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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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Roger Wynn
Jun 28, 2025
Mr. Roger Dale Wynn, age 74, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025, surrounded by his loving family in Thomasville, Georgia. Services for Mr. Wynn will be held at 10:30 am, Wednesday, July 2, in Trinity Baptist Church, 1865 Tallahassee Highway, Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. William Davis and Pastor Brett Elliinburg will officiate. Wyatt Wood, Micah Wood, Christopher Wiggins, Jorge Lopez,...
Terry Barber
Jun 24, 2025
Mr. Terry Lamar Barber, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Terry will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, June 27, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Dr. David Leavell will officiate. The service will conclude in the chapel. Terry will be laid to rest with his family in Sylvania Cemetery....
Joe Combast
Jun 23, 2025
Mr. Joe H. Combast, age 78, passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at Donalsonville Hospital in Donalsonville, Georgia. Services for Mr. Combast will be held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, June 28, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. The service will conclude in the chapel. Joe’s family will receive friends before the service,...
Ltc Alan Skarponi (Ret.)
Jun 20, 2025
LTC Alan L. Skarponi (Ret.), age 93, passed away Friday, June 20, 2025, at his home in Port Orange, Florida. Services for Mr. Skarponi will be held Thursday, June 26, 11:00 am, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. Tim Dean will officiate. The family will receive friends before the service, beginning at 10:00. The service will...
Gregory Patronis
Jun 19, 2025
Gregory Keith Patronis, age 60, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. Services for Mr. Patronis will be held Saturday, June 28, at 11:00 am, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home, 502 S. Scott Street, Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. Lynn Roberts will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at...
Sereese Brown
Jun 18, 2025
Sereese Ulmer Brown, age 61, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at her home in Cairo, Georgia surrounded by her loving family. Services for Mrs. Brown will be held Saturday, June 21, 11:00 am, at Eastside Baptist Church in Cairo, Georgia. The Rev. Matt Vickers will officiate. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Terry Widener, Tim Widener, Glenn Hester, Chris...
James Wine
Jun 14, 2025
We regret to announce the passing of James William Wine, age 75, of Cairo, Georgia. Mr. Wine has requested no public services be held. James William Wine was born December 20, 1949 in Jeffersonville, Indiana to Clarence Edward Wine and Mary Gladys Christie Wine. He is survived by his daughter, Shannon Wine of Albany, Georgia, brother, Mark Miller of Thomasville,...
Betty Askew
Jun 6, 2025
Betty Jean Hosey Askew, age 82, passed away Friday, June 6, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Services for Mrs. Askew will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, June 10, at Pine Forest Baptist Church, 104 Pine Forest Road, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. The Rev. Jim McIntosh will officiate. Allen Ramer, Cole Crutchfield, Casey Bellflower, Stacey Worthington, Sawyer...
Ronda Bergeron
Jun 5, 2025
We regret to announce the passing of Ronda Evelyn Bergeron, age 70, of Manassas Park, Virginia. Ronda passed away June 5, 2025, in Manassas, Virginia. Funeral services for Ronda will be held Saturday, June 14, 2025, 11:00 am, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. James Scarborough will officiate. Interment will follow in Cool Springs Cemetery. The...
Robert Amidei
Jun 4, 2025
Robert Amidei, age 72, of Cairo, Georgia passed away on June 4, 2025 at the Pinewood Nursing Home in Whigham, Georgia. A private family memorial will be held at a later date. Robert Amidei was born on August 3, 1952 in Aurora, Illinois to Edwin Devore Amidei and Sabina Cano Weber. Mr. Amidei is survived by his mother, Sabina Weber...
Donald Maxwell
Jun 3, 2025
Donald Hugh Maxwell, age 61, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Georgia. No public service will be held. Mr. Maxwell was born December 12, 1963, in Bainbridge, Georgia to Clifford Bronwood Maxwell, Sr. and Mattie Katherine Crowe Maxwell. He grew up in Decatur County, living in Attapulgus. Mr. Maxwell is survived by his siblings,...
Shelva Jean Dean
Jun 3, 2025
Shelva Jean White Dean, age 88, of Bainbridge, passed away on June 3, 2025 at Signature Healthcare in Marianna, Florida. Services for Mrs. Dean will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Faceville Baptist Church in Faceville, Georgia.The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Robert Johns will...
Lori Heil
May 26, 2025
We regret to announce the passing of Lori A. Heil. Lori passed away May 24, 2025, in Bainbridge, Georgia. A private service will be held at a later date. Lori was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, John Heil, has preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Toni Weston and mother, Janis Braga.
Lynn Arsenault
May 22, 2025
Lynn Marie Arsenault, age 33, passed away very suddenly on May 22, 2025, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Arsenault are planned for 2:00 pm, Sunday, June 1, 2025, graveside at Bethany Church Cemetery, 216 Bethany Church Road, Brinson, Georgia. Chaplain DeWitt Phillips will officiate. Lynn Marie Lindsey was born August 5, 1991, in Bainbridge to James...
Savitaben Chhatrala
May 20, 2025
We regret to announce the passing of Savitaben Chhatrala. A more complete obituary is forthcoming.
Hazel Burbridge
May 19, 2025
Hazel Hooks Burbridge, age 87, passed away Monday, May 19, 2025, at her home in Whigham, Georgia. Services for Hazel will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, May 22, 2205, at Whigham Baptist Church in Whigham, Georgia. Mr. Frank Pritchett and Rev. DeWitt Phillips will officiate. Mike Nola, Jeffrey Mobley, Carl Harris, James Cason, and Glenn Rykard, Jr. will serve...
Don Singleton
May 17, 2025
Mr. Don V. Singleton, age 80 of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 17, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Tallahassee, Florida. The funeral will be held at 9:30 am, Friday, May 23, 2025, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home, 502 S. Scott Street, Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. Rawleigh Furney will officiate....
Dolores Provence
May 14, 2025
.Dolores (Dee) Powell Provence, age 91, passed away in her home near Bainbridge, Georgia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Dolores (Dee) Powell Provence was born in Kiawa, Oklahoma, July 8, 1933, to the late Edna and Wilburn Powell. Dee was married to John E. Provence, who has preceded her in death. They moved to Bainbridge from Atlanta in 1975. Together they...
Gary Chason
May 14, 2025
Mr. Gary Ray Chason, age 63, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Cairo, Georgia. A service is being planned, and the information will be available later. Gary Ray Chason was born March 7, 1962, in Grady County, Georgia, to Ollin Lee Chason, Sr. and Laura Belle Gunn Chason. He was a free spirit that loved to roam. He dearly...
Lee Boyett
Apr 29, 2025
We regret to announce the passing of Mr. Ottis Lee (Cowboy) Boyett, age 67, of Bainbridge, Georgia. “Cowboy” passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Services for Mr. Boyett will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 276 Mt. Olive Baptist Church Road, Bainbridge, Ga. His son, Pastor Josh...
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