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.
Please visit our Wall of Honor to view the veterans we were honored to serve.
Grace Sweat
Jun 14, 2014
Grace Earle Graham Sweat, 88, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Hospice Atlanta. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Medley officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, June 17, 2014...
Mary King
Jun 13, 2014
Mary Durham King, 92, of Brinson, GA, passed away Friday, June 13, 2014 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Brinson Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Crapps and Rev. Ellis Hardwick officiating. Interment will be at Brinson Cemetery with Stanley Harrell, Johnny Shoemaker, Lonnie Alday, Glenn Earnest, Jack...
Gerald King
Jun 12, 2014
Gerald L. King, 76, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Archbold Memorial Hospital while surrounded by his family. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley officiating. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery with John Snowden, Robert "Bo" Snowden, Jeff Jeter, David Helms, Henry...
Sandra Batts
Jun 11, 2014
Sandra Faye Batts, 67, of Lake Seminole, GA, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Bainbridge Church of God with Pastor Jamie Rivera officiating. Interment will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on...
Isaiah Mejia
Jun 8, 2014
Rev. Isaiah Mejia, 59, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Justin Lemons and Rev. Fernando Jiminez officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign...
Dan Cooper
Jun 4, 2014
Dan Clark Cooper Sr., 75, former resident of Macclenny, Florida and current resident of Lake Butler, Florida, passed away on June 4, 2014, after an extended illness. The graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2014, 2 pm at Greenshade Cemetery in Decatur County Georgia. Reverend Donna Sue Roberts of Trinity/Reynolds Chapel United Methodist Churches will be...
George Barnard
May 31, 2014
George Robert "Bob" Barnard, 74, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at his residence. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley and Elder Ester Watson officiating. The Penney-Lambert Sunday School Class will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends immediately...
Ruth Wildman
May 31, 2014
Mrs. Ruth Waltruad Eikstaedt Wildman, age 80, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014, at her daughter's home. A memorial service will be held in Helen, Georgia, at a later date. Ruth Waltruad Eikstaedt was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1934. She married William (Bill) Wildman; who preceded her in death. Ruth came to the United States in 1961 and became...
Ret. Sgtmaj Auston Connell
May 30, 2014
SGTMAJ Auston "Sarge" Connell, Ret., 91, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley and Rev. Earl Barron officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery with full military honors. David Helms, Chris Logue,...
Stacey Bigelow
May 29, 2014
Stacey W. Bigelow, 49, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Bainbridge Health Care. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Stacey was born September 18, 1964 in Lebanon, PA. She was a homemaker and member of First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her children, Alyssa Takara Bigelow of Tallahassee, Fl and Jareth Cohen Bigelow...
Lee Yager
May 23, 2014
Mr. Lee Forester Yager, age 82, of Climax, Georgia, passed away late Friday, May 23, 2014, at Memorial Hospital. Services for Mr. Yager will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Climax Baptist Church. Rev. Steve Poppell will be officiating. The members of the Josh Sunday School Class will serve as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Yager will be...
Betty Mcrae
May 22, 2014
Betty Darley McRae, 81, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014 at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev. Warren Fox officiating. Interment will follow at Delwood Baptist Church Cemetery with the Deacons of Morningside Baptist Church serving as active...
Wilma Goodwin
May 22, 2014
Wilma Laverne Smith Goodwin passed from this life on May 22, 2014 at her home in Dallas, Texas. Laverne was born on September 16, 1932 to Thomas Edward Smith and Edna Earl Nix Smith (Edna Cochran, Bainbridge) in Eldorendo, Georgia. Laverne is preceded in death by her husband Dan, who passed away in January 1996. The oldest of seven siblings,...
Carolyn Smith
May 21, 2014
Carolyn Ann Smith, 76, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest...
Charles Sherred
May 20, 2014
Mr. Charles Edward (Ed) Sherred, age 71, of Cairo, Georgia passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Mr. Sherred was a patient in Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 31, 2014, 2:00 p.m., at the Riders for Christ Cowboy Church, 1294 Union Hill Road, Pelham, Georgia. Pastor Teddy...
Charles Ingram
May 20, 2014
Charles E. Ingram, 62, of Climax, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Antioch Baptist Church with Pastor Jerry Harrell officiating. Interment will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery with Shane McLendon, Brandon Ingram, Grady Ingram, Brad Lambert, Eric Lambert, Dan...
Miles Dennis
May 17, 2014
Miles E. Dennis, 86, of Colquitt, GA, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy McNair and Rev. Royce Horne officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Pine...
Marjorie Cross
May 17, 2014
Marjorie Johnson Cross, 91, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014. A graveside funeral service will be scheduled at Ft. Myers City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations should be made to Gentiva Hospice, 432 East Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, GA 39819, or Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011. Mrs. Cross was born November 24, 1922...
Milton Davis
May 15, 2014
Milton Howard Davis, 63, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. Interment will follow at Brinson Cemetery with Peter Davis, Dontorrius Davis, Kentavius Jackson, Richard Wheeler, Doug Powe, and George Mavris...
James Partee
May 13, 2014
James Edward Partee, 90, of Highlands, NC and formerly of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 in Highlands, NC. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Oak City Cemetery with Dr. Gerald A. Little officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 16,...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.


