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George W. Carver

George W. Carver

Dec 11, 2011

George W. Carver, age 80 of Adairsville, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011 at his residence. George was born on June 14, 1931 in Bartow County. Son of the late Henry Clay Carver, Sr. and Ruby Penson Carver. George was a resident of Kennesaw for 38 years. He was formerly a member of Kennesaw First Baptist Church and Calhoun First...

Joyce Marie Striblin

Joyce Marie Striblin

Dec 9, 2011

Joyce Marie Striblin, age 70 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011 in Gordon Hospital. Joyce was born on January 24, 1941 in Fulton County. Daughter of the late James Howard and Beatrice Williams Kile. Joyce was a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by; Her husband, Jerry Simpson...

Rita E. Kausky

Rita E. Kausky

Dec 9, 2011

Rita E. Kausky, age 93, of Calhoun, died Friday morning December 9th in Gordon Health Care. Rita was born November 29, 1918 in Akron, Ohio. Daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Dean. She was a homemaker and member of the St. Clements Catholic Church. Besides her parents Rita was preceded in death by her first husband, Jack Major and...

Maezell Strickland

Maezell Strickland

Dec 7, 2011

Maezell Strickland, age 97 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 in Calhoun Health Care. Maezell was born on September 13, 1914 in Gordon County. Daughter of the late James Thad and Ollie Parker Patterson. Maezell was a charter member of Belmont Baptist Church and the Fidellis Sunday School Class as well as the Candy Edwards Circle. She worked...

Charles E. Tyner

Charles E. Tyner

Dec 4, 2011

Charles E. Tyner, age 81, of Calhoun, died Sunday morning December 4th in the Floyd Medical Center. Charles was born August 15, 1930 in Floyd County. Son of the late Rufus Allen Tyner and Margaret Kerns Tyner. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving in the Korean War. He was of the baptist faith and taught...

Myrtle Dyer Foster

Myrtle Dyer Foster

Dec 1, 2011

Myrtle Foster, age 87 of Sugar Valley, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011 at her residence. Myrtle was born on December 11, 1923 in Chatsworth, Georgia. Daughter of the late George and Texie Early Dyer. Myrtle was formerly a Church of God Minister. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by; Her husband, Raymond Nelson Foster, one...

Joseph Michael Moore

Joseph Michael Moore

Dec 1, 2011

Joseph Michael Moore, age 33, of Talking Rock and formerly of Calhoun, died Thursday evening December 1st. Michael was born November 10, 1978 in Whitfield County. Son of Mitchell Moore and Phyllis Jones Davis. Michael attended Calhoun High School, and was employed by TEC of Woodstock, GA. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Patricia Moore. Michael was of...

Charles E Daniel

Charles E Daniel

Nov 27, 2011

Charles Edward Daniel, age 55, of Calhoun. Died Sunday evening November 27th in Gordon Hospital. Charles was born February 29, 1956 in Gordon County. Son of William "Cowboy" Daniel and Inez Fisher Daniel. He enjoyed his family and cooking. He was a 1974 graduate of Red Bud High School and attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton. Charles had been...

Rosa Mae Patterson

Rosa Mae Patterson

Nov 21, 2011

Mrs. Rosa Ruddell Patterson, age 97, departed this life to be with the Lord on Monday November 21, 2011. Mrs. Patterson was born December 10, 1913 in Murray County, Georgia, daughter of the late William David and Cynthia Lucinda Dobson Ruddell. She spent most of her life in Gordon County and was a member of Echota Baptist Church. She was...

Jack Neal Callahan

Jack Neal Callahan

Nov 21, 2011

Jack Neal Callahan, age 82, of Calhoun. Passed away peacefully Monday morning November 21st at his residence. Jack was born March 17, 1929 in Tate, Georgia. Son of the late Carter and Carmen Fitz Callahan. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the Belmont Baptist Church. He was a lifetime member and Past-Exalted Ruler...

