Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Jack Harold Whitten
May 22, 2008
Mr. Jack Harold Whitten, age 75 of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the Wood Dale Nursing Home in Dalton following three months of illness. He was born on September 2, 1932 in Borger, Texas, son of the late Ernest Mashburn Whitten and Belle Whitten. Mr. Whitten served his country with the United States Army and was a...
Joe Ferguson
May 21, 2008
Mr. Joe Ferguson, age 69 of 198 Pine Crest Drive, Resaca died Wednesday evening at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Ferguson was born in Gordon County, son of the late Walt and Mary Allen Ferguson. He was owner of Ferguson Plumbing & Electrical for 45 years, and was a Veteran of the United States Navy, having served in...
Daisy Dean
May 20, 2008
Mrs. Daisy Dean, age 80 of Honea Path, South Carolina and formerly of Gordon County, passed away May 20, 2008 at the Oconee Regional Medical Center in Milledgeville. She was born on March 31, 1928, daughter of the late James and Stella Shipman Stanfield, and was a homemaker during her lifetime. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Juanita Henceroth
May 17, 2008
Mrs. Juanita Henceroth age 88, of Adairsville passed away Saturday May 17, 2008 at Gordon Hospital. She was born September 21, 1919 in Wheeling, West Virginia, daughter of the late Charles and Edna Mae Myers. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Myers and by a sister, Lenora Blacknick. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church....
Richard Fowler
May 17, 2008
Mr. Richard Fowler, age 67 of New Calhoun Road, Adairsville, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008 at his residence after nine months of illness. He was born in Gordon County on April 13, 1941, son of the late Clifford and Edna Mae Boyd Fowler. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie Fowler...
Catherine Elizabeth Kennedy
May 17, 2008
Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Kennedy, age 89 of Calhoun, Georgia passed away May 17, 2008 at her daughter's residence. She was born in Washington, D.C. on October 17, 1918, daughter of the late Elmer R. and Amelia W. Stombock, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter W. Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy was a former resident of Regal at Morning...
Jack Bell
May 14, 2008
Rev. Jack Bell, age 76 of the New Town Community, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at his residence, following one month of illness. Rev. Bell was born on February 2, 1932 in Gordon County, son of the late Arthur Bell and Mattie Howell Bell. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Star Howell; two brothers,...
Junior Reed
May 14, 2008
Mr. Junior Reed, age 71 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Reed was born on September 26, 1936 in Gordon County, son of the late Bill Reed and Ellier Payne Reed. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Ann Anderson Haney and Carolyn Reed Webb. During his...
Sandra Elizabeth Washington
May 14, 2008
Mrs. Sandra Elizabeth Washington, age 63 of Adairsville, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Washington was born in Bartow County, Georgia on July 4, 1944, daughter of the late William and Kenny Lou Baker Lowder. Sandra was the first female Certified Emergency Medical Technician in Bartow County, having been employed by the Bartow...
Thomas Leon Adams Jr
May 11, 2008
Mr. Thomas Leon Adams, Jr., age 66 of the Nicklesville Community, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Adams was born on June 11, 1941 in Forsyth County, Georgia, son of the late Thomas Leon Adams, Sr. and Irene Sosebee Adams. Besides his parents, Mr. Adams was preceded in death by a brother,...
Barbara Ann Muse Kennedy
May 4, 2008
Mrs. Barbara Ann Muse Kennedy age 61 of Resaca, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Erlanger Medical Center. Mrs. Kennedy was born in Catoosa County, Georgia on September 21, 1946 daughter of the late Hershel Leon Muse and the late Edith Inez Burns Muse. She worked at Springs Industries until becoming disabled and was of the Baptist faith. Besides...
Lee Roy Rushing
May 1, 2008
Mr. Lee Roy Rushing, age 82 of Calhoun, went home to be with Jesus surrounded by his loving family Thursday evening, May 01, 2008 at his residence following three months of declining health. He was born on September 22, 1925 in Ponce DeLeon, Florida, son of the late Murdock Napolean Rushing and Lena Stewart Rushing. Mr. Rushing served his country...
Petty Goforth
Apr 30, 2008
Mrs. Janell Goforth, age 82 of Plainville, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Gordon Hospital following several weeks of declining health. She was born in Gordon County on June 18, 1925, daughter of the late James and Minnie Johns Petty. During her lifetime, she was a homemaker, and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. In addition to her...
Eddis Mildred West
Apr 30, 2008
Mrs.Eddis Mildred West, age 86 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Calhoun Health Care following an extended illness. Mrs. West was born on March 31, 1922 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Claude Thomas Hall and Dessie Cooper Hall. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Boyd West. Mrs. West was a member of...
Wade Galmon
Apr 28, 2008
Mr. Wade Galmon, age 59 of Resaca, passed away Monday, April 28, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Gordon County on July 29, 1948, son of Willie Ross and Mandy Cudd Galmon. Mr. Galmon was employed by Shaw Industries, and was a veteran of the US Army, having served in Vietnam. He also served in the Georgia National...
Mary Lou Taylor
Apr 27, 2008
Mrs. Mary Lou Taylor, age 88 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Gordon Health Care Center. Mrs. Taylor was born on May 22, 1919 in Sand Mountain, Alabama, daughter of the late Benjamin Allen and Dessie Frix Allen. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Gordon Taylor in 1976; by a son, Harry Lee...
Worth Barnett Martin
Apr 20, 2008
Worth Barnett Martin, 73, of Calhoun passed away on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 at his home in Calhoun. He was born in Calhoun, GA., on August 15, 1934. He was the son of the late Hillias Worth Martin and the late Lillian Nelson Martin. An Army veteran, he married Ingeborg Bichl in Bad Aibling, West Germany on September 6, 1956....
Deryll Erwin
Apr 20, 2008
Mr. Deryll Erwin, age 75 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Gordon County on June 4, 1932, son of the late Hubert and Meda Littlefield Erwin. Mr. Erwin was retired from Gold Kist after 32 years as a Field Representative, and was a veteran, having served his country in the US...
Earl Lynn Seal
Apr 19, 2008
Mr. Earl Lynn Seal, age 45 of Resaca, passed away April 19, 2008. He was born in Morristown, Tennessee on October 23, 1962. During his lifetime, Mr. Seal was a Fabricator with the Lessco Company. He was preceded in death by his father, Arch Henry Seal, and a sister, Patricia Seal. Survivors include his mother, Irene Purkey Cluesman; a daughter,...
Gladys Lance
Apr 18, 2008
Ms. Gladys Lance, age 81 of Resaca, passed away Friday, April 18, 2008 at her residence. She was a life long resident of Gordon County, born on December 20, 1926, daughter of the late Fayte and Rosa Lee Allen Lance. During her lifetime, Mrs. Lance was self employed as a seamstress, and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. In...
