Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Charles Dwight Evans
Aug 22, 2020
Obituary Charles Dwight Evans, 75, of Rome, Georgia died Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Floyd Medical Center. He was born on July 1, 1945 in Calhoun, Georgia to the late Asa and Wilma E. Goodnight Evans. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Winston Evans, Doyle Evans, and Duane Evans; sister, Pamela Williams. He is survived by his two...
Jackie Virginia Reed
Aug 22, 2020
Obituary Jackie Virginia (Sanford) Reed, 49, of Resaca, GA, died August 22, 2020, at her home. She was born October 5, 1970. She was preceded in death by her mother, Flo Baldridge; her children, Daniel Bagley and Courtney Peterson; her siblings, Tammy Sue Sanford and Randall Sanford. Jackie is survived by her loving husband of 20 years, Keith Reed; her...
Gladys Gossage
Aug 21, 2020
Obituary Mrs. Gladys Dette (Walraven) Gossage, 86, of Calhoun, died Friday morning at Morning Pointe Assisted Living in Calhoun after several months of declining health. Mrs. Gossage was born in Murray County, Georgia on July 28, 1934, daughter of the late Tom and Angie Hayes Walraven. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe...
Edna Frances Ballew
Aug 20, 2020
Obituary Mrs. Edna Frances (Ghorley) Ballew, 78, of Resaca, Georgia died Thursday, August 20, 2020, at her residence following several months of declining health. Mrs. Ballew was born in Bradley County, TN. On October 18, 1941, daughter of the late Otto and Edna Inez Pell Ghorley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev....
Shirley Mae Roland
Aug 19, 2020
Obituary Mrs. Shirley Mae (Dodd) Roland, 82, of Calhoun, died Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at Morning Pointe Assisted Living of Calhoun. Shirley was born in Gordon County, Georgia on July 2, 1938, daughter of the late Roy H. and Ethel Bagley Dodd. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Roland in 2010 and...
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...
