Obituaries

Mr. James Elza Cochran, age 75 of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away on Monday, March 9th, 2026 at his residence.

Carolyn “Carol” Gentry Conley, age 76 of Dalton, GA, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Hamilton Medical Center.

Betty Joyce Gheen, age 87 of Sugar Valley, Georgia, passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Mr. Benjamin Smith Schoolcraft, 86, of Resaca, Georgia, died Thursday March 5, 2026, after several years of declining health.

Larry Randall Pasley, 71, of Adairsville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026. He was born in Calhoun, Georgia, on January 19, 1955, to the late Harold “Spot” Pasley and Ruby Belle Mincey Pasley.

Surrounded by family, Mr. Tate “Ford” Ruddell passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at Atrium Health Floyd, after a brief battle with a very rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Mr. Fredi Rosillo-Brito, age 51 of Calhoun, Ga passed away on Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at his residence. El Sr. Fredi Rosillo-Brito, de 51 años y residente de Calhoun, Georgia, falleció el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026 en su residencia.

David Fletcher Melton, age 74 of Calhoun, GA, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at AdventHealth Redmond.

John “Phillip” Bailey passed away peacefully at his Sugar Valley home surrounded by family and friends on March 2, 2026.

Jane Whittle, 84, of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.