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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.

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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....

Charlotte Powell

Charlotte Powell

Aug 13, 2023

Charlotte "Rosemary" PowellMay 8, 1948 - August 13, 2023 Charlotte "Rosemary" Powell, age 75, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023. The Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, August 21, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Allen Griffin officiating.  The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign...

Rosa Donalson

Rosa Donalson

Aug 12, 2023

Rosa Burke DonalsonJuly 31st, 1935 - August 12, 2023 Rosa Burke Donalson, age 88, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, August 12th, 2023. The Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Lynn Massey officiating.  A private interment will be held at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will...

Susan Ouzts

Susan Ouzts

Aug 11, 2023

Susan Elizabeth Rich Ouzts, age 71, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023, at Legacy Village in Thomasville, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Ouzts will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 17, at Morningside Baptist Church in Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. Jimmy Dean will officiate. Curtis Brown, Holden Burdick, Zack Burdick, Thomas Avery, Kevin Cloud, and Bobby Brown will serve as...

Lugene Sorrell

Lugene Sorrell

Aug 2, 2023

Mrs. Lugene Collins Sorrell passed away from this life on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, surrounded by loving family. Lugene was born in Grady County, GA on February 13, 1934. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Oscar Aaron and Mavis P. Collins and was preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) N. Sorrell; son, Russell Sorrell; and sister,...

Penny Garcia

Penny Garcia

Aug 2, 2023

Penny Michelle  GarciaMarch 29, 1972 - August 2, 2023 Penny Michelle Garcia, age 51, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. The family will hold a memorial service at Lake Seminole Baptist Church, 2990 Burke Road, Donalsonville, GA on Saturday, August 5, 2023 beginning at 11:00 a.m. with fellowship to follow....

Jean Ouzts

Jean Ouzts

Jul 30, 2023

Jean Ann Boyett Ouzts, age 79, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2023, at Memorial Manor surrounded by her loving family. Services for Mrs. Ouzts will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 2, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Elder Thomas Bond and Rev. Wayne Josey will officiate. The service will conclude at the chapel. Jean Ann will...

Juan Lopez

Juan Lopez

Jul 30, 2023

Juan Antonio Crispen Lopez, age 21, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2023 due to a tragic accident. Juan, the son of Pablo Lopez Gonzales and Angelica Crispin Garcia, was born in Alde Las Pilas, Jutiapa, Conguacoen, Guatemala. He will be returning to Guatemala for his service and burial.

Donald Carlton

Donald Carlton

Jul 29, 2023

Mr. Donald (Donnie) Alve Carlton, age 68, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. Carlton will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 3, at Trinity Baptist Church. Pastor Brett Ellinburg will officiate. Beau Sanders, Luke Sanders, Jonathan Walterhouse, Joshua Walterhouse, Billy Gray, and Melvin Davis will serve as pallbearers. The family...

Peggy Meyers

Peggy Meyers

Jul 28, 2023

With deepest love and sympathy we share the passing of Peggy Amelia Meyers (Davis). Born April 15, 1938, in Cairo, Georgia, she went to be with the Lord on Friday, July, 28, 2023 with her daughter sitting closely by her side. Many lives were touched and inspired by her in Georgia, Florida and elsewhere. She also felt so blessed by...

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston

Jul 27, 2023

Robert Lowery "Bob" LivingstonOctober 27, 1947 - July 27, 2023 Robert Lowery "Bob" Livingston, age 75, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023. The family will hold a private service at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Bob was born on October 27, 1947 in Starkville, Mississippi. He was one of...

Faye Nichols

Faye Nichols

Jul 26, 2023

Faye L. NicholsJanuary 18th, 1949 - July 26, 2023 Faye L. Nichols, age 74, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away Wednesday, July 26th, 2023. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, July 29th, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Lynn Roberts officiating.  Private interment will be at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive...

Raymond Holmes

Raymond Holmes

Jul 22, 2023

Mr. Raymond Edward Holmes, age 82, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Camellia Gardens of Life in Thomasville, Georgia. A private, family service will be held with a burial in Midway Church Cemetery. Ray Holmes was born December 12, 1940, in Calumet City, Illinois to Ivan Raymond Holmes and Anna Mary Beil Holmes. He enjoyed going hunting and fishing....

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