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Obituary: Dr. Joseph 'Brother Joe' Beauchamp

Posted Saturday, December 18, 2021 2:05 pm

Joseph Beauchamp

Joseph Beauchamp

Dr. Joseph “Brother Joe” Beauchamp, 82, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Pine Forest Baptist Church with Rev. Chad Boyd and Rev. Neal Hager officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery with Chad Shiver, Blake Shiver, Zach Toole, Jeff Toole, Lloyd Story, and Perry Henry serving as active pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Pine Forest Baptist Church. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com.

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