Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Gordon Lee Jordon
Feb 24, 2018
Obituary Gordon Lee Jordon, 75, of Calhoun died Saturday, February 24, 2018. He was born on May 24, 1942, son of the late Earnest Lee Jordon and Lela May Silvers Jordon. Gordon owned and operated Gordons Automatic Transmission Shop for 45 years and in his spare time he was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 47...
Dr. Robert Blair Macbeth
Feb 24, 2018
Obituary Dr. Robert Blair Macbeth, 88, of Calhoun, died Saturday, February 24, 2018. Dr. Macbeth was born January 23, 1930 in Atlantic City, NJ, to parents John Stewart Macbeth and Anna Belle Benson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, William Macbeth and Jack Macbeth. After graduating from Atlantic City High School, he attended...
Joyce Hopper
Feb 21, 2018
Obituary Mary Joyce Jones Hopper, 81, of Calhoun, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018. She was born in Gilmer County, GA on March 21, 1936, daughter of the late William Prince and Myrtle Mae Roe Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Buddy Grant; her second husband, Donald Hopper; and a...
Justice Taylor Scott
Feb 13, 2018
Obituary Justice Taylor Scott, 20, of Calhoun, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at his home. He was born in Gordon County on April 13, 1997. He was preceded in death by a brother, Cody Scott, in 2015; and by his grandparents, James and Donna Dhooghe, and Roy and Pat Butcher. Justice was a 2015 graduate of Gordon Central High School,...
Dianne Cronon
Feb 13, 2018
Obituary Dianne McHugh Cronon, 65, of Calhoun died Tuesday, February 13, 2018. She was born in Gordon County on March 18, 1952, daughter of the late J.W. McHugh and Virginia Reece McHugh. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Stephanie Cronon and a sister, Bonnie West. A graduate of Berry College, Diane was the...
Tammy Michelle Duke
Feb 12, 2018
Obituary Tammy Michelle Duke, 51, of Calhoun, passed away at her home on Monday, February 12, 2018, following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Fred and Rowena Williams, and Frank and Mable Duke. Tammy was loved by everyone. Her love for animals was special to her. She was in Special Olympics, Winners Club, and Gordon...
Betty Jane Pinter
Feb 10, 2018
Obituary Mrs. Betty Jane Pinter, 77, of Calhoun, Georgia departed this life on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, after years of declining health. She was born in Rutledge, TN. on February 24, 1940, a daughter of the late Burgess Gillette McDaniel and Agnes Mae (Foster) McDaniel. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Martin Pinter; brother, William Thomas...
Bernice Conaway Bailey
Feb 8, 2018
Obituary Bernice Conaway Bailey, 90, of Calhoun, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Calhoun Health Care. She was born in Plainville, GA on September 4, 1927, daughter of the late Miles and Mozelle Chastain Conaway. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Odell Bailey on January 8, 1984; and her sisters, Nellie Bailey...
B.G. 'Bud' Pasley
Feb 8, 2018
Obituary B.G. "Bud" Pasley, 87, of Calhoun, died at his home on Thursday, February 08, 2018, following several months of declining health. Bud was born on Gordon County on September 18, 1930; he was the son of the late Dennis B. and Ethel Hill Pasley. Bud's mission in life was to care for his wife; he will be lovingly recalled...
John Brown Ezell
Feb 5, 2018
Obituary Minister, pastor, Sunday school teacher, Husband, father, brother, neighbor, and friend, John Brown Ezell, age 79, passed from this world on February 5, 2018, following a bout with Pancreatic Cancer. Born on July 22, 1938, to John and Sara Jane Ezell, he was the youngest of six children. He was married to Janell Fox on December 12, 1959, and...
Billy Joe Cochran
Feb 5, 2018
Obituary Billy Joe Cochran, 82, of Calhoun, died Monday, February 05, 2018 at his home. He was born in Gordon County on May 14, 1935. Mr. Cochran had spent his entire life in Gordon County. He was a retired Brick Mason. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Kathy Cochran of Chatsworth; his grandchildren, Teshia Davis and Willie Davis;...
Donna Cox Smith
Feb 4, 2018
Obituary Donna Cox Smith, 64, of Sugar Valley, died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at her home, following fourteen months of declining health. She was born in Gordon County on July 29, 1953, daughter of the late Robert and Walter Nell Davis Cox. Donna was a homemaker, and a member of Sugar Valley Baptist Church. She leaves behind her husband of...
Sylvia Dean Crider
Feb 4, 2018
Obituary Sylvia Dean Crider peacefully gained her angel wings on February 4, 2018 at Morning Pointe in Calhoun, Georgia, where she has lived for the last eight years. Sylvia was born March 10, 1927, to Bill and Molly Silvers Dean in Gilmer County, Georgia, and was the youngest of eleven children. Sylvia married Howard Calvin Crider on January 29, 1949....
Hai Van Nguyen
Feb 3, 2018
Obituary Hai Van Nguyen, 85, of Calhoun, died Saturday, February 3, 2018 at his home. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam on September 15, 1933. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Monday, February 5th from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home. To honor his wishes, Mr. Nguyens body will be...
Garry Hyde
Feb 2, 2018
Obituary Garry Hyde, 68, of Resaca, GA, died Friday, February 2, 2018 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born in Gordon County on December 3, 1949, son of the late George "Smack" Hyde and the late Gladys Stanley Hyde. Garry had retired from Beaulieu of America after 42 years. Along with his brother, he enjoyed working on the farm....
Dorothy Stancill Nilo
Jan 31, 2018
Obituary Dorothy Stancill Nilo, 76, of Canton died Wednesday, January 31, 2018. She was born in Calhoun, GA on March 14, 1941, daughter of the late Clifford Stancill and Minnie Hudgins Stancill. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Joan and Scott Kaiser of Canton, GA, Tracy Heimerl and Joey Smith of Marco Island, FL, and Brittany and Adrian...
Bernard Shugart
Jan 25, 2018
Obituary Carl Bernard Shugart, 79, of Resaca, died Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Gordon Health Care. He was born in Gordon County on April 8, 1938, son of the late Carl A. "Top" Shugart and the late Eva M. Fuller Shugart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Glenda Lomax; and a grandson, Dylan...
L.M. 'Luke' Lovingood
Jan 25, 2018
Obituary Mr. L.M. "Luke" Lovingood, 89, of Calhoun, died Thursday January 25, 2018 at his residence, following 10 years of declining health. Mr. Lovingood was born in Catoosa County on July 7, 1928, son of the late Luke McDaniel Lovingood and Emily Sisson Lovingood. During his lifetime, he, along with his family, owned and operated Lovingood Meat Processing for many...
Ike 'Pete' William Ray
Jan 24, 2018
Obituary Ike William "Pete" Ray, 86, of Calhoun, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Gordon Health Care, following an extended illness. He was born in Gordon County on May 18, 1931, son of the late Charlie and Octavia Hall Ray. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Black Ray on March 10, 2008....
E.M. Bob Bailey
Jan 24, 2018
Obituary Mr. E.M. 'Bob' Bailey, age 85, of Plainville, GA, died at his residence following several years declining health. Mr. Bailey was born in Bartow County, GA on February 15, 1932, son of the late Warren C. and Fannie Lou Hate Bailey. He was retired as a maintenance electrician in the textile/yarn industry. Survivors include his sons, Donnie Bailey of...
