All Obituaries

Jerome Chapman Henderson, 93, of Calhoun, died Sunday, August 19, 2018 at his home. He was born in Gordon County on September 21, 1924, son of the late John Sevier and Georgia Chapman Henderson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marion Brock Henderson in 2014; and siblings, John S. Henderson, James Henderson, Kate Henderson Clark, and Ralph Henderson.   Jerome was a veteran, serving his country in the US Army. He was employed with Lockheed for 37 years...

James Allen Cagle, 76, of Resaca, GA, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Gordon County on January 7, 1942, son of the late James and Olivia Harbor Cagle.   Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Linda Greeson Cagle; his son and daughter-in-law, Marty and Janet Cagle; his daughters and son-in-law, Karen and Steve Bailey, and Mary Ann Cagle; his grandchildren, Leon Bailey, Gary Bailey, Kevin Bailey, William Anderson, Dustin Anderson, Flora Anderson, and...

Jerry Clifton "Smokey" Quinn, 77, of the Pine Chapel community, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at his home, following a year of declining health. Jerry was born in Gordon County on April 2, 1941, son of the late Clyde and Pearl Fair Quinn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Keith Quinn; brother, Rae Quinn; and sisters, Shirley Quinn Coggins and Sue Quinn Collum.   Jerry was a graduate of Red Bud High School, class of 1959. He was a lifetime...

  Clyde William Allen, 78, of Calhoun, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at UT Medical Center in Knoxville, TN, following a brief illness. He was born in Gordon County on October 18, 1939, son of the late James and Leah Allen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Claude Allen.   Clyde was retired as owner of Allen Backhoe Service. He was a Mason and a Shriner, and loved to fish and hunt. He was a hard-working, highly respected individual who was...

Margaret Mize Summerville, 86, of Fairmount, GA, died Monday, August 13, 2018 at Gordon Health & Rehab, following several years of declining health. She was born in Calhoun, GA on September 1, 1929, daughter of the late John William and Hattie Stanfield Mize. She attended Calhoun Elementary School and later moved with her family to Shannon, GA. She was a graduate of Model High School. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, James Mize. She was a member of...

John Robert Stephens, age 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Gordon Health and Rehab from an extended illness. He was born August 25, 1933 in Lumberton, North Carolina, to the late Ella Rose Stephens and Odell Owens.   He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Eva Grace Britt Stephens; his daughter Brenda Stephens Dickinson and her husband George Dickinson; his grandchildren Melissa Dickinson and her husband Tom Query, Laura Dickinson Brown and her husband Joseph...

Jimmy Donald Colston, 76 died on August 6 2018, at Gordon County hospital after surgery complications.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday August 18, 2018 at Max Brannon Funeral Home on 705 Old Red Bud Road in Calhoun GA at 11:30 AM Jimmy was born on December 13, 1941 in Shannon GA to James and Thelma Colston.  He earned an Associate of Arts Degree from Alabama Christian College in 1963 and had a successful career as a drafting engineer in the field of Fire Protection...

. Bonnie Shope (Miss Bonnie) Weaver, 104, of Birmingham, Alabama, formerly of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018, following several months of declining health. She was born September 22, 1913, in Ranger, Georgia, the second of five children born to David C. Shope and Ethel Anderson Shope. She was the widow of Oran Weaver, a former pastor of several local Baptist churches. Bonnie had lived most of her life in Gordon County, but for brief periods in her childhood lived...

Mr. C.L. McDonald, 71, of Calhoun, died early Friday morning, August 3, 2018 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born on January 26, 1947, son of the late Raymond and Faire Herod McDonald. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice McDonald, in 2016; his brother, Robert (Buddy) McDonald; and a sister and brother-in-law, Dot and Jimmy Lockridge.   Prior to ill health, C.L. was employed for many years with Norville Industries. He loved fishing,...

Kevin Collum of Calhoun, GA, left this world July 31, 2018 at his home, surrounded by the dear family he loved.  He succumbed to his two-year battle with cancer. Kevin lived and loved large, and his charismatic personality touched the hearts of many.  Those he worked with while employed by the Georgia DOT and Atkins consultants, as well as the many he competed with on numerous ballfields around this state.  Kevin, a power hitter playing men’s softball, showed class to...