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Frank E. Byerley

Frank E. Byerley

Aug 8, 2015

Frank E. Byerley, age 83, of Plainville, passed away Saturday evening in Redmond Regional Hospital. Frank was born September 21, 1931 in Washington County, Tennessee, son of the late C.K. Byerley Sr. and Beth Henly Byerley. He was of the Methodist faith and was a life member of the Calhoun Elks Lodge #1883. Frank was also a member of the...

Florence Silvers Hughes

Florence Silvers Hughes

Aug 7, 2015

Florence Silvers Hughes, age 84, of Sugar Valley, passed away Friday evening August 7th at Gordon Health Care. Florence was born June 3, 1931 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Jack Blalock and Aline Jackson Blalock. She was a member of Welcome Gap Baptist Church and besides her parents was preceded in death by her son, Jimmy Silvers, brother,...

Robert  Wesley Fowler

Robert Wesley Fowler

Aug 2, 2015

Robert Wesley Fowler, Jr., age 76 of Birmingham, Alabama and formerly of Calhoun died at 1:00AM, Sunday, August 2, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Fowler was born, September 16, 1938 in Gordon County, a son of the late Robert Wesley Fowler, Sr. and Lemma Louise Richardson Fowler. Also, he was preceded in death by a...

Buddy Davis

Buddy Davis

Aug 2, 2015

Buddy Davis, age 76 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at his home with his family beside him. He was born in Calhoun on September 25, 1938, at the Johnson-Hall Clinic, the son of the late Bunyan D. Davis, Sr. and Nancy Clifford Free Davis. His early years were spent in the Red Bud community and Red...

Mary  Kathryn "Katie" Arkin

Mary Kathryn "Katie" Arkin

Jul 31, 2015

Mary Kathryn “Katie” Arkin, age 24 of Acworth and formerly of Calhoun, passed away on July 31, 2015 in St. Simon’s Island, GA. Katie was born on June 6, 1991 in Roswell, GA. She was the daughter of David Arkin and Susan C. Malone. Katie attended Sonoraville High School and graduated from Etowah High School in Cherokee County. She attended...

Ruby Swinford

Ruby Swinford

Jul 28, 2015

Mrs. Ruby Bowman Swinford, age 89, died July 28, 2015. Mrs. Swinford was born in Calhoun, Georgia on February 15, 1926, daughter of the late Joseph Henry Bowman and Lillie Holden Bowman. She was a charter member of Fellowship Baptist Church, Plainville, Georgia and was the last surviving charter member. Mrs. Swinford graduated from Plainville High School and Carroll Lynn...

Eva Swanson Gaines

Eva Swanson Gaines

Jul 26, 2015

Eva Swanson Gaines, age 94 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 in Gordon Hospital following several days of illness. Eva was born on November 10, 1920 in Gordon County. She was a daughter of the late F.M. Swanson and Bettie Holland Swanson. Also, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph E. Gaines who died October...

Kitty Pearl  Baxley

Kitty Pearl Baxley

Jul 18, 2015

Kitty Pearl Baxley, age 92 of the Red Bud Community, died at 3:33 PM, Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Gordon Health Care following several months of illness. Kitty Pearl was born in Gordon County, May 23, 1923, a daughter of the late Worth H. Reddick and Katherine Byrd Reddick. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Willie M....

Harold Edward King

Harold Edward King

Jul 15, 2015

Harold Edward King, age 85 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, July 15th at his residence. Harold was born on September 16, 1929 in Detroit, MI. He was the son of the late Emmett and Mary King. He attended the Barrett Road Church of God and served in the United States Army. He was the owner-operator of King Glass Company...

Mildred Durham McRee

Mildred Durham McRee

Jul 12, 2015

Mildred Durham McRee, age 82 former resident of Gordon County died Sunday, July 12 at the residence of her daughter, JoAnn, near Rome. Mildred was born in Gordon County, January 13, 1933, a daughter of the late W.H. Durham, Sr. and Elvie Manning Durham. She was preceded in death by her son, Charles Edward McRee, two sisters, Margaret Durham and...

