• Flood Watch for Calhoun - Click for Details
    ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
    Expires: June 08, 2026 @ 9:00pm
    PRECAUTIONARY
    You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
    LOCATIONS
    WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
    INFO1
    WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in north central Georgia, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Henry, North Fulton, Pickens, Rockdale and South Fulton. In northwest Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia, Coweta.
    INFO2
    WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening.
    INFO3
    IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
    INFO4
    ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of rainfall are expected to move across the area through the day today. An anomalously moist environment over Georgia will support high rain rates and increased chances for
Larry Paul Higdon
August 30, 1951 — June 28, 2025

Larry Paul Higdon, age 73 of Calhoun, GA, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at Hospice Care Center of Chattanooga, TN.

Larry was born on August 30, 1951 in Ocilla, GA, son of the late Paul Higdon and Dorothy Silvers Higdon.

Larry is survived by: his son, Christopher James Higdon and his wife Madonna Higdon; daughter, Lynde Chasity Hembree; brother, Tony Higdon; sister, Linda Higdon; grandchildren, Morgan McKeehan and James and Erin Higdon; great-grandson, Noah Richard; niece, Lisa and David Garland; nephews, Michael and Tuddie Hooker and Kyle and Chasity Higdon; several great-nieces and great-great-nephews and great-great-nieces also survive.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 4 PM until 8 PM at Thomas Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 10 AM from the Chapel of Thomas Funeral Home with Reverend David Garland officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery.

You may leave the family online condolences at www.thomasfuneralhomecalhoun.com

Thomas Funeral Home has proudly been entrusted with the care of Larry Paul Higdon.

Visitation

Thomas Funeral Home
Thomas Funeral Home
535 Red Bud Rd NE
Calhoun, GA 30701
(706) 629-2832
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Service/Mass

Thomas Funeral Home
Thomas Funeral Home
535 Red Bud Rd NE
Calhoun, GA 30701
(706) 629-2832
Website

Funeral Home in Charge

Thomas Funeral Home
Thomas Funeral Home
535 Red Bud Rd NE
Calhoun, GA 30701
(706) 629-2832
Website