Michael Tyrone Pender

Michael Tyrone Pender obituary, Calhoun, GA

Michael Tyrone Pender

Michael Pender Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Willis Funeral Home on Dec. 19, 2025.
MR. MICHAEL TYRONE PENDER - Age 53, of Calhoun, Georgia and formerly of Dalton, Georgia passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025. He was born on October 12, 1972 to Jacqueline Pender. He was preceded by his grandmother, Joann Pender Dwight, great grandfather, Lincoln Pender, special aunt, Doris Jean Hill, and aunt, Shirley Pender.

Survivors are his loving and devoted wife, Jana Blackburn Pender; sons, Trevor (Anna) Lowe, Jackson Lowe; daughter, Kynlee Austin; mother, Jacqueline Pender; grandchildren, Shepherd Lowe, Baker Lowe; aunt, Irene (William) Lyons; uncles, Mickey (Rudine) Pender, Kendal (Charlene) Pender, Bishop Craig (Miriam) Pender, Timothy (Leslie) Pender, David Palmer; mother-in-law, father-in-law, Wade (Carla) Russell; special cousins, Sidney Hill, Eric Pender; special friends, Ryan (Heather) Tutherow; other extended family and friends.

Funeral Service will be Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. at Willis Funeral Home, with Bishop Craig Pender as Eulogist. Interment will be at West Hill Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.

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