Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Flaura Mae Hale
Aug 23, 2017
Flaura Mae Leonard Hale, a longtime resident of the Sonoraville community, died at Gordon Hospital on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, following a brief illness. Flaura Mae was born Bartow County on February 13, 1944; she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lucille Clayton Leonard. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of more...
Betty Owens
Aug 19, 2017
Mrs. Betty Ruth Howell Owens, 81, of Calhoun, died at her home on Saturday, August 19, 2017, following several years of declining health; she was surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born in Dalton on November 17, 1935; she was the daughter of the late Hershel and Ethel Howell. Along with her parents, Betty was preceded in death by...
Mary Johnson
Aug 19, 2017
Mary Patterson Johnson, 75, of the Farmville community, died suddenly on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Mary was born in Trion on April 11, 1942; she was the daughter of the late Claude Patterson and Dessie Gillespie. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Lawrence Calvin Johnson. Mary retired from The Prescription Shop after more...
Calvin 'Whitey' Stanley
Aug 18, 2017
Mr. Calvin Stanley aka "Whitey",84, was born December 21, 1932. He went home August 18, 2017 at Hamilton Medical Center. Mr. Stanley was preceded in death by his loving wife, Betty Stanley. Mr. Stanley was one of many children born to Tom and Sennie Bell Dean Stanley. He leaves behind a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Craig Dunnell; and three...
Hattie Darlene Mccarter
Aug 18, 2017
Hattie Darlene McCarter, 60, of Calhoun died at her home on Friday, August 18, 2017. She was ill for several years before her death. Born in Bradley County, Tennessee on April 14, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Melton and Dessie Groomes McCarter. Along with her parents, she was preceded, Sarah McCarter. Darlene is survived by her...
Anthony Vandyke
Aug 15, 2017
Anthony VanDyke, 57, of Calhoun, loving husband of Donna VanDyke, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Redmond Regional Medical Center, following several years of declining health. Anthony was born in Gordon County on June 2, 1960. He retired from the Calhoun Police Department. Anthony loved to restore classic trucks and he enjoyed drawing cartoon characters. The VanDyke family will receive...
Sandy Broome Hendrix
Aug 13, 2017
Sandy Broome Hendrix, 43, of the Dutton Community, went peacefully to her heavenly home on Sunday, August 13, 2017, surrounded by her loving family and friends, following a long battle with breast cancer. She was born in Floyd County on September 25, 1973, daughter of Charlotte Rose and the late Donnie Broome. In addition to her father, she was preceded...
Jack Alvin Clark
Aug 13, 2017
Jack Alvin Clark, of Kennesaw, formerly of Calhoun, died on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at WellStar Kennestone Hospital. Jack was born in Gordon County on January 1, 1948. He was the son of the late Howard and Connie Mae Stancill Clark. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Cherie Miller, in 2007. Jack worked in...
Ruby Eidson
Aug 10, 2017
Ruby Isabell Clayton Eidson, 86, of Calhoun passed away at Calhoun Healthcare following several months of declining health. She was born in Cherokee County on June 3, 1931; she was the daughter of the late William and Dovie Isabell Gravitt Clayton. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Eidson, in 1999; her son, Ronnie...
Clayton 'Julio' D. Long
Aug 9, 2017
Mr. Clayton D. "Julio" Long, 54 of Calhoun, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017, following a brief illness. He was born in Germany on November 12, 1962, son of Elaine Marie Burke and the late Robert Johnson Long. Julio was a veteran, serving his country in the United States Navy. He was employed with DDW as a welder. Survivors include his...
Mary Frances Garrett
Aug 8, 2017
Mrs. Mary Frances Garrett, 74, of Adairsville, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Redmond Hospital. She was born on April 13, 1943, daughter of the late L.W. Buttrum and Daisy Wade Buttrum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, George Buttrum and two grandchildren. She is survived by her husband, William "Bill" Garrett; sons...
Odas Crook
Aug 7, 2017
Odas "Bud" "Shorty" Crook, of the Fidelle Community, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2017, at his home. He was surrounded by his loving family. Odas was born in Bartow County on February 14, 1941; he was the son of the late Will and Laura Jones Crook. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Mildred...
Rosa Corn Shope
Aug 6, 2017
Mrs. Rosa Corn Shope, 96, of Salisbury, NC, formerly of Gordon County, GA, died Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Trinity Oaks Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury. She was born in Gilmer County, GA on March 7, 1921, daughter of the late Jasper Coleman Corn and the late Lula Moss Corn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Elmer Silvers
Aug 5, 2017
Elmer Silvers, 84, of Ranger, died at his home on Saturday, August 05, 2017, following several months of declining health. Elmer was born in Rome on October 2, 1932; he was the son of the late Joe and Mamie Stone Silvers. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Elmer worked for many years...
Cheryl Mathis
Aug 3, 2017
Cheryl Borders Mathis, 62, of Sugar Valley, died at Gordon Hospital on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Cheryl was born in Largo, Florida on January 12, 1955; she was the daughter of the late Joe and Eva Hamilton Borders. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Wesley Armstrong. For more than twenty-eight years, Cheryl managed the...
Sue Mcdougle
Jul 28, 2017
Mary Sue McDougle, 70, of Calhoun, died at Chulio Hills Health and Rehab on Friday, July 28, 2017 following several months of declining health. She was born in Floyd County on January 31, 1947; she was the daughter of the late James F. and Pauline Holmes Hight. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of...
Maudie Ellen Parrott
Jul 27, 2017
Mrs. Maudie Clark Parrott, 85 of Calhoun, died Thursday, July 27, 2017. She was born in Gordon County on December 6, 1931, daughter of the late Ira Clark and Annie Norton Clark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wade Parrott; father of her children, Richard Sisson; her son, Randall Sisson; and grandchildren, Randy...
Terry 'Skeeter' Kinsey
Jul 27, 2017
Terry J. "Skeeter" Kinsey, 57, of Calhoun, died at Erlanger Healthcare in Chattanooga following several months of declining health. Terry was born in Gordon County on November 4, 1959; he was the son of the late Frank and Carolyn Griffith Kinsey. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Keith Kinsey Terry is survived by his...
Steve Allen Hancock
Jul 25, 2017
Steve "Pete" Allen Hancock, 57, of Pulaski, TN and formerly of the Fairmount community, died July 25, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Gordon County, GA on November 3, 1959. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clemon Hancock and Berta Lee Green Hancock; sisters and brothers-in-law, Annie Mae and Ellis Owens, Wilma Jean and Ed Brookshire,...
Sheila Ann Duffey
Jul 22, 2017
Sheila Gray Duffey, 68 of Calhoun, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at her home. She was born in Gordon County on May 27, 1949, daughter of the late Odell and Evelyn Evans Gray. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Felton Duffey, in November, 1997; her brother,...