Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Larry Petty
Sep 10, 2018
Obituary Larry L. Petty, 66, of the Sonoraville Community, died at his home on Monday September 10, 2018, following several months of declining health. Larry was born in Resaca on April 26, 1952. He was the son of the late Otis H. and Bessie Bradley Petty. Larry was a member of Belmont Baptist Church. He was head of maintenance for...
L.E. Parks
Sep 6, 2018
Obituary Mr. L.E. Parks, 65, of Plainville, GA, died Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Erlanger Medical Center. He was born in Gordon County on December 16, 1952, son of the late David Parks and the late Bonnie Wilkey Shepherd. L.E. was a well-known jack-of-all-trades. He was a member of the Plainville Church of God of Prophecy. Survivors include his daughter,...
Ronald Brantley
Sep 5, 2018
Obituary Ronald Brantley, 79, of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at his home. He was born in Toombs County on August 10, 1939, son of the late Willard and Katie Brantley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marsha Jean Brantley; and brothers, Gene Brantley, Samuel Brantley, and Bouncer Brantley. Ronald was...
Gene Callaway
Sep 3, 2018
Obituary Gene Callaway, 63, of Dalton, GA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 3, 2018. He was born in Gordon County on December 12, 1954, son of the late P.R. and Virginia Adams Callaway. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Ann Callaway. Gene worked for many years at World...
Minnie Lynn Jeanette Parker
Sep 3, 2018
Obituary Infant Minnie Lynn Jeanette Parker, the three-month-old daughter of Jenifer Jane Myers and Mitchell Keith Parker, died at home on Monday, September 3, 2018. Along with her parents, she is survived by her sister, Destiny Lynn Parker; her grandfather, Claude Parker Jr.; her Godmother, Tina Patton; her aunts, Linda Kay Myers, Donna Myers, Helena Myers, Betty Fields, and Brenda...
Bonnie Talley
Sep 2, 2018
Obituary Bonnie Lee Baugh Talley, 80, of Calhoun died at her home on Sunday, September 2, 2018, following several months of declining health. Bonnie was born in Gordon County on December 24, 1937. She was the daughter of the late James Quillian and Bonnie Lucille Baugh; her brother, Donald Baugh, also preceded her in death. For twenty-seven years, Bonnie was...
Lydia Ann Wright
Sep 2, 2018
Obituary Infant Lydia Ann Wright, of Calhoun, died Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Floyd Hospital. Survivors include her parents, Bradley and Stephanie Wright; her brother, Elliot Michael Wright; grandparents, Mark and Judy Nance, Patricia and Michael Wright, and Manda and Bruce Cudd; uncles and aunts, Eric Townsend and Christa Talley, James and Heather Kilpatrick, Tiffany Nance, Dann and Kayla Wright,...
Kenneth Wable
Aug 31, 2018
Obituary Kenneth Wable, 73 of Calhoun passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 at Pruitt Health Nursing Home in Lafayette. He never met anyone he couldnt make laugh. Through his many services to the community over the years, as well as the many people he helped, to the many business ventures he always went after, and the close family of truck...
Edna Louise Fitzsimmons
Aug 31, 2018
Obituary Edna Louise Fitzsimmons, 65, of Resaca, GA, died Friday, August 31, 2018 at Gordon Hospital following 8 years of declining health. She was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on September 15, 1952, daughter of the late Harry M. Strader and Ida Conley Hintz. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Paul G. and Elena Palmer, Jr., and Joseph M. and...
Frances Marie Beck
Aug 29, 2018
Obituary Frances Marie Beck, 77, of Calhoun, died at Redmond Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 following a sudden illness. Marie was born in Dahlonega, Georgia on October 5, 1940. She was the daughter of the late Claude and Annie Seabolt Lingerfelt. Her husband, Lamar Beck, preceded her in death in 2014; she was also preceded in death...
Hugh Massingill
Aug 29, 2018
Obituary Marion Hugh Massingill, 75, of Resaca, GA died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at his home, following several years of declining health. He was born in Whitfield County on August 24, 1943, son of the late Clarence and Scottie Massingill. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Massingill; and a sister, Dorothy Vaughan....
George Franklin Cornwell
Aug 29, 2018
Obituary Mr. George Franklin Cornwell, 73, of Calhoun, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Cornwell was born in Resaca, GA on September 1, 1944, son of the late George Walter Cornwell and Maybelle Higdon Cornwell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Helen Dunaway, Thelma Calloway, Audry Cornwell, Anita Cornwell and...
Carl Winston Sanford
Aug 29, 2018
Obituary Carl Winston Sanford, 48, of Calhoun died on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Carl was born in Gordon County on March 25, 1970. He was preceded in death by his father, Winston Sanford; grandparents, Edgar and Thelma Kirby; and uncles, Ray Kirby, Monroe Kirby, and H.L. Kirby. Carl is survived by his mother, Mary Sanford; his brother, Anthony Long; his...
Connie Lynne Burnette Long
Aug 26, 2018
Obituary Connie Lynne Burnette Long, 65, of Plainville, GA, died Sunday, August 26, 2018, following a brief illness. Born in Dalton, GA, she is survived by her son, Andy Long, of Plainville; Sisters, Norma Jackson of Dalton, Betty (Robert) Collins of Calhoun, Wanda (Steve) Simpson of Wayne City, IL, and Thera Kinney of Eton; and brothers, David (Rilla) Burnette of...
Monte Paul Clark
Aug 25, 2018
Obituary . Monte Paul 'Tego' Clark Sr., 50, a lifelong resident of Calhoun, passed away at his home on Saturday, August 25th, 2018. Monte was born in Gordon County on April 23, 1968. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, G.C. and Carolyn Russell, and K.T. Clark; Monte was also preceded in death by David Barton. Monte was a...
Ella Lanora Graham
Aug 25, 2018
Obituary Ella Lanora Graham, 71, of the Sonoraville Community, Fairmount died Saturday, August 25, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Cartersville, GA on July 16, 1947; daughter of the late Alvin W.C. and Evelyn Grace Graham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughters, Angela Cline and Mary-Jane Wofford; brothers, Leon Graham and...
Don Cochran
Aug 23, 2018
Obituary Alfred Don Cochran, 84, of the New Town community, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Bartow County on December 1, 1933, son of the late Jake and Colene Cochran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Marcella Brannon Cochran; a brother, Harold Cochran;...
Mary Lea Justice Defoor
Aug 20, 2018
Obituary Mary Lea Justice Defoor, age 85, went home to her Heavenly Father August 20, 2018 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Mary Lea was born in Hiawassee, Georgia to the late Fred and Della Eller Justice. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Carnes Justice of Toccoa, Georgia and John Justice of Hobbs, New Mexico,...
Jerome Chapman Henderson
Aug 19, 2018
Obituary 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,...
James Allen Cagle
Aug 16, 2018
Obituary 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...
