Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
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,...
Oscar L Hernanadez
Dec 7, 2017
Mr. Oscar L. Hernandez Sr., of Calhoun, died at his home on Thursday, December 7, 2017. His family will gather for a memorial service and visitation on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home, Calhoun.
Mary Etta Brookshire
Dec 2, 2017
Mary Etta Brookshire was born December 20, 1920. She entered heaven 11:42 pm Saturday 12/2/17. She was totally calm. One of 12 children, she grew up during the Great Depression. To help support her family, though an excellent student and life-long avid reader, she dropped out at age 16 and became a spinner in a cotton mill. She gave her...
Connie L Smith Davis
Nov 30, 2017
Connie L. Smith Davis, 60, of Calhoun died at her home on Thursday, November 30, 2017, following several years of bad health. Connie was born in Cedartown on July 22, 1957. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Eugene Smith; her son, Jamie Welchel; her sister, Teresa Guice. Survivors include her mother, Janice Thompson; her sons, Bill Welchel...
Rev. Jimmy Eugene Hogan
Nov 25, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Eugene Hogan, 77, of Resaca, died Saturday, November 25, 2017 at his home. He was born in Floyd County, GA on October 16, 1940, son of the late Rev. T.E. and Sarah Puckett Hogan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Hogan York. Rev. Hogan, along with his wife, pastored many...
Nellie Ruth Johnson
Nov 25, 2017
Nellie Ruth Johnson, 76 of Adairsville, died Saturday, November 25, 2017 at her home, following several years of declining health. She was born in Gordon County on June 1, 1941, daughter of the late Denard and Esther Pasley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Leroy Johnson; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lloyd (Rosie) and...
Joyce Bellamy Masters
Nov 24, 2017
Joyce Bellamy Masters, resident of Calhoun, Georgia, and born in Banks County, Georgia on June 15, 1935, went home to be with the Lord on November 24, 2017. Waiting for her there are her parents, Parks Bellamy and Kathleen Vaughan Bellamy, both of Banks County, as well as her dear sister Joanne Bellamy Legg. She raised three boys, Greg, Steve...
Molly Danielle Jones
Nov 22, 2017
Molly Danielle Jones, 16, of Resaca, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Whitfield County on October 4, 2001, daughter of John and Leslie Diane McDonald Jones. Molly was preceded in death by great-grandparents, Lester and Mana Cronon, and William Dallas and Exie Timms Childers. Molly was a freshman at Gordon...
