Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Evelyn Ruth Leonard
Aug 31, 2009
Ms. Evelyn Ruth Leonard, age 86 of Calhoun, passed away Monday, August 31, 2009 at Calhoun Health Care following an extended illness. She was born in Cherokee County, GA on August 6, 1923, daughter of the late Benjamin and Lucille Clayton Leonard. During her lifetime, she was a homemaker, and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents,...
Charles E. Gillespie
Aug 27, 2009
Mr. Charles E. Gillespie, age 77 of Calhoun, passed away, Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the U.S. Soldier's Home in Washington, DC. Mr. Gillespie was born on August 26, 1932 in Gordon County, son of the late Robert J. and Edith Isham Gillespie. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Vada Gillespie, and a brother, Robert Gillespie. During...
Lane Mcfarland
Aug 26, 2009
Mr. Colin Lane McFarland, age 41 of Fairmount, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009 from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania on May 22, 1968, son of the late Ray C. McFarland and Dorothy Shepley McFarland. He had been a resident of Gordon County and Fairmount since 1970. During his lifetime, Mr. McFarland...
Dustin Bailey Dockrey
Aug 23, 2009
Dustin Bailey Dockrey, known by his friends as "Saw Mill", age 28 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009 from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born on May 28, 1981 in Whitfield County, son of Rick Dockrey and Linda Kirby Bridges. Dustin was a member of the class of 2000 at Gordon Central High School, and...
Gary Lamar Pass
Aug 23, 2009
Mr. Gary Lamar Pass, age 45 of Resaca, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Hamilton Medical Center. He was born in Gordon County on September 6, 1963, son of the late Thomas E. Pass and Betty J. Sisson. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by his step-father, Randall Sisson in January of 2007; a...
Brandi Nicole Rogers
Aug 23, 2009
Miss Brandi Nicole Rogers, age 23 of Ranger, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009. She was born in Gordon County on November 27, 1985, daughter of Ronnie and Kimberly Ivey Rogers. She was employed at the Canine Cottage in Adairsville. Survivors include her daughter, Skyler Nicole Woodward of Ranger; parents, Ronnie and Kim Rogers of Ranger; grandparents, Dennis and Gwen...
Kenneth Randall Bennett
Aug 21, 2009
Mr. Kenneth Randall Bennett, age 37 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, August 21, 2009 at Crawford Long Medical Center. Mr. Bennett was born on October 5, 1971 in Floyd County, son of Allen Robert and Betty Glass Bennett. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Rebecca Ann Bennett. During his lifetime he was employed in the construction industry, and...
Benjamin Franklin Talley
Aug 17, 2009
Mr. Benjamin Franklin Talley, age 78 of Calhoun, passed away Monday, August 17, 2009 following a brief illness. Mr. Talley was born on May 9, 1931 in Hanceville, Alabama, son of the late William Thomas and Mary Ader Henderson Talley, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Ann Ledford Talley on August 8, 2002. He had lived...
Kenneth Hendrix
Aug 11, 2009
Mr. Kenneth Hendrix, age 65 of Ranger, passed away Tuesday morning, August 11, 2009 at Gordon Health Care Center following an extended illness. Mr. Hendrix was born on November 16, 1943 in Pickens County, son of the late Leonard and Beatrice Chastain Hendrix. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, J.L. Hendrix and Marshall Hendrix. During his lifetime...
David Paul Pasley
Aug 5, 2009
Mr. David Paul Pasley, age 67 of Adairsville, departed this life Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at Redmond Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. He was born in Gordon County on May 18, 1942, son of the late G.W. and Bernice Smith Pasley. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary J. Ross...
Max Everett Stewart
Aug 3, 2009
Mr. Max Everett Stewart, age 67 of Resaca, passed away Monday, August 3, 2009 at Gordon Hospital following an extended illness. He was born in Gordon County on June 10, 1942, son of Inez Williams Stewart and the late Ed Stewart. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Barbara...
Rosa Mae Boswell Shaw
Jul 29, 2009
Mrs. Rosa Mae Boswell Shaw, age 94 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Gordon Heath Care Center. Mrs. Shaw was born in Gordon County on November 8, 1914, daughter of the late Henry Morgan Boswell and the late Ora Williams Boswell. She was retired from the Gordon County School System, and was a member of the Oothcalooga...
Bessie Hales
Jul 28, 2009
Mrs. Bessie Hales, age 83 of Resaca, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Calhoun Health Care following several months of declining health. She was born in Jasper, Georgia on July 30, 1925, daughter of the late Jim Virgil Stanfield and the late Stella Mae Shipman Stanfield. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a...
Betty Bearden Garrett
Jul 26, 2009
Mrs. Betty Bearden Garrett, age 74 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2009 at her residence following several months of declining health. She was born Gordon County on May 10, 1935, daughter of the late Floyd Bearden and the late Artie Bearden. Mrs. Garrett was retired from Joe's Pool Service, and was a member of the Philadelphia Baptist Church....
Robert W. Smith
Jul 26, 2009
Mr. Robert W. (Bob) Smith, age 70 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2009. He was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee on April 15, 1939, son of the late Paul Julian Smith and the late Thelma Elizabeth Watson Smith. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Layell Smith; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Patti Smith of Calhoun, and Mikeal and...
William V. Worley
Jul 25, 2009
Mr. William V. (Dub) Worley, age 87 of Plainville, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2009. He was a native of Gordon County, born on July 12, 1922, son of the late William V. Worley, Sr. and the late Julia Greeson Worley. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by five brothers, Kirby Worley, Trammell Worley, Gussie...
Frank Warren White
Jul 24, 2009
Mr. Frank Warren White, age 87 of Ranger, passed away Friday, July 24, 2009. He was born in Gordon County on August 22, 1921, son of the late John Morgan White and the late Bessie Townsend White. He was a veteran of WWII and a retired farmer, and was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church in Ranger. Mr....
Lynette Elrod
Jul 24, 2009
Mrs. Lynette Elrod, age 52 of Calhoun, passed away Friday July 24, 2009 at the Heartland Hospice Center. Lynette was born in Goldsboro, NC on July 11, 1957, daughter of the late Charles Phipps and the late Barbara Callahan Phipps. She worked at Mohawk Industries and attended East Calhoun Church of God. Survivors include her husband, Lee Elrod; two daughters,...
Gregory Stephen Mulkey
Jul 23, 2009
Mr. Gregory Stephen Mulkey, age 27 of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009. He was born on June 29, 1982 in Floyd County, son of Linda Faye Pack Mulkey and the late Herbert Randall Mulkey. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Herbert and Viola Mulkey, and Herman and Clois Mae Pack. Mr. Mulkey attended the Freedom...
Kenny Broome
Jul 23, 2009
Mr. Kenny Broome, age 27 of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009. Kenny was born in Gordon County on October 20, 1981, son of Rickey and Linda Jackson Broome. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Walter Charles and Myrtle Ozella Davis Broome, and Lewis Edward and Betty Cook Jackson. He was a beloved son, father, and brother, and...
