Matthew Regan Osborne, age 47 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
Matthew was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and grew up in Seminole, FL. He was a professional journalist for 25 years, starting in 1999 as a sportswriter at the Lake City (Fla.) Reporter after graduating from George Washington University in Washington. From there, he served his communities as editor/publisher of The Graham Star in Robbinsville, N.C.; sports editor and news editor of the Richmond County Daily Journal in Rockingham, N.C.; sports editor and editor of The Trentonian in Trenton, N.J.; and editor of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal from 2014-19. In November of 2019, Osborne became editor of The Northeast Georgian in Cornelia. He is preceded in death by his father, Barry Osborne.
Survivors include his wife, Samantha Sinclair; sons, Hunter, Callum and Oliver; mother, Sue Osborne; sister and brother-in-law, Mackenzie Osborne and Pete Spano.
Memorial services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2024, at The Chapel of Barrett Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2024, at the funeral home prior to the service.
To share a memory or to leave the family a condolence, please visit www.barrettfh.com.
Barrett Funeral Home is at 118 North Brooks Street in Cleveland, Georgia. 706-865-3101
