OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Commerce, GA, Jackson County, and Surrounding Areas.
Margaret Louise Myers
Oct 9, 2021
Margaret “Louise” Myers, age 81 of Madison, GA passed away on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021.
Born on Feb. 6, 1940 in Pennsylvania, Ms. Myers was the daughter of the late Jarles and Margaret Alletta Wagner Myers. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by a son, Steve Rettig; and a sister, Fern Myers....
Deborah (Hogan) Bland
Oct 8, 2021
Deborah Hogan Bland, Age 70 of Commerce, GA passed away on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.
Born on Jan. 24, 1951 in Barrow County, GA, Ms. Bland was the daughter of the late Hoyt Lee and Bonnie Willard Hogan. She was an operations manager with Cabe Enterprises, a member of Commerce First Baptist Church, and was preceded in...
Debra Jean (Parr) Parr
Oct 8, 2021
Debra Jean Parr, age 51 of Maysville, GA passed away on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.
Born on July 10, 1970 in Commerce, GA, Ms. Parr was the daughter of Bonnie Hunter Parr and the late Clarence Parr. She was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church.
Survivors include brothers, Dwayne Parr...
Betty Ann (Clark) Ridenour
Oct 7, 2021
Betty Ann Ridenour, age 59 of Commerce passed away on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021
Born on Dec. 18, 1961 in Commerce, GA, Mrs. Ridenour was the daughter of the late Patton and Eula Kitchens Clark. She was a waitress and certified nursing assistant.
Survivors include a son, Roger Douglas Patrick; daughters, Stacy Patrick, Crystal Simmons;...
John Leonard Jennings
Oct 7, 2021
John Leonard Jennings, age 77 of Nicholson, GA passed away on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.
Born on June 20, 1944 in Chamblee, GA, Mr. Jennings was the son of the late Grady Alfred and Willie Mae Anderson Jennings. Mr. Jennings retired from Ellison Manufacturing as a sheet metal mechanic, was a fan of the GA...
Betty Jean (Hardy) Turner
Oct 7, 2021
Betty Jean Hardy Turner, age 82 of Athens, GA passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021.
She was born on Oct. 12, 1938 in Jackson County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Frank and willie Mae Evans Hardy. She was preceded in death by a sons, Billy Mealor and Kenneth Mealor; brothers,...
Peggy Elaine (Peck) Whisnant
Oct 5, 2021
Peggy Elaine Whisnant, age 62 of Jefferson, GA passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.
Born on June 19, 1959 in Gainesville, GA, Mrs. Whisnant was the daughter of the late Phillip and Claudine Guyton Peck. She worked in the lunchroom at North Jackson Elementary, was a member of New Beginnings in Jefferson, GA, and...
Tammie (Sears) Pinnell
Oct 4, 2021
Tammie “Nana” Pinnell, age 56 of Lula, GA passed away on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021.
Born on Nov. 26, 1964 in Gainesville, GA, Mrs. Pinnell was the daughter of the late Dwayne and Mattie Wideman Sears. She was a Nana who loved her grandchildren, a member of Assembly of Praise at Lula, and was preceded...
Terry Otis Dailey
Oct 4, 2021
Terry Otis Dailey, age 74 of Commerce, GA passed away on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021.
Born on Jan. 18, 1947 in Commerce, GA, Mr. Dailey was the son of the late O.L. and Ruby Anthony Dailey. He was the widower of Mary Leachman Dailey, a member of Canaan Baptist Church, and retired from Banks County...
Charlotte Dean Allen
Oct 4, 2021
Charlotte Dean Allen, age 84 of Commerce, GA passed away on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021.
Born on March 2, 1937 in Commerce, GA, Ms. Allen was the daughter of the late Bob and Geraldine Griffin Allen. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Bobbette Hoover; brother, William Allen; and a sister, Sherbie Harris.
...Christopher Wayne Taflinger
Oct 1, 2021
Christopher Wayne Taflinger 46 of Pendergrass passed away Oct. 1, 2021. Survivors include his mother Catherine Irene Martin of Commerce, his wife Angela Sheree Pressley of the home, 2 sons Justin and Jeremy Taflinger.. Memorial Services will be at a later date. Those wishing to make donations for funeral expenses can do so at this web site at the...
Henrietta (Lewis) Dorsey
Sep 25, 2021
Ivie Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Henrietta Lewis Dorsey, of Maysville, who passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at NGMC Braselton, Ga. Mrs. Dorsey was the daughter of the late Sharp and Stella Wilbanks Lewis and was also preceded in death by her husband, William Morris Dorsey.
Henrietta is survived by two sons, Todd...
Stanley William Swain
Sep 22, 2021
Stanley William Swain, age 58 of Commerce, GA passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021.
Born on July 19, 1963 in Winder, GA, Mr. Swain was the son of Juanita Bowen Swain and the late Walter Swain, Jr. Stanley was a self-employed roofer
Survivors include his ex-spouse, June Turpin Swain; daughter...
Ryan Lewis Horton
Sep 22, 2021
Ryan Lewis Horton, age 35 of Lexington, GA passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021.
Born on Nov. 5, 1985 in Jacksonville, Fla., Mr. Horton was the son of Roger L. Horton, Jr. and Roxanne Lynn Jensen Horton. He was a self-employed tattoo artist.
Survivors in addition to his father and...
June Ellen Retkofsky
Sep 21, 2021
June Ellen Retkofsky, age 67 of Maysville, GA passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021.
Born on June 10, 1954 in Ashtabula, Ohio, Mrs. Retkofsky was the daughter of the late Denzil Brenwald and Fumiko Nozawa. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Retkofsky of the home; sons, Jimmy...
Susan (Garrison) Epps
Sep 21, 2021
Susan Garrison Epps, age 59 of Winterville, GA passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021.
Born on June 5, 1962 in Athens, GA, Susan was the daughter of the late William “W.H.” and Evelyn Lee Pugh Garrison. She was a manager with Huddle House for years and was a member of Whitehall Baptist Church.
...Carey Andrew Hulsey
Sep 19, 2021
Carey Andrew Hulsey, age 62 of Maysville, GA passed away on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021.
Born on Aug. 13, 1959 in Gainesville, GA, Mr. Hulsey was the son of Fred Clarence and Gussie Rogers Hulsey. He was a construction worker.
Survivors in addition to his parents include his wife, Carol Watkins...
Infant Everleigh Sam Key Rhodes
Sep 17, 2021
Everleigh Sam Key Rhodes, infant daughter of Ashton Rhodes passed away on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.
Survivors in addition to her mother include her sister, Emily Couch, Jefferson, GA.
Graveside services will be held 11 am Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 at Grey Hill Cemetery with Lesia Carithers officiating.
Online condolences may be made...
Daisy Nell (Brown) Jones
Sep 12, 2021
Daisy Nell Brown Jones, age 73 of Gillsville, GA passed away on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021.
Born on Jan. 23, 1948 in Maysville, GA, Mrs. Jones was the daughter of the late Tom and Nellie McCoy Brown. She was the widow of James “Bill” Jones, a sales associate with Hewell’s Pottery, and was preceded in...
John Michael Brooks
Sep 10, 2021
John Michael Brooks, age 72 of Danielsville, GA passed away on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.
Born on March 7, 1949 in Franklin County, GA, Mr. Brooks was the son of the late John and Naomi Patrick Brooks.
Survivors include Clyde Adams.
A memorial service will be held...


