Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Arnold Kirby
Aug 24, 2013
Mr. Arnold Veston Kirby, age 68 of Calhoun, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Kirby was born on January 27, 1945 in Gordon County, son of the late Arnold Veston Kirby, Sr. and Viola Timms Kirby. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Rev. J.B. Kirby. During his lifetime he...
Virgil Brown
Aug 23, 2013
Mr. Virgil Brown, age 81 of the Ranger Community, died Friday August 23, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Brown had lived the greater part of his life in Gordon County, was retired from the textile industry, and was a farmer. He was born on October 7, 1931 in Dekalb County, Alabama, son of the late John...
Frank Campbell
Aug 21, 2013
Mr. Frank Campbell, age 81, a well-known Barber from Calhoun and the Red Bud Community, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Gordon Hospital. He was a native of Gordon County, born on June 21, 1932 to the late Stanley and Etter Orr Campbell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Fred Campbell, C.L. Campbell,...
Michael Wayne Freeman
Aug 16, 2013
Mr. Michael Wayne Freeman, age 56, born July 17, 1957, of Oak Park, GA, formerly of Resaca, passed away August 16, 2013 at MCG Hospital in Augusta due to a sudden illness. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marie Starkey Freeman and mother-in-law, Rosebud Beaver Mathis. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Tammi Mathis Freeman of Oak...
Eugene Clark Roberts
Aug 16, 2013
Mr. Eugene Clark Roberts, age 76 of Collinsville, AL, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at his residence. Survivors include sons, Kenneth Wayne (Pam) Roberts, Ricky Eugene (Traci) Roberts, Walter Glenn (Tonya) Roberts, and James Darel (Nikki) Roberts; grandchildren, Tanya (Matt) Riggs, Matthew (Candace) O'Shields, and Meghan (Lupe) Chaparro; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; sisters, Margaret Green, Ruth Wickham, Millie Smith,...
Marcella Joyce Black Gibson
Aug 16, 2013
Marcella Joyce Black Gibson, age 70 of Rome, formerly of Gordon County, died Friday August 16, 2013 at her residence. She was a loving mother, grandmother, neighbor, and friend. Mrs. Gibson was born in Gordon County on November 24, 1942, daughter of the late Otto Black and Stella Mae Pack Black. She was also preceded in death by an infant...
Patsy Stephens Hensley
Aug 12, 2013
Mrs. Patsy Stephens Hensley, age 72 of Calhoun, died Monday, August 12, 2013 in Redmond Regional Medical Center following several weeks declining health. Mrs. Hensley was born in Gordon County, GA on February 2, 1941, daughter of the late Samuel Earl Stephens and Dorothy Ingle Stephens. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse, having worked for Gordon Hospital and Calhoun Health...
Shelia Juanita Hunter
Aug 12, 2013
Mrs. Shelia Juanita Hunter, age 54 of Calhoun, died Monday, August 12, 2013 at Gordon Hospital following several years of declining health. She was born in LaFayette, GA on May 1, 1959, daughter of the late James and Beatrice Thompson. She leaves behind her husband of 30 years, Robert Sewell Hunter; two sons and daughters-in-law, Coby and Ashley Thomas, and...
Shelia Elaine Mefford
Aug 9, 2013
Shelia Elaine Underwood Mefford, age 50 of Resaca, passed away Friday, August 9, 2013 at her residence following eleven months of declining health. Shelia was born on January 8, 1963 in Whitfield County, daughter of the late Leonard Underwood, who died in 2011, and Martha Jackson Underwood in 1991. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Waylon Underwood...
Pauline Greeson Wood
Aug 6, 2013
Mrs. Pauline Greeson Wood, age 87 of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Gordon Health Care following several months of declining health. She was born in Gordon County on December 2, 1925, daughter of the late Ernest Clinton Greeson and the late Tennie Bell Baxter Greeson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Ruth York
Aug 2, 2013
Mrs. Ruth York, age 72 of Calhoun, died Friday, August 2, 2013 at Floyd Hospital. She was born in Plainville, GA on January 14, 1941, daughter of the late Burnice and Lunnie Bernett Winkle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Tiny Young; grandsons, Michael Crawford and Lamar Smith; and a great-grandson, Allen Kimbrell....
Bill Kelly
Aug 2, 2013
Rev. William Hubert "Bill" Kelly, age 81 of Calhoun, GA, died Friday, August 2, 2013 at his residence following several years of declining health. He was born in Hartford, AL on November 15, 1931, son of the late Hubert and Annie Laurie Shaw Kelly. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife and the...
Steven Mcdaniel
Aug 1, 2013
Mr. Steven Jerome McDaniel, age 58 of Rossville, GA, formerly of Calhoun, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Park Ridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. He was born in Floyd County, GA on September 27, 1954, son of the late Ralph and Ruby Kinsey McDaniel. Steven was a self-employed auto-body repairman, and was a member of Plainville Lodge #364 F&AM....
Marion Geneva Hazelwood Crumley
Aug 1, 2013
Mrs. Marion Geneva Hazelwood Crumley, age 80 of Calhoun, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at her residence following several years of declining health. She was a native of Gordon County, born on February 14, 1933 to the late George Dewey Hazelwood and the late Willie Mae Gravitt Hazelwood and was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law, Marvin and...
Wayne Ballard
Jul 27, 2013
Rev. Howard Wayne Ballard, age 70 of Calhoun died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Gordon Hospital following a brief illness. Rev. Ballard was born on March 30, 1943 in Cullman, AL, son of the late Daniel Lando and Celia Wilkie Ballard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Ballard. He was an ordained...
Vera Worley Gilmore
Jul 24, 2013
Mrs. Vera Mae Worley Gilmore, age 82 of Calhoun, GA passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Gordon Health Care Center. Mrs. Gilmore was born on September 18, 1930 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Earl Felix and Mamie Clark Worley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Starling Gilmore; sisters, Geraldine...
Marsha Jean Brantley
Jul 22, 2013
Mrs. Marsha Jean Brantley, age 71 of Calhoun, GA, died Monday, July 22, 2013 at her residence following several months of declining health. She was born in Tampa, FL on March 11, 1942, daughter of the late Marshall and Amanda Hinson Chastain. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Brandon Blanks; and two brothers,...
Harold Dodd
Jul 19, 2013
Mr. Harold Vester Dodd, age 72 of Calhoun, died Friday, July 19, 2013 at Redmond Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born in Gordon County on November 5, 1940, son of the late Roy and Ethel Bagley Dodd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn Sims Dodd in 2009; two...
Beatrice Rice
Jul 11, 2013
Mrs. Beatrice (Bea) Eaker-Rice, age 50 of Cohutta, GA went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 11,2013 after battling cancer for nearly 12 years. She was born in Port Huron, MI on June 28, 1963, daughter of George, Sr. and Glennie Lane, both of Port Huron, MI. She was preceded in death by numerous friends and relatives,...
Ronnie Ellis
Jul 8, 2013
Mr. James "Ronnie" Ellis, age 78 of Calhoun, died Monday, July 8, 2013 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Whitfield County on June 16, 1935, son of the late J.H. and Hazel Powell Ellis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Dodd Ellis in 1999; and two step-sons, Larry Dodd and Jerry...
