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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS. WEDNESDAY. MAY 21. 2008 - PAGE 9A
Area Death Notices
Judy Pafford
Judy Bradberry Pafford, 63,
of Commerce, died Wednesday,
May 14, 2008.
She was born in Jackson
County, the daughter of the late
Connie W. and Pauline Hogan
Bradberry. She was a member of
Union Baptist Church and was
employed as an assistant man
ager in sales at the Lodge Cast
Iron.
Survivors include her husband,
Tommy Pafford, Commerce; sons
and daughters-in-law, Rhett and
Jessica Childers, Commerce,
Travis and Donna Childers,
Bogart; daughter and son-in-
law, Tara and Robert Faulkner,
Statham; 13 grandchildren;
a brother, Bobby Bradberry,
Nicholson; and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Friday, May 16, at Smith Memory
Chapel with the Rev. Donald
Clark officiating. Burial was at
Union Baptist Church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to St. Mary’s Hospice
House, 1660 Jennings Mill Rd.,
Bogart, Ga. 30622.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Mattie Sears
Mattie Roberta Wideman Sears,
73, of Commerce, died Sunday,
May 18, 2008.
She was the daughter of the late
Herbert and Selma Wideman and
was a homemaker. Mrs. Sears was
preceded in death by her husband,
Dwayne Sears; a daughter, Kathy
Sears; brothers, Ralph Wideman,
Jim Frank Wideman; and sisters,
Maude Wideman Dallas and
Cleo Wideman Brewer.
Survivors include sons and
daughters-in-law, Larry and Ava
Sears, Allardt, Tenn., Jerry and
Karen Sears, Carnesville, and
Phillips Sears, Commerce; daugh
ters and sons-in-law, Carolyn
and Brent Jennings, Greenwood,
S.C., Eva and Jerry Peek and
Tina Sears, all of Commerce,
Tammie and Tommy Pinnell,
Lula; brothers, Thomas Wideman
and Mason Wideman, both of
McCormick, S.C.; 17 grandchil
dren; 21 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, May 20, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home with the
Revs. Danny Oliver and David
Carithers officiating. Burial was
in the Grove Level Baptist Church
cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Freddie Wood
Freddie Alma Short Wood, 96,
of Commerce, died Sunday, May
18, 2008, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center in Gainesville.
She was born on September
20, 1911, in Jackson County, the
daughter of the late Thomas Coy
and Hettie Moss Short. She was
the oldest female member of Mt.
Olive Baptist Church, where she
had been a member since join
ing at age 11. She was a retired
Seamstress from Commerce
Sportswear and Oxford. Mrs.
Wood was preceded in death by
her husband, Joe Brown Wood;
and a sister, Ada Fay Webb.
Survivors include daughters and
son-in-law, Barbara and Raymond
Adams, Chamblee, and Marie
and Wendell Perry, Gainesville,
Carolyn Hayes, Sautee-
Nacoochee; sister, Jane Short
Irvin, Gillsville; seven grandchil
dren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, May 20, at Little-Ward
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Derry Oliver and Henry Webb
officiating. Burial was in the
Jackson Memorial Gardens.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Charlie Smith
Charlie Ellington Smith, 83, of
Baldwin, died Sunday, May 18,
2008, at a private care facility, fol
lowing an extended illness.
He was born in Pickens County,
S.C., on August 15, 1924, the son
of the late George Earl and Mary
Elizabeth Anderson Smith. He
was a member of the Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church in Banks County.
He served his community faith
fully in law enforcement, having
retired as Chief of Police with the
Demorest Police Department and
formerly served in the Jackson
County Sheriff’s Department and
the Cornelia Police Department.
Mr. Smith was preceded in death
by his wife, Mildred Tench Smith;
brothers, George Earl Smith Jr„
Raymond Smith, Walter Smith;
and sisters, Sadie and Annie
Nations.
Survivors include daughters,
Sandra and Billy Joe Barrett,
Hollingsworth, Phyllis Smith
and special friend, Steve Sosby,
Toccoa, Wanda and Phil Perry,
Cornelia, Denise and Steve
Holland, Hollingsworth; sister,
Rachel Davis, Gastonia, N.C.;
seven grandchildren; eight great
grandchildren; and two great-
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, May 20, at Whitfield
Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph
Smith and Larry Whitfield offici
ating. Burial was in Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church Cemetery, Banks
County.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South
Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Rev. Jimmy Owensby
Rev. Jimmy Powell Owensby, 67,
of Commerce, died Wednesday,
May 14, at his residence.
Born in Jackson County, he
was the son of the late Allen
and Mattie Simms Owensby. He
served his community as a min
ister.
