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.

James Harold Olivent

James Harold Olivent

Aug 31, 2024

The Reverend James Olivent of Hannatown, Georgia passed away August 31, 2024. Services for Rev. Olivent will be held on Thursday, September 5 at 12:00 noon at Hannatown Cemetery with Rev. Emory Smith officiating. James was born on January 3, 1929 in a farmhouse in Recovery, Georgia, the third of six children born to Olga Thaddeus Olivent and Wilma Alene...

Sandra Harrell

Sandra Harrell

Aug 29, 2024

Sandra Kay Hendley Harrell, age 76, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2024, in Cairo, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Harrell will be held at11:00 am, Tuesday, September 3, at Prosperity Primitive Baptist Church, Prosperity Road, Bainbridge, Georgia. Rev. Allen Griffin will officiate. Hal Glover, Cayden Harrell, Jay Lambert, Emmett Dollar, Kaleb Chambers, and Glenn Hatton will serve as pallbearers. Interment will...

Helen Poitevint

Helen Poitevint

Aug 26, 2024

On August 26, 2024, Helen Doris McDaniel Poitevint’s faith was made sight when she entered heaven and was welcomed home by her Savior, the LORD Jesus Christ, whom she loved and served for almost 82 years. Helen was born in Pelham, GA on October 11, 1930 and married Seaborn Roy Poitevint in 1953. They were delighted when God blessed their...

Juan Jose Amarilla-Gomez

Juan Jose Amarilla-Gomez

Aug 25, 2024

Con gran dolor la familia Amarilla Gómez lamenta el fallecimiento de Juan José Amarilla Gómez nacido el 9 de agosto de 2024 en el Phoebe Putney Putney Memorial Hospital de Albany, Georgia. Fueron 16 días de lucha por la vida en medio de mucho sufrimiento pero que hoy ya son alegrías y descanso sin final en el cielo. Los servicios...

Jack Harrell

Jack Harrell

Aug 24, 2024

Jack W. Harrell, age 72, passed away on August 24, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. Services for Mr. Harrell will be held on Saturday, September 7 at 10:00 am in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home with Minister Jonathan Moore officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 9:00 am. Mr. Harrell will be...

Edwin Boyd

Edwin Boyd

Aug 23, 2024

Mr. Edwin Claude Boyd, Sr., age 84, passed away at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia on Friday, August 23, 2024. Services for Mr. Boyd will be held Tuesday, August 27, 11:00 a.m., at Mt. Gilead Freewill Baptist Church, Spring Creek Road, Brinson, Georgia. Pastor Lynn Massey and Pastor Chad Cooper will officiate. The interment will follow in Bethany Baptist Church...

Ronnie Ritter, Jr.

Ronnie Ritter, Jr.

Aug 22, 2024

Mr. Ronald Allen (Ronnie) Ritter, Jr., age 45, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Georgia. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 24, 2:00 p.m., at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Dr. Gerald Trotman will officiate. Ronald Allen (Ronnie) Ritter, Jr. was born February 17, 1979 in Donalsonville, Georgia to...

David Williams

David Williams

Aug 22, 2024

Mr. George David Williams, age 68, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. Williams will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, August 26, 2024 at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Jackson Kendrick, Quinton Horne, Mike Hall, George...

Melinda Brown

Melinda Brown

Aug 18, 2024

Melinda Paige Brown, age 40, of Chattahoochee, Florida, passed away on August 18, 2024 at Capitol Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, Florida. A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 6:00 p.m., at the Calvary Baptist Church, 5924 Blue Star Highway, Chattahoochee, Florida 32324. Melinda was born on August 5, 1984. She is the daughter of Tony...

Abbie Tomlinson

Abbie Tomlinson

Aug 18, 2024

Abbie Gail Hatton Tomlinson, age 67, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024, at her home in Ochlocknee, Georgia. Gail was born November 24, 1956 in Bainbridge, Georgia to Herman Hatton and Abbie Ree Molt Hatton. Her parents have preceded her in death. In 2002 she married Keith Tomlinson. Gail drove a bus for the Decatur County School System and worked...

