar 8, 2021
MONTEZUMA, GA - Mr. James "Bobby" Robert Ham, age 69, of Montezuma, GA passed away Monday, March 8, 2021. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 a.m., Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park, Montezuma, GA for a graveside service at 11 a.m. Pastor Lance Bernard will officiate the service. Due to Covid-19, the use of face masks...
Dorothy Jean Barfield
Mar 5, 2021
OGLETHORPE, GA - Mrs. Dorothy Jean Barfield, 67, of Bonaire, formerly of Oglethorpe, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021, at Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry, Georgia. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 1:00 p.m.at Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens.The family will receive friends on Tuesday, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Watson Mathews Funeral...
George Robert Hall
Feb 23, 2021
MONTEZUMA, GA - Mr. George Robert Hall, Jr., 72, of Montezuma, Georgia passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 1:00 P.M.A visitation will be held at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. Bro. Jason Roberts will...
Kathy Kelley Windham
Feb 19, 2021
OGLETHORPE, GA - Kathy Kelley Windham, 61, of Oglethorpe, Georgia, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021, at her home. Kathy was born May 5, 1959, in Reynolds, Georgia, to Billy and Shirlene (Thornton) Kelley. She graduated from Macon County High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbus State University. She worked as a medical technologist at Sumter...
Stoney James Benford
Feb 16, 2021
OGLETHORPE, GA - Stoney James Benford, age 76, of Oglethorpe, GA passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at the Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins, GA. Graveside services will be held at 2 PM, February 20, 2021, at the Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Benford will lie in state at the funeral home from 9 AM to 5 PM on...
Frances Edwina Bryan
Jan 29, 2021
DULUTH, GA - Ms. Frances Edwina Bryan, 79 of Duluth, Georgia, entered into rest, January 29, 2021. FRIENDS MAY VIEW THE VIDEO TRIBUTE OF THE GRAVESIDE SERVICE FOR EDWINA ATwww.watsonmathewsfuneralhome.com. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel, 322 North Dooly Street, Montezuma, GA. Edwina was born February 4,...
C.T. Harvey (Courtesy)
Jan 25, 2021
C.T. Harvey, 70, of Vienna, GA, formerly of Montezuma, GA died January 25, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Graveside memorial services will be held Friday, January 29, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Riverview Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service. Rev. Jeremy Barrett will officiate. Social distancing will be required and masks will be provided....
Billy Wayne Law
Jan 20, 2021
ANDERSONVILLE, GA - Mr. Billy Wayne Law, Sr., 74, of Andersonville, Georgia entered into rest, Wednesday, January 20, 2021. A private graveside service will be held at Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens with Rev. Chet Ragsdale officiating the service. Mr. Law will lie in state on Friday, January 22, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the funeral home for friends...
Robert Clarence Collier
Jan 13, 2021
Mr. Robert Clarence Collier, III, 73, of Montezuma, Georgia passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Houston Healthcare in Perry, Georgia. Due to inclement weather, a private memorial service will be held inside at the Montezuma United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2021. Rev. Jonathan Beckum, Rev. Chip Grantham, and Rev. Kevin Clotfelter will be officiating...
Ronnie Rodney Worth
Jan 11, 2021
MONTEZUMA, GA - Mr. Ronnie Rodney Worth, 75, of Montezuma, Georgia passed away Monday, January 11, 2021, at Montezuma Health and Rehabilitation Center. The family will honor his request for cremation and no formal services will be held. Mr. Ronnie was born on June 8, 1945, in Clewiston Florida. He retired from Bean, Whitaker, Lutz, and Kareh, Inc. where he...
