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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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James Frierson

James Frierson

Aug 1, 2014

Mr. James (Jimmy) Gerard Frierson, age 75, of Whigham, Georgia passed away in the early hours of Friday, August 1, 2014. A service will be held for Mr. Frierson at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at El Bethel Baptist Church in Grady County, Georgia. Rev. Douglas Halstead will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service,...

Charles Ward

Charles Ward

Aug 1, 2014

Charles Thomas Ward, Sr., 73, of Donalsonville, GA, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Medley officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Gary Brinson, Hill Yates, John Day, Travis Greene, Jamie Lane Chambliss,...

Roger Maxwell

Roger Maxwell

Jul 31, 2014

Roger Leon Maxwell, Sr., 71, of Whigham, GA, passed away Thursday, July, 31, 2014 at his residence. The graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Pastor Jerry Harrell officiating. His sons and grandsons will serve as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m....

Caroline Woodall

Caroline Woodall

Jul 31, 2014

Caroline Woodall, 94, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Lakeland Memorial Gardens with Rev. Dewitt Phillips officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Ms. Woodall was born April 7, 1920 in Kissimmee,...

Elton Pope

Elton Pope

Jul 31, 2014

Elton Eugene "Bill" Pope, 85, of Havana, FL and formerly of Climax, GA, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Big Bend Hospice House. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 4, 2014 at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Thad Marshall officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Ricky Pope,...

Chris Strickland

Chris Strickland

Jul 29, 2014

Chris Strickland, 31, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014 in Bainbridge, GA. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rawleigh Furney officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu...

Preston Perkins

Preston Perkins

Jul 29, 2014

Preston Parker Perkins, Jr., 90, of Staunton, VA, passed away July 29, 2014. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 22, 2014 at Cedar Grove Cemetery near Climax, GA. The family will receive friends at the cemetery immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . The family requests memorial...

John Day

John Day

Jul 24, 2014

John Irving Day, 62, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill McCamon and Rev. Milton Harrison officiating. Interment will follow at Greenshade Cemetery with Kyle Day, Danny Stephens, Rex Kever, Andre Magueur ,...

Everette Barber

Everette Barber

Jul 24, 2014

Everette I. "Bubber" Barber, 79, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Bethany Baptist Church. Interment will be at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr....

Frances Hall

Frances Hall

Jul 22, 2014

Nadine Hall, 91, of Bainbridge, GA and formerly of Prattville, AL, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2014 at Crown Hill Cemetery at 1907 Dawson Road, Albany, GA 31707 with Rev. William "Buck" Jones of Wetumpka, AL and Father Lee Lowery,...

Billy Livingston

Billy Livingston

Jul 18, 2014

Billy Livingston, 70, of Donalsonville died Friday, July 18, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. David Grubbs will officiate with burial to follow at Leila United Methodist Church Cemetery in Colquitt County. John Moore, James Moore, Roy Pate, Albert Harden,...

James Merritt

James Merritt

Jul 14, 2014

James "Jim" Clyde Merritt, 68, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley officiating. Graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Merritt Cemetery in Dewitt, AR. Active pallbearers will...

Carl Jones

Carl Jones

Jul 14, 2014

Carl Jackson "Bubba" Jones, Jr., 86, of Climax, GA, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at Bainbridge Healthcare. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Steve Poppell officiating and will conclude in the chapel. Interment will be at Cedar Grove Cemetery with the members of Orion...

James Starling

James Starling

Jul 7, 2014

Mr. James Ronald Starling, age 56, passed away July 7, 2014 in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services will be held Friday, July 11, 2014, 10:00 AM, graveside, at West Bainbridge Cemetery. Rev. David Grubbs will be officiating. After the service the family will gather at the First Church of the Nazarene to visit with friends. James Ronald Starling was born January 8,...

Vernon Baggett

Vernon Baggett

Jul 6, 2014

Vernon J. Baggett, 87, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with the active members of the Orion Lodge #8 F & AM serving...

Cunegunda Chapin

Cunegunda Chapin

Jul 4, 2014

Cunegunda Amelia Sauer Chapin ("Connie") left this world on July 4, 2014. She will be interred in St. Mary's Cemetery in Aberdeen, SD beside her beloved husband Leroy Albert Chapin. There will be a memorial service in Aberdeen on a later date. Connie was born on August 18, 1916 in Aberdeen, SD. She was the third child of 14-10 girls,...

Christine Clees

Christine Clees

Jul 3, 2014

Mrs. Christine Hazel Clees, age 82, passed away early Thursday morning, July 3, 2014. A memorial service will be held in her honor, at a later date. Christine Hazel Leesch was born June 17, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan. Her parents were Louis Leesch and Marjorie Frink Leesch. She married Robert Clees, who preceded her in death. She was very, very...

Gene Tuten

Gene Tuten

Jul 3, 2014

Dr. Gene Tuten , 78, of Bainbridge Georgia, passed away July 3rd, 2014 at Bainbridge Healthcare. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev. Warren Fox officiating. The family will receive friends at Morningside immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com ....

Herbert Olivent

Herbert Olivent

Jul 3, 2014

Herbert A. Olivent, 86, of Greenville, GA, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014 in Greenville, GA. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randy Mosley officiating, and will conclude in the chapel. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. Lamar Barbree, Steve Wacaser, Randy Blocker, Guy...

Mary Josey

Mary Josey

Jun 28, 2014

Mary Lou Bellflower Josey, 76, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away June 28, 2014 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs and Rev. Scott Messer officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Gilead Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery with Eric Josey, Donald Logue,...

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