Pete Pace

May 8, 1938 - August 3, 2019

Funeral Service for Pete Pace, 81, of Piedmont will be Tuesday, August 06, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Hayward Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Piedmont Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon until time of service. Mr. Pace passed away Saturday, August 03, 2019 at his home. Survivors include one daughter, Rhonda Owenby (Roger) of Piedmont; one son, Rodney Pace of Piedmont; five grandchildren, J.P. Porter (Haily) of Villa Rica, Ga., Jordan Porter (Brooklyn) of Mount Zion, Ga., J.O. Owenby (Brandie) of Piedmont, Tracy Davis (Alan) of Hiram, Ga., and Jessica Monk (Rusty) of Dallas, Ga.; eleven great grandchildren, Avery Porter, Bradley Shaw Porter, Kirra Owenby, Braylen Owenby, Emma Proctor, Colton Proctor, Clayton Bryant, Alana Davis, Jack Davis, Hudson Monk, and Aubrey Monk; one brother, Robert Pace (Bobbie) of Spring Garden; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be J.P. Porter, Jordan Porter, J.O. Owenby, Stevie Goss, Jeremy Goss, and Johnny Bain. Mr. Pace was a native of Piedmont and a former resident of Austell, Ga. He moved back to Piedmont in 1998. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and retired from Mead Packaging. Mr. Pace had an outgoing personality and enjoyed talking to everyone. He was very thoughtful of others and was always there to help out. He enjoyed gardening and sharing the vegetables with family and friends. Many days you could find him at home working on cars and jeeps. He loved his family and spending time with them. Mr. Pace was preceded in death by his wife, Kay Goss Pace. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be made to Piedmont Fire Department, 312 N Center Ave, Piedmont, AL 36272.