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Barbara Jo Harbour
May 25, 2017
Barbara Jo Harbour, age 85 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017 in Gordon Hospital surrounded by her family. Jo was born on December 12, 1931 in Gordon County to the late Lum Greeson and Winnie Caroline Tatum Greeson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her siblings, Bill Greeson, Tatum Greeson, June...
Mike Tinch
May 24, 2017
Mike Tinch, age 55, of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017 in Gordon County. Mike was born on August 28, 1961 in Floyd County to Bill Tinch and Jean West. He was a member of the Calhoun Church of Christ, alumnus of Calhoun High School class of 1979 where he was an outstanding athlete in football and baseball, he...
Jack D. Stepp
May 21, 2017
Mr. Jack Douglas Stepp, 78, of Calhoun, GA passed away Sunday May 21, 2017 at Gordon Hospital. Jack was born January 7, 1939 in McCaysville, GA to the late Aud Lee Stepp and Anna Lee Nari Stepp of Blue Ridge, GA. He was a graduate of West Fannin High School in 1957 and graduated from the University of Georgia with...
Carolyn Griffith Kinsey
May 20, 2017
Carolyn Griffith Kinsey, age 80, of the Sugar Valley Community, passed away Saturday morning May 2Oth in Quinten Memorial Health Care in Dalton. Carolyn was born March 6, 1937 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Clint Griffith. Prior to her retirement she was employed by Shaw Industries. Besides her parents she was preceded in death...
Betty Louise Henson Howell
May 19, 2017
Betty Louise Henson Howell, age 75, of Ranger, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 in Gordon Hospital following months of declining health. Betty was born on February 23, 1942 in Calhoun to the late Hubert and Bonnie Cook Henson. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by two brothers, Bernard Henson and Jack Henson. She was...
Edward Americus Childers
May 19, 2017
Edward “Ed” Childers, age 71 of Calhoun, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 at his residence. Ed was born on January 17, 1946 in Pickens County, GA to the late Omada Childers and Estelle Collis Childers. He was a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church, and was past Master of Coosawattee Lodge #306. He was a Veteran serving with the...
Barbara Sue Holbert
May 15, 2017
Barbara Sue Holbert, age 76, of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 at Kindred Hospital in Rome. Sue was born on January 13, 1941 to the late Buford Holbert and Pearl Keener Holbert. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Holbert and his wife Joyce; and sister, Agnes Cornwell and her...
Katherine Moorehead
May 14, 2017
Katherine E. Moorehead, age 86 of Plainville, GA, passed away on Sunday afternoon, May 14, 2017 at her residence. Katherine was born on January 18, 1931 to the late Thomas N. Edwards and Hattie Hazelwood Edwards. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, James H. Rice; second husband, George W. Moorehead; daughter, Glenda Rice McMichen;...
Thomas James "TJ" Holden
May 13, 2017
Thomas James “T.J.” Holden, age 85 of Calhoun died Saturday, May 13th at his residence. TJ was born in Bartow County, March 23, 1932, son of the late John Wesley Holden and Laura Kinsey Holden. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the United States Army. TJ loved the outdoors, the river, fishing and frog gigging. Besides his parents...
Gary William Perry
May 12, 2017
Gary William “GW” Perry, age 70, of Calhoun, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 after weeks of declining health at Gordon Hospital. Gary was born on January 15, 1947 to Harold Perry and the late Ollie Goble of Fairmount. In addition to his mother he is preceded in death by his sister, Wanda Childers. He was a veteran of Vietnam...
Merle Bennett
May 9, 2017
Merle Bennett, age 56 of Sugar Valley, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in Gordon Hospital. Merle was born on January 4, 1961 in Youngstown, Ohio to Emerson Leroy Bennett and Betty Jean Stanley Bennett. He was employed for 32 years at Astro Dye, where he served as a supervisor. He attended Calvary Baptist Church of Sugar Valley. Merle...
Sanford Stanley Wyrick
May 9, 2017
Sanford “Sandy” Stanley Wyrick, age 89 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at his residence. Sanford was born on July 17, 1927 in Roane County, TN, and was the last surviving child of six of the late Henry Evan Wyrick and Hailey Elizabeth Drusilla Bailey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
David Andrew Moore
May 8, 2017
David Andrew Moore, age 34, of Calhoun, passed away suddenly on Monday, May 8, 2017 at Erlanger Medical Center. David was born on September 13, 1982 in Whitfield County to Bruce David Moore and Brenda Gail Alexander. David was a supervisor in the carpet and textile industry. He attended Calhoun High School, was an avid hunter and loved spending time...
Susan Irene Talley Davis
May 3, 2017
Susan Irene Talley Davis, age 75 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Erlanger Health System. Susan was born on May 23, 1941 in Gordon County, GA to the late C.L. Silvers and Bessie Silvers Abercrombie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Davis; two sons, Grover Lewis and Charles...
Ralph Edwin Gray
Apr 29, 2017
Ralph Edwin Gray, age 85, of Calhoun, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Calhoun Health Care. Ralph was born on November 21, 1931 to the late Riley H. Gray and Etta Mae Crump. Ralph was employed by Carriage Industries for more than 20 years. After his retirement he was employed by the Piggly Wiggly. Ralph was a member of...
Opal Elizabeth Rickett Holcomb
Apr 25, 2017
Opal Elizabeth Rickett Holcomb, age 80 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at her residence. Opal was born on April 28, 1936 in Gordon County to the late Dallas “DC” Claude Rickett and Finnie Lenora Cooper Rickett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Julian Alton Holcomb. Opal was an active...
John Rickey Stanfield
Apr 23, 2017
John Rickey Stanfield, age 64 of White, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2017 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Rickey was born on June 28, 1952 in Calhoun, GA to the late John Henry and Eunice (Shepherd) Stanfield. He was also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, William Arthur and Sina (Goss) Shepherd; paternal grandparents, Samuel Arthur...
Merle "TT" Moss
Apr 21, 2017
Merle “T.T.” Moss, age 51 of Calhoun, died at 4:03PM Friday April 21, 2017 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. “T .T.” was born in Floyd county June 10, 1965, a son of the late William Doyle Moss and Audrey Faye Morrison Moss. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Darren" Dude" Moss and a brother-in-law, Jerry...
Janice Lee Edwards Copeland
Apr 19, 2017
Janice Lee Edwards Copeland, age 63, of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Floyd Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Janice was born on August 22, 1953 in Floyd County. She was retired from Mannington Carpet. Janice is preceded in death by her step-father, Otto Walraven and a brother, Tony Edwards. She is survived by her mother,...
Fred R. Penick
Apr 15, 2017
Fred R. Penick of Calhoun, Georgia died at the age of 86 on April 15, 2017 at his home. He leaves his wife of 64 years, Fay D. Penick. They were married in Memphis, Tennessee in 1953. He is survived by his daughter, Jennifer P. Beason, her husband W. Keith Beason, his son, Jeffrey M. Penick and his wife, Susan...
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