Mr. Billy Calhoun, age 66, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away peacefully with his family at his bedside after many long illnesses on Wednesday, September 11, 2013.
He is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Juanita Moore Calhoun, Sugar Hill, GA; children, Lisa and Joe Ingram, Gainesville, GA and David Calhoun, Oakwood, GA; grandchildren, Brittany and Brian Burris, Winder, GA, Brianna and Michael Harding, Charlottesville, VA, Alan Brown, Athens, GA, Crystal Calhoun, Beaumont, TX and Malachi Calhoun, Winder, GA; great grandson, Braxton Burris; sister, Susan Calhoun York, St. Pete, FL; brothers and sister-in-law, Bob and Paulette Calhoun, Raleigh, NC and Mike Calhoun, Washington, DC; sisters-in-law, Norma Moore Porter, Buford, GA, Frances Moore Gober, Buford, GA and Rita Moore, Dawsonville, GA; brother-in-law, Ned Moore, Monroe, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and his beloved African Gray Parrott, Rebel. Mr. Calhoun was born June 3, 1947 in Columbus, GA. He was a 1965 graduate of North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA and attended LaGrange College in LaGrange, GA. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He worked for Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office for a number of years and also worked for General Motors Assembly Plant in Doraville, GA. He was a Boy Scout Leader.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 12:00 noon in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Dr. Jim Ferguson officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA with military honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Prostate Cancer Foundation or the American Heart Association. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-932-1133.
