Foy Lee Spivey
Jan 26, 2026
Rev. Foy Lee Spivey was born near Tallahassee, Florida, on October 2, 1934. The youngest of four siblings, Foy showed a talent early on for singing, blessed with a beautiful tenor voice. At age 16, he made the Florida All State Chorus which included a bus trip to St. Pete. After graduating from Blountstown High School, Foy joined the Air...
James Henry King
Feb 28, 2026
Mr. James Henry (Jimmy) King, age 84, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2026, in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. King will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, March 4, in Brinson Baptist Church, Brinson, Georgia. The Rev. Robert Crapps will officiate. Interment will follow in Brinson Cemetery with Masonic rites by Orion Lodge #8 F & AM. Zack Griffin, Luke...
Allen Johnson
Feb 17, 2026
Mr. Allen Lamar Johnson, Sr., age 83, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Services for Mr. Johnson will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, February 22, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. A private interment will be held in West Bainbridge Cemetery, with military...
Betty Jauert
Feb 11, 2026
Betty Yvonne Wall Jauert, age 91, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia surrounded by her loving family. Services for Mrs. Jauert will be held at 3:00 pm, Friday, February 13, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. Julian Sims will officiate. The service will conclude in the chapel. Betty will be...
Rik Perkins
Feb 9, 2026
Richard Kent Perkins, age 59, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026. A memorial service for Mr. Perkins will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 3:00 pm in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home with Donald Fabian officiating. Mr. Perkins will receive military honors. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A...
Louie Dale Rackley, Sr.
Feb 7, 2026
Mr. Louie Dale Rackley, Sr., age 86, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2026, in Elyria, Ohio. Services for Mr. Rackley will be held at 3:00 pm, Wednesday, February 11, graveside, in Union Springs Cemetery, 355 Union Springs Road, Whigham, Georgia 39897. Louie Dale Rackley, Sr. was born March 27, 1939, to Leslie Earl Rackley and Jenny Lee Sutton Rackley, in...
Virginia Smith
Feb 3, 2026
Virginia Moore Smith, age 82, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in Bainbridge, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm, Thursday, February 5, at the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Jason Shiver and Dr. Gerald Little will officiate. The family will receive friends at the conclusion of the service. Virginia will be buried in Oak City Cemetery...
"Redd" Bradley
Feb 2, 2026
Bryan “Redd” Bradley, age 64, of Bainbridge, Georgia passed away on February 2, 2026 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama. Memorial services for Mr. Bradley will be held on Monday, February 9, 2026 at 5:00 pm in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home with military honors. Rev. Warren Fox will officiate. The family will receive friends following...
James Banks
Feb 2, 2026
Mr. James Ray Banks, age 63, passed away Monday, February 2, 2026, in Donalsonville, Georgia. A celebration of life will be held. The time and date will be announced. James Ray Banks was born June 27, 1962, in Plant City, Florida, to Roy Banks and Ruby Barfield Banks. James loved the outdoors. Being in or around water or working on...
Jacob Randall Johns
Jan 30, 2026
Jacob Randall Johns, age 22, passed away January 30, 2026. A Celebration of Life for Mr. Johns will be held Saturday, February 7, at 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, at the First Assembly of God Church, 495 12th Avenue NE, Cairo, Georgia. Pastor Travis Harrison will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Jacob Randall Johns was...
Mary Durham
Jan 26, 2026
Mary Dutton Durham, age 86 of Donalsonville, Georgia, died on January 26, 2026, at Seminole Manor Nursing Home in Donalsonville, Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, January 29, in the Brinson Baptist Church, Brinson, Georgia. The Reverend Robert Crapps will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 am. Mrs. Durham...
Michael Roger Ezell
Jan 18, 2026
Mr. Michael Roger Ezell, age 53, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 18, 2026. He was surrounded by his loving family. Services for Michael will be held Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 2:00 pm., at New Fountainhead Church, 179 Old Pelham Road, Bainbridge, Georgia 39817. Bro. Craig Foister will officiate. Steven Henshaw, Roy Gibson, Lacey Hurley, Daniel...
Luther William Ausburn
Jan 16, 2026
Mr. Luther W. Ausburn, age 100, of Reno, Georgia, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, at his daughter's home in Monticello, Georgia. Services for Mr. Ausburn will be held at Reno Baptist Church, 159 Pine Hill Road, Cairo, Georgia (Reno Community), 2:00 pm, Monday, January 19, 2026. His son, the Rev. James Ausburn will officiate. Interment will follow in the...
Peggy Shirley Merkison
Jan 15, 2026
Peggy Page Shirley Merkison, age 88, passed away January 15, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Peggy will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 25, 2026, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. DeWitt Phillips will officiate. Peggy will be buried with her family in Oak City Cemetery. Peggy Page Shirley was born...
Donald Keith Ingram Sr.
Jan 15, 2026
Mr. Donald Keith Ingram, Sr., age 88, of Whigham, Georgia, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Archbold Hospice in Thomasville, Georgia. Services for Mr. Ingram will be held Tuesday, January 20, at 2:00 pm, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Pastor Jerry Rewis will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service....
Joseph (Joe) Edward Barlow
Jan 15, 2026
Patricia Landrum Barlow, age 77, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 15, 2026, in Tallahassee, Florida. Around four hours later her precious husband, Joseph E. Barlow, joined her in death. After 56 years of marriage, even death could only separate them for four hours. Together, forever. Services for Joe and Pat will be held on Monday,...
Patricia (Pat) Landrum Barlow
Jan 15, 2026
Patricia Landrum Barlow, age 77, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 15, 2026, in Tallahassee, Florida. Around four hours later her precious husband, Joseph E. Barlow, joined her in death. After 56 years of marriage, even death could only separate them for four hours. Together, forever. Services for Joe and Pat will be held on Monday,...
Sandra Bowers
Jan 12, 2026
Sandra "Sandy" Brock Bowers, age 85, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Bowers will be held at 11:00 a.m., January 30, in the First Baptist Church of Bainbridge. The Rev. Chris Humphries will officiate. Sandy will be buried in Brock Cemetery. Sandra "Sandy" Brock Bowers was born February 20,1940, in Bainbridge,...
Don Belcher
Jan 2, 2026
We are saddened to announce the passing of Mr. Donald Abner Belcher, Sr., age 93, of Bainbridge, Georgia. Mr. Belcher passed away Friday, January 2, 2026, in Tallahassee, Florida. A private graveside service will be held. The family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 p.m., Monday evening, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral.
Donald Abner Belcher, Sr. was born on October 10,...
Kermitt Swicord
Jan 1, 2026
We regret to announce the passing of Mr. Weyman Kermitt Swicord, aged 71. Mr. Swicord died Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Archbold Medical - Grady County. Services for Mr. Swicord will be held Sunday, January 11, at 1:30 p.m., in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. The interment will follow in Roselawn Memory...
