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Victoria Evelyn Whitener

Victoria Evelyn Whitener

Mar 17, 2014

Victoria Evelyn Whitener, age 85 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 in Gordon Hospital. Victoria was born on February 7, 1929 in Sugar Valley to the late Clarence and Nora Smith. She was a member of the Sugar Valley Baptist Church and lived all of her life in Gordon County with temporary residents in Cincinnati, OH and...

Claudia Bucher

Claudia Bucher

Mar 17, 2014

Claudia Bucher, age 69 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 in Gordon Hospital. Claudia was born on July 18, 1944 in Portland Oregon to the late Raymond Sullivan and Grace Pirkle Sullivan. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Bucher. Survivors include her daughters, Treena Biddix and her husband Phillip, and Tonya Ray...

Gale Connell

Gale Connell

Mar 16, 2014

Gale Connell, age 57, of Plainville, passed away Sunday March 16th at his residence. Gale was born in Floyd County on July 13, 1956, son of the late George Buford Connell and Charlcie Grace Miller Connell; he was a member of the Plainville United Methodist Church and was a graduate of Calhoun High School class of 1974. Survivors include one...

Frances Ferguson Campbell

Frances Ferguson Campbell

Mar 15, 2014

Frances Ferguson Campbell, age 81, of Calhoun, passed away Saturday morning March 15th in LaFayette. Frances was born February 20, 1933 in Gordon County, daughter of the late Earl Ferguson and Grace Goode Ferguson, she was a member of the Blackwood Springs Baptist Church and was a retired teacher with Child Care Center. Besides her parents she was preceded in...

Fidencio Farias Vargas

Fidencio Farias Vargas

Mar 9, 2014

Fidencio Farias Vargas, Sr., age 48 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014 in Redmond Regional Medical Center. Fidencio was born on June 11, 1965 in Jalisco, Mexico to Elidia Vargas and the late Santiago Farias. He was a member of the St. Clements Catholic Church and was employed by Landscape Creations. He is survived by his wife,...

Dimple Banks Lowe

Dimple Banks Lowe

Mar 5, 2014

Dimple Banks Lowe, age 82 of Oakman, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Quinton Memorial Health & Rehabilitation in Dalton. Dimple was born on April 30, 1931 in Gilmer County to the late William B. Banks and Amny Anderson Banks. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and was formerly employed by Lacy Rug Mills for...

Regina Leigh Mulkey

Regina Leigh Mulkey

Mar 5, 2014

Regina Leigh Mulkey, age 50 of Lake Mary, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Gordon Hospital and showed an incredible fighting spirit during her illness. Regina was born on March 15, 1963 in Floyd County to Jerry Mulkey and Judy Goble Mulkey. She was a member of the Calhoun Community Church and was a graduate of Calhoun...

Marjean Robinson McDearis

Marjean Robinson McDearis

Mar 2, 2014

Melba Marjean Robinson McDearis, age 90 of Calhoun died at 12:14 AM Sunday, Sunday, March 2 in Gordon Health Care of Calhoun from an extended illness. Marjean was born, August 22, 1923 in Gordon County, a daughter of the late James Monroe Robinson and Mary Frances Fuller Robinson. She had spent all of her life in Gordon County and was...

Rex Hall Prater

Rex Hall Prater

Feb 25, 2014

Rex Hall Prater, age 76, of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday February 25th at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Rex was born September 19, 1937 in Gordon County, son of the late Hugh Hall Prater and Ruby Bennett Prater; he was well known farmer and member of the Gordon County Farm Bureau , as an active member of the...

Timothy (Tim) Lloyd Chastain

Timothy (Tim) Lloyd Chastain

Feb 23, 2014

Timothy (Tim) Lloyd Chastain, age 53 of Calhoun, GA, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Redmond Hospital in Rome, following a sudden illness. Tim was born in Calhoun on October 18, 1960, the son of Roy E. Chastain and Jean Tate Chastain. He attended Calhoun High School and continued his education in drafting. Tim had a discerning ear...