Survivors include his wife,
Dorothy Dalton Owensby,
Commerce; sons, Ricky Bennett
and Mitchell Owensby, both of
Royston, Wesley
Bennett, Danny
Owensby, Darren
Owensby, all
of Commerce;
brothers, Bernice
Owensby and Tom
Owensby, both of
Commerce; sis
ter, Kate Lacey,
Commerce; 13 grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, May 17, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home with the
Revs. Wendell Hanley and Curtis
Greene officiating. Burial was in
the Grey Hill Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Russell Koons
Russell Koons, 35, of Tellico
Plains, Tenn., formerly of
Maysville, died Tuesday, May 13,
2008.
Born on March 23,1973, he was
the son of Mary Koons of Vonore,
Tenn. and the late Bob Koons. Mr.
Koons was preceded in death by
a baby son, Ryan Koons.
Survivors include his wife, Kim;
a son, Andrew Koons, Acworth;
daughter, Jenna, Tellico Plains,
Tenn.; step-daughter, Jessica,
Tellico Plains, Tenn.; brother
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Koons, Madisonville, Tenn.; sis
ter and brother-in-law, Felicia
and Thomas Moon, Maysville;
and several nieces, nephews and
friends.
Services were held at Biereley-
Hale chapel and burial was in
Coppinger Cemetery in Tellico
Plains, Tenn.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Thomas Souther
Thomas Watson Souther, 90, of
New Horizons Nursing Home,
Gainesville, died Wednesday, May
14, 2008, following an extended
illness.
He was born in Union County,
the son of the late Rev. Jasper
Gilliam Souther and Stella
Ruth Watkins Souther. He was
retired from Chicopee and was
preceded in death by his wife,
Willie Mae McIntyre Souther;
brothers, Aaron, Isaiah, Oliver,
Arvil and John Souther; sisters,
Ulmer Dyer, Willie Turpin and
Frankie Cowart. He was a mem
ber of Pilgrim Baptist Church in
Gainesville and was also a char
ter member of East Hall Baptist
Church.
Survivors include daugh
ters and sons-in-law, Carolyn
and Roger Allen, Gainesville,
Delores Edge, Flowery Branch,
and Frances and Ronnie Spain,
Cleveland; son and daughter-
in-law, Ralph and Lois Souther,
Gainesville; grandchildren and
spouses, Phil and Jan Strickland,
Tim and Theresa Strickland,
all of Gainesville, David and
Catherine Strickland, Scotty
and Nancy Souther, all of Lula,
Brian and Sonya Souther, Kevin
Spain, Christy and Keith Sutton,
all of Cleveland, Shaun Edge,
Flowery Branch; great-grandchil
dren, Madison Strickland, Joshua
Souther, Ethan Edge, Bo Souther
and Briana Sutton; sister, Mary
Hart, Gainesville; brothers, Paul
Souther, Cleveland, and L.D.
Souther, Gainesville; and a host
of family and friends.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, May 17, in the chapel
of Memorial Park Funeral Home
with the Revs. Jack Pierce, Bobby
Jones and Farrell Presley officiat
ing. Burial was in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Mark Bounxayseng
Mark Souk Bounxayseng, 65, of
Baldwin, died Monday, May 19,
2008, at his residence, following
an extended illness.
He was born on August 6,
1942, in Nongkhai, Thailand, the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Verne Bounxayseng. He was
retired from Mt. Vernon Mills
with 20 years of dedicated ser
vice and was a member of the
Wat LaoKhambouengheung in
Baldwin. Mr. Bounxayseng was
preceded in death by a son, Phet
Bounxayseng.
Survivors include his wife, Phou
Bounxayseng, Baldwin; daugh
ters, Sai Bounxayseng and Amy
Bounxayseng, both of Baldwin;
grandchildren, Caitlyn, Jacob
and Joseph Bounxayseng.
Funeral services will be
held Saturday, May 24, at the
Whitfield Funeral Home
with the Monks from the Wat
LaoKhambouengheung officiat
ing.
The family will receive friends
at the funeral home Thursday,
May 22, from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7
to 9 p.m. and on Friday, May 23,
from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South
Chapel, Baldwin, is in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Freder Wade
Freder Roberts Wade, 84, of
Alto, died Wednesday, May 14,
2008, at Athens Regional Medical
Center in Athens, following an
extended illness.
Born in Banks County on March
19, 1924, she was the daughter of
the late Ben Roberts and Lou Eller
Wade. She attended the Pleasant
Grove United Methodist Church
and was a homemaker. Mrs.
Wade was preceded in death by
her husband, Woodrow B. Wade;
a brother, Lonnie Roberts; and
sisters, Mae Wade, Maude Dodd,
Leler Goodson, Montine Purdy,
Josie Wade and Inez Roberts.
