Area Obituaries

Memorial services for Karen Baggett Morey, 53, of Cairo, Ga., are at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Family Worship Center, Cairo, with Pastor Johnny Moore officiating. Mrs. Morey passed away on Monday, June 20, 2011, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla.Mrs. Morey was born on Sept. 20, 1957, to Christine Harvey Baggett,…

Services for Alfred L. Akridge Jr., 79, of Cairo, Ga., are at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2011, at First Baptist Church, Cairo, with Dr. Joe Allen, the Rev. Chris Allen and the Rev. Jack House officiating.  Interment will be private. Mr. Akridge passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at his home in…

Memorial services for James Leroy “Jimmy” Payne, 70, of Cairo, GA, will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2011, at Cairo First Baptist Church, Cairo, GA, with Rev. Paul Day and Rev. Dr. Joe Allen officiating. Jimmy went home to the Lord on March 9, 2011, at Archbold Memorial Hospital, Thomasville, GA,…

Services for Gene “Mole” Sellars, 65, of Ochlocknee, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 7, 2011, at Thomasville First Baptist Church, Thomasville, GA, with Rev. Gary Milton officiating.  Burial will be in Barnetts Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Ochlocknee, GA.  Mr. Sellars passed away on Monday, January 3, 2011, at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville,…

Services for James Ronald “Ron” Newberry, 46, of Whigham, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 22, 2010, at Springhill United Methodist Church.  Rev. Robert Greene and Rev. Robert Crapps will officiate.  Mr. Newberry passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at his home.   Active pallbearers will be Jason Lynn, Dustin Starling, Jason Lodge, Ken…

Services for Evelyn Cora Gainous Hester, 97, of Cairo, Ga., will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at the First United Methodist Church of Cairo. The Rev. Henry Bass and the Rev. Tegler Greer will officiate. Interment will follow in Springhill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Whigham, Ga.  Mrs. Hester passed away…

Services for John Wesley “J.W.”  Whitfield, 90, of Whigham, GA, are at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the First Baptist Church of Cairo. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cairo, with military honors.  Dr. Ron McCaskill and Dr. Joe Allen will officiate.  Mr. Whitfield passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at…

Justice George Thornewell Smith, retired Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, 93 of Marietta died Monday, August 23, 2010.Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church with Bryant Wright officiating. Entombment will follow in Arlington Memorial Park with full military honors.Mr. Smith attended…

Services for Cecil C. McDonald, 82, of Cairo, GA are at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 13, 2010, at First Baptist Church, Cairo, GA.  The Rev. Dr. Ron McCaskill and Rev. Dr. Joe Allen will officiate.  Interment will be 2:30 p.m. in Friendship Cemetery, Donalsonville, GA.  Mr. McDonald passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at Archbold…

Funeral services for Johnny Carl Mitchell, 55, of Cairo, GA are 4:00p.m., Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Clark Funeral Home with the Rev. Neal Baggett  officiating. Mr. Mitchell passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2010 in Bainbridge Health Care nursing home.Mr. Mitchell was born February 22, 1955 in Cairo, GA, to the late William C.…