Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Ricky Lamar Brookshire
May 9, 2015
Ricky Lamar Brookshire, 54, of Calhoun, died suddenly on Saturday, May 9th. Ricky was born in Gordon County on June 22, 1960; son of Adel Brookshire and the late Mary Frances Brookshire. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Norma Jean Brookshire. He was also preceded in death by his father-in-law, Kenneth Chapman, earlier this year. Ricky was...
Ruby Mae Walker
May 6, 2015
Ruby Mae Walker, 66, of Calhoun departed this life, Wednesday evening May 6th at her residence surrounded by her loving family following several months of declining health. Ruby was born in Tutwilder, Mississippi on July 19, 1948; she was the daughter of the late Bud and Ruby Gene Walker. Ruby was a nurse and was a member of the Sugar...
Benjamin Lamar Crosby
May 6, 2015
Benjamin Lamar Crosby, age 87 of Macon, Georgia passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, May 6, 2015 at Calhoun Healthcare in Calhoun, Georgia. Mr. Crosby was born on May 1, 1928 in Brooks County, Georgia to parents, Audley J. Crosby and Nita Pearl Peace Crosby. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Betty Causey...
Annette Patterson Crook
May 4, 2015
Mrs. Annette Patterson Crook, 68 of Calhoun, died Monday, May 04, 2015 at Gordon Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Asheville, NC on February 3, 1947, daughter of the late Hoyt Edward and Edna Effie Wyatt Patterson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Camilla Darlene and Calvin Lollis....
Geraldine Boswell Dotson
May 4, 2015
Mrs. Geraldine Boswell Dotson, 75 of Calhoun, died Monday, May 4, 2015 at Gordon Hospital following three years of declining health. She was born in Gordon County on March 23, 1940, daughter of the late Gordon and Lillian Bagley Boswell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; Dennis Dotson, Sr. Mrs. Dotson was a...
John F. Haldeman
May 2, 2015
John F. Haldeman, 88, of Marietta, GA, died on Saturday, May 2, 2015 following several years of declining health. John was born in Mansfield, Ohio on October 10, 1926; he was the son of the late Winfield and Faye Shively Haldeman. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Kermit Cordrey. John...
Pauline Shope England
Apr 30, 2015
Pauline Shope England, 86 of Calhoun, died Thursday, April 30, 2015. She was born in Gordon County on January 23, 1929, daughter of the late Lee Shope and Mary Kate Wyatt Shope. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Jo Lance. Pauline was the Salutatorian of the 1947 graduating class of Red Bud...
L. Wayne Minshew
Apr 29, 2015
Lamar Wayne Minshew, 78, of Calhoun, died April 29, 2015 following several months of declining health. Wayne was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on June 9, 1936. He was the son of the late Norman and Ethel Logan Minshew. A graduate of Model High School, he attended West Georgia College for two years and was a star baseball player there....
Jerry Faw
Apr 27, 2015
Mr. Jerry Faw, 64 of Calhoun, died Monday, April 27, 2015 at Floyd Medical Center. He was born in Whitfield County on July 6, 1950, son of the late Joe and Myrtle Garrison Faw. Mr. Faw was retired as founder and owner of Dalton Distribution. He was a member of St. Clements Catholic Church. He leaves behind his wife, Laurie...
Sandra Raper Taylor
Apr 26, 2015
Sandra Raper Taylor, 57, of Jacksonville, FL died on Sunday, April 26, 2015 after an extended illness. She was born in Gordon County on May 14, 1957, daughter of the late William Wade Raper Sr. and Shirley Gallman Raper. Sandra was apart of the 1975 graduating class of Red Bud School, where she was crowned Homecoming Queen. She had a...
Dr. Harold G. Coffin
Apr 25, 2015
Dr. Harold G. Coffin, of Ranger, Georgia, passed to his rest at Gordon Hospital on April 25, 2015 at the age of 89. Born to missionary parents in Nanning, China, Harold dedicated his life to the study of paleontology. A devout believer in a literal 6-day creation, his research took him around the world as he searched for evidence that...
Erwin Williams
Apr 25, 2015
Mr. Erwin Williams, 87 of Calhoun, died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Gordon County on July 6, 1927, son of the late Ernest W. and Amelia Roberson Williams. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mamie Jo Williams on September 4, 2012; a son, Renia Erwin Williams on...
John Lenuel Smith
Apr 24, 2015
John Lenuel Smith, 83, of Calhoun died on Friday, April 24, 2015 following an extended illness. He was born on January 29, 1932, son of the late L.T. Smith Sr. and Josephine Smith. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Maxine Smith, in 1996 and 2 brothers L.T. Smith Jr. and Gene Smith. John...
Laverne Sharon Silvers
Apr 23, 2015
Laverne Sharon Payne Silvers, 74, of Calhoun died on Thursday, April 23, 2015 following several months of declining health. Laverne was born on November 14, 1940; she was the daughter of the late Walter and Edna Payne. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Wayne Silvers, in 2013, and by her brother, R.T. Payne....
Larry Bradley Chamlee
Apr 22, 2015
Larry Bradley Chamlee, 71, of Calhoun died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 following an extended illness. He was born in Bartow County on March 24, 1944, son of the late Charles W. Chamlee and Julia May Chamlee. Larry was a textile worker at Astro Dye and a mechanic at Oak Street Garage. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Betty Kisselburg...
Betty Moore Bryant
Apr 21, 2015
Betty Ann Moore Bryant, 75, of Calhoun died on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 following several months of declining health. Betty was born in Dover, Florida on June 3, 1939, daughter of the late Carl F. and Callie Ailene Westburry Moore. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by the father of her children, Charles Lee Bryant, and by...
Sandra Taylor Todd
Apr 17, 2015
Sandra Taylor Todd, 73 of Calhoun, died Friday, April 17, 2015 following several years of declining health. She was born in Gordon County on November 10, 1941, daughter of the late William Ralph and Gladys Davenport Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Parrish Erwin. Sandra was a 1959 graduate of Fairmount High...
Martha Ann Henderson
Apr 15, 2015
Mrs. Martha Ann Millstead Henderson, 66 of Ranger, GA died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Hamilton Medical Center. She was born in Floyd County on August 22, 1948, daughter of the late Gerald Lee and Stella Mae Casey Millstead. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Henderson in 2006. Survivors include two sons,...
Georgia Mae Slaughter
Apr 10, 2015
Mrs. Georgia Mae Slaughter, 72 of Calhoun, GA died Friday, April 10, 2015 at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Floyd County on September 21, 1941, daughter of the late Ralph and Annie M. Holland Gwin, Jr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Waymond A. Gwin. Prior to retirement,...
Wilma Sue Mcelrath
Apr 9, 2015
Mrs. Wilma Sue McElrath age 79 of Ranger died Thursday April 9th at Floyd Medical Center following a brief illness. Mrs. McElrath was born in Cohutta, GA, on December 7, 1935, daughter of the late Hubert and Leona Hagin Reagan and was a homemaker and loved her family dearly and was a Baptist. In addition to her parents, she was...
