Obituaries

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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Jimmy Ward

Jimmy Ward

Jun 21, 2020

Jimmy Ward, 62, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Cool Springs Cemetery with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial...

Kenneth Keller

Kenneth Keller

Jun 20, 2020

Kenneth Wayne Keller, Sr., 94, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private funeral service will be held at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Ausburn officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to...

Marianna Dollar

Marianna Dollar

Jun 20, 2020

Marianna Rebecca Dollar, 38, of Darien, GA formerly of Bainbridge, GA and Ft. Worth, TX, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Eric McClellan and Pastor Ashton Ham officiating. Online visitors may sign...

Patsy Smith

Patsy Smith

Jun 19, 2020

Patsy "Miss Pat" Smith, 90, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private memorial service will be held at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to...

Frances Smallwood

Frances Smallwood

Jun 19, 2020

Frances Crawley Smallwood, formerly of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away at the age of 97 on June 19, 2020 at Hope Center Assisted Living in Fayetteville, Georgia. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private funeral service will be held on June 24 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lynn Hurley officiating. Online visitors may sign the...

Christopher Hines

Christopher Hines

Jun 19, 2020

Christopher Ashley Hines, 36, of Thomasville, GA, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, 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 The Ronald McDonald House of Tallahassee, 712 East 7th Avenue, Tallahassee,...

Betty Darley

Betty Darley

Jun 16, 2020

Betty Jean Thompson Darley, 88, of the Delwood Community, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Delwood Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Doug Hall and Rev. David Pickering officiating. Friends attending are asked to remain in...

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Jun 15, 2020

Mr. Gary B. Cooper, age 68, died Monday, June 15, 2020, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Due to ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a memorial service will be held later. Gary B. Cooper was born August 10, 1951 in Silver Springs, Maryland. His parents, Ottice Lee Cooper and Catherine Elizabeth Smith Cooper, have preceded him in death. Gary...

Minnie Johns

Minnie Johns

Jun 15, 2020

Minnie Caprell Duke Johns, 92, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at her daughter's home surrounded by her family after a period of declining health. The graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Sylvania Cemetery where she will be buried beside her husband in Faceville, GA. Caprell ("Pell") was born November 11,...

Marvin Willis

Marvin Willis

Jun 15, 2020

Marvin Eugene Willis, Jr., 71, of Cairo, GA, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private memorial service will be held with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to any pet rescues or the charity of your choice....

Emma Bowen

Emma Bowen

Jun 10, 2020

Emma Jean "Jeanie" Brock Bowen, 67, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service was held at Roselawn Memory Gardens. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Bainbridge High School Scholarship Fund,...

Daniel Beltran

Daniel Beltran

Jun 9, 2020

Daniel Beltran, 86 of Iron City, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jose Carpio and Ignacia Olivares Beltran; son, Daniel Beltran Jr., daughter, Maria Angelita Beltran; sisters, Carmen Beltran and Francisca Arguelles; and great-grandson, Ricardo Cardina. Daniel is survived by his loving wife, Elida Beltran; seven children, San Juana Quinones...

Carolyn Bridges

Carolyn Bridges

Jun 8, 2020

Carolyn Hornsby Bridges, 85, of Brinson, GA, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Brinson Cemetery with Rev. Robert Crapps officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Brinson Baptist...

Velvet Sorrow

Velvet Sorrow

Jun 7, 2020

Velvet Hall Sorrow, age 57, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020, at her home in Whigham, Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Hall Family Cemetery, 2379 Open Pond Road, Whigham, Georgia. The Rev. Dr. Larry Johnson, The Rev. Craig Foister, and Pastor Allen Griffin will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday morning at the...

Jennifer Robbins

Jennifer Robbins

Jun 5, 2020

Jennifer Lynne Robbins, age 48, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. A Time of Remembrance will be held 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 11, 2020, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. A service will be held in Watertown, New York, date and time to be announced later. Jennifer Lynne Robbins was...

William Brown

William Brown

Jun 5, 2020

William Lester Brown, 56, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Cool Springs Cemetery with Rev Jimmy Ausburn and Rev. Lonzy Harrison, Jr. officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com .  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations...

Cheryl Dicks

Cheryl Dicks

Jun 5, 2020

Cheryl Floyd Dicks, 53, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at West Bainbridge Cemetery with Rev Ron Kirkland officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com .  Memorial donations may be made to Christian Faith Church, 963 Colquitt...

Roger Porter

Roger Porter

Jun 5, 2020

Mr. Roger Leonard Porter, age 74, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Roger Leonard Porter was born September 12, 1945 in Roanoke, Virginia. His parents, George Leonard Porter and Hazel Clapper Porter have preceded him in death. Roger graduated from North Carolina State University...

R. Pearce

R. Pearce

Jun 4, 2020

R. Kenneth Pearce, 77, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2022 beginning at 2:00 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church. The memorial service may be viewed remotely at the website of St. John's Episcopal Church Bainbridge, Georgia. An interment of ashes will follow the Mass at St....

Robert Sumner

Robert Sumner

Jun 1, 2020

Robert Dennis Sumner, 68, of Athens, died on Monday, June 1, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Bob was born in Bainbridge, GA on December 1, 1951. He grew up in Bainbridge and enrolled in Georgia Tech after graduating from high school. After a couple of years at Tech, Bob decided the liberal arts suited him better. He transferred...

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