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.

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Esther Jones

Esther Jones

Dec 8, 2018

Esther H. Jones, 84, of Climax, GA, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Thad Marshall officiating.  Interment will follow at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Jerry Jones, Bill Jones, Anthony Jones, Chester Brewer, Kyle Guderian, Cathy Brewer, Randall...

Celia Warren

Celia Warren

Dec 7, 2018

Celia Bethea Warren, 75, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 in Bainbridge GA. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 14, 2018 at Louisville City Cemetery in Louisville, GA with Rev. Bill Cain officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Beth was born June 16, 1943 in Savannah, GA, the...

Robert Alday

Robert Alday

Dec 7, 2018

Robert Jerome Alday, 70, of Reynoldsville, GA, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Kevin Ford officiating. Daniel Downing, Robert Weathers, Scott Weathers, Roger Moore, Wayne Scott and Curtis Richards will serve as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends from...

Robin Vickers

Robin Vickers

Dec 6, 2018

Robin Sue Musgrove Vickers, 57, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018. The memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Attapulgus Baptist Church. Edde Carroll, Zendel Vickers, Jimmy Belcher, Bill Custer, Jeff Jeter, Spencer Reynolds, Mitch Alday and Patrick Gillespie will serve as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends immediately...

Marvin Blevins

Marvin Blevins

Dec 5, 2018

Marvin Dillard Blevins, 80, of Brinson, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Williamson officiating.  Interment will be at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery with Kenny Sandlin, Michael Thomas, Trent Bellflower, Jeff Tharp, Eric Worthington and Bruce Webb serving...

Mattie Barbree

Mattie Barbree

Dec 5, 2018

Mrs. Mattie Clyde Lynn Barbree, age 90, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018, in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Barbree will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 8, 2018, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Pastor Robert Johns will officiate. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Jim McCann, Lamar Barbree, Derrik Mays, Johnny Payne, Ricky Gibson, and...

Betty Carter

Betty Carter

Dec 4, 2018

Mrs. Betty Jo Barrett Carter Mrs. Betty Jo Barrett Carter, age 86, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at her home in Cairo, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Carter will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 7, at Eastside Baptist Church in Cairo. The Rev. Andrew Donaldson and the Rev. Carl Harrell will officiate. A private interment will follow in...

Leonard Boyette

Leonard Boyette

Dec 3, 2018

Mr. Leonard Lewis Boyette, age 78, passed away late Monday, December 3, 2018, at Archbold Memorial Hospital. A memorial service in is honor will be held at 2:00, Friday, December 7, 2018, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Leonard Lewis Boyette was born May 29, 1940, in Bradenton, Florida, to Roy Leonard Boyette and Madjorie Widner Boyette. His...

Lavone Scott

Lavone Scott

Dec 2, 2018

Lavone Eugene "Gene" Scott, 83, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018. The graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Brinson Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Dean officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be...

James Matthews

James Matthews

Dec 2, 2018

James W. Matthews, 89, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 7, 2018, at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Dean and Rev. Roy Matthews officiating. A private interment will follow at Bethany Cemetery with his grandsons and nephews serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are...

Margaret Marchant

Margaret Marchant

Dec 1, 2018

Margaret Strickland Marchant, 86, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brian Hatchett and Rev. Gwan Garrison officiating.  Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Tom Conger, Bruce Kirbo, Jr., Dr. Eddie Hight, Bart Jackson and...

Richard Joy

Richard Joy

Dec 1, 2018

Richard Leon Joy, 75, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made...

Wilma Brinson

Wilma Brinson

Dec 1, 2018

Mrs. Wilma Eugenia Mobley Brinson, age 92, passed away early Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Memorial Manor, Bainbridge, Georgia. Service for Mrs. Brinson will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at Whigham Baptist Church, Whigham, Georgia. The Rev. Jerry Robertson and Rev. Bob Knight will officiate. The service will conclude at the church. Mrs. Brinson will be...

Martha Chastain

Martha Chastain

Nov 30, 2018

Mrs. Martha Ann Cross Chastain, age 69, passed away early Friday, November 30, 2018, in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Chastain will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2018, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Eric Johnson, Brandon Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Joshua Dees, James Watson, and Stacy Drawdy will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow in...

Dale Newberry

Dale Newberry

Nov 30, 2018

Dale Newberry, 64, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Tim Mahler officiating.  Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at...

Shirley Thompson

Shirley Thompson

Nov 30, 2018

Shirley Ann Foister Thompson, 78, of Vada, GA, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Oak Grove Christian Church with Rev. Conrad Salter officiating.  Donnie Foister, Cody Mason, Greg Mason and Keith Cumbie will serve as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends immediately following the...

Barbara Pendley

Barbara Pendley

Nov 30, 2018

Barbara Ann Pendley passed peacefully from this life the afternoon of November 30, 2018.  She was home and surrounded by her loving family. Born on June 21, 1935 in Birmingham Alabama, Barbara loved the South, southern hospitality, sweet tea, fried chicken, Coca-Cola and the Georgia Bulldogs. Her easy smile and gregarious personality belied a more introspective side which served her...

Karen Barfield

Karen Barfield

Nov 28, 2018

Karen Diane Barfield-Cook, age 53, passed away at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia, Wednesday, November 28, 2018. The family will be holding a private service in her honor. Karen Diane Barfield-Cook was born April 25, 1965 in Clearwater, Florida, to Johnny Lee Purvis and Julia Ann Peak Cooper. Both of her parents have preceded her in death. Karen worked as...

Kenneth Blocker

Kenneth Blocker

Nov 25, 2018

Kenneth E. "Ken" Blocker, 77, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stanley Phillips and Rev. Jimmy Walden officiating.  Interment will follow at Sylvania Cemetery with Brian Belcher, Michael Ingram, Kevin Combs, Todd Blocker, John Gainey and...

Mary Johnson

Mary Johnson

Nov 23, 2018

Mary Johnson, 86, of Smithville, GA, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Todd Sullens officiating.  Interment will be at Beulah Thomas Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service, from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. on...

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