Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Rodney Pierce
Dec 29, 2016
Rodney Pierce, 53 of Plainville, died Thursday, December 29, 2016. He was born in Tate, GA on July 9, 1963, son of the late T.C. Pierce and Doris Craig Pierce. He worked for Fox Systems and was member of Calhoun Full Gospel Fellowship. He is survived by his daughters, Jessica Pierce and Jennifer Wall and her husband Preston; brothers, Randy...
Mary Charlotte Tomlinson
Dec 27, 2016
Mrs. Mary Charlotte Erwin Tomlinson, 74 of Calhoun, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016. She was born in Gordon County on August 2, 1942, daughter of the late Rev. Stanton Erwin and Mary Jo Thomas Erwin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Alice Pass. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, John...
Juanita May Foster
Dec 27, 2016
Juanita May Baker Foster, 86 of Calhoun, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016. She was born in West Monroe, LA on November 30, 1930, daughter of the late Elvis Baker and Mary Pierce Baker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, James Olen Hammond Jr.; a daughter, Ann Patrick; a brother, Elvis M. Baker Jr.;...
Ethelene Serritt Compton
Dec 27, 2016
Mrs. Ethelene Serritt Compton, 63, of Calhoun died at her home on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 after several months of declining health. Ethelene was born in Gordon County on October 24, 1953; she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Jewel Serritt. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Compton; her son, Ben...
Maybell Seritt Sitton
Dec 24, 2016
Mrs. Maybell Seritt Sitton, 90 of Sugar Valley, died Saturday, December 24, 2016. She was born in Gordon County on January 2, 1926, daughter of the late Berry Seritt and Cynthia Tate Seritt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years in 1992, Ralph Sitton; her daughter, Patsy Wofford; brothers, Lee Seritt,...
Jack Verlin Hamilton
Dec 23, 2016
Mr. Jack Verlin Hamilton, 84 of Calhoun, died Friday, December 23, 2016. He was born in Gordon County on September 13, 1932, son of the late Buster Hamilton and Lula Hamilton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, A.M. Hamilton, R.E. Hamilton, F.H. Hamilton, Howard Hamilton, and Bill Hamilton; and his sisters, Margarete Pearson,...
Julian Lamar Greeson
Dec 23, 2016
Mr. Julian "Lamar" Greeson, 66, of Calhoun, died Friday, December 23, 2016 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Lamar was born August 10, 1950; he was the son of Pauline Greeson Chastain and the late Boyce R. Greeson. He was also preceded in death by his step-father, Dennis Chastain. Lamar was a man whose life was centered around his family....
Marie Stewart Bentley
Dec 23, 2016
Marie Stewart Bentley, 80, of Calhoun died at Gordon Healthcare on Thursday, December 22, 2016. Marie was born in Gordon County on January 7, 1936; she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Vera Hall Stewart. Marie was also preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Bentley, in 2001. She retired from Mannington Mills. Marie was a member of...
Larry Nicholson
Dec 22, 2016
Mr. David Larry Nicholson, age 70 of the Sonoraville Community, died Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Athens, TN on May 22, 1946, son of the late Otis and Edith Wyatt Nicholson. Larry was a graduate of Fairmount High School, and a veteran, serving his country in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam...
Johnnie Mae Pack Craig Conway
Dec 20, 2016
Ms. Johnnie Mae Pack Craig Conway, 76 of Calhoun, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016. She was born in Oakman, GA on April 1, 1940, daughter of the late Willie Pack and Stacy Mae Pierce Pack. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Lee King. Ms. Conway was a member of Plainville Church of...
Howard Denson Blalock
Dec 19, 2016
Mr. Howard Denson Blalock, 84 of Calhoun, died Monday, December 19, 2016. He was born on January 29, 1932 in Pickens County, son of the late G.W. Blalock and Louisa Sutherland Blalock. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mellany Blalock. Mr. Blalock was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a...
Daisy Viola Jean Mullins
Dec 19, 2016
Mrs. Daisy Viola Jean Moore Mullins, 69 of Adairsville, died Monday, December 19, 2016. She was born in Sharon, South Carolina on July 25, 1947, daughter of the late Joe Tom Moore and Nellie Truelove Moore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fredrick Sam Mullins. She was of the Baptist faith. She will...
Kenneth "Jakey" Bright
Dec 17, 2016
Mr. Kenneth "Jakey" Bright, age 75 of Chatsworth, GA died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his home. He was born in Murray County on March 31, 1941, son of the late Elbert and Dona Couch Bright. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers and sister-in-law, Elbert Bright, Jr., and James and Trudy Bright; and...
Nellie Mae Newberry
Dec 16, 2016
Mrs. Nellie Mae Newberry, age 100 of Sugar Valley, died Friday, December 16, 2016 at Oak View Nursing Center in Summerville, following several years of declining health. She was born in Cherokee County, AL on August 15, 1916, daughter of the late Berry J. and Pearle Callaway Ray. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Gladys Johns Gaines
Dec 11, 2016
Mrs. Gladys Johns Gaines, 95 of Calhoun, died Sunday, December 11, 2016 at her home. She was born in Gordon County on May 12, 1921, daughter of the late William (Bill) and Alma Fowler Johns. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest J. Gaines, Sr.; sons, Ernest Gaines, Jr., and Charles Gaines; brothers,...
Inez Frances Clark
Dec 9, 2016
Inez Frances Boswell Clark, 79, of the Newtown community, died on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Gordon Healthcare. Inez was born in Gordon County on January 2, 1937; she was the daughter of the late J.P. and Janie Fisher Boswell. Inez was married to Roy B. Clark for 47 years; he preceded her in death in May of 2005. She...
Michael Robert Weathers
Dec 7, 2016
Mr. Michael Robert Weathers, 57 of Rising Fawn, GA died Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at his home following several months of declining health. He was born in Duluth, GA on May 18, 1959, son of the late Olin Robert Weathers and the late Frances Lydia Weathers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Tony...
Jerry Brazil Clark
Dec 5, 2016
Jerry Brazil Clark of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away on December 5, 2016 from injuries sustained in a weather-related auto accident. He was born on October 2nd, 1946 in Moultrie, Georgia, to Herman Cecil Clark and Minnie Pearl Yates Clark. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Jerome and Toby. He has a surviving sister, Jaqueline Clark...
Bob Gregg
Dec 3, 2016
Mr. Robert "Bob" Lamar Gregg, 82, of Calhoun died on Saturday, December 3, 2016, following several months of declining health. Bob was born in Dalton on October 3, 1934; he was the son of the late G.W. "Jack" Gregg and Bernice Redwine Gregg. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Jack Hayes. Bob was a...
Ethelene Serritt Compton
Dec 2, 2016
Mrs. Ethelene Serritt Compton, 63, of Calhoun died at her home on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 after several months of declining health. Ethelene was born in Gordon County on October 24, 1953; she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Jewel Serritt. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Compton; her son, Ben...
