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May Ella McDonald
Dec 16, 2016
May Ella Rebecca McDonald, 63 of Lafayette, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Park Ridge Hospital in Chattanooga. May Ella was born on September 5, 1953 in Walker County to Lila Leatherwood McDonald and the late James Lafayette McDonald Jr. She was a member of Oakman-Ranger United Methodist Church. May Ella is an alumna of LaFayette High School, and...
Norma Walker Jackson
Dec 12, 2016
Norma Walker Jackson, age 83, of Calhoun, died Monday December 12th at her residence surrounded by her family following years of declining health. Mrs. Jackson was born in Gordon County on May 3, 1933 daughter of the late Buren and Hilma Horton Walker and had been a lifelong resident of Gordon County. She was a member of the New Hope...
Charles M. Dillard
Dec 9, 2016
Charles M. Dillard, age 70 of Calhoun, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Gordon Health Care. Charles was born on November 27, 1946 in Gordon County to the late Charles “CF” Foster Dillard and Winifred Hazel Moore. He was a member of Calhoun First Baptist Church. Charles was an alumnus of Georgia State University with a degree in...
Joyce Parker
Dec 8, 2016
Joyce Parker, age 75 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Gordon Hospital. Joyce was born on September 1, 1941 in Hamburg, Arkansas to the late William Willard Pollock and Lura Dean Holland Pollock. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Parker; brother, Ronnie Pollock; and sister, Floyce Pollock. She...
Clyde Petty
Dec 8, 2016
Clyde Petty, age 95 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Gordon Health Care. Clyde was born on May 23, 1921 in Hornbeak, Tennessee to the late Edward Petty and Mamie Fields Petty. He was a member of the Calhoun First United Methodist Church. Clyde attended the University of Tennessee Junior College at Martin, Tennessee for two...
Avanelle Holbert
Dec 4, 2016
Avanelle Holbert, age 90 of Calhoun, passed away on December 4, 2016. Avanelle was born on September 10, 1926 in Gordon County, GA to the late Marion Holland and Ruby Jo Taylor Holland. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her three sons, Mike Holbert of Calhoun, Mylon Holbert of Fairmount and Larry Holbert...
Thomas Howard Luttrell
Dec 3, 2016
Thomas Howard Luttrell, age 87 of the Plainville community, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Hamilton Medical Center. Thomas was born on May 14, 1929 in Huntsville, Alabama to the late William Clayton Luttrell and Gladys Estelle Johnson. Thomas was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp from 1947-1950 during World War II and later served as...
Tecumseh Bear Murphy
Dec 3, 2016
Tecumseh Bear Murphy, age 18 of Resaca and formerly Silver City, New Mexico passed away Saturday December 3, 2016 at Grady Memorial Hospital. Tecumseh was born March 16, 1998 in Ripley, WV to Wayne E. Murphy and Sarah Ward. He was a member of the New Mexico National Guard. Tecumseh was recently baptized and was a member of Oak Grove...
John Howard Alden
Dec 2, 2016
John Howard Alden, age 72, of Calhoun, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at Morning Pointe Assisted living. John was born on June 8, 1944 in Gordon County to the late John Alden and Eva Gladys Barton. He was a supervisor for Carriage Industries for many years. He is survived by a sister, Pat Dupree and her husband Bobby of...
Edna Earle Brown
Nov 30, 2016
Edna Earle Brown, age 89 of Plainville, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in Gordon Hospital. Edna was born on May 16, 1927 in Bartow County, daughter of the late Dallas George King and Nina Earle Ellis King. She was the oldest living member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Bobby Jack Whitfield
Nov 26, 2016
Bobby Jack Whitfield, age 77 of Calhoun, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Gordon Hospital. Bobby was born on May 5, 1939 in Gordon County to the late Otis Dennis Whitfield and Cleo Irene Pendley. He worked as a house mover for several years for Cochran Brothers House Movers. Bobby enjoyed various yard work with his tractor. In addition...
Myrtle Irene Bowen Roberson
Nov 24, 2016
Mrs. Myrtle Bowen Mulkey Roberson, age 96 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday morning, November 24, 2016 at her residence. Myrtle was born on April 8, 1920 in Gordon County to the late Gordon and Nancy Fuquea Bowen. Myrtle was retired from Echota Cotton Mill after 39 years of service. She also worked 10 years as a hostess with Hardee’s...
Sandra Sloan Underwood
Nov 22, 2016
Sandra Sloan Underwood, age 70, of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday, November 22nd in Redmond Regional Medical Center. Sandra was born in Floyd County February 18, 1946, daughter of the late Felton Sloan and Jessie Bagley Sloan. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved animals, Nascar, and Elvis. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Ellis Medlin
Nov 21, 2016
Ellis Medlin, age 55 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 in Gordon Hospital. Ellis was born on March 7, 1961 in Gordon County, son of the late Max Medlin and Peggy Reeves Medlin. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Shelia Medlin; his sister, Debbie Hall; and a nephew, Kevin Long. He is survived...
James D. Jimmy" Caldwell
Nov 17, 2016
James D. “Jimmy” Caldwell, age 69 of the Plainville Community, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 in Floyd Medical Center. James was born on February 15, 1947 in Lownders County, GA to the late William Harvey Caldwell and Clarice Winnie Bennett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Caldwell; and sister, Annette...
Gail Shadburn
Nov 15, 2016
Gail Shadburn, age 74 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Calhoun Health Care. Gail was born on September 7, 1942 in Gordon County to the late Durham W. Richards, Sr. and Essie Lee Jones Richards. She attended Blackwood Springs Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Craig Shadburn and his wife Jennifer; two brothers, Butch...
Destiny Ruby Jean Turner
Nov 13, 2016
Destiny Ruby Jean Turner, age 10 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Destiny was born on October 1, 2006 in Whitfield County, daughter of Hank Turner and Charlotte Bunn Turner. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, James Ledford. She attended West Union Baptist Church. Destiny loved life, was...
Frankie Nell Holsomback
Nov 6, 2016
Frankie Nell Holsomback, age 88 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016 in Floyd Medical Center. Frankie was born on March 29, 1928 in Nelson, Georgia, daughter of the late Doll Rooney and Lucy Belle Cochran Rooney. She was a member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church and was retired from the Calhoun City Schools were she had...
Johnny Earl Parks
Nov 4, 2016
Johnny Earl Parks, age 68 of Sugar Valley, passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at Gordon Hospital. Johnny was born on April 26, 1948 to the late Georgia Callahan. In addition to his mother, he is preceded in death by his wife, Melinda Carver Parks. Johnny was of the Baptist faith and has resided in Gordon County for 35 years....
Mable Hopper Hunt
Nov 3, 2016
Mable Hopper Hunt, age 77 of Plainville, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Gordon Hospital. Mable was born on May 27, 1939 to the late Thomas Claude and Martha Goswick Hopper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Edwin Sharon McEntyre; and second husband, Howard Douglas Hunt and a sister in...
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