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Polly Stewart Dean

Polly Stewart Dean

Apr 27, 2019

Polly Stewart Dean, age 88, of Calhoun, passed away Saturday morning April 27th in Gordon Hospital. Polly was born April 3, 1931 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Marvin C. Stewart and Vera Hall Stewart. She was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church and prior to her retirement was employed as a lab technician with ColorMasters. Besides her...

Russell Lee Brewer

Russell Lee Brewer

Apr 19, 2019

Russell Lee Brewer, age 52 of Calhoun, passed away Friday April 19th in Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, following a 4-year-long battle with cancer. Russell was born July 6, 1966 in Lexington, Tennessee, son of the late Kenneth Ancel Brewer and Dora Jewell Kennedy Brewer. He was employed as a business analyst at TVA. Russell was a member of Belmont Baptist Church...

Dixie Carmean Chitwood Stanley

Dixie Carmean Chitwood Stanley

Apr 19, 2019

Dixie Carmean Chitwood Stanley, age 88 of Resaca, passed away Friday April 19th at Wood Dale Health Care in Dalton. She was born November 17, 1930 in Gordon County, daughter of the late P.W. “Pete” Chitwood and Celia Sloan Chitwood. She was a faithful member of the Resaca Church of Christ and prior to her retirement was the owner and...

Donald "Doc" Jeffress

Donald "Doc" Jeffress

Apr 17, 2019

Donald “Doc” Jeffress, age 69 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Hamilton Medical Center. Doc was born on March 15, 1950 in Cucamonga, California to the late Kenneth and Zetelle Jeffress. In addition to his parents, Doc was also preceded in death by his first wife, Theresa Hendricks in 2015. He has been a resident of...

James A. Greeson

James A. Greeson

Apr 17, 2019

James A. Greeson, age 82 of the Union Grove Road Community, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at his residence. James was born on April 15, 1937 in Gordon County to the late Harlan Greeson and Emma Mullins Greeson. In addition to his parents, James was also preceded in death by: his wife, Joyce Charlotte Bunch Greeson; three brothers,...

Allen B. Meadows

Allen B. Meadows

Apr 14, 2019

Allen B. Meadows, age 80 of Temple, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Tanner Medical Center. Allen was born on October 9, 1938 in Fulton County, GA to the late James Wesley Meadows and Anita Marie Hammett Meadows. He was a member of the Douglasville First Baptist Church. Allen served in the United States Naval Reserve and...

Billy Kenneth Padgett

Billy Kenneth Padgett

Apr 12, 2019

Billy K. Padgett, SR, age 82 of Calhoun, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Gordon Hospital. Billy was born on January 22, 1937 in Gordon County, GA to the late William Calvin Padgett and Lula May Belle Ray Padgett. In addition to his parents, Billy was also preceded in death by: his wife, Norma Fox Padgett; and his...

Ronald Lee Vinson  Shepherd

Ronald Lee Vinson Shepherd

Apr 9, 2019

Ronald Lee V. Shepherd, Sr., age 56 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Ronald was born on January 6, 1963 in Gordon County, GA to the late R.V. Shepherd and Louise Hall Shepherd. In addition to his parents, Ronald was also preceded in death by a sister, Elaine Shepherd Thomas....

Donna Wineland Hooper

Donna Wineland Hooper

Apr 4, 2019

Donna Wineland Hooper, age 100, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday April 4th at her residence. Donna was born July 28, 1918 in Hinesdale, Illinois. Daughter of the late Charles Wineland and Bertha Coppock Wineland. She was a member of the Calhoun Seventh-Day Adventist Church where she was a sabbath day teacher. Prior to her retirement she was employed by Gordon...

Byron D Meadows

Byron D Meadows

Apr 4, 2019

Byron D. Meadows, age 64 of Calhoun died at 6:05 AM, Thursday, April 4 in Gordon Hospital. Byron was born, September 6, 1954, a son of the late John and Vera Nelson Meadows. Also, he was preceded in death by his wife, Janice Tomlinson Meadows April 21, 2016. He was a lifetime resident of Gordon County and was a Charter...

