May 3, 1961 – October 15, 2026
Mr. Jimmy Mitchell (Mitch) Smith, age 65, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2026, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia, surrounded by his loving family.
Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. Benny Ray Cunningham will officiate. The family will receive friends at the end of the service.
Jimmy Mitchell (Mitch) Smith was born on May 3, 1961, in Bainbridge, Georgia, to the late James Herman Smith and Ruby Adell Lynn Smith. He graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1979 and married his high school sweetheart, Julie Heaton Smith, on March 20, 1992.
He worked for the United States Postal Service for 39 years and served as postmaster for several years. He was a member of the Bainbridge Country Club and enjoyed playing golf with his group of friends. He was a hardworking, principled man of few words, and above all, his family meant everything to him. One of his greatest joys was being “Papa Blue” to his five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Herman Smith and Ruby Adell Lynn Smith.
Survivors include his wife, Julie Heaton Smith; his two daughters, Searcy Norris (Preston) and Emma Kate Argo (Cam); his son, Mitchell Smith (Bree); his four brothers, Larry Smith, Guy Smith, Gene Smith, and Tim Smith; and his five grandchildren, Fuller Norris, Heaton Norris, Lenna Argo, Camden Argo, and Harrison Smith.
Memorial donations may be made in honor of Mitch to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
Online condolences may be sent at www.coxiveyfuneralhome.com. Cox-Ivey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
I am so sorry to see this. I am praying for Julie, their children and the rest of the family.