Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
David Defoor
Feb 18, 2007
Mr. David DeFoor, age 47, of Sugar Valley, passed away on February 18, 2007 at Gordon Hospital following several years of declining health. He was born in Whitfield County on April 6, 1959, son of Paul and Robbie Wheat DeFoor. Mr. DeFoor was preceded in death by his father, Paul DeFoor, and his grandparents, Berry and Jennie May Wheat. Survivors...
Bill Hilley
Feb 17, 2007
Mr. Charles F. (Bill) Hilley, age 86 of the Pine Chapel Community; Calhoun, Georgia; died Saturday afternoon, February 17, 2007 at Gordon Hospital following several months of declining health. Mr. Hilley was born on December 21, 1920 in Gordon County; son of the late Joseph and Georgia Lee Elrod Hilley. He was also preceded in death by grandson; Lance Corporal...
Willie Mae Brown
Feb 16, 2007
Mrs. Willie Mae Rogers Brown, age 83, of Sugar Valley, passed away Friday, February 16, 2007, at Gordon Hospital. She was born in Murray County on May 23, 1923, daughter of the late Rev. A.D. and Ossie Melinda Hensley Rogers. Mrs. Brown was retired from Herbcraft Textile, after her retirement she was employed by the Calhoun City Library and was...
Joshua Lee Swearingen
Feb 15, 2007
Joshua Lee Swearingen, age 28, of Calhoun passed away Thursday, February 15, 2007. He was born October 23, 1978 in Wichita Falls, Texas, son of Larry and Deni Allen Swearingen. He was employed as an electrician by Fox Systems in Calhoun. Survivors include his wife, Misty Ansohn Swearingen and a son, Clayton Tripp Swearingen of Calhoun; parents; Larry and Deni...
Bruce Duane Tanner
Feb 15, 2007
Mr. Bruce Duane Tanner, age 76, of Resaca, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Regal Residence. He was born in Gordon County on June 25, 1930, son of the late Walter Ernest and Katie Bell Thompson Tanner. Mr. Tanner was a member of the Resaca First Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death...
Edna D. Dutton
Feb 15, 2007
Mrs. Edna D. Dutton age 77, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday February 15, 2007 at Sunbridge Nursing Home in Cartersville. Mrs. Dutton was born in Gordon County on October 1, 1929, daughter of the late Frank and Vinnie Dutton. She was of the Baptist faith. She was also preceded in death by her husband Melvin Dutton on December 27, 1993....
Mamie Smith
Feb 14, 2007
Mrs. Mamie Garland Smith, age 89, of the Scottsville community, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2007, in Rome following an extended illness. She was born March 1, 1917, in Cherokee County, Georgia, daughter of the late Dan and Ollie Cantrell Garland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Smith in 1992, a brother, Lon Garland, and two sisters;...
Ruth Bunch
Feb 10, 2007
Mrs. Ruth Queen Bunch age 88 of Gordon County passed away Saturday February 10, 2007. She was born in Plains, Georgia on July 16, 1918 daughter of the late Jim and Clara Harris Queen. Mrs. Bunch was a very devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was retired from Georgia Tufters and was a member of Concord Baptist Church. Mrs....
Blanche Derrick
Feb 9, 2007
Mrs. Blanche Roberts Derrick, age 74, of Dalton, passed away Friday, February 9, 2007, at Floyd Medical Center. She was born October 22, 1932, in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, daughter of the late Charlie and Mamie Shaw Roberts. She was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Survivors include her husband, Harold Harley; a son; Stanley Derrick and his wife...
Lillie Smith
Feb 9, 2007
Mrs. Lillie Craig Smith, age 78, of Calhoun, passed away Friday, February 9, 2007 at Gordon Hospital. She was born on March 10, 1928, in Centre, Alabama, daughter of the late Bascum and Annie Bell Gravely Craig. Mrs. Smith was a mother, homemaker, and farmer. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, William "Boyd" Smith, on...