Richard F.  Lowery

Richard F. Lowery

Apr 3, 2019

Richard Lowery, Sr., age 90, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday April 3rd. Richard was born May 10, 1928 in Delano, Tennessee, son of the late Harley Romeo Lowery and Esta Belle Groves Lowery. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech where he was a member of the tennis team. Richard was also a amateur middle weight boxer. After graduating he...

Grady Felton Jolley

Grady Felton Jolley

Apr 3, 2019

Grady Felton Jolley, age 72 of Calhoun, passed away on April 3, 2019 at Erlanger Health Systems. Grady was born on May 7, 1946 in Gordon County to the Late Maurice Earl Jolley and Opal Virginia Stansell. Grady started his career with the Gordon County’s Sheriffs department where he later retired after 24 years of service as a lieutenant. He...

Charlie Childers

Charlie Childers

Mar 26, 2019

Charlie Childers, age 20 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Gordon Hospital. Charlie was born on March 25, 1999 in Floyd County, GA to Billy Shellhouse and Jennifer Childers Shellhouse. Charlie was a member of Newtown Baptist Church, and was an eleventh-grade student at Gordon Central High School. She loved Gordon Central Warrior football, and the...

Keith Warmack

Keith Warmack

Mar 25, 2019

Keith Warmack, age 58 of Fairmount, passed away peacefully at Emory University Hospital on Monday, March 25, 2019 surrounded by family and friends. Keith was born on November 15, 1960 in Fairmount, GA. He was preceded in death by his father, Carlton Thomas Warmack, in 2006. Keith is survived by his mother, Carol Yancey Warmack of Centre, AL; two sons,...

Roy Herndon

Roy Herndon

Mar 23, 2019

Roy Herndon, Jr, age 52 of Calhoun, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at his residence. Roy was born on July 11, 1966 in Louisiana to the late Roy Leon Herndon, Sr. and Linda Kent Herndon. He was employed by Trinseo as an industrial maintenance technician. Roy enjoyed cooking, playing guitar and singing, he loved playing trivia games, but...

Dorothy Faye Hale

Dorothy Faye Hale

Mar 21, 2019

Ms. Dorothy Faye Hale, age 60 of the Oak Grove Community, Gordon County, Georgia, passed away on March 21, 2019 following several months of declining health. She was born in Gordon County, Georgia on April 29, 1958, daughter of the late William Elzo and Margaret Deskie (Amos) Hale. She was preceded in death by: her parents; three brothers, Ronald Hale,...

Suzanne Pierson Hill

Suzanne Pierson Hill

Mar 21, 2019

Suzanne Pierson Hill of Calhoun died March 21, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Hon. and Mrs. C.E. Pierson of Vidalia, Georgia. She attended Vidalia High School, where she was valedictorian, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Florida State University, where she majored in music and was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Later in life, she...

Willis Hampton Panter

Willis Hampton Panter

Mar 21, 2019

Willis Hampton Panter, age 91 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Floyd Medical Center. Willis was born on August 19, 1927 in Ellijay, GA to the late Robert Harmon Panter, Sr. and Nannie Daves Panter. In addition to his parents, Willis was also preceded in death by: three brothers; and two sisters. He had attended the...

Wilda Margueritte Withrow

Wilda Margueritte Withrow

Mar 20, 2019

Wilda Margueritte Withrow, age 80 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Gordon Hospital. Wilda was born on March 28, 1938 in Gordon County, GA to the late Ambers Edgar “Edd” Worley and Alice Bell Powell Worley. In addition to her parents, Wilda was also preceded in death by: her husband, James Edward Withrow; brother, Edgar Worley;...

Morgan Coggins

Morgan Coggins

Mar 20, 2019

Morgan Coggins, age 85 of Resaca, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at his residence. Morgan was born on March 15, 1934 in Gordon County to the late Herman Coggins and Ollie White Coggins. In addition to his parents, Morgan was also preceded in death by: his wife, Judy Putnam Coggins; and sister, Sue...

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