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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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Billy Hutto

Billy Hutto

Jul 20, 2026

Mr. William Earl “Billy” Hutto, age 74, passed away Monday, July 20, 2026, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Services for Billy will be held Saturday, July 25, 3:00 pm, at Climax Baptist Church, Climax, Georgia. Rev. Lynn Hurley and Rev. Chad Cooper will officiate. Interment will follow in Brock Cemetery, with his grandchildren serving as pallbearers. The family will...

Laveda Holley Allen

Laveda Holley Allen

Jul 18, 2026

Lavada Holley Allen passed away peacefully on July 18, 2026, at the age of 92. She was born on May 31, 1934, in Early County, Georgia, to the late Clarence and Chloe Effie Houston Harper.

The family will be receiving family and friends on Monday July 20, 2026, from 5PM – 7PM at the residence of Rhonda Downing 2500 Lake Douglas...

Maude Wright

Maude Wright

Jul 15, 2026

Maude Watson Wright, age 95, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Services for Mrs. Wright will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, July 18, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. James Williamson will officiate. She will be buried beside her husband, the late Agnew Wright...

Rev. Theo Gee

Rev. Theo Gee

Jul 14, 2026

The Rev. Henry Theodore "Theo" Gee, age 96, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2026, in the Villages, Florida. He was born in Decatur County, GA, near the town of Amsterdam. He was the eldest child of James L. (Lester) Gee and Lois (Albritton) Gee, longtime residents of the county, and grandson of Henry Augustus (Gus) Gee. In his youth, he...

Lynwood Moses Busby

Lynwood Moses Busby

Jul 14, 2026

Mr. Lynwood Moses Busby, age 78, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at his home in Savannah, Georgia. Services for Mr. Busby will be held at 3:00 pm, Thursday, July 16, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. The family will receive friends before the service, beginning at 2:00 pm. Lynwood Moses Busby...

Betty Jean Hornsby

Betty Jean Hornsby

Jul 8, 2026

Betty Jean Taylor Hornsby, age 92, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Services for Mrs. Hornsby will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, July 13, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. Chris Humphries will officiate. The interment will be held in Oak City Cemetery where she will be buried beside her husband, Murry....

Gerald Faircloth

Gerald Faircloth

Jul 4, 2026

Gerald E. Faircloth, 82, of Port Saint Joe, Florida and At Ease Campground, Bainbridge passed away Saturday, July 4, 2026. Gerald was born on September 16, 1943 in Turner County to the late Woodrow Wilson and Edna Millie Anderson Faircloth. He retired from Civil Service having worked at Eglin Air Force Base. He also served his country with honor in...

Rodney Eugene McLaury

Rodney Eugene McLaury

Jul 2, 2026

Mr. Rodney Eugene McLaury, age 77, passed away July 2, 2026, at Memorial Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia. Rodney Eugene McLaury was born October 29, 1948 in Parkston, South Dakota, to Loren and Dorothy McLaury. His parents have preceded him in death. He served in the United States Air Force and worked as a defense contractor, the Vice President of Acquisitions...

Michael Hutto

Michael Hutto

Jun 28, 2026

Mr. Michael Larue Hutto, age 65, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2026, at his home in Seminole County, Georgia, surrounded by his loving family. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, July 6, 2:00 pm, at New Life at Lake Seminole Church, 2164 GA Highway 253, Donalsonville, Georgia 39845. The Rev. Glenn Elmore will officiate. Michael Larue Hutto was...

Carolyn Cressler

Carolyn Cressler

Jun 28, 2026

Carolyn R. Cressler, age 83, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2026, at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. Ms. Cressler was a resident of Bainbridge Landing and retired from Memorial Hospital as an intake clerk in the Emergency Room. She was born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania to William and Ruth Hughes Hollinger on December 18, 1942. Her parents have preceded her...

Jean Casey

Jean Casey

Jun 27, 2026

Melva Jean Casey, age 82, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2026. Services for Mrs. Casey will be held at 1:00 pm, Friday, July 3, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Mr. Kevin Casey will officiate. Brandon Casey, Robby Humphrey, Kevin Casey, Jared Humphrey, Austin Hebert and Michael Merkison...

Craig Couturier

Craig Couturier

Jun 24, 2026

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce the passing of Craig Stephen Couturier, 74, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Mr. Couturier died on June 24, 2026, at home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Craig proudly served in the United States Marine Corps for four years and completed a tour of duty in Vietnam. He then proudly...

Kevin Barker

Kevin Barker

Jun 23, 2026

Mr. Kevin Carl Barker, age 55, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at his home in Climax, Georgia. Services for Mr. Barker will be held Thursday, June 25, at 11:00 am, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. James Scarborough will officiate. The family will receive friends before the service, beginning at 10:00. Kevin Carl Barker was...

Larry Hartzog

Larry Hartzog

Jun 23, 2026

Mr. Larry Earl Hartzog, age 87 of Donalsonville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Services for Mr. Hartzog will be held Thursday, June 25, at 3:00 pm, in Friendship Methodist Church. The Rev. James Scarborough will officiate. The family will receive friends before the service, beginning at 2:00. Mr. Hartzog will...

Ricky Thompson

Ricky Thompson

Jun 22, 2026

Mr. Ricky Lynn Thompson, age 73, passed away June 22, 2026, at Bainbridge Landing, Bainbridge, Georgia. Mr. Thompson was born June 12, 1953, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Buford Wadley Thompson and Evelyn Nancy Dotson Thompson. His parents have preceded him in death. He served for 25 years in the United States Navy. No formal service will be held but...

Dominic Jerome Murawski

Dominic Jerome Murawski

Jun 10, 2026

Mr. Dominic Jerome Murawski, age 56, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at his home in Bainbridge, GA. The family will hold a Memorial Service on Tuesday, June 16th, 1:00 pm, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1207 Randolph Street, Bainbridge, GA. Dominic J. Murawski was born February 24, 1970 in Brook, Indiana to Jerome Alexander Murawski and Patricia Ann...

David Smith

David Smith

Jun 4, 2026

David Lamar Smith, was born in Bainbridge, Georgia on August 31, 1950 to Ralph “Buster” Smith and Evelyn Josey Smith, and died June 4, 2026, in Mobile, Alabama after a lengthy illness. David served in the US Army. He was sent as a young 19-year-old to Vietnam. While in Vietnam he served as a combat medic with B Troop 2/17...

Hattie King

Hattie King

Jun 4, 2026

Hattie Jo Austin King, age 84, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026, at her home in Brinson, Georgia. Services for Mrs. King will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Brinson Baptist Church, 107 McNair Street, Brinson, Georgia. The Rev. Robert Crapps will officiate. Interment will follow in Brinson Cemetery, Brinson, Georgia. The family will receive friends...

Mary Jo Harrell

Mary Jo Harrell

Jun 2, 2026

Mary Jo Miller Harrell, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Magnolia Place Assisted Living Center in Cairo, GA. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 6th at 11 AM at Eastside Baptist Church in Cairo, GA. Private interment at Mars Hill Cemetery in Decatur County, Georgia. Officiating will be Rev. Matt Vickers. Pallbearers will be...

Bobby Vickers

Bobby Vickers

May 31, 2026

Mr. Bobby J. Vickers, age 66, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Donalsonville Hospital, Donalsonville, Georgia. A Celebration of Life will be held on July 12, 2:00 pm, at the boat basin in Bainbridge, Georgia. Bobby J. Vickers was born March 19, 1960, in Donalsonville, Georgia, to Hatcher Vickers and Betty Jo McMillian...

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