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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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Mary Gilliam

Mary Gilliam

Nov 12, 2018

Mary Ruth Widener Gilliam, age 92, passed away early Monday morning, November 12, 2018, at Memorial Manor, Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Gilliam will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, at the First United Methodist Church of Bainbridge. The Rev. Stephen Webb will officiate. Lenny Widener, Larry Elkins, Forrest Elkins, George Grimsley, Jimmy Pitisci, and Joe Widener will serve as...

Ella Bullock

Ella Bullock

Nov 12, 2018

Ella Smith Bullock, 88, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Dean officiating.  Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Larry Funderburke, Gerald Franklin, Roy Simpson, Richard Trawick, Shane Davis, Joe Adams and Ronnie Turner...

Rosemary Bonifay

Rosemary Bonifay

Nov 11, 2018

Rosemary Woodham Bonifay, 92, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Pensacola, FL, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2018, at Ivey Funeral Home.  The graveside funeral service will be held Monday, November 19, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. CST at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, FL. Rosemary Woodham was...

Rebecca Hollady

Rebecca Hollady

Nov 11, 2018

On November 11, 2018, Rebecca Dodd Hollady flew home to Love. "Becky" was born in 1930 to Rev. Hubert and Gladys Harvey Dodd, a Methodist minister and his wife in the North Georgia conference.  She attended Jonesboro High School, and graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia where she majored in violin.  "Becky" married her husband Rev. Austin Hollady and...

Naomi Devore

Naomi Devore

Nov 2, 2018

Mrs. Naomi Isabelle White Devore, age 80, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018, in Cairo, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Devore will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 6, at Eastside Baptist Church in Cairo. The Rev. Andrew Donaldson will officiate. Chad Gainous, Glenn Collier, Gene Lashley, B.J. Faircloth, Josh Ausburn, Dylan Faircloth. Deacons of Eastside will serve as pallbearers....

Dorsey Rose

Dorsey Rose

Oct 31, 2018

Mr. Dorsey Lee Rose, age 82, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Bainbridge, Georgia. Dorsey was born in Kokomo, Indiana to Dorsey Lenix and Emma (Bagley) Rose. He married Roberta Ellen Oliver in 1957. Dorsey was preceded in death by his parents, wife, brother, Tom (Vada) Baker, sister, Norma (Jack) Fraiser, and grandchild, Timothy Roseberry Jr. Dorsey is survived...

Donnie Ritter

Donnie Ritter

Oct 31, 2018

Ms. Donnie Susan Ritter, age 76, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at her home in Attapulgus, Georgia. Services for Ms. Ritter will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 4, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Rev. DeWitt Phillips will officiate. Dusty King, Jazz Knight, Corey McNease, Tony Mirick, Steven Ritter, and Steve Vines will serve as...

Sarah Rathel

Sarah Rathel

Oct 30, 2018

Mrs. Sarah N. Hutto Rathel, age 86, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Rathel will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 1, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private interment will be held at Oak...

William Johnson

William Johnson

Oct 28, 2018

Mr. William (Bill) F. Johnson, age 72, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away at his home early on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Services for Mr. Johnson will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 30, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. Kim Whitehead will officiate. Brad Johnson, Craig Pollock, Charlie Haywood, George Mavris, Jeremy Robinson, Chad Matthews,...

Barbara Mann

Barbara Mann

Oct 28, 2018

Barbara Jean Mann, 88, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018. Barbara Jean Mann was born in Charleston, WV on January 21, 1930 to Jasper L. Mace and Vivian Harkins Mace.  Because of her mother's death a few weeks after her birth she was raised by her aunt, Mrs. Bessie Fore.  Mrs. Fore's daughter, Reba, was like a...

William Holt

William Holt

Oct 28, 2018

William P. "Bill" Holt, 93, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. David Blalock, Rev. Mike Brown and Rev. Nolan Lovering officiating.  A private interment will be held at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends...

John Lott

John Lott

Oct 25, 2018

John Francis Lott, 63, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018. The memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Victor M. Canela-Ochoa, S.T. officiating.  Interment will be at the family plot in North Carolina. There will be a rosary on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at...

Sharon Haley

Sharon Haley

Oct 24, 2018

Sharon Catherine Haley, of Recovery Georgia, died in Bainbridge, GA on October 24, 2018 A memorial service will be held Sunday, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on October 28, 2018 at her home, 102 Dury Lane, Bainbridge, GA 39819.  Memorial services are being planned in Atlanta, and in Syracuse, where her remains will be buried in her family plot. In lieu...

Howard Singleton

Howard Singleton

Oct 24, 2018

Howard Eugene "Gene" Singleton, 67, of Brinson, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel Chapel with Rev. Andy Hall and Rev. Doug Hall officiating.  A private interment will be at Delwood Baptist Church Cemetery with Harry Sullivan, Darren Singleton, Ryan Simpson,...

Margaret Bryant

Margaret Bryant

Oct 23, 2018

On October 23, 2018, Margaret Virginia Musgrove Bryant passed away at Memorial Hospital, Bainbridge, Georgia, after fighting a serious illness. She was born in Bainbridge, November 20, 1953, to Mary Lucy Godwin Musgrove and Perry Gordon Musgrove. She married, with her mother\'s permission, at 15 to D. A. Bryant. They had one son, Billy Joe Bryant, and one grandson, Evan...

Johnny Hudson

Johnny Hudson

Oct 21, 2018

Mr. Johnny O. Hudson, age 59, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. More information will be available later.

Linda Inlow

Linda Inlow

Oct 18, 2018

Linda Cloud Inlow, 72, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at West Bainbridge United Methodist Church with Rev. Johnny Shepherd.  Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with David Tomlinson, Chad Inlow, Jason Inlow, Amanda Cloud, Glen Cloud, and Paul Hollingsworth serving as...

Kevin O'Brien

Kevin O'Brien

Oct 17, 2018

Kevin Michael O'Brien, 41, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018. A private 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 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Kevin Michael O'Brien was born May 14, 1977 in...

H. Griner

H. Griner

Oct 15, 2018

H. L.  Griner, 75, of Brinson, GA, passed away Monday, October 15, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 19, 2018 at Bethany Baptist Church with Dr. Ron McCaskill officiating.  Interment will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with his grandsons, Skyler Willis, Zach Willis, Dylan Griner, Colin Pearce, Tyler Griner and Blayne McKenzie...

Alvin Johnson

Alvin Johnson

Oct 13, 2018

Alvin S. "Turkey" Johnson, 91, of Faceville, GA, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Johns, Rev. Ernie Jones and Rev. Donnie Browning officiating.  A private interment will be held at Sylvania Cemetery with Brian Thompson, Michael Thompson, David...

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