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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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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....

Betty Miller

Betty Miller

Jan 17, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Elaine Miller, age 56 of Bainbridge, will be held Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Cox - Ware Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Jimmy Walden and Rev. Onez Lee officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Jim McCann, James Jordan, Carl Scott, Chris Kelly, Stuart Kelly and George Doyle serving as active...

Marguerite Smallwood

Marguerite Smallwood

Jan 15, 2010

Mrs. Marguerite Jones Smallwood, 87, passed away Friday, January 15, 2010 at The Church Home For The Aged in Fort Valley, GA. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Attapulgus United Methodist Church in Attapulgus, GA with Rev. Lynn Hurley officiating. Interment will be in Attapulgus Cemetery. The family will receive...

L. Whigham

L. Whigham

Jan 14, 2010

Mr. L. Franklin Whigham, Jr., 78, of Cartersville, GA (formerly of Bainbridge, GA and Indiatlantic, FL), passed away Thursday, January 14, 2010 in Cartersville. The graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 22, 2010 at Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com...

Louise Williams

Louise Williams

Jan 13, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Louise McMullen Williams, age 88, of Bainbridge, GA will be held Friday, January 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Trinity Baptist Church with Dr. Carl G. Garnett officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens with Ray Glass, Billy Newsome, Pete Stewart, Bruce Martin, Max Sorrell and John Timmons serving as active pallbearers. Visitation will be...

James Dean

James Dean

Jan 12, 2010

Mr. James E. (Jimmy) Dean, 68, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald, GA. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday, January 13, 2010 from 5:00...

Raymond Bullock

Raymond Bullock

Jan 8, 2010

Raymond (R. L.) Bullock, 64, of Pine Mountain, GA, passed away Friday, January 8, 2010. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stan Blount officiating. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery with Raymond L. Bullock, Jr., Lamar Edwards, Billy McConnell, Colby McConnell, Zachary McConnell, Jim Sutton...

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