Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
James Marvin Kirby
Dec 2, 2018
Obituary James Marvin Kirby, 55, of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018. He was born March 28, 1963, to J.B and Edna Kirby. He was a family man and avid outdoorsman. Mr. Kirby was preceded in death by his father J.B. Kirby, and son, Dwight Kirby. Survivors include his mother Edna Kirby; wife Leiann Kirby; brothers Mike Kirby, Tim...
Tammy Hannah
Nov 30, 2018
Obituary Tammy Hannah, 57, of Rome died at Gordon Hospital on Friday, November 30, 2018 following several years of declining health. Tammy was born in Atlanta on December 15, 1960. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frances and Clyde Goss; her grandparents, Effie and Willis Godfrey. Tammy was a registered nurse; she worked at Floyd Medical Center, at...
Janice Collins
Nov 29, 2018
Obituary Janice Vasser Collins, 55, of the Covington Bridge Road Community died at Gordon Hospital on Thursday, November 29, 2018. Janice was born in Rome on May 27, 1963; she was the daughter of the late Donald and Ovaline Maxwell Vasser. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Jennifer Faye Kerr, and by her sister,...
Dr. Brian Patrick White, Md
Nov 29, 2018
Obituary Brian P. White, MD, 59, of Jasper, GA, died November 29, 2018. Brian was born and raised in Elizabeth NJ. He graduated from St. Patrick's High School in Elizabeth. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at South Dakota State University, his Master of Science in Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and his...
Shirley Ann Autry
Nov 28, 2018
Obituary Shirley Ann Autry, 63, a lifelong Gordon County resident, died on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 following several months of declining health. Shirley was born on September 12, 1955; she was the daughter of the late Henry Ralph and Blanche Boyd Autry. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Michael Autry. Shirley was an active...
Cathy Sue Oglesby
Nov 28, 2018
Obituary Cathy Sue Oglesby, 66, of Calhoun died on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. She was born on September 4, 1952 in Calhoun, GA; daughter of the late James and Eva Stone. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Oglesby; brothers, Tom Stone, Harold Stone, and Jimmy Stone; sisters, Ann Goforth, Nina Stone, Peggy...
Marcelle Pate Pate
Nov 26, 2018
Obituary Lydia Marcelle Johnson Pate, 62, of Calhoun died on Monday, November 26, 2018. Marcelle was born in Dalton on November 24, 1956; she was the daughter of the late Alonzo Walter and Mary West Johnson. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Douglas Johnson. Marcelle worked alongside her husband at their business, United Auto...
Norma Jean Garrett
Nov 22, 2018
Obituary Norma Jean Cox Garrett, 59, of Emerson, died at Cartersville Medical Center on Thursday, November 22, 2018, following several months of declining health. Norma Jean was born in Carterville on March 26, 1959; she was the daughter of the late James Cox and Doris Erlene Gravley. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Diane...
Brandon Ashley Bishop
Nov 22, 2018
Obituary Brandon Ashley Bishop, 43, of Plainville, GA died Thursday, November 22, 2018 at UAB Medical Center, from injuries sustained in a recent accident. He was born in Houston, TX on June 19, 1975. Brandon was preceded in death by grandparents, Fred and Henri Mae Bishop, and James Carter; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jack Proctor in 2018, and Wanda...
Bettie Harrison
Nov 20, 2018
Obituary Bettie Sutton Harrison, 86, of Calhoun died at Gordon Healthcare on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 following several years of declining health. Bettie was born in Gordon County on April 10, 1932; she was the daughter of the late Vernie and Gordia Sutton. Along with her parents, Bettie was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Harrison, in 1991; her...
Dorothy Nadine Hicks
Nov 18, 2018
Obituary Dorothy Nadine Hicks, 85, of Calhoun, died Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Gordon Health Care. She was born in Ranger, GA on December 6, 1932, daughter of the late William F. and Mittie A. Reece Fuquea. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Swan C. Hicks; her daughters, Ann Hicks and Cindy Barnes;...
Donna Faye Hardman
Nov 14, 2018
Obituary Donna Faye Dinning Hardman, 72, of Calhoun, died Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Gordon Hospital. She was born in Floyd County, GA on October 1, 1946, daughter of the late John H. Dinning Jr., and the late Dorothy Etheridge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wilson Hardman, Sr. Survivors include her...
Albert Jerry Gann
Nov 13, 2018
Obituary Albert Jerry Gann, 73, of Calhoun, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at his home, following four years of declining health. He was born in Chattanooga, TN on February 6, 1945, son of Easlee Craig Poole and the late Albert Gann. In addition to his father, Jerry was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Shirley Elizabeth Mullins...
David Etheridge
Nov 13, 2018
Obituary James David Etheridge, 65, of Calhoun, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at his home, following several months of declining health. He was born in Murray County, GA on January 24, 1953. He was preceded in death by a brother, Troy Isenhower; sister-in-law, Sue Etheridge; mother-in-law, Emma Ruth Stone Skidmore; father-in-law, Walter Skidmore; nephew, Daniel Morgan; and niece, Katrina Etheridge....
Gail Squires
Nov 13, 2018
Obituary Gail Watkins Squires, 69, of the Oostanaula Community, lost her battle with cancer following several years of cancer therapy. She was born on July 13, 1949, daughter of the late Hines Watkins and Elvenia Weaver Watkins of the Red Bud Community. Gail attended Red Bud School until her graduation in 1967. She married the late Martin C. Squires in...
Cody Preston 'Stickbird' Lovingood
Nov 13, 2018
Obituary Cody Preston "Stickbird" Lovingood, died suddenly on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Cody was born on December 28, 1989 in Calhoun. He was a 2008 graduate of Sonoraville High School where he played basketball and baseball. Cody worked at Polymer Solutions Group. He enjoyed video games and Pokemon cards and was an avid...
Ricky Randolph Callaway
Nov 13, 2018
Obituary Ricky R. Callaway, 65, of Dalton, GA died Tuesday, November 13, 2018, following several years of declining health. He was born in Gordon County on March 17, 1953, son of the late P.R. and Virginia Adams Callaway. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Gene Callaway, and a sister, Carol Ann Callaway. Ricky...
Gerald Nicholson
Nov 11, 2018
Obituary Thomas Gerald Nicholson, 74, a longtime resident of Plainville, died at his home while surrounded by his family on Sunday evening, November 11, 2018. Gerald bravely fought cancer for the past five years. He was born at McCall Hospital in Rome on August 30, 1944. Gerald was the son of the late Thomas H. and Grace Ingram Nicholson. Along...
Shelley Snopek Lipsey Stailey
Nov 10, 2018
Obituary Shelley Snopek Lipsey Stailey, 49, of Ranger, GA, died Saturday, November 10, 2018 at her home, following an extended illness. She was born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin on February 13, 1969, daughter of Ralph H. and Sharon Lee Smith Snopek. Shelley was a Special Education teacher for Calhoun City Schools. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her...
Debbie Gray
Nov 9, 2018
Obituary Debbie Suzanne Crider Gray, 58, of Fairmount died at Piedmont Hospital on Friday, November 9, 2018 following several months of declining health. Debbie was born in Savannah, Georgia on July 20, 1960. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doug Gray, in 2013, and by her mother, Margaret Wyatt Crider. Debbie is survived by her son, Aaron Gray...
