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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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Vangene Nelson

Vangene Nelson

Sep 20, 2020

Vangene Stephens "Steve" Nelson, 77, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to Bainbridge-Decatur County Humane Society, 1250 Cox Avenue, Bainbridge, GA 39819 or Big Bend Hospice, Inc., 1723 Mahan Center Boulevard,...

Robert Holt

Robert Holt

Sep 20, 2020

Robert Dewayne Holt, 48, of Climax, GA, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Robert Dewayne Holt was born November 23, 1971 in Bainbridge, GA, the son of Larry Holt and Theresa Ann Hall Holt. He earned a technical certificate...

William Sykes

William Sykes

Sep 19, 2020

Mr. William (Billy) R. Sykes, Jr., age 60, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Miller County Hospital in Colquitt, Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, September 28, Eldorendo Holiness Church Cemetery. Rev. Rawleigh Furney will officiate. William R. Sykes, Jr. was born January 19, 1960 in Panama City, Florida to William R. Sykes, Sr....

Ella Logue

Ella Logue

Sep 19, 2020

Ella Rebecca Logue, 85, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020. A private funeral service will be held at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Donnie Parks officiating.  Interment will be at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain the recommended safe social distancing of six feet...

Linda Thomas

Linda Thomas

Sep 18, 2020

Linda Inez Thomas, age 51, passed away Friday, September 18, 2020, in Albany, Georgia. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, September 21, 2020, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens. The Rev. Brian Hatchett will officiate. Jerry Mills, Roger Mills, Wayne Poitevint, Johnny Poitevint, John Perkins, and Rusty Poitevint will...

Lorena Wisham

Lorena Wisham

Sep 18, 2020

Lorena West Wisham, age 91, passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 in Thomasville, Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, September 20, 2020, in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia. Rev. Steve Singletary will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday evening, 5:00-7:00 pm, at Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home in Bainbridge, Georgia. In accordance with the...

James Cook

James Cook

Sep 17, 2020

Mr. James Peter (Pete) Cook, age 57, died Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Archbold Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. A memorial service will be held in his honor at 2:00 pm, Sunday, September 20, 2020, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. Eric Mitchell will officiate. The family will receive friends at the conclusion of the service. In...

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Sep 17, 2020

Bobby H. Barber, 76, of the Bethany Community, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020. The graveside funeral service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Dr. Ron McCaskill officiating.  Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain the recommended safe social distancing of...

Carole Judy

Carole Judy

Sep 17, 2020

Carole Reay Judy, 87, of Clermont, FL, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516. Carole Anne Reay was born February 5, 1933 in New York...

Betty Donalson

Betty Donalson

Sep 16, 2020

Betty Ann Hardwick Donalson, 88, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stanley Phillips and Rev. Marty Anderson officiating.  Interment will be at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those...

Timothy Mclaughlin

Timothy Mclaughlin

Sep 15, 2020

Timothy Mark "Tim" McLaughlin, 46, of Brinson, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Bainbridge Church of God will host a memorial service at 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2020 with Pastors Ryan Carnes, Waylon Day and Clyde Roberts officiating. A private graveside funeral service will be held at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding...

Robert Mcconnell

Robert Mcconnell

Sep 14, 2020

Robert Charles McConnell, 65, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, September 14, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Dean 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...

George Livingston

George Livingston

Sep 14, 2020

Perhaps some people gave pause on Monday, September 14, 2020, when they heard of the passing of Mayo Livingston, Jr. in the house his grandfather built in 1915 in Cyrene. Surely this news spurred a faint memory from years ago and maybe a dabbed tear, then a silent thought; only after a few minutes of quiet reflection, a slight smile...

Pamela Weeks

Pamela Weeks

Sep 13, 2020

Pamela Jones Weeks, 65, of Iron City, GA, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com .  Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Pamela Jeanine Jones was born November 9,...

Randy Mosley

Randy Mosley

Sep 12, 2020

Rev. Randy Mosley, 65, of Sparks, Georgia, passed away on September 12, 2020, at the Mayo Clinic Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.  He was born on November 14, 1954, in Ware County to the late Winston Henry Mosley and Juanita Carter Mosley.  Rev. Mosley was a minister for 36 years with the South Georgia United Methodist Church Conference and had...

Joann Teems

Joann Teems

Sep 10, 2020

Ms. Joann Teems, age 70, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020, at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home in Pelham, Georgia. A private, family service will be held at a later date. Joann Teems was born September 16, 1949 in Cedar Town, Georgia to parents, William Wesley Teems and Mattie Irene Allen Teems. She spent most of her life in Cairo, Georgia....

Dorcy Glass

Dorcy Glass

Sep 9, 2020

Dorcy Jean Norris Glass, age 56, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, Florida. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 12, 2020, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. DeWitt Phillips will officiate. Rickie Shawn Nichols, Mitchell Rhodes, Rusty Rogers, Dylan Rhodes, Damian Rogers, Jesse Rhodes, and William Harrell...

Bobby Hand

Bobby Hand

Sep 8, 2020

Bobby Edward Hand, Sr., 52, of Richwood, TX, formerly of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2020 at Black Jack Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Herman Hand officiating.  Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain the...

Roby Henry

Roby Henry

Sep 8, 2020

Roby Lee Henry, 74, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Arlington, TX passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 after a short illness. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at  www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Audio Visual Ministry, P. O. Box 155, Bainbridge,...

Charles Maxwell

Charles Maxwell

Sep 8, 2020

Charles Heith Maxwell, 41, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Decatur County Schools with the assistance of Ivey Funeral Home will host a drive-in celebration of life service at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2020 in the Bainbridge High School parking lot with Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. Interment will be at Cypress Oaks Cemetery. Attendees are...

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