Bounnhang Phaxai

Bounnhang Phaxai, age 64, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

Mrs. Phaxai was born on October 10, 1961, in Laos. She was preceded in death by her parents, Khamphan and Kotami Phoutthavong.

Bounnhang was a woman of family dynamic and was heavily involved in the Laotian community, development, and building of the local temples. She was an active and strong woman who could never stay sitting in one place for too long. Oftentimes, we would find her somewhere out in the yard tending to her gardening for hours on end, feeding and talking to her farm animals, or out on the banks with her husband and a fishing pole in her hand and a dog trailing behind.

Survivors include her husband, Khamchanh Phaxai, of Cornelia; three sons, Bo Phaxai, of Mt. Airy; Boone Phaxai, of Lula; Bee Phaxai, of Lula; one daughter, Khon Phaxai, of Gainesville; sister, Oudom Banda, of Mt. Airy; and seven grandchildren.

A Funeral Ceremony will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2026, at the funeral home.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511.