GORDON COUNTY, GEORGIA OBITS
BAILEY , Cynthia Adeline Chandler | BAILEY , Quitman | BAILEY , William Hubbard | BARRETT , Bennie Lee Greeson | BARRETT , Eloise Muse | BARRETT , Jack Redmond | BUNCH , Lilla Gay Muse | BURNS , Cornelius | BUTLER , Amelia J. Stone |
Cynthia Adeline Chandler BAILEY, died July 31, 1892 in Gordon County, Calhoun, GA. On last Monday the mortal remains of Mrs. William Hubbard Bailey were laid to rest beside those of her husband, who, just two weeks previous, was buried in the Chandler Cemetery. Mrs. Bailey was a noble Christian woman, a kind and affectionate mother, and a devoted wife. Her death will be greatly mourned by all who knew her.
The Times tenders its heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.
{The Calhoun Times August 4, 1892}
Quitman BAILEY, died September 14, 1882. There has scarcely been an issue of the Times this year that we have not had to chronicle the death of some citizen; and this time it is Mr. Quitman Bailey; who, after two months of severe suffering with typhoid, yielded last Thursday to that reaper whose name is Death. Never before was more sympathy felt for a stricken family. He leaves a wife and five small children to mourn him. May the goodness of Providence provide for the helpless. He was in the bloom of life and had promises of many happy and useful years before him. He was a man of great industry, and was of a very quiet and pious nature. Interment was is the Chandler Cemetery.
{The Calhoun Times September 21, 1882}
William Hubbard BAILEY, 83, or as he is familiarly called Uncle Billy, one of the oldest citizens of this section of the country, is dead. He died at his home, in Gordon County, Calhoun, GA. last Saturday morning, July 16, 1892 at 7 o’clock, surrounded by his family and a number of friends. Uncle Billy’s life history is a most interesting one, and we regret not being able to give it in full here. He came to this country long before the Indians were removed from this section, and has resided in different places of the county ever since. The war came and found him a prosperous, wealthy man, but it swept his fortune all away. In 1850 he joined the Methodist church, and has since then, (for 42 years) lived the life of a true Christian. No one, perhaps, in Gordon County, was more conversant with the word of God than he, having read the Bible through eighty times, or more. He leaves a wife, whose health is feeble, and six children to mourn his death. His remains were interred in the Chandler Cemetery last Sunday morning July 17, 1892 at 11 o’clock, where he shall sleep peacefully near the home where so many years of his life were spent. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. T. Hamby in an impressive manner.
Death has removed from our midst one of our most honored, and aged citizens, and one whose hundreds of friends will mourn his departure. To the sorrowing family The Times extends great sympathy.
{The Calhoun Times July 21, 1892}
Bennie Lee Greeson BARRETT, 80, of Calhoun Georgia died April 27, 2001. Funeral services were held April 29, 2001 from the chapel of Thomas Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jack Foley officiating. Interment was in Fain Cemetery. Thomas Funeral Home of Calhoun was in charge of arrangements.
Eloise Muse BARRETT, of 128 Windsor Drive died Tuesday, March 31, 1981. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles B. and Mira Kiker Muse, and her husband John R. Barrett. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She is survived by a son, Jack Redmond Barrett; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Jones; a sister, Mrs. Harry Fisher; one grandchild and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, April 2, 1981 from the chapel of Thomas Funeral Home with Rev. Edgar Padgett officiating. Pallbearers were, Roy Lichlyter, Tommy Brown, Bill Green, Bill Balley, Bill Davis, Harold Bennett, and J.D. Mead. Interment was in Fain Cemetery.
Jack Redmond BARRETT, 67 of Calhoun, died December 24, 1986. Mr. Barrett was a lifelong resident of Gordon County and a veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Calhoun First Presbyterian Church, the Ootheologa Lodge No 254 F&AM of Calhoun, and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Mr. Barrett was preceded in death by his brother Rennis W. Barrett. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bennie Greeson Barrett; daughter and son-in-law Eloise and John Ryan; a sister, Mrs. Helen B. Jones; two grandchildren, Lisa and Lacey Ryan, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held December 26, 1986 at the graveside in Fain Cemetery with Rev. Carleton Pridgen conducting the service. Pallbearers included Dick King, James Mealor, Mitchell Greeson, R.S. Parmley, R.E. Carson and David Burgess. Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Lilla Gay Muse BUNCH ,83, died Friday, February 11, 2000. She was preceded in death by her first husband George Glenn Roe and second husband, Henry Grady Bunch. Survivors include two daughters, Joanna Roe and Glenda Wheeler; three brothers, Earl, Grady and Melvin Muse; sister Mary Frances Wood Calhoun; and two grandsons. Serviced were Saturday, February 12, 2000 at Thomas Funeral Home with the Rev. Clinton Carver officiating. Interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Cornelius BURNS, 86, one of the county's oldest citizens, was found dead in his stable near Rocky Creek, Friday afternoon about sundown. He had gone out to the barn to feed his stock and failing to return, a search was made and he was found lying on his face in the stable, dead. Coroner C. W. Martin was notified and Sunday morning an inquest was held. Dr. R.H. Wicker who assisted in the inquest pronounced death due to heart failure and the jury returned a verdict accordingly. There were no bruises or marks of violence on the body and no evidence that death came from any but natural causes. Mr. Burns only a short time ago was married to Miss Tally here by Esquire J.D. Tinsley. Interment was in the West Union Baptist Church Cemetery.
(Calhoun Times October 28, 1897)
Amelia J. Stone BUTLER ,died Saturday, February 9, 1919 and was buried the following Thursday at Harmony Cemetery. The Rev. J. W. Roberts conducted the funeral. Survivors include her husband, D. T. Butler; five children, a father and mother and a host of relatives and friends.
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