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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Roxie Chambless
May 15, 2011
Roxie J. Chambless, 55, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Gerald A. Little and Brother Chad Cooper officiating. Interment will follow at Eldorendo Baptist Church Cemetery with Brett Elliot, Marvin Strickland, Barrett Kirbo, Derick...
Herbert Jeffords
May 15, 2011
Herbert L. "Sonny" Jeffords, Jr., 84, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Randy Mosley officiating and will conclude at the church. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Patrick...
Doris Joiner
May 14, 2011
Doris Eidson Joiner, 82, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ramon Duvall officiating and will conclude at the chapel. Interment will be at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Waneta Bonneau
May 13, 2011
Waneta M. Bonneau, 95, of Brinson, GA, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com...
James Ward
May 10, 2011
James B. "Jimmy" Ward, Jr., 82, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. Interment will follow at West Bainbridge Cemetery with Marty Mobley, Robby Rowe, Larry Williams, Mike Crosby, Jack Williams,...
Wallace Hambrick
May 8, 2011
Wallace Long Hambrick, 74, of Lawrenceville, GA, formerly of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, GA following a long battle with cancer. Wallace was a loving father, grandfather, and husband. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home. The graveside funeral...
Alice Sherred
May 8, 2011
Mrs. Alice Sherred died Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Grady General Hospital. A private family service will be held at a later date. Alice Audrey Barstow was born March 27, 1924 in Union City, Pennsylvania to Leon and Bernice Holland Barstow. She married Ronald Albert Sherred; who preceded her in death. Mrs. Sherred lived in Florida many, many years before...
Henry Laird
May 7, 2011
Captain Henry Arnold "Larry" Laird, 88, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 in Hollywood, FL. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. Interment will follow at Attapulgus Baptist Church Cemetery with Ed White, Loren Johnson, Charles Bennett, Jimmy Collins, Harold...
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