Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Mary Lilly Wilson
Jan 6, 2018
Mary Lilly Wilson, 65, of Cartersville, formerly of Calhoun, died Saturday, January 06, 2018 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. She was born in Gordon County on August 30, 1952, daughter of Jack and Eva Nell Rickett Wilson. Survivors include aunts and uncles, J.B. and Norma Rickett, Johnnie and Terry Erwin, and Hilda and Charlie Chadwick, all of Calhoun. Her cousins...
Earl Muse
Jan 4, 2018
Earl Muse, age 94, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Oakview Health and Rehabilitation in Summerville, GA. He was a life-long resident of the Oostanaula Community, and a member of Oostanaula Baptist Church. He proudly served his country in the US Army during World War II. He was an Anti-Aircraft Gun Crewman, and received the World War...
Norma Jean Stone
Jan 2, 2018
Mrs. Norma Jean Davis Stone, 76 of Ranger died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Stone was born in Gordon County on April 17, 1941; daughter of the late William Clyde Davis Sr. and Clara Christine Smith Davis. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She retired in 1994, having been employed with Georgia Tufters...
Michael Aaron Blake
Jan 1, 2018
Michael Aaron Blake, 19, of Sugar Valley, died on January 1, 2018 from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was a graduate of Gordon Central High School. Michael worked at Van Gelder Carpets. He enjoyed working on, and driving, cars. Most of all, Michael was a proud, loving, and involved father to his daughter, Sophia Ann Blake. Along with...
Bro. Frank Caceres
Dec 31, 2017
Bro. Frank (Paco) Caceres, 61, of Chatsworth, GA, died Sunday, December 31, 2017 at his home, following several months of declining health. He was born in Guanica, Puerto Rico on November 16, 1956, son of the late Frank and Lucy Medina Caceres. Missionary Frank Caceres served his Savior, Jesus Christ, wherever God opened doors, including Puerto Rico for 11 years,...
Andrew Leland Adcock
Dec 30, 2017
Andrew Leland Adcock, 46, of Adairsville, died on December 30, 2017. Andrew was born in Floyd County on June 14, 1971. He was preceded in death by his father, Odell Adcock, and by is brother, Tim Adcock. Andrew was a graduate of Adairsville High School. He worked, most recently, with Lowes Distribution Center. He was also well-known as a cell...
Irene Garland Hendrix
Dec 27, 2017
Irene Garland Hendrix, 85, of Calhoun, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017. She was born in Cherokee County on November 2, 1932, daughter of the late Lon and Dorothy Garlin Garland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Jerry Davis in 1989, and a brother, Troy Garland. Irene enjoyed the outdoors, and loved to do...
Laura Wheeler Long
Dec 26, 2017
Laura Wheeler Long, 90, of Fairmount, died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at her home, following an extended illness. She was born in Gilmer County, GA on October 8, 1927, daughter of the late John and Eliza Anderson Wheeler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Reed Long; brothers, Rev. Claude Wheeler,...
Emmett Alvin Young
Dec 24, 2017
Mr. Emmett Alvin Young, 84, of Calhoun, died Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Floyd Medical Center, following a recent illness. He was born in Worth County, GA, on September 29, 1933, son of the late Emmett Primes Young and Letha May Whittington Young. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Young. Emmett was...
Amogene Blackstock
Dec 22, 2017
Alice Amogene Blackstock, 82, of Calhoun, died Friday, December 22, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Gordon County on January 25, 1935, daughter of the late Ralph and Beulah Cornett Dutton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Richard Blackstock; and a brother, Lane Dutton....
Edward Allen Gowens
Dec 18, 2017
Edward Allen Gowens, 73 of Calhoun, died Monday, December 18, 2017, following an extended illness. He was born in Gordon County on December 10, 1944, son of the late M.A. and Lula Roye Gowens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Bob Hicks; a sister, Angellee Hicks; and a sister-in-law, Jean Gowens. Ed was...
Willie F. 'Bill' Ross
Dec 18, 2017
Willie F. "Bill" Ross, 81 of Plainville, GA died Monday, December 18, 2017, at Floyd Hospital, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born in Copper Hill, TN on February 28, 1936, son of the late Clyde and Magdalene Wade Ross. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Jerry Ross. Survivors include...
H.L. Kirby
Dec 15, 2017
H.L. Kirby, 76, of Resaca died Friday, December 15, 2017. He was born in Calhoun, GA on August 5, 1941, son of the late Edgar Kirby and Thelma Greeson Kirby. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Monroe Kirby and Ray Kirby, and his sister, Dorthy Edwards. Mr. Kirby was a veteran of the...
Gina Lynn Cronan
Dec 14, 2017
Gina Lynn Payne Cronan, 43, of Ranger, died on Thursday, December 14, 2017, following a sudden illness. Gina was born in Murray County on April 1, 1974; she was the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Johnny and Sandi Payne. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Albert and Rosella Payne, and Jasper Goodson;...
Joann Holland Hall
Dec 13, 2017
Joann Holland Hall, 80, of Calhoun, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Gordon Hospital, following several months of declining health. She was born in Gordon County on November 8, 1937, daughter of the late Worth and Nancy Greeson Holland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest Hall, in 2010; siblings, Roy Holland of...
Betty Joe Easley
Dec 12, 2017
Betty Joe Horner Easley, 82 of Dalton, GA, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Quinton Memorial Health and Rehab. She was born in Ranger, GA, on September 10, 1935, but had spent the greater part of her life in Dalton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Ila Taylor Horner; her husband, Alvin O. Easley on March...
Dennis Lee Evans, Sr.
Dec 11, 2017
Dennis Lee Evans, Sr., 64 of Calhoun, died Monday, December 11, 2017 at Gordon Health Care. He was born in Adrian, Michigan on November 7, 1953, son of the late Howard and Wilma Jean Williams Evans. Dennis moved to Gordon County in 1979 from North Carolina. He was employed with Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and was a member of Plainville...
Sally Jarrett
Dec 11, 2017
Sally Everett Jarrett, 92, of Calhoun, died at her home on Monday, December 11, 2017, following several months of declining health. Sally was born in Memphis, Tennessee on October 2, 1925; she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Maggie Aldridge Everett. Along with her parents, Sally was preceded in death by her husband of thirty-seven years, Doyle Jarrett,...
Tammy Gay Broome
Dec 7, 2017
Tammy Gay Broome, 57, of Calhoun, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at her home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Urbana, Illinois on March 15, 1960. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donnie Ray Broome, in 2011; her daughter, Sandy Hendrix, in August; and her mother, Barbara Lou Pagel Ward, in 2007. Tammy worked in various...
Ruby Cantrell Hancock
Dec 7, 2017
Ruby Cantrell Hancock, 66 of Calhoun, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at her home. She was born in Jasper, GA on December 4, 1951, daughter of the late T.D. and Juanita Cantrell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jackie Hancock; and daughters, Amy Lee Anderson and Angela Kay Anderson. Survivors include her daughter,...
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