Obituaries

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.

Inez Thomas

Inez Thomas

Jun 13, 2011

Inez Bishop Thomas, 87, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, June, 13, 2011 at Bainbridge Health Care. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Conrad Salter officiating, and will conclude in the chapel. Interment will be held at Horne Cemetery in Thomasville, GA. The family will...

Jack Mcrae

Jack Mcrae

Jun 6, 2011

Jack McRae, 90, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Glover and Rev. Warren Fox officiating and will conclude at the church with full military honors provided by the U. S. Navy Honor Guard....

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

Jun 6, 2011

Paul R. Smith, Jr., 74, passed away June 6, 2011 at his home in Tallahassee, FL. He was born in Wewahitchka, FL, July 3, 1936. After graduating from Wewahitchka High School in 1954, he joined the U. S. Army. Upon his discharge in 1957, he and his wife moved to Tallahassee to attend Florida State University. He worked at several...

Helen Henshaw

Helen Henshaw

Jun 4, 2011

Helen Hamlin Henshaw, 85, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Bainbridge Health Care. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W. Earl Henshaw officiating. Interment will follow at New Fountainhead Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service....

Blanche Moyd

Blanche Moyd

Jun 4, 2011

Blanche Scipper Moyd, 92, of Donalsonville, GA, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Donalsonville Hospital. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 10:50 a.m. prior to the funeral service. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 6, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Donna Sue Roberts and Mrs. Nancy Watson officiating,...

Jewell Johnson

Jewell Johnson

Jun 2, 2011

Jewell Murkerson Johnson, 82, of Climax, GA, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Donna Bevels and Rev. James Scarborough officiating. The graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. at White Plains Free Will Baptist...

Addie Edwards

Addie Edwards

May 31, 2011

Addie Lou Edwards died Tuesday, May 31, 2011, in Tallahassee, Florida. Service arrangements are incomplete at this time. Addie Lou Edwards was born October 22, 1941, in Thomas County, Georgia to Ross and Doris Watson Edwards. She loved to work crossword puzzles and watch old television shows on TVLand Network. Her very favorite thing was Dr. Pepper. Addie was a...

Don Bocanegra

Don Bocanegra

May 31, 2011

Alfredo Bocanegra, 72, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Arnaldo Gonzalez officiating. Interment will follow at Franklin Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June...

Benjamin Pennington

Benjamin Pennington

May 31, 2011

Mr. Benjamin Franklin Pennington died Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Seven Hills Health and Rehab Center in Tallahassee, Florida. Services will be held Thursday, June 2, 2011, 4:00 p.m., graveside, at Attapulgus Baptist Church Cemetery in Attapulgus, Georgia. Rev. Jerry Bishop is officiating. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Cox-Ware Funeral Home Chapel. Mr....

Leland Johnson

Leland Johnson

May 30, 2011

Leland Wayne "Buddy" Johnson, 59, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Faceville Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Johns officiating. Interment will follow at Sylvania Cemetery with Billy Fee, Sean Neel, Matt Neel, Eric Sekula, Richard Mixon, and Tom Sekula...

Clarence Sasser

Clarence Sasser

May 28, 2011

Services for Clarence Sasser will be graveside at Sasser Cemetery in Whigham, Georgia, Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at 11:00 am. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 31, 2011, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., at Cox-Ware Funeral Home Chapel. (Directions to Sasser Cemetery: take U.S.Highway 84 in Whigham, take Old 179 South, turn left on Fred Collins Rd., take a right on Providence Rd.,...

Bobby Hatcher

Bobby Hatcher

May 28, 2011

Bobby H. Hatcher, 78, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Archbold Medical Center. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev. Carl Harrell, Rev. Warren Fox, and Rev. Jimmy Hatcher officiating. Interment will follow at West Bainbridge Cemetery with Lee Thomas, Charles Rathel, Ashley...

Bill Rosenbury

Bill Rosenbury

May 27, 2011

Bill Rosenbury, 88, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 in Plantation Manor, in Thomasville, GA. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 30, 2011 at Sylvania Cemetery with Rev. Randy Mosley officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the Recovery Volunteer Fire Station. Online visitors may sign...

Nelson Barber

Nelson Barber

May 26, 2011

Nelson Barber, 76, of Climax, GA, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Poppell, Rev. Devid Rich, and Rev. David Grubbs officiating, and will conclude in the chapel. Interment will be at Cedar Grove Cemetery...

Ray Haire

Ray Haire

May 26, 2011

Ray J. Haire, 69, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Hatchett officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Haire...

James Yates

James Yates

May 24, 2011

James Harold Yates, 74, of Brinson, GA, passed away Monday, May 24, 2011 at his residence. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Scott Messer officiating and will conclude at the Chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the...

Dorothy Waters

Dorothy Waters

May 22, 2011

Dorothy L. "Lou" Waters, 81, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley officiating and will conclude at the church. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Thomasville, GA. The family will receive...

Sarah Byrd

Sarah Byrd

May 20, 2011

Sarah Miller Byrd, 80, of Tallahassee, FL and formerly of Whigham, GA, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 23, 2011 at Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church near Whigham, GA with Rev. Thomas W. Kennedy officiating. Interment will follow at Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery...

George Sheppard

George Sheppard

May 20, 2011

Mr. George Sheppard died Friday, May 20, 2011, in Cairo, Georgia. Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 28, 2011, graveside, at Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo, Georgia. Rev. Gerald Vinson, officiating. George Hayes Shepard was born September 19, 1956 in Cairo, Georgia to Malcolm Hayes and Mary Lee Johnson Sheppard. He was employed at Vinson Plumbing and Electric Company....

Mary Thomas

Mary Thomas

May 17, 2011

Mrs. Mary Louise Thomas died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Donalsonville Hospital in Donalsonville, Georgia. Mrs. Thomas had recently moved to Donalsonville from Dothan, Alabama. Services will be Thursday, May 19, 2011, 4:00 p.m., at Cox-Ware Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. David Grubbs will be officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...

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