Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Benjamin Thomas Vedo Ii
Feb 1, 2017
Mr. Benjamin (Benji) Thomas Vedo II, age 41 of Calhoun, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in Dalton, GA. Benji was born in Duluth, MN, on February 16, 1975, son of Iva Jean Vedo and the late Benjamin Thomas Vedo. He had been employed with Kerry Ingredients for the past 14 years at the Canton and Calhoun, GA plants. He was...
Larry Ray Goforth
Jan 31, 2017
Mr. Larry Ray Goforth, 50 of Calhoun, died suddenly on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. He was born in Gordon County on September 18, 1966, son of the late H.C. and Janelle Petty Goforth. Larry was employed with Shaw Industries, Plant 52, and was of the Baptist faith. He leaves behind his wife, Karen Patterson Goforth; his daughters and sons-in-law, Amy...
Lisa Ann Velon
Jan 31, 2017
Mrs. Lisa Nichols Velon, 52 of Calhoun, died Tuesday, January 31, 2017. She was born in Wilmington, OH on April 12, 1964, daughter of Donna McCloskey Nichols and the late Lavern Nichols. Lisa loved her family and cherished the time she spent with them, she adored her first grandchild, Eli. Lisa loved the outdoors especially all kinds of flowers and...
Barbara Morse Larsen
Jan 31, 2017
Mrs. Barbara Morse Larsen, 70 of Calhoun, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Gordon Hospital. She was born in Milford, MA on October 28, 1946, daughter of the late Edward and Claire Creelman Morse. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Larsen. She is survived by her sons, Mark Larsen and Eric...
Ernest Wilson
Jan 29, 2017
Mr. Ernest B. Wilson, 78 of Resaca, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 at his home with his family by his side, following an extended illness. He was born in Dalton on November 21, 1938, son of the late Leonard and Deila Wilson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Edna...
Clarence L. Jones
Jan 25, 2017
Mr. Clarence Lee Jones, 95 of Sugar Valley, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at his residence, following several years declining health. He was born in Gordon County, GA on July 13, 1921, son of the late Richard and Bessie Mae Williams Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Olivia Harbor Jones in 2009;...
Chuck Waters
Jan 23, 2017
Mr. Charles Floyd "Chuck" Waters, 55 of Calhoun, died Monday, January 23, 2017 at his home. He was born in Gordon County on June 20, 1961, son of Ann Davies Johnson, and the late Floyd Waters. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Violet and Shannon. Survivors include his sons, Scotty Waters, Charlie Waters, and Christopher Waters; his...
Banks Crump
Jan 21, 2017
Banks Crump, 81 of the Sonoraville community, died at his home Saturday, January 21, 2017. He was born in Gordon County on November 15, 1935, son of the late Jefferson Boyce Crump and Lillian Dillard Crump. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, J.C. Crump. Banks retired from Shaw Industries after more than thirty...
Brent Brannon
Jan 18, 2017
Brent Brannon, 43, of the Newtown Community, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 following a sudden illness. Brent was born in Rome, Georgia on March 19, 1973; he was the son of Max Brannon and the late Gentle Lee Pettett Brannon. Brent attended Red Bud Schools, and was a member of the graduating class of 1991. He accepted a baseball...
Gina Nell Manning
Jan 16, 2017
Gina Nell Manning, 57 of Cleveland, TN, formerly of Calhoun, died Monday, January 16, 2017 at Mount Berry Hospice in Rome, GA. She was born in Floyd County, GA on January 26, 1959, daughter of the late Rev. David Julian and Jimmie Nell Pratt Manning. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Manning,...
Hobert Hightower
Jan 14, 2017
Mr. Hobert Hightower, age 89 of Plainville, GA died Saturday, January 14, 2017 at his home. He was born in Pickens County, GA on June 22, 1927, son of the late Vernon and Mary Elizabeth Moore Hightower. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Hubert Hightower, Herbert Hightower, and Hollis Hightower; and sisters, Onnie Mae...
Judith Nix
Jan 13, 2017
Judith Smith Nix, 68 of Calhoun, died Friday, January 13, 2017. She was born on November 5, 1948, daughter of the late Homer Smith and Ethel F. Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Charlene Smith, JoAnne Smith, and Johnnie Sellers. She loved, adored, and cherished her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She...
Edith Inez Wade
Jan 13, 2017
Mrs. Edith Inez Gragg Wade, 87 of Sugar Valley, died Friday, January 13, 2017. She was born in Ellijay, GA on March 31, 1929, daughter of the late Elisha B. Gragg and Selma Spivey. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, John H. Wade; daughters, Allene and her husband Joseph of Sugar Valley, GA and Katherine Rhoads and...
Larry Bailey
Jan 13, 2017
Mr. Robert Larry Bailey, age 58 of Calhoun, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at Erlanger Medical Center following an extended illness. He was born in Gordon County on September 16, 1958, son of the late Robert Louis Bailey and the late Martha Sue Cowart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Helen Pack...
Walter Dick
Jan 11, 2017
Dick, Orville Walter (Walter), age 82, passed away Wednesday evening, January 11, 2017, at Gordon County Hospital in Calhoun, GA while surrounded by family. He was a graduate of Benham High School in 1952, received his B.S. from Union College in 1956, and also his M.S. from University of South Carolina in 1979. He was an active member of the...
Talmadge Greeson
Jan 11, 2017
Mr. Talmadge Greeson, 81, of the Plainville community, died at Gordon Hospital on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 following several years of declining health. Talmadge was born in Nicklesville, Georgia on September 9, 1935; he was the son of the late Leon T. and Rosetta Lay Greeson. Talmadge proudly served The United States in the Air Force for more than twenty...
Cyndal Jolene Gregory
Jan 10, 2017
Cyndal Jolene Gregory, the infant daughter of Jeremy and Joanna Gregory, of Rydal was born and died on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. A graveside service will be held at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Rydal on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Jody Orton will officiate. Pallbearers are Jared Moss and Nick Thurman; honorary pallbearers are Chris...
Paul Hayes
Jan 8, 2017
Mr. Marvin Paul Hayes, 78 of Calhoun, died Sunday, January 8, 2017 at his home. He was born on April 25, 1938, son of the late Thomas Walker Hayes and the late Mamie Jo Green Hayes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Verlyn Hayes. Paul had retired from the City of Calhoun in...
Rev. Bob Coram
Jan 8, 2017
Robert Earl Coram, Sr., 86, of Valrico, Florida, born in Tampa on September 15, 1930, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017. He was a member of First Baptist Brandon. He was a Southern Baptist minister for more than 60 years who pastored Old Fashioned Baptist in Tampa, First Baptist Valrico, East Thonotosassa Baptist, Kings Avenue Baptist in Brandon, and...
Lula Mae Jones
Jan 7, 2017
Lula Mae Jones, 85 of Santa Rosa, CA, died Saturday, January 7, 2017. She was born in Dalton, GA on April 23, 1931, daughter of the late George Washington Jones and Lillie Naomi Jones. She is survived by her brothers, Lamar Jones of Hartwell, GA and Marrin Jones of Calhoun, GA; sisters, Virginia Mills of Santa Rosa, CA and Ellen...
