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James "J.T." Thomason
Jan 7, 2014
James “J.T.” Thomason, age 78 of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday afternoon at Calhoun Health Care surrounded by his loving family. J.T. was born on November 22, 1935 in Gordon County to the late James Virgil Thomason and Zora Elizabeth Greeson Thomason. J.T. attended the Calhoun First Baptist Church. He was a true outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish, travel and...

Rebecca "Becky" Ann Herndon Mumpower
Jan 5, 2014
Beloved wife, sister, mother and friend, Rebecca Ann Herndon Mumpower passed away peacefully in Calhoun, Georgia on Sunday evening, January 5, 2014 at the age of 83. Becky, the daughter of Leonard and Lucy Herndon, originally of the Swansonville Community in Pittsylvania County, was predeceased by her daughter Janice Barbour. She is survived by William A. Mumpower, her dedicated, loving...

Retha Dianne Poarch Adams
Jan 4, 2014
RETHA DIANNE POARCH ADAMS age 64 of LaFayette died Saturday January 04, 2014. Preceded in death by her husband William Adams, Jr. Survived by daughters Karen Clark, and Pam Snider both of LaFayette, son Mike Bohannon, Dalton, sister Jan Hyde, Resaca, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral from the Wallis Memorial Chapel was conducted Tuesday...

Clarence E. Craig
Jan 3, 2014
Clarence E. Craig, age 54 of Ranger, passed away Friday January 3rd at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Clarence was born in Gilmer County January 10, 1959, son of Howard Craig and the late Irene Willis Craig. He was a carpenter by trade and a member of the Miracle Temple. Clarence was a devoted husband, father and loving...

Brian Richards
Jan 2, 2014
Brian Richards, age 41 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at his residence. Brian was born on July 17, 1972 in St. Louis, MO to the late Lynn Albert Richards and Marlyn Adamson Richards. He has been a resident of Gordon County for one and a half years and was a self employed truck dispatcher. He is...

Emily Etheridge Hall
Jan 1, 2014
Emily Etheridge Hall, age 57 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 in Gordon Hospital. Emily was born on December 2, 1956 in Atlanta, GA to the late Oscar Burns and Lucille Davis Burns. She was a member of the Calhoun First Baptist Church and was formerly employed by Wachovia for over 20 years. She is survived by...

Ralph Lamar Shugart
Dec 31, 2013
Ralph Lamar Shugart, age 68 of Resaca, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at his residence. Ralph was born on August 1, 1945 in Charleston, SC to the late Ralph B. Shugart and Jennie M. Everett Shugart. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the United States Army. He was of the Baptist faith and was a talented songwriter. In...

Renee King Fox
Dec 28, 2013
Mrs. Renee King Fox, age 77 of Calhoun, passed away Saturday morning at Calhoun Health Care. Renee was a lifelong resident of Gordon County where she attended Belmont Baptist Church. Prior to retirement she was employed as a clerical assistant at the Gordon County Tax Assessor’s Office. Renee is preceded in death by her late husband Alton “Bucky” Fox and...

Debra "Debbie" Lynn Polk
Dec 28, 2013
Debra Lynn “Debbie” Polk, age 58 of Ranger, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2013 in Gordon Hospital. Debbie was born on August 30, 1955 in Michigan to the late John B. Noel and Ethel L. Mahaffey Noel. She has been a resident of Gordon County for four years. She is survived by her daughter, Amy Malpass and her husband...

Denver Estell Hegwood
Dec 26, 2013
Denver Estell Hegwood, age 89 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 in Gordon Hospital. Denver was born on September 22, 1924 in Gordon County to the late Rev. John Harvey Nix and Bertie Cooper Nix. She attended Erwin Hill Church of God, and her family and church were her life. In addition to her parents, she was...

David Ross Gilboe
Dec 25, 2013
David Ross Gilboe, age 69 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at his residence. David was born on November 2, 1944 in Miami, Florida to the late Ross Gilboe and Sara Virginia Cowart Gilboe. He was a resident of Gordon County for over 16 years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two...

Louise Carpenter Hall
Dec 25, 2013
Louise Carpenter Hall, age 82, of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday morning December 25th at Regency Park in Dalton. Louise was born December 15, 1931 in Conasauga, Tennessee, daughter of the late Norman Leon Carpenter and Lucille Inscore Carpenter. She had lived in Gordon County for the past 25 years coming from Atlanta. Louise was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church...

Jessica Rae Tripodo
Dec 20, 2013
Jessica Rae Tripodo, age 32 of Adairsville, passed away on Friday morning December 20, 2013 at her residence. Jessica was born on December 18, 1981 in Cuyahoga County, OH to Fred Tripodo and Lucia Cabot Tripodo. She was a trained dancer in ballet, tap and jazz, and had several performances. She had a natural gift for music and played various...

Ralph Bennett
Dec 10, 2013
Ralph Bennett, Jr., age 75 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 10, 2013 in Gordon Health Care. Ralph was born on July 30, 1938 in Gordon County to the late Ralph Bennett, Sr. and Aver Clark Bennett. He was a member of the Calhoun First Presbyterian Church, and was a graduate of the University of Georgia and Mercer...

John Henry Shellhorse
Dec 7, 2013
John Henry Shellhorse, age 92, of Fairmount, passed away Saturday afternoon at his residence. John was born September 4, 1921 in Gordon County, son of the late John Henry Shellhorse, Sr. and Emma Wilson Shellhorse. He was a active member and former church treasurer of Fairmount Church of Christ. Prior to his retirement John was employed by the City of...

Hayward Bohannon
Dec 6, 2013
Hayward Bohannon, age 86 of Calhoun died Friday, December 6th in Floyd Medical Center. He was born in Gordon County, April 4, 1927, son of the late David Bohannon and Odell Hayes Bohannon. Also, he was preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn Nesbitt Bohannon on January 13, 1997; his childhood caregivers, Olin and Mamie Hayes; two children, Gayle Bohannon...

Deborah Jean "Debbie" Cochran
Dec 6, 2013
On December 6th, 2013, Deborah Jean “Debbie” Cochran, finished her course, kept the faith, and fought the good fight as she was ushered into Glory by the angels. Debbie was born July 23, 1951, in Gordon County, daughter of Wynelle Bagwell Hensley and the late Lewis Hensley. She was a graduate of Boyce Bible College in Louisville, KY., and was...

Clarence Michael Lambert
Dec 3, 2013
Clarence Michael “Mike” Lambert, Jr., age 71 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his residence. Mike was born on August 9, 1942 in Welch, VA to the late Clarence Michael Lambert, Sr. and Marion Eloise St.Claire. He was a truck driver for over 35 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Anne Allgood Shope
Nov 28, 2013
Anne Allgood Shope, age 82 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 in Gordon Health Care. She was born, October 26, 1931 in Wilkinsville, Georgia, a daughter of Hiram Allgood and Annie Oogletree Allgood. Also, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Eldona Jones and her husband Buster, Alice Hatfield, and Chester Clyde Luke. She had lived...

Doris Jones
Nov 27, 2013
Doris Brown Jones, age 86 of Chatsworth, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at her residence. Doris was born on September 15, 1927 in Gordon County to the late Charlie Allen Brown and Ida Mae Guess. She was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, John “Bud” Cagle,...
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