Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Aubrey Howren
Dec 20, 2011
Mr. Aubrey Howren, age 70 of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Bartow County on May 3, 1941, son of the late F. Neal Howren and the late Alma Kelly Howren. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Ray Howren; and a sister, Betty Amos....
Bobby Parker
Dec 19, 2011
Mr. Bobby Parker, age 81 of Plainville, GA died Monday, December 19, 2011 at his residence following seven years of declining health. He was born on July 4, 1930 in Gordon County, son of the late Henry E. and Bonnie Jo Parker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, infant Robert Parker and James...
Lee Hunt Sr
Dec 17, 2011
Mr. Lee Hugh Hunt, Sr., age 89 of Calhoun, died Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Quinton Memorial Health Care Center. Mr. Hunt was born on September 29, 1922 in Henry County, GA, son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie Lee Hunt. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Agnes Head Hunt. Survivors...
Olie Johns
Dec 16, 2011
Mr. Olie Johns, age 96 of Resaca, died Friday, December 16, 2011 at Calhoun Health Care. He was born in Gordon County on October 29, 1915, son of the late Wesley and Rosie Long Johns. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by three brothers, B.W. Johns, Ralph Johns, and Jimmy Johns; and an infant son...
Gregg Hammonds
Dec 14, 2011
Mr. Henry Gregg Hammonds, age 37 of Calhoun, died suddenly Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Floyd County on August 15, 1974, son of Henry and Faye Lancaster Hammonds, and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Henry and Ruby Lancaster and Henry John and Lola Mae Hammonds. Gregg was employed by Auto Zone of...
Betty Lou Williams
Dec 13, 2011
Mrs. Betty Lou Williams, age 69 of Calhoun, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Redmond Medical Center. She was born on September 13, 1942, daughter of the late Roscoe and Jule Gibson Nicholson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Steve James Williams; a brother, James Nicholson, and a sister, Martha Cronan. Mrs....
Terry Lafiosca Nichols
Dec 13, 2011
Mrs. Terry Lafiosca Nichols, age 63 of Chatsworth, GA died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Emory Hospital following several weeks of declining health. She was born in Bartow County on March 24, 1948, daughter of the late Thomas and Betty Jean Clark McElroy. Over the years, Terry had worked with her husband Lavern in the construction industry, and had also...
John Cox
Dec 10, 2011
Mr. John L. Cox, age 72 of Plainville, died Saturday, December 10, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Cox was born on March 18, 1939 in Utah. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a retired truck driver. He is survived by special friends, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Jessee of Plainville, with whom he...
Effie Mashburn Bridges
Dec 10, 2011
Mrs. Effie Mashburn Bridges, age 95 of Dalton, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011 from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born in Gordon County on August 30, 1916, daughter of the late Carl and Maude Pye Mashburn. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Claude Bridges; brothers, Floyd, Wilburn, Malcolm,...
Margaret Smith Gobbel
Dec 9, 2011
Mrs. Margaret Smith Gobbel age 86 of Calhoun, GA died Sunday evening at her resident following several years of declining health. Mrs. Gobbel was born in Bonaire, GA on December 11, 1925, daughter of the late James and Jimmie Lou Jackson Smith and was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Gobbel in 2001. Being born and raised on a...
Jerry Ray Holt Jr
Dec 8, 2011
Mr. Jerry Ray Holt, Jr., age 41 of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011. He was born in Floyd County on August 20, 1970, son of Helen A. Helms and the late Jerry Ray Holt, Sr. Before becoming disabled, Mr. Holt was employed by DeFoor Tire and Brock Tire. Survivors include his wife of 13 years, Mitzi Elaine Bunch...
Edna Scott Paul
Dec 8, 2011
Mrs. Edna Scott Paul, age 67 of Calhoun, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Calhoun Health Care. She was born in Mound, LA on August 13, 1944, daughter of the late Herbert and Louine Freeman Scott. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by three brothers, Bill Scott, Edward Scott, and Raymond Scott. Survivors include three...
Robert Bates Thomason
Dec 7, 2011
Mr. Robert Bates Thomason, age 77 of Calhoun, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Gordon County on January 17, 1934, son of the late Clifford Hughdon Thomason and the late Pauline Sybil Goble Thomason. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Donald Thomason. He was retired from...
Tommy Langston
Dec 6, 2011
Mr. Thomas Lamar "Tommy" Langston, age 68 of the Sonoraville community, Calhoun, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at his residence following several months of declining health. He was born in Gordon County on November 27, 1943, son of the late L.T. and Ruth Langston. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Leatha Nola. Mr. Langston was retired as...
Martha Roseberry
Dec 5, 2011
Mrs. Martha Kathryn Roseberry, age 65 of Calhoun, died Monday, December 12, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born in Charlotte, NC on April 19, 1946, and was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Thomas Hyde, Jr., and a daughter, Karen Hyde. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Rachel Hyde; and a...
Bobby Ray
Dec 5, 2011
Mr. Bobby Ray, age 74 of Calhoun, died Monday, December 5, 2011 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Gordon County on July 19, 1937, son of the late William and Beulah Galloway Pharr Ray. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Guy D. Massingill, and a sister, Mary Ruth Burchett. Mr. Ray...
Pauline Davis Baxter
Dec 3, 2011
Mrs. Pauline Davis Baxter, age 84, a well known resident of Calhoun, died Saturday December 3, 2011 in Gordon Hospital after five years of declining health. Mrs. Baxter was born in Gordon County on December 17th, 1926, daughter of the late Bill and Kate Beason Davis. Pauline and her husband J.D. Baxter, along with their sons Brock, Jeffrey and Brian,...
Walter Walraven
Dec 1, 2011
Mr. Walter "Bossie" Walraven, age 63, a well know educator and lifelong resident of Gordon County, died Thursday evening following a sudden heart attack. Mr. Walraven was born in Gordon County on April 10, 1948, son of Florine Hall Walraven and the late Walter "Clyde" Walraven. He was a graduate of Red Bud High School and Shorter College. He completed...
Sybil Mathis Dutton
Nov 29, 2011
Mrs. Sybil Mathis Dutton age 80 of the Erwin Hill Community died Tuesday November 29th at her residence after one year of declining health. Mrs. Dutton was born in Gordon County on May 21, 1931 and was the daughter of the late John and Clara Owens Mathis. During her years of public work she was employed by the Gordon County...
Evelyn Irene Anderson
Nov 29, 2011
Mrs. Evelyn Irene Anderson, age 82 of Dalton, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Hamilton Medical Center following four months of illness. Mrs. Anderson was born on January 7, 1929 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Luther Forrest Duvall and Grace Goss Duvall. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest B....
