Mercer Baggs

Mercer Robert Baggs, II, 62, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at his residence. The memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Kenneth B. Mckenzie and Dr. Gerald A. Little officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 1323 East Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, GA 39817. Mr. Baggs was born September 17, 1948 in Savannah, GA, the son of Mercer Robert Baggs and Vivian Evans Baggs. He was a graduate of Bainbridge High School, Class of 1966, and the University of Florida, Class of 1970. Robert was a member of the 1968 National Champion Golf Team for the University of Florida. Mr. Baggs was a lay minister, and a teacher at Bainbridge Probation Substance Abuse Center. He was a member of Bainbridge Country Club where he won the Club Championship over 20 times. He will be remembered for his loving heart for God, Jesus, his sons, his church family, for learning, helping others, and his love of living. Survivors include his sons, Mercer Robert Baggs, III and his wife, Tiffany, of Orlando, FL and Evans Baggs and his wife, Natalie, of Mill Valley, CA; his sisters, Betty Grace Sport of Pensacola, FL and Penny B. Kwilecki and her husband, Gerard, of Bainbridge, GA; and his grandchildren, Malin Baggs and Mallory Baggs, both of Orlando, FL. Mr. Baggs was preceded in death by his brother, William Baggs.