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.

Dorothy Cobb

Dorothy Cobb

Jan 1, 2014

Mrs. Dorothy Lewis Cobb, age 81, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Cobb will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 6, 2014, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Warren Fox will be officiating. Interment will follow in New Fountainhead Cemetery. Richard Wheeler, Chris Cobb, Lenny Thomas, Cesar Morales, and...

Elizabeth Lane

Elizabeth Lane

Jan 1, 2014

Elizabeth Houston Lane, 78, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 3, 2014 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. A private interment will be held at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery near Cuthbert, GA. The family will...

Norbert Podawiltz

Norbert Podawiltz

Dec 31, 2013

Mr. Norbert James Podawiltz was born on May 18, 1926 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. He was the son of Elsie Exner and Russell Brady. He attended S.S. Peter and Paul grade school and graduated in 1940. Norbert enlisted in the U. S. Navy on November 16, 1943. He attended Miami University School for Bakers and Cooks in Oxford, Ohio. In...

Rhonda West

Rhonda West

Dec 28, 2013

Rhonda Sue Knight West, 54, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 30, 2013 at Fellowship Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Worsley officiating. Interment will follow at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday,...

Paul Harrell

Paul Harrell

Dec 27, 2013

Paul J. Harrell, 93, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at Bainbridge Healthcare. Mr. Harrell was born August 31, 1920 in Yancey County, NC, the son of Roy Harrell and Althe Harris Harrell. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and the Merchant Marines, and was a entrepreneur in many diverse businesses. Mr. Harrell was...

Robert Shoemaker

Robert Shoemaker

Dec 27, 2013

Mr. Robert L. "Red" Shoemaker, 78, of Charlotte, NC, passed away December 27, 2013, at his home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Whigham United Methodist Church with Rev. Marsha Emery officiating. The graveside service will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery with full military honors with Lafe Perkins, Jason Bagley, Jacob Bagley,...

Linda Davis

Linda Davis

Dec 26, 2013

Linda C. Davis, 67, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Black Jack Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Adamson officiating. Interment will follow at Black Jack Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Caleb Atkins, Levi Atkins, Stennes Austinson, Logan...

Gwyndell Phillips

Gwyndell Phillips

Dec 22, 2013

Gwyndell (Gwyn) Dollar Phillips, 77, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Ebenezer Baptist Church (Leon) near Tallahassee, FL with Rev. James Chunn officiating. The graveside service will follow at 1:00 p.m. at Cedar Grove Cemetery near Climax, GA. Chris...

Donald Grubbs

Donald Grubbs

Dec 20, 2013

Mr. Donald W. Grubbs, Sr., age 63, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013, in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. Grubbs will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, December 22, 2013, graveside at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Rev. David Grubbs will be officiating. Donald W. Grubbs was born July 8, 1950 in Colquitt, Georgia, to Joe Brown Grubbs, Sr. and Mattie Mae...

Clifton Williams

Clifton Williams

Dec 20, 2013

Clifton J. "Dud" Williams, 91, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at Riverside Place. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jean Watson, Rev. Wayne McDonald and Rev. Mark Smith officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at West Bainbridge...

Joe Darley

Joe Darley

Dec 18, 2013

Joe Leslie Darley, 73, of Albany, GA, and formerly of Bainbridge, GA passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Willson Hospice House in Albany, GA. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Delwood Baptist Church with Rev. Doug Hall and Rev. Andy Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Delwood Baptist Church Cemetery...

Neil Eitson

Neil Eitson

Dec 17, 2013

Mr. Neil Louis Eitson, age 58, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Service and interment for Mr. Eitson will be held in Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Alabama, at a later date. Neil Louis Eitson was born September 10, 1955 in Thomasville, Georgia to Louie Clinton Eitson and Alice Watson Eitson. He grew-up in Bonifay,...

Rosa Harrell

Rosa Harrell

Dec 17, 2013

Rosa Lee Harrell, 84, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Sutton Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Lynn Roberts officiating. Interment will follow at Sutton Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Kevin Cramer, Adrian Jones, Jamie Wimberly, Shannon Dunn,...

Ruby Barfield

Ruby Barfield

Dec 15, 2013

Ruby L. Barfield, 95, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Memorial Hospital. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Newton Crawford officiating. Active pallbearers will be Lance Lane, Lawson Lane, Will Brock, and Chason Phillips. The family will receive friends immediately following...

Pauline Gardner

Pauline Gardner

Dec 13, 2013

Pauline McDowell. Gardner, 96, of Brinson, GA, passed away Friday, December 13, 2013, at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2013, at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2013,...

Alice Bush

Alice Bush

Dec 11, 2013

Alice Bush, 75, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. The graveside funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2013 at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Ron Kirkland officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th fl., New York, NY...

Mildred Brownlee

Mildred Brownlee

Dec 11, 2013

Mildred Inman Brownlee, 84, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at her residence. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2013 at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Thomas P. Long officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home....

Scarborough Scott

Scarborough Scott

Dec 6, 2013

Mrs. Scarborough Lee Scott, age 82, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013, at Memorial Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services will be held Monday, December 9, 10:00 a.m., at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. S. E. Newberry will be officiating. The service will conclude at the chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private interment at Brinson...

Joann Moore

Joann Moore

Dec 5, 2013

Joann Martin Moore, 70, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Atlanta Northside Hospital. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date at Mexico Beach, FL. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to the Bainbridge-Decatur County Humane Society, 1350 Cox Ave Bainbridge, GA 39819....

Hazel Perry

Hazel Perry

Dec 4, 2013

Hazel Perry, 99, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013. She was at Grady General Hospital in Cairo, GA following a serious fall at her home east of Attapulgus. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Johnson Family Cemetery located on Kemp Road near Attapulgus, GA with Pastor Jerry...

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