Carl Bennett

Carl Bennett

Aug 10, 2024

Mr. Carl Christopher Bennett, age 64, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2024, surrounded by his family in Bainbridge, Georgia. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 7, 2024, at the Cornerstone Pentecostal Church, 115 Jennifer Drive, Bainbridge, GA.. The gathering will be outside, under the large oak tree. The Rev. Edward Seabrooks will officiate. Carl...

Dr. William Conger

Dr. William Conger

Aug 9, 2024

Dr. William Reece (Bill) Conger, age 77, of Gulf Shores, Alabama passed away on August 9, 2024 at Sacred-Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. Services for Dr. Conger will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:00 am in the Oak City Cemetery. Bill was born in Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Columbus, Georgia in 1950. He attended Wynnton Elementary...

Kerry Keel

Kerry Keel

Aug 7, 2024

Mr. Kerry W. Keel, age 72, passed away August 7, 2024 at Bainbridge Healthcare in Bainbridge, Georgia. A service to honor Mr. Keel will be held in Daleville, Alabama where he lived for many years. Kerry W. Keel was born January 3, 1952 in Hampton, Virginia to Thomas Kell and Elizabeth Meeks Keel. His parents have preceded him in death....

Braylen Chason

Braylen Chason

Aug 7, 2024

Braylen Matthew Chason was born asleep on August 7, 2024 at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Braylen will be held on Monday, August 12, 2024 at 11:00 a.m., in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Braylen will be interred in the Eldorendo...

Edna Brock

Edna Brock

Aug 6, 2024

Edna Eugenia Salter Brock, age 91, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2024, in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Brock will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 9, at Black Jack Baptist Church, 2747 Old Whigham Road, Bainbridge, Georgia 39817. The Rev. Jimmy Adamson and Rev. Conrad Salter will officiate. Charles Brock, Jr., Kent Brock, David Brock, Chris Moore, Jeremy...

Gerald Franklin

Gerald Franklin

Aug 5, 2024

Mr. Gerald Franklin, age 72, of Bainbridge, Georgia. passed away very suddenly on Monday, August 5, 2024. A celebration of his life will be held at 7:00 pm, Friday, August 16, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Family and friends are invited to come and visit beginning at 6:30 pm. Gerald was born October 30, 1951 to James...

James Dickerson

James Dickerson

Aug 4, 2024

Mr. James Dickerson, age 67, passed away Sunday. August 4, 2024, at Bainbridge Healthcare in Bainbridge, Georgia. No public service will be held. James Dickerson was born August 9, 1956 in Mississippi to Walter Dickerson and Lou Essie Pouns Dickerson who preceded him in death. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corp and was a factory worker in...

Lewis Rogers

Lewis Rogers

Aug 1, 2024

Mr. Lewis L. Rogers, Jr., age 81, of Cobb, Georgia, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024, at his son's home in Kathleen, Georgia. Services for Mr. Rogers will be held 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 7, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Ivey Funeral Home in Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. Bob Knight will officiate. Ray Rogers, J. P. Palmer, Hunter Nelms,...

Betty Hawthorne

Betty Hawthorne

Aug 1, 2024

Betty Hawthorne, age 79, of Whigham, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024, at her home in Whigham. Services for Mrs. Hawthorne will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, August 4, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Pastor James Knight will officiate. Betty Helms Hawthorne was born September 10, 1944 in Miller County, Georgia to Kenneth Thelma Helms...

Hyon Barber

Hyon Barber

Jul 31, 2024

Hyon Ju Barber of Bainbridge, Georgia, age 75, passed away July 31, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Services for Mrs. Barber will be held at 5:00 pm, Saturday, August 3, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Rev. Marty Brock will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at 4:00...

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