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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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Ethel Wells

Ethel Wells

Mar 31, 2020

Ethel Wells, 91, of Faceville, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Greenshade Cemetery with Rev. Robert Johns officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to Vashti Center for Children and Families, 1815...

Stanley Sellers

Stanley Sellers

Mar 31, 2020

Stanley T. Sellers, 69, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. DeWitt Phillips officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association/ American...

Joseph Moore

Joseph Moore

Mar 30, 2020

Glyndell was born March 25, 1946 to Mary Alice Suggs Moore and Lewis L Moore of Bainbridge, Georgia.  He was a 1964 graduate of West Bainbridge High School and earned a diploma in Electronics Technology in 1966 from the Albany Area Vocational-Technical School. Glyndell is survived by Gracie Johnson Moore his devoted and loving wife and soulmate for over 48...

Patricia Smith

Patricia Smith

Mar 25, 2020

Patricia "Tricia" Palmer Smith, 67, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held at Oak City Cemetery with Minister Michael McCrickard officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to: First Christian Church, P....

David Powell

David Powell

Mar 21, 2020

Mr. David Dale (Buster) Powell, age 58, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020, at his home in Brinson, Georgia. Due to ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside service will be held in Oak City Cemetery. The Rev. Chris Humphries will officiate. Jason Hayes, Chris Hines, Philip Richardson, and Darren Deal will serve as honorary pallbearers. David Dale...

Janet Harrell

Janet Harrell

Mar 19, 2020

Mrs. Janet T. Harrell of Bainbridge, GA died peacefully in the early morning of Thursday, March 19, 2020 in her residence, surrounded by the love of her family.Janet was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. Harvey and Mrs. Maggie Tanner and her beloved brother-in-law and sister, Mr. Joe and Mrs. Margaret Day, all of Douglas, GA, and of course...

Sheila Jenkins

Sheila Jenkins

Mar 17, 2020

Sheila "Nannie" Downing Jenkins, 65, of Sale City, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The family will hold a memorial service at Corinth Free Will Baptist Church 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....

William Betts

William Betts

Mar 17, 2020

William Ausmus Betts, 94, of Climax, GA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at the home of his son, Michael. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a private graveside funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Rev. Steve Poppell and Rev. Gwan Garrison officiating. Online visitors may...

Betty Bowers

Betty Bowers

Mar 14, 2020

Betty A. Bowers of St. Cloud, Florida, died under the care of Advent Health Hospice in Orlando, Florida, on March 14, 2020. Her ashes will be interred on Saturday, April 22, 2023, 2 p.m., at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, 5008 Vada Road. northeast of Bainbridge, Georgia, between her parents. She was born in Vada, Georgia, on February 26, 1923, to Dr....

Elaine Duke

Elaine Duke

Mar 11, 2020

Elaine Tipton Duke, age 86, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020, surrounded by her family in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Duke will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 13, 2020, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. Russell Carlisle will officiate. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Josh Carlisle, Brad Dearth, Mickey Carlisle, Bill...

Katy Coleman

Katy Coleman

Mar 10, 2020

Katy Jones Coleman, 96, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jean Watson officiating.  Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Wallace Cato, Palmer Rich, Dr. J. Sydney Cochran, Bob Clifton, Winston Brock, Ricky Cook and...

Anthony Russo

Anthony Russo

Mar 10, 2020

Mr. Anthony J. (Tony) Russo, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at his home in Cairo, Georgia. A funeral mass will be held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, March 14, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Father Godfred Boachie-Yiadom will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at 11:00. The interment will...

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...

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