Larkin C. Calhoun

Larkin married Nancy P. "Linnie" Tolley on 28 Aug 1890 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Merrit Tolley and Mary E. 'Polley' Calhoun) was born on 5 Apr 1876 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 28 Jan 1917 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Larkin married Mary Magdalene Hartley after 1917. Mary was born on 12 Mar 1898; died on 22 Nov 1971 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roy married Anna Johnson about 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Anna was born about 1902 in North Carolina, , , ; died before 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roy married Ethel B. Jackson on 19 Jan 1938 in , Scott County, Virginia, . Ethel (daughter of Chester Arthur Jackson and Sarah M. Shull) was born on 31 Mar 1919 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 24 Nov 2011 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rev. F.C. Calhoun, 61, of Midway died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday in a local hospital following a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Bethel Freewill Baptist Church at MacArthur with Revs. L.A. Garten, Winston Sweeney and Lee Richardson officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Mausoleum.
Rev. Calhoun was born June 16, 1912 in Newland, N.C., a son of the late Larkin C. and Lina Tolley Calhoun. He was a retired miner, a member of the UMWA and had pastored the Bethel Freewill Baptist Church for 10 years, prior to his retirement in July. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Franklin Calhoun of Midway; two sons, Rev. Larkin C. Calhoun of Pine View and Harold of Dallas, Tex.; three daughters, Mrs. Jimmy (Rose Marie) Hunter of Charleston, Mrs. Jimmy (Reba Jane) Beckett of Crab Orchard and Mrs. Robert (Drema Gail) Trump of Beckley. Three Brothers, Earl of Spartan, N.C., James and John L., both of High Point, N.C.; four sisters, Mrs Media Cornett of Marion, N.C., Mrs. Rosy Buchannon of Newland, N.C., Mrs. Nina Mae Olson of High Point, N.C. and Mrs. Ruth Moody of Jacksonville, Fla.; 11 grandchildren. Friends may call at the Williams Funeral Home at Sophia from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be Dorsey Shrewsbury, Earl Ratliff, John Edwards, John P. Mullins, Norvell Polk, Vincent Daniel, Homer Green and Hiram Reed. The body will be taken to the church an hour prior to the service.

Fermon married Gertrude Elizabeth Franklin about 1925 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Gertrude (daughter of General Sherman Franklin and Rosa Ann Calhoun) was born on 10 Aug 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 16 Nov 2005 in Raleigh County, , , West Virginia; was buried in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, , Raleigh County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Edward Earl Sparks. William was born on 24 Mar 1914 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 25 Apr 1969 in North Carolina, , , ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edgar married Myrtle Crete Reece on 31 Jan 1942 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Myrtle (daughter of Abner Cleveland Reece and Nora Ellen Stout) was born on 19 Feb 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Jul 2007 in Stark County, , , Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HAMPTON – Raymond Calhoun, 93, Hampton, passed away on September 8, 2019, at the VA at Mountain Home, Johnson City.

Born November 25, 1925, in Avery County, North Carolina to the late Roy E. Calhoun and Oma Johnson Cheyney. Raymond was a proud World War II veteran who served in the United States Navy. He served in both the European and Pacific Theaters on the USS Chinaberry, a net tender ship. He was retired as a supervisor with Unisys Corporation, Bristol. Raymond was an active member and elder emeritus of the Hampton Christian Church and a lifetime member of Hampton Masonic Lodge 750.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Cates Calhoun; five brothers, Roy Calhoun, Jr., Edgar Calhoun, Russell Calhoun, John Calhoun, and Harvey Calhoun; one sister, Jerry Ann Calhoun.

Survivors include his son, Dr. Larry Calhoun and wife Kathy, Johnson City; a daughter, Lisa Calhoun Hall and husband Jeff, Kingsport; three grandchildren, Whitney Calhoun Goetz and husband John, Nashville, Dr. McKenzie Calhoun Highsmith and husband Akiah, Johnson City, Nathan Hall and wife Meghan, Abingdon, Maryland; three great grandsons, George Calhoun Goetz, Theodore Lee Goetz, and Mason Ray Hall; one sister, Jean Carroll; four sisters-in-law, Helen Cates, Nell Cates, Penny Calhoun, and Gloria Calhoun; several nieces and nephews.

A service to celebrate the life of Raymond Calhoun will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at Crossroads Christian Church, 1300 Suncrest Drive, Gray, Tennessee with Mr. Nathan Hall, Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, and Dr. L.D. Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. A military graveside service and interment will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2019, in the Mountain Home National Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to meet at the cemetery at 9:50 a.m. Thursday.

Active pallbearers will be John Carter, Dennis Carter, Ron Calhoun, Bobby McClain, Wayne McClain, Maurice Shell, Roger Shepard, and Tony Church. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Hampton Christian Church.

Raymond married Ruby Pearl Cates about 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ruby (daughter of George Edward "Eddie" Cates and Amelia Kate "Melia" Crowe) was born on 26 Oct 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Jul 2016 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]