Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Clayton 'Julio' D. Long
Aug 9, 2017
Mr. Clayton D. "Julio" Long, 54 of Calhoun, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017, following a brief illness. He was born in Germany on November 12, 1962, son of Elaine Marie Burke and the late Robert Johnson Long. Julio was a veteran, serving his country in the United States Navy. He was employed with DDW as a welder. Survivors include his...
Mary Frances Garrett
Aug 8, 2017
Mrs. Mary Frances Garrett, 74, of Adairsville, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Redmond Hospital. She was born on April 13, 1943, daughter of the late L.W. Buttrum and Daisy Wade Buttrum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, George Buttrum and two grandchildren. She is survived by her husband, William "Bill" Garrett; sons...
Odas Crook
Aug 7, 2017
Odas "Bud" "Shorty" Crook, of the Fidelle Community, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2017, at his home. He was surrounded by his loving family. Odas was born in Bartow County on February 14, 1941; he was the son of the late Will and Laura Jones Crook. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Mildred...
Rosa Corn Shope
Aug 6, 2017
Mrs. Rosa Corn Shope, 96, of Salisbury, NC, formerly of Gordon County, GA, died Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Trinity Oaks Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury. She was born in Gilmer County, GA on March 7, 1921, daughter of the late Jasper Coleman Corn and the late Lula Moss Corn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Elmer Silvers
Aug 5, 2017
Elmer Silvers, 84, of Ranger, died at his home on Saturday, August 05, 2017, following several months of declining health. Elmer was born in Rome on October 2, 1932; he was the son of the late Joe and Mamie Stone Silvers. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Elmer worked for many years...
Cheryl Mathis
Aug 3, 2017
Cheryl Borders Mathis, 62, of Sugar Valley, died at Gordon Hospital on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Cheryl was born in Largo, Florida on January 12, 1955; she was the daughter of the late Joe and Eva Hamilton Borders. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Wesley Armstrong. For more than twenty-eight years, Cheryl managed the...
Sue Mcdougle
Jul 28, 2017
Mary Sue McDougle, 70, of Calhoun, died at Chulio Hills Health and Rehab on Friday, July 28, 2017 following several months of declining health. She was born in Floyd County on January 31, 1947; she was the daughter of the late James F. and Pauline Holmes Hight. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of...
Maudie Ellen Parrott
Jul 27, 2017
Mrs. Maudie Clark Parrott, 85 of Calhoun, died Thursday, July 27, 2017. She was born in Gordon County on December 6, 1931, daughter of the late Ira Clark and Annie Norton Clark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wade Parrott; father of her children, Richard Sisson; her son, Randall Sisson; and grandchildren, Randy...
Terry 'Skeeter' Kinsey
Jul 27, 2017
Terry J. "Skeeter" Kinsey, 57, of Calhoun, died at Erlanger Healthcare in Chattanooga following several months of declining health. Terry was born in Gordon County on November 4, 1959; he was the son of the late Frank and Carolyn Griffith Kinsey. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Keith Kinsey Terry is survived by his...
Steve Allen Hancock
Jul 25, 2017
Steve "Pete" Allen Hancock, 57, of Pulaski, TN and formerly of the Fairmount community, died July 25, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Gordon County, GA on November 3, 1959. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clemon Hancock and Berta Lee Green Hancock; sisters and brothers-in-law, Annie Mae and Ellis Owens, Wilma Jean and Ed Brookshire,...
Sheila Ann Duffey
Jul 22, 2017
Sheila Gray Duffey, 68 of Calhoun, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at her home. She was born in Gordon County on May 27, 1949, daughter of the late Odell and Evelyn Evans Gray. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Felton Duffey, in November, 1997; her brother,...
Peggy Marie Fowler
Jul 22, 2017
Peggy Williams Fowler, 73, of Calhoun, died at Gordon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center on Saturday, July 22, 2017 following several months of declining health. Peggy was born in Floyd County on October 20, 1943. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Essie Gravitt Williams. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Myrtle Reed;...
Lydia Collins Whittle
Jul 20, 2017
Mrs. Lydia Collins Whittle, 71 of Adairsville, GA died Thursday, July 20, 2017 at her home. She was born in Dunlap, TN on June 11, 1946, daughter of the late Clintons and Geneva Lewis Collins. Lydia was a Registered Nurse, and had been employed with Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital, and as a hospice nurse. She spent most of her life...
Virginia Ann Hunt
Jul 18, 2017
Mrs. Virginia Ann Hunt, 64, of Calhoun, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at her home. She was born in Fulton County, GA on August 6, 1952, daughter of the late Henry Dave and Iris Donavon Youngblood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, David Youngblood; sisters, Rachel Harris and Vera Youngblood; a grandson, Nathan...
Anna Faye Davis
Jul 18, 2017
Mrs. Anna Faye McClellan Davis, 92 of Calhoun, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017. She was born in Trion, GA on April 29, 1925, daughter of the late Marvin McClellan Sr. and Annie Lee Brimer McClellan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years in 1993, William Earl Davis; and her brothers, Marvin...
Charles Ray Taylor
Jul 17, 2017
Mr. Charles Ray Taylor, 65 of Sugar Valley, GA, died Monday, July 17, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 19th at 3:00 PM from the chapel of Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home, with Joe ONeal and Tina Taylor officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, from 1:00 PM until...
Buster Leroy Franklin Sr.
Jul 16, 2017
Buster LeRoy Franklin Sr., 78, of Ranger died at Gordon Hospital on Sunday, July 16, 2017 following several months of declining health. Buster was born in Lafayette on January 19, 1939; he was the son of the late Charlie and Janie Franklin. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, William Franklin and Lonnie Franklin. Buster...
Ollie H. Slaughter
Jul 11, 2017
Mr. Ollie H. Slaughter, 84 of Calhoun, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017. He was born in Gordon County on September 30, 1932, son of the late William Slaughter and Emma Jones Slaughter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife in 2015, Georgia Mae Slaughter; a brother, Jason Newberry and his wife, Nellie; nephews, Marvin...
Marjorie Anne Naymick
Jul 10, 2017
Mrs. Marjorie Anne Naymick, 86 of Calhoun, GA died Monday, July 10, 2017 at her home. She was born in Washington, DC on September 25, 1930, daughter of the late Emmett and Katherine Payton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Naymick, M.D.; Marjorie and George forged a life together from their beautiful...
Theresa Lynn Chitwood
Jul 10, 2017
Mrs. Theresa Lynn Chitwood, age 61, of Adairsville, GA, passed away, surrounded by her husband and family at home, after a short illness, on Monday, July 10, 2017. Mrs. Chitwood was born on June 25, 1956 in Waynesburg, PA, daughter of the late Cora Louise Thomas Patterson and William Edward "Bill" Patterson. After graduating from West Greene High School in...
