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Helen Pirkle Purcell
Jul 17, 2011
Helen Pirkle Purcell of Calhoun, Ga. passed away July 17, 2011, at home after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill Purcell, M.D. who died in 2001. She was born in Hoschton, Ga. to James Princeton and Viola Arther Pirkle and resided in Calhoun for more than sixty years. Helen was a graduate of the...
Madeline G. Chastain
Jul 17, 2011
Madeline G. Chastain, age 86, of Huntsville, Alabama and formerly of Calhoun. Died Sunday morning July 17th in Huntsville. Madeline was born December 20, 1924 in Calhoun. Daughter of the late Floyd and Pauline Holcomb Gollahon. She was a homemaker and former member of the Calhoun First United Methodist Church. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Louise B. Boling
Jul 17, 2011
Mrs. Louise B. Boling, age 90, of the Fairmount community. Died Sunday evening July 17th at Gordon Health Care. Louise was born in Cobb County June 11, 1921. She was a member of the Canaanland Baptist Church and prior to her retirement she was employed by Lacy-Champion Carpets. Besides her parents Louise was preceded in death by her husband Hugh...
William W. "Deacon" Balliew
Jul 14, 2011
Mr. William W. "Deacon" Balliew, age 73 of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011 at his residence. Deacon was born November 22, 1937 in Calhoun, GA. Son of the late Bill and Ida Bell Graham Balliew. Deacon was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Rotary, and served on several Boards of Charitable Organizations. He was the founder of the...
Elizabeth Ann Chastain
Jul 13, 2011
Elizabeth Ann Chastain, age 56, of Calhoun. Died Wednesday July 13th in Gordon Hospital. Elizabeth was born September 2, 1954 in Bartow County. Daughter of Evelyn Prichett Boston and the late Bobby Boston. She was a loving Mother and Grandmother who attended Vision Ministries. Besides her Father she was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Earl Chastain and a...
John "Johnny" Thomas Bradley
Jul 12, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 John Thomas "Johnny" Bradley, age 66 of Calhoun, passed away July 12, 2011 at his residence. Johnny was born March 28, 1945 in Bibb County, Georgia. Son of the late Donnie and Alene Stanfield Bradley. Johnny was a member of Sunny Side Baptist Church, Plainville Masonic Lodge #364 F. & A.M., a Scottish Rite Mason, Yaarab...
Willene Whittemore
Jul 12, 2011
Willene Whittemore, a lifelong resident of Calhoun and Gordon County, entered life eternal on Tuesday July 12, 2011 at the age of 92. Born November 7, 1918, Mary Willene Gillespie, she and her twin sister were the oldest of 8 children of William and Mattie Mae Gillespie. Mrs. Whittemore was the wife of Floyd Whittemore, who preceded her in death...
Johnny Andrew Callaway
Jul 9, 2011
Johnny Andrew Callaway, age 82, of Ranger died Saturday, July 9th in Gordon Hospital. Johnny was born September 21, 1928 in Gordon County, a son of the late Bartow A. Callaway and Sudie Jones Callaway. He was a member of the Crane Eater Church of God and for a number of years was the pianist at the Old Sugar Valley...
Jerry Simpson Striblin
Jul 8, 2011
Jerry Simpson Striblin, age 70 of Calhoun. Died Friday evening July 8th in Redmond Regional Hospital. Jerry was born in Randolph County, Georgia on March 15, 1941. Son of the late Levi and Allie Alsobrook Striblin. He was a member of the Corner Stone Baptist Church and was employed by Carriage Dye House prior to his retirement. He is survived...
Kristy Hensley
Jul 5, 2011
Thursday, July 07, 2011 Kristy Brown Hensley, age 31 of Calhoun, passed away July 5, 2011. Kristy was born August 3, 1979 in Whitfield County. Daughter of Florene Floyd Nicholson and the late Jerry Brown. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Steven Anthony Hensley. Besides her mother she is also survived by her...
