On July 19, 2023, Mary Kathleen Gaddis of Milner, Georgia passed away peacefully at the age of 94 after a brief illness. A celebration of her life will be held 3:00 pm Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at Westview Cemetery, The Abbey Mausoleum Chapel. Mary retired as a bookkeeper from Graves Refrigeration and was also a longtime employee of NAWCAS, a women’s and children’s apparel company. She worked alongside her sister, Ellen Smith, and cousins by marriage, Louise Howell and Darlene Dunn. Mary is survived by her six children, Kathy (Mickey) Perkins, Barney (Serenity) Coleman, Nancy (David) Pinder, Tommy (Kathleen) Gaddis, Meg Hiro, Patti (Brian) Thorne; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; and sister, Ellen Smith.Mary was preceded by her first husband, Hugh Coleman, second husband, Walter (Doug) Gaddis; father, William Henry Oxley; mother, Opal Mildred Oxley; brother, Bill Oxley; grandchildren, Chris and Luke Coleman; daughter-in-law, Sandra Coleman and son-in-law, Peter Hiro.
In lieu of flowers, the family request for donations to the American Cancer Society.