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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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Martha Benton

Martha Benton

Sep 18, 2022

Martha Eugenia (Jeanne) Benton, age 66, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022, in Thomasville, Georgia. Services for Ms. Benton will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 21, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. Marty Brock will officiate. Jeanne will be interred in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Jeanne...

Cynthia Beane

Cynthia Beane

Sep 16, 2022

Cynthia Rose Beane, age 70, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 , at Memorial Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia. No formal services will be held. Cynthia was born in Montpelier, Vermont on September 13, 1952. She was a nursing assistant. Mrs. Beane was survived by her sons, Craig Sherburn and Timothy Sherburn (Angelia).

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Sep 15, 2022

Betty Lou SmithMay 20, 1940 - September 15, 2022 Betty Lou Smith, age 82, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022 in Bainbridge, Georgia. Betty was born May 20, 1940, in Holden, Missouri to George Washington and Hazel Mattie Hurr. Betty grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated from North East High School in 1958. She attended...

Linda Hall

Linda Hall

Sep 13, 2022

Linda Jane Hall of Bainbridge, Ga. passed away on September 13, 2022. She was born Linda Jane Hale on May 22, 1939 in Athens, Ga to parents George and Ruby Mae Hale. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Bainbridge with Reverend Andrew Donaldson and Reverend Chris Humphries...

Juanita Phillips

Juanita Phillips

Sep 10, 2022

Juanita Kelly Phillips, age 85, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022, at her home in Climax, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Phillips will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 14, at Bethel Baptist Church in Brinson, Georgia. The Rev. Newton Cranford will officiate. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Climax, Georgia. The family will receive friends one hour before...

Latoyia Gardner

Latoyia Gardner

Sep 10, 2022

Latoyia "Stooge" Gardner, age 43, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Saturday, September 10th, 2022A memorial service will be held in her honor at 2:00 p.m. on October 1, 2022 at 3750 N State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33309. Online visitors may sign the guest register at  www.iveyfuneral.com.Latoyia was born on March 10, 1979, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Daryl...

Aaron Cox

Aaron Cox

Sep 7, 2022

Mr. Aaron Cox, age 81, passed away September 7, 2022 at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Mr. Cox was born to John Douglas and Luella Cox on September 12, 1940. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Mae Gray Cox. Mr. Cox retired from Queen’s General Hospital in New York, where he worked in Maintenance. His children will...

Robert Hargrave

Robert Hargrave

Sep 3, 2022

Robert Jackson "Cab" Hargrave, 71, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022. Cab was born on June 13, 1951. He was originally from Bainbridge, Georgia and was a Florida resident for many years before moving to Haywood County in 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Burch and Jane Hargrave, as well as his brothers, Burch Hargrave, Jr....

Clayton Duke

Clayton Duke

Aug 29, 2022

Clayton Clement Duke, age 63, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022, surrounded by his family in Greenville, South Carolina. Services for Mr. Duke will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. A visitation will be held 10:00-11:00 a.m., before the service. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Josh Carlisle,...

Jaime Reyna

Jaime Reyna

Aug 29, 2022

Jaime Santiago Gallaga Reyna, de 41 años, de Bainbridge, Georgia, falleció el lunes 29 de Agosto de 2022. El Servicio Conmemorativo se llevará a cabo a las 2:00 pm el Sábado 3 de Septiembre de 2022 en la Capilla de la Funeraria Ivey con los Pastores Gustavo y Elaine Chávez oficiando.  Debido a las preocupaciones actuales con respecto a la...

Shirley Whigham

Shirley Whigham

Aug 28, 2022

Shirley Ann WhighamMay 18, 1942 - August 28, 2022 Shirley Ann Whigham, age 80, of Blountstown, Florida, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022. The Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, September 2, 2022 at Oak City Cemetery. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Shirley Ann was born May 18, 1942 in Bainbridge,...

Leon Riley

Leon Riley

Aug 22, 2022

Mr. Leon D. Riley, age 85, passed away August 22, 2022 in Bainbridge, Georgia. No public services will be held.

Jesse Carmichael

Jesse Carmichael

Aug 20, 2022

Mr. Jesse Murphy Carmichael, age 56, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022, at his home in Eastpoint, Florida surrounded by his loving family. A service to honor Mr. Carmichael will be held at 5:00 pm, September 2, 2022, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Pastor Cheryl Middleton will officiate. A service to honor Mr. Carmichael will be held...

Deborah Heath

Deborah Heath

Aug 19, 2022

Deborah Ann (Debbie) Heath, age 65, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. Services for Mrs. Heath will be held at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, August 24, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Rev. James Scarborough will officiate. A private interment will be held in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Deborah Ann Heath was born...

Joseph Bellflower

Joseph Bellflower

Aug 16, 2022

Mr. J. E. Bellflower, 77, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022. A private graveside service will be scheduled. J. E. was born May 21, 1945 in Bainbridge, GA, the son of Archester Bellflower and Flonita Erpelding. He was a graduate of Climax High School. He worked many years at Amoco Fabrics, did carpenter work, and was a small engine mechanic....

Florence Bishop

Florence Bishop

Aug 15, 2022

Mrs. Florence Weathersby Bishop passed away on August 15, 2022. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. A private interment will be held at Roselawn Memory Gardens. Mrs. Florence Bishop was born May 25, 1931, in Bainbridge, GA, the daughter of William Irvin Weathersby and Jennie Elizabeth Dodson Weathersby. She...

Carol Hight

Carol Hight

Aug 14, 2022

Carol Jean Hight, 76, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Melissa Traver officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private interment will be held at Oak City Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Margaret Johns

Margaret Johns

Aug 13, 2022

Margaret Whiddon Johns, 96, of the Recovery Community near Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022. The funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Recovery United Methodist Church with Pastor Charlie Boyd and Rev. Donna Sue Roberts officiating. Interment will be at Sylvania Cemetery with Keith Renfroe, Dennis Cooper, Chris Hobbs, Paul...

Erva Drinkwater

Erva Drinkwater

Aug 12, 2022

Erva  Myrl Hodges Drinkwater, age 87, of Ocala, Florida, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022. A private graveside service was held at Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge, GA. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Erva  was born December 22, 1934  in Mitchell County, Georgia  the daughter of William Byrl Hodges and Mary Sawyer Hodges.  She was...

Lawrence Briles

Lawrence Briles

Aug 10, 2022

Lawrence Dee "Larry" Briles, Jr. January 30, 1932 - August 10, 2022 Lawrence Dee Briles, Jr., age 90, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022. The memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Tallahassee National Cemetery with Reverend Dewitt Phillips officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com ....

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