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Christina Leigh Black

Christina Leigh Black

Nov 19, 2017

Christina Leigh Black, age 35, of Calhoun, passed away in the Erlanger Medical Center. Christina was born January 27, 1982 in Whitfield County, daughter of Tim Black and Cindy Lambert. She was employed in the textile industry and was a graduate of Calhoun High School. She was preceded in death by her step-brother, Britt Barnette. She is survived by her...

Gladys Marie Casey Samples

Gladys Marie Casey Samples

Nov 18, 2017

Gladys Marie Casey Samples, age 76, of Calhoun, passed away Saturday November 18th at her residence. Gladys was born August 31, 1941 in the Red Bud Community, daughter of the late Lee Casey and Minnie McBee Casey. She was a member of the Blackwood Baptist Church and was a volunteer at the Blewer Food Bank. Besides her parents she was...

Jimmie Lee James

Jimmie Lee James

Nov 17, 2017

Jimmie Lee James, age 82, of Calhoun, passed away Friday evening November 17th in the Calhoun Health Care Center. Jimmie was born November 27, 1934 in Gordon County, daughter of the late M.L. Allen and Minnie Lee Tate Allen. She was a member of the Echota Baptist Church and prior to her retirement was the office manager for Northwest Georgia...

Juanita Dorothy Galmon

Juanita Dorothy Galmon

Nov 16, 2017

Juanita Dorothy Galmon, age 83 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at her residence. Juanita was born on November 1, 1934 in Gordon County, GA to the late Willie Ross Galmon and Mandy Cudd Galmon. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two brothers, Slagle Ross Galmon and Wade Clarence Galmon. Juanita...

William Derk "Bill" Schutter

William Derk "Bill" Schutter

Nov 9, 2017

William Derk “Bill” Schutter, age 69, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday morning November 9th at his residence following a long battle with cancer. Bill was born on November 29, 1947 in Muskegon, MI., son of the late Earl Schutter and Tressa Allison Schutter. He was a member of the Calhoun Seventh-Day Adventist Church and was a combat veteran of the...

Larry Richard  Bockholt

Larry Richard Bockholt

Nov 6, 2017

Larry Richard Bockholt, age 80 of Calhoun, died on November 6, 2017 at his residence. Larry was born on December 16, 1936 in Garrison, Iowa to the late William Bockholt and Alice Mealhouse. He was a retired salesman of industrial valves for Fisher Controls. Larry was a devoted husband of 54 years to his late wife Donna Edith Bockholt. He...

William Russell "Russ" Yates

William Russell "Russ" Yates

Nov 3, 2017

William Russell “Russ” Yates, age 86, of Adairsville, passed away Friday afternoon November 3rd in the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Russ was born July 3, 1931 in Atlanta, son of the late Victor Roscoe Yates and Mary Jane Loudermilk Yates. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the United States Marine Corp. He was a member of...

Carolyn Ruth  Zacharias

Carolyn Ruth Zacharias

Oct 29, 2017

It is with deep sadness that the family and friends of Carolyn Zacharias, said good-bye on October 29, 2017. She was born in Cicero, Indiana on June 24, 1933 and past beside her loving husband Harold in Calhoun, GA. Her energetic, creative, loving faith and strength will be missed by her husband of 63 years, 3 daughters, one son, their...

Avanelle  Baxter Daves

Avanelle Baxter Daves

Oct 28, 2017

Avanelle Baxter Daves, died Saturday, October 28, 2017. She was born on July 5, 1918 to John and Molly Baxter. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Bobbie Jean Baxter; her brothers, Grady and E.J. Baxter; her husband, Fred Daves, Jr; and son-in-law, Tommy Brown, Jr. Avanelle is survived by children, Joan Daves Brown of Calhoun, George...

Eddy Dukes

Eddy Dukes

Oct 25, 2017

Mr. Eddy Dukes, age 55, of the Plainville community, passed away Wednesday morning October 24th in Erlanger Hospital. Eddy was born August 20, 1962 in Tifton, Georgia, son of the late Primus Elwood Dukes and Martha Renfroe Dukes. He was a 10 year veteran of the United States Air Force serving during “Desert Storm”. Eddy was a member of the...