Tristan Shaylor Jones

Tristan Shaylor Jones

Nov 20, 2011

Tristan Shaylor Jones, age 13, of Calhoun. Passed away Sunday November 20th at his home. Tristan was born May 10, 1998 in Whitfield County. Son of Larry D. Jones, Jr. and the late Lisa Eads Jones. He was a member of the House of Prayer Baptist Church and attended Belwood and Sonoraville Elementary Schools. During Tristan's illness he was ministered...

Melvin Samples

Melvin Samples

Nov 17, 2011

Melvin Samples, age 70, of Adairsville. Passed away Thursday evening November 17th at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Melvin was born July 16, 1941 in Gordon County. Son of the late Carl Harvey Samples and Mary Carlisle Samples. He was a member of the Blackwood Springs Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Gladys Samples. Son, Greg Samples and...

Phillip "Bruce" Waters

Phillip "Bruce" Waters

Nov 16, 2011

Phillip Bruce Waters, a resident of Calhoun, Georgia. Died on November 16, 2011 at his home. Bruce was born November 9, 1934 in Gadsden, Alabama. Bruce was a retired attorney. He received his B.A. and J.D. from Tulane University and practiced law in the State of Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, John F. Waters, Jr., and...

Cordelia Kinsey Pierce

Cordelia Kinsey Pierce

Nov 12, 2011

Cordelia Kinsey Pierce, age 89, of Calhoun. Died Saturday November 12th at her residence. Cordelia was born March 6, 1922 in Gordon County. Daughter of the late Fain and Bessie Martin Kinsey. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, James R. Pierce. Survivors include, three sons, Terry Pierce and his wife Karen of Calhoun, Larry...

M.L. Dale

M.L. Dale

Nov 11, 2011

M.L. Dale, age 85 of Adairsville, passed away Friday, November 11, 2011 at Gordon Hospital. M.L. was born on February 4, 1926 in the Oakman Community. Son of the late Harley John and Mary Gertrude Woody Dale. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Nell Dale on December 30, 1988. M.L. was a veteran of WWII having...

William Paul Patterson

William Paul Patterson

Nov 10, 2011

William Paul Patterson, age 57, of Calhoun. Died Thursday November 10th at his residence following a sudden attack. Paul was born June 17, 1954 in Gordon County. Son of the late Vernon and Grace Tallent Patterson. He was a member of the Freedom Baptist Church and a 1973 graduate of Calhoun High School. Paul was a active member of the...

Clara Josephine "Mama Joe" Gallman

Clara Josephine "Mama Joe" Gallman

Nov 9, 2011

Clara Josephine "Mama Joe" Gallman, age 93 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in Gordon Health Care. Mama Joe was born on February 27, 1918 in Gordon County, daughter of the late John and Nettie Greene Howerton. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Albert Gallman; Six brothers, Cecil, Johnny, Walter, Oscar, Seaborn, and Talmadge Howerton;...

Carol Ann Stewart

Carol Ann Stewart

Nov 4, 2011

Carol Ann Stewart, age 74, of Calhoun. Passed away Friday morning November 4th in the Specialty Hospital of Rome. Carol was born August 1, 1937 in Westchester, New York. Daughter of the late Robert McKinley Stewart and Florence See Stewart. She was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church and prior to her retirement was employed by Mannington Carpet. Carol...

Don Groth

Don Groth

Nov 2, 2011

Don Groth, age 56 of Canton, passed away Wednesday, Novmeber 2, 2011 in Northside Hospital of Forsyth County. Don was born December 7, 1954 in St. Joe, Michigan. Son of the late Robert and Geraldine Robbins Groth. He was formerly a computer programmer at Publix. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Kathleen Ott....

Freddie Mae Jones

Freddie Mae Jones

Nov 2, 2011

Freddie Mae Jones, age 78 of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday morning, November 2, 2011 in Gordon Health Care. Freddie was born February 8, 1933. Daughter of the late Julius Caesar and Fannie Mae Watson McBrayer. Freddie was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by five brothers; Billy, John, Glenn,...