Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
John Brown Ezell
Feb 5, 2018
Obituary Minister, pastor, Sunday school teacher, Husband, father, brother, neighbor, and friend, John Brown Ezell, age 79, passed from this world on February 5, 2018, following a bout with Pancreatic Cancer. Born on July 22, 1938, to John and Sara Jane Ezell, he was the youngest of six children. He was married to Janell Fox on December 12, 1959, and...
Billy Joe Cochran
Feb 5, 2018
Obituary Billy Joe Cochran, 82, of Calhoun, died Monday, February 05, 2018 at his home. He was born in Gordon County on May 14, 1935. Mr. Cochran had spent his entire life in Gordon County. He was a retired Brick Mason. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Kathy Cochran of Chatsworth; his grandchildren, Teshia Davis and Willie Davis;...
Donna Cox Smith
Feb 4, 2018
Obituary Donna Cox Smith, 64, of Sugar Valley, died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at her home, following fourteen months of declining health. She was born in Gordon County on July 29, 1953, daughter of the late Robert and Walter Nell Davis Cox. Donna was a homemaker, and a member of Sugar Valley Baptist Church. She leaves behind her husband of...
Sylvia Dean Crider
Feb 4, 2018
Obituary Sylvia Dean Crider peacefully gained her angel wings on February 4, 2018 at Morning Pointe in Calhoun, Georgia, where she has lived for the last eight years. Sylvia was born March 10, 1927, to Bill and Molly Silvers Dean in Gilmer County, Georgia, and was the youngest of eleven children. Sylvia married Howard Calvin Crider on January 29, 1949....
Hai Van Nguyen
Feb 3, 2018
Obituary Hai Van Nguyen, 85, of Calhoun, died Saturday, February 3, 2018 at his home. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam on September 15, 1933. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Monday, February 5th from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home. To honor his wishes, Mr. Nguyens body will be...
Garry Hyde
Feb 2, 2018
Obituary Garry Hyde, 68, of Resaca, GA, died Friday, February 2, 2018 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born in Gordon County on December 3, 1949, son of the late George "Smack" Hyde and the late Gladys Stanley Hyde. Garry had retired from Beaulieu of America after 42 years. Along with his brother, he enjoyed working on the farm....
Dorothy Stancill Nilo
Jan 31, 2018
Obituary Dorothy Stancill Nilo, 76, of Canton died Wednesday, January 31, 2018. She was born in Calhoun, GA on March 14, 1941, daughter of the late Clifford Stancill and Minnie Hudgins Stancill. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Joan and Scott Kaiser of Canton, GA, Tracy Heimerl and Joey Smith of Marco Island, FL, and Brittany and Adrian...
Bernard Shugart
Jan 25, 2018
Obituary Carl Bernard Shugart, 79, of Resaca, died Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Gordon Health Care. He was born in Gordon County on April 8, 1938, son of the late Carl A. "Top" Shugart and the late Eva M. Fuller Shugart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Glenda Lomax; and a grandson, Dylan...
L.M. 'Luke' Lovingood
Jan 25, 2018
Obituary Mr. L.M. "Luke" Lovingood, 89, of Calhoun, died Thursday January 25, 2018 at his residence, following 10 years of declining health. Mr. Lovingood was born in Catoosa County on July 7, 1928, son of the late Luke McDaniel Lovingood and Emily Sisson Lovingood. During his lifetime, he, along with his family, owned and operated Lovingood Meat Processing for many...
Ike 'Pete' William Ray
Jan 24, 2018
Obituary Ike William "Pete" Ray, 86, of Calhoun, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Gordon Health Care, following an extended illness. He was born in Gordon County on May 18, 1931, son of the late Charlie and Octavia Hall Ray. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Black Ray on March 10, 2008....
E.M. Bob Bailey
Jan 24, 2018
Obituary Mr. E.M. 'Bob' Bailey, age 85, of Plainville, GA, died at his residence following several years declining health. Mr. Bailey was born in Bartow County, GA on February 15, 1932, son of the late Warren C. and Fannie Lou Hate Bailey. He was retired as a maintenance electrician in the textile/yarn industry. Survivors include his sons, Donnie Bailey of...
Johnny Moss
Jan 24, 2018
Obituary Johnny Moss, 70, of the Range Community died on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Johnny was born in Gordon County on July 7, 1947; he was the son of the late William M. and Dimple Junkins Moss. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Doris Horner, Billy Moss, Bob Moss; his niece, Sandra Moss. Survivors...
Chris Hall
Jan 24, 2018
Obituary Willard Christopher "Chris" Hall, 48, of Calhoun, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018, following a brief illness. Chris was born in Gordon County on August 14, 1969, son of Jo Ann Hall Standidge, and the late Willard Knight Hall. He attended Red Bud High School. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his son, Blaze Hall....
Mary Ellen Hollis
Jan 23, 2018
Obituary Mary Ellen Maddox Hollis, 58, of Calhoun, died at her home on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Mary was born in Sweetwater, Tennessee on September 9, 1959; she was the daughter of the late Rev. John Henry and Shirley Davis Maddox. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her father-in-law, James C. Hollis Sr.; her brother-in-law, Leon...
Carolyn Blackstock Barton
Jan 22, 2018
Obituary Carolyn Blackstock Barton, 78, of Calhoun, died Monday, January 22, 2018 at Gordon Health Care, following several months of declining health. She was born in Gordon County on March 26, 1939, daughter of the late Ralph and Madge Blackstock. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Trammell Johnson Barton; and her son, Edmond...
Pauline Greeson Chastain
Jan 22, 2018
Obituary Pauline Smith Greeson Chastain, 95, of Calhoun, died Monday, January 22, 2018 at Gordon Health Care. She was born in Gordon County on April 11, 1922, daughter of the late James Morrison Smith and the late Tennie Moss Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Boyce Greeson; her second husband, Dennis...
Jackie Gene Parker
Jan 22, 2018
Obituary Jackie Gene Parker, 61, of Calhoun, died Monday, January 22, 2018, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born in Gordon County on April 28, 1956, son of the late Claude and Avenell Buff Parker, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Marvin Parker and Jerry Parker; and sisters, Mammie Joe Pack and...
Barbara Roberson Greeson
Jan 21, 2018
Obituary Barbara Roberson Greeson, 72, of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018, following several years of declining health. She was born in Bartow County, GA on April 5, 1945, daughter of the late T.M. and Ethel Ozella Shaw Roberson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, John Mark Greeson; a brother, Tony Shedd;...
Pastor Sammy Hall
Jan 19, 2018
Obituary Pastor 'Sammy' Hall, III, age 63, of Calhoun, Georgia formerly of Dallas, Georgia passed away January 19, 2018. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Rock Baptist Church, 2505 E. Paulding Drive, Dallas, GA 30157 with Pastor Brent Tatum, Pastor Alton Williams and Pastor Dewey Atchley officiating. Interment will follow at 3:00...
Paul R. Pedraza
Jan 18, 2018
Obituary Paul Raymond Pedraza, 50, of Resaca, died Thursday, January 18, 2018. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 1, 1967, son of Peter R. Pedraza and Phylis W. Manley. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Peter and Fannie Pedraza. Paul was owner/operator of Circle P Trucking. He leaves behind his wife of 15 years, Rita Phillips...
