Funeral services for Charles Seaborn Roddenbery, 71, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church, Cairo, GA. Rev. Ron McCaskill and Rev. Christy Bandy will officiate. Interment will be in Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Roddenbery passed away at Pacifica Senior Living Woodmont in Tallahassee, FL, on Sunday, November 10, 2019. Active pallbearers will be Bryan Roddenbery, Bryan Martinelli, Sr, Bryan Martinelli, II, Wood Montgomery, Lewis Oliver and Tommy Lipscomb. Mr. Roddenbery was born on September 22, 1948, in Cairo, GA, to the late Walter Blair Roddenbery, Jr. and Virginia Anne Middlebrooks Roddenbery. He graduated from Cairo High School and the…

Funeral services for Faye Green Harrison, 79, of Cairo, GA, are at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 10, 2019, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Ed Green will officiate. Services will conclude at the chapel. Private interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Climax, GA. Mrs. Harrison passed away at Legacy Village at Plantation Manor, Thomasville, GA, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Honorary pallbearers will be her nephews. Mrs. Harrison was born on September 24, 1940, in Cairo, GA, to the late Lannis Lamar Green, Sr. and Elizabeth Maidee McKown Green. She married Orren Kermit Harrison who preceded her in death on September 22, 2015. She was…

Memorial services for Rex Donald Robertson, Sr., 57, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Pastor Johnny H. Moore will officiate. Mr. Robertson passed away in Tallahassee, FL, on Thursday, November 6, 2019. Mr. Robertson was born on November 7, 1961 in DeFuniak Springs, FL, to the late James Milton Robertson, Sr., and Evelyn Barrineau Robertson, who survives. Survivors include: mother, Evelyn B. Robertson of Cairo, GA; life partner, DeeAnna Owens of Cairo, GA; daughter, Cynthia D. Robertson of Cairo, GA; sons, Rex D. Robertson, Jr. of Cairo, GA, Steven Robertson (Danielle) of Cairo, GA; grandchildren, Zoey…

Funeral services for Robin Dayne Croley, 53, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 8, 2019, at Family Worship Center, Cairo, GA. Pastor Johnny H. Moore will officiate. Interment will be in Forest Lawn, Cairo, GA. Mr. Croley passed away in Cairo, GA, on Monday, November 4, 2019. Active pallbearers will be Joey Brock, Louis Asbell, Sterlin Law, Preston Law, Shawn Gray and Travis Stracener. Mr. Croley was born on August 11, 1966, in Thomasville, GA, to the late James Preston Croley and Doris Brock Conrad. He was in the construction industry. He was a member of Family Worship Center. Survivors include: his mother, Doris Brock Conrad of…

Funeral services for James Ronald Jenkins, Sr., 79, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 4, 2019, at Midway Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Rev. Johnny Burdick and Rev. Chris Allen will officiate. Services will conclude at the church. Private interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Jenkins passed away at Grady General Hospital in Cairo, GA, on Friday, November 1, 2019. Active pallbearers will be Zack Jenkins, Dusty “Dustman” Jenkins, A. J. Zuniga, Mitch Cutchens, Chad Stevens, and John Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was born on July 20, 1940, in Calvary, GA, to the late James Lonzo Jenkins and Karlene Jones Jenkins. On July 19, 1958, he…

Funeral services for Charles Stanley “Buck” Womble, 71, of Tallahassee, FL, are at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Interment with Military Honors will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Womble passed away peacefully at his home in Tallahassee, FL, on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Mr. Womble was born on May 20, 1948, in Cairo, GA, to the late Lawrence Lewis Womble and May Belle Halstead Womble. On February 20, 1976, he married Elaine Maxwell Womble, who survives. He was a self-employed masonry contractor. Buck loved his family and friends deeply. He enjoyed spending his free time fishing at Lake…

