Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Bainbridge, GA area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

Ruth Faircloth

Ruth Faircloth

Jul 17, 2016

Mrs. Ruth Dawson Faircloth, age 89, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Bainbridge Health and Rehab in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Faircloth will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2106, at New Life at Lake Seminole, 2164 Ga. Highway 253, Donalsonville, Georgia. Pastor Glenn Elmore will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mark Faircloth,...

Robert Tate

Robert Tate

Jul 16, 2016

Robert M. "Bobby" Tate, 71, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016.A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at the Fowlstown Volunteer Fire Department with Rev. DeWitt Phillips officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to: Bainbridge BikeFest, P. O. Box 7752,...

Shirley Keller

Shirley Keller

Jul 14, 2016

Shirley Keller, 90, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at her residence.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Poppell officiating. A private interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens Cemetery with Mrs. Keller's grandsons and great-grandsons serving as active pallbearers.The family will...

Ruth Lee

Ruth Lee

Jul 14, 2016

Ruth Smith Lee, 77, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at her residence.The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Mark Jones officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors...

Mary Speir

Mary Speir

Jul 11, 2016

Mrs. Mary Kirkland Speir, age 73, passed away at her home in Brinson, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Speir will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Speir will be interred in New Park Cemetery, Ft....

Ralph Watson

Ralph Watson

Jul 8, 2016

Ralph Watson, 87, of Dawsonville, Georgia, passed away at his home Friday, July 8, 2016, surrounded by his family.A graveside service is set for 10:00am Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at the Hannatown Cemetery located in south Decatur County, Georgia. Brian Garmon, Douglas Watson, Tyler Mincey, D.J. Strong, Caleb Olivent, and Cameron Olivent will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive...

Juanita Langley

Juanita Langley

Jul 7, 2016

Juanita Smith Langley, 88, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 in Bainbridge, GA. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Attapulgus United Methodist Church with Rev. Lynn Hurley officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Quincy, FL. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Attapulgus...

Brayden Cox

Brayden Cox

Jul 5, 2016

Brayden Glenn Cox, 22 months, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 8, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Phillip Kirkland officiating. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens.The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign...

Elsie Knight

Elsie Knight

Jul 3, 2016

When someone you love becomes a memory, their memory becomes a treasure. Elsie Renfroe Knight passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 3, 2016. She has joined her beloved Charles who passed away August 7, 2015. She is survived by her 2 sons, Charlie Knight of Clayton, Ga and Ren Knight of Loganville, Ga, and their families. Elsie was born June...

C. Stokes

C. Stokes

Jul 2, 2016

C. Lewis Stokes, 71, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Lake Wales, FL, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Morningside Baptist Church.  The men of Morningside Baptist Church will serve as honorary pallbearers.The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Morningside Baptist Church. Online visitors...

Susan Phinney

Susan Phinney

Jul 2, 2016

Susan Deborah Battles Phinney, 72, of Canton, GA, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at her residence.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stephen L. Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. prior...

Austin Phillips

Austin Phillips

Jul 1, 2016

Dr. Austin Luther Phillips Sr., age 74, entered the Gates of Glory on July 1st, 2016, at his home surrounded by family and friends.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Morningside Baptist Church with Pastor Tom Lancastor, Pastor Billy Duggan, Pastor Dwight Deal, and Mrs. Margaret Kennedy officiating. Interment will follow at...

Lisa Hines

Lisa Hines

Jun 30, 2016

Lisa Kay Hines, 51, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Dean officiating. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at...

Elisha Willis

Elisha Willis

Jun 29, 2016

Mr. Elisha James (Nump) Willis, Jr., age 85, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Memorial Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Climax Baptist Church in Climax, Georgia. The Rev. Steve Poppell will officiate. A private family interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on...

James Johnson

James Johnson

Jun 28, 2016

Mr. James Johnson, age 61, passed away early Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Bainbridge Healthcare Center in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. Johnson will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. The service will conclude at the chapel. Mr. Johnson will be interred in...

Mary Jones

Mary Jones

Jun 28, 2016

Mary Evelyn Laing Jones, 69, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016.A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway, Suite 1,...

Evelyn Porter

Evelyn Porter

Jun 25, 2016

Evelyn Winona Taunton Griffin Porter, 89, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Seminole Manor Nursing Home in Donalsonville, GA.The Celebration of Life Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stephen L. Webb officiating. A private interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The date...

Huey Rich

Huey Rich

Jun 24, 2016

Mr. Huey Lafayette Rich, age 79, of Bainbridge, passed away early Friday, June 24, 2016, at Memorial Manor. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 26, 2016, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Rev. Jim Nalls will be officiating. The interment will follow in Brinson Cemetery. Jeremy Jackson, Daniel Jackson, Dawson Jackson, Zachary Jackson, Rae Givens,...

Sue Williams

Sue Williams

Jun 24, 2016

Sue Williams, age 78, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at her home in Cairo, Georgia. A memorial service will be held in her honor, 6:30 p.m., July 12, at Eastside Baptist Church in Cairo. The Reverends Wayne McDonald, Steve Wooten, and Andrew Donaldson will officiate. Ollie Sue Knight Williams was born December 18, 1937 in Flat Rock, Alabama, to...

Margie Gunn

Margie Gunn

Jun 23, 2016

Margie Faircloth Gunn, 88, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Attapulgus Church of God with Rev. Dana Swain and Rev. Scotty Herndon officiating. Interment will follow at Attapulgus Baptist Church Cemetery with Bruce Bennett, Billy Brown, Steve Boyett, Tommy Haire, Patrick Gillespie and...

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