Obituaries

Dec 23, 2025

Mr. Jessie Ralph Floyd, age 70, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at Archbold Medical in Cairo, Georgia. Jessie Ralph Floyd was born July 20, 1955, in Dale County, Alabama, to Jessie O. and Ouida Mae Collum Floyd. His parents have preceded him in death. He grew up in the Midland City area, working in and around Dothan for Howell...

Dec 21, 2025

Juliet Alegria Kelly, age 69, of Climax, Georgia, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025. A private service will be held graveside in Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery,163 Sykes Mill Road, Climax, Georgia. Juliet Alegria Kelly was born on November 6th, 1956 in Quezon City, Philippines to her parents Rogaciano and Natividad Alegria. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Education from...

Dec 21, 2025

In the arms of her loving family, Betty Sue Hunt Smith, age 86, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025, at her home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Smith will be held Tuesday, December 23, 11:00 am, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. Greg Ford will officiate. Roger Smith, McCall Burney, Alex Burney, David Harvey, Charlie...

Dec 18, 2025

Mr. Louis Franklin "Frank" Thomas, age 74, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Southeast Health in Dothan, Alabama. Services for Mr. Thomas will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, graveside, in the Nazarene Cemetery on Highway 27N. The Rev. David Grubbs will be officiating. 

Dec 14, 2025

Mr. Lewis Clyde Ezell, age 70, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Services for Mr. Ezell will be held Wednesday, December 17, 3:00 pm, at West Bainbridge Baptist Church, 801 Griffin Street, Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. Lynn Massey will officiate. Aaron Parish, Steve Key, Don Green, Kendall Glover, Josh Glover, and Paul...

Dec 13, 2025

Mr. Clifford Bronwood Maxwell, Jr., age 73, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025, at his home in Climax, Georgia. Clifford Bronwood Maxwell, Jr. was born August 18, 1952, in Bainbridge, Georgia, to Clifford B. Maxwell, Sr. and Mattie Katherine Crowe Maxwell. He grew up in Bainbridge, graduating from Bainbridge High School. Clifford retired from Elberta Crate after 22 years of...

Dec 11, 2025

Mr. Lamar Hansel Harrell, age 66, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2025, at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Mr. Harrell will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, December 15, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. Larry Harrell will officiate. Interment will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Jamie Bulger, Henry Howard, Ervin Flanders, Chad Braswell,...

Dec 8, 2025

Dolores Long Briles, age 91, passed away very early on Monday, December 8, 2025, surrounded by her family at home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A private, family service will be held at the Tallahassee National Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida. Dolores Long was born June 22, 1934, in St. Petersburg, Florida to Clarence Bernard Long and Willie Irene Robertson Long. She grew up...

Dec 8, 2025

Edwin Dale Teems, Sr., 61, of Cairo, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on December 8, 2025. Born in Aurora, Illinois, Eddie grew into a man known for his steady hands, generous spirit, and deep devotion to the people he loved. Eddie spent most of his life working as a mechanic—one of his many passions. Whether...

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...