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Keith "Catfish" Kinsey

Keith "Catfish" Kinsey

Dec 25, 2016

Keith “Catfish” Kinsey, age 50 died Sunday, December 25 in Redmond Regional Medical Center of Rome. Catfish was born, December 15, 1966 in Gordon County a son of Carolyn Griffith Kinsey and the late, Benjamin Franklin Kinsey. He was a lifetime resident of Gordon County and loved to fish. He is survived by his mother, Carolyn Kinsey; three brothers, Richard...

Sylvia Lee Clark

Sylvia Lee Clark

Dec 20, 2016

Sylvia Lee Clark, age 61, of Adairsville passed away Tuesday December 20th in Hamilton Medical Center. Sylvia was born December 25, 1954 in Gordon County, daughter of Doris Clark Burns and the late Albin Eugene Burns. She was a loving daughter, mother, and grandmother. Besides her mother she is survived by one son; Aubrey Williams and his wife Christina, one...

Karen  Lee  Dyer

Karen Lee Dyer

Dec 17, 2016

Mrs. Karen Lee Dyer, R.N, MSN, age 80 of Calhoun, formerly of Kennesaw, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Erlanger Medical Center of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Karen was born on February 14, 1936 in Clarksburg, West Virginia to the late Kelly Smith Tingler and Kathryn Elizabeth Ferrell. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Calhoun. Karen attended Alderson...

Linda Gail Merritt

Linda Gail Merritt

Dec 16, 2016

Linda Gail Merritt, age 63 of Calhoun, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at her residence. Gail was born on August 21, 1953 in Fulton County to the late William Harvey Burns and Peggy Nell King. She was employed by Cowboys and All American Truck Stop for several years. In addition to her parents, Gail is also proceeded in death...

Elsie Wyatt Bell

Elsie Wyatt Bell

Dec 16, 2016

Elsie Wyatt Bell, age 86 of Gordon County, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Gordon Hospital. Elsie was born on September 23, 1930 in Gordon County to the late John C. Wyatt and Mary Hall. She was a devoted lifetime member of Bethel Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, B.F...

May Ella McDonald

May Ella McDonald

Dec 16, 2016

May Ella Rebecca McDonald, 63 of Lafayette, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Park Ridge Hospital in Chattanooga. May Ella was born on September 5, 1953 in Walker County to Lila Leatherwood McDonald and the late James Lafayette McDonald Jr. She was a member of Oakman-Ranger United Methodist Church. May Ella is an alumna of LaFayette High School, and...

Norma Walker Jackson

Norma Walker Jackson

Dec 12, 2016

Norma Walker Jackson, age 83, of Calhoun, died Monday December 12th at her residence surrounded by her family following years of declining health. Mrs. Jackson was born in Gordon County on May 3, 1933 daughter of the late Buren and Hilma Horton Walker and had been a lifelong resident of Gordon County. She was a member of the New Hope...

Charles M.  Dillard

Charles M. Dillard

Dec 9, 2016

Charles M. Dillard, age 70 of Calhoun, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Gordon Health Care. Charles was born on November 27, 1946 in Gordon County to the late Charles “CF” Foster Dillard and Winifred Hazel Moore. He was a member of Calhoun First Baptist Church. Charles was an alumnus of Georgia State University with a degree in...

Joyce Parker

Joyce Parker

Dec 8, 2016

Joyce Parker, age 75 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Gordon Hospital. Joyce was born on September 1, 1941 in Hamburg, Arkansas to the late William Willard Pollock and Lura Dean Holland Pollock. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Parker; brother, Ronnie Pollock; and sister, Floyce Pollock. She...

Clyde Petty

Clyde Petty

Dec 8, 2016

Clyde Petty, age 95 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Gordon Health Care. Clyde was born on May 23, 1921 in Hornbeak, Tennessee to the late Edward Petty and Mamie Fields Petty. He was a member of the Calhoun First United Methodist Church. Clyde attended the University of Tennessee Junior College at Martin, Tennessee for two...

