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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.

Theodore Lambert

Theodore Lambert

Oct 9, 2019

Theodore Harold Lambert, 84, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at his residence. The funeral service will be held Friday, October 11, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with Reverend Stephen Webb officiating.  Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery with B. Thomas Conger, George C. Floyd, Wayne W. Lambert, Jr., Benjamin Shane Lambert, Jay Lambert, Johnson...

Christina Mcmillan

Christina Mcmillan

Oct 8, 2019

Christina Hope McMillan, 41, of Colquitt, GA, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Southwest Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Johns officiating.  Interment will follow at Eldorendo Baptist Church Cemetery with Kenny Hill, Chris Hill, Roger McMillan, Shon White, David Scott and Ronnie McMillan serving as...

Mary Dixon

Mary Dixon

Oct 8, 2019

>Due to weather predicated for Saturday, the family of Mrs. Dixon has moved her service to Saturday, October 26, 2:00 pm. Mary Jessamine Hanna Dixon died on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 peacefully surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Burke Baldwin Dixon, Jr. (Buck) and her parents Joseph and Cecile Hanna of...

Gordon Bryant

Gordon Bryant

Oct 7, 2019

Gordon E. Bryant, 81, of Chattahoochee, FL, formerly of Moore Haven, FL, passed away Monday, October 6, 2019. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Recovery United Methodist Church with Pastor Charlie Boyd officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com...

Frances Cox

Frances Cox

Oct 7, 2019

Frances O. Allen Cox, age 76, passed away at her home in Cairo, Georgia, Monday, October 7, 2019. Services for Mrs. Cox will be held at 11:00, Thursday, October 10, at Eastside Baptist Church. The Rev. Chris Allen, Rev. Andrew Donaldson, and Rev. Carl Harrell to officiate. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Brandon Cox, Caleb Stokes, Jacob Stokes, Ellis...

Vergie Poitevient

Vergie Poitevient

Oct 4, 2019

Vergie Mae Williamson Poitevient, 76, of Brinson, GA, formerly of Mitchell, County, passed away Friday, October 4, 2019. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Liberty Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Harrell and Rev. Stacy Glover officiating.  Interment will be at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery with B.J. Webb , James Pollock, Melton...

Dorothy Norris

Dorothy Norris

Oct 3, 2019

Dorothy Burke Norris, 89, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Scott Messer and Rev. David Grubbs officiating.  Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Chris Easterwood, Brad Norris, Greg Norris, Jeff Johnson, Tim Williamson and...

Larry Morris

Larry Morris

Oct 3, 2019

Larry G. Morris, 69, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ken Davidson officiating.  Interment will follow at Delwood Baptist Church Cemetery with Erick Morris, Terrill Resler, Ben Morris, Tyler Morris, Devin Morris and Jackson Roberts serving...

Hazel Maxwell

Hazel Maxwell

Oct 2, 2019

Hazel Elizabeth (Libby) Walsingham Maxwell, age 72, of Cairo, Georgia, passed away early Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at Archbold Hospital, Thomasville, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Maxwell will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, October 5, 2019, Eastside Baptist Church, Cairo, Georgia. The Rev. Andrew Donaldson will officiate. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour...

William Mccranie

William Mccranie

Sep 30, 2019

William K. "Bud" McCranie, 82, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Johns officiating.  Interment will be at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the...

Samuel Horton

Samuel Horton

Sep 28, 2019

Samuel Patrick "Sam" Horton, 62, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019. 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 Bainbridge-Decatur County Humane Society, 1250 Cox Avenue, Bainbridge, GA 39819. Samuel Patrick Horton was born June 13, 1957 in Quincy,...

Taylor Gainous

Taylor Gainous

Sep 26, 2019

Taylor Jeanette Gainous, age 23, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Taylor will be held at 3:00 pm, Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Mr. William Jones will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at 2:00 pm. Taylor Jeanette Gainous...

Eleanor Nixdorf

Eleanor Nixdorf

Sep 23, 2019

Mrs. Eleanor Turf Nixdorf, age 86, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Georgia. Mrs. Nixdorf leaves her husband, Kenneth Anthony Nixdorf of Eldorendo, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 pm, Sunday, October 6, 2019, at the Bainbridge First Church of the Nazarene. Rev. David Grubbs will officiate.

Maryann Mcknight

Maryann Mcknight

Sep 21, 2019

Maryann Brackin Sasser McKnight, 76, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Dothan, AL, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019. The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. (CST) on Monday, September 30, 2019 at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Dothan, AL. The family will receive friends prior to the service, from 1:30 until 2:00 p.m. (CST). Online visitors may sign the...

Deborah Haire

Deborah Haire

Sep 20, 2019

Mrs. Deborah Kay Carson Haire, age 64, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, September 20, 2019. A memorial service will be held in her honor at 6:00 pm, Monday, September 23, 2019, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Deborah Kay Carson was born August 29, 1955, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, to Harold Hamilton Carson and...

Sara Cole

Sara Cole

Sep 20, 2019

Sara Pharr "Sue" Cole, 92, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, September 20, 2019. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 at First United Methodist Church of Bainbridge with Rev. Stephen Webb and Rev. Melissa Traver officiating. The family will receive visitors after the service.  She will be interred in the columbarium garden...

Wayne Sirmons

Wayne Sirmons

Sep 17, 2019

Funeral services for Wayne L. Sirmons, 69, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 in the chapel of Hughes & Wright Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service. Burial will be at Sunnyside Cemetery.Mr. Sirmons was born in Cordele to the late Judge Morgan Sirmons and Dorris Evelyn Ellis Sirmons and died Tuesday, Sept....

Melvin Colvin

Melvin Colvin

Sep 15, 2019

Melvin James Colvin, 69, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Gadsden County, FL, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Willis officiating. Interment will be at Cool Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends from immediately following the service. Online...

William Snyder

William Snyder

Sep 11, 2019

Dr. William H. Snyder, 79, of Panama City Beach, FL went to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 11, 2019. He was born June 28, 1940 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Snyder had an educational background and was Professor of Mathematics Emeritus 1974-2009 at Bainbridge College. He obtained his master's degree from Louisiana State University, and doctorate (PhD) at Florida State...

Gladys Murrah

Gladys Murrah

Sep 11, 2019

Mrs. Gladys Gilbert Murrah, 95, of Columbus, GA passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019. A private memorial service will be scheduled for a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at  www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to: The Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601. ( www.alz.org ) Gladys Gilbert Murrah was...

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