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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.

Jack Knight

Jack Knight

Mar 17, 2010

Jack A. Knight age 61, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Sebring, Florida. Funeral services will be on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 11:00 at First Baptist Church of Lake Placid, FL with Rev. Brett Morey officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, March 19, 2010 from 5:00 - 8:00 at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Oak...

Johnny Purvis

Johnny Purvis

Mar 13, 2010

Funeral services for Johnny Lee "Buddy" Purvis, Jr., 47, of Climax, GA will be held Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Cox - Ware Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Rawleigh Furney officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with C.J. Purvis, Brad Clemmons, Joey Stogner, Will Rosario, Joel Jenkins and Bobby Mills serving as active pallbearers. Mr....

Geneta Meredith

Geneta Meredith

Mar 12, 2010

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Geneta Sadler Meredith, 79, of Fayetteville, NC formerly of Bainbridge, GA will be held Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Oak City Cemetery with James Olivent officiating. Interment will follow in Oak City Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Cox-Ware Funeral Home. Mrs. Meredith...

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

Mar 12, 2010

Funeral Services for Mrs. Dorothy Lee Ezell Smith, 90, of Thomasville, GA formerly of Bainbridge, GA, will be held Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM at Cox-Ware Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Gerald Horne officiating. Interment will follow in Oak City Cemetery with Terry Smith, Dale Smith, Craig Carr, Mitch Hiers, Don Moody, and Kenneth Sheffield serving as active...

Maryann Parker

Maryann Parker

Mar 12, 2010

MaryAnn Parker, 73, of Port St. Joe, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, GA. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 15, 2010 at Holly Hill Cemetery in Port St. Joe, FL with Rev. Stanley Phillips and Rev. Steve Brooks officiating The family will receive friends Sunday, March 14, 2010...

Frances Spears

Frances Spears

Mar 9, 2010

Graveside services for Mrs. Frances Spears, age 89 of Attapulgus, will be held Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Attapulgus Cemetery with Bro. Jerry Bishop officiating. Interment will follow in the cemetery. Visitation will be immediately following the service. Mrs. Spears passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at Bainbridge Memorial Hospital. She was born in Gaskins, AL the...

Hilda Holder

Hilda Holder

Mar 9, 2010

Hilda Martin Holder, 99, of Bainbridge, GA, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2010 at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Gerald A. Little officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Buz Livinsgston, Joe Livingston, Charlie Livingston, Scott Kester, Max Griffin, and Clayton Penhallegon serving...

Leroy Starling

Leroy Starling

Mar 8, 2010

Leroy Starling, 90, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, March 8, 2010 at Seminole Manor Nursing Home in Donalsonville, GA. The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 9, 2010 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ivey Funeral Home. A funeral service to be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs...

Daisy Day

Daisy Day

Mar 8, 2010

Daisy Lucille White Day, 80, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, March 8, 2010 at her residence. The funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 11, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Tony Haire officiating. Interment will follow at Greenshade Cemetery with her grandchildren serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the loving and caring...

E. Hatcher

E. Hatcher

Mar 7, 2010

E. W. "Pete" Hatcher, Jr., 90, of Leander, TX (formerly of Bainbridge, GA), passed away Sunday, March 7, 2010 in Leander, TX. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 12, 2010 at First Christian Church with Minister Jeff Stapleton officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 11, 2010...

J. Tillis

J. Tillis

Mar 6, 2010

J. H. "John" Tillis, 75, of Climax, GA, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, GA. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Johnny Burdick officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Danny Lambert, Dennis Lambert, Wendell Lambert, John...

Charlotte Williamson

Charlotte Williamson

Mar 4, 2010

Charlotte Haire Williamson, 80, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, FL. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 2010 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Stephen L. Webb officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at...

Laverne Collins

Laverne Collins

Mar 4, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Laverne Whitaker Collins, age 84 of Bainbridge, will be held Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Dr. Danny Shepard and Pastor Stanley Phillips officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Todd and Chad Dean, Heath and Brandon Boyett, Bruce Henderson and Frank Stimpson serving...

Oliver Sellers

Oliver Sellers

Mar 3, 2010

Oliver Woodrow Sellers, 92, of Brinson, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Bainbridge Health Care. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ed Harrell and Mr. Marion Grubbs officiating. Interment will follow at Brinson Cemetery with his grandsons serving as active pallbearers. The family will...

J. Dobson

J. Dobson

Mar 1, 2010

Mr. J. D. Dobson, 88, of Iron City, GA, passed away Monday, March 1, 2010 at Donalsonville Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2010 at Bainbridge Church of God with Pastor Dan Tomberlin and Rev. Perry Lamey officiating. Interment will follow at Corinth Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Iron City, GA with...

Edward J.

Edward J.

Feb 27, 2010

Edward Ed J. Zajac, age 60, of Tallahassee, FL passed away on February 27, 2010, in the Margaret Dozier House at Big Bend Hospice Tallahassee, Florida. He was born on February 8, 1950 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated in 1968 from Merritt Island High School and received his AA from Brevard Junior College in 1970. Later that year, he joined...

Phillip L.

Phillip L.

Feb 27, 2010

Phillip Loye Blount, Sr. age 71 of the Providence Community passed away at home with his family by his side on February 27 , 2010 after a brave and lengthy battle with Multiple Myeloma. Memorial Services will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Providence Baptist Church in Greensboro, FL. Visitation will be held immediately following the...

Virginia Murphy

Virginia Murphy

Feb 24, 2010

Private interment for Mrs. Virginia Moselle Murphy, 87, of Durham, NC will be held Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in Oak City Cemetery. Mrs. Murphy passed away February 24, 2010 in Durham, NC.

Christine Boyett

Christine Boyett

Feb 21, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Christine Barber Boyett, 81, of Climax, GA will be held Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Cox-Ware Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Stanley Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Terril Scott, Larry Barber, Jerome Barber, Chris Barber, Frank Bowen, and Preston Bowen serving as active pallbearers. Visitation will...

Betty Deck

Betty Deck

Feb 21, 2010

Elizabeth "Betty" Wagner Deck, 80, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010 at her residence. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 28, 2010 at Faceville Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy McNair, Rev. Kevin Deck, and Dr. Jim Corcoran officiating. Private interment will follow at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida at a later date....

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