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Varonel James "V.J." Garrison

Varonel James "V.J." Garrison

Sep 19, 2012

Varonel James (VJ) Garrison, 67, of Sugar Valley passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at his residence after battling Parkinson’s Disease for many years. He was born on October 24, 1944, the son of James D. Garrison, and the late Addie Antle Reed Garrison. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Mary Lynne Garrison of Sugar...

Thelma Alice Fuller

Thelma Alice Fuller

Sep 16, 2012

Thelma Alice Fuller, age 70 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at her residence. Thelma was born on February 27, 1942 in Gordon County. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Lucinda Callaway Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Max Malcom Fuller; three sisters, Bobbie Jo Harris,...

James Harbin KIrby

James Harbin KIrby

Sep 11, 2012

James Harbin Kirby, age 78 of Resaca, died Tuesday September 11th at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. James was born July 28, 1934 in Gordon County son of the late Sam and Pearl Kirby. He was Supervisor over the Tufting Department at Trend Mills of Plainville prior to his retirement and attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church. James was preceded in by...

Thelma Iona Davis

Thelma Iona Davis

Sep 9, 2012

Thelma Long Davis, age 87 of Calhoun died Sunday, September 9 in Cartersville Medical Center. Mrs. Davis was born, June 11, 1925 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Woodrow L. Long and Emma Hayes Long. She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice M. Davis April 30, 2003, a brother R.C. Long and sister Dovie Knight. She was...

Willene Robinson

Willene Robinson

Sep 4, 2012

Willene Robinson, age 83 of Rex, GA, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 in Arrowhead Health & Rehab in Jonesboro, GA. Willene was born on April 1, 1929 in Gordon County. She was the daughter of William Claude Robinson and Annie Fuller Robinson. Willene worked for W.T. Grant and later became a caregiver for the elderly. In addition to...

Violet Deloris Porter

Violet Deloris Porter

Sep 3, 2012

Violet Deloris Moore Porter, age 76 of Marietta, OH, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2012. She was born on July 9, 1936 in Marietta, OH. She was the daughter of Sheldon Ray Moore and Jessie Ward Moore Richards. Violet was raised by her grandparents, John and Mae Moore in Marietta, OH. She graduated Marietta High School with the class...

Joseph Griffith Glasser

Joseph Griffith Glasser

Aug 31, 2012

Joseph Griffith Glasser, age 87 of Calhoun, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2012 in Gordon Health Care. Joe was born, October 14, 1924 in Lakewood, Ohio. He was the son of Joseph Henry Glasser and Dorothy Griffith Glasser. He was an alumnus of Case Western Reserve of Cleveland, Ohio and had spent much of his professional career as an...

Thomas " Tom" Herrin Bond

Thomas " Tom" Herrin Bond

Aug 25, 2012

Thomas Herrin Bond, age 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 25th at his home here in Calhoun. Tom was born on August 13, 1929 at home. His parents were Jean and Bill Bond. He had a brother, William who was born 13 months earlier. He graduated from the Baylor School in Chattanooga. Mr. Bond then attended Emory University and...

Linda Jane Davis

Linda Jane Davis

Aug 21, 2012

Davis, Linda Jane Matthews - Age 66 of Calhoun, GA, formerly of Marietta, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 in Calhoun. The daughter of Milton T. (Mickey) Matthews and the late Charlotte Law Matthews was born Dec. 4, 1945 in Albany, GA. She grew up in Marietta, graduating from Marietta High School in 1963, then attending Georgia Baptist School of Nursing...

Connie Faye Culberson

Connie Faye Culberson

Aug 18, 2012

Mrs. Connie Faye Smith Culberson, age 62 of Shannon, passed away Saturday morning at her home surrounded by her loving family. Connie was a lifelong resident of Floyd County and a 1967 graduate of Coosa High School. In 1981 she became a graduate from the Walker Technical Institute where she obtained her Associates Degree in Accounting. She was employed by...

