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.
J.D. Shoemaker
Aug 21, 2018
J.D. Shoemaker, 86, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 27, 2018 at Whigham United Methodist Church with Rev. Timothy P. Weldon officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery with his grandsons and great-grandsons serving as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to...
Wayne Hambrick
Aug 21, 2018
Wayne Hambrick, 76, of Canton, GA, formerly of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 24, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Lacey Bowcock officiating. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery with Lofton Willis, Jimmy Cutchens, Foyed Rabon, Tom Reeves, Jerry Sharber, Buddy Johnston...
Ignacio Abrigo
Aug 18, 2018
Ignacio Abrigo Sr., 85, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Immokalee, FL, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending. Brister Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements. www.bristerfuneralhome.com Ignacio Abrigo was born December 31, 1932 in Bluntzer, Texas, the son of Jesus Abrigo and Maria Saez. Ignacio was a truck driver by trade. He was of Catholic...
Betty Braswell
Aug 17, 2018
Betty Ann Mock Braswell, 79, of Brinson, GA, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018. There will be a private graveside funeral service held on Thursday, August 23, 2018. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of...
Mary Barr
Aug 14, 2018
Mrs. Mary Alice Addison Barr, age 83, passed August 14, 2018, at her home in Donalsonville, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Barr will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018, at Spring Creek Baptist Church, Donalsonville, Georgia. The Rev. Brian Hatchett and Mr. Luke Watson will be officiating. Interment will follow in Spring Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Clay Houston,...
Janet Williamson
Aug 11, 2018
Janet Williamson, 70, of Colquitt, GA, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Dean officiating. Interment will be at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest...
Clara Skarponi
Aug 9, 2018
Mrs. Clara Jean Sharber Skarponi, age 87, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Delray Beach, Florida. Her service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at the First Baptist Church of Bainbridge, Georgia. Dr. Pete Sharber will be officiating. Interment will follow in Oak City Cemetery. Jerry Sharber, Eddie Sharber, Jes Sharber, Matthew Sharber, Daniel Sharber,...
Cathie Pedersen
Aug 6, 2018
Cathie Pope Pedersen, 66, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away Monday, August 6, 2018 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Thad Marshall officiating. Interment will be at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The church is located about 3.5...
Mable Scott
Aug 5, 2018
Mable Scott, 89, of Brinson, GA, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kim Whitehead. Private interment will follow at Brinson Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com...
Dollie Jones
Aug 2, 2018
Dollie Jones, 88, of Climax, GA, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Ausburn officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Bryan Perry, Charles Perry, Adam Perry, Daniel Shepard, Trint Fowler and Grayson Shepard serving as active...
Cecil Culpepper
Aug 2, 2018
Cecil W. Culpepper, Jr., 76, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Karl Kling and Dr. Gerald A. Little officiating. Interment will be at Tallahassee National Cemetery with Emory Johnson, Garrott Lang, Larry Peiper, Pat Thompson, Bud Holleman...
Kenneth Wells
Aug 1, 2018
Kenneth R. Wells, 71, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away Wednesday, August1, 2018. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Judson Orrick officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at...
Nadine Dennis
Jul 31, 2018
Nadine Hunt Dennis, 90, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018. A private graveside funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Royce Horne officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign...
Joye Jones
Jul 27, 2018
Joye Spooner Jones, 60, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Friday, July 27, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Poppell and Rev. Jimmy Dean officiating. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery with Nick Diluzio, Melvin Davis, Lynwood Spooner, Jr., Bobby Palmer, Gerald White, and...
James Perry
Jul 25, 2018
Dr. James Earl Perry, 79, of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018. He was at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA and passed away due to complications during surgery. The graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Johnson Family Cemetery on Kemp Road near Attapulgus, GA with Pastor Jerry Harrell officiating. ...
Charles Dabbs
Jul 25, 2018
Charles Leslie Dabbs, 74, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Private family services will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Charles Leslie Dabbs was born April...
Gary Larson
Jul 24, 2018
Gary Edward Larson, 71, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018. 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 Kindred Hospice, 432 E. Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, GA 39819. Gary Edward Larson was born December 29, 1946 in Kingsford, MI,...
Jessie Chevallier
Jul 22, 2018
Jessie Wayne Chevallier, 71, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018. 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 Solid Rock Church. Jessie Wayne Chevallier was born August 31, 1946 in Baton Rouge, LA, the son of Willie Moab...
Herman Durrance
Jul 20, 2018
Mr. Herman (Buck) Talmadge Durrance, age 70, passed away early Friday morning, July 20, 2018, at Archbold Hospital, Thomasville, Georgia, with family by his side. His struggle with cancer is finally over. Buck was a truck driver all his life. That was his passion. He loved to bass fish and grill ribs. He met a lot of people during his...
Ennis Pittman
Jul 15, 2018
Ennis Lee Pittman, Sr., age 90, died on Sunday, July 15, 2018, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Ennis is survived by his wife, Eloise Newton Pittman, and three grown children, Lee, Ann and Guy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gladys Rivenbark Pittman and W. A. Pittman; twin brother, Willis Pittman; and half siblings, Dorothy, Margaret, and...
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