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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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Fannie Wells
Sep 5, 2020
Fannie P. Johnson Wells, 95, of Climax, GA, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020. A private funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wayne McDonald and Rev. Doug Halstead officiating. Interment will be at Pine Park Cemetery with her grandsons serving as active pallbearers. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding...
Murry Hornsby
Sep 5, 2020
Murry Lanier "Buddy" Hornsby, 91, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at his home in Bainbridge surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. He was born on June 7, 1929, to Maurice and Mildred Arnett Hornsby at their home near Iron City, Georgia. As their oldest son, Buddy learned the value of hard work on the family farm...
Joe Brown
Sep 4, 2020
Joe Randall Brown, Sr., 73, of Climax, GA, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020. The graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 7, 2020 at Cool Springs 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 of six...
Patti Bowen
Sep 4, 2020
Patti Jo Bowen, 71, of Donalsonville, GA, formerly of Bainbridge, GA passed away Friday, September 4, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stanley Phillips officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Bryan Hall, Derek Hall, David Hill, Bailey Hill, Brock Hill, and...
Myrtle Smith
Sep 2, 2020
Myrtle N. Smith passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 93 years of age. She was preceded in death by her husband of seventy years, Willis Smith, her father, mother, and six brothers. Myrtle was born on February 26, 1927, the fourth of seven children born to John and Emma Neely. She graduated from Faceville High School and went...
Margaret Griffin
Sep 2, 2020
Margaret V. Smith Knight Griffin, 94, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020. A private funeral service was held on Friday, September 4, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stephen Webb officiating and interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be...
Lisa Long
Aug 31, 2020
Lisa Diane Isler Long, 58, of Eastman, GA, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 4, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Kenneth Cloud officiating. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked to maintain...
Vera Leaser
Aug 29, 2020
Vera Lentz Leaser, 89, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Fruitland Park, Florida, passed into eternal life Saturday, August 29, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Gifts may be made to New Life Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Lavista Street, Fruitland Park, FL 34731 or The American...
Margaret Wildhagen
Aug 28, 2020
Margaret "Peggy" Wildhagen, 92, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, August 28, 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 First United Methodist Church of Bainbridge, P.O. Box 541, Bainbridge GA 39818. Margaret Audrey Easton was born January 31, 1928...
Jimmy Hammack
Aug 25, 2020
Jimmy B. Hammack, 77, of Whigham, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020. 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 Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Jimmy Bruce Hammack was born November 21, 1942 in...
Stephen Minsk
Aug 23, 2020
Mr. Stephen L. Minsk, age 66, died August 23, 2020 (before Sunset) at Bainbridge Healthcare Center in Bainbridge, Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm, Thursday, August 27, 2020, Crest Lawn Memorial Park, Marietta Boulevard Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia. Local arrangements were handled by Cox Funeral Home and Atlanta arrangements by Dresslers Jewish Funeral Care of Atlanta.
John Willis
Aug 21, 2020
John Hampton "Junior" Willis, Jr., 88, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020. A private memorial service will be held on Friday, August 28, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brian Hatchett and Rev. Jackie Piland officiating. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are...
Mildred Griffis
Aug 20, 2020
Mildred Nettie Griffis, age 91, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Memorial Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia. A service will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, August 23, in the Cadwell Chapel at Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. DeWitt Phillips will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at 1:00. In accordance with the State...
Dorothy Martin
Aug 19, 2020
Dorothy Martin, 95, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020. A private graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Prosperity Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Elder Walter Todd 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 and/or...
William Howell
Aug 18, 2020
William Franklin "Billy" Howell, 78, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020. A private memorial service will be held on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chris Humphries 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 and/or...
Robena Hannah
Aug 18, 2020
Graveside service for Robena McCurdy Hannah, 95, of Piedmont will be Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. (CST) at Carmel Cemetery with Dr. Lewis Conaway officiating. Mrs. Hannah passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Bainbridge Health and Rehab Center in Bainbridge, Georgia. Survivors include three children, Patricia Donahue Livingston (Robert) of Bainbridge, Ga., William David Minton, and Michael...
Kenneth Harrison
Aug 18, 2020
Kenneth Roy "Kenny" Harrison, 69, of Climax, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020. A drive-in celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Swine Time Grounds in Climax, GA with Rev. Steve Poppell and Rev. Steve Brooks officiating. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, those attending are asked...
Donald Baker
Aug 18, 2020
Donald W. Baker, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Stockbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 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 American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Donald William Baker was born July...
Jacob Sturgill
Aug 17, 2020
Jacob Colby was born in Pikeville, Kentucky to Dale Sturgill and Cheryl Jackson on April 27, 1995. He gained his angel wings on August 17, 2020. He attended West Florence High School in Florence, SC and was a graduate of Wake Tech Community College and attended UNCW in Wilmington. He was born a Kentucky Wildcat with a fierce personality and...
Emmalou Odom
Aug 17, 2020
Emmalou Americus Odom, 96, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Auburn, AL, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . A full obituary will be forthcoming.
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