Gary Dewayne Shaw
Feb 8, 2007
Mr. Gary Dewayne Shaw age 56 of Calhoun passed away Thursday morning at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Shaw was born November 4, 1950 in Ringgold, GA. to the late Leo and Betty Sue Wimpy Shaw. He was also preceded in death by a son Gary Shaw and by three brothers. Mr. Shaw is survived by his wife Rosi Long...
Wayne Douglas Tankersley
Feb 8, 2007
Mr. Wayne Douglas Tankersley, age 67, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2007, following several weeks of declining health. He was born in Fulton County on August 8, 1939, to the late Terrell and Vivian Albert Tankersley. Survivors include a brother, Bobby Tankersley and his wife Penny of Carrollton; and a sister, Diane Hall and her husband Fain of...
William Black
Feb 5, 2007
Mr. William "Blackie" Curtis Black, age 86, of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2007, at Gordon Hospital. He was born in Fairburn, Georgia on November 7, 1920, son of the late Paul and Lena Griffin Black. Mr. Black was a retired Missionary, having served in Texas, New Zealand, Australia, the Bahamas, Hawaii, the Fiji Islands, and American Samoa....
Raymond Ferguson
Feb 5, 2007
Mr. Raymond Ferguson, age 87, of Calhoun, passed away Monday, February 5, 2007, at Gordon Hospital following several weeks of declining health. He was born in Gordon County on November 12, 1919, son of the late Alton and Rinda Muse Ferguson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Gentry Ferguson, on October 4, 1999. Mr. Ferguson was a...
Imma Maria Welty
Jan 27, 2007
Mrs. Imma Maria Welty, age 87, of Calhoun, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2007, at Gordon Hospital. She was born in Torre Del Greco, Italy, on November 29, 1919. Mrs. Welty was a housewife and was preceded in death by her husband, Fred William Welty. Survivors include a son; John Welty and his wife Karlene; and two grandchildren; Sam and...
James Lee Holden
Jan 25, 2007
James Lee Holden 84, of Calhoun passed away surrounded by his loving family on January 25, 2007. He was born in Calhoun on April 1, 1922, son of John & Claudie Mae Hyde Holden. He was preceded in death by his brothers Ralph, Henry, and Felton Holden. Mr. Holden was a World War II Veteran, serving with the 22nd Artillery...
Marvin Weaver
Jan 18, 2007
Mr. John Marvin Weaver, age 97, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2007, at Gordon Health Care. He was born in Gilmer County on August 13, 1909, son of the late Ashael (A.L.) and Nettie Thompson Weaver. Mr. Weaver was retired from Lockheed Corporation and was a member of Eastgate Baptist Church. He was also preceded in death by...
Thomas W. Phillips
Jan 17, 2007
Mr. Thomas W. Phillips, Sr., age 86, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at his residence. Mr. Phillips was born on the Kerr Ranch in Bexar County, Texas on March 23, 1920. He was one of ten children born to Hardy Amos Phillips and Ida May Darling Phillips. The family moved to Seguin, Texas where he attended school. He worked...
Gertrude Sexton Parsons
Jan 15, 2007
Mrs. Gertrude Sexton Parsons age 96, of Calhoun passed away Monday January 15, 2006 at Calhoun Health Care Center. She was born in Gordon County on December 26, 1910 daughter of the late Lee and Pearl Hammonds Gravitt. She was a retired Kinder Garden Teacher of the community and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Mrs. Parsons was preceded...
Ruby Bowen
Jan 11, 2007
Mrs. Ruby Silvers Bowen, age 98 of Calhoun, GA, died Thursday January 11th, at Gordon Health Care. Mrs. Bowen was born in Gordon County, GA on October 12, 1908, daughter of the late John H. Silvers and Vista Carver Silvers. Before her retirement she was employed by King Textiles and was a member of New Zion Baptist Church. Mrs. Bowen...
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