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Calhoun, GA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas

Nell Smith Boston

Nell Smith Boston

Mar 8, 2007

Mrs. Nell Smith Boston, age 92, of Calhoun, died Thursday, March 8, 2007, at Gordon Health Care Nursing Home. She was born May 9, 1914. Nell was the oldest daughter of the late Sam and Elsie Smith. In addition to her parents, Nell was preceded in death by her brothers Hoke, Sanford, R.L. (Shorty), Luke, and George Smith, all of...

Lee David Holmes

Lee David Holmes

Mar 8, 2007

Mr. Lee David Holmes, age 60, of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2007, at Floyd Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born in Gordon County October 23, 1946, son of the late David Lee Holmes and Sybil Williams Holmes. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Downey David and...

William Pettit

William Pettit

Mar 6, 2007

William "Hambone" Pettit age 72 of Calhoun passed away Tuesday morning March 6, 2007 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Gordon County on May 25, 1934 son of the late Charles and Bertha Haney Pettit. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a member of the VFW Post 406 of Calhoun. He was preceded in death...

Mary Virginia Myatt

Mary Virginia Myatt

Mar 4, 2007

Mrs. Mary Virginia Myatt, age 86 of Highway 41 South; Calhoun, Georgia; died Sunday, March 04, 2007 at Gordon Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Myatt was born on March 13, 1921 in Gordon County; daughter of the late John McNeil Patterson and Savannah Green Patterson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Myatt; by a daughter,...

Florence Keener

Florence Keener

Mar 4, 2007

Mrs. Florence Keener, of the Taylortown, Pleasant Hill Community died March 4th, 2007 at Gordon Hospital. She was born in Pickens County, August 20th, 1918, daughter of Virgil and Ida Pierce. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Jack Keener, in 1990. Survivors include three daughters; Hazel and her...

Larry Darby

Larry Darby

Feb 25, 2007

Mr. Larry Darby age 58, a well known of the Lily Pond Community, died Sunday evening at Redmond Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Darby was born in Floyd County, Georgia on March 4, 1948 son of Louis G. and Joy Brock Darby. Larry had lived the greater part of his life in Gordon County, and for many...

Jeane Rae Perry

Jeane Rae Perry

Feb 24, 2007

Mrs. Jeane Rae Perry, age 60 of Calhoun, passed away Saturday February 24, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Marion, Indiana on June 21, 1946, daughter of the late Raymond and Betty Ingram. She was a retired school teacher and attended the First Presbyterian Church of Calhoun, where she served as deacon. Mrs. Perry was preceded in death...

William Joe Pierce

William Joe Pierce

Feb 23, 2007

Mr. William "Bill" Pierce, age 59, of Calhoun, passed away Friday, February 23, 2007 at Gordon Hospital following several months of declining health. He was born in Gordon County on June 21, 1947, son of the late James Richard and Lulabell Birch Hall. Mr. Pierce was self-employed as a pulpwooder and a roofer. In addition to his parents, he was...

Joseph Lamar Selman

Joseph Lamar Selman

Feb 22, 2007

Joseph Lamar "Little Joe" Selman age 54, of Floyd County, passed away February 22, 2007 at his home after a short illness. He was born January 17, 1953, in Floyd County. Joe worked as a truck driver for 39 years, driving for Selman Logging and later for Matt Owens Logging. He attended Calhoun High School and Coosa Valley Tech. He...

Nancy Irene Callaway

Nancy Irene Callaway

Feb 22, 2007

Mrs. Nancy Irene Callaway, age 70 of Calhoun, Georgia; died Thursday afternoon, February 22, 2007 at Gordon Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Callaway was born on April 06, 1936 in Whitfield County; daughter of the late Edd and Fannie Mitchell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harden Callaway who died in 1993. During her lifetime; she...

