Bryant Funeral Home

Annie Lee Earnest Rentz, 99, of Bainbridge, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Born December 1923 to Alfred C. and Elizabeth Wynn Earnest. She was a graduate of Pine Hill High School where she was a member of the basketball team and was named Miss Pine Hill. Annie Lee worked at Southern Airways and then as a secretary for Farm Bureau until her retirement. She was the oldest member of Calvary Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years and was named Mother of the Year. She also worked to give back to her community with The Pilot Club of Bainbridge in her younger years. Annie Lee loved to cook and was known for her cheese straws and mints enjoyed through...

Mary Ann Hill Griffin, 85, of Bainbridge, GA, died Thursday, April 7, 2022. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church with Pastor John Erthein and Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery with David Maxwell, Keith Newberry, Steve Poitevint, James Griffin, Paschal Ward, and Gerard Kwilecki serving as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Bainbridge Little Theatre, PO Box 1245, Bainbridge, GA 39818 or Firehouse Arts Center,...

Dr. Joseph R. Beauchamp, 82, of Bainbridge, went to be with Jesus on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. Early years (1939-1952): Joseph Beauchamp was the middle child of Lofton and Dorothy Beauchamp. He said that being the middle child might explain a lot about him. Bro. Joe would often recount that when he was about 12 years old he began to feel the call to be a preacher. There are many "cousin" stories about Joe preaching funerals for various farm animals and pets that died on the Beauchamp and Fluorney farms. Teen years (1952-1959): Joe was thankful that his Dad encouraged him to join the Navy when he was seventeen years old. After...

Elizabeth "Betty" Mears Parker, 90, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Melissa Traver officiating. A private graveside service will be held at Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Music Ministry at First United Methodist Church, PO Box 541, Bainbridge, GA 39818. Elizabeth Moultrop Mears was born May 11, 1931 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Robert Moultrop Sr....

Carolyn Ham Mobley, a dedicated servant of Jesus Christ and a friend to many, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on August 29, 2021, following a long illness. She was 91. A memorial service will be held locally at a later date, as will a graveside funeral service for family in Jackson, GA. Born Carolyn Ham on April 25, 1930, in Jackson, GA, she was the youngest of two daughters of Daniel Webster ("DW") Ham and Ethel Head Ham. She graduated from high school in Jackson and earned a bachelor's degree from Tift College. After graduating she worked as a church secretary and on a trip to Thomson, GA, met Marion ("Mack") Mobley, a student at the University of Georgia with whom she...

Robert Everette "Bobby" Brooks, 61, of Donalsonville, GA, passed away August 24, 2021. A private graveside funeral service will be held on Friday, August 27, 2021 at Mt. Enon Church Cemetery in Baconton with Rev. Steve Brooks officiating. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to Alpha Pregnancy Center, PO Box 551, Bainbridge, GA 39818. Robert Everette Brooks was born October 28, 1959 in Camp Lejuene, NC, the son of Marvin "Sonny" & Laura Broome Brooks. He graduated from Dougherty County High School and earned bachelor's degree in physical education from University of Georgia. Bobby served as the founding...

Glenn C. Gunsallus, 91, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021 at Reynolds Chapel at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Matt Harlow officiating. Interment will be at Oak City Cemetery. Dr. Jack Leverett, Dr. Tyler Davis, Dr. Gerald Davis, Dr. J. Sydney Cochran, and Ted Mauldin will serve as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Bryant Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, Building Fund, PO Box 54, Bainbridge,...

James Howard Brock, 81, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Dean officiating. Interment will be at Brock Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to Salvation Army, PO Box 786, Bainbridge, GA 39818. James Howard Brock was born January 5, 1940 in Climax, GA, the son of Homer & Lottie Harris Brock. He was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and proudly served his country in the United States Army...