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.

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Jacqueline Shirley

Jacqueline Shirley

Dec 16, 2023

Miss Jacqueline Lucile Shirley, age 83, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Seminole Manor in Donalsonville, Georgia. Due to the weather - services have been moved to the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home, 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 20. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. There will be a private burial in Oak City Cemetery. Jacqueline...

Barbara Folsom

Barbara Folsom

Dec 13, 2023

Barbara Kay Murdock FolsomSeptember 24 1953 - December 13, 2023 Barbara Kay Murdock Folsom, age 70, passed away peacefully, December 13th, 2023 after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2023  at 5:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Malone, FL. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Kay...

Clarence Floyd

Clarence Floyd

Dec 11, 2023

Clarence Hendrix "Sonny" Floyd, Jr. August 5, 1936 - December 11, 2023 Clarence Hendrix Floyd, Jr., age 87, of Colquitt, GA, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023. The family will hold a private service at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Clarence was a carpenter by trade and worked many years building schools...

Joseph Higdon

Joseph Higdon

Dec 9, 2023

Joseph Milton HigdonJune 20, 1940 - December 9, 2023 Joseph Milton Higdon, age 83, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023. The Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Higdon Family Cemetery at Old Highway 179, Calvary, Georgia with Reverend Stephen Webb and Reverend Melissa Traver officiating.  The family will receive...

Jody Poitevient

Jody Poitevient

Dec 9, 2023

Jody Ray PoitevientJuly 20, 1981 - December 9, 2023 Jody Ray Poitevient, age 42, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, January 5, 2024 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Jody was born July 20,...

Albert Cato

Albert Cato

Dec 9, 2023

Albert Timothy Cato, age 75, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023. The visitation will be held from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Reception Suite. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Tim was born March 5, 1948 in Bainbridge, Georgia the son of John Ebb...

Leonard Clayton

Leonard Clayton

Dec 8, 2023

Leonard Clayton (age 83) was called home to our Lord on Thursday, December 7, 2023, after months of failing health. He died peacefully at his home in Whigham, Georgia with his beloved wife and family by his side. Leonard was born on November 2, 1940, in Climax, GA to Rhoda Vea Hall and Wyatt Elias Clayton. He served honorably in...

Steve Brown

Steve Brown

Dec 8, 2023

Steve Randall BrownJune 17, 1946 -  December 8, 2023 Steve Randall Brown, age 77, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, December 8, 2023. The family will hold a private service at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Randall was born June 17, 1946 in Recovery, Georgia the son of George Owen Brown and...

Margie Sigman

Margie Sigman

Dec 7, 2023

Margie Nell SigmanDecember 18, 1932 - December 7, 2023 Margie Nell Sigman, age 90, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023. The Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jim McIntosh officiating.  The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm on Sunday,...

Harrywood Gray

Harrywood Gray

Dec 3, 2023

Harrywood GraySeptember 28, 1950 - , November 24, 2023 Harrywood Gray, age 73, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, November 24, 2023. A obituary will be updated as soon as available. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . The Gray family has entrusted the arrangements to Ivey Funeral Home, 502 S. Scott Street, Bainbridge, GA 39819.

James Duke

James Duke

Dec 3, 2023

Mr. James Earl (Jimmy) Duke, age 72, of Albany, Georgia, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 3, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. A believer in God, he fostered a desire for and encouraged his loved ones to discover the peace he found in the Lord. Services for Mr. Duke will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 8, in the...

Ilona Barrett

Ilona Barrett

Nov 30, 2023

Ilona Roxie BarrettOctober 29, 1954 - November 30, 2023 Ilona Roxie Barrett, age 69, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. The family will hold a service at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Ilona was born October 29, 1954 in Cairo, Illinois, the...

Joana Hollingsworth

Joana Hollingsworth

Nov 30, 2023

Joana Sue HollingsworthSeptember 27, 1956 - November 30, 2023 Joana Sue Hollingsworth, age 67, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023. The Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Johnny Moore officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign...

Robin Stacy

Robin Stacy

Nov 29, 2023

Robin George StacyApril 2, 1956 - November 29, 2023 Robin George Stacy, age 67, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023. The family will hold private services at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Robin was born April 2,1956 in Jacksonville, Florida the son of George Washington Stacy and Claira Sears...

Joyce Hutter-Muggridge

Joyce Hutter-Muggridge

Nov 26, 2023

Joyce Patricia Hutter-Muggridge, 84 of Cairo, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at her home after a tough and courageous year-long battle with cancer. She never gave up the fight. A service will be held at Solid Rock Church in Cairo, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at Solid Rock Church, 1225 Ridge Road, Cairo, Georgia on Sunday....

Betty Hinson-Jackson

Betty Hinson-Jackson

Nov 25, 2023

Betty Nichols  Hinson-JacksonAugust 14, 1940 - November 25, 2023 Betty Nichols Hinson-Jackson, age 83, of Brunswick, Georgia, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm on Wednesday, November 29, 2023  at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. The Funeral Service will be held beginning at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at...

James Bromfield

James Bromfield

Nov 23, 2023

James Earle "Skip" Bromfield July 22, 1939 - November 23, 2023 James Earle Bromfield, age 84, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023. The family will hold a private burial at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Skip was born July 22, 1939 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire the son of Erwin...

Glenda Whitaker

Glenda Whitaker

Nov 20, 2023

Glenda Annette  WhitakerAugust 20, 1938 - November 20, 2023 Glenda Annette Whitaker, age 85, of Brinson, Georgia, passed away Monday, November 20, 2023. The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm on Saturday, November 25, 2023  at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. The Funeral Service will begin at 3:00 pm on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Ivey Funeral...

Leesa Wheeler

Leesa Wheeler

Nov 20, 2023

Leesa Ann Wheeler, age 64, passed away Monday, November 20, 2023, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Services for Leesa will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 22, graveside in Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Georgia. Leesa will be buried there with her parents, Roy W. Wheeler and Ida Stone Wheeler. A Celebration of Life will also be held...

Patricia Kincaid

Patricia Kincaid

Nov 19, 2023

Patricia Ann KincaidMarch 12, 1943 - November 19, 2023 Patricia Ann Kincaid, age 80, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2023 surrounded by her family. The Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Stan Webb officiating.  Private Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The...

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