Ralph Henderson

Ralph Henderson

Jul 8, 2015

Ralph Henderson, age 88 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in Gordon Health Care Center. Ralph was born on February 25, 1927 in Gordon County to the late John Sevier Henderson, Sr. and Georgia Chapman Henderson. Ralph was a lifelong resident of Calhoun and of the Baptist faith. He served in the United States Army and was...

Craig Eric Holbrook

Craig Eric Holbrook

Jul 7, 2015

Craig Eric Holbrook, age 51 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at his residence. Craig was born on March 8, 1964 in Gordon County to the late G.A. Holbrook and Clara Doris Brown Holbrook. He was the owner of Holbrook Construction Company. Survivors include, the mother of his children Leisa Holbrook; one daughter, Olivia Celeste Holbrook; one...

Edward Monroe McNeese

Edward Monroe McNeese

Jul 6, 2015

Edward Monroe McNeese, age 68 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015 at his residence. Edward was born on September 26, 1946 in Dalton, GA to the late Edward Murphy McNeese and Joyce Erlene Gordy McNeese. Edward was a member of the Underwood Baptist Church and prior to his illness was a supervisor for Southern Binders. In addition...

Fred Jerrel Goble

Fred Jerrel Goble

Jul 4, 2015

Fred Jerrel Goble, age 84, of Calhoun, passed away Saturday July 4th at Calhoun Health Care Center. Fred was born March 16, 1931 son of the late Gladys Goble. He was a veteran of the United States Army and attended the St. Clements Catholic Church. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Ford Motor Company. Fred was a member...

Renee Patricia Valentin Mayo De Yanez

Renee Patricia Valentin Mayo De Yanez

Jul 2, 2015

Renee Patricia Yanez, age 74 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at her residence. Renee was born on March 17, 1941 in Peru to the late Jose Gegorio Valentin Acuna and Rosa Valentin Mayo Matta. Renee was a member of the St. Clements Catholic Church. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Moises Lopez of Calhoun;...

Richard Inman

Richard Inman

Jul 1, 2015

Richard Inman, Sr., 84, died suddenly on July 1, 2015 of a heart attack while playing golf with friends. Dick was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Inman of Lafayette, Georgia. He attended Lafayette High School and post grad at Castle Heights Military Academy. He was awarded a football scholarship to Georgia Tech where he played on the 1951-1953...

A.L. (Pat) Driggers

A.L. (Pat) Driggers

Jul 1, 2015

A.L. (Pat) Driggers, age 89 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Gordon Hospital. Pat was born on August 10, 1925 in Oxford, FL to the late Joshua Driggers and Sarah Nichols Driggers. Pat was a charter member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Winter Haven, FL, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher....

Nancy Hicks Jordon

Nancy Hicks Jordon

Jun 28, 2015

Nancy Hicks Jordon, age 79 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Gordon Hospital. Nancy was born on August 23, 1935 in Whitfield County to the late Frank Lee Hicks and Anne Hunt Hicks. Nancy was a member of the Calhoun First United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Louise Shugart Morrison

Louise Shugart Morrison

Jun 27, 2015

Louise Shugart Morrison, age 95, formerly of Calhoun, passed away Saturday morning June 27th at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth. Louise was born February 10, 1920 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Homer S. Shugart and Lula Lummus Shugart. She was a homemaker and member of the Dogwood Baptist Church in East Point. She and her husband John C....

Roger Dale Ford

Roger Dale Ford

Jun 25, 2015

Roger Dale Ford, age 69 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Gordon Hosptial. Roger was born on September 20, 1945 in Muhlenberg, KY to the late Buford Floyd Ford and Helen Mae Mitchell Ford. Roger was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Era and was formerly employed by Oakstreet Garage. He was a loving father, a...