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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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Sara Bocanegra

Sara Bocanegra

Apr 27, 2021

Sara Avina De Bocanegra, age 83 of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held in her honor at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, April 29, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. Arnoldo Gonzalez will officiate. Sara, nacida el 30 de septiembre de 1937 en...

Julia White

Julia White

Apr 26, 2021

Julia Gail Whigham White, age 76, passed away Monday, April 26, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 29, at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The Rev. Lynn Roberts will officiate. The family will receive friends at the cemetery one hour before the service, beginning at 2:00. Julia Gail Whigham was born...

Michael Eakin

Michael Eakin

Apr 24, 2021

Dennis Michael Eakin, Jr., age 30, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Southwest Baptist Church with Rev. Haskell White and Dr. Stan Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Ashton Rowell, Neil Chason, Cameron Shockley, Stephen Eakin, Kevin Clees,...

Raymond Brown

Raymond Brown

Apr 24, 2021

Raymond Brown of Whigham, GA, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Raymond was born November 24, 1932, in St. Petersburg, FL, the son of John Paul Brown and Mabel Hall Brown.  He was a retired Captain with the Florida Highway Patrol and resided in the Whigham community for 30 years. Survivors include...

Richard Lange

Richard Lange

Apr 20, 2021

Mr. Richard Jay (R. J.) Lange, age 80, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at his home in Cairo, Georgia. A memorial service will be held to honor R. J. at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Eastside Baptist Church. The Rev. Andrew Donaldson will officiate. In accordance with State of Georgia guidelines concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending...

Florence Gillespie

Florence Gillespie

Apr 18, 2021

Florence Mary Elizabeth Boyett Gillespie, 94, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Bishop, Rev. Harold Burrell, and Rev. Hilton Gillespie officiating. Interment will be at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with her grandchildren serving as active...

Lynda Darley

Lynda Darley

Apr 17, 2021

Lynda Nolen Darley, 74, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Harrell officiating. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends following the service. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19...

Maricruz Nievez-Abrigo

Maricruz Nievez-Abrigo

Apr 15, 2021

Maricruz Nievez-Abrigo, 54, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Maricruz Nievez was born October 31, 1966 in Laredo, Mexico, the daughter of Maria Taresa Nievez. She graduated from high school in Mexico and married Pedro Abrigo....

Douglas Cale

Douglas Cale

Apr 11, 2021

Mr. Douglas Arthur Cale, age 78 of Cairo, Georgia, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021. A funeral mass will be held Thursday, April 15, 2:00 p.m., at Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Father Godfred Boachie-Yiadom will officiate. Mr. Cale will be interred with his family in Canada. Douglas Arthur Cale was born December 11, 1942 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada....

Mildred Jones

Mildred Jones

Apr 9, 2021

Mildred Perkins Jones passed away on April 9, 2021 at the age of ninety-six. She was born on September 6, 1924 on a farm in Climax, GA to Lemuel and Mary McRae Perkins. She attended Bell Dixon School and graduated from Climax High School where she enjoyed writing poems and performing in school plays. At the age of eighteen, she...

Jack Griffin

Jack Griffin

Apr 9, 2021

Jack Donovan Griffin, 46, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Clifton and Rev. Leslie Dellenbarger officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Cemetery with Jason Priest, Jason Bowen, Stephen Gainous, Trey Hawkins, Matt Gay, David McCoy, Ryan...

Loyce Hutto

Loyce Hutto

Apr 6, 2021

Loyce Ann Hutto, 60, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. DeWitt Phillips, Rev. Darrell Newberry and Rev. Kim Whitehead officiating. Interment will follow at Brinson Cemetery with Anthony Glisson Jr., Christopher Smith, Cody Godwin, Lee Glisson,...

Johnnie Meredith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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