Funeral services for Sarah Frances Croley, 70, of Whigham, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at Family Worship Center, Cairo, GA. Pastor Johnny H. Moore and Pastor Johnny Burdick will officiate. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Whigham, GA. Mrs. Croley passed away at her home in Whigham, GA, on Saturday, October 19, 2019, with her loving family at her side. Active pallbearers will be Russ Fender, Chris Hand, Garyn Croley, Traye Croley, Chase Croley and Ronnie Boyd. Mrs. Croley was born on April 2, 1949, in Quitman, GA, to the late Bernie Wilson Folsom and Nannie Lee Lindsey Folsom. On August 11, 1964, she married Gary…

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Jeannie Spears Mobley, lovingly referred to as “MiMi,” age 65, of Bainbridge, GA, on October 14, 2019. Graveside services will be held at Rawls Cemetery on Bob White Lane, Cairo, GA, at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2019. Pastor Johnny H. Moore of Family Worship Center in Cairo, GA will be officiating. Jeannie was born in St. Augustine, FL on May 16, 1954, to Lewis Spears and Maggie Pyles Spears. She graduated from Amos P. Godby High School in Tallahassee, FL and continued on to receive a degree in accounting from Thomas Technical College in…

Kenneth Roderick Lee, Sr., age 77, of Morehead City, NC, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019. Ken was born August 10, 1942 in Cairo, GA, to the late Perry and Hattie Sellars Lee. After graduating from Cairo High School in 1960, he attended Southern Electronic School in Atlanta, GA. On December 9, 1961, he married Joyce Tillis; together they made their home Cairo, GA, their hometown. They later moved to North Carolina where they have resided for the last 50 years. He was employed 32 years by Machine and Welding Supply Co, in Dunn, NC. He enjoyed his work and fellow co-workers very much. At age 58, he had…

Funeral services for Bobby Joe Knight, 82, of Whigham, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 12, 2019, at Union Springs Baptist Church, Whigham, GA. Rev. James Knight will officiate. Interment will be in Union Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Whigham, GA. Mr. Knight passed away at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Active pallbearers will be L. E. Knight, Joe Knight, Robby Knight, Mitch Knight, Jason Knight and Johnny Knight. Honorary pallbearers will be Jet Cox, Jimmy Cox, Billy Lee, Ashley Medders, Carey Bishop, Guy Slappey, and members of the Whigham High School class of 1955. Mr. Knight was born on September 17, 1937, in…

Mr. Herman Christian Flierl, III, 73, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away at his home in Bainbridge, GA, on Sunday, October 6, 2019. No services are planned at this time. Mr. Flierl was born on November 27, 1945, in Buffalo, New York, to the late Herman C. Flierl, Jr., and Ada Rae Flierl. Herman was the owner and operator of FabRite. Survivors include his: daughters, Stacy L. Lardo of East Amherst, NY, Kimberly A. Flierl of Hamburg, NY, Cindy Jean Allmon of Los Angeles, CA; grandchildren, Matthew P. Flierl, Mackenzie A. Lardo, Olivia C. Battista, Joseph P. Battista; great-grandchildren, Hayden Flierl and Andrew Vaeth; one sister and a special friend, Eileen…

Carolyn Jean Zawodni, 72, of Cairo, GA, passed away at Pinewood Nursing Center in Whigham, GA, on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. No services are planned at this time. Mrs. Zawodni was born on September 23, 1947, in Frankfort, IN, to the late Hugh W. McCoy and Geneva Jean Alexander McCoy. On July 26, 1986, she married Larry Zawodni, who survives. She enjoyed her work with the Seyferts Potato Chip Company. Survivors include: her husband, Larry Zawodni of Cairo, GA; daughters, Sheri Baxter (Russell) of Baxter, TN, Jamey Ervin of Wisconsin, Jeanne Jones (Johnny) of Milford, IN; and eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents…

Carolyn Jean Zawodni, 72, of Cairo, GA, passed away at Pinewood Nursing Center in Whigham, GA, on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. No services are planned at this time. Mrs. Zawodni was born on September 23, 1947, in Frankfort, IN, to the late Hugh W. McCoy and Geneva Jean Alexander McCoy. On July 26, 1986, she married Larry Zawodni, who survives. She enjoyed her work with the Seyferts Potato Chip Company. Survivors include: her husband, Larry Zawodni of Cairo, GA; daughters, Sheri Baxter (Russell) of Baxter, TN, Jamey Ervin of Wisconsin, Jeanne Jones (Johnny) of Milford, IN; and eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents…

