Donald Clarence Calhoun

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• Obituary: The Elizabethton Star, 17 Nov 2007, Carter Co, TN. ¹ MORGANTON, N.C. -- Donald Clarence Calhoun Sr., 70, of Morganton, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2007, while at the VA Medical Center in Johnson City, Tenn.
Born May 29, 1937, in Elizabethton, Tenn., he was a son of the late Clarence Tillman Calhoun and Barbara Allen Rose Calhoun. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred and Frank Calhoun, and a sister, Lois.
Mr. Calhoun was of the Holiness faith in the Church of Jesus Christ. He was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep of Tallahassee, Fla.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Louise Jones Calhoun, Morganton; two sons, Donald Calhoun Jr., Bainbridge, Ga., and Wallin Calhoun, Tallahassee, Fla.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Gene and Dorothy Calhoun, Fort Myers, Fla., and Dale and Shelby Calhoun, Elizabethton, Tenn.; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Bea and Jack Campbell, Elizabethton, Tenn., Mildred McCall, Hampton, Tenn., and Dimple and Don Stine, Johnson City, Tenn. He will also be remembered by two grandchildren and one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Calhoun were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 24, in the Chapel of Kirksey Funeral Home, Morganton, with the Rev. Bobby Stout officiating. Interment followed at Burke Memorial Park, Morganton. Pallbearers were Greg Huntley, Scott, Ford, Ronnie, Waites and Lee Jones, Pat Shoemaker and Jackie Campbell. Condolences may be made online at www.mem.com.
Kirsksey Funeral Home, 406 Lenoir Road, Morganton, N.C., (828) 437-2111, was in charge of the arrangements.