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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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Curtis Ward
Feb 16, 2012
Curtis J. Ward, 84, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs and Elder Roy Harrison officiating. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery with Bill Ward, Mark Ward, David Grubbs, Jr., James...
James Screws
Feb 14, 2012
Mr. James Earnest Screws passed away at his home in Bainbridge. A private family service will be held with burial in Open Pond Cemetery (Salem Baptist Church Cemtery). James Earnest Screws was born June 24, 1945 to Carl Screws and Margaret Brock Screws Roberts. He worked in construction as a general contractor. James Screws is survived by his brothers, Carl...
Robert Talbert
Feb 12, 2012
Mr. Robert Hilton Talbert passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Georgia. Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 15, 2012, graveside, at Woodlawn Cemetery in Whigham, Georgia. Brother Denton Headrick will officiate. The family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Gateway Baptist Church in Thomasville, Georgia. Robert Hilton Talbert was born April...
Walter W.
Feb 9, 2012
Mr. Walter Wyatt Groves, Sr. passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012, at his home in Spence Community in Grady County. Services will be held 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Bainbridge. Minister Michael Collins will officiate. Kenneth Groves, Walter (Bubba) Groves, David Brown, Jamie Kennedy, Eddie Teems, and Jr. Teems will serve as pallbearers....
Bobby Granthum
Feb 9, 2012
\Mr. Bobby Lee Granthum passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Dean will officiate. Bobby Lee Granthum was born October 25, 1940 in Bainbridge, Georgia to Thomas Charlie Granthum and Getha Louisa Cox Granthum. He worked at Kaiser Chemical Company. Mr....
Russell Day
Feb 8, 2012
Russell D. Day, 83, of Brinson, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Calvary Assembly of God with Rev. Shelvie Summerlin and Rev. James Scarborough officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Assembly of God Cemetery with Bobby Thursby, Carey Alday, Chris Barber,...
Walter Phillips
Feb 8, 2012
Mr. Walter Robert (Bobby) Phillips passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Al Wilbourn will officiate. The interment will be held at White's Bridge Cemetery in Miller County, Georgia. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, February 10, 2012, at...
Russell Andrews
Feb 6, 2012
Russell L. "Rusty" Andrews, 42, of Climax, GA, passed away Monday, February 6, 2012. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ken Davidson and Mike Albritton officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home....
John Milton
Feb 6, 2012
The Rev. John Milton Dickson, Jr. passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at Baptist Hospital in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 10, 2012, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Leroy Spinks will officiate. The members of the Tommy Wheeler Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church will serve as honorary pallbears. The family...
Bobby Avery
Feb 5, 2012
Following a lengthy illness, Mr. Bobby Dale Avery passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Moultrie, Georgia. Private family services will be held, with interment in Brock Cemetery. Bobby Dale Avery was born May 10, 1943 in Decatur County, Georgia to William (Bill) and Effie Mae Clenney Avery. Mr. Avery is survived by his sisters, Faye...
Jo Odom
Feb 4, 2012
Ms. JoAnn Odom, age 74, of Brinson, Georgia, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama. She was born on March 4, 1937, in Seminole County to the late Reuben S. and Maude T. Glass. Her husband, Leggett Odom, preceded her in death in 1981. She is survived by a brother, Don Glass; three...
Dorothy Craddock
Feb 2, 2012
Dorothy Nichols Craddock, 79, of Bainbridge, GA, and formerly of Jacksonville, FL and Mexico Beach, FL, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Memorial Hospital. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Roy Matthews officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online...
Bob Darley
Jan 30, 2012
Bob C. "Bobby" Darley, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 at Bainbridge Healthcare. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lynn Roberts, Rev. Andy Hall, and Rev. Ed Harrell officiating. Interment will follow at Delwood Baptist Church Cemetery with Phillip Martin, Jimmy...
Danny Ouzts
Jan 27, 2012
Danny Lyroy Ouzts of Cairo passed away Friday, January 27, 2012, at Grady General Hospital. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Midway Baptist Church. The Rev. Carl Harrell will be officiating. The family will receive friends at the conclusion of the service. Danny Lyroy Ouzts was born July 12, 1952 in Cairo to...
Milton Martin
Jan 26, 2012
Milton Keith Martin, 74, husband of Patricia Braswell Martin, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Bethany Baptist Church with the Rev. Ralph Gregg officiating. Interment will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. prior to...
Eula Matthews
Jan 25, 2012
Eula Nunnery Matthews, 95, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 25, at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 27, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Medley officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may...
James Taylor
Jan 23, 2012
James W. Taylor, 81, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Christian Faith Church with Rev. Ron Kirkland officiating. Interment will follow at Brinson Cemetery with Vincent Taylor, Stephen Wright, Darrell Wright, Tony McDonald, Gene Miller, Steven Jones, and Ralph...
Helen Howell
Jan 22, 2012
Mrs. Helen Smith Hatton Howell, 79, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at the First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. David Grubbs and Rev. Everett Foskey officiating. Interment will follow at Thursby Cemetery near Donalsonville, GA with Corky Grubbs, Scott...
Sylar Smith
Jan 21, 2012
Sylar Cole Smith, 18 day old infant of Christopher George Smith and Kjersten Nikkole Phillips Smith, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, January 21, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 23, 2012 at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Donna Sue Roberts officiating. The family will receive friends...
Sally Bowers
Jan 20, 2012
Sally H. Bowers, 84, of Pensacola, FL, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012 at Bainbridge Healthcare. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. CST on Monday, January 23, 2012 at Cedar Springs Assembly of God Church near Westville, FL with Pastor Roger Hagan officiating. Interment will follow at Camp Ground Cemetery near Westville, FL. The family will receive...
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