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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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Milton Martin

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Flora Lowe

Flora Lowe

Jan 20, 2012

Mrs. Flora Irene Comerford Lowe passed away Friday, January 20, 2012, at her daughter's home in Cairo, Georgia. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 22, 2012, at the First Church of the Nazarene in Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. David Grubbs and the Rev. Charles Taylor will officiate. The interment will be held in Oak City Cemetery. Her...

Theda Weathersby

Theda Weathersby

Jan 19, 2012

Theda B. Weathersby, 91, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at First Christian Church with Minister Damon Edwards officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Rick Anderson, Carlton Earnest, Buddy Earnest, Marc Bacon, Wilson Weathersby, Jim Lee...

Jerry Harrison

Jerry Harrison

Jan 17, 2012

Mr. Jerry Lee Harrison, Sr. passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at his home in Climax, Georgia. Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Stanley Phillips and the Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Interment will follow in Harrison Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2012,...

Syble Mills

Syble Mills

Jan 16, 2012

Syble G. Mills, 65, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at her son's residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Sutton Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Lynn Roberts and Rev. Robert Johns officiating. Interment will follow at Prosperity Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with her nephews serving as...

Sheryl Kirkland

Sheryl Kirkland

Jan 16, 2012

Mrs. Sheryl Ruis Kirkland, age 45 of Oak Park, died Monday, January 16, 2012 in the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 19th at 2:00 p.m. in the Vidalia Church of God with Reverend Ray Dawson, Pastor Dan Tomberlin, Bishop Ray Garner, and Reverend Coy Barker officiating. Interment will follow...

Myrtle Lambert

Myrtle Lambert

Jan 13, 2012

Myrtle Gainous Lambert, 97, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at her daughter's residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2012 at New Fountainhead Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce Hoose and Rev. Steve Poppell officiating. Interment will follow at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery with Wayne Lambert, Jr., Robbie Parker, Jay...

Ruby Ezell

Ruby Ezell

Jan 11, 2012

Ruby G. Ezell, 92, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Pine Forest Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce McCracken, Dr. Joseph R. Beauchamp, and Dr. Kenneth Cloud officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery with Chad Shiver,...

Rosalind Leng-Palmer

Rosalind Leng-Palmer

Jan 10, 2012

Rosalind Elizabeth Leng Palmer, 94, passed peacefully January 10, 2012, with loving care at Avante of Jacksonville Beach Nursing and Rehab Center. Beloved wife of the late Eugene C. Palmer, she was born in Newport, Wales on October 13, 1917. Daughter of the late Herbert & Julia Dennis Leng, she was also predeceased by brothers Philip and Roy Leng and...

Lee Hamilton

Lee Hamilton

Jan 9, 2012

Mr. Lee Monroe Hamilton, Lieutenant Commander U.S. Navy (Retired), passed away Monday, January 9, 2012, at his home in Climax, Georgia. Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Climax United Methodist Church in Climax, Georgia. Rev. Wayne McDonald will be officiating. Interment will be held in Cedar Grove Cemetery with full military honors and Masonic graveside...

William Green

William Green

Jan 6, 2012

William David Green, 69, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Danny Shepard officiating. Interment will follow at Sylvania Cemetery with Jeff Swift, B. J. Foster, Chuck Crews, Rick Sellars, Jim Atchley, David...

Anne Wells

Anne Wells

Jan 5, 2012

Anne O'Hara Wells passed away Thursday, January 5, 2012, at Grady General Hospital in Cairo. A memorial service will be held Sunday, January 8, 2012, 2:00 p.m., at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. David Grubbs and the Rev.Devid Rich will be officiating. The family will be receiving friends one hour before the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Anne was born...

Doris Elrod

Doris Elrod

Jan 2, 2012

Mrs. Doris Rebecca Taylor Elrod, age 84, of Douglas passed away Monday, January 2, 2012, at the Coffee Regional Medical Center, following a short illness. Mrs. Elrod, a native of Greenville, S. C., was a Librarian with the First Baptist Church of Douglas. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Rose Taylor, and the wife of the late...

Donna Kamp

Donna Kamp

Dec 31, 2011

Ms. Donna Jean Kamp passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2011, at the Evangel Temple Assembly of God Church in Bainbridge. Pastor Ken Davidson will be officiating. Donna Jean Kamp was born January 14, 1935 in Grand Haven, Michigan, to Marvin Kamp and...

Robin Harned

Robin Harned

Dec 30, 2011

Robin Elaine Harned, 55, of Tallahassee, FL passed away on Friday, December 30, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her beloved husband, daughters and mother, following a heroic battle of cancer. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, January 2, 2011 at Timberlane Church of Christ, 3569 Timberlane Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312 with Minister Trey Poole...

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