OBITUARY LISTINGS

Oct 9, 2022

Hoyt Mitchell Sorrow, age 59 of Commerce, GA passed away on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022.

Born on March 21, 1963 in Commerce, GA, Mr. Sorrow was the son of the late Hoyt Franklin and Dollie Denton Sorrow. He was a self-employed painter.

Survivors include brothers, Tim Sorrow, Wyatt Sorrow; sister, Linda Stukes; and a number...

Oct 8, 2022

Cora Mae Childs passed away at her residence on Saturday Oct. 08, 2022.  She was the daughter of the late Bill and Ola Lance Nix.  Survivors include her husband Mr. Alfrod Quinton Childs of the home, sons, Jerry (Pam) Hollis, Joseph Hollis and David Hollis along with a daughter Ola Nix and a sister Monti Sue Duke.  Nine grandchildren,...

Oct 6, 2022

Johnny Lewallen, age 74 of Maysville, GA passed away on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022.

Born in Commerce, GA, Mr. Lewallen was the son of the late Verdell and Winnie Gowder Lewallen. He was the widower of Jane Vandiver Lewallen; was preceded in death by a daughter, Jodi Van Lewallen. He was a member of Maysville Methodist Church...

Oct 4, 2022

Edward Harvey, Jr., age 51, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

Born on Jan. 22, 1971 in Monroe, GA, Mr. Harvey was the son of Edward Sr. and Mary Nell Griffith Harvey.

A direct cremation will be taking place.

Sep 30, 2022

Jennie Lee Swain Hardman

Commerce, GA

Ms. Jennie Lee Swain Hardman, age 84 of Commerce, GA entered into the presence of the Lord on Friday, September 30, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.

Born on April 30, 1938 in Madison County, GA, Ms. Hardman was the daughter of the late Everett...

Sep 28, 2022

Elizabeth Burroughs Brewer, age 83 of Colbert, GA passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.

Born on April 24, 1939 in Commerce, GA, Mrs. Brewer was the daughter of the late Edgar and Cleo Hutchins Burroughs. She was the widow of Clifford Warren Brewer, a member of Erastus Christian Church, a secretary with Seaboard in Athens, GA,...

Sep 25, 2022

Harriet Anderson, age 82 of Commerce, GA passed away on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.

Born on Nov. 23, 1939 in Minot, North Dakota, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Hazel Paddock.  Mrs. Anderson was the widow of Earl Anderson, Sr.

A direct cremation will be taking place per the deceased wishes.

Sep 25, 2022

Ruth Elizabeth Carroll Parks, age 94 of Gainesville, GA passed away on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.

Born on Sept. 23, 1928 in Jackson County, GA, Mrs. Parks was the daughter of the late Tom and Gladys Jackson Carroll. She was the widow of Roy Parks, a member of Diamond Hill Baptist Church, and was preceded in death...

Sep 22, 2022

Audrey “Diane” Bridges Smallwood, age 72 of Danielsville, GA passed away on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.

Born on Nov. 22, 1949 in Madison County, GA, Mrs. Smallwood was the daughter of the late J.P. and Aletha Adams Bridges. She was the widow of Jerry Smallwood, a member of Community Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by...

Sep 20, 2022

H. Lee Chambers, age 50 of Commerce, GA passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.

Born on July 17, 1972 in Athens, GA, Mr. Chambers was the son of Harold and Beverly Fountain Chambers. He was a heavy equipment operator with Sullivan and he was preceded in death by a son, Harold Levi Chambers.

A...

Sep 19, 2022

Caleb Jospeh Gray

Caleb Joseph Gray entered in to his final and well deserved rest after a lifelong battle with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy on September 19, 2022. Caleb was a valiant warrior and fought courageously. He never complained about his illness. He never once asked “Why me?” He always considered the needs of others first....

Sep 18, 2022

Anne Marie Langston, age 29 of Lula, GA passed away from an automobile accident on Sunday, September 18, 2022.

Born on September 14, 1993 in Winder, GA, Ms. Langston was the daughter of Father and Step-mother, Jonathan and Jennifer Langston and Mother and Step-Father, Ginger and Shane Seagraves. She was a manager at TitleMax, of the Baptist...

Sep 15, 2022

Larry Jack Grogan, age 78 of Danielsville, GA passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022.

Born on Dec. 29, 1943 in Atlanta, GA, Mr. Grogan was the son of the late Jack William and Clarice Anglin Grogan. He was a mechanic with General Motors for 33 years, owner of Grogan’s Transmission, member of United Auto...

Sep 13, 2022

Miss Julie Evelyn McCollum, age 65 of Commerce, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on September 13, 2022 at Piedmont Athens Hospital.   Miss McCollum was born in Commerce to the late Sara Nell McCollum and the late Charles E. McCollum.  She was of Baptist faith.    In addition to her parents, Miss McCollum was also predeceased by her sister, Charlene McCollum Roberts,...

Sep 7, 2022

Jerry Wade Waters, age 54 of Jefferson, GA passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022.

Born on Feb. 22, 1968 in Commerce, GA, Mr. Waters was the son of the late Roy Doug Waters Sr, and Sybil Beck Waters Hill. He was a spreader operator with CW Matthews/Allied Paving and was preceded in death by brothers, Roy...

Sep 6, 2022

Margaret Florence Swanton, age 90 of Homer, GA passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.

Born on Nov. 3, 1931 in Staten Island, NY, Mrs. Swanton was the daughter of the late Hans and Lilly Christenson. She was the widow of Francis Elmer Swanton and was a self-employed beautician.

Survivors include a son, Francis Swanton,...

Sep 6, 2022

Dennis Nathaniel Elrod, age 59 of Commerce, GA passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.

Born on Jan. 11, 1963 in San Francisco, California, Mr. Elrod was the son of the late Irvin Nathaniel and Ruth Baker Elrod. He was an investigator for 20 years with Banks County Sherriff Office and 16 years with Commerce Police Department...

Sep 4, 2022

Eutelle Nix passed away peacefully in her sleep on Labor Day morning, September 4, 2022, at the age of 110 years. Born on her family’s farm, in Nicholson, Georgia, on April 22, 1912, to parents Estelle Kinney Wilson, and William Preston Wilson, she grew into an industrious, confident girl who could do most anything that needed to be done....

Aug 28, 2022

Edna Cooper Hix passed away on August 28, 2022. She was a resident of Fifth Avenue Health Care Center in Rome, GA. Edna was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Kenneth Hix, her brother, Curtis Cooper, two of her sisters, Hilda Pittman, and Jeanette Walling, and her parents, John Alvin and Ruby Malissa Hendrix Cooper.

Born...

Aug 28, 2022

Johnny E. Herring

Commerce, GA

Johnny E. Herring, age 64 of Commerce, GA passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital.

Born on September 20, 1957 in Pendergrass, GA, Mr. Herring was the son of the late Will D. Herring Sr. and Azalee Cox Herring. Johnny loved cheering...