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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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William Chason
Apr 3, 2025
Mr. William Walter Chason, age 72, passed away April 3, 2025, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. Chason will be held Tuesday, April 8, 10:00 am, at El Bethel Baptist Church, 643 Old 179 South, Whigham, Georgia. The Rev. Bob Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in El Bethel Cemetery, with military honors. Douglas Chason, Will Chason,...
Virginia Watts
Apr 1, 2025
Virginia Ruth Watts, age 69, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at Bainbridge Health and Rehab in Bainbridge, Georgia. No public services will be held. Virginia Ruth Avery Watts was born July 4, 1955, in Dothan, Alabama, to Thomas Jordon Avery and Thelma Clotilde Littlejohn Avery. She had four sibling, Clotilde, Allen, Andrew, and Jane. Virginia was a member of...
Sharon Berry
Apr 1, 2025
Sharon Ann Berry, age 65, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in her home in Cairo, Georgia. No public service will be held. Sharon was a very private person and will have a private family service. Sharon Ann White Berry was born May 10, 1959 in Lowell, Massachutes to Ralph White and Georgia Hantez White. Her parents have preceded her...
Joel Greene
Mar 31, 2025
Mr. Joel Frederick Greene, age 62, passed away March 31, 2025, at his home in Brinson, Georgia. Graveside services will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025, at 11:00 am, at Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge, Georgia. Rev. Ellis Hardwick and Rev. Robert Crapps will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening, 6:00 – 7:00 pm, in the Cadwell...
Albert Chastain
Mar 28, 2025
Albert “Tony” Chastain, age 77, of Dawsonville, Georgia passed away on March 28, 2025. Graveside services for Mr. Chastain will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Bainbridge, Georgia. Rev. Bob Knight will officiate. Albert Tony Chastain was born in Barwick, Georgia to Albert Young Chastain and Mary Lounette Sherrod Chastain. Tony lived a...
Shane Inlow
Mar 25, 2025
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Christopher Shane Inlow, whose life was a testament to kindness, love, and strength. Shane, age 49, passed away on March 25, 2025 after battling multiple health issues. As a lifelong resident of Bainbridge, Georgia, he was known for his passion for both his faith and his music. He loved his...
Rosa Newsome
Mar 24, 2025
Rosa Lee Newsome, age 57, passed away Monday, March 24, 2025, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held later. Rosa Lee Newsome was born August 26, 1967, in Camilla, Georgia, to Lynwood Everette Newsome and Jeanette Edison Newsome. Lee loved being outdoors. The beach was her favorite place to be, and the Florida Gators were...
Michael Edenfield
Mar 22, 2025
Mr. Michael Edenfield, Jr., age 50, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. A memorial service is being scheduled. Time and date will be announced once completed. Michael Edenfield, Jr. was born July 16, 1974 in Savannah, Georgia. Michael was such a fun person to be around who loved and cared about everyone....
Jamie Hammer Smith
Mar 21, 2025
Jamie Lee Braswell Hammer Smith, age 60, sadly passed away after a long battle with cancer on March 21, 2025. She was such a loving mother to her 3 sons, Daniel, James and Michael. She was also an adored grandmother. Jamie has lived many lives, had many stories to tell, and she was adored by all who knew her. She...
Donnie Talley
Mar 12, 2025
Mr. Donnie Ray Talley, age 71, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in his home at Lake Seminole, Georgia. A memorial service will be held to honor Mr. Talley at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home, Friday, March 21, 2025, at 2:00 pm. Donnie Ray Talley was born October 30, 1953, in Donalsonville, Georgia, to Ollie Talley and Doris...
Preston Ritter
Mar 8, 2025
Mr. Preston Wayne Ritter, age 69, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. A memorial service to honor Wayne will be held Saturday, March 22, 1:00 pm, at New Hope Christian Center, 2725 Florida-Georgia Highway, Havana, Florida 32333. Pastor Ron Roessler will officiate. Wayne was born April 2, 1955, to Vernaway Ritter and Ida Mae Strickland...
Marie Andrews-Sadler
Mar 3, 2025
Marie Horton Andrews, age 103, passed away Monday, March 3, 2025, at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home in Pelham, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Andrews will be held Friday, March 7, 2025, 10:00 am, at Andrews Family Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia. Marie Horton was born December 20, 1921 in Grady County, Georgia, to Everett H. Horton and Edna James Horton. She was...
Robert Love
Mar 3, 2025
Mr. Robert Lee (Bobby) Love, Jr., age 88, passed away Monday, March 3, 2025, at Seminole Manor Nursing Home, Donalsonville, Georgia. A service to honor Bobby will be held at 11:00, Saturday, March 8, Kimbrel Chapel, 2523 GA-91, Colquitt, Georgia. The Rev. Bobby Smith will officiate. Robert Lee Love, Jr. was born April 9, 1936, in Early County, Georgia, to...
Ann Murawski
Mar 3, 2025
We regret to announce the passing of Patricia Ann Murawski, age 80, of Bainbridge, Georgia. A funeral mass will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 3:00 pm, Friday, March 14, 2025. Father Tomas Beroch will officiate. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends in the Church Hall before the service, beginning at 2:00 pm....
John Sonner
Mar 2, 2025
Mr. John William Sonner, age 90, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away on March 2, 2025. A memorial service to honor Mr. Sonner will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 2:00pm in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Chaplin Samantha Lightfoot officiating. John Sonner was born in Verona, Pennsylvania on September 14, 1934. He grew up in the...
James Glisson
Mar 2, 2025
Mr. James (Jim) Glisson, age 76, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, Florida. A Memorial Service will be held for Mr. Glisson at 3:00 pm, Friday, April 11, 2025, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. James (Jim) Glisson was born October 22, 1948, in Cuthbert, Georgia, to Martha Louise Fellows Glisson-Peel and...
Carolyn Jackson
Feb 23, 2025
Carolyn Elizabeth (Pitman) Jackson, 95, passed away peacefully in hospice at the Lowman Home and began her journey to heaven on Sunday, February 23, 2025. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the only child of Dr. Carl Pitman and Gertrude Potter. She grew up in Atlanta, attended North Fulton High School and Shorter College in Rome, Georgia. After college, Carolyn...
Joey Anderson
Feb 23, 2025
Joey Lee Anderson, a beloved husband, father, Paw Paw, and uncle, passed away unexpectedlyat his home in Mitchell County, leaving behind a grieving family. Joey was born on June 29, 1957, in Bradenton, Florida. He was the son of Larry Joe Anderson and Jimmie Lou "Honey" Kelly Anderson. He spent most of his childhood in Pelham, Georgia, and attended Pelham...
William Boetcher
Feb 23, 2025
William Francis Boetcher, age 94, passed away on February 23, 2025. He was born in Opheim, Montana to Nellie Buckley Boetcher and Adolf Boetcher and grew up in Great Falls, Montana. After graduating high school he joined the United States Marine Corps. He later switched to the Montana Air National Guard and his Unit was activated during the Korean War....
Louis Dunn
Feb 19, 2025
Mr. Louis Reginald Dunn, age 83, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Mr. Dunn was born on July 30, 1941 in Century, Florida. He was a former longtime resident of Monroe County, Alabama and had been a resident of Bainbridge since 2015. He was a retired personnel manager from Vanity Fair Mills and was...
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