Survivors include daughters
and sons-in-law, Nancy and
Archie Browning, Clarkesville;
son and daughter-in-law, Harold
and Brenda Boling Wade, Alto,
and Benford and Jennifer Lee
Wade; sister, Pauline Thomas,
Alto; 10 grandchildren; 19 great
grandchildren; and special grand
daughter, Melinda Wade Mull.
Funeral services were held
Friday, May 16, at the Pleasant
Grove Methodist Church with
Pastors Mike Franklin and
Pennie Eddy, and the Revs.
Danny Masters and Carlton
Bates officiating. Burial was at
Yonah Memorial Gardens with
the Revs. Clyde Garrison and
Don McLean officiating.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Freder Wade
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 725,
Cornelia, Ga. 30531.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Tommy Dale
Tommy Junior Dale, 65, of
Maysville, died Monday, May
19, 2008, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center
in Gainesville.
Born in Hall
County, he
was the son of
the late Tom
and Bernice
Greenway Dale.
He worked
36 years at
Milliken, New
Holland Plant and was an active
member of Unity Christian
Church in Maysville. He loved
fishing, Nascar Racing, football
and writing poetry. His favorite
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May 23
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in the Park at Spencer Park in downtown Commerce. With the help of a
Georgia Council for the Arts Grassroots Arts Program Grant, the
Commerce Downtown Development Authority is hosting “Curley Maple”.
They are a Bluegrass/Folk/Americana band from Athens, GA. Food
venders will be present.
Movies start at dusk and the concerts start at 6:30 p.m.
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mail box and back, loved ones
stated.
Survivors include his wife, Linda
Dale, Maysville; a son, Steve Dale,
Commerce; daughters, Cynthia
Bradburn, Flowery Branch,
Crystal Hughes, Jefferson; broth
er, Bobby B. Dale, Maysville; sister,
Lethia Pethel, Gainesville; grand
children, Parker, Clayton and
Abigail Hughes, Avery, Thomas,
Anna and Jonathan Dale, Isaiah
Stephenson, Dawson and Kaylah
Paige Bradburn; and a special
little friend, Isabella Smith.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, May 21, at the Unity
Christian Church in Maysville
with the Rev. Mike Thompson
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Tommye Nicholas
Tommye J. Nicholas, 78, of
Baldwin, died Monday, May 19,
2008, at a private care facility.
She was born on October 30,
1929, in Fulton County, the daugh
ter of the late Thomas Elmer and
Mary Anna Akin Reeves. She
was a member of the Mableton
First Christian Church and was
retired from Benefits and Service
Records Company with 15 years
of service.
Survivors include her husband
of 57 years, William Nicholas,
Baldwin; sons, Marvin Wayne
“Butch” Nicholas, Knoxville,
Tenn., Edward Thomas “Bubba”
Nicholas, Baldwin; and two
grandchildren.
No services are scheduled at
this time.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Habersham Home
East, P.O. Box 37, Demorest, Ga.
30535.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South
Chapel, Baldwin, is in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
Jack Townsend
Jack Richard Townsend, 79,
of Athens, died Saturday, May
17, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospice
House.
Born in Spruce Pine, N.C., he
was the son of the late Colonel
Calvin Townsend and Janie King
Townsend and
was Methodist.
A resident of
Athens since
1975, he was
the owner and
operator of
BET-Townsend
Hearing Aids,
traveling into
numerous areas
with his business.
He was a graduate —
of Akron University,
Life Time member of the Athens
Lions Club, Georgia Associating
for Hearing Care Professionals,
where he served as president
and vice president. Also, he was
a member of VFW Post #2872,
Athens Chamber of Commerce,
and the Georgia Federation for
Independent Businessmen. He
was a veteran, having served in
the United States Air Force dur
ing World War II and the Korean
Conflict. Mr. Townsend was pre
ceded in death by wives, Julene
Townsend and Barbara Edenfield
Townsend.
Survivors include children,
Colleen Lewis, Oxford, Glen
Townsend, Monticello, Bruce
Townsend, Jackson, Rick
Townsend, Baxley; sister, Wilma
Pritchard, Marion, N.C.; 12 grand
children; eight great-grandchil
dren; and his loving cat Katie.
A graveside service will be held
Thursday, May 22, at 11 a.m„ at
the Georgia Veterans Memorial
Cemetery in Milledgeville, with
military honors accorded with
the Rev Will Lewis officiating.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Georgia Society
for Hearing Care Professionals
Foundation, P.O. Box 91,
Clarkston, Ga. 30021, or the
Lions Club Georgia Lighthouse,
1775 Clairmont Rd., Decatur, Ga.
30033.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, West, Bogart, is in charge
of arrangements.
The Commerce News, May 21, 2008.
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