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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.

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Dorothy Weathersby

Dorothy Weathersby

Oct 13, 2019

Dorothy Rust Weathersby, 87, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Adel, GA, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019. 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 Grace Hospice Foundation, 655 Brawley School Road, Suite 200, Mooresville, NC  28117. Dorothy Diane Rust was...

Lawson Muggridge

Lawson Muggridge

Oct 13, 2019

Mr. Lawson R. Muggridge, age 79, of Cairo, Georgia, died Sunday, October 13, 2019, at Grady General Hospital. A memorial service will be held in his honor at 11:00, Thursday, October 17, at Eastside Baptist Church. The Rev. Andrew Donaldson will officiate. Lawson R. Muggridge was born May 6, 1940, in Cairo, Georgia. His parents, Ralph Lawson and Ethel Sutton...

Larry Ouzts

Larry Ouzts

Oct 12, 2019

Mr. Larry James Ouzts, age 70, died in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 12, 2019. Services for Larry will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, October 15, at Morningside Baptist Church. The Rev. Jimmy Dean will officiate. Kevin Cloud, Rodney Lambert, Wally Landrum, Brandon Horne, Jimmy Hardy, Larry Spooner, and Kyle Spooner will service as pallbearers. The service...

Mark Greene

Mark Greene

Oct 10, 2019

Mark A. Greene, Sr., 64, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Scott Messer officiating. A private interment will be held at Oak City Cemetery with Jared Fiveash, Josh Gross, Kevin Dodson, Bryan Dodson, Phil Yates and...

Charles Fitzgerald

Charles Fitzgerald

Oct 10, 2019

Charles Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald, Jr., 63, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019. A private graveside funeral service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery with Rev. Dana Swain officiating.  Larry Chafin, Frank Godwin, Trey Faircloth, Joey Thomas, Steve King and Jimmy Cutchens will serve as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. on...

Sharon Karnes

Sharon Karnes

Oct 9, 2019

Sharon Craig Karnes, 69, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Lebanon, PA, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Kirkland officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com ....

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...

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