Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Stanley William Brown
Apr 18, 2008
Mr. Stanley William Brown, age 41 of Fairmount, passed away Friday, April 18, 2008 at his residence. Stanley was born on November 13, 1966 in Pickens County, Georgia, son of Mary Jo Edwards Brown and the late Stanley Brown. He was employed by Pilgrim Pride Farms of Ellijay. Stanley is survived by his wife, Teresa Annette Brown; two daughters, Elizabeth...
Sally Avery Whitworth
Apr 16, 2008
Mrs. Sallie Avery Whitworth, age 99 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Gordon Health Care following an extended illness. She was born in Gordon County on August 29, 1908, daughter of the late John and Lucinda Pierce James. Mrs. Whitworth was a member of the Blackwood Springs Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was also...
Andrew Baker
Apr 14, 2008
Mr. Andrew J. "A.J." Baker, age 86 of Resaca, passed away at his residence on Monday, April 14, 2008 following several months of declining health. He was born in Gordon County on September 11, 1921, son of the late Andrew J. and Lemer Fowler Baker. Mr. Baker was retired from civil service at Dobbins Air Force Base, and was a...
Lillie Mae Timms
Apr 12, 2008
Mrs. Lillie Mae McBrayer Timms, age 90, passed away Saturday morning, April 12, 2008 at Gordon Health Care Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Timms was born on January 10, 1918 in Gordon County, daughter of the late John Love McBrayer and Minnie Mae Rogers McBrayer. Mrs.. Timms was preceded in death by her husband Rob Timms; one sister, Ollene...
Margaret Louise Hilley
Apr 12, 2008
Mrs. Margaret Louise Clark Hilley; age 79, affectionately known as "Memaw" of the Pine Chapel Community, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 12, 2008 at Gordon Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Hilley was born on May 20, 1928 in Whitfield County, daughter of the late Claude Clark and Mattie Spence Clark. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Henry Dudley Shaw
Apr 4, 2008
Mr. Henry Dudley Shaw, age 60 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, April 4, 2008 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. following an extended illness. He was born January 8, 1948 in Gordon County, to Paul Richard and Rosa Mae Boswell Shaw. Mr. Shaw was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by...
Opal Delia Hales
Apr 2, 2008
Mrs. Opal Delia Hales, age 83 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Calhoun Health Care following an extended illness. She was born in Cherokee County, GA on August 23, 1924, daughter of the late James Gordon and Cordelia Nickelson Ingram. During her lifetime, Mrs. Hales was employed by the Fairmount School system in the school cafeteria. She...
Hazel Ratcliff
Mar 31, 2008
Mrs. Hazel Maybelle Ratcliff, age 86 of Chatsworth, passed away Monday afternoon, March 31, 2008. Mrs. Ratcliff was born on March 23, 1922 in Gilmer County, Georgia, daughter of the late Rev. L.C. Sluder and Emma Hollofield Sluder. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph J. Ratcliff to whom she had been married for 24 years. During...
Raymond J. Silvers
Mar 29, 2008
Mr. Raymond J. Silvers of Ranger, went home to live with the Lord Saturday, March 29, 2008, following several years of declining health. Raymond had been a lifetime resident of the Gordon County community and a member of the Mount Carmel Church of Jesus Christ. For the entirety of his life, Raymond had been very close with his family and...
Gene Hannah
Mar 28, 2008
Mr. Gene Hannah, age 73 of Sugar Valley, died Friday, March 28th, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Hannah was born in Heard County, Georgia on July 6th, 1934. He was the son of the late William and Lillian Johnston Hannah. Mr. Hannah was involved in the Textile and Carpet industry prior to his retirement. He was a member of Sugar...
Nellie Ethel Cudd
Mar 27, 2008
Mrs. Nellie Ethel Cudd, age 62 of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Gordon Hospital. Mrs. Cudd was born October 2, 1945, daughter of the late Walter L. Bryant and Florence Sanford Stanley. She was the owner and operator of Oostanaula Grocery for several years, and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was preceded in...
Jessie Mae Scoggins
Mar 26, 2008
Sister Jessie Mae Scoggins of 25 Bent Oak Trail, Rome, Georgia went to her eternal home in heaven at 1:00 a.m. March 26, 2008 at Gordon Hospital following a brief illness. She was born September 8, 1926 in Fannin County, Georgia, daughter of the late Elisha and Hester Davenport Green. She married Rev. William Hoyt Scoggins on March 25, 1943...
Doris Ann Barfield
Mar 26, 2008
Mrs. Doris Ann Barfield, age 45 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Gordon Hospital. Mrs. Barfield was born in Tennessee on January 31, 1963, daughter of Nell Walker Cooper and the late Macky Cooper. Being a homemaker, she loved to cook for her family, friends and church family. She was an active member of the World Harvest...
Dessie Chastain Ledford Buser
Mar 24, 2008
Mrs. Dessie Chastain Ledford Buser, age 89 of Calhoun, passed away Monday, March 24, 2008 at Gordon Hospital. Mrs. Buser was born on December 22, 1918, daughter of the late Virgil Chastain and Leona Wooten Chastain. She was preceded in death by three sons, Lloyd (Bud) Ledford, Gene Ledford, and Charles Ledford; by a twin sister, Jessie Robertson, and three...
Edith Diane Clements
Mar 20, 2008
Mrs. Edith Diane Pruitt Clements, age 57 of Calhoun, died peacefully Thursday evening. Mrs. Clements was born in Gordon County on December 19th, 1950, daughter of the late Doyle and Jewell Pruitt. Edith was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church where she served as Children's Church leader with her husband for 25 years. She also served on the board of...
Flonnie Mae Gee
Mar 16, 2008
Mrs. Flonnie Mae Gee, age 88 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Gordon Health Care. She was born on September 25, 1919 in Cherokee County, Georgia, daughter of the late Hiram and Victoria Clark Cowart. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Hubert Gee; a son, E.J Gee, and by five sisters and two...
Savannah Jane Pryor
Mar 16, 2008
Little Savannah Jane Pryor, infant daughter of David and Sheena Kirk Pryor of Ranger, died Sunday evening, March 16, 2008 in Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta. Survivors include her parents, David and Sheena Kirk Pryor of Ranger, and one sister, Taylor. Grandparents include Eddie and Kim Moss Kirk of Ranger, Tammy and Patrick Burchett of Calhoun, and David and...
Marvin William Young Sr
Mar 14, 2008
Mr. Marvin William Young, Sr., age 81 of Ranger, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Gordon County on March 6, 1927, son of the late Bob and Minnie Townsend Young. Mr. Young was retired from the textile industry. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Verlon and Max Young; sisters, Alma Brannon,...
Lonnie Mae Serritt
Mar 14, 2008
Mrs. Lonnie Mae Serritt, age 80 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008 following several months of declining health. She was born in Gordon County on February 25, 1928, daughter of the late Jonah William and Annie Beatrice White Talley. Mrs. Serritt was retired from Lacey-Champion Carpets, and was a member of Concord Baptist Church. In addition to her...
Floyd Poarch
Mar 12, 2008
Mr. Floyd Poarch, age 79 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Gordon County on January 5, 1929, son of the late Reuben A. and Olgalee Davis Poarch. During his lifetime, Mr. Poarch worked in the textile industry, retiring from Coronet Carpets. He was of the Church of God faith. In addition...
