Graveside funeral services for Louise D. Sasser of Swainsboro, GA, formerly of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 14, 2026, at Sasser Cemetery, Faithful Lane (off Ulmer Road), Whigham, GA. Dr. Bob Patterson will officiate. Mrs. Sasser passed away at Emanuel County Nursing Home on…

Memorial services for Sally Owen Whitfield, 76, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 2026, at the First Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Rev. Chris Allen will officiate. Mrs. Whitfield passed away at the Archbold-Wight Hospice Center in Thomasville, GA, on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.…

Dr. Thomas James “Tommy” Pharis, 74, of Thomasville, GA, passed away at Legacy Village at Plantation Manor in Thomasville, GA, on Monday, August 10, 2026. Interment will be in Cairo Cemetery. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Mr. Pharis was born on…

Funeral services for Nina Cassels Gainous, 86, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 7, 2026, at the Cairo Church of the Nazarene, Cairo, GA. Rev. Todd Gainous will officiate. Services will conclude at the church. Private interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA.…

Funeral services for Gene Autry Dukes, 88, of Cairo, GA, are at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Dr. Ken Leggett and William Tuggle will officiate. Military Honors will be presented at the chapel. Services will conclude at…

Funeral services for Joseph “Joe” Gordon Ponder, III, 75, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 3, 2026, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Ron McCaskill will officiate, private interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Ponder passed away…

A celebration of life service for John Edward Gainous, 75, of Cairo, GA, is at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at Magnolia Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Whigham, GA. Rev. Jimmy Ausburn will speak. Mr. Gainous passed away at home on Thursday, July 30, 2026. Mr. Gainous…

Funeral services for Sara Francis Gainey, 93, of Tallahassee, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2026, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Matthew Nance will officiate. Services will conclude in the chapel. Private interment will be in Gainey Cemetery. Mrs. Gainey…

Master Sergeant Sonya L. Burton, 57, passed away on July 13, 2026. Born on April 23, 1969, in Tallahassee, Florida, and raised in Cairo, Georgia, Sonya lived a life defined by service, generosity, and love for those around her. Sonya entered the United States Air Force in…

The family of Ana-Melea Grace McGinty is heartbroken to announce her peaceful passing on July 21, 2026, surrounded by the love and support of her family after a short but courageous battle with leukemia. Memorial services are at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Clark…