Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Ada Lawson
Jan 30, 2010
Mrs. Ada Jenkins Lawson, age 87 of Calhoun, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010 following an extended illness. Mrs. Lawson was born on September 16, 1922 in Knoxville, Tennessee, daughter of the late Henry and Annie Poteet Jenkins. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Lawson; two sons, Lester "Peanut" Lawson and...
Ralph Parris
Jan 24, 2010
Mr. Ralph Parris, age 83 of Resaca, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Fannin County, Georgia on November 15, 1926, son of the late Jim and Ella Thomas Parris. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a step-daughter, Samantha Louise Baggett. Mr. Parris was a veteran, serving his...
Billy Mills
Jan 24, 2010
Mr. Billy Mills, age 49 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Erlanger Medical Center. He was born in Floyd County on September 23, 1960, son of William Grady Mills, Sr., and the late Virginia Leach. In addition to his mother, he was also preceded in death by two sisters. During his lifetime, Billy was employed in maintenance,...
Georgia Ann Black
Jan 24, 2010
Mrs. Georgia Ann Black, formerly of Calhoun, died Sunday January 24, 2010 in Osceola, Florida following an extended illness. Mrs. Black was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. William Curtis ""Blackie"" Black. Survivors include a niece, Thursia Harvey, a great niece, Alisa Harvey, and nephew, Arnold Kimsey. Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Ann Black will be conducted Wednesday at...
Richard Carter
Jan 23, 2010
Mr. Richard (Hugh) Carter, age 82 of Plainville, passed away Saturday, January 23rd at Calhoun Health Care. He was born in Dozier, Alabama on October 20, 1927, son of the late Noah and Annie Moody Carter. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Garmon Carter. Mr. Carter was a veteran, having served...
Norman Eugene Jones
Jan 22, 2010
Mr. Norman Eugene (Gene) Jones, age 85 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at Gordon Health Care following several years of declining health. He was born in Gordon County on December 30, 1924, son of the late Emory and Nannie Mae Jackson Jones, and was retired from Echota Cotton Mills after 43 years. Mr. Jones was a veteran...
Ray Moore
Jan 22, 2010
Mr. Ray Moore, age 80 of Adairsville, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at his residence following several months of declining health. He was born in Murray County on December 13, 1929, son of the late Jasper and Ethel Manis Moore. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by five brothers, Grady Moore, D.V. Moore, Hoke...
Donna Sue Bradley
Jan 22, 2010
Mrs. Donna Sue Bradley, age 63 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. She was born in Dallas, Texas on September 12, 1946, daughter of the late Ona Witherspoon and the late Una Sipes Killingsworth. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death a brother, J.C. Witherspoon, and a sister, Lola...
F.A. Harmon
Jan 22, 2010
Mr. F.A. Harmon, Jr., age 95 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 in Rome. He was born in Gordon County on September 15, 1914, son of the late F.A. Harmon, Sr. and Ora Bennett Harmon. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Johnnie Mae Beason Harmon in 1999. Mr. Harmon was...
Elizabeth Anne Laforest
Jan 20, 2010
Mrs. Elizabeth Anne LaForest, age 66 of Calhoun, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 at her residence following several years of declining health. She was born in Norwood, Massachusetts on January 16, 1944, daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Stecklund Stonis. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Theodore M. LaForest, Sr.,...
Ruby Pearl Chastain
Jan 17, 2010
Mr. Ruby Pearl Chastain, age 87 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born on December 10, 1922 in Fulton County, daughter of the late John Grayson Bryant and Mollie Claude Stokes Bryant. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Lee Chastain,...
Gene Mcbee
Jan 15, 2010
Mr. Gene McBee, age 69, of Calhoun, died Friday evening, January 15th, 2009 in Gordon Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. McBee was born in Gordon County on May 4, 1940, son of the late Lee and Myrtle Sisson McBee. The greater part of his adult life, he was employed by Meadowbrook Dairy as a route salesman, and later retired...
Betty Jean Parker Gillespie
Jan 14, 2010
Mrs. Betty Jean Parker Gillespie, age 69 of Stone Mountain, GA passed away Thursday, January 14, 2010 at DeKalb Medical Center following an extended illness. She was born in Gordon County on October 6, 1940, daughter of the late Milton and Anna Bell Stroud Parker. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert...
Jerry Jerome Helms
Jan 12, 2010
Mr. Jerry Helms, age 51 of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Floyd Medical Center. He was born in Orlando, Florida on January 17, 1958, son of the late Jimmy and Ann Stephens Helms. Jerry was a devoted Dad, husband, and Papa. He was self-employed in the carpet industry, and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his...
Kevin Valle Nelson
Jan 11, 2010
Mr. Kevin Nelson, age 45 of Calhoun, passed away Monday, January 11, 2010 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in California on March 22, 1964, son of the late Marvin Jack Nelson and Lois Marie McDonald Nelson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death a brother, James Nelson. He was employed in the textile industry. Survivors...
Wyolene Goodnight
Jan 9, 2010
Mrs. Virginia Wyolene Goodnight, age 77 of Calhoun, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Gordon Hospital. She was born in Gordon County on April 3, 1932, daughter of the late Cecil and Mattie Lou Owens McCrary. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Eugene "Red" Goodnight. Mrs. Goodnight was retired from Mannington...
Dorothy Dee Watwood
Jan 5, 2010
Mrs. Dorothy Dee Watwood, age 82 of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away January 5, 2010 at Redmond Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on April 23, 1926 in Jackson, Tennessee, daughter of the late John and Annie Ewell Loines. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, John William Watwood; two...
Henry Clayton Parker
Jan 4, 2010
Mr. Henry Clayton Parker, age 64 of Chatsworth, passed away Monday, January 4, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Gilmer County on October 12, 1945, son of the late James Francis and Rhoda Ider Stokes Parker. During his lifetime, he was employed in the textile industry, and was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church. In addition to...
Richard Thomas O'Mahony Ii
Jan 1, 2010
Mr. Richard Thomas O'Mahony, II, age 31 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, January 1, 2010 from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born on November 26, 1978 in Iowa City, Iowa, son of Richard Thomas O'Mahony, Sr. and Angela Darlene Jones O'Mahony. He was a graduate of Calhoun High School, Class of 1997, where he excelled in wrestling,...
Stephens Whittiemore
Jan 1, 2010
Mrs. Dreamlee Stephens Whittiemore, age 76 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, January 1, 2010 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center following three months of illness. Mrs. Whittiemore was born on May 27, 1935 in Coshocgon, Ohio, daughter of the late Claude and Hattie Dolen Stephens. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Calvin...
