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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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John Downing

John Downing

Apr 18, 2014

John D. Downing, 63, of Pelham, GA, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at his residence. A private service will be scheduled. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . John was born January 13, 1951 in Troy, AL, the son of Palmer Downing and Mildred Hudson Downing. He was a graduate of Hurtsboro High School and a...

Rodger Robinson

Rodger Robinson

Apr 18, 2014

Rodger Dale Robinson, 62, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 2014 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Randy Mosley officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Charles Harrell, Terry Parker, Scott Roberson, Otis Lee Boyett, Willard Musgrove, Lewis...

Gregg Soper

Gregg Soper

Apr 18, 2014

Gregg Soper, 57, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 25, 2014 Ivey Funeral Home with Pastor Dewitt Phillips officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Gregg was born December 25, 1956 in Virginia. He served in the U. S. Army and...

Vessie Newberry

Vessie Newberry

Apr 17, 2014

Vessie Brinson Newberry, 84, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley and Pastor Tim Dean officiating. A private graveside service will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Garrett Cribb, Blake Brock, Scott Stanley,...

John Rogers

John Rogers

Apr 16, 2014

John B. Rogers, Jr., 80, of Bainbridge, GA and Donalsonville, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley officiating and will conclude in the church. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....

Joyce Godwin

Joyce Godwin

Apr 11, 2014

Joyce Godwin, 62, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Hillcrest Cemetery, Quincy, FL with Brian Pullam, Allen Pullam, Bruce Pullam, Jimmy White,...

Brian Hughes

Brian Hughes

Apr 8, 2014

Brian C. Hughes, 71, of Adams, MA, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. A private interment will be held at Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge, GA. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Adams Ambulance Service, 185 Columbia Street, Adams,...

Carl Rice

Carl Rice

Apr 8, 2014

Mr. Carl Michael Rice Mr. Carl Michael Rice, age 55, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at Enterprise Medical Center in Enterprise, Alabama. Services will be held for Mr. Rice at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Bainbridge, Georgia. Paster Ben Rice will officiate. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Derrick Hudson, J.T....

Don Sidener

Don Sidener

Apr 5, 2014

Don H. Sidener, 81, of Jasper, GA, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Halcyon Hospice in Atlanta, GA. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Roper Funeral Home Chapel in Jasper, GA. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens in Bainbridge, GA. The family will receive friends at Roper Funeral Home...

Carl Griffin

Carl Griffin

Apr 4, 2014

Carl R. "Dick" Griffin, 67, of Blakely, GA, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Hospital's North Campus. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2014 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Robin Jumper and Rev. Paul Medley officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive...

Reliford Smith

Reliford Smith

Apr 4, 2014

Mr. Reliford Dale Smith Mr. Reliford Dale Smith, age 51, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at his home in Brinson, Georgia. The family will be honoring Dale with a memorial service. The service will be held at Spring Creek; time and date to be announced later. Reliford Dale Smith was born June 19, 1962, in Bainbridge, Georgia. His parents...

Annie Davis

Annie Davis

Apr 2, 2014

Annie Ruth Davis, 82, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Warren Fox officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Eldorendo Baptist Church Cemetery with Stacy Davis, Casey Davis, Hal...

Carolyn Kelley

Carolyn Kelley

Apr 2, 2014

Carolyn W. Kelley, 70, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Port City Church of God with Pastor Jimmy Walden and Mr. Joe Morrison officiating. Interment will follow at West Bainbridge Cemetery with Blake Kelley, Kyle Kelley, Bryce Kelley, Zack...

William Terry

William Terry

Apr 1, 2014

William F. Terry, 89, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Archbold Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 4, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Warren Fox officiating and will conclude in the chapel. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Lee Thomas. Searcy Crawford, Ricky Inlow,...

Nellie Harrell

Nellie Harrell

Mar 31, 2014

Nellie N. Harrell, 97, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Harrison officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Pine Level Baptist Church Cemetery with her nephews serving...

Christine Josey

Christine Josey

Mar 30, 2014

Mrs. Christine Elizabeth Josey, age 89, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014.Services for Mrs. Josey will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in the chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Mr. Bobby Grubbs and the Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Interment will follow in Mt. Gilead Cemetery. Brian Key, Steve Key, Ray Josey, Jr., William King, Don Green,...

Evelyn Nix

Evelyn Nix

Mar 29, 2014

Evelyn "Peggy" Nix, 85, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Bainbridge Health Care. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 31, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jeff Stapleton officiating. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery with Zane Allen, Blake Kelley, Jason Williams, Zack Griffin , Tyler Allen,...

Cheryl Strickland

Cheryl Strickland

Mar 29, 2014

Cheryl Anne Strickland, 53, of Donalsonville, GA , passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stanley Phillips officiating, and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Cedar Grove Cemetery near Climax, GA. The family will...

Rayford Whigham

Rayford Whigham

Mar 28, 2014

Mr. Rayford Douglas Whigham of Cairo, age 65, passed away early Friday, March 29, 2014, in Tallahassee, Florida. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Bainbridge. Rayford Douglas Whigham was born in Camilla, Georgia to Jack Whigham and Opal West Whigham. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp...

Faye Wharton

Faye Wharton

Mar 27, 2014

Wharton, Faye Martin, 70, of Tampa, passed away at home on March 27, 2014. She was born in Bainbridge, GA and settled in the Atlanta area in 1978 where she raised her daughters, married Ric, and continued her 30 year career in Property Management. She and Ric moved to Tampa in 2004 where she was a successful Realtor and was...

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