Mary Sue Pafford Gaines Obituary
We are sad to announce that on November 23, 2022, at the age of 92, Mary Sue Pafford Gaines (Talladega, Alabama), born in Orlando, Florida passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Sue Pafford Gaines to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband Ralph D. Gaines, Jr.; her parents, Charles Herbert Pafford and Mary Matilda Shaw Pafford; and her brother Charles Herbert Pafford, Jr.. She is survived by: her children, Ralph D. Gaines III (Lisa), Charles Pafford Gaines (Sharon), Susannah Gaines Herring (Dave), Priscilla Gaines McMillan (Ken) and Lucius Shaw Gaines (Jacqueline); her grandchildren, Ralph Dewar Gaines, IV, Jackson Paden Gaines, Charles Pafford Gaines, Jr., William Chandler Nash Gaines, Emily Grace Sills, Janie O'neil Chan Sills, Mary Caroline Herring Smith, Heather Priscilla Herring Miller, Johnston Gaines McMillan, George Laurens Shaw McMillan, Graham Hamilton Shaw Gaines and Jacqueline Madison Gaines; and her great grandchildren, Mary Claire Smith, Charles Tyler Smith, Jr., Riley Elizabeth Gaines, Catherine Reagan Gaines, Ralph D. Gaines and V. Mrs. She is also survived by her family and friends.
Mrs. Gaines would be honored if, in lieu of flowers, donations were made to the following: First Baptist Church of Talladega, 216 North St E, Talladega, AL 35160.