Funeral services for J. W. Sellars, 84, of Cairo, GA, are at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2019, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Ernie Beckwith will officiate. Services will conclude at the chapel. Private interment will be in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Sellars passed away at his home in Cairo, GA, on Monday, September 30, 2019. Active pallbearers will be Austin Sellers, Toby Sellers, Dallas Bynum, Dylan Sellers, Dalton Sellers, Duke Sellers and Joshua Sellers. Mr. J. W. Sellars was born on August 2, 1935, in Cairo, GA, to the late Sam Sellars and Eva Mae Wilson Sellars. On January 11,…

Funeral services for J. W. Sellars, 84, of Cairo, GA, are at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2019, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Ernie Beckwith will officiate. Services will conclude at the chapel. Private interment will be in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Sellars passed away at his home in Cairo, GA, on Monday, September 30, 2019. Active pallbearers will be Austin Sellers, Toby Sellers, Dallas Bynum, Dylan Sellers, Dalton Sellers, Duke Sellers and Joshua Sellers. Mr. J. W. Sellars was born on August 2, 1935, in Cairo, GA, to the late Sam Sellars and Eva Mae Wilson Sellars. On January 11,…

Funeral services for Evelyn Fay Davis Kincaid, 86, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at Reno Baptist Church, Reno, GA. Rev. Carl Harrell will officiate. Services will conclude at the church. Private interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mrs. Kincaid passed away at Glenn-Mor Nursing Home in Thomasville, GA, on Sunday, September 22, 2019. Mrs. Kincaid was born on March 10, 1933, in Clanton, AL, to the late Howard P. Davis and Dolly Mae Hicks Davis. On July 16, 1952, she married Randal L. Kincaid, who survives. They were married for 67 years. She was a housewife and a member of the Reno…

Billy Mobley, 67, of Cairo, GA, passed away at his home on Friday, September 20, 2019. The family will have a private family memorial service at a later date. Mr. Mobley was born on October 11, 1951, in Cairo, GA, to the late Preston Mobley and Elizabeth Butler Mobley. He served his country in the United States Army in Kaiserslautern, Germany, known as KTown N in Arizona. On November 13, 1970, he married Denise Hornsby Mobley, who survives. They were married for 50 years. Billy worked for the General Services Administration of the United States for 30 years. In his earlier years, he enjoyed riding motorcycles. He was proud of…

Sarah Ethel Adams, 66, of Cairo, GA, passed away at Grady General Hospital, Cairo, GA, on Thursday, September 19, 2019. The family will be gathering at the home of her sister, Pam Akridge. Mrs. Adams was born on July 19, 1953, in Whigham, GA, to the late William C. McClelland and Genelle Jones McClelland, who survives. She was a secretary and of the Christian faith. Survivors include: daughter, Rachel Adams, Cairo, GA; mother, Genelle McClelland, Cairo, GA; sisters, Gail McClelland, Cairo, GA, Yvonne Singletary (Thomas), Cairo, GA, Deborah Martin (Rex), Cairo, GA, Pam Akridge (Al), Whigham, GA; brothers Dennis McClelland, Whigham, GA and Dewayne McClelland, Whigham, GA; and a host…

Memorial services for Phyllis Cooper VanLandingham, 71, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at The Church of Grady County, Cairo, GA. Rev. Mike Mobley will officiate. Mrs. VanLandingham passed away at her home in Cairo, GA, on Monday, September 16, 2019. Mrs. VanLandingham was born on December 25, 1947, in Pelham, GA, to the late Collis Jesse Cooper and Dorothy Snipes Cooper Hand. On July 29, 1967, she married Robert Stafford VanLandingham, who preceded her in death on March 10, 2012. She was an accountant and worked for Bay Pathology. She was a member of the Grady General Support League, Magnolia Women’s Club, Bay Arts…

