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Barbara Reeves Smith

Barbara Reeves Smith

Jun 19, 2013

Barbara Reeves Smith, age 83 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at her residence. Barbara was born on August 7, 1929, daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Reeves and Pearl Hood Reeves. Barbara was a member of the New Town Baptist Church and was active in starting the W.M.U. at the church, and was formerly employed by...

Pattie Miller Bishop

Pattie Miller Bishop

Jun 10, 2013

Pattie Miller Bishop, age 77, of Ooltewah and formerly of Calhoun, passed away Monday June 10th at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Pattie was born November 7, 1935, daughter of the late Richard Miller and Louise Bennett Miller, she had lived in Calhoun for many years before moving to Ooltewah eight years ago. Pattie was a member of the Calhoun Seventh-Day...

Kenneth Lamar Stanley "Kenny"

Kenneth Lamar Stanley "Kenny"

Jun 9, 2013

Mr. Kenneth Lamar Stanley “Kenny”, age 67 of Resaca, passed away Saturday morning June 9th , 2013 at his residence. Kenneth was born March 10th, 1946 in Gordon County, son of the late Robert and Edna Stanley. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He is preceded in death by his parents Robert and Edna Stanley, two sisters;...

Mina Jo Henderson

Mina Jo Henderson

Jun 8, 2013

Henderson, Mrs. Mina Jo, 91, a resident of 2012 Summit Drive, Prattville, AL and formerly a resident of Columbus, GA for 38 years, was called home by the Lord on Saturday, June 8, having lost her courageous three-year battle with cancer. Born July 10, 1921, in Resaca, GA, to Jeff and Lilla Mae Robertson, she grew up in Calhoun, GA,...

Tonja Dixon

Tonja Dixon

Jun 8, 2013

Tonja Dixon, age 46 of Fairmount died at 6:39 PM, Saturday, June 8 at her residence. She was born in Gordon County, June 2, 1967, daughter of James Kimsey Dixon and Patricia Harrell Dixon. She is survived by one son, Jonathan Jennings of Calhoun; one brother, Rodney Dixon of Ranger; niece, Christy Dixon of Ranger; companion, John McGraw of Fairmount;...

Alma "Tomma Sue" Sanford

Alma "Tomma Sue" Sanford

Jun 5, 2013

Alma “Tomma Sue” Sanford, age 60, of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday Morning June 5th at her residence. Tomma Sue was born Oct 17, 1952 in Fannin County, daughter of the late Thomas M. Norton and Rachel Sallie Patterson Norton. She was attending Valley Baptist Church of Dalton at the time of her death and besides her parents was preceded in...

Deborah "Debo" Gallman Parker

Deborah "Debo" Gallman Parker

Jun 3, 2013

Deborah “Debo” Gallman Parker, age 56, of Calhoun, passed away Monday June 3rd in Gordon Hospital. Deborah was born July 7, 1956 in Gordon County, daughter of Harold Lee Gallman and the late Vennie Mae Bagley Gallman, she was a lifelong resident of Gordon County and was employed by Kroger. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Carol...

Matt Bowen

Matt Bowen

Jun 1, 2013

Matt Bowen, age 41 of Rockmart and formerly of Calhoun died Saturday, June 1 at his residence in Rockmart. Matt was born, May 12, 1972 in Floyd County, son of Seth Bowen and the late Dottie Facette Bowen. Also, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, J.P. and Sallie Bowen, Bob and Catherine Facette; aunt, Beth Hawkins and her...

Jerry Benjamin Sims

Jerry Benjamin Sims

May 30, 2013

Jerry Benjamin Sims, age 72, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday May 30th in Gadsden, Alabama, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jerry was born in Gordon County, January 11, 1941, son of the late Alvin Raymond Sims and Winnie Lee Sitton Sims. He was an avid fisherman and a renowned fishing guide who has appeared in magazines and on...

Craddock Durham

Craddock Durham

May 28, 2013

Craddock Durham, age 86 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, May 28th in Hamilton Medical Center. Craddock was born on April 24, 1927 in Woodville, GA. He was the son of the late A.F. Durham and Helen Pope McWhorter Durham. Craddock was a member of Belmont Baptist Church and served as a Baptist minister pasturing Mars Hill for two years,...

