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Don Hess
May 21, 2019
Don Hess, age 79 of Sugar Valley, GA, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Gordon Health Care. Don was born on December 21, 1939 in Detroit, MI to the late Frederick Hess and Marie Schmidt Hess. In addition to his parents, Don was also preceded in death by: son, Bryan Hess; step-daughter, Janis Whiteside; and step-mother, Ica Mae...
Millard Elmer Carroll
May 20, 2019
Millard Elmer Carroll, JR, age 67 of Chatsworth, GA passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, GA. Millard was born on November 19, 1951 in Kenvir, KY to the late Millard Elmer Carroll and Alta Mae Sargant Carroll. He was a retired Coal Miner. Millard is survived by: his wife, Sondra Ball Carroll...
Betty Crowder
May 18, 2019
Betty Crowder, age 90, of Adairsville, passed away Saturday morning May 18th, at her residence. Betty was born August 17, 1928 in Greenville, South Carolina, daughter of the late Henry H. Minton and Maude Graham Minton. Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She graduated from Massey Business College, earned her private pilot’s license, loved ballroom dancing, traveling,...
Virginia Elizabeth Long
May 15, 2019
Virginia Elizabeth Long, age 82 of Resaca, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Virginia was born on July 10, 1936 in Gordon County, GA to the late Floyd Barton and Lucille Davis Barton. In addition to her parents, Virginia was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Kathy Diane Long. Prior to her...
Coach Jerry Foster Smith
May 14, 2019
Coach Jerry Foster Smith, 84, lifetime resident of Calhoun-Gordon County and longtime football coach, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at AdventHealth Gordon. Coach Smith was born in downtown Red Bud, Ga. on Oct. 9, 1934, son of the late Mabel Foster Everett and Eugene Smith. In addition to his parents, Coach Smith was preceded in death by his...
Thomas Cecil Burton
May 11, 2019
Thomas Cecil Burton, age 85, of Fairmount, passed away Saturday May 11th in the Gordon Health Care Center. Thomas was born July 12, 1933 in Gordon County, son of the late Harvey Sylvester Burton and Nina Shope Burton. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Korean War. Thomas was a self-employed residential home builder prior...
David C. Pack
May 11, 2019
David Carson Pack, age 64 of Calhoun, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at his residence. David was born on April 19, 1955 to the late William Boyd Pack and Edna Grace Cantrell. In addition to his parents, David was also preceded in death by two brothers, Larry Pack and Glenn Pack. David was a graduate of Calhoun High...
Jason Boyd West
May 8, 2019
Jason Boyd West, age 33 of Armuchee, GA, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Jason was born on May 22, 1985 in Dalton, GA to Robin Boyd West and Dania Timms West. He had attended Gordon Central High School and graduated from Savannah High School class of 2002. Jason was an Iraq War Veteran serving in the United States...
Charles Kenneth Gray
May 4, 2019
Charles Kenneth Gray, age 80 of Blairsville, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Charles was born on July 19, 1938 in Gordon County, GA to the late Riley Hamilton Gray and Etta Mae Crump Gray. In addition to his parents, Charles was also preceded in death by: a son, Stephen Gray; seven brothers, Odell,...
Mary Jean Mullins Cox
Apr 30, 2019
Mary Jean Mullins Cox, age 85 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2019 at her residence. Jean was born on October 10, 1933 in Rome, GA to the late James Morgan Mullins and Rosa Mae Fox Mullins. In addition to her parents, Jean was also preceded in death by a brother, James Layton Mullins. Prior to her retirement,...
Maribeth Prather Owens
Apr 30, 2019
Maribeth Prather Owens, age 78 of Gordon County, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at The Arbor at Bridgemill in Canton, GA. Maribeth was born on February 22, 1941 in Sand Mountain, Alabama to the late Ted Prather and Zell Hood Prather. In addition to her parents, Maribeth is also preceded in death by: her husband of 56 years,...
Polly Stewart Dean
Apr 27, 2019
Polly Stewart Dean, age 88, of Calhoun, passed away Saturday morning April 27th in Gordon Hospital. Polly was born April 3, 1931 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Marvin C. Stewart and Vera Hall Stewart. She was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church and prior to her retirement was employed as a lab technician with ColorMasters. Besides her...
Dixie Carmean Chitwood Stanley
Apr 19, 2019
Dixie Carmean Chitwood Stanley, age 88 of Resaca, passed away Friday April 19th at Wood Dale Health Care in Dalton. She was born November 17, 1930 in Gordon County, daughter of the late P.W. “Pete” Chitwood and Celia Sloan Chitwood. She was a faithful member of the Resaca Church of Christ and prior to her retirement was the owner and...
Russell Lee Brewer
Apr 19, 2019
Russell Lee Brewer, age 52 of Calhoun, passed away Friday April 19th in Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, following a 4-year-long battle with cancer. Russell was born July 6, 1966 in Lexington, Tennessee, son of the late Kenneth Ancel Brewer and Dora Jewell Kennedy Brewer. He was employed as a business analyst at TVA. Russell was a member of Belmont Baptist Church...
James A. Greeson
Apr 17, 2019
James A. Greeson, age 82 of the Union Grove Road Community, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at his residence. James was born on April 15, 1937 in Gordon County to the late Harlan Greeson and Emma Mullins Greeson. In addition to his parents, James was also preceded in death by: his wife, Joyce Charlotte Bunch Greeson; three brothers,...
Donald "Doc" Jeffress
Apr 17, 2019
Donald “Doc” Jeffress, age 69 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Hamilton Medical Center. Doc was born on March 15, 1950 in Cucamonga, California to the late Kenneth and Zetelle Jeffress. In addition to his parents, Doc was also preceded in death by his first wife, Theresa Hendricks in 2015. He has been a resident of...
Allen B. Meadows
Apr 14, 2019
Allen B. Meadows, age 80 of Temple, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Tanner Medical Center. Allen was born on October 9, 1938 in Fulton County, GA to the late James Wesley Meadows and Anita Marie Hammett Meadows. He was a member of the Douglasville First Baptist Church. Allen served in the United States Naval Reserve and...
Billy Kenneth Padgett
Apr 12, 2019
Billy K. Padgett, SR, age 82 of Calhoun, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Gordon Hospital. Billy was born on January 22, 1937 in Gordon County, GA to the late William Calvin Padgett and Lula May Belle Ray Padgett. In addition to his parents, Billy was also preceded in death by: his wife, Norma Fox Padgett; and his...
Ronald Lee Vinson Shepherd
Apr 9, 2019
Ronald Lee V. Shepherd, Sr., age 56 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Ronald was born on January 6, 1963 in Gordon County, GA to the late R.V. Shepherd and Louise Hall Shepherd. In addition to his parents, Ronald was also preceded in death by a sister, Elaine Shepherd Thomas....
Byron D Meadows
Apr 4, 2019
Byron D. Meadows, age 64 of Calhoun died at 6:05 AM, Thursday, April 4 in Gordon Hospital. Byron was born, September 6, 1954, a son of the late John and Vera Nelson Meadows. Also, he was preceded in death by his wife, Janice Tomlinson Meadows April 21, 2016. He was a lifetime resident of Gordon County and was a Charter...
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