Joel F. Dean

Joel F. Dean

Feb 21, 2014

Joel F. Dean, age 70 of Fayetteville, GA, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2014 at his residence. Joel was born in Gordon County, February 18, 1944, son of the late Joyel F. Dean and Tommie Kate Dean, he was Vietnam veteran serving in the United States Army and was a retired Sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department with 35...

Clarence Grady (C.G.) Lusk

Clarence Grady (C.G.) Lusk

Feb 18, 2014

Mr. Clarence Grady (C.G.) Lusk, age 85, of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. He was born on April 18, 1928 in Canton, Georgia to the late Clarence Grady Lusk, Sr. and Pauline Woodall Lusk. Mr. Lusk was known and loved by many and his love for his family and friends took precedence during his life. He served...

Marsha Viola Chesnut Claus

Marsha Viola Chesnut Claus

Feb 16, 2014

Marsha Viola Chesnut Claus died Feb. 16, 2014 at Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, Ga. surrounded by family and friends. Born Sept. 14, 1964, Marsha was 49 years old. A teacher by trade, Marsha loved children. She served as an elementary school teacher in Illinois from 1992 to 1994 and again at John L. Coble Elementary School (grades pre-k-8) in Calhoun,...

Charles Kenneth Farmer

Charles Kenneth Farmer

Feb 16, 2014

Charles Farmer, age 59, of Calhoun, passed away Sunday February 16th at his residence. Charles was born March 3, 1954 in Adairsville, Georgia, son of the late Herman and Martha Farmer, he was employed by H&M Electrical as a electrical contractor and in addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his father in law, French “Buck” Dover....

Danny Ray Mathews

Danny Ray Mathews

Feb 15, 2014

Mr. Danny Ray Mathews, age 58 of Adairsville, passed away Saturday February 15th at his residence. Danny was born May 10th, 1955 in Tampa, Florida and was of the Baptist faith. Danny is preceded in death by his mother Annie Mae Henderson and grandparents Alvin and Maggie Mathews. Survivors include his daughter Julie Loveless and her husband Mark of Rome,...

Kathryn Marie Worley

Kathryn Marie Worley

Feb 12, 2014

Kathryn Marie Worley, age 71 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in Gordon Hospital. Marie was born October 25, 1942 in Murray County, daughter of the late Walter Walls and Dessie Roberts Walls; she was a homemaker and was formerly employed of Harbison Walker Refractories for 30 years and worked part time for Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church....

A.W. Long

A.W. Long

Feb 10, 2014

A.W. Long, age 75 of Resaca, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2014 at his residence. A.W. was born on April 22, 1937 in Gordon County to the late Doc Long and Lucille McRee Long. He was a member of the Evangelistic Outreach Ministry Church, and was an incorporate officer of Calvary Christian Fellowship. In addition to his parents, he...

Oline Ida Marvel

Oline Ida Marvel

Feb 7, 2014

Mrs. Oline Marvel, 95, of Resaca and formerly of Hastings, Nebraska, died Friday February 7, 2014, in Dal-ton, Georgia. Oline was born May 26, 1918 in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Nancy and Hanny Lindemann. She completed her public education in Grand Island and graduated from Hastings College in 1940 with a Public School Music major. Following graduation she taught English...

Harlan Ralston

Harlan Ralston

Feb 5, 2014

Harlan Ralston, age 81 of Marietta, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in WellStar Kennestone Hospital. Harlan was born on November 12, 1932 in Gilmer County, GA to the late John Grady Ralston and Viola Sutherland. He was born and raised in Gordon County and lived in Marietta for 45 years. He was a member of Grace Point Baptist...

Diane Schmidt

Diane Schmidt

Feb 5, 2014

Diane Frances Schmidt, age 79 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at her residence. Diane was born on February 5, 1935 to the late Emil Nischik and Irene Welch Nischik. She was a member of the New Echota United Methodist Church and has been a resident of Gordon County for eight years. She was formerly employed by...

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