Obituaries

Dec 5, 2025

Mr. Jerry Lane Bell, age 76, passed away Friday, December 5, 2025, in Archbold Living, Cairo, Georgia. Jerry Lane Bell was born April 26, 1949, in Bainbridge, Georgia, to Ernest Ray Bell and Willie Mae Wooten Bell. After graduating from high school, Jerry proudly served in the United States Army. Jerry returned home to farm. He was proud to be...

Nov 24, 2025

Judy Carol Ritter Phillips, age 79, passed away Monday, November 24, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, in Colquitt, Georgia. The family will receive friends Sunday morning, 10:00-12:00, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. A private, family-only, graveside service and burial will be held. Pastor Dewaine Crummey will officiate. Judy will be interred beside her husband, Rev. Paschal...

Nov 23, 2025

Bertie Marie Owen Dollar, age 93, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Seminole Manor in Donalsonville, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Dollar will be held Monday, December 1, 2025, 11:00 am, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. William Scott, Danny Dollar, Dennis Dollar, Robert Humphrey, Ronald Johnson, and Glenn Walden will serve...

Nov 21, 2025

Mr. Patrick Henry Cardwell, age 73, passed away Friday, November 21, 2025, at Archbold Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. Services for Mr. Cardwell will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, December 5, 2025, graveside, in the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, New Brockton, Alabama. The Rev. Corbin Griffin will officiate. Patrick Henry Cardwell was born April 9, 1952, in Freeport, Texas, to...

Nov 20, 2025

Mr. Jimmy (Jimbo) J. Merkison, Jr., age 60, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. Services for Mr. Merkison will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 24, 2025, at the First Church of the Nazarene, 415 West Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Alan Killingsworth, Bryce Killingsworth, Jacob Mattice, Michael Harrell, Jordan Grubbs,...

Nov 18, 2025

Mary Brooks Camp, age 76, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Southeast Health Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, November 22, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. The family will greet friends before the service, beginning at 9:00 am. Mary Clemons...

Nov 16, 2025

Mr. Willard Allen Sholar, age 82, of Climax, Georgia, passed away very early Sunday morning, November 16, 2025, at Archbold Living in Cairo, Georgia. Services will be held Wednesday, November 19, 11:00 am, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. James Ausburn will officiate. The family will receive friends before the service, beginning at 10:00. The service...

Nov 10, 2025

2 Corinthians 5:6–7 “Therefore we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord—for we walk by faith, not by sight.” Bobby Sanford Kirkland, 82, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2025. Born on June 1, 1943, he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather whose life reflected his...

Nov 10, 2025

Nov 7, 2025

Writing my own obituary. I was born to Mary Carolyn Hammond Vickers and Willie Eugene (Sonny) Vickers on August 11, 1965, in San Diego, California. I was born into the military and continued to serve until 1988. I have lived in many places—California, Georgia, and Alaska, mostly—and I eventually settled in Bainbridge, Georgia, to raise my children. I always wanted...

Nov 4, 2025

Mr. Billy Ross Wells, age 78, passed away November 4, 2025 at Archbold Living in Pelham, Georgia. Mr. Wells did not want a public service. Billy Ross Wells was born November 8, 1946, in Colquitt, Georgia, to Ross Wells and Anne O'Hara Wells. He proudly served in the United States Navy during the Viet Nam War. He was very patriotic...

Oct 27, 2025

Mary Jones Brown, age 94, of Whigham, Georgia, passed away Monday, October 27, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, in Whigham, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Brown will be held at 4:30 pm, Thursday, October 30, graveside, in Woodlawn Cemetery, Whigham, Georgia. The Rev. Tim Harrell will officiate. Mary Jones was born June 15, 1931, to Johnny Jones and Mary Lucretia...

Oct 24, 2025

Mr. Larry Dale Harrison, age 90, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Friday, October 24, 2025, at Archbold Living Care in Cairo, Georgia. Services for Mr. Harrison will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, November 1, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. Jim Weaver will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Larry will...

Oct 20, 2025

Barbara Ann Thompson Blanchard, age 77, of Bainbridge passed away on October 20, 2025 in Thomasville, Georgia. No services are planned at this time. Barbara was born on August 15, 1948 in Bainbridge to James Gary and Mary Idell Wright Thompson. She married the love of her life, William Henry Blanchard, on December 17, 1965. Barbara graduated from Bainbridge High...

Oct 20, 2025

James Herman Griffin, age 77 of Panama City, FL (formerly of Bainbridge) passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday, October 20, 2025. Services for James will be at Beulah Thomas Baptist Church, 456 Woodhull Road, Bainbridge, GA. Visitation for family & friends will be Friday October 24, 2025 at 1:00 pm and the service will follow at 2:00 pm.,...

Oct 12, 2025

Sierra Faith Underwood, age 23, of Albany, Georgia, passed away suddenly on October 12, 2025, in Newton, Georgia, following a tragic car accident Born on December 20, 2001, in Albany, Sierra came into this world with a love for color, art, and music that would brighten the lives of everyone who knew her. She was creative and full of life...

Oct 12, 2025

Julian DeBary, age 91, of Bainbridge passed away on October 12, 2025 in Tallahassee, Florida. Services for Mr. DeBary will be held on Monday, October 20, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral with Bro. Marty Anderson officiating. Mr. DeBary will be privately interred at Roselawn Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Randal Padgett, Ritchie Cox, Leeland...

Oct 11, 2025

Dena Renee Hooks, age 49, of Lynn Haven, Florida, passed away very suddenly Saturday, October 11, 2025. Services for Dena will be held at 4:00 pm, Monday, October 20, 2025, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. Jimmy Hooks and the Rev. Stacy West will officiate. The family will receive friends before the service, beginning at 3:00...

Oct 9, 2025

Sara Williams Dollar, age 91, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2025, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Dollar will be held Monday, October 13, at 2:00 pm, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. Larry Harrell will officiate. James Dollar, Russell Chance, Chuck Chandler, Scott Richardson, Maddix Dollar, Mason Dollar, Johnny Merritt, and Evan...

Oct 8, 2025

Mary Ann Moye, age 84, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2025, in Dothan, Alabama. Services for Mrs. Moye will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, October 11, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. The service will conclude in the chapel. Mary Ann will be privately interred in Oak City Cemetery. The Moye...