Donald Carl Shinn, 83, of Cairo, GA, passed away at his home in Cairo, GA, on Sunday, September 15, 2019. No services are planned at this time. Mr. Shinn was born on July 18, 1936, in Concord, NC, to the late Clifford Carl Shinn and Frankie Dell Bell Shinn. He serviced his country in the United States Air Force for 28 years until his retirement. On March 25, 1960, he married Valda Annette Daughtry Shinn, who survives. They were married for 59 years. He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Survivors include: his wife, Valda Annette Daughtry Shinn of Cairo, GA; sons, James Earl Shinn of Tallahassee, FL, Steven…

Patsey H. Simpson, 71, of Cairo, GA, passed away at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA, on Monday, September 16, 2019. The family will be gathering at her daughter’s home. The family will have a private service at a later time. Mrs. Simpson was born on September 18, 1948, in Cairo, GA, to the late Hubert Harrell and Freddie Musgrove Simpson. On June 8, 1969, she married Douglas Lorenza Simpson, who preceded her in death on February 1, 1996. She was a legal secretary and of the Christian faith. Survivors include: daughter, Robin Godwin (Billy) of Cairo, GA; son, Brent Simpson (Natalie) of Cairo, GA; grandchildren, Tiffany Godwin, Bryce Godwin,…

Funeral services for Margaret Widener Long, 85, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at Eastside Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Services will conclude at the church. Private burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mrs. Long passed away peacefully on Monday, September 16, 2019, at her home in Cairo. Margaret was born on May 30, 1934, in Cairo, Georgia to the late Rev. L.Z. and Una Mae Crew Widener. On September 13, 1953, she married Bobby Long who preceded her in death on May 17, 2001. They were married for 48 years. She was a graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1952 and attended…

Funeral services for Ruby Mae Barlow Bynum, 79, of Newton, AL, formally of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Interment will be in Long Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mrs. Bynum passed away at her daughter’s home in Newton, AL, on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Active pallbearers will be Jake Sculley, Don Sellers, Sammy John King, Jeremy Hall, Danny Sellers, Dewayne Combee and Robert Chamber. Mrs. Bynum was born on April 28, 1940, in Cairo, GA, to the late L. G. Barlow and Mary Louise Cox Barlow. On April 4, 2000, she married James L. Bynum,…

Gianna Cano-Amidei, 68, of Moultrie, GA, passed away at Pruitt Sunrise in Moultrie, GA, on September 9, 2019. No services are planned at this time. Ms. Cano-Amidei was born on March 13, 1951, in Aurora, IL, to Rose Mary Cano Weber, who survives, and the late Edwin Amidei. She was a nurse and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include: sons, Carl Wayne Hughes and Christopher A. Hughes; a daughter, Rose Anna Hughes; eight grandchildren; sisters, Sandra Lea Judd, Gloria Ann Aguirre and Julie Lynn Durran; brothers, Edwin Devore Amidei, Jr., Michael “Mike” Amidei and Robert William Amidei. She was preceded in death by: her father; and a brother, Russell Eugene…

Funeral services for Alice Ward Harrison, 70, of Whigham, GA, are at 3:00 p.m., Friday, September 13, 2019, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Pastor Glen Scoggin will officiate. Interment will be in Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Whigham, GA. Mrs. Harrison passed away at her home in Whigham, GA on, Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Active pallbearers will be her grandsons. Mrs. Harrison was born on July 9, 1949, in Cairo, GA, to the late Rufus Alexander Ward and Betty Albritton Ward. On August 18, 1992, she married Buck Harrison, who survives. She loved working in her garden and tending her cattle. Alice loved life on…

Funeral services for Dwight Hayward Lodge, 81, of Whigham, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Springhill United Methodist Church, Whigham, GA. Rev. Steve Wooten and Rev. David Hibberts will officiate. Military Honors and Masonic Rites will be presented. Services will conclude in the church. Private interment will be in Springhill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Lodge passed away at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA, on Monday, September 9, 2019. Mr. Lodge was born on June 17, 1938, in Whigham, GA, to the late Willie Green Lodge and Ruby Barfield Lodge. He served his country in the United States Air Force. Dwight was a…

