Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Karen Mcgrew
Feb 10, 2010
Mrs. Karen McGrew, age 58 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at her residence following four months of declining health. She was born in Oregon, Illinois on May 1, 1951, daughter of Warren Hinton and the late Blanche Torissi Hinton. Mrs. McGrew enjoyed the outdoors and gardening, and had retired from Springs Industries. Survivors include her husband of...
James Willis Hollingsworth Jr
Feb 9, 2010
Mr. James Willis Hollingsworth, Jr., age 44 of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Gordon County on October 10, 1965, son of the late James W. Hollingsworth, Sr. and Ruby Johns Hollingsworth. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Ricky Hollingsworth. Mr. Hollingsworth loved fishing...
Charles Ray Fleming Sr
Feb 8, 2010
Mr. Charles Ray Fleming, Sr., age 87 of Oakman, passed away Monday, February 8, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Fleming was born on May 13, 1922 in Fernbank, Alabama, son of the late Walter Winfred Fleming and Liffie Lee Duncan Fleming. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his first wife,...
Charlie Junior Johnson
Feb 7, 2010
Mr. Charlie Junior Johnson, age 59 of Carrolton, GA, passed away February 7, 2010 at Tanner Medical Center in Carrolton from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born in Cordele, GA on August 16, 1950, son of the late Charlie William Johnson and Emma Watson Johnson. Mr. Johnson was employed as a fabricator with DeKalb Steel, and was...
Marie Ramey O'Shields
Feb 5, 2010
Mrs. Marie "Maw Maw" Ramey O'Shields, age 81 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, February 5, 2010. She was born in Rabun County, GA on July 1, 1928, daughter of the late Nathaniel William Ramey and the late Ivalee Simmons Sea. She was a member of the Philadelphia Baptist Church. Mrs. O'Shields was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse James...
Eugene Alfred Hall
Feb 4, 2010
Mr. Eugene Alfred Hall, age 72 of Calhoun, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 4, 2010 following an extended illness. He was born in Gordon County on May 29, 1936, son of the late Charlie and Pallie Melinda Hall. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by three sisters, Shirley Temple Hall,...
Helen Inez Wright
Feb 2, 2010
Mrs. Helen Inez Wright, age 84 of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Morganton, Georgia on March 27, 1925, daughter of the late Oscar and Jessie Jane Killian Wright. Survivors include a niece, Edna Ruth Palmer and her husband Darrin, and a nephew, Clarence Wright, both of Cleveland, Tennessee. Other relatives also...
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...
