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James Earl Wright

James Earl Wright

Sep 21, 2009

Monday, September 21, 2009 Jimmy Earl Wright, age 64, of Cartersville and formerly of Calhoun died Monday morning September 21st in Cartersville Heights Health Care and Rehab Center. Jimmy was born in Bartow county August 22, 1945. Son of the late Thomas Jefferson Wright and Ruby Ruthelle Chastain Wofford. Jimmy was disabled all of his life and he attended the...

James Morgan Talley

James Morgan Talley

Sep 16, 2009

Thursday, September 17, 2009 James Morgan Talley, age 91, a well-known carpenter and farmer in Gordon County. Died Wednesday evening September 16th in Redmond Regional Hospital. Morgan was born May 29, 1918 in Gordon County. Son of the late Starling Lewis and Mollie Stone Talley. He was a decorated veteran of WWII having earned the Purple Heart and Bronze Star...

Alma Lair Wright

Alma Lair Wright

Sep 15, 2009

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Mrs. Alma Lair Wright, age 94, went to be with her Savior on Tuesday September 15, 2009. Alma was born in Bartow County on November 20, 1914. Daughter of the late James Cleveland and Roxie Ann Sloan Lair. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Calhoun and attended the Senior Citizens Community Club....

Billy J.R. Fuller

Billy J.R. Fuller

Sep 12, 2009

Saturday, September 12, 2009 Mr. Billy “J.R.” Fuller, age 74, of Calhoun. Died Saturday morning September 12th in Calhoun Health Care. J.R. was born in Gordon County July 19, 1935. Son of the late Jesse and Willie Belle Dutton Fuller. He was a member of the Cross Roads Church of God and prior to his retirement was employed by Astro...

Margaret King

Margaret King

Sep 12, 2009

Sunday, September 13, 2009 Mrs. Margaret Tallulah Hollaran King, loving mother, grandmother and friend, age 83 native of Calhoun, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon at Gordon Hospital Margaret was born in Gordon County on Jan. 25, 1926 daughter of the late Michael David and Mary Jackson Hollaran and had been a lifelong resident. She was a member of the Salem Church...

Herman J. Miller,

Herman J. Miller,

Sep 9, 2009

Friday, September 11, 2009 Colonel Herman J. Miller, Jr., U.S. Army retired, age 80 of Fayetteville and formerly of Calhoun died September 9 in Fayetteville. H.J. was born in Calhoun, November 28, 1928, the son of the late Herman J. Miller and Janie Rowlain Miller. A son, James, also preceded him in death. After graduating from North Georgia College, he...

Grace Ellen Walton

Grace Ellen Walton

Sep 7, 2009

Tuesday, September 08, 2009 Grace Ellen Walton, age 74, of Calhoun. Died Monday afternoon September 7th at her residence. Grace was born in Springfield, MA., December 21, 1934. Daughter of the late George Gilbert and Lillian Morse Henry. She is survived by one son, William Reeves, Jr., of Athens and a daughter, Norene Brinson of Resaca. Six grandchildren and three...

Annell "Nell" Hall

Annell "Nell" Hall

Sep 4, 2009

Saturday, September 05, 2009 Mrs. Annell “Nell” Faulkenberry Hall, age 84, of the Sugar Valley community. Died Friday evening September 4th in Quinton Memorial Health Care. Nell was born in Gordon County April 17, 1925. Daughter of the late Buster and Maggie Stevens Faulkenberry. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Nell was a member of the Sugar Valley...

Eunice Stanfield

Eunice Stanfield

Sep 2, 2009

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Mrs. Eunice Shepherd Stanfield age 89 of 10 Grove Park Circle, Cartersville, died Wednesday September 2nd in Cartersville. Mrs. Stanfield was born in Gordon County on July 3, 1920 daughter of the late William Arthur and Sina Goss Shepherd. She was a homemaker, devoted wife and mother and grandmother and was a member of the College...

Barbara Ann Wyatt

Barbara Ann Wyatt

Sep 1, 2009

Tuesday, September 01, 2009 Barbara Ann Wyatt, age 63 of 110 Richardson Rd., Calhoun, died Tuesday September 1st. at her residence. Barbara was born in Gordon County on Feb 17, 1946 daughter of the late Bill and Pearlie Mae Cope Evans and had spent her entire life here. She was a homemaker and a member of the East Calhoun Church...

