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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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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
Jun 27, 2017
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Laurette Bland
Jun 2, 2017
Laurette Hatton Bland, 73, of Green Cove Springs, FL, formerly of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, June 2, 2017.The graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2017 at Mt. Gilead Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery with Mr. Mickey Alley officiating.The family will receive friends from immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the...
Janice Kelly
Jun 1, 2017
Janice B. Kelly, aka Sweetie, Mama, Sis, Aunt Jan, and definitely her most prized title, Grandma, passed away June 1, 2017. She lived in Bainbridge, Georgia at the time of her death, with her husband of 32 years, Remus W. Kelly, but she was loved by friends and family from all over the United States. She was born to James...
Darline West
May 26, 2017
Darline Strickland West, 61, of Albany, GA, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Newton Cranford officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with her nephews serving as active pallbearers.The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. on...
Lavada Aldridge
May 24, 2017
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Kenneth Baggerly
May 22, 2017
Mr. Kenneth Paul (K.P.) Baggerly, age 93, of Brinson, Georgia, passed away early Monday, May 22, 2017, at Miller County Hospital in Colquitt, Georgia. Services for Mr. Baggerly will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Brinson Baptist Church in Brinson, Georgia. The Rev. Robert Crapps and the Rev. Ellis Hardwick will officiate. Interment will follow in...
Eldon Heard
May 22, 2017
Funeral services for Eldon Edward Heard age 69, will be held Thursday at 12:00 noon at the Chapel Norton Funeral Home, Bishopville. Rev. Stephen Sanderson will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. A second service will be held Saturday May 27th at 3:00 pm at the Ivey Funeral Home Chapel in Bainbridge...
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