OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Commerce, GA, Jackson County, and Surrounding Areas.
Ola Mae (Brown) Greene
May 17, 2020
Ivie Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Ola Mae Greene of Jefferson who passed away on Sunday at the Northeast GA Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.
She was the daughter of the late Goss and Edith Self Brown.
She is survived by her husband, Johnnie Greene of the home;Â daughters, Renay (Randall) Campbell of...
Thelma Jane Emmett
May 17, 2020
Thelma Jane Emmett, age 82 of Commerce, GA passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020.
Born on Sept. 4, 1937 in Winder, GA, Mrs. Emmett was the daughter of the late John and Ethel Bailey Crane. She was the widow of Herman Ray Emmett, Sr., was retired from A&P Foods in 1994 and was preceded in...
Anthony Howard Ervin
May 16, 2020
Anthony Howard Ervin, age 58 of Commerce, GA passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020.
Born in Commerce, GA on June 8, 1961, Mr. Ervin was the son of Barbara Parks Ervin and the late George Anthony (Tony) Ervin. He was a self employed carpenter, a member of Blacks Creek Baptist Church, and served in the United States...
Morris Lawson
May 16, 2020
Mr. Morris Lawson passed away Saturday May 16, 2020. He was the son of the late Floyd and Jesse O'Guinn Lawson.  Survivors include his wife Carolyn G. Lawson and a son and daughter in law Phillip and Mary Ann Lawson. One brother also survives Milburn Lawson of Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Lawson was preceded in death by a son Mark...
Curtis Aubrey Brock
May 6, 2020
Curtis Aubrey Brock, age 72 of Banks County, GA passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at his residence following a lengthy illness.
Born on Aug. 16, 1947 in Toccoa, GA, Mr. Brock was the son of the late Aubrey and Clifford May Roberts Brock.
He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline...
Ina Jewell (Boyd) Herron
May 3, 2020
Ina Jewell Herron, age 72 of Commerce, GA passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020.
Born on Feb. 21, 1948 in Maryville, TN, Mrs. Herron was the daughter of the late Lee and Sarah Quiett Boyd. She was retired from Wayne Poultry.
Survivors include her husband, William Herron of the residence; son,...
Richard Ashley Mcgaha
Apr 30, 2020
Richard A. McGaha, age 40 of Bogart, GA passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Born on Aug. 8, 1979 in Athens, GA, Mr. McGaha was the son of the late Albert Douglas and Norma Jean Baker McGaha.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Online condolences may be made at www.iviefuneralhomecommerce.com
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Deborah Ruth (Pace) Brooks
Apr 30, 2020
Deborah Ruth Pace Brooks, age 69, of Jefferson, GA passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Born on Nov. 23, 1950 in Commerce, GA, Mrs. Brooks was the daughter of the late Wilbert and Myrtie Lee Barnes Pace. She was a upholsterer.
Survivors include her husband, Lester Ray Brooks of the residence;...
Lucile (Jones) Crain
Apr 27, 2020
Lucile Jones Crain, age 89 of Maysville, GA passed away Monday, April 27, 2020 at her residence.
Born on Jan. 1, 1931 in Gainesville, GA, Mrs. Crain was the daughter of the late Hoke and Annie Miller Jones. She was the widow of Alvin Crain and was preceded in death by a son, Greg Crain....
Sean Lee Crowe
Apr 25, 2020
Sean Lee Crowe, age 39 of Monroe, GA passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 at his residence.
Born on Aug. 13, 1980 in Decatur, GA, Mr. Crowe was the son of Jerry Lee and Cynthia Joanna Robertson Crowe. He worked as an EMS/FIRE/Paramedic with the Madison County and Barrow County Board of Commissioners and served...
Sharon (King) Parr
Apr 22, 2020
Sharon King Parr, age 59 of Commerce, GA passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
Born on March 10, 1961 in Atlanta, GA, Mrs. Parr was the daughter of Annette Goss King and the late Ray King. She was of the Baptist faith, and was preceded in death by a sister, Kathy Sexton.
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Anne Gwendolyn (Martin) Anderson
Apr 22, 2020
Anne Gwendolyn Martin Anderson, age 74 of Jefferson, GA passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
Born on Aug. 24, 1945 in Stark, FL, she was the daughter of the late James Smith and Frances Martin Adams. Mrs. Anderson was a homemaker, of the Baptist faith, member of Whitehall Baptist Church, and was preceded in death...
Erik (Q) Brinker
Apr 15, 2020
Erik Brinker, age 70 of Maysville, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at his residence.
Born on May 31, 1949 in Burbank, CA, Mr. Brinker was the son of the late Billie and Lura Wright Brinker. He was an Exxon contractor, and was a United States Navy veteran.
Survivors include...
Albert B. Wurtz, Jr.
Apr 15, 2020
Albert B. Wurtz, Jr., age 76 of Commerce, GA passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at his residence surrounded by family.
Born on Jan. 11, 1944 in Fort Scott, KS, Mr. Wurtz was the son of the late David Everett and Dorthy Edith McMillen Burris. He was a welder with Fowler Products, of the Baptist...
Larry Paul Twilley
Apr 14, 2020
Larry Paul Twilley, age 70 of Jefferson, GA passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
Born on March 24, 1950 in Augusta, GA, Mr. Twilley was the son of the late Willis and Nellie Twilley. He was a carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Duffell Twilley, of the residence; sons, Russell Twilley,...
Kay Melinda (Ivie) Buechler
Apr 13, 2020
Kay Melinda Ivie Buechler 68, passed away April 13, 2020 at her home in Crawford, Ga. Kay was born in Commerce, Ga. and was the daughter of John and Grace Ivie . Kay in addition to her husband, Donald Buechler is survived  by her son John Buechler and sisters Kathy Marshbanks and Kelly Woodham.
Kay...
Carolyn Jean (Gowder) Haggard
Apr 11, 2020
My mother, Carolyn Jean Haggard was born on January 22, 1938 to G.D. and Bonnie Mae Gowder. She was born in to Heaven on April 11, 2020 after an extended illness. She was 82 years old.
Mama was preceded in death by her daughter Teressa Reed, who also passed away on April 11, 2006, fourteen...
Ronnie Eldred Coile
Apr 9, 2020
Ronnie Eldred Coile, age 68 of Comer, GA passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Born on Nov. 19, 1951 in Athens, GA, Mr. Coile was the son of the late James W. and Sue Coile Coile. He was a maintenance worker with the University of Georgia.
Survivors include a nephew, Tommy...
Ruben Calvin Moore
Apr 5, 2020
Ruben Calvin Moore passed away Sunday April 5, 2020. No services are scheduled at this time.
Maria Balaban
Mar 30, 2020
Maria Balaban, age 94 of Commerce, GA passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at her residence.
Born on Aug. 15, 1925 in Saseni Galati, Romania, Mrs. Balaban was the daughter of the late Dumitru and Elena Balanaru. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Lawrenceville, GA....


