Mrs. Diane Shirley Pace Dean

Mrs. Diane Shirley Pace Dean, age 66 of Ridgeland Road, Eastanollee passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Pruitt Health Toccoa.

A daughter of the late Melvin and Christine “Sue” Thacker Pace, she was born May 23, 1956, in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all her life.  She was employed with Master Furniture as a finisher for a number of years.  She was of the Baptist faith and a member of Tom’s Creek Baptist Church.  She was a loving mother and grandmother who loved her grandchildren.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas William Dean in 2014.

Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Jodi and Bryan Coker and Susan and Jeff Ledford both of Eastanollee; grandchildren, Brittany Dean and Whitney Fisher, reared in the home, Bailey Coker, Kaylee Coker, Will Ledford and Jorga Ledford; two brothers, Joe Pace and Michael Pace both of Eastanollee.

Funeral services will be Thursday, December 8, 2022, 2 o’clock p.m. at Tom’s Creek Baptist Church with The Reverend Bill Stacey and The Reverend Jerrell Beatty officiating.  The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers, Austin Fisher, Jamie Parker, Jay Parker, Randy Henderson, Marshall Martin and Michael Jameson.

The family will receive friends at the Acree-Davis Funeral Home on Wednesday, 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.acree-davisfh.com.

Interment will follow in the Tom’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with the Acree-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Diane Pace Dean.