Annie Ruth Burns
Jul 4, 2011
Wednesday, July 06, 2011 Annie Ruth Hollaran Burns, age 84 of Calhoun, died Monday, July 4, 2011 in the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Burns was born February 11, 1927 in Gordon County. Daughter of the late P.H. Hollaran and Ruby Hill Hollaran. She was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church and was employed prior to her retirement...
Lovell Talley Brookshire
Jun 29, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Lovell Talley Brookshire, age 88 of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday, June 28th in Emory University Hospital. Lovell was born April 14, 1923 in Chandler Mountain, Alabama, daughter of the late Grover and Nollie Boatright Withrow. She was a member at First Baptist Church and worked at Dixie Belle, Crown Craft, and Mohawk for fifty years. In...
Tony Patterson
Jun 29, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011 Tony Patterson, age 51 of the Ryo Community died Wednesday evening June 29 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Pickens County. Tony was born in Gordon County, October 23, 1959, a son of the late Jimmy Patterson and Barbara Ponder Patterson. He was a self employed auto mechanic and had lived in the Ryo...
Ephrem Alexander Robertson
Jun 27, 2011
Ephrem Alexander Robertson, infant son of Jeffrey Glenn Robertson and Candice Shea Robertson. Died Monday June 27th at T.C. Thompson Childrens Hospital in Chattanooga. Ephrem was born June 14, 2010 in Gordon County. Besides his parents he is survived by his brother, Ian Riley Robertson and a sister, Micaela Grace Robertson. His grandparents, Louis and Hazel Robertson of Roanoke, Ala.,...
Robert "Bob" Patterson Little,
Jun 26, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011 Robert Patterson "Bob" Little, Jr., age 84 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday June 26th at his residence. Bob was born September 7, 1926 in Alexander City, Alabama. Son of the late Robert Patterson Little, Sr. and Sue Gale Little. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the United States Air Force. Bob was a member...
June "JuneBug" Dugger
Jun 25, 2011
June "JuneBug" Dugger, age 73 of Rome and formerly of Gordon County died Saturday June 25th in Redmond Regional Medical Center of Rome. June was born August 8, 1937 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Herbert G. Long and Willie Mae Ingle Long. She was a member of the Farmville United Methodist Church and had recently been attending the...
Sara Huie
Jun 19, 2011
Sara Richardson Huie age 87 of Calhoun died at 4:08 AM, Sunday, June 19 in Gordon Hospital. She was born, December 27, 1924 in Jackson County, daughter of Lewis A. Richardson and Maude McDonald Richardson. She is survived by one son, Ralph Huie of Calhoun; five grandchildren, Laura, Richard and Jennifer Huie all of Calhoun, Bree Collins of Acworth and...
Lula Mozelle Wright
Jun 19, 2011
Mrs. Lula Mozelle Wright Mrs. Lula Mozelle Wright, 91, of Calhoun, died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at Morning Pointe Assisted Living, Calhoun, Georgia. She was born in Calhoun, Georgia on June, 18, 1920, daughter of the late Frank and Sally Causby Wilson. Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by her Husband, F.A. “Tom” Wright, to whom she was married for...
Lee M. Helms
Jun 19, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011 Lee M. Helms, age 61 of Plainville died at 1 AM, Sunday, June 19 at his residence. Lee was born in Mecklenburg County North Carolina, April 3, 1950, son of the late William E. Helms and Susan Adams Helms. He had been employed by Lamar Fox Trucking. Lee is survived by his wife, Vicki Helms of...
John A. King
Jun 18, 2011
John A. King Jr. (July 30, 1929 - June 18, 2011) Mr. John A. King, Jr. age 81 of Calhoun died at 11:50 AM Saturday, June 18 in Redmond Regional Medical Center following several weeks of illness. John was born, July 30, 1929 in Floyd County, son of the late John A. King, Sr. and Ruth Hobgood King. He was...
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