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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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Linnie Martin

Linnie Martin

Feb 16, 2023

Linnie E. Boyett Martin, age 85, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Martin will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 20, at Calvary Baptist Church. The Rev. Terry Holt will officiate. An interment will be held at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The grandsons of Mrs. Martin will serve as pallbearers. The...

Gordon Faircloth

Gordon Faircloth

Feb 11, 2023

Mr. Gordon B. Albert Faircloth, age 77, passed away early on Saturday, February 11, 2023, surrounded by his family at his home in Climax, Georgia. Services for Mr. Faircloth will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, February 13, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. Ryan Zearing will officiate. The grandsons of Mr. Faircloth will serve as...

James Davis

James Davis

Feb 10, 2023

James Ronald (Jim) Davis passed away February 10, 2023 at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, Georgia. Jim was born August 4, 1938 to the late William Latell and Mildred Thomason Davis. He is survived by his wife Juniel "Tiny" Davis, his son Matthew Harrell "Matt" Davis, his sister Beverly Dale, and brothers Larry (Sue), Joe (Barbara), Doug (Michelle),...

Robert Donalson

Robert Donalson

Feb 7, 2023

Robert DonalsonNovember 11, 1931 - February 7, 2023 Robert "Big" Donalson, age 91, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, formerly of Bainbridge, Georgia passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Greg Ford officiating. A private interment will be at...

Roberto Guzman

Roberto Guzman

Feb 7, 2023

Roberto Guzman, age 50, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, February 12, Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo, Georgia. Pastor Marilyn Pearson-Cox will officiate. Roberto was born November 6, 1972, in Matamoros Tamaulipas, Mexico. His parents, Roberto Guzman, Sr., and Teresita Maria Gomez Guzman have preceded him in death. Roberto loved life...

Rita Haire

Rita Haire

Feb 3, 2023

Rita Faye Albritton Haire, age 64, passed away Friday evening, February 3, 2023, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia surrounded by family. A service to honor Rita will be held at West Bainbridge Family Worship, 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2023. Rev. Ronald Black, Jr. (Bubba) and Rev. Michael Albritton will officiate. Rita Faye Albritton was born January 11, 1959,...

Palmer Downing

Palmer Downing

Feb 2, 2023

Palmer Andy DowningApril 27, 1962 - February 2, 2023 Palmer Andy Downing, age 60, of Chancellor, Alabama, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Miramar Beach, Florida. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 beginning at 2:00 p.m. at Bainbridge Church of God with Rhonda Downing officiating. The family will have a time of visitation from...

Lois Rowan

Lois Rowan

Feb 1, 2023

Lois Winifred Lawhorn Rowan, age 69, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in Valdosta, Georgia. Services for Lois will be held in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home, Bainbridge, Georgia, 12:00 noon, Saturday, February 4. Pastor Christy Bandy will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Lois was born October 25,...

Angeline Vulgamore

Angeline Vulgamore

Jan 29, 2023

Angeline "Ann" VulgamoreApril 11, 1943 - January 29, 2023 Angeline Vulgamore, age 79, of Climax, Georgia, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023. The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Steve Poppell officiating. A private interment will be at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Paul Vulgamore, Robbie Moran,...

David Pyles

David Pyles

Jan 29, 2023

Mr. David Daniel Pyles, age 69, passed away at his home in Cairo, Georgia, surrounded by his loving family, Sunday, January 29, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 1, at Rawls Cemetery, 249 Bobwhite Lane, Cairo, Georgia. The Rev. DeWayne Atkinson will officiate. David Daniel Pyles was born February 5, 1953, in Cairo, to...

John Kemper

John Kemper

Jan 25, 2023

Mr. John Henry Kemper, Jr., age 66, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, in Climax, Georgia surrounded by family. A service to honor John Henry will be held in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home, 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 11. The Rev. Ryan Carnes will officiate. John Henry Kemper, Jr. was born January 27, 1956 in Hammond, Indiana,...

Harry Heaton

Harry Heaton

Jan 25, 2023

Harry Fletcher HeatonOctober 29, 1933 - January 25, 2023 Harry Fletcher Heaton, age 89, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023. The Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Oak City Cemetery with Reverend Lynn Roberts officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private entombment will follow...

Thomas Malone

Thomas Malone

Jan 22, 2023

Thomas Steele Malone, Jr.July 5, 1924-January 22, 2023 Thomas Steele Malone, Jr. died on January 22, 2023 at the age of 98. He was born to Thomas Steele Malone, Sr. and Kittie Burford Malone on July 5, 1924, in Camden, Alabama. Raised in a loving Christian family, while in his youth, he enjoyed all the benefits provided by growing up...

Henry Johnson

Henry Johnson

Jan 19, 2023

Mr. Henry Oliver Johnson, age 85, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023, in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held to honor Mr. Johnson at 2:00 pm., Monday, January 23, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Henry Oliver Johnson was born October 25, 1937, in Colquitt, Georgia, to Henry Johnson and...

Mary Deese

Mary Deese

Jan 18, 2023

Mary Mervyn Brock DeeseSeptember 18, 1934 - January 18, 2023 Mary Mervyn Deese, age 88, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023. The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Sutton Chapel United Methodist Church with Reverend Lynn Roberts officiating. Private interment will be at Sutton Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery....

Rodney Greene

Rodney Greene

Jan 15, 2023

Mr. Rodney Lee Greene, age 64, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A private service was held by the family

Mildred Hall

Mildred Hall

Jan 13, 2023

Mildred (Micki) West Hall, age 86, passed away early on Friday, January 13, 2023, at her home in Tallahassee, Florida. Service for Mrs. Hall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 17, graveside in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia. Rev. Ken Cloud will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Mildred West was born September 6, 1936,...

Douglas Schilb

Douglas Schilb

Jan 12, 2023

Mr. Douglas Louis Schilb of Bainbridge, Georgia, age 63, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, in Archbold Medical Center, Thomasville. Georgia. No public services will be held. Douglas Louis Schilb was born March 23, 1959, in Yonkers, New York to Louis Henry Schilb and Virginia Gottron Schilb. Doug was one of 16 children. He had a huge heart and was...

Barbara Sapp

Barbara Sapp

Jan 11, 2023

Barbara Lowe Sapp, age 66, of Climax, passed away on January 11, 2023 at her home after an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Ivey Funeral Chapel with Bishop Phillip Kirkland of Donalsonville Church of God officiating. A time of visitation will be held for friends immediately following the service....

Monica Lindig

Monica Lindig

Jan 11, 2023

Monica "Misty" Newman Lindig, 55 of Brinson, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2023 from the chapel of Ivey Funeral Home with Brother Jimmy Dean officiating. Ms. Lindig was born on September 14, 1967 in Dalhart, Texas to the late Ronald Douglas Newman and Penelope Marie Milburn...

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