Haven of Rest Memorial Park

Nicholas James Gordon, 40, of Calhoun, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019.  Nick was born in Marietta, GA, to the late Mr. Derrell Wayne "Flash" Gordon and Mrs. Betty McPherson Gordon on August 19, 1978.Nicholas was a devoted husband, father and son. He loved his family more than anything else. He was an avid reader, loved Callaway Gardens and cheered on the Georgia Bulldogs whenever they played. Nick graduated from Cass High School, class of 1996. He then received his Bachelors in Biology from Kennesaw State University. Nick also attended North Georgia State University. He worked at Prestige Cable Company, Mori Luggage and his position for the last 17 years was for Cryolife as an analyst. He was a quiet man that was raised in Pine Grove Baptist and was a dedicated member of Moss Memorial Baptist. He will be truly missed by all who knew and loved him.He is preceded in death by his father and his grandparents Mr. Hoyt and Mrs. Mary Nell Woodward McPherson and Mr. Nicholas and Ann Gordon.He is survived by his loving wife Carrie Woody Gordon; daughters Riley Belle and Bristin Delainey Gordon; mother, Mrs. Betty McPherson Gordon; sister, Jennifer (Chris) Elzey; nephew, Gordon Elzey; mother and father-in-law, Terry and Stanley Woody; brother and sister-in-law, Kirk and Katie Woody; niece and nephew, Norah and Kaestin Woody.A Celebration of Life Service will conducted Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Moss Memorial Baptist Church at Two o'clock in the afternoon with the Rev. Jonathan Padgett officiating. Interment will follow the service at Haven of Rest Memorial Park in Calhoun, GA.The family will receive friends at Owen Funeral Home Saturday, March 16, 2019, from Five o'clock in the evening until nine.Please visit www.owenfunerals.com to leave online condolences for the family.Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Dr., Cartersville, GA is honored to serve the Gordon Family in this most difficult time. ...

Lynn W. Hadfield was piloting a bomber plane from France to Germany when it was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed somewhere near the German city of Dulmen. Crews scoured the landscape for the Utahn and two other men in the plane, but found nothing conclusive. That is, until 2016, when a German researcher found evidence of a crash site in Hülsten-Reken, about 10 miles away. It was Hadfield’s plane. On Tuesday, his remains arrived in Utah. And Thursday, 74 years to the day of Hadfield’s crash, he’ll finally be laid to rest by friends and family back home. “I didn’t think that after 74 years he would come back, and I would be here to see it,” said Mary Ann Turner, Hadfield’s daughter. Turner was 2 years old when her father was killed. Hadfield, from Salt Lake City, was 26 during his last bomber mission, meant to obstruct German troop movement as Allied forces crossed the Rhine River two days later. Crewmen Sgt. Vernon Hamilton and Sgt. John Kalausich were also aboard, according to a statement from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. In June 2016, German researcher Adolph Hagedorn found what appeared to be an aircraft crash site inside a horse paddock. That winter, crews excavated and found parts of the bomber, medical equipment, personal mementos and possible human bones. A DNA analysis confirmed the remains belonged to Hadfield and his crew members. “It gives me peace that I haven’t known my whole life,” Turner said. Before the crash site was discovered, Turner said her only knowledge of her father’s death was what was in the telegrams her mother and grandmother received — the general location of the crash, and that Hadfield was missing in action. Researchers were able to determine the exact time of the crash and even the angle of the plane as it hit the ground — 45 degrees, Turner said. The excavation team also recovered Hadfield’s officer wings and his ID tag, which Turner now has. ...