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.

Janet Brock

Janet Brock

Mar 10, 2020

Janet Cochran Brock, 59, of Fayetteville, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Michael McCrickard officiating.  Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery.  The family will receive friends immediately following the service.  Online visitors may sign the guest register...

Donald Mayfield

Donald Mayfield

Mar 10, 2020

Donald Edward Mayfield, 64, of Colquitt, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020. 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 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Donald Edward Mayfield was born February 9, 1956 in...

Deborah Shepard

Deborah Shepard

Mar 9, 2020

Deborah "Debbie" Shepard, an extraordinary woman who was driven by the desire to help others. Not a biological mother, but the mother of hundreds. She was a mother to the helpless and hopeless, and made no distinction of person. To Debbie no soul was unredeemable and no person was to be discarded. A Godly role model to many, a woman...

Earl Hutto

Earl Hutto

Mar 7, 2020

Earl Willis Hutto, 75, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ron Kirkland officiating.  Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Wayne Hutto, Shannon Hutto, Mike Myers, Robert Rollins, Stanley Miller and Mark Miller serving as...

Ernest Kelly

Ernest Kelly

Mar 6, 2020

Ernest "Harold" Kelly, 84, of Athens, formerly of Bainbridge, Ga., passed away March 6, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at First Baptist Church Bainbridge with Rev. Mark McAndrew (grandson) and Rev. Chris Humphries officiating. Honorary Pallbearers include Baraca Sunday School class, the Gideons, and Sowega Sam. Burial will follow at...

Richard Heath

Richard Heath

Mar 5, 2020

Mr. Richard Russell Heath, Jr., age 49, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. No formal services will be held.

Jimmy Gilmore

Jimmy Gilmore

Mar 2, 2020

Mr. Jimmy Lindsey Gilmore, age 84, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. No formal services will be held.

Ricki Laing

Ricki Laing

Mar 1, 2020

Ricki William Laing, 62, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Southwest Baptist Church with Pastor Stanley Phillips officiating. Jimmy Boyett, Rodney Heard, Scott Harry, Ray Rosenkrantz, Phillip Gaskins, Gage Gaskins and Kevin Singletary will serve as active pallbearers. The family will receive...

Michael Brock

Michael Brock

Feb 29, 2020

Michael Timothy Brock, 65, of Whigham, GA, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Greg Ford officiating.  Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Philip Moore, Danny Moore, Tommy Moore, Brad Lott, Chris Watson and Harry Rich,...

Claire Wright

Claire Wright

Feb 28, 2020

Claire Sims Wright, 45, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Lynn Roberts officiating.  A private interment will be held at Oak City Cemetery with Stephen Martin, Rhett Thompson, Rich Wynn, Alex Halimeh, Kyle Odom and Aiden...

J Roland

J Roland

Feb 27, 2020

Mr. J E Roland, age 85, passed away Thursday, February 27,2020, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. Roland will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 1, 2020, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. Scott Messer will officiate. Christopher Roland, Josh Roland, Dutch Pace, Jerrold Owen, Jordan Owen, and Mike Lorenz will serve...

Louise Gee

Louise Gee

Feb 27, 2020

Louise Humphries Gee, 91, of The Villages, FL, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lynn Roberts officiating.  Interment will be at Attapulgus Cemetery. The family will receive immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at...

Clifford Eidson

Clifford Eidson

Feb 26, 2020

Surrounded by the family he loved, Mr. Clifford Dane Eidson, age 63, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Memorial Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held to honor Dane at 11:00 am., Saturday, February 29, at Spring Creek Baptist Church. Rev. Brian Hatchett will officiate. Clifford Dane Eidson was born November 3, 1956 in Bainbridge, Georgia....

Wallace Worsham

Wallace Worsham

Feb 25, 2020

Wallace "Murray" Worsham, 78, of Thomasville, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at Whiddon Shiver Funeral Home on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 11:00 am with  Helen Kirbo, Leon Pate, Charles Stripling & Neal Hager officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 from 6:00 pm - 8:00...

Benjamin Ausburn

Benjamin Ausburn

Feb 25, 2020

Mr. Benjamin (Ben) Luther Ausburn, age 65, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at his home in Cairo, Georgia. Services for Mr. Ausburn will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 29, at Eastside Baptist Church. The Rev. Andrew Donaldson and Rev. Jimmy Ausburn will officiate. Interment will follow in Cairo City Cemetery. Derek Edwards, Joshua Ausburn, Shane Ward, Yancey...

Carolyn Mccain

Carolyn Mccain

Feb 21, 2020

Carolyn Burney McCain, 68, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jimmy Walden officiating.  Interment will be at 2:00 p.m. at Centerville United Methodist Church Cemetery in Early County with Bainbridge High School Class of 1969 serving...

Martha Harrison

Martha Harrison

Feb 21, 2020

Martha Lee Harrison, 90, of Climax, GA, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at Climax United Methodist Church with Rev. Lynn Hurley and Rev. Wayne McDonald officiating.  Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Ronnie Harrison, Ricky Harrison, Ricky Fulford, Ken Harrison, Mark Harrison, Alan...

Frances Lee

Frances Lee

Feb 19, 2020

Frances Theo Allen Lee, age 98, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Mrs. Lee was born on April 15th, 1921 to Jesse and Suzie (nee Dollar) Allen and raised on a farm about halfway between Bainbridge and Climax. Following graduation from Climax High School in 1939, she moved on to a nurse's training program...

John Bridges

John Bridges

Feb 17, 2020

John M. Bridges, Sr., 89, of Brinson, GA, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Brinson Baptist Church with Rev. Roberts Crapps officiating.  Interment will be at Brinson Cemetery with his grandchildren serving as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m....

Wynelle Cutts

Wynelle Cutts

Feb 15, 2020

Wynelle S. Cutts, 90, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020. The graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at Oak City Cemetery with Pastor Michael McCrickard officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, February 17, 2020, at Ivey Funeral Home.  Online visitors may sign...

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