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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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Helen Howell

Helen Howell

Dec 31, 2014

Mrs. Helen Youvonne Beach Howell, age 68, passed away early Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at her home in Iron City, Georgia. The funeral service for Mrs. Howell will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Ross Plowdon will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at 10:00....

Alton Hurley

Alton Hurley

Dec 31, 2014

Alton "Skeet" Hurley, 74, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. The memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2014 at Mars Hill Church. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery fund, 553 Mt. Pleasant Church...

Edna Turner

Edna Turner

Dec 29, 2014

Edna Miller Turner, 88, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Gerald A. Little officiating and will conclude in the church. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens with her nephews serving as...

Don Skidmore

Don Skidmore

Dec 28, 2014

Don Skidmore, 84, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 at his residence. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at the family home, 1305 Lakewood Dr., Bainbridge, GA. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the...

F. Wells

F. Wells

Dec 28, 2014

F. E. "Jimmy" Wells, 89, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Poppell officiating. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery with his grandchildren serving as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends from...

Robbie Roach

Robbie Roach

Dec 27, 2014

Mrs. Robbie Nell Roach, age 86, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014, at her home near Colquitt, Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at Bellview Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Whitaker will be officiating. Robbie Nell Roach was born December 17, 1928 to Robert Lee Richardson and Nancy Lou Wade...

Lester Love

Lester Love

Dec 24, 2014

Lester Love, 77, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at his residence. The memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Black Jack Baptist Church with Pastor Jerry Harrell officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to Black Jack Baptist Church, 2747...

L. Willis

L. Willis

Dec 24, 2014

Dr. L. W. "Bo" Willis, Jr., 87, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 26, 2014 at Oak City Cemetery with Dr. Gerald A. Little officiating. The family will receive friends at the cemetery immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign...

Wesley Dukes

Wesley Dukes

Dec 23, 2014

Wesley D. "Buddy" Dukes, 75, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. The memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends at the chapel immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Dukes was born August...

Marion Hollaway

Marion Hollaway

Dec 22, 2014

Marion C. "Mike" Hollaway, Jr., 82, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. Masonic rites will be provided by Orion Lodge #8 F.&A.M. The family will receive friends at the chapel immediately following the service....

C. Tondee

C. Tondee

Dec 22, 2014

Dr. C. Phil Tondee, age 61 of Dublin, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014. Services will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Woodland Heights Independent Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Northview Cemetery. Rev. Michael Hudson, Rev. Jeremy Tondee and Rev. Mark Tondee will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the...

Lynette Spooner

Lynette Spooner

Dec 21, 2014

Lynette Spooner, 65, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dennis Johnson and Rev. Dana Swain officiating. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery with Donald Logue, Jamie Ard, Billy Brown, Sid Copeland, Ronnie...

James Barwick

James Barwick

Dec 20, 2014

Mr. James Lloyd (Jim) Barwick, age 62, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014, in Bainbridge, Georgia. A private, family service will be held in his honor. Jim Barwick was born January 30, 1952 to John Lucious Barwick and Doris Ann Bennett Barwick. He is survived by his children, J.J. Barwick and Brandon Barwick, both of Bainbridge; brother and sisters, Gordon...

T. Bryant

T. Bryant

Dec 20, 2014

T. P. Bryant, 92, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Lake City, FL. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Worsley officiating. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 4:00...

Laverne Mcdonald-Gay

Laverne Mcdonald-Gay

Dec 20, 2014

LaVerne Luke McDonald Gay of Hialeah Lakes, Florida, died peacefully on December 21, 2014 in Moultrie, Georgia at the age of 91. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Meigs, Georgia. Pastor Mack E. Luke will be officiating. The family will greet friends immediately following the service....

Claude Winzell

Claude Winzell

Dec 20, 2014

Mr. Claude Edward Winzell, Jr. of Cairo, Georgia, age 86, passed away Saturday, December 20. 2014 at Archbold Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Doris Starling

Doris Starling

Dec 20, 2014

Mrs. Doris Townsend Starling, age 88, passed away early Saturday, December 20, 2014, at Memorial Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Starling will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 22, 2014, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Karrell Bush will be officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Starling's grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The staff...

James Brown

James Brown

Dec 19, 2014

James Franklin Brown, 72, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Herman Hand and Rev. Thomas Boozer officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Kyle Dragovich, Steve Novak, Christian Novak, Zach McConnell,...

Sarah Davis

Sarah Davis

Dec 18, 2014

Sarah Frances Davis, age 74, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2014. Sarah Frances Davis was born March 25, 1940 to Jessie Aspen Wingate and Winnie Mae Glover Wingate. She moved to the Bainbridge area around 40 years ago from Clearwater, Florida. Sarah Frances was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Davis loved to cook. She enjoyed fishing and looking for...

John Roberts

John Roberts

Dec 17, 2014

John Gordon Roberts, Jr., 58, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Union Baptist Church with Rev. DeWitt Phillips officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com ....

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