Lewis F. Poston

Lewis F. Poston

Aug 31, 2009

Lewis F. Poston, age 80, of Calhoun. Died Monday afternoon August 31st in Gordon Hospital. Lewis was born in Kannapolis, NC., May 24, 1929. Son of the late Clarence R. and Nola Poston. Lewis loved his family and was a devoted member of Belmont Baptist Church and the Scrap Iron Sunday School Class. He was employed by Pharr Yarns of...

Ruby Wofford

Ruby Wofford

Aug 24, 2009

Mrs. Ruby Chastain Wofford, age 87 of Calhoun died at 11:05 AM, Monday, August 24, 2009 in Cartersville Heights Nursing Home following an extended illness. Ruby was born in Bartow County, September 23, 1921, daughter of the late Hamby Chastain and Ollie Grace Vaughan. She was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Wofford, a son, Richard Wofford in...

Celestia Farris

Celestia Farris

Aug 21, 2009

Celestia Farris Cox, age 82, of Calhoun. Died Saturday morning August 22, 2009 at her residence following several months of declining health. Celestia was born in Gilmer County, October 30, 1926. Daughter of the late John Henry and Fannie Mae Pinson Troglin. She had spent most of her life in Gordon County and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church....

Shirley Ann Hall

Shirley Ann Hall

Aug 21, 2009

Mrs. Shirley Hall, age 58, of Calhoun. Died Friday evening August 21st in the Specialty Hospital of Floyd Medical Center. Shirley was born in Gordon County February 12, 1951. Daughter of the late Floyd and Geneva Parker Silvers. She attended the Holiness Church of Christ in the Red Bud Community and was a former employee of the Bostik Corporation. Survivors...

Calvin "C L" Lee Lackey

Calvin "C L" Lee Lackey

Aug 19, 2009

Mr. Calvin Lee “C.L.” Lackey, age 80, of Calhoun. Died Wednesday morning August 19th at his residence. C.L. was born in Gordon County February 28, 1929. Son of the late Thomas Columbus and Mandia Reece Lackey. He was a member of the Hall Memorial Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States Army. Fafnir Bearing employed him prior to...

Danny Fred Davis

Danny Fred Davis

Aug 17, 2009

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Mr. Danny Fred Davis age 61 of Cedar Hill Drive, Calhoun, died Monday evening in the Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Danny was born in Rogersville, Tn. on Feb. 21, 1948 son of the late Fred and Mary Johnson Davis. He had lived in Calhoun for a number of years where he worked at OMC for 15...

J. R. Fuller

J. R. Fuller

Aug 16, 2009

Monday, August 17, 2009 Mr. J.R. Fuller, age 86 of the Rock Creek Community died at 7:10 PM, Sunday, August 16, 2009 at his residence. JR was born in Gordon County, October 11, 1922, a son of the late John Robert Fuller and Lucille Parks Fuller. Two sisters, Illa Hyde and Virginia Sewell and a brother Meban Fuller, also preceded...

Eleanor Ruth Turbeville

Eleanor Ruth Turbeville

Aug 13, 2009

Mrs. Eleanor Ruth Turbeville, age 86, of Calhoun. Died Thursday morning August 13th in Gordon Health Care. Mrs. Turbeville was born in Chicago, IL. January 8, 1923. Daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Beatty Madasa. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, who prior to her retirement had worked as a Ward Clerk for the Jefferson, Wisconsin County...

Thomas Franklin "Frank" Jones

Thomas Franklin "Frank" Jones

Aug 11, 2009

Thomas Funeral Home 535 Red Bud Road Calhoun, Georgia 30701 706-629-2832 Mr. Thomas Franklin “Frank” Jones, age 71, of Adairsville. Died Tuesday evening August 11th in Gordon Hospital. Frank was born in Walker County on December 31, 1937. Son of the late Gus Lloyd and Janie Mae Watson Jones. He was a member of the Salem Baptist Church and was...

Linda Ann Brogdon

Linda Ann Brogdon

Aug 6, 2009

Friday, August 07, 2009 Miss Linda Ann Brogdon, age 58 of Calhoun died Thursday evening, August 6, at Gordon Health care following an extended illness. She was born in Gordon County, October 14, 1950, daughter of the late Ellsworth Kemp Brogdon and Virginia Mae Burdette Brogdon. She was a lifetime resident of Calhoun, a graduate of Calhoun High School Class...