Obituaries
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.
Johnnie Meredith
Apr 6, 2021
Johnnie Allen Meredith, Jr., 83, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021. A private service will be held at Beulah Thomas Baptist Church Cemetery. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to Beulah Thomas Cemetery Fund, C/O Nelda Moore, 456 Woodhull Road, Bainbridge, GA 39817. Johnnie Allen Meredith, Jr. was...
Marvelee Durham
Apr 4, 2021
Marvelee C. Durham, 83, of Huntsville passed away Sunday, April 4. She was a retired patient representative from the Fox Army Health Center on Redstone Arsenal. She was a long-time member of West Huntsville Church of Christ.She is survived by her daughter, Deborah, and her fiancé, Gary Thompson; grandchildren, Katie Campbell and Isabelle Campbell; and a host of loving in-laws,...
Herbert Ristow
Apr 3, 2021
Herbert Paul Ristow III, 67, of Donalsonville, GA, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain the recommended safe social distancing...
James Blalock
Apr 2, 2021
James H. "Jimmy" Blalock, 87, of Colquitt, GA, passed away Friday, April 2, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Christian Faith Church with Pastor Ron Kirkland officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Brooks County. Eddie Justice, Stuart Kelley,...
Garrett Tredway
Apr 1, 2021
Garrett E. Tredway, 71, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Pennsylvania. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com .
William Pollock
Mar 31, 2021
William H. "Billy" Pollock, 78, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Delwood Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. DeWitt Phillips officiating. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain the recommended safe social distancing of...
James Peterson
Mar 31, 2021
James Ross Peterson, 89, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Oak City Cemetery with Rev. Steve Brooks officiating. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain the recommended safe social distancing of six feet...
James Long
Mar 29, 2021
James (Jimmy) H. Long, 57, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Black Jack Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Dean and Rev. Ron Kirkland officiating. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain the...
Maston Phillips
Mar 27, 2021
Mr. Maston O'Neal Phillips. Jr., age 86, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021, at his home in Colquitt, Georgia, surrounded by his loving family. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, Eternal Rest Memorial Gardens in Colquitt. The Rev. Kent Barwick will officiate. In accordance with State of Georgia guidelines concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, those...
Charles Hatcher
Mar 27, 2021
Charles Ross Hatcher, Jr., MD, former vice president for Health Affairs at Emory University and director of Emory's Woodruff Health Sciences Center, passed away peacefully at Emory University Hospital on March 27, 2021, at the age of 90. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles Ross Hatcher, Sr. and Vivian Miller Hatcher. He is survived by his wife...
Clemente Sims
Mar 26, 2021
Mr. Clemente Terrance Garcia Sims of Donalsonville, Georgia died in an early morning accident Friday, March 26, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 2, at Jakin Freewill Baptist Church, Jakin, Georgia. Rev. Bobby Smith will officiate. Kenneth Heidenreich, Robert Jones, Delontray Torres, Joshua Brown, Jimmy Lee Mash, Jr., Jimmy Kendrick, Hunter Hall, Tim King,...
Sarah Harrison
Mar 24, 2021
Sarah Knight Harrison, 90, of Thomasville, GA, formerly of Tallahassee, FL, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Immanuel Baptist Church (Tallahassee) with Dr. Brian Robertson officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Interment will be at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery (Climax) with her grandsons serving as...
Zachary Smith
Mar 24, 2021
Zachary Lee Smith, infant son of Chavonne McGinness & Chadwick Smith, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021. A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. DeWitt Phillips officiating. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain the recommended safe...
Betty Jones
Mar 24, 2021
Betty Jane Strickland Jones, age 62, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A graveside service will be held Saturday, March 27, 2:30 p.m., at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Charles Bostick will officiate. In accordance with State of Georgia guidelines concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain the recommended safe...
Claude Salter
Mar 23, 2021
Claude Nathaniel (Nathan) Salter, age 90, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 27 at Pine Forest Cemetery, Climax, Georgia. The Revs. Conrad Salter and Tommy McNair will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. In accordance with State of Georgia guidelines...
Ruth Morales
Mar 22, 2021
Mrs. Ruth Nelly Morales, age 58, of Whigham, Georgia passed away Monday, March 22, 2021, at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. A memorial service honoring Mrs. Morales will be held at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 27, at Cristo Te Ama, 1693 MLK Drive, Bainbridge, Georgia. Rev. Arnaldo Gonzalez will officiate.
Ellen Elam
Mar 21, 2021
Ellen Cook Elam, 87, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021. The graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Whites Bridge Cemetery with Pastor Larry Harrell officiating. Bobby Mills, Rick Landeen, Matthew Phillips, Gene Dunlap, David Davis, and Chris Beaty will serve as active pallbearers. Due to the ongoing concerns...
Edgar Weathersby
Mar 20, 2021
Edgar Butch Weathersby, 76, of Lee County, GA, died March 20, 2021 at The Fellowship Home at Brookside in Valdosta, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday at 1:00 PM at Leesburg Cemetery. Rev. Andrew Kornegay will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery which is across the street from Lee County High School on Highway 32 East. Mr....
Melinda Santucci
Mar 18, 2021
Melinda Toliver Santucci, 57, of Lake Seminole, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Josh Boyette officiating. Jack Toliver, Jr., Cecil Griner, Jr., Will Wimberly, Jack Bass, Philip Hatcher, and Drew Fucich will serve as active pallbearers. Due to the...
Irma Barber
Mar 16, 2021
Irma Johnson Barber, 88, of Faceville, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Sylvania Cemetery with Dr. Ernie Jones and Rev. Robert Johns officiating. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain the recommended safe social distancing...
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