OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Commerce, GA, Jackson County, and Surrounding Areas.
Dorothy "Dot" Booth Mealor
Jul 24, 2018
Dorothy "Dot" Booth Mealor, age 87, passed away on the morning of July 24, 2018. Born on October 17, 1930 to Robert L. and Fannie Jordan Booth in Ila, GA. She was a proud graduate of Athens Business College with a degree in Accounting. She married D.L. Mealor on June 9, 1950. They were blessed with three children and a...
Lois Mcdaniel Shelton
Jul 22, 2018
Lois McDaniel Shelton, age 87 of Watkinsville, GA passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 at her residence. Born on August 3, 1930 in Watkinsville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and May Mote McDaniel. She was a homemaker, member of Mars Hill Baptist Church, and is the widow of Doug Shelton. Mrs. Shelton is preceded in death...
Peggy Marie Rising
Jul 22, 2018
Peggy Marie Rising, 67, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ while surrounded by her loving husband and sons in Killbuck on Sunday, July 22, 2018. She was born Sept. 29, 1950 in Ravenna, the daughter of Warder and Lena (Rucks) Barker. She was the loving wife of Thomas Rising for 49 years, having been...
Jane Elizabeth Van Fossen
Jul 22, 2018
Jane Elizabeth Cox Van Fossen, age 67 of Commerce, GA passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 at her residence. Born on Sept. 14, 1950 in Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Virginia Karn Cox. She was a member of Crossroads Worship Center Church of God where she taught Adult Sunday School Class, and worked in medical...
Jayden Candler Fields
Jul 20, 2018
Jayden Candler Fields, age 15 of Danielsville, GA passed away Friday, July 20, 2018. Born on Dec. 23, 2002 in Gainesville, GA, he was the son of Jason and Chelsea Fields, of Danielsville, and April and Adam Angel, of Commerce. He was of the Baptist faith and attended the Little Country Church. He was preceded in death by his Grandfather,...
Lillian Mabel Manus
Jul 20, 2018
Lillian Mabel Manus, age 72 of Commerce, GA, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at her residence. Born on April 9, 1946 in Commerce, GA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Lee and Zelma Cain Mathis. She was the widow of Grady Saxon, a housekeeper with Days Inn, of the Baptist faith, and preceded in death by a...
Douglas Lee Parish
Jul 20, 2018
Douglas Lee Parish age 65 of Commerce passed away Friday July 20, 2018 at the Gwinnett Medical Center. Celebration of Life services will be announced at a later date. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.iviefuneralhomecommerce.com Arrangements are in the care of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce.
Tommy Lamar Jackson
Jul 18, 2018
Tommy Lamar Jackson, Jr age 37 of Commerce passed away Wednesday July 18, 2018 following an accident. Mr. Jackson was born July 7, 1981 in Atlanta to Mary Michelle Faith Moore & the late Tommy Lamar Jackson, Sr. He was self-employed in the construction industry and was a Christian. Survivors include, mother & step-father, Mary & Marvin Moore, Sr., daughters,...
David Gary Newberry
Jul 16, 2018
David Gary Newberry, age 61 of Commerce, GA passed away Monday, July 16, 2018. Born in Gainesville, GA, on August 3, 1956, Mr. Newberry was the son of the late George and Annie Lou Graham Newberry. He was of the Baptist faith and preceded in death by a brother, Lamar Newberry. Survivors include his wife, Vivian Shaver Newberry of the...
Carol Ann Sanders
Jul 11, 2018
Carol Ann Sanders, age 61 of Winder, GA passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Born on December 19, 1956 in New York City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy Girardin Polcino. Mrs. Sanders was a self employed interior painter, and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include a boyfriend, Michael Bradford, Winder; son and daughter-in-law, Jason...
Frank Gary Jarrell
Jul 7, 2018
Frank Gary Jarrell, Sr. age 81 of Toccoa passed away Saturday July 7, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Jarrell was born March 18, 1937 in Macon, Georgia to the late Frank Jim & Ada Estelle Newbery Jarrell. He served his Country in the United States Navy and was a self employed painter. He was preceded in death by his son,...
Jerry Q. Frady
Jul 4, 2018
Jerry Quennon Frady age 81 of Commerce passed away Wednesday July 4, 2018 at the Northridge Medical Center. Mr. Frady was born June 18, 1937 in Gastonia, North Carolina to the late Beacher & Mandy Lee Frady. Mr. Frady made a career in the United States Military having been in the Army until his retirement. Mr. Frady was preceded in...
Rachel Williams Hoover
Jul 3, 2018
Rachel Williams Hoover, age 97, of Winder, GA, formerly of Commerce, GA passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Born on June 24, 1921 in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late D.C. and Addie Hall Williams. Mrs. Hoover was the widow of James Frank Hoover, was a WWII Army veteran, a graduate of Valdosta State University and Columbia...
Nicholas Antonio Elrod
Jun 28, 2018
Nicholas Antonio Elrod, age 21, of Commerce, GA passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018. Born on Jan. 31, 1997 in Commerce, GA, he was the son of Dennis Nathaniel and Priscilla Marie Conde Elrod. Mr. Elrod was a 2015 graduate of Banks County High School, worked with Amazon, of the Christian faith, and is preceded in death by grandparents, Ervin...
Paul Gerald Krutz
Jun 24, 2018
Paul Gerald Krutz, age 63, of Commerce, GA passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018 at his residence. Born on October 24, 1954 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Walter W. and Teresa Schmid Krutz. He was an Air Force Veteran, a service department manager with SCM in Atlanta, of the Catholic faith, and was preceded in...
Marilyn Diane Jacquin
Jun 22, 2018
Marilyn Diane Jacquin age 66 of Danielsville passed away Friday June 22, 2018 at her residence. Ms. Jacquin was born June 23, 1951 in New Jersey to Robert & Edith Jacquin. She was a self employed Paralegal. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.iviefuneralhomecommerce.com Arrangements are in the care of Ivie Funeral Home of Commerce.
Ruth Mealor Bolton
Jun 20, 2018
Mrs. Ruth Jeannette Mealor Bolton,age 84, of Maysville, passed away Wednesday June 20, 2018 at Northridge Medical Center. Mrs. Bolton was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Ethel Parr Mealor and is survived by her husband George Stewart Bolton of the home. Other survivors include two sons, Ellis (Brenda)Bolton of Royston, Ga and Chris (Karen) Bolton of Homer, Ga.,...
Lorenzo Lopez
Jun 20, 2018
Mr. Lorenzo Lopez, age 41, of Commerce, Ga. passed away on June 20, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Lopez was the son of the late Antonio Lopez Luna and Maria DeLuz Lopez Torres. He was employed by La Hacienda Restaurant and attended St. Catherine Laboure' Catholic Church in Jefferson. He is survived by his wife, Alicia Navarro and...
Dorothy Rose Akin
Jun 18, 2018
Dorothy Rose Akin, age 94 of Danielsville, GA passed away Monday, June 18, 2018. Born on February 20, 1924 in Commerce, GA, she was the daughter of the late James Leo, Sr. and Lola Powell Young. She was the widower of her first husband, William House and second husband, Ben Akin, a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include...
Patsy Yielding
Jun 18, 2018
Patsy Yielding age 73 of Gainesville passed away Monday June 18, 2018 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Braselton. Mrs. Yielding was born October 12, 1944 in Fulton, Mississippi to the late Jesse Claude & Arthur Rye Hall. She was retired as a Registered Nurse. Survivors include, sister & brother in law, Peggy & David Thornhill of Jefferson, former husband,...