David Defoor

David Defoor

Feb 18, 2007

Mr. David DeFoor, age 47, of Sugar Valley, passed away on February 18, 2007 at Gordon Hospital following several years of declining health. He was born in Whitfield County on April 6, 1959, son of Paul and Robbie Wheat DeFoor. Mr. DeFoor was preceded in death by his father, Paul DeFoor, and his grandparents, Berry and Jennie May Wheat. Survivors...

David Defoor

David Defoor

Feb 18, 2007

Mr. David DeFoor, age 47, of Sugar Valley, passed away on February 18, 2007 at Gordon Hospital following several years of declining health. He was born in Whitfield County on April 6, 1959, son of Paul and Robbie Wheat DeFoor. Mr. DeFoor was preceded in death by his father, Paul DeFoor, and his grandparents, Berry and Jennie May Wheat. Survivors...

Bill Hilley

Bill Hilley

Feb 17, 2007

Mr. Charles F. (Bill) Hilley, age 86 of the Pine Chapel Community; Calhoun, Georgia; died Saturday afternoon, February 17, 2007 at Gordon Hospital following several months of declining health. Mr. Hilley was born on December 21, 1920 in Gordon County; son of the late Joseph and Georgia Lee Elrod Hilley. He was also preceded in death by grandson; Lance Corporal...

Willie Mae Brown

Willie Mae Brown

Feb 16, 2007

Mrs. Willie Mae Rogers Brown, age 83, of Sugar Valley, passed away Friday, February 16, 2007, at Gordon Hospital. She was born in Murray County on May 23, 1923, daughter of the late Rev. A.D. and Ossie Melinda Hensley Rogers. Mrs. Brown was retired from Herbcraft Textile, after her retirement she was employed by the Calhoun City Library and was...

Joshua Lee Swearingen

Joshua Lee Swearingen

Feb 15, 2007

Joshua Lee Swearingen, age 28, of Calhoun passed away Thursday, February 15, 2007. He was born October 23, 1978 in Wichita Falls, Texas, son of Larry and Deni Allen Swearingen. He was employed as an electrician by Fox Systems in Calhoun. Survivors include his wife, Misty Ansohn Swearingen and a son, Clayton Tripp Swearingen of Calhoun; parents; Larry and Deni...

Bruce Duane Tanner

Bruce Duane Tanner

Feb 15, 2007

Mr. Bruce Duane Tanner, age 76, of Resaca, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Regal Residence. He was born in Gordon County on June 25, 1930, son of the late Walter Ernest and Katie Bell Thompson Tanner. Mr. Tanner was a member of the Resaca First Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death...

Edna D. Dutton

Edna D. Dutton

Feb 15, 2007

Mrs. Edna D. Dutton age 77, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday February 15, 2007 at Sunbridge Nursing Home in Cartersville. Mrs. Dutton was born in Gordon County on October 1, 1929, daughter of the late Frank and Vinnie Dutton. She was of the Baptist faith. She was also preceded in death by her husband Melvin Dutton on December 27, 1993....

Mamie Smith

Mamie Smith

Feb 14, 2007

Mrs. Mamie Garland Smith, age 89, of the Scottsville community, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2007, in Rome following an extended illness. She was born March 1, 1917, in Cherokee County, Georgia, daughter of the late Dan and Ollie Cantrell Garland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Smith in 1992, a brother, Lon Garland, and two sisters;...

Ruth Bunch

Ruth Bunch

Feb 10, 2007

Mrs. Ruth Queen Bunch age 88 of Gordon County passed away Saturday February 10, 2007. She was born in Plains, Georgia on July 16, 1918 daughter of the late Jim and Clara Harris Queen. Mrs. Bunch was a very devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was retired from Georgia Tufters and was a member of Concord Baptist Church. Mrs....

Blanche Derrick

Blanche Derrick

Feb 9, 2007

Mrs. Blanche Roberts Derrick, age 74, of Dalton, passed away Friday, February 9, 2007, at Floyd Medical Center. She was born October 22, 1932, in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, daughter of the late Charlie and Mamie Shaw Roberts. She was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Survivors include her husband, Harold Harley; a son; Stanley Derrick and his wife...

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