Obituaries
Calhoun, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calhoun, GA, Gordon County & Surrounding Areas
Daphene Frady
Jul 11, 2019
Obituary Daphene Gravitt Frady, 92, of Calhoun died on Thursday, July 11, 2019 following several months of declining health. Daphene was born in Gordon County on November 25, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Zola Grogan Gravitt. She was married to Claude Frady from 1947 until his death in 2011. Her brother, Melvin Gravitt, her sisters,...
Stanley Samples
Jul 7, 2019
Obituary Stanley Samples, 38, of Calhoun died Sunday, July 7, 2019. He was born in Dalton, GA on October 14, 1980. He is survived by his parents, Danny and Louise Samples; his daughters, Stanila Samples, Stantasia Samples, Stanleya Samples, and Stanizza Samples; brothers and sisters-in-law, Stephen and Regina Samples and Scott and Brandy Samples; sisters and brothers-in-law, Stephanie Samples, Sandra...
Wayne Smith
Jul 7, 2019
Obituary Wayne Smith, 63, of Ranger, GA died Sunday, July 7, 2019 at his home. He was born in Murray County, GA on December 7, 1955, son of the late J.A. and Jo Mae McElrath Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Susan Smith. For many years, Wayne was a truck driver. Survivors...
Evelyn S. Bennett
Jul 5, 2019
Obituary Evelyn S. Bennett, 92, of Calhoun, died Friday, July 5, 2019 at Gordon Health and Rehab. She was born in Ranger, GA on February 7, 1927, daughter of the late Thomas and Maggie Bowden Shirley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie Lee Bennett, on December 1, 1999; her son, Charles D....
Geraldine B. Worley
Jul 5, 2019
Obituary Geraldine B. Worley, 90, of Calhoun died on Friday, July 5, 2019 following several months of declining health. Geraldine was born in Adairsville on October 15, 1928. She was the daughter of the late Quincy S. and Viola Carter Bailey. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Trammell S. Worley; her sons, Gerald Hunt...
Junior Reeves
Jul 4, 2019
Obituary Mr. Junior Reeves, age 88 of Calhoun, died peacefully at his residence on July 4th, 2019. Mr. Reeves was born on September 9, 1930, son of the late Hilary H. Reeves Sr. and Corrine Dykes Reeves. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and after his discharge from service, he became employed as an aircraft mechanic...
Larry Verlin Gravitt
Jul 3, 2019
Obituary Larry Verlin Gravitt, 79, of Sugar Valley, died July 3, 2019 at Redmond Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born in Sugar Valley, GA on October 21, 1939. He was the son of the late Lloyd N. and Barnette Cox Gravitt. He was preceded in death by his brother and sister- in-law, Franklin and Betty Gravitt. Larry was...
Deborah Moore Clance
Jul 1, 2019
Obituary Deborah Moore Clance, 66, of Calhoun, died Monday, July 1, 2019 at her home, following several years of declining health. She was born in Atlanta, GA on July 8, 1952. She was preceded in death by her sons, Roger Lee Potter Jr., and Brian Potter. Deborah was employed with Greater Community Bank. She was a member of City of...
Jeanie Woodyard
Jun 30, 2019
Obituary Jeanie Woodyard, 71, of Calhoun died at home on June 30, 2019, following several years of declining health. Jeanie was a well-loved and loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. It was Jeanie's request that her body be cremated and that no services be held. Her family honored her request, and would like her friends to share their memories of...
Dorothy A. Stevenson
Jun 29, 2019
Obituary Dorothy A. Stevenson, 83, of Calhoun, died Saturday, June 29, 2019. She was born in Irondale, Missouri on November 5, 1935, daughter of the late Clarence Orville Province and Daisy Gladys Beck (Province). Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Charles Province, her brother-in-law, Joe Hazard, and her sister and brother-in-law,, Sherry and Donald...
Cal Kaschub
Jun 27, 2019
Obituary Cal was born on May 1, 1945 in Gastonia, NC and passed away on June 27, 2019 at home after an eight month illness with cancer. Cal had been a 31 year resident of Calhoun at the time of his passing. After receiving his bachelors of science from North Carolina State University in 1968 he worked for many years...
Charles Odis Fuller
Jun 25, 2019
Obituary Charles Odis Fuller, 76, of Calhoun died at Advent Health Gordon on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 following several months of declining health. Charles was born in Calhoun on November 2, 1942; he was the son of the late Jewel O. and Ollie Ruth Womack Fuller. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Rita Lowe....
Linda Landers Davis
Jun 25, 2019
Obituary Linda Landers Davis, 77, of Calhoun died at Gordon Health and Rehab on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 29, 2019 from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Calhoun Seventh Day Adventist Church. The funeral service will be conducted from the church on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. Burial will follow...
James K. Grogan
Jun 24, 2019
Obituary James Kemp Grogan, 80, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Calhoun, died Monday, June 24, 2019. He was born in Cumming, GA on June 11, 1939, son of the late Lamon and Clyde Grogan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Rupert Grogan, and Peggy Baldwin and her husband, Danny. James joined the Army...
Buford Wilson
Jun 23, 2019
Obituary Buford "Burl" Wilson, 79, of Calhoun, died Sunday, June 23, 2019 at his home, following a year of declining health. He was born in Ranger, GA on January 9, 1940, son of the late Andrew Jackson Wilson and the late Pearl Hensley Wilson. Burl was a veteran, serving his country in the United States Air Force. He worked at...
Mary Lee Knight
Jun 23, 2019
Obituary Mary Lee Knight, age 99 of Calhoun, died peacefully early Sunday morning, June 23, 2019 at Advent Health Gordon Hospital. She was born in Floyd County on May 28, 1920, daughter of the late Frank and Ellen Coker Duncan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lewis Knight in 1984; her sons-in-law,...
Jerry Donald Holmes
Jun 21, 2019
Obituary Jerry Donald Holmes, 79, of Fairmount, GA died Friday, June 21, 2019 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born in Ranger on June 20, 1940, son of the late Jerry Pendley Holmes and the late Willie Mae Watkins Banks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first cousin and close friend, Gail Squires....
Jack Massingill Jr.
Jun 20, 2019
Obituary Jack Massingill Jr., 60, of Calhoun, died Thursday, June 20, 2019 at his home. He was born in Floyd County on February 2, 1959, son of the late Jack and Agnes Garlin Massingill Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by uncles, Charles D. Garlin, and Jerry Brown. Jack was a truck driver for Quality...
Sarah Pierce
Jun 20, 2019
Obituary Sarah F. Pierce, 94, of the Carters Quarter Community, died at her home on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Sarah was born near Carters Quarter on June 10, 1925. She was the daughter of the late Vester and Viola Terry Fields. Along with her parents, her husband, Wilbert Pierce, preceded her in death. Sarah was a longtime member of Fairview...
Tammy Melinda Long
Jun 17, 2019
Obituary Tammy Long, 60, of Calhoun died Monday, June 17, 2019. She was born in Jacksonville, FL on May 27, 1959, daughter of the late Charles Patterson and Barbara Willis Patterson. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Kenny Long; sons, Wade Long and Joshua Long; grandchildren, Mikailynn Sarman, Cody Long, and Jody Long; brothers, Mike Patterson, Scott...
