Douglas Larry Bearden
July 23, 1948 – September 5, 2016

Funeral services for Douglas Larry Bearden, 68, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 8, 2016, at the First Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Rev. Carl Harrell and Rev. Chris Allen will officiate. Services will conclude at the church. Private interment will be in the Broome Cemetery, Reno, GA. Mr. Bearden passed away at Grady General Hospital in Cairo, GA, on Monday, September 5, 2016.

Active pallbearers will be Jimmy Hammett, Walter Maxwell, Johnny Booth, Keith Bearden, Thurman Sadler and Leslie Hudson.

Mr. Bearden was born on July 23, 1948, in Cairo, GA, to the late Douglas Bearden and Nell Holton Bearden. He served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War where he worked with the NSA in Fort Meade, MD. On January 30, 1969, he married Barbara Maxwell Bearden, who survives. He retired as the Chief Magistrate of Grady County Court System. For many years, he operated the Zebulon Theatre in downtown Cairo. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cairo, GA.

Survivors include: his wife of 47 years, Barbara Maxwell Bearden of Cairo, GA; daughter, Sharon Miller (Jeff) of Cairo, GA; grandchildren, Shelby Thompson (Chris Wagenseil) of Old Town, FL, David Thompson of Boca Raton, FL; sister, Elaine Fowler (David) of Palm Bay, FL; brother, Carson Bearden (Annette) of Cairo, GA; stepmother, Dollie Bearden of Cairo, GA; stepsister, Jane Willis (Buddy) of Cairo, GA; stepbrother, Jake Sanders (Debra) of Pelham, GA; and a host of extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorials may be made in Mr. Bearden’s memory to: Mayo Clinic, Attn: Liver Support Group, Department of Development, 4500 San Pablo Road S, Jacksonville, FL 32224; or Cairo First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 1538, Cairo, GA 39828.

The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.