Obituary of Mavis Brown Calhoun

Funeral services for Mavis Jane Brown Calhoun, 85, of Dalton, GA, formerly of Wedowee, will be 2:00 PM Sunday February 24, 2013, from Benefield Funeral Chapel with Rev. Terry Graham and Re. David Daniel officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 til 8:00 PM Saturday February 23rd. Burial will follow in the Providence Baptist Cemetery with Benefield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be Tim Brown, Randy Wilson, Freddy Brown, Terry Brown, and Phil Gasaway. Mrs. Calhoun died Friday, February 21, 2013, at Hamilton Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Howard R. Calhoun of Dalton, GA one son, Ken Calhoun, of Dalton, GA; one grandson, Scott Calhoun of Tustin, CA, and one great grandson, Luke Calhoun of Minneapolis, MN.; two sisters, Verna Luker of Lineville, and Ann Wilson of Opelika, and three brothers; Robert Brown, Jr. of Wedowee, Cecil Brown of Woodland, and Vernon Brown of Woodland. Mrs. Calhoun was born April 14, 1927, the daughter of Robert L. and Annie Bolt Brown in Jackson County, Al. She was a homemaker and Baptist by faith. Mrs. Calhoun was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Willie Brown and Lowell Brown, and one sister, Lorene Burke.