Leoma Phillips Thompson

Leoma Phillips Thompson

Aug 18, 2012

Leoma Phillips Thompson, 91, of Calhoun passed away on Saturday August 18, 2012 at her home after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Atco, GA to Thomas Jackson Phillips and Laura Hicks Phillip. In 1941 she was married to her childhood sweetheart, Charles "Jack" Thompson. She was a lifelong baseball fan and loved to read and...

Kathryn Long Serritt

Kathryn Long Serritt

Aug 11, 2012

Kathryn Long Serritt, age 74 of Sugar Valley, died Saturday afternoon August 11th in Gordon Health Care. Kathryn was born October 15, 1937 in Murray County, daughter of the late Hughes F. and Bessie Singleton Long. She was a member of the Sugar Valley Church of God and besides her parents was preceded in death by a daughter, Dena Dean...

Marvin E. Reeves

Marvin E. Reeves

Aug 9, 2012

Marvin E. Reeves, age 87 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at his residence. Marvin was born on March 7, 1925 in Bartow County. He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Reeves and Pearl Hood Reeves. Marvin was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. He was formerly employed by Echota Cotton Mills and later Crown Craft. In...

Bryan Scott Phillips

Bryan Scott Phillips

Aug 4, 2012

Bryan Scott Phillips, age 37 of Calhoun passed away Saturday morning August 4th in Gordon Hospital following a sudden attack. Bryan was born in Whitfield County, September 3, 1974, son of Jerry Phillips and the late Terri Duffey. He was a 1993 graduate of Calhoun High School and a member the Echota Baptist Church but had been attending Meadowdale Baptist...

Charlie McDougle

Charlie McDougle

Jul 27, 2012

Charlie McDougle, age 68 of the Union Grove Church Community, passed away Friday evening July 27th at his home. Charlie was born May 31, 1944 in Gordon County, son of the late Joe L. McDougle and Rochelle Erwin McDougle. He was formerly employed by Fafnir Bearing before going to work with his son at Calhoun Auto Parts. Charlie had also...

Jerry E. Wofford

Jerry E. Wofford

Jul 26, 2012

Jerry E. Wofford, age 72 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday after an extended illness, July 26, 2012 in Evergreen Health & Rehab. Jerry was born on June 28, 1940 in Floyd County. He was the son of Harrison Wofford and Gertrude Barnette Wofford. Jerry was of the Baptist faith and was co-owner of K&W Auto Supply. In addition to...

Omar S. "Junior" Brackett,

Omar S. "Junior" Brackett,

Jul 20, 2012

Mr. Omar S. “ Junior” Brackett, age 80 of the Pine Chapel Community died at 10:05 AM. Friday, July 20 in Erlanger Hospital of Chattanooga following several days of illness. Junior was born in Gordon County, June 16, 1932, son of the late Omar S. Brackett, Sr. and Ethel Greeson Brackett. He and his wife, Sue owned and operated, Brackett...

Velma Lee "Cindy" Gravitt

Velma Lee "Cindy" Gravitt

Jul 20, 2012

Velma L. “Cindy” Milam Gravitt, age 91 of Calhoun, died on Friday, July 20 at her residence. Cindy was born, June 1, 1921 in Franklin County, Arkansas, daughter of the late Joe Seaphas Morgan and Emily Clyde Turner Morgan. Also, she was preceded in death by her husband Audie Milam; two sons, Michael Milam on March 5, 1993 and Danny...

John Henry "J.H." Davis

John Henry "J.H." Davis

Jul 12, 2012

John Henry “J.H.” Davis, age 89 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Gordon Hospital. J.H. was born on November 17, 1922 in Floyd County, a son of the late John Wiley Davis and Julia Mae Cochran Davis. He was a member and deacon of North Broad Baptist Church. He was also a volunteer at Redmond Medical...

James Leroy "Roy" Rabb

James Leroy "Roy" Rabb

Jul 9, 2012

James Leroy “Roy” Rabb, M.D., age 87, of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away in his sleep on July 9, 2012 in UniHealth Post Acute Care Brookhaven, Atlanta, Georgia. Roy was born in Charleston, South Carolina on July 17, 1924. His Family moved to Savannah, Georgia when he was a child, and he was raised there. He was a graduate of the...