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Geneva Ard McLeod

Geneva Ard McLeod

Jan 25, 2014

Geneva Ard McLeod, age 82 of Calhoun died at 6:15 PM Saturday, January 25 at her residence. Geneva was born, December 26, 1931 in Seminole County, daughter of the late Walter Ard and Ruby Aligood Ard; also, she was preceded in death by four brothers. She was a graduate of Seminole County High School and later attended the University of...

Jewell Winkle  Miles

Jewell Winkle Miles

Jan 25, 2014

Jewell Winkle Miles, age 84, of Calhoun, passed away Saturday afternoon January 25th in Calhoun Health Care. Jewell was born June 5, 1929 in Cherokee County, Alabama, daughter of the late Adolphus John Williams and Lillie Mae Womack Williams, she was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her first husband, Vernon Winkle, Sr.,...

Johnson B. DeFoor

Johnson B. DeFoor

Jan 24, 2014

Johnson B. DeFoor, age 84, of Calhoun passed away Friday evening January 24th at his home. Johnson was born October 12, 1929 in Gordon County, son of the late Baxter Lee DeFoor and Jewell Inez Robbins DeFoor. He was a member of the Calhoun First Baptist Church and was retired from the United States Postal Service after 33 years of...

Burma WandaAnn Guffey

Burma WandaAnn Guffey

Jan 24, 2014

Burma Wanda Ann Guffey, age 68 of Resaca, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014 at her residence. Burma was born on May 30, 1945 in Calhoun to the late Joseph Taylor Bunch and Lou Verne Chapman Bunch. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her two sons, Joseph Guffey of Resaca, and Edward Guffey of...

Carl Bowman

Carl Bowman

Jan 16, 2014

Carl Bowman, Jr., age 87 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 in Calhoun Health Care. Carl was born on September 4, 1926 in White, GA to the late Carl H. Bowman, Sr. and Jewel Allen Bowman. He served in the United States Army for 9 ½ years, and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was...

Annie Mae Owens

Annie Mae Owens

Jan 14, 2014

Annie Mae Owens, age 81 of Ranger, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in Gordon Hospital. Mae was born on November 26, 1932 in Gordon County to the late Clemon Hancock and Berta Lee Green Hancock. Mae was a member of the RYO Baptist Church. She was the oldest of fifteen children. In addition to her parents, she was...

Rex Allen Brown

Rex Allen Brown

Jan 12, 2014

Rex Allen Brown, age 41, of Calhoun, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 12th at Gordon Hospital, following a sudden attack. Rex was born December 28, 1972 in Harlan, Kentucky, son of Lewis and Louann Cooper Brown. He was employed by Hardee’s Restaurant for more than 20 years and was of the Holiness faith. Rex was preceded in death by his...

James "J.T." Thomason

James "J.T." Thomason

Jan 7, 2014

James “J.T.” Thomason, age 78 of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday afternoon at Calhoun Health Care surrounded by his loving family. J.T. was born on November 22, 1935 in Gordon County to the late James Virgil Thomason and Zora Elizabeth Greeson Thomason. J.T. attended the Calhoun First Baptist Church. He was a true outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish, travel and...

Rebecca "Becky" Ann Herndon Mumpower

Rebecca "Becky" Ann Herndon Mumpower

Jan 5, 2014

Beloved wife, sister, mother and friend, Rebecca Ann Herndon Mumpower passed away peacefully in Calhoun, Georgia on Sunday evening, January 5, 2014 at the age of 83. Becky, the daughter of Leonard and Lucy Herndon, originally of the Swansonville Community in Pittsylvania County, was predeceased by her daughter Janice Barbour. She is survived by William A. Mumpower, her dedicated, loving...

Retha Dianne Poarch Adams

Retha Dianne Poarch Adams

Jan 4, 2014

RETHA DIANNE POARCH ADAMS age 64 of LaFayette died Saturday January 04, 2014. Preceded in death by her husband William Adams, Jr. Survived by daughters Karen Clark, and Pam Snider both of LaFayette, son Mike Bohannon, Dalton, sister Jan Hyde, Resaca, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral from the Wallis Memorial Chapel was conducted Tuesday...

