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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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Anthony Glisson
Sep 21, 2024
I, Andy Glisson, am writing my own obituary. I was born April 27, 1955 to Ceaphus and Hazel Glisson in Bainbridge, Georgia. I went to Bainbridge High School. I met the love of my life, my best friend, and my wife of over 40 years, Dianne Glisson. I love her and thank her for everything she has done for me...
William Givens
Sep 17, 2024
Mr. William Givens, age 54, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024, in Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, Florida. A memorial service will be announced later. William Givens was born July 3, 1970 in Bainbridge, Georgia to Willie Ray Givens and Betty Loy Johnson Givens. His parents have preceded him in death. He grew up in Miller County, Georgia and moved back...
Vida Patrick
Sep 16, 2024
Vida Willene Rogers Patrick, age 64, passed away Monday, September 16, 2024, surrounded by her family in Bainbridge, Georgia. She had requested no public services be held. Willene was born October 14, 1959 in Reidsville, Georgia to Gillis and Earnestine Hiers Rogers. As a young child she and her family moved to Bainbridge. She grew up watching and helping her...
Melissa Harrell
Sep 13, 2024
Melissa “Missy” Gay Faircloth Harrell, 56, of Bainbridge, Georgia passed away September 13, 2024 surrounded by her family. Missy was born September 5, 1968 to Leo Faircloth and Linda Bell Faircloth. Missy, a native of Bainbridge, Georgia attended Bainbridge High School. She graduated from Bainbridge State College with an Associate Degree in Accounting. Missy married Glenn Harrell August 7, 1992....
Bobby Turknett
Sep 10, 2024
Mr. Bobby Lawrence Turknett, age 91, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Services for Mr. Turknett will be held Sunday, September 15, 2:00 p.m., at the First Christian Church. Pastor Darin Slaymaker will officiate. The service will conclude at the church. The family will receive friends following the service. A private interment will be held in West Bainbridge Cemetery. Bobby...
Nettie Glover
Sep 9, 2024
Funeral Services for Nettie Lee King Glover, 88, will be held on Thursday, September 12 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. at Cox-Ivey Funeral Home, Bainbridge, GA with Reverend Arnold Buckner officiating. The service will conclude at the chapel. She will be interred in the Blackjack Baptist Church Cemetery. Family will gather at the home of Steve...
Dorothy Hall
Sep 8, 2024
Dorothy Louise Hall, age 68, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 2:00 p.m., at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Dorothy Louise Musselman was born May 20, 1956 in Christiansburg, Virginia, to Walter Ashley and Helen Louise Vanhoozier Musselman, who have preceded her...
Marilyn Heard
Sep 5, 2024
Glenda Marilyn Heard, known to all as Marilyn, age 70, of Lake Placid, Florida, passed away on September 5, 2024, surrounded by family. Marilyn was a devoted mother, sister, and friend whose unwavering faith and kind spirit touched the lives of all who knew her. She was a Georgian by birth but a Floridian by choice, where she embraced the...
James Harold Olivent
Aug 31, 2024
The Reverend James Olivent of Hannatown, Georgia passed away August 31, 2024. Services for Rev. Olivent will be held on Thursday, September 5 at 12:00 noon at Hannatown Cemetery with Rev. Emory Smith officiating. James was born on January 3, 1929 in a farmhouse in Recovery, Georgia, the third of six children born to Olga Thaddeus Olivent and Wilma Alene...
Sandra Harrell
Aug 29, 2024
Sandra Kay Hendley Harrell, age 76, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2024, in Cairo, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Harrell will be held at11:00 am, Tuesday, September 3, at Prosperity Primitive Baptist Church, Prosperity Road, Bainbridge, Georgia. Rev. Allen Griffin will officiate. Hal Glover, Cayden Harrell, Jay Lambert, Emmett Dollar, Kaleb Chambers, and Glenn Hatton will serve as pallbearers. Interment will...
Helen Poitevint
Aug 26, 2024
On August 26, 2024, Helen Doris McDaniel Poitevint’s faith was made sight when she entered heaven and was welcomed home by her Savior, the LORD Jesus Christ, whom she loved and served for almost 82 years. Helen was born in Pelham, GA on October 11, 1930 and married Seaborn Roy Poitevint in 1953. They were delighted when God blessed their...
Juan Jose Amarilla-Gomez
Aug 25, 2024
Con gran dolor la familia Amarilla Gómez lamenta el fallecimiento de Juan José Amarilla Gómez nacido el 9 de agosto de 2024 en el Phoebe Putney Putney Memorial Hospital de Albany, Georgia. Fueron 16 días de lucha por la vida en medio de mucho sufrimiento pero que hoy ya son alegrías y descanso sin final en el cielo. Los servicios...
Jack Harrell
Aug 24, 2024
Jack W. Harrell, age 72, passed away on August 24, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. Services for Mr. Harrell will be held on Saturday, September 7 at 10:00 am in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home with Minister Jonathan Moore officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 9:00 am. Mr. Harrell will be...
Edwin Boyd
Aug 23, 2024
Mr. Edwin Claude Boyd, Sr., age 84, passed away at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia on Friday, August 23, 2024. Services for Mr. Boyd will be held Tuesday, August 27, 11:00 a.m., at Mt. Gilead Freewill Baptist Church, Spring Creek Road, Brinson, Georgia. Pastor Lynn Massey and Pastor Chad Cooper will officiate. The interment will follow in Bethany Baptist Church...
Ronnie Ritter, Jr.
Aug 22, 2024
Mr. Ronald Allen (Ronnie) Ritter, Jr., age 45, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Georgia. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 24, 2:00 p.m., at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Dr. Gerald Trotman will officiate. Ronald Allen (Ronnie) Ritter, Jr. was born February 17, 1979 in Donalsonville, Georgia to...
David Williams
Aug 22, 2024
Mr. George David Williams, age 68, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. Williams will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, August 26, 2024 at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Jackson Kendrick, Quinton Horne, Mike Hall, George...
Melinda Brown
Aug 18, 2024
Melinda Paige Brown, age 40, of Chattahoochee, Florida, passed away on August 18, 2024 at Capitol Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, Florida. A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 6:00 p.m., at the Calvary Baptist Church, 5924 Blue Star Highway, Chattahoochee, Florida 32324. Melinda was born on August 5, 1984. She is the daughter of Tony...
Abbie Tomlinson
Aug 18, 2024
Abbie Gail Hatton Tomlinson, age 67, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024, at her home in Ochlocknee, Georgia. Gail was born November 24, 1956 in Bainbridge, Georgia to Herman Hatton and Abbie Ree Molt Hatton. Her parents have preceded her in death. In 2002 she married Keith Tomlinson. Gail drove a bus for the Decatur County School System and worked...
Carl Bennett
Aug 10, 2024
Mr. Carl Christopher Bennett, age 64, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2024, surrounded by his family in Bainbridge, Georgia. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 7, 2024, at the Cornerstone Pentecostal Church, 115 Jennifer Drive, Bainbridge, GA.. The gathering will be outside, under the large oak tree. The Rev. Edward Seabrooks will officiate. Carl...
Dr. William Conger
Aug 9, 2024
Dr. William Reece (Bill) Conger, age 77, of Gulf Shores, Alabama passed away on August 9, 2024 at Sacred-Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. Services for Dr. Conger will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:00 am in the Oak City Cemetery. Bill was born in Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Columbus, Georgia in 1950. He attended Wynnton Elementary...
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