Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Edna Louise Fitzsimmons
Aug 31, 2018
Obituary Edna Louise Fitzsimmons, 65, of Resaca, GA, died Friday, August 31, 2018 at Gordon Hospital following 8 years of declining health. She was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on September 15, 1952, daughter of the late Harry M. Strader and Ida Conley Hintz. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Paul G. and Elena Palmer, Jr., and Joseph M. and...
Frances Marie Beck
Aug 29, 2018
Obituary Frances Marie Beck, 77, of Calhoun, died at Redmond Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 following a sudden illness. Marie was born in Dahlonega, Georgia on October 5, 1940. She was the daughter of the late Claude and Annie Seabolt Lingerfelt. Her husband, Lamar Beck, preceded her in death in 2014; she was also preceded in death...
Hugh Massingill
Aug 29, 2018
Obituary Marion Hugh Massingill, 75, of Resaca, GA died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at his home, following several years of declining health. He was born in Whitfield County on August 24, 1943, son of the late Clarence and Scottie Massingill. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Massingill; and a sister, Dorothy Vaughan....
George Franklin Cornwell
Aug 29, 2018
Obituary Mr. George Franklin Cornwell, 73, of Calhoun, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Cornwell was born in Resaca, GA on September 1, 1944, son of the late George Walter Cornwell and Maybelle Higdon Cornwell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Helen Dunaway, Thelma Calloway, Audry Cornwell, Anita Cornwell and...
Carl Winston Sanford
Aug 29, 2018
Obituary Carl Winston Sanford, 48, of Calhoun died on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Carl was born in Gordon County on March 25, 1970. He was preceded in death by his father, Winston Sanford; grandparents, Edgar and Thelma Kirby; and uncles, Ray Kirby, Monroe Kirby, and H.L. Kirby. Carl is survived by his mother, Mary Sanford; his brother, Anthony Long; his...
Connie Lynne Burnette Long
Aug 26, 2018
Obituary Connie Lynne Burnette Long, 65, of Plainville, GA, died Sunday, August 26, 2018, following a brief illness. Born in Dalton, GA, she is survived by her son, Andy Long, of Plainville; Sisters, Norma Jackson of Dalton, Betty (Robert) Collins of Calhoun, Wanda (Steve) Simpson of Wayne City, IL, and Thera Kinney of Eton; and brothers, David (Rilla) Burnette of...
Monte Paul Clark
Aug 25, 2018
Obituary . Monte Paul 'Tego' Clark Sr., 50, a lifelong resident of Calhoun, passed away at his home on Saturday, August 25th, 2018. Monte was born in Gordon County on April 23, 1968. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, G.C. and Carolyn Russell, and K.T. Clark; Monte was also preceded in death by David Barton. Monte was a...
Ella Lanora Graham
Aug 25, 2018
Obituary Ella Lanora Graham, 71, of the Sonoraville Community, Fairmount died Saturday, August 25, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Cartersville, GA on July 16, 1947; daughter of the late Alvin W.C. and Evelyn Grace Graham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughters, Angela Cline and Mary-Jane Wofford; brothers, Leon Graham and...
Don Cochran
Aug 23, 2018
Obituary Alfred Don Cochran, 84, of the New Town community, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Bartow County on December 1, 1933, son of the late Jake and Colene Cochran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Marcella Brannon Cochran; a brother, Harold Cochran;...
Mary Lea Justice Defoor
Aug 20, 2018
Obituary Mary Lea Justice Defoor, age 85, went home to her Heavenly Father August 20, 2018 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Mary Lea was born in Hiawassee, Georgia to the late Fred and Della Eller Justice. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Carnes Justice of Toccoa, Georgia and John Justice of Hobbs, New Mexico,...
Jerome Chapman Henderson
Aug 19, 2018
Obituary Jerome Chapman Henderson, 93, of Calhoun, died Sunday, August 19, 2018 at his home. He was born in Gordon County on September 21, 1924, son of the late John Sevier and Georgia Chapman Henderson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marion Brock Henderson in 2014; and siblings, John S. Henderson, James Henderson,...
James Allen Cagle
Aug 16, 2018
Obituary James Allen Cagle, 76, of Resaca, GA, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Gordon County on January 7, 1942, son of the late James and Olivia Harbor Cagle. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Linda Greeson Cagle; his son and daughter-in-law, Marty and Janet Cagle; his daughters and son-in-law, Karen and Steve...
Clyde William Allen
Aug 15, 2018
Obituary Clyde William Allen, 78, of Calhoun, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at UT Medical Center in Knoxville, TN, following a brief illness. He was born in Gordon County on October 18, 1939, son of the late James and Leah Allen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Claude Allen. Clyde was retired as...
Jerry Clifton Quinn
Aug 15, 2018
Obituary Jerry Clifton 'Smokey' Quinn, 77, of the Pine Chapel community, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at his home, following a year of declining health. Jerry was born in Gordon County on April 2, 1941, son of the late Clyde and Pearl Fair Quinn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Keith Quinn; brother,...
Margaret Mize Summerville
Aug 13, 2018
Obituary Margaret Mize Summerville, 86, of Fairmount, GA, died Monday, August 13, 2018 at Gordon Health & Rehab, following several years of declining health. She was born in Calhoun, GA on September 1, 1929, daughter of the late John William and Hattie Stanfield Mize. She attended Calhoun Elementary School and later moved with her family to Shannon, GA. She was...
John Robert Stephens
Aug 10, 2018
Obituary John Robert Stephens, age 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Gordon Health and Rehab from an extended illness. He was born August 25, 1933 in Lumberton, North Carolina, to the late Ella Rose Stephens and Odell Owens. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Eva Grace Britt Stephens; his daughter Brenda Stephens Dickinson...
Jimmy Donald Colston
Aug 6, 2018
Obituary Jimmy Donald Colston, 76 died on August 6 2018, at Gordon County hospital after surgery complications. A memorial service will be held on Saturday August 18, 2018 at Max Brannon Funeral Home on 705 Old Red Bud Road in Calhoun GA at 11:30 AM Jimmy was born on December 13, 1941 in Shannon GA to James and Thelma Colston....
Bonnie Shope Weaver
Aug 6, 2018
Obituary . Bonnie Shope (Miss Bonnie) Weaver, 104, of Birmingham, Alabama, formerly of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018, following several months of declining health. She was born September 22, 1913, in Ranger, Georgia, the second of five children born to David C. Shope and Ethel Anderson Shope. She was the widow of Oran Weaver, a former...
C.L. Mcdonald
Aug 3, 2018
Obituary Mr. C.L. McDonald, 71, of Calhoun, died early Friday morning, August 3, 2018 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born on January 26, 1947, son of the late Raymond and Faire Herod McDonald. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice McDonald, in 2016; his brother, Robert (Buddy) McDonald; and a sister...
Kevin Eugene Collum
Jul 31, 2018
Obituary Kevin Collum of Calhoun, GA, left this world July 31, 2018 at his home, surrounded by the dear family he loved. He succumbed to his two-year battle with cancer. Kevin lived and loved large, and his charismatic personality touched the hearts of many. Those he worked with while employed by the Georgia DOT and Atkins consultants, as well as...
