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Louise Walter Baxley
Nov 24, 2014
Louise Walter Baxley, age 72 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014 at her residence. Louise was born on June 24, 1942 in Gordon County to the late Robert D. Walter and Margaret Caroline McClain Walter. She was a member of the Calhoun First Baptist Church and a graduate of Calhoun High School Class of 1960. Prior to...

Margie Rita Cox
Nov 24, 2014
Margie Rita Cox, age 86 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014 at her residence. Margie was born on October 16, 1928 in Dayton, OH to the late Raymond and Agnes Conroy. She was a member of the St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church. She is survived by her seven children, Linda Caward of Calhoun, Connie Wedmore, Fern Cox, Robert...

Josephine Thompson
Nov 24, 2014
Josephine Thompson, age 94 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014 in Gordon Health Care. Josephine was born on August 1, 1920 in Akron, Ohio to the late Joseph and Dearia Samaha. She was a member of the Akron Ohio Baptist Church and has been a resident of Calhoun since 1988. She was preceded in death by her...

Bobbie Malone Shirley
Nov 22, 2014
Mrs. Bobbie Shirley, age 86 of Smyrna passed away on Saturday morning, November 22, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, November 25 at the chapel of Carmichael Funeral Home in Smyrna with Rev. Phil Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the Sugar Valley Baptist Church Cemetery at 2:30 P.M., Tuesday with Dr. Bert Vaughn...

Anita Scoggins Garren
Nov 21, 2014
Anita Scoggins Garren, 93, of Calhoun, Georgia and Charlottesville, Virginia, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, November 21, 2014, at Hospice of the Piedmont’s Hospice House. Born April 22, 1921 in Pine Log, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Julian and Eula Scoggins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence D. Garren. Anita will be...

Shirely Moore Rudisill
Nov 20, 2014
Shirley Ann Moore Rudisill, age 72 of Rome and formerly of Gordon County died Thursday, November 20 at her residence. Shirley was born, February 6, 1943 in Gordon County, a daughter of the late Edgar T. Moore, Sr. and Cullie Blankenship Moore, She was an alumna of Calhoun High School, Class of 1961 and lived her entire adult life in...

William "Randall" Black
Nov 17, 2014
William “Randall” Black, age 45 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014 in Erlanger Health System. Randall was born on December 24, 1968 in Floyd County to Winston Black and Sue Cooper Black. He was a lifetime resident of Gordon County, and formerly employed by O.M.C. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Millard...

Brenda G. Day
Nov 14, 2014
Brenda G. Day, age 50 of Calhoun, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014 in Gordon Hospital. Brenda was born on November 15, 1963 in Orlando, FL to the late Lawrence Wayne Bullard and Peggy Idell Williams. She was of the Baptist faith and has been a resident of Gordon County for the past five years. In addition to her...

Sharon Wolf
Nov 13, 2014
Sharon Venable Wolf, age 76, of Adairsville passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at her residence following several months of declining health. She was born January 28, 1938, daughter of the late Walton Frank and Evelyn Dempsey Venable. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon E. Wolf. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Stan and Cyndi...

Jerry Edward Mulkey
Nov 10, 2014
Jerry Edward Mulkey, age 72 of Calhoun, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014 at his residence. Jerry was born on October 1, 1942 in Gordon County to Myrtle Bowen Roberson and the late James Delma Mulkey. Jerry was an entrepreneur at a young age, starting out as a shoe shine boy at the barber shop, then onto pushing a...

LTC Richard Milo "Dick" Gordon
Nov 8, 2014
LTC Richard Milo “Dick” Gordon, age 77 of Resaca, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2014 in Redmond Regional Center. Dick was born on July 11, 1937 in Rapid City, SD to the late Roy T. Gordon and Gertrude Gordon. He was a member of the St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, and a graduate of the University of Washington. He was...

Russell Moreau
Nov 7, 2014
Russell Moreau, age 57 of Calhoun died Friday, November 7 in Floyd Medical Center following several days of illness. Russell was born, April 23, 1957 in Trinidad, West Indies, son of the Rudolph and Cynthia Melville Moreau. He was employed by Mohawk Industries and had attended the Fellowship Baptist Church of Calhoun. Russell is survived by two brothers, Derrick M....

Donny Eugene Watson
Nov 1, 2014
Donny E. Watson, age 58 of Calhoun, passed away on November 1, 2014 at his residence. Donny was born on July 19, 1956 to the late Cecil and Montine Watson from Ochlocknee, GA. He has lived the last 26 years in Calhoun with his wife of 28 years, Patricia Watson. He was in construction maintenance at Fox and Brindle Construction...

Christopher Hull Brooks
Nov 1, 2014
Christopher Hull Brooks, age 54 of Franklin, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, November 1st in Erlanger Hospital of Chattanooga. Christopher was born in Langdale, Alabama on March 13, 1960 to the late Gene Brooks and Hazel Hull Brooks. He had worked as the warehouse manager for Action Electric Company. He was an avid fisherman, and loved to camp and hunt....

Farris Larhue DeFoor
Oct 31, 2014
Farris Larhue Roberts DeFoor, age 85 of Calhoun passed away on Friday, October 31st in Gordon Hospital. Farris was born on November 21, 1928 in Gordon County, daughter of the late George Shorter Roberts and Jennie Mae Campbell Roberts. Also, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alton “Peedro” DeFoor; a brother, George Benson Roberts; two sisters, Ada Joanne...

David Anthony
Oct 31, 2014
David Anthony, age 58 of Calhoun died October 31 in Floyd Medical Center following several months of illness. David was born, March 19, 1956, son of the late James Anthony and Edna Mae Couch Anthony. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Ola Crump Couch, and made his home in Gordon County since age 4. He was a longtime...

Tatum Greeson
Oct 29, 2014
Tatum Greeson, age 84 of Calhoun, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Calhoun Health Care. Tatum was born on March 20, 1930 in Gordon County to the late Lum Greeson and Winnie Tatum Greeson. He was a member of the Damascus Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Bill...

Florence Fleischmann
Oct 29, 2014
Florence Fleischmann, 93 of Calhoun, GA, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Gordon Fleischmann and one grandson Justin R Fleischmann. Mrs. Fleischmann was a WW II veteran serving in the U.S. Navy and is survived by her 3 children, sons, John W. Fleischmann,...

Earl Eugene (Gene) Cooksey
Oct 29, 2014
Earl Eugene (Gene) Cooksey Calhoun, GA. From Blacksburg, SC Born in Gaffney, SC Gene Cooksey, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and coach, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at his home after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Susan McSwain Cooksey, daughter Amy Cooksey Gill of Duluth, Georgia, son Brian Eugene Cooksey of Dalton,...

Stuart A. Lance
Oct 25, 2014
Rev. Stuart A. Lance, Sr., 54, of Old Greensboro Rd. entered into rest October 25, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Betsy McFall Lance. Rev. Lance was born in Rome, Georgia to the late Bertram Lance, Sr. and Lethia Bell David Lance. He grew up in Calhoun. Rev. Lance attended the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He...
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