A funeral mass for John Eugene Callahan Jr., 73, of Habersham County, will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Clarkesville, with Father Jose Luis Hernandez-Ayala officiating. A reception will follow the service at the church Friday.
Mr. Callahan passed away Monday, July 29, 2019.
Born March 16, 1946, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, he was a son of the late John Eugene Callahan Sr. and Pearl McGuilley.
John lived in many different places growing up as a son of a United States Air Force officer before settling in Largo, Florida. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Vietnam War era. John was a respiratory therapist and was the owner of Respiratory Services in Largo, Florida, for over 30 years. He also served as a therapist with Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida, for many years. John and his wife, Donna moved to Habersham County in 2002. He retired from Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with 15 years of dedicated service. John was a civil war re-enactor, an avid golfer, but most of all loved his family, dogs, and horses.
Survivors include his loving wife of 46 years, Donna Schultz Callahan of Habersham County; daughter and son-in-law, Christina and Patrick Franklin of Mt. Airy; son, Kevin Callahan of Clarkesville; grandchildren, Callan Samuel Franklin and Finley Patrick Franklin; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Joe and Nancy Schultz of Habersham County; nephew, Joseph Schultz Jr.; niece and spouse, Shannon and Kevin Concis; great-nephews, Logan and Gavin.
An online guest book is available at hillsidememorialchapel.com
Arrangements in care of Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville.