OBITUARY LISTINGS

William Eugene Walgren

Sep 9, 2020

William Eugene Walgren, age 80 of Maysville, GA passed away Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020.

Born on Feb. 2, 1940 in Denver, CO, Mr. Walgren was the son of the late Eugene and Margaret Walgren. He was a pilot in the US Army serving as LTC in the Vietnam War two times and Korean War four...

Betty W. David

Sep 6, 2020

Betty Jo Whitsel David, age 86 of Commerce, GA passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020.

Born on Jan. 17, 1934 in Commerce, GA, Mrs. David was the daughter of the late Andy and Belle Roberts Whitsel. She was the widow of Marvin David, a textile worker with Harmony Grove Mill, a member of Rogers Baptist...

Travis Kurtz

Sep 5, 2020

Travis passed away on September 5, 2020, unexpectedly from an unrealized heart problem, at the age of 38.

Travis Ray Kurtz was born in Iowa on February 7, 1982.  He accepted Christ at the age of 8 and has been actively involved in church and ministry throughout his entire life. Most recently he served as the Executive...

Otis George Bingham

Aug 31, 2020

Mr. Otis George Bingham, age 83 of Pendergrass, GA passed away Monday August 31, 2020, at his residence following a short illness.

Born on April 11, 1937 in Haysville, NC, Mr. Bingham was the son of the late Lee Calvin and Ida Nation Bingham.

He is survived by his wife, Brenda Parker Bingham; son, Hank...

Willie W. Gary

Aug 29, 2020

Ivie Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Junior, W.W. Gary Jr. a lifetime residence of Commerce, Georgia.  Junior was  born March 22, 1927 to the late Willie Wilburn Gary &  Canzada Taylor Gary.  He passed away on August 29, 2020 at  Village Park Assisted Living in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.

He was preceded  in death by his...

Bobby Lee Ledford

Aug 28, 2020

Mr. Bobby L. Ledford, age 83 of Gainesville, GA passed away Friday, August 28, 2020.

Born on October 9, 1936 in Andrews, NC, he was the son of the late Lee Rowland and Mary Lee Parr Ledford. He was preceded in death by his wife Reba Eugene Greenway Ledford. He was also preceded in death by four...

Timothy Wynn Patterson

Aug 26, 2020

Timothy Wynn Patterson, age 56 of Danielsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020.

Born on July 10, 1964 in San Francisco, CA, Mr. Patterson was the son of Mary Dunn Patterson and the late Harbert Franklin Patterson. He was raised by his step-mother, Peggy Patterson.

Survivors in addition to his...

Harold Thomas Phillips

Aug 25, 2020

Harold Thomas Phillips, age 75 of Nicholson, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020 peacefully at his residence surrounded by loved ones.

Born on April 17, 1945 in Danielsville, Georgia. Harold was the son of the late Harrison Phillips and Gladys Bennett Waters. He was retired from Harmony Grove Mill, Commerce, Georgia. He was preceded in death by...

Kelly Parham

Aug 21, 2020

Kelly Dunbar Parham, age 86, of Commerce, GA passed away peacefully at Brookside Assisted Living, Commerce, GA, on Friday, Aug. 21st.

Mr. Parham, a lifelong resident of Commerce was preceded in death by his parents JD and Jewel Parham.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mrs. Shirley Parham;...

Johnny Dennis Parr

Aug 18, 2020

Johnny Dennis Parr, age 56 of Gillsville, GA passed away Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.

Born on July 19, 1964 in Commerce, GA, Mr. Parr was the son of Jerry Coe Parr and the late Helen Laura Hewell Parr. He was of the Baptist faith, and a retired truck driver with Hewell Trucking.

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Robert "June" Cleghorne

Aug 18, 2020

Robert “June” Cleghorne, age 74, of Colbert, GA entered the gates of Heaven on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.

Born on Oct. 25, 1945 in Commerce, GA, June was the son of the late Robert Rosco and Addi Reba Patton Cleghorne. He was a self-employed painter, worked with Ivie Funeral Home, and was a member of...

Deborah Kaye Stowe

Aug 15, 2020

Miss Deborah Stowe. Miss Stowe passed away at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia on Saturday August 15, 2020.

She was the daughter of Willard Stowe and the late Virginia Bridges Stowe. She is survived by her loving sisters, Carol (Don) Hill, Janie (Allan) Johnston, Angie (Ricky) Minish, she was blessed with 18 nieces and nephews who...

Dusty "Doc" Ray Dockery

Aug 12, 2020

Dusty "Doc" Ray Dockery, age 39 of Danielsville, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 after a brief illness.

Born on April 16, 1981 in Duluth, GA, Doc was the son of James Thomas Dockery and his late mother, Judith Anne McClean. He was loved and raised by Ralph and Laura Phillips. He was preceded in...

Geneva Gandy Pafford

Aug 11, 2020

Mrs. Geneva Gandy Pafford, of Maysville, Georgia passed away August 11, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

Mrs. Pafford was the widow of the late Lessie Pafford and was proceeded in death by her son Tommy Pafford.

She was the daughter of Samuel and Sally Mae Gandy, and was born in Adel, Georgia.

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Shelley Spears Bunn

Aug 8, 2020

Ivie Funeral Home announces the passing of Shelley Spear Bunn on August 8, 2020. Shelley was born April 20, 1963 to the late Ralph Thomas Spears and Mildred Smith Spears.  She is survived by her mother and husband, Johnny Neal Bunn, daughters Teresa Tatum and Robin(Alex) Pressley, sisters Sherry (Jerry) Conwell, Becky (Tony) Meeks and 7 grandchildren.  She was...

Hank Thomas Williamson

Aug 8, 2020

Mr. Hank Thomas Williamson of Jefferson, Georgia passed away at Athens Piedmont Regional Hospital Saturday August 8, 2020

He was the son of the late Edward and Wynelle McGinnis Williamson. He leaves behind the love of his life, Rebecca Minish Williamson his wife, sons Timothy Williamson, and Richard Standridge (Julie), daughters, Tammy Gordon (Jason), Margie Adams (Mitchel),...

David Bruce Dorsey

Aug 7, 2020

Mr. David Bruce Dorsey, of Commerce, Georgia passed away at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, on August 7, 2020. He was the son of Edward and Jeanette Dorsey.

Mr. Dorsey was a self-employed plumber by trade and was well known throughout the community for his plumbing skills and willingness to help others. He was of the Baptist faith....

Grace Howard Adams

Aug 7, 2020

Grace Howard Adams, age 85 of Maysville, GA passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 2020.

Born on March 22, 1935 in Gainesville, GA, Mrs. Adams was the daughter of the late Charlie Lee and Wilma Gailey Howard. She was a seamstress with Gainesville Manufacturing and of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include sons,...

Tommy Edward Ford

Aug 6, 2020

Tommy Edward Ford, age 81 of Commerce, GA passed away Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 at his residence.

Born on Nov. 10, 1938 in Memphis, TN, Mr. Ford was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Minnie Greene Ford. He was the widower of Dora Jeanette Minish Ford, a corrections officer with Jackson County, was...

Ronald Herman Parson

Aug 6, 2020

Ronald Herman Parson, age 61 of Homer, GA passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020.

Born on Jan. 12, 1959 in Commerce, GA, Mr. Parson was the son of the late Herman Avery and Molly Sue Redmon Parson. He was a retired K-9 officer with the Georgia Department of Corrections, member of Bethany Christian Church, Past...