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.
Virginia Brock
Dec 29, 2016
Virginia Grover Brock, 91, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Sutton Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Lynn Roberts officiating. Interment will follow at Brock Cemetery with Brent Allen, Wayne Martin, Terry Phillips, Dale Brock, Emmett Brock, and Ervin Brock serving as active...
Donald Harrison
Dec 29, 2016
Donald Harrison, 82, of Whigham, GA, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stanley Phillips officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Corey Mercer, Ricky Harrison, Ronnie Harrison, Bert Nix, Keith Harrison, Brock Merchant, Terry Harrison, Tony Durham, and...
W. Watkins
Dec 28, 2016
W. Fred Watkins, 81, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 30, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bob Nipper officiating. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery.The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com...
R. Wells
Dec 26, 2016
R. E. Wells, Jr., 82, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016.A private graveside service was held Friday, December 30, 2016 at Cool Springs Cemetery. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to: Faceville Masonic Lodge # 487, C/O Mike Sloan, 487 Hutchinson Ferry Rd, Bainbridge, Ga 39819.Robert Edwin Wells...
Michael Aehlert
Dec 26, 2016
Michael J. Aehlert, 64, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Boca Raton, FL, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016.A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com.Michael John Aehlert was born January 30, 1952 in Oak Park, IL, the son Judith Anderson. He was a high school graduate and proudly...
Norman Wimberley
Dec 26, 2016
Norman E. Wimberley, 68, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com.Norman Edward...
William Phillips
Dec 25, 2016
William P. "Billy" Phillips, 79, of Climax, GA, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at West Street Baptist Church with Rev. Haskell White officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Tate Phillips, Noah Phillips, Andrew Phillips, Troupe Tabb, Matt Moree, and James William...
Retired Major Walter A. Poole
Dec 25, 2016
Maj. Walter A. "Walt" Poole, Retired, 79, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Cairo, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Tommie Howell officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens.The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign...
John Gunsallus
Dec 20, 2016
John David Gunsallus, 59, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at his home in New Smyrna Beach, FL.The graveside memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2016 at Oak City Cemetery with Rev. Mike Brown officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com.David was born October 29, 1957 in Albany, GA. He graduated...
Inez Mock
Dec 14, 2016
Inez Addison Mock, 83, of Cairo, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016.The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 19, 2016 at White's Bridge Cemetery with Rev. Mike Nichols officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the...
Jean Watts
Dec 12, 2016
Mrs. Jean Allen Watts, age 78, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 at her home in Grady County, Georgia. Funeral services for Mrs. Watts will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15 at Eastside Baptist Church in Cairo, Georgia. The Rev. Carl Harrell will be officiating. An interment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Curtis Curry
Dec 11, 2016
Mr. Curtis Joel Curry, age 79, was born to Joel Peacock Curry and Laura Fairbanks Curry in Whigham, Georgia, on September 23, 1937 and passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, Florida. He was inducted into the United States Navy in 1955, serving on the Bon Homme Richard as an electrician during his tour. Curtis...
Janice Trawick
Dec 10, 2016
Janice Strickland Trawick, 69, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Gerald A. Little officiating. A private interment will be held at Oak City Cemetery with Thad Pettyjohn, Jon McRae, David Bryan, Eddie Hight, Henry Metcalf and George Floyd...
Willie Long
Dec 5, 2016
Willie Iris Baker Long, 85, of Rowlett, TX, formerly of Jupiter, FL, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Black Jack Baptist Church with Elder Judge C. Stanaland officiating. Interment will follow at Black Jack Baptist Church Cemetery.The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online...
John Ward
Dec 3, 2016
John M. "Johnny" Ward, 83, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stanley Phillips officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Hunter Calhoun, Jack Ward, Jeff Ward, Jim Ward, Wade Waff and Ward Waff serving as...
Omia Durden
Dec 3, 2016
Ms. Omia Jean Durden, age 43, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Donalsonville Hospital in Donalsonville, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11, 2016, at New Life at Lake Seminole. Pastor Glen Elmore will be officiating. Omia was born September 7, 1973 in Madison, Georgia. Her parents were Adron Otis Durden and Juanita...
Isaac Ethridge
Dec 2, 2016
Mr. Isaac Wayne Ethridge, age 68, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016, at his home in southern Decatur County, Georgia. Graveside services will be held for Mr. Ethridge at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 5, 2016, at Sylvania Cemetery. The Rev. Berry Cottle will be officiating. The family will receive friends at their home, 186 Mcleroy Road, on Sunday, December 4....
Billy Wilson
Dec 2, 2016
Billy Ray Wilson, 70, passed away, surrounded by his family, 2nd of December, 2016 at MD Anderson Cancer Center, after a brief battle with cancer. Billy was born 14th of November, 1946 in Bainbridge, Georgia to Edward Gordon "Billy" Wilson and Erma McCann Wilson. Billy was baptized into the Baptist faith. He graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1964. He...
Benjamin Nix
Dec 1, 2016
Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Nix, 45, of Colquitt, GA, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016. The memorial service will be held, Saturday, December 10, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at the Bainbridge Church of God. Pastor Henry Kennedy and Pastor Ryan Carnes will officiate. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to: St. Jude...
Charles Barber
Nov 30, 2016
Charles "Joe" Barber, 62, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 after a brief illness.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Bethany Baptist Church with Rev. Slade Alday and Dr. Ron McCaskill officiating. Interment will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Leon Glenn, Eric Crabtree, James Duncan, Darryl Dempsey,...
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