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James Walter “Jim” Burgess, Sr., 86, of Albany, GA, passed away October 1, 2026 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 5, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Interment will follow in Paulk’s Chapel Cemetery in Worth County, GA.

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Sue Howard Jordan, age 87, passed away after a life devoted to her family, faith, and community. She was born on May 9, 1939, in Schley County, Georgia, to the late Perry Thomas Streetman, Sr. and Susie Eason Streetman.

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Frank H. Schaffer, 84, of Albany, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Porterfield Methodist Church. Caren Dilts will officiate.

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Benjamin Ned Thompson, 46, of Leesburg, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Willson Hospice House, with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Leesburg Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

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Jim died peacefully on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, surrounded by his family.
At his request, he was cremated, and there will be no formal service. There will be a visitation on Thursday, October 1, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.

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Franklin E. Jenkins, 46, of Albany, GA passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 2, 2026 at 5:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm before the service.

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Janelle B. Griffin, 91, of Albany, GA, passed away Monday, September 28, 2026 at her daughter’s residence in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday October 1, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home. Her son, Rev. Gene Rowell and Rev. Mark Bullock will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Mathews Funeral Home.

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Meagan Leigh Owens, 42 of Leesburg, GA passed away September 26, 2026.

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George S. Bowling of Doerun, GA., died Monday, September 28, 2026 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery in Lakeland, GA. A visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the cemetery. Mr. Frank Bowling will officiate.
The family will also receive friends Wednesday, September 30, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.

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Raymond Daniel Ziemecki, 90, of Albany died Friday, September 25, 2026 at his home.
His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Mathews Funeral Home with interment in Leesburg Cemetery.

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