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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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James Perry

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Joan Cochran

Joan Cochran

Jul 11, 2018

Joan Smith Cochran, 86, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Jimmy Melvin officiating.  Private interment will be held at Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest...

Emmalee Godwin

Emmalee Godwin

Jul 11, 2018

Emmalee Mae Godwin entered this world and the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. A memorial service will be held in her honor at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Emmalee Mae Godwin was born at Memorial Hospital, Bainbridge, Georgia, to Robin (Robbie) Neal Godwin and Crystal Dawn Chaney Godwin....

Ruth Darley

Ruth Darley

Jul 11, 2018

Mrs. Ruth Sowell Layton Darley, age 87, of Vidalia, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after an extended illness.  She was born and raised in Toombs County, Georgia and later married and moved to Bainbridge, Georgia, until 1976, during which time she was the Business Manager of Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge.  She attended Perry...

Thomas Chason

Thomas Chason

Jul 10, 2018

Thomas M. Chason, 71, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 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 Magnolia Cemetery Fund, P. O. Box 377, Whigham, GA 39897.Thomas Marvin Chason was born December 20, 1946 in Climax, GA the son...

Rufus Mcdowell

Rufus Mcdowell

Jul 7, 2018

Rufus McDowell, 74, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Scarborough officiating. Interment will be at Calvary Assembly of God Cemetery.The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at...

Eskro Tramel

Eskro Tramel

Jul 3, 2018

Mr. Eskro Adam Tramel, age 70, passed away early on Wednesday, July 3, 2018, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Mr. Tramel was a truck driver for over 50 years. His last truck ride will be leaving the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. in procession to his graveside service, Flat Creek Cemetery, Miller County, Georgia. Adam...

William Howell

William Howell

Jul 1, 2018

William C. "Cliff" Howell, 81, of the Faceville/Chattahoochee Community passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Kirkland and Rev. Roger Blevins officiating. A private interment will be held at Sylvania Cemetery.The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online...

Edna Bromfield

Edna Bromfield

Jun 30, 2018

Edna Bromfield, 80, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018.A private memorial service will be held at a later date in New Hampshire.Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601.Edna Gertrude Heaps was born April 19, 1938 in Goffstown,...

Gloria Cloud

Gloria Cloud

Jun 28, 2018

Mrs. Gloria Faye Ouzts Cloud, age 74 of Douglas, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 28, 2018, at Hazlehurst Court Care and Rehab in Hazlehurst, GA, following an extended illness. Mrs. Cloud, a native of Cairo, GA, was born April 14, 1944 to the late A. J. Ouzts and Jewell Lee Lambert Ouzts. Mrs. Cloud was a homemaker and a member...

James Reynolds

James Reynolds

Jun 28, 2018

James Warden "Jim" Reynolds, 79, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, June 28, 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 American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.James Warden Reynolds was born October 21, 1938 in Lawrence, IN, the...

Flora Barber

Flora Barber

Jun 28, 2018

Flora Archer Barber, 88, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018.A private graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Oak City Cemetery with Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2018 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register...

Elva Milligan

Elva Milligan

Jun 27, 2018

Mrs. Elva Marie Johnson Milligan, age 49, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Milligan will be at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, July 1, 2018, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Jonathan Godwin, Dwayne Godwin, Zack Vanderheide, Dustin Milligan, Jimbo Wood, and Jonesy Wood will...

Ivell Bramblett

Ivell Bramblett

Jun 26, 2018

Ivell M. Bramblett, Jr., 77, a native of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Woodstock, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 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 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.Ivell Maloy Bramblett, Jr....

A.B. Connell

A.B. Connell

Jun 25, 2018

A. B . "Bill" Connell, 90, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Lawrenceville and Nashville, GA, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018.The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Nashville United Methodist Church with Rev. Dwight Bishop officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register...

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