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Edward Michael Fitz
May 12, 2012
Edward Michael Fitz, age 88 of Calhoun, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012 in Gordon Health Care. Edward was born on March 26, 1924 in Detroit, MI. Son of the late Michael Fitz and Blanche Krzak Fitz. He was of the Catholic faith and served in the United States Army during WWII. Prior to retirement he was employed by...
Wilburn "Tooter" Tate
May 12, 2012
Wilburn “Tooter” Tate, 72 of Sugar Valley, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012 in Gordon Hospital after an extended illness. Tooter was born on May 23, 1939 in Gordon County. He was the son of Walter and Beatrice Silvers Tate. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers Tommy and Dodge Tate of Sugar Valley....
Jimmie Nell Smith
May 9, 2012
Jimmie Nell Smith, age 85 of Plainville, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at her residence. Jimmie was born on April 17th in Carroll County, GA. Daughter of the late Wylie Washington Garnette and Emma Marion Smith Garnette. Jimmie was a member of the Shannon Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Bertha Mae Stanley Dupree
May 8, 2012
Bertha Mae Stanley Dupree, age 85, of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday May 8th in Gordon Hospital. Bertha was born May 15, 1926 in Henegar, Alabama, daughter of the late Tom Stanley and Senie Dean Stanley. She was a charter member of the Tabernacle of Praise. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her two sisters, Ruby Gravitt and...
Roland Bryson
May 7, 2012
Roland Bryson, age 78 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, May 7, 2012 in Gordon Health Care. Roland was born on October 21, 1933 in Chattooga, GA. Son of the late Grady W. Bryson and Tiney Garrett Bryson. Roland was a member of the Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown, NC, but has been a resident of Gordon County for...
Wilma Joyce Rogers
May 2, 2012
Wilma Joyce Rogers, age 80 of Dalton, passed away on May 2, 2012 in Quinton Memorial Health and Rehabilitation. Wilma was born on June 22, 1931 in Henagar, AL. Daughter of the late Herman Alexander Powell and Velvie Jewell Thomas Powell Hudgens. Wilma attended the 11th Avenue Baptist Church of Dalton and prior to retirement was employed by Aladdin Mills...
Lawrence "Larry" Edwards
Apr 29, 2012
Lawrence Clinton Edwards, Sr., 86, of Goose Creek, SC, passed away April 28, 2012. Born in Dalton, GA, he was the son of the late William Clinton and Ethel Staton Edwards and widow to Mary Edwards, who passed away in 2001. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Army Air Corp. and retired from General...
Floy Fay Smith
Apr 24, 2012
Fay Blankenship Smith, age 89, of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday evening April 24th in Gordon Health Care. Fay was born June 8, 1922 in Murray County, daughter of the late Frank Blankenship and Ollie Mae Hall Blankenship. She was loved by her family and known for her sense of humor as well as her love of life. S he enjoyed...
Iona "Beck" Hollingsworth
Apr 24, 2012
Iona “Beck” Hollingsworth, age 85 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at her residence. Beck was born on August 21, 1926 in Chattooga County, GA. Daughter of the late Wilburn “Webb” A. Miller and Ruby Inez Brown Miller. Prior to retirement she was employed by Ingles Supermarket. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Terry Lee Warren
Apr 23, 2012
Terry Lee Warren, age 55 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2012 at his residence. Terry was born on November 23, 1956 in Floyd County. Son of Leonard Warren and Jean Brown Warren. Terry served his country honorably in the United States Army as a member of the elite 82nd Airborne Division, after his discharge he continued to...
Teresa Shirley DeFoor
Apr 22, 2012
Teresa Shirley DeFoor, age 55 of Calhoun, passed away at her residence Sunday morning April 22nd. Teresa was born June 23, 1956 in Floyd County, daughter of the late Evelyn Holbert. She was of the Pentecostal faith and was employed at Waffle House prior to her death. Survivors include her son, Richard DeFoor and her sister, Rebekah Johns and her...
Charles Richard Morrison
Apr 22, 2012
Charles Richard “Dickie” Morrison, age 79 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at his residence. Charles was born on March 9, 1933 in Tampa, FL. Son of the late Walter Clyde Morrison and Mary Belle Harper Morrison. Charles was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church and taught Sunday School for over 40 years. He was...
James Billy Lackey
Apr 20, 2012
Billy was born March 24, 1935 in Gordon County. Son of the James Robert Lackey and Addie Lewis Lackey. He was a member of the East Gate Baptist Church and was employed by the City of Calhoun’s electrical department for more than 40 years prior to his retirement. Billy had also served in the Georgia National Guard. Besides his parents...
Glenda Jane McMichen
Apr 14, 2012
Glenda Rice McMichen, age 60 of the Plainville Community, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at her residence. Glenda was born September 1, 1951 in Floyd County, daughter of Kathrine Edwards Morehead and the late James Rice. She has spent most of her life in Gordon County and attended the Church of God of Prophesy of Plainville. Glenda is survived by...
Charles Wayne Fowler
Apr 14, 2012
Charles W. Fowler, age 60 of the Reeves Community died Saturday, April 14 at his residence. He was born, March 24, 1952 in Gordon County, son of the late Charlie Thomas “Buster” Fowler and Myrtle Orene Wade Fowler. Also, he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters, Thomas J. Fowler, Ruth Thompson, Paul E. Fowler, Doyle E. Fowler,...
Dorothy Bearden
Apr 12, 2012
Dorothy T. Bearden, age 96 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2012 in Gordon Hospital. Dorothy was born on June 29, 1915 in Gordon County. Daughter of the late Thomas Alonzo Tallent and Sallie Elizabeth Cavendar Tallent. Dorothy was a member of the Union Grove Baptist Church, but was active in the Belmont Baptist Church where she worked...
Dorothy "Dot" M. Maxwell
Apr 10, 2012
Dorothy M. “Dot” Maxwell, age 92 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Calhoun Health Care. Dot was born on March 22, 1920 in Habersham County, GA. Daughter of the late W.C. Shore and Ida Ferguson Shore. Dot was a member of the Calhoun 1st Baptist Church and was a dedicated Elementary School teacher and librarian for...
Don O. (Billy) Lewis
Apr 6, 2012
Long time resident and local businessman, Don O. (Billy) Lewis, 87, passed away at his home on Friday April 6, 2012. "Billy" was born in Calhoun March 15, 1925, son of the late Arthur C. and Lillie Owens Lewis; he was preceded in death by his brother, Elzie Wilson Lewis, and sisters, Nan Jo Driver, and Betty Shoffner, and son-in-law,...
Bill D. Bushong
Apr 5, 2012
Mr. Bill Bushong, age 61 of Calhoun passed away Thursday evening April 5th in Gordon Hospital. Bill was born January 12, 1951 in Morenci, MI., son of Lowell Reed Bushong and the late Betty Marie Caulkins Bushong. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Calhoun and at the time of his death was the plant manager...
Jesse E "Gene" Cochran
Apr 1, 2012
Mr. Jesse E. “Gene” Cochran, age 91 of Calhoun, passed away Sunday April 1, 2012 at Gordon Health Care Facility. Jesse was the son of the late Jess Cochran and Pearl “Ida” Balliew Cochran. Jesse was a self-employed farmer all of his life. He is preceded by six brothers; Rev. Max Cochran, Rev. Rembert Cochran, Ernest Cochran, Raymond Cochran, Leverle...
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