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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.
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Ricky Marchese
Sep 10, 2016
Mr. Ricky Earl Marchese, age 63, passed away at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. Marchese will be held graveside, 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at Spring Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Ricky Earl Marchese was born November 14, 1952 in Columbus, Georgia, to Michael Joseph Marchese and Lois Ellen Tipton Marchese. Both have preceded him in death....
John Taylor
Sep 7, 2016
Mr. John Robert (Bob) Taylor, age 79, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Taylor at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 10, 2016, at Ocilla Baptist Church in Ocilla, Georgia. Rev. Rob Dowdle will officiate. John Robert Taylor was born December 7, 1936, in Albany, Georgia, to Richard...
John Cofty
Sep 6, 2016
John Roger Cofty, Sr., 83, of Brinson, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Albritton officiating. Huey Charles Cofty will serve as the honorary officiant. Interment will follow at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Eric Cofty, Patrick Cofty,...
Ruby Black
Sep 5, 2016
Ruby Tedder Simmons Black, 90, of Colquitt, GA, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Brinson Cemetery with Chris Amacker, Gary Salter, Will Salter, Caleb Posey, Byron Reynolds and Ronnie Simmons serving as active pallbearers.The family will receive friends...
Elizabeth Logue
Sep 4, 2016
Elizabeth Jones Logue, 89, of Climax, GA, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Thad Marshall officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Cemetery with Jason Gainous, Braxton Harrell, Tony Kelly, Garrett Lambert, Tate Lambert, Conner Hyatt, Jeremy Faircloth and...
Adrianne Rice
Sep 4, 2016
Sara Adrianne Rice, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016.The graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Jimmy Dean officiating. Garrett Rice, Matt Greene, Rock Holt, Spencer Rice, Dustin Strickland, and Preston Strickland will serve as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends immediately...
Patricia Thompson
Sep 2, 2016
Mrs. Patricia Ann Walsingham Thompson, age 75, of Cairo, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016, in Thomasville, Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo, Georgia. Patricia was born January 11, 1941, in Grady County, Georgia, to W. Willard Walsingham and Hazel Inez Cain Walsingham. She married Jack William...
Patricia Murphy
Sep 1, 2016
Ms. Patricia Diane Allen Murphy, age 69, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016, at her home in Cairo, Georgia. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Hilltop Bible Baptist Church. Pastor Jimmy Parker will officiate. Interment to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Neal Watts, Dennis Watts, Tony Allen, Allen Corbin, Steve Cox, and Matthew Nellis will...
James Phillips
Aug 31, 2016
James Roy Phillips, 63, formerly of Donalsonville, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016.The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com.James Roy Phillips was born February 20, 1953 in Donalsonville, GA, the son of Mixon and Lorane Phillips. James was a member of Corinth Free Will Baptist Church...
Charles Higginbotham
Aug 31, 2016
Charles Edward Higginbotham, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Memorial Hospital.Charles has requested that there be no local services or visitation. A private family celebration of his life is being scheduled. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com.In lieu of food and flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of your...
Robert Anderson
Aug 28, 2016
Mr. Robert Lee Anderson, age 66, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at Trinity Baptist Church. Pastor Brett Ellinburg will officiate. Robert Lee Anderson was born November 13, 1949, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, to Harl Harvey Anderson and Margaret Reed...
Eddie Robinson
Aug 25, 2016
Eddie Wayne Robinson, 69, of Eldorendo, GA, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rick Kohl officiating. Interment will follow at Robinson Cemetery in Donalsonville with Rudy Robinson, Ed Weatherwax, Jason Lomineck, Faron Young, Dale Robinson, Steven McDonald, and Sammy Robinson...
Annie Brock
Aug 25, 2016
Annie Lou Boutwell Brock, 92, of Climax, GA, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brian Hatchett officiating. Interment will follow at New Home Free Will Baptist Church No. 2 Cemetery with her grandsons serving as active pallbearers.The family will receive...
Drusie Martin
Aug 21, 2016
Mrs. Drusie Frances Martin passed away early on Sunday, August 21, 2016, at Memorial Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Martin will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Attapulgus Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at...
Mildred Hunter
Aug 20, 2016
Mildred "Millie" Hunter, 78, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Bainbridge Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 22, 2016, at Bethany Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest...
Joshua Owens
Aug 18, 2016
Mr. Joshua Lee Owens, age 33, passed away August 18, 2016, in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held in his honor at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Calvary Assembly of God Church. Pastor Bill Cotterill will be officiating. Joshua Lee Owens was born May 1, 1983 in Tampa, Florida. His parents were Timothy Wayne Owens and...
Wesley Lankford
Aug 12, 2016
Wesley Allen Lankford, 50, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, August 12, 2016.The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to: Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.Wesley Allen Lankford was born September 25, 1965 in Miami, FL, the...
Maxine Horton
Aug 12, 2016
Maxine Baker Horton, 91, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, August 12, 2016.The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 15, 2016 at Rock Bluff Cemetery near Bristol, FL with Bruce Wilkes, Sherry Wilkes, Jim Smith and Katelyn Smith officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest...
Judith Guinn
Aug 11, 2016
Judith A. Guinn, 76, of Seminole County, GA, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016.A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Partners for Pets, Inc., 4011 Maintence Dr, Marianna, FL 32448 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123Online visitors may sign the guest register...
Mary Palmer
Aug 9, 2016
Jeannette Mathis Palmer, affectionately known as "JJ", 73, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Brown and Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Harry Smith, Edward Reynolds, Shawn Surratt, Bill Cooper,...
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