Don Bocanegra

Alfredo Bocanegra, 72, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Arnaldo Gonzalez officiating. Interment will follow at Franklin Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Bocanegra was born July 11, 1938, the son of Alfredo Bocanegra and Amelia Valdez Bocanegra. He worked for Clinton Nursery for over 16 years and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Sara Avia Bocanegra of Bainbridge, GA; his sons, José Alfredo Bocanegra and his wife, Norma Padrn, of Attapulgus, GA and Jess Bocanegra and his wife, Yashira, of Bainbridge, GA; his brothers, Martn Bocanegra, Feliciano Bocanegra, Zacaras Bocanegra, David Bocanegra, Monserrato Bocanegra, and Eulogio Bocanegra; his sisters, Guadalupe Bocanegra, Juana Bocanegra, Marta Bocanegra, Angelica Bocanegra, and Librada Bocanegra; and his four grandchildren, Julie Bocanegra, Jun Padrn, José Alfredo Bocanegra, and Santiago Bocanegra. Alfredo, nacido el 11 de Julio del 1938 en San Nicols, Tamaulipas, México. Hijo de Alfredo Bocanegra y de Amelia Valdez. Trabajo por 16 aos en la Clinton Nursery, Havana, Fl. Acept y confes a Jesucristo como su Seor y Salvador a la edad de 72 aos el 9 de Octubre del 2010. Le sobreviven su esposa de 41 aos de matrimonio, Sara Avia de Bocanegra de Bainbridge, GA; sus hijos, José Alfredo Bocanegra y Jess Bocanegra; y sus nueras Norma Padrn y Yashira Bocanegra; sus hermanos (a) Guadalupe Bocanegra, Martin Bocanegra, Feliciano Bocanegra, Zacaras Bocanegra, David Bocanegra, Monserrato Bocanegra, Eulogio Bocanegra, Juana Bocanegra, Marta Bocanegra, Librada Bocanegra, y Angélica Bocanegra; y sus cuatro nietos (a) Juan Padrn, José Alfredo Bocanegra, Santiago Bocanegra, y Julie Bocanegra. Servicio Fnebre: 2 de Junio del 2011 a las 4:00 p.m. Ivey Funeral Home Chapel Rev. Arnaldo Gonzlez Sepelio: Cementerio de la Iglesia Bautista Franklin Faceville, GA