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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.

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Olin Franklin

Olin Franklin

Mar 26, 2013

Mr. Olin Franklin (Frankie) Hooker, Jr., age 52, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at his home in Donalsonville, Georgia. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 29, 2013, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Valdosta, Georgia. The Rev. James Yarbrough and the Rev. Ronnie Youngblood...

Travis Day

Travis Day

Mar 26, 2013

Travis Day, 61, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs and Rev. Scott Messer officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with Jason Scott, Chris Scott, Jeff Brancato, Preston...

Nancy Franklin

Nancy Franklin

Mar 26, 2013

Mrs. Nancy Franklin passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Woodbridge, Virginia. Services for Mrs. Franklin will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Eldorendo Baptist Church in Eldorendo, Georgia. The Rev. Dr. Tommy Long will be officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Eldorendo...

Dale Brown

Dale Brown

Mar 25, 2013

Dale Rich Brown, 70, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at Riverside Place. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Johns and Rev. James Scarborough officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery with Ashley Anderson, Brian Anderson, Tyler Rich,...

Willie Cowart

Willie Cowart

Mar 23, 2013

Willie Faye Cowart, 63, of Thomasville, GA, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Archbold Medical Center. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Buford Groves officiating. Interment will follow at Brinson Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April...

Cynthia Hand

Cynthia Hand

Mar 20, 2013

Mrs. Cynthia Ann Chastine Hand, age 54, of Bainbridge, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Cynthia Ann Chastine was born August 1, 1958 in Griffin, Georgia to Frank Chastine...

Richard Smith

Richard Smith

Mar 20, 2013

Richard Samuel Smith, 81, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at his residence. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 22, 2013 at Delwood Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Tommy Long officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the cemetery. Online visitors may sign the guest register...

Harold Turner

Harold Turner

Mar 18, 2013

Harold F. Turner, Jr., 65, of Milton, FL and formerly of Bainbridge, GA passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013 in Milton, FL. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Fellowship Baptist Church with Dr. Austin Phillips, Rev. Mark Worsley, and Rev. Steve Brooks officiating. Interment will follow at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery....

Clifford Maxwell

Clifford Maxwell

Mar 11, 2013

Clifford B. Maxwell, Sr., 85, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 at Memorial Hospital. The graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Jimmy Weaver officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home....

Ofellon Shead

Ofellon Shead

Mar 11, 2013

Mrs. Ofellon "Sue" Shead, age 81, passed away early Monday, March 11, 2013, at her home in Whigham, Georgia. A private, family service will be held at a later date. Ofellon Stephens was born May 7, 1931 in Cook County, Georgia to Robert Stephens and Martha Pritchard Stephens. She was married to Frank Shead, who preceded her in death. She...

Wayne Bankston

Wayne Bankston

Mar 7, 2013

Wayne Sutherland Bankston, 83, of Albany, GA, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Dean officiating. Interment will follow at Spring Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Bobby Bankston, Warren Baker, Todd Hornsby, Swade Shook,...

Mary Belcher

Mary Belcher

Mar 6, 2013

Mary Ann Belcher, 83, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 8, 2013 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with her nephews serving as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends...

Homer Dukes

Homer Dukes

Mar 4, 2013

Homer LeRoy Dukes, 87, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Larry Harrell officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Brinson Cemetery with Mickey McLendon, Gerald Godby, Rex "Buck" Powell,...

Glen Harper

Glen Harper

Mar 4, 2013

Mr. Glen Alton Harper, age 57, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013, at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, Florida. Services for Mr. Harper will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 8, 2013, at Fitzgerald Cemetery in Lakeland, Florida. The Rev. Gary Shepherd will officiate. Glen Alton Harper was born February 12, 1956 in Lakeland, Florida to Virgil N. Harper...

Jefferson Gilbourn

Jefferson Gilbourn

Mar 2, 2013

Jefferson Franklin Gilbourn, 75, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Robert Givens, Ryan Matillo, Kole Gilbourn, Bijon Anvar, Jonathan Joiner and Terry...

Charlie Cross

Charlie Cross

Feb 28, 2013

Mr. Charlie B Cross, age 88, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. Services for Mr. Cross will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Southwest Baptist Church in Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. David Grubbs and the Rev. Dr. Jim Nalls will officiate. Grandchildren of Mr. Cross, Corey Atkinson, Mia Hall,...

Patricia Boyett

Patricia Boyett

Feb 28, 2013

Patricia "Pat" Ann Boyett, 55, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Bishop officiating. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery with Zeb DeGraw, Steve Boyett, Scotty Boyett, Adam Boyett, Josh Boyett, and...

Frances Melton

Frances Melton

Feb 26, 2013

Mrs. Frances Hanna Melton, age 90, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Melton will be held Friday, March 1, 2013, 4:00 p.m., at Roselawn Memory Gardens. Rev. Ron Kirkland will officiate. Frances Hanna was born July 2, 1922 in Bainbridge, Georgia to Ralph Gordon Hanna and Lucile Wilson Hanna. Frances married...

Martha Register-White

Martha Register-White

Feb 22, 2013

Mrs. Martha Gilbert Register White, 90 years of age, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 in Perry, Florida. Services for Mrs. White will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Tony Haire will be officiating. Interment will be in West Bainbridge Cemetery. Martha Gilbert was born November 14, 1922 in Lanier County,...

Nancy Nutting

Nancy Nutting

Feb 21, 2013

Nancy Rowan Nutting, 71, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Harold Edmunds officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2:00...

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