Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Jesse William O'Shields
Sep 14, 2009
Mr. Jesse William O'Shields, age 63 of Calhoun, passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 at Gordon Hospital following two weeks of illness. Mr. O'Shields was born on October 15, 1945 in Fulton County, son of Marie Ruth Ramey O'Shields and the late Jesse James O'Shields. Survivors are his wife, Janice Belinda Levie O'Shields, to whom he was married for 39...
Dwyatte York
Sep 13, 2009
Mr. Dwyatte York, age 66 of Plainville, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. York was born on January 29, 1943 in Gordon County, son of the late Carlton Earl York and Edna Pauline Brown York. During his lifetime he served his country with the United States Army, and was employed by the...
Larry Wallace
Sep 12, 2009
Mr. Larry George Wallace, age 57 of Calhoun, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 at his residence. He was born on October 5, 1951 in Gwinnette County, son of the late George and Sovangy McCart Wallace. Survivors are his wife, Maxine Wallace of the home; a daughter, Ashley Stanfield and her husband Carl of Calhoun; two sons, Randy Wallace and...
Rick Butler
Sep 12, 2009
Mr. Rick Lamar Butler, age 55 of Dalton, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Hamilton Medical Center. He was born on February 15, 1954 in Floyd County, son of Kathryn Lindsey Butler and the late Fred Lee Butler. He was a member of Coosawattee Lodge # 306 F & AM. Mr. Butler is survived by a daughter, Samantha Butler...
Shirley Faye Edge
Sep 6, 2009
Mrs. Shirley Faye Edge, age 57 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 in Harriman, TN. She was born in Murray County, GA on April 24, 1952, daughter of the late John and Beulah Land Ghorley. Mrs. Edge was employed at Shaw Industries for more than thirty-seven years, and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents,...
Jewell Mccollum
Sep 6, 2009
Miss Jewell McCollum, age 72 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 following several years of declining health. She was born June 28, 1937, daughter of Willie Paul and Annie Bell Cook Chamlee. Miss McCollum had been employed in the textile industry, and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of the...
Mamie Ferguson Burnett
Sep 5, 2009
Mrs. Mamie Burnett, age 78 of Alapaha, GA passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009. She was born in Floyd County, GA on June 9, 1931, daughter of the late Daniel Lee Ferguson and Dicie Didena Johnson Ferguson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James Eugene Burnett; a step-daughter, Catherine Ponder; brothers, David...
Jimmy Silvers
Sep 4, 2009
Mr. Jimmy Silvers, age 61 of Sugar Valley, passed away Friday, September 4th, 2009 following an extended illness. He was born in Gordon County on June 21, 1948, son of Florence Blalock Silvers and the late Edward Silvers. During his lifetime, he was employed in the textile industry before becoming disabled, and was a member of the Welcome Gap Baptist...
Delmer Henson
Sep 3, 2009
Mr. Delmer Henson, age 77 of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2009 following several years of declining health. Mr. Henson was born on December 7, 1931 at Hayesville, North Carolina, son of the late Archie Richard Henson and Leavey Maney Henson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Henson, and...
Loraine Harrison Holland
Sep 3, 2009
Mrs. Loraine Harrison Holland, age 85 of Calhoun, died Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 in Gordon Health Care following several years declining health. She was born in Alabama on September 16, 1923, daughter of the late Lester and Jessie Harrison. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by husbands, Ralph Johns, Alton Balliew, and Robert Holland; and...
Martha Marshall
Sep 2, 2009
Mrs. Martha Marshall, age 60 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at Gordon Hospital following several years of declining health. She was born in Pickens County, GA on August 21, 1949, daughter of the late Elisha and Dollie Beavers Taylor. Survivors include her husband of 23 years, Stephen Marshall; a daughter, Chastity Marshall Miller and her husband Andrew...
Vivian C. Mains
Sep 1, 2009
Mrs. Vivian C. Mains, age 70 of Adairsville, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. She was born in Jackson, Michigan on July 30, 1939, daughter of the late Albert and Vivian Capron DeVires. Survivors include her husband, Ray Mains of Adairsville; four sons, Art Green of Helena, GA, Dominick Corso of Boone, NC, and Randy...
Dester Stephens
Sep 1, 2009
Mr. Dester Stephens, age 86 of Resaca, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Gordon Hospital following an extended illness. He was born in Helenwood, Tennessee on January 30, 1923, son of the late Claude and Hattie Dolen Stephens. During his lifetime, he was a steelworker with Copperweld Steel in Warren, Ohio, where he lived many years, and a...
Ivanell Hammonds
Aug 31, 2009
Mrs. Ivanell Hammonds, age 61 of Calhoun, passed away Monday, August 31, 2009. She was born in Gordon County on January 15, 1948, daughter of Dolly Bell Smith Johnson and the late Harold Hugh Johnson. Mrs. Hammonds had been employed in the textile industry, and was a member of the Union Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Jeff Hammonds...
Evelyn Ruth Leonard
Aug 31, 2009
Ms. Evelyn Ruth Leonard, age 86 of Calhoun, passed away Monday, August 31, 2009 at Calhoun Health Care following an extended illness. She was born in Cherokee County, GA on August 6, 1923, daughter of the late Benjamin and Lucille Clayton Leonard. During her lifetime, she was a homemaker, and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents,...
Charles E. Gillespie
Aug 27, 2009
Mr. Charles E. Gillespie, age 77 of Calhoun, passed away, Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the U.S. Soldier's Home in Washington, DC. Mr. Gillespie was born on August 26, 1932 in Gordon County, son of the late Robert J. and Edith Isham Gillespie. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Vada Gillespie, and a brother, Robert Gillespie. During...
Lane Mcfarland
Aug 26, 2009
Mr. Colin Lane McFarland, age 41 of Fairmount, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009 from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania on May 22, 1968, son of the late Ray C. McFarland and Dorothy Shepley McFarland. He had been a resident of Gordon County and Fairmount since 1970. During his lifetime, Mr. McFarland...
Dustin Bailey Dockrey
Aug 23, 2009
Dustin Bailey Dockrey, known by his friends as "Saw Mill", age 28 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009 from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born on May 28, 1981 in Whitfield County, son of Rick Dockrey and Linda Kirby Bridges. Dustin was a member of the class of 2000 at Gordon Central High School, and...
Gary Lamar Pass
Aug 23, 2009
Mr. Gary Lamar Pass, age 45 of Resaca, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Hamilton Medical Center. He was born in Gordon County on September 6, 1963, son of the late Thomas E. Pass and Betty J. Sisson. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by his step-father, Randall Sisson in January of 2007; a...
Brandi Nicole Rogers
Aug 23, 2009
Miss Brandi Nicole Rogers, age 23 of Ranger, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009. She was born in Gordon County on November 27, 1985, daughter of Ronnie and Kimberly Ivey Rogers. She was employed at the Canine Cottage in Adairsville. Survivors include her daughter, Skyler Nicole Woodward of Ranger; parents, Ronnie and Kim Rogers of Ranger; grandparents, Dennis and Gwen...
