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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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Noble West
Oct 30, 2012
Mr. Noble Lee West, 69, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. West will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 3, 2012, at Liberty Baptist Church, 2909 Vada Road (U.S. Highway 97 North), Bainbridge. Rev. Milton Harrison will be officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will...
Johnny Pippins
Oct 30, 2012
Johnny Wayne Pippins, 55, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 2, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ken Davidson officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Bijon Anvar, Johnny Anvar, Joshua Ryan Pippins, Joseph Rangel, Donnie Spooner,...
Rita White
Oct 29, 2012
Rita White, 64, of Climax, GA, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 2, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Danny Shepard and Rev. Brian Hatchett officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be held at West Bainbridge Cemetery. The family will...
Martha Clinton-Clenney
Oct 25, 2012
Mrs. Martha Ann Clinton Clenney, 79, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, Florida. Services for Mrs. Clenney will be held Monday, October 29, 2012, 2:00 p.m., at Aenon Baptist Church in Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. John McDaniel will officiate. Interment will be held at 4:00 p.m., Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge, Georgia. James Childers, Jr.,...
Johnny Kendrick
Oct 25, 2012
Johnny R. Kendrick, 76, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2012 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack Piland and Pastor Ed Harrell officiating. Interment will follow at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery with Lane Rich, J. B. Kendrick, James McDowel,...
Othel Kirksey
Oct 24, 2012
Othel Kirksey, 74 of Ludowici, GA, and Jesup, GA, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in Golden Living Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 26, 2012 at Rinehart and Sons Chapel in Jesup, GA with Rev. Irvin Poole officiating. Graveside funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at West...
Lenna Bennett
Oct 24, 2012
Mrs. Lenna L. Roby Bennett, age 82, of Bainbridge, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at Grady General Hospital in Cairo. A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall, 2798 Dothan Road, Bainbridge, Georgia. The day and time for that service will be announced later. Lenna L. Bennett was born October 19, 1930. She was married to Hugh...
Herchel Williams
Oct 23, 2012
Herchel Alwyn Williams, 44, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Covenant Hospice in Pensacola, FL, after a long battle with brain cancer. The memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Pensacola, FL. A graveside memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 27,...
Willie Whigham
Oct 21, 2012
Mrs. Willie Merle Whigham, age 67, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Thomasville, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Whigham will be held Saturday, October 27, 2012, 2:00 p.m., graveside, at Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo, Georgia. Rev. Milton Harrison will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, October 26, at Cox Funeral Home in Bainbridge....
Clara Howard
Oct 21, 2012
Clara Frances Hough Howard, 96, of Athens, GA, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospice House in Athens, GA. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at Oak City Cemetery with Rev. Paul Medley officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23,...
Grady Josey
Oct 20, 2012
Mr. Grady Josey of Bainbridge, Georgia and Panama City, Florida, passed away on October 20, 2012 at his daughter's home in Panama City with family at his side. He was 98. Mr Josey was born in Decatur County, Georgia on July 1, 1914 and lived his entire working life in Decatur and Seminole Counties. Grady worked twenty plus years for...
Pearl Bell
Oct 20, 2012
Pearl Davis Bell, 91, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2012 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Thad Marshall officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Kenneth McCorkel, Jr., James H. Bell, John H. Bell, Jr.,...
June Lane
Oct 18, 2012
June Mock Lane, 77, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Riverside Place in Bainbridge, GA. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Medley and Pastor John Woodrum officiating, and will conclude at the chapel. Active pallbearers will be Lance Birdsong, Lee...
Deffie Simpson-Drexler
Oct 18, 2012
Ms. Deffie Ann Simpson Drexler, age 52, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2012, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Dr. DeWitt Phillips and Pastor Tom Borland will officiate. Deffie Simpson was born October 2, 1960 in Bainbridge, Georgia, to Norman and...
Mary Anchors
Oct 16, 2012
Mary L. Anchors, age 82, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at her home in Bainbridge. The family will receive friends for a time of memorial and reflection, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 18, 2012, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Mary Lucille Carter was born May 23, 1930 in Valdosta, Georgia, to Dorsey Lee Carter and Evelyn Willis Carter. Lucy graduated...
John Franklin
Oct 13, 2012
Major (Ret.) John Franklin Knight, III, U.S.A.F.,age 73, died Saturday, October 13, 2012, at his home in Bainbridge. He was embraced by his wife, Carol. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Southwest Georgia Hospice Chaplain David Cook will be officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens, with full military...
Jessie Jarvey
Oct 11, 2012
Jessie "Lou" Jarvey, 70, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012 at her residence. The memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Bainbridge First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. Interment will be at West Bainbridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors...
Mattie Hester-Day
Oct 10, 2012
Mrs. Mattie Lee Hester Day, age 79, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. Services for Mrs. Day will be held Saturday, October 13, 2012, at 3:30 p.m., at New Home Freewill Baptist Church #2, in Decatur County, Georgia. Rev. Nathan Fowler will officiate. Interment will follow in New Home Cemetery. Danny Harrell, Rory Nesmith, Shawn...
Charles Hartzog
Oct 9, 2012
Charles "Chuck" Hartzog, 57, of Brinson, GA, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at Noland Hospital in Dothan, AL. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 12, 2012 at Attapulgus Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Roy Matthews officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at...
Carrie Nisbet
Oct 7, 2012
Carrie Elizabeth Freeman Nisbet, 96, of Bainbridge, GA, entered into rest Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. The graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Oak City Cemetery with Rev. Randy Mosley officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the...
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