Obituaries

Charles William Gheen, age 86 of Sugar Valley, GA, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at his residence.

Mr. James Carter Awtrey, age 55 of Fairmount, Georgia departed this life Sunday, January 25, 2026 at Advent Health Gordon in Calhoun, Georgia.

Larry Earl Muse, 76, of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Carol Kinnear Dzurenko, age 65 of Calhoun, GA passed away at home Saturday, January 24, 2026 surrounded by loved ones after a brief illness.

Bobbie Sue Wilkey, 77, of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Mrs. Laura Willene Bethune Blackmon, 97, of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away Friday, January 23, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.

Toby Lavon Simmons, 67 of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at AdventHealth-Redmond with complications from a stroke.

Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Walraven Craig, 92, of the Carter’s Lake Community, Ellijay, and for many years a resident of Gordon County, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Gordon Healthcare and Rehabilitation after several weeks of declining health.

Mr. Larry Victor Chitwood, age 83, of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Atrium Health Floyd in Rome, Georgia.

Curtis Hubert Mathis, 78, of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026.