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Dimple Louise Thornbrough
Feb 28, 2016
Dimple Louise Thornbrough, age 84 of Adairsville, died Sunday morning February 28, 2016 at Floyd Medical Center. Dimple was born April 16, 1931 in Bartow County to the late Grady Itson and Willie Belle Reese. Besides being a homemaker, she was employed by Kuhlman Chenille for 30 years. She and her late husband Donald Lee Thornbrough were also chicken and...
Terry Wayne Brooks
Feb 27, 2016
Mr. Terry Wayne Brooks, 68 of Sonoraville, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at his home, after several months of declining health. Terry was an avid sports fan, especially the Tennessee Volunteers. Born in Knoxville, TN, he moved to GA in 1971. A member of the First Baptist Church of Calhoun, he is preceded in death by his parents, Henry...
Durwood "Buck" Waller
Feb 22, 2016
Durwood “Buck” Waller, age 75, of Calhoun and formerly of Dalton, passed away Monday morning February 22nd at his residence. Buck was born September 7, 1940 in Alexander City, Alabama, son of the late Durwood B. Waller, Sr. and Bernice McClung. He was with Shaw Industries for 47 years prior to his retirement. Buck was a graduate of East Coweta...
Glynn Baxter Bunch
Feb 22, 2016
Glynn Baxter Bunch, age 81 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 at Emory University Hospital at Midtown. Glynn was born on April 20, 1934 in Washington, GA to the late Reginald Bunch and Lena Marie Walker Bunch. He was a member of Heritage Baptist Church, and prior to his retirement was Senior Technical Advisor of BASF. Glynn...
Sylvia Jean Taylor
Feb 20, 2016
Sylvia Jean Ables Taylor, age 70, a lifelong resident of Gordon County, entered Heavens gates on February 20, 2016. A devoted mother, sister, and grandmother who continually put her family first. She will be remembered for her love of Elvis, professional wrestling, and her crossword puzzles. Sylvia was born on June 16, 1945 in Gordon County to the late Quinton...
Billy Barton
Feb 20, 2016
Billy Barton, Sr., age 81 of Resaca a well-known Barber of Gordon County, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Gordon Hospital. Billy was born on July 14, 1934 in Gordon County to the late Mitchel T. Barton and Rosa Lee Edwards Barton. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Billy had been a minister and pastored a...
Charlie Cooper Wright
Feb 20, 2016
Charlie Cooper Wright, age 4 of Calhoun, departed this life on Saturday evening February 20, 2016 at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta surrounded by his loving family. Charlie was born at Floyd Medical Center February 26, 2011 to Josh Wright and Scarlett Price Wright. He loved playing outside and was completely interested with anything to do with toy cars, airplanes, and...
Helen Ruth Miller
Feb 19, 2016
Helen Ruth Miller, age 86, of Calhoun, passed away peacefully at her residence Friday evening February 19th. Helen was born November 13, 1929 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Elzie James Dixon and Vennice Davenport Dixon. She was a homemaker and member of the Bethesda Baptist Church. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ralph...
Buddy Temple
Feb 18, 2016
Buddy Temple, age 76 of Plainville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Buddy was born on November 7, 1939 in Bartow County to the late B.H. Temple and Eva Wilbanks Temple. He was a member of the Gospel Assembly Church of Jasper. In addition to his parents,...
Randall Lamar Sloan
Feb 17, 2016
Randall Lamar Sloan, age 55, of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday morning February 17th in Gordon Hospital. Randall was born May 17, 1960 in Floyd County, son of Donald Sloan and the late Marisa Hudgins Sloan. He was a member of the True North Baptist Church and was employed at Mohawk for 28 years prior to his illness. Randall loved the...
John Donald Fuller
Feb 14, 2016
John Donald Fuller, age 76 of Chattanooga, TN and formerly of Calhoun, passed away on February 14, 2016 at Parkridge Medical Center. John was born on September 9, 1939 in Gordon County to the late Clark J. Fuller and Mary Bolding Fuller. He was a graduate of Central High School in Chattanooga, Class of 1958. He was employed as a...
Elizabeth Virginia Greeson
Feb 8, 2016
Elizabeth Virginia Greeson, age 91 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2016 at her residence. Elizabeth was born on May 15, 1924 in Ohio to the late Hughey Webb and Gertrude Saunders Webb. She had been a member of New Zion Baptist Church since 1959. Elizabeth was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her parents,...
Melissa Lanier
Feb 7, 2016
Melissa Lanier, age 35 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at her residence. Melissa was born on March 27, 1980 in Burlington County, NJ to Patricia Jean Sporing Miller and the late Douglas C. Miller, Sr. She was a graduate of Gordon Central High School, Class of 1998. Melissa loved Atlanta Braves baseball, and The University of...
Cindy Renee Fountain Dupree
Feb 7, 2016
Cindy Renee Fountain Dupree, age 44 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Myrtle Beach, SC. Cindy was born on September 10, 1971 in Cobb County, GA to Marsha Jean Sheffield Byess and the late Stanley Odell Fountain. She was a member of Crane Eater Community Church. In addition to her father,...
Patrice (Patti) Spieker
Feb 3, 2016
On February 3, 2016, surrounded by her family and close friends, Patrice (Patti) Adair Spieker, age 61 of Calhoun, passed away at Gordon Hospital, after a five year battle with a rare form of cancer. Patti was born on December 4, 1954 in Meridian, Mississippi to the late Charles Voss Harrington and Dorothy Walker Harrington. She served as a South-tel...
Joe Walker
Jan 30, 2016
Joe Walker, age 77, of the Boone Ford Road Community, died at 12:53 pm Saturday, January 30th at his home. Joe was born in Gordon County, September 20, 1938, son of the late Otis G. Walker and Annie Bell Watkins Walker. He was a lifelong resident of Gordon County and was formerly employed by the local Pliant Plant. Joe was...
Jewell Banks Wilson
Jan 30, 2016
Jewel Banks Wilson, age 88 of the Oakman Community died at 2:45 AM, Saturday, January 30 in the Chatsworth Nursing Home. Jewel was born, December 21, 1927 in Gilmer County, a daughter of the late, William “Bill” Banks and Amony Anderson Banks. Also she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Wilson; and several brothers and sisters, Josh, Roosevelt,...
John B. Miller
Jan 30, 2016
John B. Miller, age 79 of Douglasville, passed away on Saturday, January 30th at his residence. John was born on January 14, 1937 in Acworth, GA to the late Lewis Miller and Dawn Ledford Miller. He was a long time builder and developer in Douglas County and Baton Rouge Louisiana. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and...
Danny DeFoor
Jan 26, 2016
Danny DeFoor, Sr., age 58 of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at his residence. Danny was born on January 24, 1958 in Whitfield County to the late Robert Paul DeFoor and Robbie Lee Wheat DeFoor. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church of Whitfield County. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death...
Luke Brady Minten
Jan 24, 2016
Luke Brady Minten, age 10, of Calhoun died Sunday, January 24 from injuries received on Saturday in an ATV accident. Luke was born March 2, 2005 in Calhoun, a son of the former Season Mangum and Shawn Minten. He was a fourth grade honor student at Calhoun Elementary School. Luke loved playing basketball, camping, the outdoors, and wrestling. He was...
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