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Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Frances Inez White Roberts Taylor
Aug 18, 2020
Obituary Frances Inez White Roberts Taylor, 93, of Old Prospect Church Rd., passed away Tuesday in Dublin. Services will be held Saturday, August 22, 2020, at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Max Brannon Funeral Home in Calhoun, GA. Burial will be in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Pickens County. Mrs. Taylor was born in Calhoun, GA, the daughter of...
Jeanette Hayes
Aug 17, 2020
Obituary Ms. Velvia Jeanette (Stafford) Hayes, 79, of Chatsworth, died Monday, August 17, 2020, at AdventHealth-Gordon after several months of declining health. Mrs. Hayes was born in Whitfield County, Georgia, January 14, 1941, daughter of the late, Horace, and Dexter Stafford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers; Herman, Carl, and Ralph Stafford and...
John Edward Scruggs
Aug 17, 2020
Obituary John Edward (Butch) Scruggs, 71, of Covington died August 17, 2020. Butch was born on April 18, 1949, son of the late Hulen and Bessie Scruggs. Butch began his work as an addiction counselor in 1996 and was ordained as a Baptist minister that same year. He and his wife, Joan, founded and have operated Damascus Road Recovery in...
Amanda Gay Burgin
Aug 16, 2020
Obituary Amanda Gay Burgin, 57, of Calhoun, GA, died August 16, 2020. She was born in Marietta, Ga on April 7, 1963 to the late Billy Gene Pinson. She is also preceded in death by a brother, Bill Tallman and a sister, Judy Wheeling. Prior to her ill health, she worked in the deli at Ingles. She is survived by...
James 'Jimmy' Lacy
Aug 15, 2020
Obituary James "Jimmy" Lacy, 70, of Ranger, GA, died on Saturday, August 15, 2020. He was born in Dalton, Ga on August 21,1949 to the late James and IvaNell Simms Lacy. James proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Patsy Horner Lacy; sisters, Edna (Greg) DeBacker, Elaine (Lance) Williams,...
Marsha Lynn Mcdaniel
Aug 13, 2020
Obituary Marsha Lynn McDaniel, 55, of Calhoun, Georgia died Thursday, August 13, 2020. She was born on July 12, 1965 in Dalton, Georgia to Marshall and Charlotte Witherow Smithey. She is survived by her loving husband of 18 years, Flipper McDaniel; daughters, Marla Hall, Mayla (Rhett) Jackson, and Etta McDaniel; parents, Marshall and Charlotte Smithey; several friends and other relatives...
Martha Ann Smith
Aug 12, 2020
Obituary Mrs. Martha Ann Smith, 70, of Calhoun, departed her life here on earth for her heavenly home with Jesus on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. She was born in Floyd County, Georgia on January 26, 1950, daughter of the late Lee and Maggie Carter Ellison. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Candy...
William Garrett
Aug 10, 2020
Obituary William Sylvester Garrett, 67, of Adairsville, GA, died August 10, 2020, at his home. He was born in Jasper, Ga on September 7, 1952. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Buttrum Garrett, his parents, and several siblings. He is survived by his children, Billie Williamson, Charles Haney (Christie), Ann Foster (Adam), Velvet Baldwin (David), Ed Haney...
Ralph Omer Cole
Aug 10, 2020
Obituary Ralph (Juney) Cole, 77, of the Resaca Community, died on Monday, August 10,2020, at his home, Star Ranch. Ralph was a loving and devoted husband, father, paw-paw, uncle, brother, and friend who never met a stranger. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 27, 1943. He was the son of the late Omer and Edna (Marsh) Cole. Ralph...
Bertie Lou Patton
Aug 10, 2020
Obituary Bertie Lou Ruth "Tate" Patton, 91, of Resaca, Georgia died Tuesday, August 10, 2020, at Hamilton Medical Center. She was born on April 5, 1929, in Rome, Georgia to the late Robert Lector Tate Sr. and Rosella Fowler Tate. She was proceeded in death by her loving husband in 1995 Harlon Franklin Patton Sr.; brother, Robert Lector Tate Jr;...
Jose Young
Aug 10, 2020
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Tammy Lynn Stevenson
Aug 7, 2020
Obituary Mrs. Tammy Lynn (Burchett) Stevenson, 51, of Calhoun, Georgia passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at her residence following a brief illness. Tammy was born in Floyd County, Georgia on June 22, 1969, daughter of Sarah Caldwell Burchett and the late Jerry Glenn Burchett. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her mother-in-law; Dorothy...
Michael L. Wright
Aug 5, 2020
Obituary Michael Lawrence Wright,73, of Calhoun, GA, died on August 5, 2020, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1947, son of the late Roy L. Wright and Floy May Jones Wright. His brother-in-law, Denny Maxwell also preceded him in death. Michael was a Christian and a member of Heritage Baptist Church. He retired from the Georgia...
Betty Lee Walraven
Aug 5, 2020
Obituary Mrs. Betty Lee (Hall) Walraven age 87 of Calhoun, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Betty was born in Gordon County on May 8, 1933, the daughter of the late R. Lee Hall and Ruby Clements Hall. Along with her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Boyd Walraven in 1981; and her son, Randy...
Larry Eugene Wells Sr.
Aug 5, 2020
Obituary Larry Eugene Wells Sr, 74, of Calhoun, Georgia died Wednesday, August 5, 2020. He was born on October 5, 1945, in Whitfield County to the late Donnie and Nellie Mae Wells. To honor his wishes his body was cremated. To leave condolences and sign the online guest book please go to, www.mxbrannonandsons.com The Brannon family and staff are honored...
Addie Goshay
Aug 3, 2020
Obituary Addie Owens Goshay, 89, of Adairsville, GA, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at her home. She was born in Columbus, Ga on January 1, 1931, daughter of Mattie Ellison. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Goshay Sr.; son, Henry Goshay; two daughters, Christine Goshay, Leola Goshay Rogers She leaves behind a loving family...
Dr. Sammy Allen
Aug 2, 2020
Obituary Dr. Sammy Allen, 82, of Resaca, GA died Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Advent Health Gordon. Rev. Allen was born, October 4, 1937, as Robert Verland Allen, son of the late Vince W. and Myrtle McKinley Timms Allen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandson; Vince Allen, and by two sisters; Nettie Allen...
Joann Dean
Aug 2, 2020
Obituary JoAnn Greeson Dean, 76, of Calhoun died at her daughter Denas home on Sunday, August 2, 2020 following a yearlong battle with cancer. She was born in Gordon County on July 31, 1944 to the late Hubert and Elizabeth Webb Greeson. She was proceeded in death by her husband Bill Dean in 2003 and the father of her daughters,...
Ruby Crump
Aug 2, 2020
Obituary Ruby Dixon Crump, 76, of Calhoun, Georgia died Sunday, August 2, 2020 at Advent Health Gordon. She was born on July 17, 1944 in Rome, Georgia to the late Verlon and Bobbie Kelly Dixon. In addition to her parents she was proceeded in death by her loving husband Lamar Crump to whom she was married on June 19,1966 and...
Anthony Roberts Sr.
Aug 1, 2020
Obituary Anthony Glenn Roberts Sr., 62, of Villa Rica, GA, formerly of Calhoun, died August 1, 2020, at Northside Atlanta Medical Center due to complications from cancer. He was born in Fort Valley, Ga on July 31, 1958 to Frances Taylor the late Joe Roberts. He was preceded in death by his high school sweetheart, who he was married to...
