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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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