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.

Sarah Dunlap

Sarah Dunlap

Oct 11, 2023

Mrs. Sarah Helen Cook Dunlap, age 89, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at Bainbridge Health and Rehab in Bainbridge, Georgia. Graveside services for Mrs. Dunlap will be held on Saturday, October 14, at 11:00 a.m. at Eldorendo Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Kenneth Cloud will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Sarah Helen Cook was...

Richard Moore

Richard Moore

Oct 7, 2023

Mr. Richard M. Moore, age 61, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2023, with his family by his side. Services for Mr. Moore will be held Wednesday, October 11, 2:00 p.m., at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. DeWitt Phillips will officiate. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery. James Rose, Donnie Roland, Scott Eakin, Terril Resler, Tyler...

William Busby

William Busby

Oct 2, 2023

Mr. William Earnest Busby, age 90, passed away Monday, October 2, 2023, surrounded by his family at his home in Brinson, Georgia. Services for Mr. Busby will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 5, at Oak Grove Church of Christ, Miller County, Georgia. The Rev. Ron Kirkland will officiate. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mr. Busby's grandsons...

Billie Thursby

Billie Thursby

Sep 24, 2023

Ms. Billie Ann Williams Thursby, age 71, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 7, 11:00 a.m., at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles Bostick to officiate. Billie Ann Williams Thursby was born June 26, 1952, in Colquitt, Georgia. Her parents, Bill Oliver...

Daniel Freeman

Daniel Freeman

Sep 21, 2023

Daniel FreemanOctober 25, 1987 - September 21, 2023 Daniel Freeman, age 35, of Brinson, Georgia, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023. The family will have a private service at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Daniel was born October 25, 1987 in Hollywood, Florida the son of Henry Freeman and Cindy Freeman. He...

Mary Green

Mary Green

Sep 10, 2023

Ms. Mary Ann Ritter Green, age 75, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023, in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services will be held Friday, September 15, 11:00 a.m., at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. Dewitt Phillips will officiate. The service will conclude at the chapel. Mary Ann will be privately buried with her family in Attapulgus Baptist Church Cemetery....

Leonard Dean

Leonard Dean

Sep 7, 2023

Mr. Leonard (Floyd) Dean, age 86, passed away on September 7, 2023, after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Shelva (Jean) White. They shared 65 years of marriage together. He was born in Bainbridge, Georgia to Earl and Inez Floyd Dean on January 9, 1937. Floyd was a graduate of Bainbridge High School. He worked for many years...

Marie Faircloth

Marie Faircloth

Sep 5, 2023

Marie Bernadette FairclothJuly 6, 1945 - September 5, 2023 Marie Bernadette Faircloth, age 78, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 surrounded by her family. The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, September 8, 2023 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Tomas Beroch officiating.  A private interment will be at Cool Springs Cemetery....

Agnes Brock

Agnes Brock

Sep 2, 2023

Agnes Louise Brock, age 73, of Climax, Georgia, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023, surrounded by her family. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel.  A private burial will be at Brock Cemetery.  Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Agnes was born September 11,1949...

Gerda Strickland

Gerda Strickland

Sep 1, 2023

Gerda Elfrieda Henkler Strickland, age 84, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Climax, Georgia surrounded by her daughter and loved ones. Services for Mrs. Strickland will be held Sunday, September 10, at 2:30 p.m., at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home, Dr. Gerald Little will officiate. Gerda will be buried in Beulah Thomas Cemetery...

Lottie Givens

Lottie Givens

Sep 1, 2023

Lottie Jean Ritter Givens, age 83, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at her home surrounded by family. Services for Jean will be held Thursday, September 7, 11:00 a.m., at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. Dewitt Phillips will officiate. Interment will follow in Attapulgus Baptist Church Cemetery. Shane Rowan, David Cobb, Devin Hayes, Jason Harris,...

Johnny Newton

Johnny Newton

Aug 31, 2023

Johnny Strickland Newton, age 78, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. The Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Tim Dean officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 2:45 on Sunday, September 3, 2023, immediately...

Boyde Johnson

Boyde Johnson

Aug 30, 2023

Mr. Boyde W. Johnson, age 80, passed away late Wednesday evening at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. Johnson will be held at Faceville Baptist Church, 11:00, Monday, September 4. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Burial with military honors will follow in Cool Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends before the service, beginning at 10:00 am....

John Lyons

John Lyons

Aug 22, 2023

John Hubert "Big John" LyonsDecember 16, 1962 - August 22, 2023 John Hubert Lyons, age 60, of Whigham, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023. The Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, August 25, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with David Grubbs officiating.  The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private burial...

Marguriette Taylor

Marguriette Taylor

Aug 20, 2023

Marguriette Taylor. age 93, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023, at her granddaughter’s home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 25, at Kimbrel Chapel, 2537 Highway 91 North, Colquitt, Georgia. Marguriette Cumbie was born February 10, 1930, in Cairo, Georgia to Willie Ray Cumbie and Lenee Lucille Mills Cumbie. On August 2,...

Janet Forrester

Janet Forrester

Aug 20, 2023

Janet Earley ForresterOctober 23,1934 -  August 20, 2023 Janet Earley Forrester, age 88, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023. The funeral service will be held on Friday, August 25, 2023 beginning at 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Bainbridge, Georgia with Reverend Melissa Traver officiating.  The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private...

Delores Cloud

Delores Cloud

Aug 20, 2023

Delores Trawick Cloud, age 85, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia surrounded by her loving family. Services for Mrs. Cloud will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 22, at First Christian Church. Minister Michael McCrickard will officiate. Dewayne Culverson, Terry Day, Paul Maxwell, James Cannon, Melvin Cloud, and Wallace Cato will serve as...

John Maddox

John Maddox

Aug 20, 2023

John Haven MaddoxSeptember 21, 1971 - August 20, 2023 John Haven Maddox, age 51, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023. The family will hold a memorial service on Thursday, August 24, 2023 beginning at 2:00pm at West Street Baptist Church officiated by Gregory Bruce. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . John was born...

Ella Chapman

Ella Chapman

Aug 14, 2023

Ella Coleen Chapman (Pippins), age 44, of Baconton, GA, passed away Monday August 14, 2023, in Albany GA. Ella was born May 3, 1979, in Vicksburg, MS to James Robert Meredith and the late Sammie Lane Johnston Meredith. She was preceded in death by her sister, Cynthia Lane Meredith, her mother, Sammie Lane Johnston Meredith, her stepsister, Pamela Bailey Chason...

Robert Higdon

Robert Higdon

Aug 13, 2023

Robert Henry Higdon, Jr. died on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at his home in Bainbridge surrounded by his family. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at the Higdon Family Cemetery on the Higdon farm in Calvary, GA with Rev. Stephen L. Webb officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service....

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