Obituaries

Mar 30, 2026

Mrs. Bennie Kathrine (Smith) Turknett, age 92, passed away Monday, March 30, 2026. Services for Mrs. Turknett will be held Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Bainbridge, Georgia. Minister Darin Slaymaker will officiate. The service will conclude at the church, with the family receiving friends at a small reception afterward. A private interment will...

Mar 29, 2026

Shirley Mary Brooks, age 89, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Services for Mrs. Brooks will be held Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Mr. Kevin Dowdy will officiate. Shirley will be buried in a private family service in Oak City Cemetery. The family will receive...

Mar 28, 2026

Sandra Maxine Maxwell Johnson, age 79, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, Florida. Services for Maxine will be held Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 10:00 am, in Beulah Thomas Church, 456 Woodhull Road, Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. Larry Harrell will be officiating. Interment will follow in Beulah Thomas Church Cemetery with Brad Johnson, Charlie Haywood,...

Mar 26, 2026

Mr. Perfecto G. Correa, age 75, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2026, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Bainbridge, Georgia. A celebration of life to honor Perfecto will be held at his home on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 12:00 pm. Perfecto was a devoted husband, father, and friend, known for his kind heart, strong sense of humor,...

Mar 23, 2026

Mr. Allen Byrd Martin, age 88, passed away Monday evening, March 23, 2026, at his home in Seminole County, Georgia. No public service will be held. Allen Byrd Martin was born June 14, 1937, in Hilton, Georgia, to Frederick Edgar Martin and Rosa Mae Shepard Martin. Allen grew up in Hilton, the youngest of nine children. After he finished school,...

Mar 19, 2026

Michael Leonard Burnett, born February 4, 1954, entered into heavenly rest on March 19, 2026. He was raised in Lakeland, Florida, and spent most of his adult life in Bainbridge, Georgia. Michael loved Jesus and found great joy in sharing his musical talents in church and while ministering in nursing homes. A gifted musician, singer, artist, and poet, he expressed...

Mar 19, 2026

Patsy Annette Baker Bynum, age 79, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Pinewood Nursing Center in Whigham, Georgia. The family will hold a private service with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia. Patsy was born June 26, 1946, in Thomasville, Georgia, to James Oscar Baker and Jewell Muggridge Baker. Patsy was blessed with two children that she loved...

Mar 18, 2026

Mar 17, 2026

James Daryl Oliver, age 59, of Bainbridge passed away on March 17, 2026 at his home. No services will be held. Mr. Oliver was born on June 18, 1966 in Sarasota, Florida to Jack and Betty Gainey Oliver. He worked as an HVAC technician. He is survived by a sons, James McCall and Gavin Oliver of Florida. Online condolences may...

Mar 11, 2026

Rheuben Reynolds, age 73, passed away March 11, 2026, at Archbold Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1:00 pm, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after the service. Rheuben Reynolds was born August 30, 1952, in Cairo, Georgia to Luther Reynolds and Edyce...

Mar 10, 2026

Janet Lois Williams, age 90, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Archbold Living in Cairo, Georgia. Janet Lois Williams was born March 24, 1935 in Newark, New Jersey to Harry Williams and Edna Treffinger Williams. She grew up to work in health care as a home heath care aide. She was full of personality, out spoken and full of...

Mar 10, 2026

Carol Rosenquest Willis, age 85, of Bainbridge, Georgia and Panama City Beach, Florida, passed away on March 10, 2026, in Panama City Beach. Graveside services for Mrs. Willis will be held 11:00 am, Thursday, March 12, 2026, graveside at Greenshade Cemetery in Decatur County, Georgia. Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Carol was born in Strattanville, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1941...

Mar 4, 2026

Sherri E. Wells Harrell, age 69, passed away very peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at her home in Cairo, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Harrell will be held Tuesday, 11:00 am, March 10, 2026, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home, 502 S. Scott Street, Bainbridge, Georgia. The Rev. Chris Allen will officiate. The family will receive friends before...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...