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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Marion Young

Marion Young

May 13, 2020

Marion Sadler Young, 75, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a celebration of Marion's life 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. Francis Wildlife Association, P.O. Box 38160, Tallahassee, FL, 32315....

Susie Howard

Susie Howard

May 10, 2020

Susie Margaret Howard, 96, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a celebration of life will be held at a later date. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to Fisher Center for Alzheimer's...

Gene Glass

Gene Glass

May 9, 2020

Gene Glass, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Robyn Brown officiating.  Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com .  Memorial donations may be made to Gainesville Fisher House Foundation, 5106 Northwest...

Jane Douglas

Jane Douglas

May 7, 2020

Jane Hambrick Douglas passed away May 7, 2020 in the care of Assured Hospice, Cartersville GA. Jane was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Robert E Douglas, Jr. Jane was born in Shingler GA on March 29, 1932 to James Everett Hambrick and Rebecca Long Hambrick. She graduated from Bainbridge High School in Bainbridge GA and then...

Jeffery Wimberly

Jeffery Wimberly

May 7, 2020

Jeffery "Buddy" Wimberly, 63, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Black Jack Baptist Church with Rev. Alan Griffin officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com .  Memorial donations may be made to Black Jack Baptist Church...

Maxine Holton

Maxine Holton

May 6, 2020

Maxine Sutton Holton, 85, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private service will be held at a later date. Interment will be at Black Jack Baptist Church Cemetery. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made...

William Ponder

William Ponder

May 6, 2020

William "Bill" Ponder, 79, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Franklin Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Gwan Garrison officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to...

Larry Kitchel

Larry Kitchel

May 6, 2020

On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Larry Charles Kitchel, 78, of Logansport, closed his eyes to the pain and suffering of this earthly life to awaken to see his Savior face-to-face. Larry had spent the last few weeks recovering from open-heart surgery at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. His family was blessed to be with him - their presence gave him...

Clara Allen

Clara Allen

May 5, 2020

Clara Caroline Allen, age 100, passed away May 5, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. A graveside service will be held Thursday, May 28, at Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge, Georgia. She will be buried beside her late husband, Robert M. Allen.

Barbara Powell

Barbara Powell

May 5, 2020

Barbara Dean Powell, 70, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Prosperity Primitive Baptist Church with Dr. Ron McCaskill officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to...

Thomas Gay

Thomas Gay

May 4, 2020

Mr. Thomas Jackson (TJ) Gay, age 92, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020. A graveside service will be held at Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia. The Rev. Jerry Bishop will officiate. Thomas Jackson Gay was born December 5, 1927 in Tifton, Georgia. His parents, Andrew Jackson Gay and Mattie Ethel Alexander Gay, have preceded him in...

Ann Mitchell

Ann Mitchell

May 4, 2020

Ann Durham Mitchell, 88, of Brinson, GA, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Brinson Cemetery with Rev. George Masciarelli officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Brinson Cemetery...

Ray Goad

Ray Goad

May 3, 2020

Ray Oliver Goad, age 92, passed away on May 3, 2020 in Smyrna, Tennessee. Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer W. Goad, Nellie Haywood Goad, and his sister, Lucille Goad Kerr. Ray is survived by his wife of 69 years, Wilma Goad; children: Lisa Hughes (Mark) of Bainbridge, Georgia, Mark Goad (Rhonda) of Hiram, Georgia, and Meredith...

Betty Bishop

Betty Bishop

May 2, 2020

Betty Jo Rentz Bishop, 80, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020. Betty was born January 24, 1940 in Bainbridge, GA, the daughter of Joe Brown Rentz and Johnnie Williams Rentz. She was a graduate of West Bainbridge High School. Betty was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. She lived in Idaho, Illinois and California before returning to...

Lynda Barber

Lynda Barber

May 2, 2020

Ms. Lynda Jo Barber, age 69, passed away very suddenly on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Donalsonville Hospital, Donalsonville, Georgia. A private graveside service will be held at Friendship Cemetery in Donalsonville. The Rev. Calvin Arnold will officiate. Lynda Jo Barber was born April 19, 1951 in Donalsonville. Her parents, Marshall Moulton and Annette Hill Moulton, have preceded her in...

Joann Buckhaulter

Joann Buckhaulter

May 2, 2020

JoAnn Buckhaulter, 84, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a 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. JoAnn Mayfield was...

William Lavoie

William Lavoie

May 1, 2020

Mr. William Fred (Buck) Lavoie, Jr., age 72, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020, at Memorial Manor, Bainbridge, Georgia. William Fred (Buck) Lavoie, Jr. was born May 22, 1947 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. His parents, William Fred Lavoie, Sr. and Frances Barraclough Lavoie Smith, have preceded him in death. Buck served in the United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Saratoga. He...

Stanley Barr

Stanley Barr

Apr 30, 2020

Stanley H. Barr, 81, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, April 30, 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 First United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 541, Bainbridge, GA 39818....

Jerry Davis

Jerry Davis

Apr 29, 2020

Jerry A. Davis, 76, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Black Jack Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Dean officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to Black Jack Baptist...

Elizabeth Cowart

Elizabeth Cowart

Apr 28, 2020

Elizabeth Andrews Cowart, 91, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Chiefland, FL, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 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 Gideons International Processing Center, P.O. Box...

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