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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mary Heard
Feb 18, 2013
Mary Rives Head passed away Monday, February 18, 2013, in Atlanta after a short but valiant fight with cancer. Mrs. Heard was a long-time resident of Albany and Bainbridge, GA. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel, 86 West Main Street, Forsyth, GA, with the funeral to follow at 11:00 a.m....
Doris Hobbs
Feb 18, 2013
Mrs. Doris Curry Hobbs, age 84, passed away Monday, February 18, 2013, at her home in Climax, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Hobbs will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Climax Baptist Church. The Rev. Steve Poppell will officiate. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Hugh Curry, Craig Curry, David Curry, Curt Curry, Bo Tate, Michael...
Perry Rich
Feb 15, 2013
Perry David Rich, Jr., 97, of Tallahassee, FL, formerly of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Randy Mosley officiating. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. James Howard Rentz, Jr., George Parks Callan, III,...
Maudeen Pearson
Feb 14, 2013
Maudeen White Pearson, 76, of the Faceville Community near Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev. Warren Fox and Rev. Carl Dunn officiating. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery with the Deacons of Morningside Baptist...
Ella Daniell-Davidson
Feb 6, 2013
Mrs. Ella McDaniel Daniell-Davidson, age 95, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Services for Mrs. Daniell-Davidson will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 9, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. Paul Medley will be officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be held at...
Pat Finley
Feb 6, 2013
Pat Finley, 67, of Bainbridge, GA and formerly of Pensacola, FL passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 8, 2013 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kenny Williams officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be held at Oak City Cemetery....
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