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Local Obituaries for Commerce, GA, Jackson County, and Surrounding Areas.
Wayne "Smiley" Snipes
Apr 28, 2017
Wayne Roger " Smiley" Snipes age 65 of Maysville passed away Friday April 28, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Snipes was born in Commerce on May 17, 1950. He was a former truck driver with Carnes Construction, and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his mother, Louise Snipes Rylee. Survivors include, wife, Lois Parson Snipes of...
Randall Harold Long
Apr 25, 2017
Randall Harold Long, age 52 of Commerce, GA passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Born in Toccoa, GA, Mr. Long was the son of Samuel David Long and the late Lillian Ramsey Long. He was a machine operator with Resilux of America and a member of Tyrus Baptist Church. Survivors in addition to his father include sons, Charles Stiwinter, Jefferson,...
Hettie Irene Etris
Apr 25, 2017
Born in Homer, GA, Mrs. Etris was the daughter of the late Brazzie and Bessie Campbell Hubbard. She was the widow of Oscar Etris, a retired seamstress with Blue Bell in Commerce and Homer, member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, and is preceded in death by sons, Ferd Oscar Etris, Ben Etris and daughter, Lois Nicholson. Survivors include a son...
June Sherman
Apr 22, 2017
June Sherman age 90 of Jefferson passed away April 22, 2017 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Sherman was born May 26, 1926 in Evansville, Indiana to the late Daniel & Seculia Ridley Rucker. She worked at Pearl Landry Mat and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Evansville, Indiana. She enjoyed watching wrestling, and her most famous saying...
Larry Blevins
Apr 22, 2017
Larry Theodore Blevins, age 62 of Danielsville, GA passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at his residence. Born in Commerce, GA, Mr. Blevins was the son of the late Ezra T. and Estelle Hardy Blevins. He was an auto mechanic. Survivors include a brother, Ted Blevins of Danielsville. No services are scheduled at this time. Online memorials may be made...
Carl David Bowen
Apr 19, 2017
Carl David Bowen, age 63 of Fort Gay, WV passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Mr. Bowen was the son of the late Charles Lewis and Jesse Price Bowen. He was of the Baptist faith and preceded in death by a brother, Larry Bowen. Survivors include three sons, Matthew Bowen, Winder, Micah Bowen, Statham, Joshua Bowen, Nicholson; two daughters, Misti...
Norman Howell Boswell
Apr 17, 2017
Norman Howell Boswell, age 61 of Maysville, GA passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at his residence. Born in Jefferson, GA, Mr. Boswell was the son of the late John Perino and Ola Mae Carroll Boswell. He was a retired self employed carpenter, of the Baptist faith, was a US Army veteran, preceded in death by a sister, Martha Lewis...
Infant Piper Raine Marlowe
Apr 11, 2017
Piper Raine Marlowe, infant, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Survivors include her parents, Eric and Sarah Marlowe; her brothers, Logan and Caelan Marlowe of Clarkesville, GA; her grandparents, Dewitt and Patricia Graham of Clarkesville, GA, Olin Brock of Toccoa, GA, Charlotte Marlowe of Lula, GA; many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Richard...
Jimmy Ray Sosebee
Apr 1, 2017
Jimmy Ray Sosebee, age 70 of Commerce, GA passed away Saturday, April 01, 2017. Born in Habersham County, Mr. Sosebee was the son of the late Fred and Hester Nicholson Sosebee, worked in law enforcement, and was a veteran of the US Navy. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Sosebee of the residence; son, Jeff (Blaine) Sosebee, Gainesville; daughters, Jodi Sosebee,...
Anna Cooke Porter
Mar 27, 2017
Anna Cooke Porter, age 56 of Commerce, GA passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at her residence. Born in New Jersey, Mrs. Porter was the daughter of the late Phillip Randolph and Sue Tallant Cooke and the widow of Sonny Ray Porter. She was a senior computer analysis for Merial/Boehringer Ingelheim, of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death...
