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Dorothy Nell "Dot" Lang

Dorothy Nell "Dot" Lang

Apr 12, 2016

Dorothy Nell “Dot” Lang, age 85 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Gordon Health Care. Dot was born on April 3, 1931 in Union Grove, AL to the late John Henry Lewis and Nora Bell Nelms Lewis. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church and past employee of Harbin Drug. In addition to her parents,...

Minnie Hall Blackstock

Minnie Hall Blackstock

Apr 12, 2016

Minnie Hall Blackstock, age 67 of Resaca, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Piedmont Hosptial of Atlanta. Minnie was born on August 8, 1948 in Gordon County, GA to the late Harrison Eugene Hall and Sarah Izene Caldwell Hall. She was a graduate of Calhoun High School Class of 1967. Minnie was a member of Resaca First Baptist...

Betty Walraven

Betty Walraven

Apr 10, 2016

Betty Walraven, age 68 of Resaca, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Betty was born on May 7, 1947 in Murray County, GA to the late Hughes F. Long and Bessie Singleton Long. She was a homemaker and a member of Corinth Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by brothers, Junior Long, Will...

Joyce Ann "Nanny" Long

Joyce Ann "Nanny" Long

Apr 10, 2016

Joyce Ann “Nanny” Long, age 72 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Regency Park Health & Rehabilitation. Joyce was born on April 10, 1944 in Chattooga County, GA to the late Howard Leath and Mae Colson Leath. She was a member of the Riverview Baptist Church and was very active in the Oostanaula Community Club. In...

Bill Darnell

Bill Darnell

Mar 31, 2016

Bill Darnell, age 86 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday morning, March 31, 2016 at Gordon Health Care. Bill was born on January 10, 1930 in Bartow County to the late Emmett Joshua Darnell and Hattie Ruth Boswell Darnell. Prior to his retirement, he worked for Dodd’s Carpet. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five...

Vicki Faye Callahan

Vicki Faye Callahan

Mar 31, 2016

Vicki Faye Callahan, age 71 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Gordon Hospital. Vicki was born on October 31, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan to the late William Victor Harris and Gladys Rebecca Davis Harris. She was a member of the Calhoun First United Methodist Church, Friendship Sunday School Class, and singer for “The Heart & Soul”...

Willie Faye Brooks

Willie Faye Brooks

Mar 27, 2016

Willie Faye Brooks, age 78 of Jasper, passed away on Sunday morning, March 27, 2016 at Gordon Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Willie was born on March 31, 1937 in Pickens County, GA to the late Luke Stone and Nellie Pass Stone. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church of Pickens County. In addition to her parents, she...

Mary Jo Woody

Mary Jo Woody

Mar 24, 2016

Mary Jo Parker Woody, age 90 of Calhoun, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Calhoun Health Care. Mary Jo was born on December 16, 1925 in Murray County to the late John Robert Parker and Minnie Lenora Junkins Parker. She was a member of College Street Church of God. In addition to her...

Helen Carter

Helen Carter

Mar 21, 2016

Helen Carter, age 91 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Gordon Hospital. Helen was born on August 17, 1924 in Whitfield County, to the late Wiley Carter and Beatrice Parks Carter. Prior to retirement she worked for Echota Mills, Mount Vernon Mills, and GA Textile. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Kate Leigh Chapman

Kate Leigh Chapman

Mar 20, 2016

Kate Leigh Chapman, age 22 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2016 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Kate was born on August 30, 1993 in Atlanta, GA to Kent Lee Chapman and Julie Leonard Chapman. She was a member of Calhoun First United Methodist Church and attended Rock Bridge Community Church. Kate was an Alumna...

Robbie "Bobbie" Whittemore

Robbie "Bobbie" Whittemore

Mar 19, 2016

Robbie “Bobbie” Chambers Whittemore, age 91, of Dalton and formerly of Calhoun, passed away Saturday morning March 19th in the Hamilton Medical Center. Bobbie was born in July 3, 1924 in Murray County, daughter of the late Elmer Chambers and Mamie McGee Chambers. She was member of the Calhoun First Methodist Church and the Suzanna Wesley Sunday School Class. She...

Mary Grace Kelly

Mary Grace Kelly

Mar 18, 2016

Mrs. Grace Parker Kelly, age 89 of Calhoun and formerly of Mobile died Friday evening in Gordon Health Care. Mrs. Kelly was born in Greenville, Alabama, September 18, 1926, a daughter of the late Hilary Parker and Flora Raines Parker. Also, she was preceded in death by her husband, the Reverend James David Kelly. She had made her home in...

Allen Odell Moss

Allen Odell Moss

Mar 15, 2016

Allen Odell Moss, age 64 of White, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Vero Health & Rehabilitation of Wadley, GA. Allen was born on September 26, 1951 in Atlanta, to the late Brady Odell Moss and Mary Bozeman Moss. He was a Sunday school teacher, superintendent, clerk, pianist and life-time member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Rydal....

Darylane Jackson

Darylane Jackson

Mar 14, 2016

Darylane Jackson, age 62 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016 at UAB Hospital of Birmingham, Alabama. Darylane was born on September 18, 1953 in Arkansas, daughter of Inez Cotton and the late Regel Cotton. Prior to her retirement, she worked for the Gordon County School System. She is survived by her husband, Rocky Jackson of Calhoun; son...

Audrey Ruth Barnette

Audrey Ruth Barnette

Mar 10, 2016

Audrey Ruth Burns Barnette, age 94 of the Rock Creek Community, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at her residence. She was born August 9, 1921, a daughter of the late Lee burns and Vera Everett Burns. Also, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fite; son, Philip, infant son, James Norris Barnette; sisters, Berline DeFoor, and Geneva...

James Robert Durow

James Robert Durow

Mar 8, 2016

James Robert “Jim” Durow, age 80 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Jim was born on April 20, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Raymond F. Durow and Edna Heffron Durow. He was of the Lutheran faith, and served in the United States Army. Prior to his retirement, he was a...

Charley Rae Quinn

Charley Rae Quinn

Mar 6, 2016

Charley Rae Quinn, age 79, of the Nickelsville Community, passed away Sunday morning March 6th at his residence surrounded by his family following an extended illness. Rae was born January 31, 1937 in Gordon County son of the late Clyde Thomas Quinn and Pearl Fair Quinn. He was a graduate of Red Bud High School and was an alumni of...

Stanley "Stan" Walton Brown

Stanley "Stan" Walton Brown

Mar 5, 2016

Stanley “Stan” Walton Brown, age 58 of Sugar Valley, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. Stan was born on June 10, 1957 in Fulton County, son of Donald Brown and the late Sharon Venable Wolf. He was a graduate of Pebblebrook High School in Smyrna, Georgia, where he participated in many extracurricular and sports...

Jeffrey Lamar  "Jeff" Fields

Jeffrey Lamar "Jeff" Fields

Mar 4, 2016

Jeffrey Lamar “Jeff” Fields, age 55, of Ranger, passed away Friday afternoon March 4th in Floyd Medical Center. Jeff was born August 15, 1960 in Fairmount, son of the late George William Fields and Blanche Owens Fields. He was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church and was employed by Mohawk for 30 years. Jeff was a man that loved...

Dorothy Holt

Dorothy Holt

Mar 3, 2016

Dorothy Faye Holt, age 73 of Calhoun, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at her residence. Dorothy was born on January 15, 1943 in Rome, GA to the late Ben and Lucille Slaughter. She attended Big Springs Baptist Church, and worked at Mohawk for 13 years prior to her retirement. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...