Martha Claire Schwartz Adams

Martha Claire Schwartz Adams

May 26, 2013

Martha Claire Schwartz Adams, age 81, of Calhoun, passed away Sunday May 26th in Gordon Hospital. Martha Claire was born in DeKalb County on March 15, 1932, daughter of the late John Dewey Edge and Mamie Willa Mote Edge, she was very active in her community as a volunteer for the Calhoun-Gordon County Chamber of Commerce, the American Red Cross,...

Derryl Elizabeth Reese

Derryl Elizabeth Reese

May 24, 2013

Mrs. Derryl Elizabeth Reese passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at Gordon Health Care. She was born August 29, 1913. Aunt Elizabeth lived in Thomson, GA, before coming to Calhoun in Dec of 2009. She never had children but babysat for several of her nieces and nephews. She was a very colorful lady who had a keen sense of humor!...

Michael Boyd

Michael Boyd

May 24, 2013

Mr. Michael Boyd, age 69, of Calhoun, passed away Friday May 24th in Redmond Regional Hospital. Michael was born in Nashville, Tennessee, June 3, 1943, son of the late Willard and Rebecca Boyd, he was of the Catholic faith and was employed by Labor Force prior to his death. He is survived by his daughter, Paris Niewoehner and her husband...

Louise Reed Faith

Louise Reed Faith

May 23, 2013

Mrs. Louise Reed Faith, age 82 of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, May 23rd in Gordon Hopital. Louise was born on November 20, 1930 in Gordon County. She was the daughter of the late Floyd Reed and Addie Lewis Lakey. Louise was a charter member of the Eastgate Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was...

Ernest Gunner Silverberg

Ernest Gunner Silverberg

May 23, 2013

• An Ode To Celebrate the Life of My Grandpa....one of the greatest men who ever lived....may he rest in peace with his Eternal Father. This morning,May 23,2013, young-hearted Ernest Gunner Silverberg passed away at 99 years of age, departing this world peacefully and leaving 115+ family members, created by he and his wife of 65 years….Jane Kathryn Silverberg, to...

Vera Hammett Locklear

Vera Hammett Locklear

May 22, 2013

Vera Hammett Locklear, age 92 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Gordon Hospital following a brief illness. Vera was born on December 23, 1920 in Lawrence, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late W.W. Hammett and Mary Adelia Bray Hammett. Vera was a member of the Calhoun First Baptist Church. She was a homemaker who...

Johnnie Kate

Johnnie Kate

May 20, 2013

Johnnie Kate Fox, age 83 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, May 20th in Floyd Medical Center. Johnnie was born on July 22, 1929 in Gordon County. She was the daughter of the late Frank R. Edens and Palace Calbeck Edens. Johnnie formerly attended the Echota Baptist Church and College Street Church of God. She was a graduate of the...

Louise Edge

Louise Edge

May 17, 2013

Miss Louise Edge, age 87 of Calhoun die, Friday, May 17 at the residence of her cousin, Sue Rogers. Louise was born, March 22, 1926 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Winston and Jessie Ballard Edge. She was preceded in death by brothers, Roy Ballard Edge and Butch Edge and a sister, Barbara Edge. She had formerly lived in...

Jack H. Morris

Jack H. Morris

May 11, 2013

Jack Morris, age 83 of Calhoun died Saturday morning in the Roman Court residence of Rome, Georgia. He was born March 29, 1930 in Douglas County, son of the late Comer Morris and Ethel Hill Morris. Also, he was preceded in death by a brother Harold Morris and a sister, Evelyn Ray. He was an alumnus of both West Georgia...

John Robert Kelly

John Robert Kelly

May 11, 2013

John Robert Kelly, age 75 of Sandy Springs, GA, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in Northside Hospital. John was born on February 24, 1938 in Gary, Indiana. He was the son of the late Arthur and Blanche Baker Kelly. He was a member of the St. Jude Catholic Church. Survivors include: his wife Diane H. Kelly of Sandy...