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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William E.

William E.

Feb 11, 2010

Graveside funeral services for Mr. William E. Meredith, SR. age 82 of Bainbridge, GA, will be held Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at West Bainbridge Cemetery with Allen Ware officiating. Interment will be at West Bainbridge Cemetery with Brandon Meredith, Justin Meredith, Wayne Sykes, Meredith Avery, Larry Avery and Scott Connell serving as Honorary Pallbearers. Visitation will be...

Cathy Newsome

Cathy Newsome

Feb 9, 2010

Cathy L. Newsome, 54, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rawleigh Furney officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Assembly of God Church Cemetery with Bruce Webb, Greg McNair, Len Glover, Johnny Atkinson, Chris Strickland,...

Major Carroll-Mills

Major Carroll-Mills

Feb 7, 2010

Memorial graveside services will be held Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Oak City Cemetery with Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 4340 Georgetown Square, Suite 608,Atlanta, GA 30338. Dr. Major Carroll Mills of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully on the night of February 7, 2010 surrounded by his...

Danny Avery

Danny Avery

Feb 7, 2010

Memorial services for Danny Avery, age 52 of Augusta (formerly of Bainbridge) will be held Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Cox - Ware Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Harrell officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 10, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Cox - Ware Funeral Home. Mr. Avery was born in Decatur County, GA...

Jo Phinney

Jo Phinney

Feb 6, 2010

Jo Helen Daniel Phinney, 88, of Bainbridge, GA died Saturday February 6, 2010. She was born June 20, 1921 in Fort Worth, Texas to Fred Corbett and Bertha Mae Talley Daniel, the 2nd of three children. Her sister June died in 1977 and her brother Fred Stuart died in 1992. Jo married Wesley Phinney March 22, 1942 in Weatherford, Texas....

Lillian Lovett

Lillian Lovett

Feb 4, 2010

Lillian "Lulu" Lovett, 95, of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010. She was born August 11, 1914 in Newburgh, New York and moved to St. Petersburg in 1956 from Miami, Florida. She worked up to the age of 83. She is survived by one son, Ronald J. (Janis) Lovett of Niskayuna, NY; one daughter, Joan C. (Steve)...

Robert Battle

Robert Battle

Feb 2, 2010

Funeral services for Mr. Robert Bobby Battle will be Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Cox - Ware Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim McLaughlin officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Casey Townsend, Tommy Bush, Jessie Richardson, Leon Barwick, Larry McDaniel and Curt Peterson serving as active pallbearers. Mr. Battle was born in Seminole County,...

Dixie Heath

Dixie Heath

Feb 1, 2010

Mrs. Dixie Perry Heath of Brinson, Georgia died on Monday, February 1, 2010, in Evans, Georgia. Mrs. Heath was born in Iron City, Georgia to Marcellus Perry and Ethel Lee Clark Perry on April 18, 1931. Mrs. Heath is preceded in death by her husband, Hulmer J. Heath Sr., to whom she was married for 42 years. They had four...

Jessi King

Jessi King

Jan 31, 2010

Jessi King, 19, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Earl Barron and Rev. Doug Chason officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Chris Bibby, Chad Dean, Wes Tillery, Tony Slaughter,...

Tommy Widner

Tommy Widner

Jan 30, 2010

Thomas J. Widner, 55, of Colquitt, GA, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Archbold Medical Center. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. Active pallbearers will be Gary Hurst, Steve Akam, Marvin Kilgore, Anthony Whitaker, Greg Barefield, and James Barefield. The graveside service...

Cecilia Willis

Cecilia Willis

Jan 29, 2010

Mrs. Cecilia McDermott Wills, 96, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, January 29, 2010 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The Rosary Service service will be held at 4:00 p.m. January 31, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rudy Breunig, S.T. officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. Online visitors may sign...

Bennie Wester

Bennie Wester

Jan 29, 2010

Bennie Lee Wester, Jr., 49, of Satsuma, FL passed away Friday, January 29, 2010 in Putnam County, FL. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Danny Shepard officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday, February 3, 2010 from 4:00 to...

Joseph Hover

Joseph Hover

Jan 27, 2010

Dr. Joseph W. Hover, 87, of Norwich, NY, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at the New York State Veteran's Home in Oxford. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, January 31, 2010 at R. J. Fahy Funeral Home with Pastor John Portney officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 31, 2010 from 11:00 to 1:00...

Juanita Humphrey

Juanita Humphrey

Jan 26, 2010

Funeral Services for Mrs. Juanita Boyett Humphrey, 87, of Climax, GA will be held Friday, January 29, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Climax Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Weaver, Pastor Johnny Moore, Pastor John Tuvell, and Rev. Steve Poppell officiating. Private Interment with Family will follow at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church. Visitation will be held immediately following the service at...

Mary Fenton

Mary Fenton

Jan 22, 2010

Mary Ann Hampton Morrison Fenton, 94, died peacefully on Friday, January 22, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Lynn and Avery White, in Bainbridge, Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, with her grandsons, Kenneth Jakob Smeds, Kevin...

Essie Walters

Essie Walters

Jan 22, 2010

Mrs. Essie Buie Walters, 98, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 24, 2010 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Leroy C. Spinks, Rev. Paul Medley, and Rev. Jean Watson officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be...

Gussie Calhoun

Gussie Calhoun

Jan 22, 2010

Mrs. Gussie Brinkley Calhoun, 84, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 25, 2010 at Franklin Baptist Church with Rev. Conrad Salter officiating. Interment will follow at Franklin Baptist Church Cemetery with Michael Rowan, Jonah Manning, Robert Woods, David Mack Brinkley, Fred Brinkley, and...

Iola Vickers

Iola Vickers

Jan 22, 2010

Iola Earnest "Odie" Vickers, 91, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 25, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Willis officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Gilead Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery with Bobby Howard, Ricky Howard, Roy Howard, Roger Smith,...

Gene Key

Gene Key

Jan 20, 2010

Gene A. Key, 50, of Calvary, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Bainbridge Healthcare. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Gene was born September 6, 1959 in Gainesville, FL, the son of Wilbur Gene Key and Carolyn Colpack Key. He worked in construction and...

Paul Lankford

Paul Lankford

Jan 18, 2010

Paul R. Lankford, 77, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, January 18, 2010 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, AL. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chuck Sayers officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service....

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