Watkinsville, GA - Tommy D. Mize, 73, of Watkinsville, GA died Saturday, June 19, 2010, at the home of his daughter, Jackson, MO.
He was born September 27. 1936, in Morley, MO son of the late Ernest and Lena Murphy Mize. He and Cathy Thomas were married April 26, 1986. She survives in Watkinsville, GA.
Other survivors include two daughters, Cathy (Bob) Dietl of Jackson, MO and Teresa (Burny) Burnside of Ludowici, GA; four sons, David (Maxine) Mize and Paul (Connie) Mize both of Jackson, Tom Mize of Salem, AL and Rick (Stacy) Mize of Lake St. Louis, MO; a sister, Lois (Jerry) Rose of Jackson; one brother, Charlie (Lee) Mize of Panama City Beach, FL; a sister-in-law, Ethel Mize of Jackson; a brother-in-law, Donny Vaughn of Houston, TX; and 14 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Billy Mize, and a sister, JoAnn Vaughn.
He was a member of Freeman Baptist Church, Farmington, GA.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Oconee Chapel Funeral Directors. Interment will follow at Oconee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Oconee Chapel from 12:00 until 2:00 PM.