Dr. Charles William Graham
April 17, 1943 – December 26, 2025
Funeral services for Dr. Charles William Graham, 82, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 28, 2025, at First Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Rev. Chris Allen will officiate. Services will conclude at the church. Dr. Graham passed away at his home on Friday, December 26, 2025.
Active pallbearers will be Mike Barwick, Ken Barwick, Charles Reeves, Jared Evans, William Graham, Jr. and Thomas Graham. Honorary pallbearers will be current and former Deacons of Cairo First Baptist Church, and members of Truth Seekers Sunday School Class.
Dr. Graham was born on April 17, 1943, in Coolidge, GA, to the late J B Graham and Elizabeth Morris Graham. After graduating from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, he earned a BS degree in agriculture from the University of Georgia, then continued studies in veterinary medicine graduating with a DVM degree in 1968. On December 20, 1965, he married Brenda Knight Graham, and they have been married for 60 years. They moved to Cairo in 1968 when Dr. Graham began working at Cairo Animal Hospital with Dr. Eugene Maddox.
He was a veterinarian who served his friends and clients with tenderness and skill. He sought to treat animals both large and small with kindness and respect, but was also very concerned about their owners. He cautioned his clients to be sure and take care of themselves. Dr. Graham was lovingly known as “Doc” to his many friends.
Dr. Graham was a member of the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association as well as South Georgia Veterinary Medical Association of which he served as president in 1993. He also worked tirelessly for years with the Georgia Veterinary Medical Foundation and was an active member of American Veterinary Medical Association. Locally, he served over 25 years as a member, and several years as chairman, of the Cairo Housing Authority. In 2017 he was chosen as Veterinarian of the Year by the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association.
Most importantly, he loved serving the Lord through First Baptist Church of Cairo. He taught adults in Sunday School, was chairman of numerous committees, and served as deacon becoming chairman of deacons several times and deacon emeritus in 2024.
Survivors include: his wife, Brenda Knight Graham of Cairo, GA; son, William S. Graham (Christi) of Mountain Brook, AL; grandchildren, William Graham, Jr., Thomas Graham, and Martha Graham, all of Mountain Brook, AL, Amanda Reeves Evans (Jared) of Cairo, GA, Charles Douglas Reeves (Allie) of Tallahassee, FL; great-grandchildren, Candi Evans of Cairo, GA, Hailey Evans of Monticello, FL, Caitlin Evans of Pelham, GA, Charli Singletary and Kaison Evans, both of Cairo, GA; siblings, Ronnie Lee Graham (Diane) of Adrean, MI, Revonda Graham Barwick of Thomasville, GA; and a host of nieces, nephews and extended family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, J B and Elizabeth Graham and his daughter, Julie Graham Reeves.
Memorials may be made in Dr. Graham’s memory to: Cairo First Baptist Church, Building Fund, P. O. Box 1538, Cairo, GA 39828.
The family will receive friends in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church immediately following the service.
