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.

Arlene Gilbert

Arlene Gilbert

Nov 5, 2015

Arlene Gilbert, 91, of Bainbridge, GA passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 in Tallahassee, FL. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Johnny Roberts officiating. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the...

James Ivey

James Ivey

Nov 4, 2015

James Quentin "Jim" Ivey, 60, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Brown officiating, and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery with Jay Ivey, Richard Ivey,...

Vernell Rich

Vernell Rich

Nov 3, 2015

Vernell Hatton Rich, 90, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at her residence after a long illness. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Dean officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Zion Church Cemetery with Wesley Adams, Brad Lott, Adam Shifflett, Stanley...

Jimmie Ellis

Jimmie Ellis

Oct 31, 2015

Jimmie Norene Ellis, 83, of Iron City, GA, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2015 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mylan Brookins officiating. Interment will follow at Corinth Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00...

Jack Bishop

Jack Bishop

Oct 30, 2015

Jack Bishop, 86, of Ochlocknee, GA, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2015 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gene Brock officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Ray Morrison, Wayne Morrison, Murray Bishop, Randy Weathersby, Johnathan Cannon and...

Mary Coleman

Mary Coleman

Oct 28, 2015

Mary Cofty Coleman, 85, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Dean and Rev. Lynn Roberts officiating. A private graveside service will follow at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with John R. Cofty, Jr.,...

Ruth Wasson

Ruth Wasson

Oct 28, 2015

Mrs. Ruth D. Wasson, age 87, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. There will be no formal services. Mrs. Wasson was born in Alberta, Canada. She lived much of her life in South Florida. She moved to Bainbridge from Kissimmee, Florida in 1999. Ruth worked as a pharmacy technician before her retirement. She has...

Dixie Harrell

Dixie Harrell

Oct 25, 2015

Dixie N. Harrell, 93, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Long officiating. A private interment will follow at Colquitt Cemetery with Mike Henry, Ken Henry, Tommy Nalls, Craig Nalls, Roger Nalls, and...

Calvin Brownhill

Calvin Brownhill

Oct 24, 2015

CCalvin Brownhill, 67, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Medley and Rev. Austin Phillips officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Jesse Powell, Jay Hadley, Bruce Kelly, J.B. Kelly,...

Ray Brown

Ray Brown

Oct 24, 2015

Ray Owens Brown, 50, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Bainbridge Health Care. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to Faceville Baptist Church, 2109 Faceville Attapulgus Rd., Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. Mr. Brown was born February 13,...

Jeanne Glover

Jeanne Glover

Oct 21, 2015

Jeanne C. Glover, 82, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Ivey...

Jim Scott

Jim Scott

Oct 20, 2015

Jim C. Scott, 85, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at his residence. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Brinson Cemetery with Rev. James Williamson officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors...

Gary Milleville

Gary Milleville

Oct 19, 2015

Gary A. Milleville, 56, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at Memorial Hospital. A private funeral service will be held Saturday, October 24, 2015. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK...

Ned Sherrer

Ned Sherrer

Oct 18, 2015

Ned W. "Buddy" Sherrer, 49, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015. The memorial service for "Buddy" Sherrer and Mary Mills Sherrer will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Bikefest Grounds, 1754 Pond Town Road, Bainbridge, GA 39817. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be...

Lou Phillips

Lou Phillips

Oct 15, 2015

Lou Ellen Phillips, 80, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Phillips and Rev. Stanley Phillips officiating. Interment will follow at Brinson Cemetery with Craig Phillips, Leon Barwick, Heath Barwick, Steve Phillips,...

Phyllis Morris

Phyllis Morris

Oct 14, 2015

Phyllis Morris, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at her residence. A graveside memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Oak City Cemetery with Rev. Ron McCaskill officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mrs. Morris...

Irving Cross

Irving Cross

Oct 13, 2015

Mr. Irving Joseph Cross, age 71, passed away early on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at his home in Cairo, Georgia. Services for Mr. Cross will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Midway Baptist Church, 2389 Georgia Highway 93 South, Cairo, Georgia. The Rev. Johnny Burdick and the Rev. Gordon Cloud will be officiating. Interment will follow...

Mary Stogner

Mary Stogner

Oct 12, 2015

Mary Esther Griffin Stogner, 78, of Donalsonville, GA, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glen Elmore officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Interment will follow at Calvary Assembly of God Cemetery with...

Christine Freeman

Christine Freeman

Oct 11, 2015

Christine Shirley Simms Freeman, 74, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at her residence. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorials may be made to the Bainbridge-Decatur County Humane Society at 1250 Cox Avenue, Bainbridge, GA 39819. Mrs. Freeman was born in...

Dimas Baca-Huerta

Dimas Baca-Huerta

Oct 11, 2015

Dimas Baca-Huerta, 78, of Climax, GA, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Dimas was born in Tierra Nueva, Mexico, the son of Luis Vaca and Inocencia Huerta. Survivors include his children, Victoria Baca Sanchez, Ramiro Vaca Sanchez and wife Rocio Baca Mendez, both of Mexico, Ruben Vaca Sanchez and his wife Leticia Garcia of Raleigh, NC,...

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