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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.

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John Ward

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Nov 27, 2016

Betty J. Fraley Smith, 87, of Newton, AL, (formerly of Bainbridge, GA) passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Milton Buckhaulter officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private interment will be held at Roselawn Memory Gardens on...

Mollie Ingram

Mollie Ingram

Nov 26, 2016

Mollie Faye Ingram, 82, of Faceville, GA, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016.The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Sylvania United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at...

Laverne Smith

Laverne Smith

Nov 25, 2016

Laverne Ammons Smith, 81, of the Delwood Community, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016.The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Delwood Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. David Grubbs officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may...

Doil Anderson

Doil Anderson

Nov 23, 2016

Mr. Doil Greg Anderson, age 71, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at his home at Lake Carroll, Seminole County, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, December 2, 2016 at Reynolds Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Tammy Fincannon and Rev. Donna Sue Roberts officiating. Doil Greg Anderson was born in Clewiston, Florida, to...

Carolyn Allen

Carolyn Allen

Nov 23, 2016

Carolyn E. Allen, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Attapulgus Cemetery.The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the...

W. Cassels

W. Cassels

Nov 23, 2016

W. Paul Cassels, 61, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016.The memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 28, 2016 at Southwest Baptist Church with Rev. Ricky Whitley 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:...

Angela Jones

Angela Jones

Nov 21, 2016

Angela Jones, 51, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016.No services are planned at this time. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to: American Lung Association Donation Processing Center, P.O. Box 7000, Albert Lea, MN 56007. Angela Marie Jones was born February 19, 1965 in Mobile, AL, the daughter...

James Poitevint

James Poitevint

Nov 21, 2016

Mr. James Ray Poitevint, age 63, passed away early Monday, November 21, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Private family services will be held at a later date. James Ray Poitevint was born in Thomasville, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rhonda Sue Poitevint. Ray worked as a plumber. He loved to fish and enjoyed telling...

James Stewart

James Stewart

Nov 17, 2016

James C. Stewart, 86, of Climax, GA, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Hatchett and Rev. Conard Hatfield officiating. A private interment will be held at Cedar Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on...

Rosa Bean

Rosa Bean

Nov 14, 2016

Rosa Nell Stegall Bean, 87, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marty Brock and Rev. Joseph Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Stoney Lindsey, Jackson Harrell, Joseph Smith, Drex Lindsey, Gabe Parker and...

Rhonda Talley

Rhonda Talley

Nov 13, 2016

Rhonda Comerford Talley, 45, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 18, 2016 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens with Sean Tedder, Joe Morrison, Jake Talley, Craig Pollock, Chris Hill and Jamie Thorpe serving as active pallbearers.The family will receive friends...

Anne Grumbles

Anne Grumbles

Nov 11, 2016

Anne Williams Grumbles, wife of the late George Robert Grumbles, entered into rest on November 11, 2016.  She was born in Sumter SC and spent most of her life in Bainbridge GA.  Following the death of her husband in 2012, she relocated to Augusta GA.  She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Augusta, as a member of...

Linda Jones

Linda Jones

Nov 10, 2016

Linda June Jones, 73, of Donalsonville, GA, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Mt. Gilead Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Wallace officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Gilead Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery with Keith Donalson, Orvil Hodges, Ashley Jones, Brandon Hodges, Skylar...

Dale Addison

Dale Addison

Nov 10, 2016

Mr. Dale Scott Addison, Sr., age 54, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, November 17, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home. Rev. Dewitt Phillips will officiate. Dale Scott Addison, Sr. was born February 13, 1962, in Tampa, Florida, to Leon Addison...

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