Clarence E. Craig

Clarence E. Craig

Jan 3, 2014

Clarence E. Craig, age 54 of Ranger, passed away Friday January 3rd at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Clarence was born in Gilmer County January 10, 1959, son of Howard Craig and the late Irene Willis Craig. He was a carpenter by trade and a member of the Miracle Temple. Clarence was a devoted husband, father and loving...

Brian Richards

Brian Richards

Jan 2, 2014

Brian Richards, age 41 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at his residence. Brian was born on July 17, 1972 in St. Louis, MO to the late Lynn Albert Richards and Marlyn Adamson Richards. He has been a resident of Gordon County for one and a half years and was a self employed truck dispatcher. He is...

Emily Etheridge Hall

Emily Etheridge Hall

Jan 1, 2014

Emily Etheridge Hall, age 57 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 in Gordon Hospital. Emily was born on December 2, 1956 in Atlanta, GA to the late Oscar Burns and Lucille Davis Burns. She was a member of the Calhoun First Baptist Church and was formerly employed by Wachovia for over 20 years. She is survived by...

Ralph Lamar Shugart

Ralph Lamar Shugart

Dec 31, 2013

Ralph Lamar Shugart, age 68 of Resaca, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at his residence. Ralph was born on August 1, 1945 in Charleston, SC to the late Ralph B. Shugart and Jennie M. Everett Shugart. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the United States Army. He was of the Baptist faith and was a talented songwriter. In...

Renee King Fox

Renee King Fox

Dec 28, 2013

Mrs. Renee King Fox, age 77 of Calhoun, passed away Saturday morning at Calhoun Health Care. Renee was a lifelong resident of Gordon County where she attended Belmont Baptist Church. Prior to retirement she was employed as a clerical assistant at the Gordon County Tax Assessor’s Office. Renee is preceded in death by her late husband Alton “Bucky” Fox and...

Debra "Debbie" Lynn Polk

Debra "Debbie" Lynn Polk

Dec 28, 2013

Debra Lynn “Debbie” Polk, age 58 of Ranger, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2013 in Gordon Hospital. Debbie was born on August 30, 1955 in Michigan to the late John B. Noel and Ethel L. Mahaffey Noel. She has been a resident of Gordon County for four years. She is survived by her daughter, Amy Malpass and her husband...

Denver Estell Hegwood

Denver Estell Hegwood

Dec 26, 2013

Denver Estell Hegwood, age 89 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 in Gordon Hospital. Denver was born on September 22, 1924 in Gordon County to the late Rev. John Harvey Nix and Bertie Cooper Nix. She attended Erwin Hill Church of God, and her family and church were her life. In addition to her parents, she was...

David Ross Gilboe

David Ross Gilboe

Dec 25, 2013

David Ross Gilboe, age 69 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at his residence. David was born on November 2, 1944 in Miami, Florida to the late Ross Gilboe and Sara Virginia Cowart Gilboe. He was a resident of Gordon County for over 16 years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two...

Louise Carpenter Hall

Louise Carpenter Hall

Dec 25, 2013

Louise Carpenter Hall, age 82, of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday morning December 25th at Regency Park in Dalton. Louise was born December 15, 1931 in Conasauga, Tennessee, daughter of the late Norman Leon Carpenter and Lucille Inscore Carpenter. She had lived in Gordon County for the past 25 years coming from Atlanta. Louise was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church...

Jessica Rae Tripodo

Jessica Rae Tripodo

Dec 20, 2013

Jessica Rae Tripodo, age 32 of Adairsville, passed away on Friday morning December 20, 2013 at her residence. Jessica was born on December 18, 1981 in Cuyahoga County, OH to Fred Tripodo and Lucia Cabot Tripodo. She was a trained dancer in ballet, tap and jazz, and had several performances. She had a natural gift for music and played various...