Cox-Ivey Funeral Home

02/05/2026

Jacob Randall Johns

Jacob Randall Johns, age 22, passed away January 30, 2026. Services for Mr. Johns will be held Saturday, February 7, at 11:00 am, at the First Assembly of God Church, 495 12th Avenue NE, Cairo, Georgia. Pastor Travis Harrison will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Jacob Randall Johns was born June 17, 2003, in Cairo, Georgia. He attended Cairo High School. He had a heart as big as the moon! He loved his family deeply....

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02/04/2026

Each day, our staff strives to offer care and compassion to the families whom we are honored to serve as they mourn the loss of their loved one. Today, we comfort each other as we have lost one of our own. Miss Virginia was a very loyal and dedicated member of our staff for many years until her health began to fail. She exemplified the utmost Christian character to all whom she met and was a true friend to all of us. We will always love and miss you, Miss Virginia.
Virginia Moore Smith
1943-2026

02/03/2026

Virginia Smith

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 beside her dear husband. Virginia was born April 24, 1943, in Blairsville, Georgia to Victor Moore and Nolyn Davis Moore....

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02/03/2026

Redd Bradley

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 the service. Mr. Bradley was born on August 30, 1961 in Texas to his parents, Hershel Weldon Bradley and Jennie...

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02/02/2026

James Banks

Mr. James Ray Banks, age 63, passed away Monday, February 2, 2026, in Donalsonville, Georgia. A celebration of life will be held. The time and date will be announced. James Ray Banks was born June 27, 1962, in Plant City, Florida, to Roy Banks and Ruby Barfield Banks. James loved the outdoors. Being in or around water or working on a roof, busy outside made him happy. He lived many years at Lake Seminole and raised his girls there. He...

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01/28/2026

It’s our privilege to assist law enforcement in any way possible. We recently assisted in destroying medications that had been turned in to the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office drop box located in their lobby. These medications were destroyed in the Southwest Georgia Crematory located at Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. Anyone needing to discard medications may do so by taking them to the DCSO lobby.

**DISCLAIMER- NONE of the items destroyed were evidence.

01/26/2026

Mary Durham

Mary Dutton Durham, age 86 of Donalsonville, Georgia, died on January 26, 2026, at Seminole Manor Nursing Home in Donalsonville, Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, January 29, in the Brinson Baptist Church, Brinson, Georgia. The Reverend Robert Crapps will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 am. Mrs. Durham will be buried beside her husband in Brinson Cemetery. Mary Dutton was born in Donalsonville, Georgia to the late Leroy...

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01/26/2026

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01/20/2026

Michael Roger Ezell

Mr. Michael Roger Ezell, age 53, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 18, 2026. He was surrounded by his loving family. Services for Michael will be held Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 2:00 pm., at New Fountainhead Church, 179 Old Pelham Road, Bainbridge, Georgia 39817. Bro. Craig Foister will officiate. Steven Henshaw, Roy Gibson, Lacey Hurley, Daniel Wayne Ezell, Ryan Austin, and Dustin Weeks will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow in Oak City Cemetery. The family...

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01/17/2026

Peggy Shirley Merkison

Peggy Page Shirley Merkison, age 88, passed away January 15, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. Services for Peggy will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 25, 2026, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home. The Rev. DeWitt Phillips will officiate. Peggy will be buried with her family in Oak City Cemetery. Peggy Page Shirley was born October 2, 1937, in Bainbridge, Georgia to Claud Shirley, Sr. and Minnie Peacock Ash Shirley. Peggy grew up with an...

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01/17/2026

Luther William Ausburn

Mr. Luther W. Ausburn, age 100, of Reno, Georgia, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, at his daughter's home in Monticello, Georgia. Services for Mr. Ausburn will be held at Reno Baptist Church, 159 Pine Hill Road, Cairo, Georgia (Reno Community), 2:00 pm, Monday, January 19, 2026. His son, the Rev. James Ausburn will officiate. Interment will follow in the Cairo City Cemetery. Grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends one hour before the service,...

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01/16/2026

Donald Keith Ingram Sr.

Mr. Donald Keith Ingram, Sr., age 88, of Whigham, Georgia, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Archbold Hospice in Thomasville, Georgia. Services for Mr. Ingram will be held Tuesday, January 20, at 2:00 pm, in the Cadwell Chapel of Cox-Ivey Funeral Home in Bainbridge, Georgia. Pastor Jerry Rewis will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Interment will follow the visitation in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia, with military honors. Donald Keith Ingram was born March...

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