Funeral services for Rory Donavan Cook, 47, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at the Cairo Church of God, Cairo, GA. Pastor DeWayne Atkinson, Pastor Gerald Horne and Pastor Avery Hutto will officiate. Mr. Cook passed away in Cleveland, GA, on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Mr. Cook was born on April 11, 1972, in Quincy, FL, to the late Ronnie Herbert Cook and Ann Faircloth Cook, who survives. On September 28, 1991, he married Susan Snowden Cook, who survives. They were married for almost 28 years. Rory was an avid fisherman and gun collector. He enjoyed playing softball on his church team, golfing and shooting…

Funeral services for Angela Harthenthler Walden, 90, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at Providence Baptist Church, Whigham, GA. Pastor Sam Quick and Bro. Roger Singletary will officiate. Services will conclude at the church. Private interment will be in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Whigham, GA. Mrs. Walden passed away at Grady General Hospital in Cairo, GA, on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Mrs. Walden was born on April 27, 1929, in Salzburg, Austria. On September 6, 1952, she married Albert Bryan “A.B.” Walden, who preceded her in death on October 7, 2018. They were married for 66 years. Angela and her husband, “AB”, traveled the world…

Funeral services for John Littleton Ulmer, 91, of Whigham, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 9, 2019, at Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Whigham, GA. Elder Jon Mizell will officiate. Interment will be in Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Whigham, GA. Mr. Ulmer passed away at his home in Whigham, GA, on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Mr. Ulmer was born on May 19, 1928, in Whigham, GA, to the late Clayton Ulmer and Irene Booth Ulmer. Mr. Ulmer served his country in the United States Army. On May 4, 1956, he married Gail Hancock Ulmer, who survives. He was a farmer, and a member of Tired Creek Primitive…

Funeral services for Jessie Walter Roland, Jr., 87, of Cairo, GA, are at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, September 7, 2019, at Providence Baptist Church, Whigham, GA. Rev. Sam Quick will officiate. Services will conclude at the church. Private interment will be in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Whigham, GA. Mr. Roland passed away at his home in Cairo, GA, on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Mr. Roland was born on March 22, 1932, in Cairo, GA, to the late Jessie Walter Roland, Sr. and Fannie Lucille Mashburn Roland. On March 7, 1951, he married Eula Belle High Roland, who preceded him in death on October 14, 2015. Until his retirement he was the…

Funeral services for Martha Jane Butler Cliett, 67, of Cairo, GA, are at 3:00 p.m., Friday, September 6, 2019, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Eddie Wilson will officiate. Services will conclude at the chapel. Private interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mrs. Cliett passed away at Camellia Gardens of Life Care in Thomasville, GA, on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Active pallbearers will be Bradley Jones, Kolby Jones, Ace Womble, Matthew Ferguson, Ron Harrison and Darren Moore. Mrs. Cliett was born on February 15, 1952, in Thomasville, GA, to the late John Thomas “J.T.” Butler, Jr. and Dorothy Horton Butler. On July 2, 1983,…

Funeral services for Euvene Mathis Brinson, 85, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Saturday, September 7, 2019, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Ron McCaskill will officiate. Service will conclude at the chapel. Private interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mrs. Brinson passed away on Monday, September 2, 2019, after a strong battle with cancer, and is now back in the arms of her beloved predeceased husband, Alfred Brinson. Our Mom, Euvene, was born on December 6, 1933, to Clyde and Fondern Mathis in Cairo, GA, and grew up there. Shortly after marrying Alfred Brinson, they moved to South Florida where they…

James Dale Hardwick, 56, of Albany, GA, passed away at his home in Albany, GA, on Thursday, August 29, 2019. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Mr. Hardwick was born on August 26, 1963, in Cairo, GA, to the late Luther Hardwick and Fay Gainous Rutland Hardwick. On Dec. 9, 2000, he was united in Holy Matrimony to Kathy Conn Hardwick, who survives. He was autobody technician. Survivors include: his wife, Kathy C. Hardwick of Albany, GA; daughters, Sharon E. Rayson (Ken) of Louisville, KY, Janelle Weatherford of Thomasville, GA; sons, Jeffery Weatherford (Erin) of Johnson City, TN, Justin Weatherford of Sebastian, FL; grandchildren, Georgia…

