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.
Bonnie Hollingsworth
Oct 20, 2017
Bonnie Jean Prince Hollingsworth, 83, of Tallahassee, FL, formerly of Whigham, GA, passed away Friday, October 20, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Trinity Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Franklin Bryant and Elder John Mizell officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Van Ponder, Ward Hollingsworth, Wendell...
Mary Culpepper
Oct 19, 2017
Mary H. "Sissie" Culpepper, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Inverness, MS, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Karl Kling and Dr. Gerald Little officiating. A private family interment will be held at a later date at Tallahassee National Cemetery....
Robert Parker
Oct 19, 2017
Robert Wayne Parker, 55, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017.A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 or Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 117 South Donalson Street, Bainbridge, GA 39817.Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com.Robert Wayne...
Sheila Phillips
Oct 18, 2017
Sheila Marie Starling Phillips, 46, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017.The memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Mars Hill Church. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to: Mars Hill Church, 491 Mars Hill Church Road, Climax, GA 39834.Sheila Marie Starling...
Marvin Joiner
Oct 16, 2017
Marvin W. "Junior" Joiner, 89, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017.The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Harold Burrell officiating.The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorials donations may...
Robert Griner
Oct 15, 2017
Robert O. Griner, 43, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Bethany Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with John Cawvey, Dylan Griner, Ronald Regan, Robbie Godwin, Cecil Griner and Tyler Griner serving as active pallbearers.The family will receive friends...
Carolyn Ferguson
Oct 14, 2017
Ms. Carolyn Louise Smallwood Ferguson, age 71, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia.
Hilda Brock
Oct 14, 2017
Hilda Trolinger Brock, 68, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017.The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Sutton Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Lynn Roberts officiating. Bryce Howell, Brock Howell, Caden Brock, Gavin Hughes and Patrick Trolinger will serve as active pallbearers.The family will receive friends from...
Brenda Kelley
Oct 12, 2017
Brenda Johnson Cagle Kelley, 75, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017.The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville, GA. Little-Davenport Funeral Home will be handling arrangements. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to: Bainbridge Church...
Betty Heard
Oct 11, 2017
Betty Sue Grady Heard, 82, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Southwest Baptist Church with Rev. Stanley Phillips and Rev. Robert Johns officiating. Interment will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with her grandsons serving as active pallbearers.The family will receive friends from...
Robert Harrell
Oct 6, 2017
Robert Maston Harrell, 70, of Vada, GA, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 9, 2017 at New Home Freewill Baptist Church No. 2 with Rev. Conrad Salter and Rev. Jimmy Hooks officiating. Private interment will follow at New Home Freewill Baptist Church No. 2 Cemetery with Don Newsome, Donald...
Mary Crager
Oct 4, 2017
Mary Copeland Crager, 61, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Winter Springs, FL, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017.A 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 Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 15829, Arlington, VA 22215.Mary Margaret Copeland Crager was born October 21, 1955...
Georgia Hall
Oct 3, 2017
Georgia Ann Hall, 73, of Ben Hill County, GA, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Life Care Center in Fitzgerald, GA.The graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at County Line Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Hoyt Donley officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign...
James Glass
Oct 3, 2017
Mr. James Franklin (Frank) Glass, age 50, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at his home, in Bainbridge, Georgia. James Franklin Glass was born August 2, 1967, to Joe Brown Glass and Roxanne Helen Shouppe Glass, in Blakely, Georgia. He worked as a carpenter. Frank loved to be outdoors and loved to fish. He liked to cook and baked great...
Poshil Hand
Sep 28, 2017
Poshil Wimberly Hand, 74, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Lem Joiner officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery with her grandsons and nephews serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Roy Adams and Buddy...
Carl Jackson
Sep 26, 2017
Carl D. "Cotton" Jackson, 74, of Tallahassee, FL, formerly of Attapulgus, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017.The graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 29, 2017 at Attapulgus Cemetery with Rev. John Dallas officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial...
James Rittmeyer
Sep 26, 2017
Mr. James (Jim) Edward Rittmeyer, age 87, of Cairo, Georgia, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 26, 2017. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, September 30, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Father Godfred Boachie-Yiadom will officiate. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, with military honors. Daniel Goree, Steve Goree,...
Louise Crews
Sep 21, 2017
Louise M. Crews, 75, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Dean officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with the Men of Morningside Baptist Church serving as active pallbearers.The family will receive friends from 6:00 to...
William Mills
Sep 21, 2017
William (Billy) C. Mills passed away on Thursday September 21, 2017, after complications following a car accident. Billy was born in Whigham Georgia in 1932, son of Annie and Idason Mills. He was a straight A student through school in Whigham and attended Florida State University on a baseball scholarship, where he was called "Cooter" Mills. Playing Shortstop, he was...
Mavis Bloom
Sep 21, 2017
Mavis Smith Bloom, 80, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017.The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2017 at Delwood Baptist Church with Rev. Conrad Salter officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial...
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