Avanelle Holbert

Avanelle Holbert

Dec 4, 2016

Avanelle Holbert, age 90 of Calhoun, passed away on December 4, 2016. Avanelle was born on September 10, 1926 in Gordon County, GA to the late Marion Holland and Ruby Jo Taylor Holland. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her three sons, Mike Holbert of Calhoun, Mylon Holbert of Fairmount and Larry Holbert...

Thomas  Howard  Luttrell

Thomas Howard Luttrell

Dec 3, 2016

Thomas Howard Luttrell, age 87 of the Plainville community, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Hamilton Medical Center. Thomas was born on May 14, 1929 in Huntsville, Alabama to the late William Clayton Luttrell and Gladys Estelle Johnson. Thomas was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp from 1947-1950 during World War II and later served as...

Tecumseh Bear Murphy

Tecumseh Bear Murphy

Dec 3, 2016

Tecumseh Bear Murphy, age 18 of Resaca and formerly Silver City, New Mexico passed away Saturday December 3, 2016 at Grady Memorial Hospital. Tecumseh was born March 16, 1998 in Ripley, WV to Wayne E. Murphy and Sarah Ward. He was a member of the New Mexico National Guard. Tecumseh was recently baptized and was a member of Oak Grove...

John  Howard  Alden

John Howard Alden

Dec 2, 2016

John Howard Alden, age 72, of Calhoun, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at Morning Pointe Assisted living. John was born on June 8, 1944 in Gordon County to the late John Alden and Eva Gladys Barton. He was a supervisor for Carriage Industries for many years. He is survived by a sister, Pat Dupree and her husband Bobby of...

Edna Earle Brown

Edna Earle Brown

Nov 30, 2016

Edna Earle Brown, age 89 of Plainville, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in Gordon Hospital. Edna was born on May 16, 1927 in Bartow County, daughter of the late Dallas George King and Nina Earle Ellis King. She was the oldest living member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Bobby  Jack  Whitfield

Bobby Jack Whitfield

Nov 26, 2016

Bobby Jack Whitfield, age 77 of Calhoun, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Gordon Hospital. Bobby was born on May 5, 1939 in Gordon County to the late Otis Dennis Whitfield and Cleo Irene Pendley. He worked as a house mover for several years for Cochran Brothers House Movers. Bobby enjoyed various yard work with his tractor. In addition...

Myrtle Irene Bowen Roberson

Myrtle Irene Bowen Roberson

Nov 24, 2016

Mrs. Myrtle Bowen Mulkey Roberson, age 96 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday morning, November 24, 2016 at her residence. Myrtle was born on April 8, 1920 in Gordon County to the late Gordon and Nancy Fuquea Bowen. Myrtle was retired from Echota Cotton Mill after 39 years of service. She also worked 10 years as a hostess with Hardee’s...

Sandra Sloan Underwood

Sandra Sloan Underwood

Nov 22, 2016

Sandra Sloan Underwood, age 70, of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday, November 22nd in Redmond Regional Medical Center. Sandra was born in Floyd County February 18, 1946, daughter of the late Felton Sloan and Jessie Bagley Sloan. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved animals, Nascar, and Elvis. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Ellis Medlin

Ellis Medlin

Nov 21, 2016

Ellis Medlin, age 55 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 in Gordon Hospital. Ellis was born on March 7, 1961 in Gordon County, son of the late Max Medlin and Peggy Reeves Medlin. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Shelia Medlin; his sister, Debbie Hall; and a nephew, Kevin Long. He is survived...

James D. Jimmy" Caldwell

James D. Jimmy" Caldwell

Nov 17, 2016

James D. “Jimmy” Caldwell, age 69 of the Plainville Community, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 in Floyd Medical Center. James was born on February 15, 1947 in Lownders County, GA to the late William Harvey Caldwell and Clarice Winnie Bennett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Caldwell; and sister, Annette...