Zena Thomas Brown, 91, of Cairo, GA, passed away at Legacy Village at Plantation Manor in Thomasville, GA, on Thursday, August 29, 2019. Memorial service arrangements will be announced next week. Mrs. Brown was born on April 28, 1928, in Cairo, GA, to the late Mike Thomas and Minnie Lee White Thomas. On April 2, 1950, she married Russell Earl Brown, who preceded her in death on February 10, 1974. She was a homemaker. She worked as a media assistant at Cairo High School with the Grady County Board of Education. Zena was a member of the Cairo First United Methodist Church. Survivors include: daughters, Michelle Brown Rackley (Keith) of…

Dorothy Ann Behrens Blaydes, 90, passed away in Jacksonville, Florida on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 from the effects of a severe stroke she suffered recently. Mrs. Blaydes was born on July 7, 1929 in East St. Louis, Illinois, to the late Edward and Catherine Behrens. After graduating high school, she worked for Riggs Bank, known as the Bank of Presidents in Washington, D.C. That is where she was working when she met her love, Tom Blaydes, and quickly started her family who she focused on for the rest of her lifetime. Fondly known as “Dottie” by friends and “Nana” by her family, she was quite the “player” in her youth,…

Funeral services for Claudia Irene Brinson, 102, of Cairo, GA, are at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at Providence Baptist Church, Whigham, GA. Rev. Sam Quick and Rev. Douglas Halstead will officiate. Services will conclude at the church. Private interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mrs. Brinson passed away at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA, on Sunday, August 25, 2019. Mrs. Brinson was born on July 28, 1917, in Whigham, GA, to the late Benjamin Franklin Walden, Sr. and Della Lee Thomas Walden. She was married to John Daniel Brinson, who preceded her in death in 1981. She worked as a store clerk with Sunnyland Packing…

Funeral services for Charles O’Neal Baggett, 78, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 30, 2019, at Pine Hill Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Rev. Eli Hendricks and Rev. Charles Coleman will officiate. Services will conclude in the church. Private interment will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Baggett passed away at Baptist Medical Center South in Prattville, AL, on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Active pallbearers will be Trey Hall, Benton Brothers, Matthew Davis, Slade Baggett, Storm Clark and Kennison Clark. Honorary pallbearer will be Brian Miller. Mr. Baggett was born on March 1, 1941, in Cairo, GA, to the late Charlie F. Baggett and Annie Lee…

Funeral services for Robert Kyle French, 51, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 29, 2019, at Bold Springs United Methodist Church, 861 Drew Road, Cairo, GA. Rev. Jim Weaver will officiate. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. French passed away at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital in Atlanta, GA, on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Active pallbearers will be Josh Clark, Dale Harrison, John Whitfield, Marcus Brinkley Doug Lovett, Clint Norton and Chad Johnson. Mr. French was born on March 10, 1968, in Cairo, GA, to George Robert French and Carolyn Bass French, who survive. He was employed with United Parcel Service. Kyle was an avid outdoorsman…

Cathy Maudine Mortola, 61, of Cairo, GA, passed away at her home in Cairo, GA, on Saturday, August 24, 2019. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Mrs. Mortola was born on April 20, 1958, in Winder, GA, to the late Sylvanius Edward Lee and Geneva Teeter Lee. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. Survivors include: the love of her life, George Mortola of Tampa, FL; daughters, Crystal Cooper (Buddy) of Ochlocknee, GA, Tanya Pearce (Ricky) of Cairo, GA, Michelle Mortola of Tampa, FL; son, David Hardwick, Jr. (Lisa) of Cairo, GA; grandchildren, Levi Cooper, Cathy Smallwood, Kayla Hardwick, Cassie Hardwick, Brittany Hardwick,…