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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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Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Sep 24, 2011

Richard Byrd Johnson, 26, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, FL. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Forest Heights Baptist Church in Tallahassee, FL with Pastor Dawn Knighton and Pastor Jim Lehman officiating, and will conclude at the church. Interment will...

Tom Hicks

Tom Hicks

Sep 24, 2011

Tom Hicks, 85, of Albany, GA, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Albany Health Care. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kent Miller officiating, and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the...

Minnie Parker

Minnie Parker

Sep 23, 2011

Minnie McCall Parker, 79, of Climax, GA passed away Friday, September 23, 2011 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at Hardaway Assembly of God Church with Rev. Rawleigh Furney and Rev. Robin Ryals officiating. Interment will follow at Hardaway Assembly of God Church Cemetery with her grandsons serving as...

Muriel Baker

Muriel Baker

Sep 22, 2011

Muriel James Baker passed away Thursday, September 22, 2011, at her home in Climax, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Baker, who resided in Climax, Georgia and Belle Glade, Florida, will be held Sunday, September 25, 2011, 2:00 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church of Climax, in Climax, Georgia. The Rev. Wayne McDonald will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately...

Samuel Williams

Samuel Williams

Sep 21, 2011

COLUMBIA, AL..Samuel Peler Williams, Jr., a resident of Columbia, Alabama, died Wednesday afternoon, September 21, 2011, in a Dothan hospital. He was 84. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, September 24, 2011, in the First Baptist Church of Columbia with Reverend Randall Johnson and Reverend Robert Strickland officiating. Serving as active pallbearers will be Joe Owen, Anthony...

Mercer Baggs

Mercer Baggs

Sep 14, 2011

Mercer Robert Baggs, II, 62, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at his residence. The memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Kenneth B. Mckenzie and Dr. Gerald A. Little officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 16,...

Joe Hill

Joe Hill

Sep 14, 2011

Joe H. Hill, 84, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Bainbridge Health Care. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley, Rev. Tom Shields, and Dr. Danny Shepard officiating, and will conclude at the church. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery....

Stephen Pearson

Stephen Pearson

Sep 12, 2011

Stephen R. Pearson, 61, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, September 12, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Medley and Rev. Rudy Breunig, S.T. officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest...

Barbara Brown-Chaney

Barbara Brown-Chaney

Sep 12, 2011

Mrs. Barbara Ann Brown Chaney passed away on Monday, September 12, 2011, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 15, 2011, at Cox-Ware Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Andy Glover will be officiating. Interment will be in Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Barbara Ann...

Thomas Mattis

Thomas Mattis

Sep 11, 2011

Mr. Thomas Vance Mattis, Sr. died Sunday, September 11, 2011, at Bainbridge Healthcare Center in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Eastside Baptist Church in Cairo, Georgia. The Rev. Dr. Paul Jones will be officiating. Thomas Vance Mattis was born June 16, 1931 in Learned, Mississippi to Joseph and...

Jeff Gray

Jeff Gray

Sep 11, 2011

Jeff Gray, 47, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011 at his residence. The graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the cemetery. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Gray was born...

Melvin Nussbaum

Melvin Nussbaum

Sep 8, 2011

Melvin H. Nussbaum, Jr., 96, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge, GA. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the residence of Freddie and...

Margaret White

Margaret White

Sep 8, 2011

Margaret Christine Holland White, 69, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2011 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p .m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Dean officiating, and will conclude in the chapel. Interment will be held at Cool Springs Cemetery. The family will receive...

George Murray

George Murray

Sep 7, 2011

George Edward "Ed" Murray, 94, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Bainbridge Healthcare. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Sylvania United Methodist Church with Rev. Donna Sue Roberts and Rev. Bill Gregg officiating. Interment will follow at Sylvania Cemetery with Ben Murray, Andy Murray, Jason Murray, Chris...

Joe Thomas

Joe Thomas

Sep 4, 2011

Joe Thomas, 85, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Grace Church with Pastor Andy McQuaid officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Thomas was born January 6, 1926 in Bellepoint, OH, the son of...

Ruth Heard

Ruth Heard

Sep 4, 2011

Ruth Virginia Myers Heard, 85, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Pastor Jeff Stapleton officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com...

Hoke Debary

Hoke Debary

Sep 3, 2011

Hoke B. DeBary, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Bainbridge Healthcare. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Brooks officiating, and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00...

Leon Culverson

Leon Culverson

Sep 2, 2011

Leon D. Culverson, 76, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley and Rev. Tom Shields officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Dane Culverson, Richard Maxwell, Cole Culverson,...

Mary Harrell

Mary Harrell

Sep 2, 2011

Mary Jean Robertson Geer Harrell, 78, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jeff Stapleton officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends...

Ricky Helms

Ricky Helms

Sep 2, 2011

Ricky Helms, 57, of Climax, GA, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 5, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Emory Carlton and Elder Gary Blanton officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah Cemetery in Climax with Wayne Blanton, Stacey Knight, Thomas Josey, Eddie Josey,...

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