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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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John Turner

John Turner

Jul 7, 2017

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Lois Blanton

Lois Blanton

Jul 4, 2017

Lois Blanton, 82, of Climax, GA, formerly of Perry, FL, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017.Funeral services will be 11:00AM, Friday, July 7, 2017 at Beggs Funeral Home in Perry, Florida.  Visitation will be Thursday from 6 - 8 PM at Beggs Perry Chapel.  Interment will be at Fellowship Cemetery in Shady Grove, Florida.She was born in Madison, Florida to...

Samuel Rackowski

Samuel Rackowski

Jul 4, 2017

Samuel Joseph Rackowski, 87, of Perry, FL, formerly of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2017 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Marvin Fowler officiating. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery.The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. on Friday, July 7,...

Melvin Whitaker

Melvin Whitaker

Jul 4, 2017

Melvin Riley Whitaker, 79, of Brinson, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 7, 2017 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Wallace and Rev. Bruce Gordon officiating. Interment will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Lee Smith, Kolte Whitaker, Matt Gould, Robin Billings, Paul Sullivan, Joseph...

Elizabeth Burris

Elizabeth Burris

Jul 2, 2017

Mrs. Elizabeth (Liz) Atkinson Burris, age 83, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Burris will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Blackjack Baptist Church. The Rev. Bill McCamon and Rev. Conrad Salter will officiate. Interment will follow in Blackjack Cemetery. Wade Faircloth, Joe Faircloth, B. J. Burris,...

Marion Brock

Marion Brock

Jun 29, 2017

Marion Carl Brock, 76, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Prosperity Primitive Baptist Church with Rev. Stanley Phillips and Rev. Marty Brock officiating. Interment will follow at Prosperity Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Jerry Culver, Emmett Dollar, Charlie Brandt, Greg Houchin, Hugh Brock...

Ralph Weaver

Ralph Weaver

Jun 29, 2017

Ralph Waldo Weaver, Jr., 85, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017.Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to: Friends Ministries, P. O. Box 513, Bainbridge, GA 39818 or Bainbridge-Decatur County Humane Society, 1250 Cox Avenue, Bainbridge, GA 39819. Ralph Waldo Weaver, Jr. was born...

Eloise Brock

Eloise Brock

Jun 27, 2017

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James Potter

James Potter

Jun 24, 2017

James "Jim" Potter, 77, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. A private interment will be held at Riverview Memorial Gardens in Valdosta, GA. Honorary pallbearers will be Orion Lodge #8 F & A M.The family will receive friends from...

Willie Lane

Willie Lane

Jun 23, 2017

Mr. Willie Atwood Lane, age 95, of Cairo, Georgia, passed away June 23, 2017, just one week short of his 96th birthday, at Seminole Manor Nursing Home, Donalsonville, Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, Eastside Baptist Church, 404 5th Street N.E., Cairo, Georgia. The Rev. Andrew Donaldson and Rm. Eugene Kelly will officiate....

Charlie Skipper

Charlie Skipper

Jun 20, 2017

Charlie Whit Skipper, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Beulah Thomas Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Harrell and Rev. Andy Glover officiating. Interment will follow at Beulah Thomas Baptist Church Cemetery with Dane Allen, David Ellison, Dylan Ellison, Ryan Skipper, Michael Marty,...

Cheri Earp

Cheri Earp

Jun 19, 2017

Mrs. Cheri Wilson Earp, age 53, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017, at her home in Brinson, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Earp will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 23, at Brinson Baptist Church in Brinson, Georgia. The Rev. Dewitt Phillips and Rev. Stanley Phillips will officiate. Interment will follow in Brinson Cemetery. Shane McLandon, Michael Odom, Gene Earp,...

Billy White

Billy White

Jun 17, 2017

Mr. Billy White, Jr., age 72, passed away early on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Billy White, Jr. was born July 12, 1944 in Grady County, Georgia. His parents, Billie Marcel White and Reba Mae Sadler White Blackston have both preceded him in death. Billy married the love of his life, Kathryn Lewis White. They recently celebrated 50 years of marriage....

Larry Avery

Larry Avery

Jun 12, 2017

Larry Wayne Avery, 55, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017.The memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Debra Boozer officiating.The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to:...

William Vickers

William Vickers

Jun 11, 2017

Mr. William Earl Vickers, age 72, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. William Earl Vickers, and his twin sister, Martha Pearl, were born October 31, 1945, in Winter Haven, Florida, to William Hatcher Vickers and Eunice Pearl Smith Vickers. Mr. Vickers loved to cook. For years, he cooked at the Decatur House in Bainbridge....

C. Martin

C. Martin

Jun 8, 2017

C. Morrell Martin, 75, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made...

Billy Weste

Billy Weste

Jun 8, 2017

Mr. Billy Jarritt Weste, age 55, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 17, at the Bainbridge Church of God. Pastor Ryan Carns will officiate. Billy Jarritt Weste was born May 18, 1962, in Jacksonville, Florida, to Albert and Carrie Jeanette Nix Weste....

William Wimberly

William Wimberly

Jun 6, 2017

William Leroy Wimberly, 52, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017.Memorial services 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.William Leroy Wimberly was born May 17, 1965 in Bainbridge, GA the son of...

Colin Clark

Colin Clark

Jun 5, 2017

Mr. Colin (Skeet) Chesley Clark, age 87, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at Miller County Hospital, in Colquitt, Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 7, in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia. The Rev. Rawleigh Furney will officiate. Colin Chesley Clark was born September 23, 1929 in Worth County, Georgia, to Jim Clark and Emmy...

Gail Gause

Gail Gause

Jun 3, 2017

Gail Cross Gause, 58, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas Snead and Rev. David Grubbs officiating. A private interment will be held at Brinson Cemetery with Eric Inlow, Paul Shattles, Corey Atkinson, Jason Park, Dennis Faircloth,...

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