Tammy Ann Reed

Tammy Ann Reed

Oct 25, 2017

Tammy Ann Reed, age 52 of Stillwell, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in Redmond Regional Medical Center. Tammy was born on February 28, 1965 in California, daughter of Curt Ford and Pamela Marlin Ford of Stillwell, OK. In addition to her parents, Tammy is survived by her husband, Michael Reed of Stillwell, OK; son, Brad Genz and...

Ronald Nelson

Ronald Nelson

Oct 16, 2017

Mr. Ronald Nelson, 73, of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away suddenly Monday, October 16, 2017. Originally from Calhoun, Georgia, Ron was a 40-year resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Jud and Jennie Nelson. Ron graduated from Calhoun High School in 1962, then earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute...

Nancy Gail Williams

Nancy Gail Williams

Oct 15, 2017

Nancy Gail Williams, age 75 of Calhoun, has gone home to be with her Lord on October 15, 2017. Nancy was born November 27, 1941 in Bulloch County, Georgia, daughter of the late Woodrow W. Mills and Nellene Key Mills. She was a member of the Church of God of Union Assembly, member of the Eastern Star, and was a...

Stephen "Steve"  M. Underwood

Stephen "Steve" M. Underwood

Oct 14, 2017

Steve Underwood, age 50 of Washington, Vermont and formerly of Floyd County, passed away on October 14, 2017 at his residence. Steve was born on November 17, 1966 in Floyd County, son of Jean Clements and the late Ted Underwood. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by his step-father, Bobby Draper. Steve was formerly a...

Charles  Ray Mullins

Charles Ray Mullins

Oct 11, 2017

Charles Ray Mullins, age 58 of the Plainville community, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Gordon Hospital. Charles was born on January 11, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Emmett Mullins and Ellweze Mullins. He enjoyed classic cars and riding motorcycles. Most importantly he loved his family. He is survived by his mother, Ellweze Mullins; his loving...

Richard Eugene Davis

Richard Eugene Davis

Oct 8, 2017

Richard Eugene Davis, age 64, of Cartersville passed away Sunday October 8th in the Cartersville Medical Center. Richard was born July 23, 1953 in Detroit, MI., son of Mary Young Davis and the late Robert Eugene Davis. He was a former resident of Gordon County and attended Belwood Elementary School. Richard was a disabled veteran of the United States Army,...

Lois Stone

Lois Stone

Sep 29, 2017

Lois Thomas Stone, age 95 of Calhoun, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017 in Gordon Health Care. Lois was born on September 6, 1922 in Gordon County to the late Arthur W. Thomas and Katie Langston Thomas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dorsey Stone; two brothers, Virgil Thomas, and Roy Thomas;...

Margaret Julia Wood

Margaret Julia Wood

Sep 22, 2017

Margaret Julia Wood, age 82, formerly of Sandersville, Georgia died in Calhoun Friday, September 22, 2017. Julia was born, March 27, 1935 in Sandersville, the daughter of Mildred Julia English and Frank Cooley Wood. She was a graduate of Sandersville High School and Georgia State College for Women, now Georgia College and State University. She retired after a long career...

Vickie  Hall Rainey

Vickie Hall Rainey

Sep 22, 2017

Vickie Hall Rainey, age 57, of Calhoun, passed away Friday September 22nd at the home of her son. Vickie was born August 31, 1960 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Lloyd Venson Hall and Bertha Rose Upton Hall. She was a lifelong resident of Calhoun and besides her parents was preceded in death by her brother, Greg Hall. Survivors...

Jeannette Gough

Jeannette Gough

Sep 21, 2017

Jeannette Gough (pronounced “golf”), age 77 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Redmond Regional Medical Center. Jeannette was born on February 11, 1940 in Hancock County, KY to the late Howard Rapp and Bethel Flake Rapp. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Billy Rapp, and Paul Rapp. She was...