Mary Ruth Bowden
Mar 20, 2017
Mary Ruth Bowden, age 77 of Danielsville, GA passed away Monday, March 20, 2017 at her residence. Born on Aug. 16, 1939 in Homer, GA, Mrs. Bowden was the daughter of the late Howard and Clara Bruce Wiley and was the widow of Lee Roy Bowden. She was a homemaker, member of Webbs Creek Baptist Church and is preceded in...
Charlie Boyd Strickland
Mar 19, 2017
Charlie Boyd Strickland, Sr., age 81 of Athens, GA passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at his residence. Born in Nicholson, GA, Mr. Strickland was the son of the late Ernest and Mamie Sorrow Strickland and the widow of Evelyn Lord Strickland. He was a retired carpenter and was preceded in death by daughters, Margaret Adene Bowen and Shirley Ann...
Loyce Henley O'Neill
Mar 17, 2017
Loyce Henley O'Neill July 3, 1924 - March 17, 2017 Loyce Henley O'Neill, age 92 of Athens, Georgia, passed away after an extended illness on Friday, March 17, at the home of her son Donald O'Neill and his wife Darla. Born in Palatka, Florida, Mrs. O'Neill was the daughter of the late James Henley and Mary Edna Tedder Henley Combs...
Linda Anne Cowart
Mar 15, 2017
Linda Anne Cowart, age 74 of Commerce, GA passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Mrs. Cowart was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ida Rougeau and the widow of J.L. Cowart. Survivors include a daughter, Tina Marie Booth, Commerce; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Online memorials may be made at...
Betty Ann Hartzog
Mar 7, 2017
Betty Ann Hartzog, age 62 of Maysville, GA passed away Tuesday, March 07, 2017 at her residence. Born in Thomasville, AL, Mrs. Hartzog was the daughter of Georgie Ann Pope and the late Jimmy Roger Phillips, Sr. She was of the Baptist faith and preceded in death by grandparents and two twin sisters. Survivors in addition to her mother include...
William "Bill" Lawrence Moody
Mar 3, 2017
William "Bill" Lawrence Moody, age 77 of Commerce, GA passed away Friday, March 03, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Moody was the son of the late Charles Robert and Mary Crane Moody. He was the widower of Glenda Paulette Martin Moody, a self-employed tree surgeon and was preceded in death by a son, Mike Moody. Survivors include sons and daughter-in-law,...
Ladonna Denise Gardiner
Mar 2, 2017
Ladonna Denise Gardiner, age 42 of Maysville, GA passed away Thursday, March 02, 2017 at her residence. Born in Gainesville, GA, Mrs. Gardiner was the daughter of Hayward and Mary Jo Goble Ivey of Lula, GA and the wife of Greg Gardiner of Maysville, GA. She was a 1992 graduate of Banks County High School, member of Mt. Carmel Baptist...
Pamela Yvonne Gordon
Mar 1, 2017
Pamela Yvonne Gordon, age 47 of Athens, GA passed away Wednesday, March 01, 2017 at her residence. Born in Athens, GA, Mrs. Gordon was the daughter of Tom and Joann Pass Perry of Athens, GA. She was the wife of Thomas L. Gordon, IV, of Athens, GA, was a homemaker and a member of Redeemed Baptist Church. Survivors in addition...
Marion Edward Conway
Feb 28, 2017
Marion Edward Conway, age 60 of Comer, GA passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at his residence. Born in New York, Mr. Conway was the son of the late Curtis and Mary Luke Conway. He was a painter with KLC Painting and More, and a member of New Haven Baptist Church. Survivors include sons, Casey Conway, Comer, Chase Conway, Green...
Carol Collins Wagnon
Feb 28, 2017
Mary Carol Dixon Collins Wagnon, of Hull, GA passed from this world surrounded by loving family on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 and spent her 77th birthday with her Lord Jesus. Born in Athens, GA, Mrs. Wagnon was the daughter of the late Granville and Harriett Craven Dixon. She was the widow of Raymond Collins and Robert Wagnon, retired as an...
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