Fallen Soldiers and Heroes

Lance Corporal Kristopher Kody Warren, 19, of Resaca died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 from injuries received in Iraq while serving with the United States Marine Corps. He was born on June 25, 1987 in Atlanta, son of Joseph Neal Warren and Robin Bright Patterson. He loved to talk on his cell phone, hunt, fish, and camp out, and he also enjoyed being a horseback traveler. He graduated from Gordon Central High School, Class of 2005. Besides being a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and playing soccer, he was a member of the Gordon Central Chorale. He was a loyal and dedicated member of Echota Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Joe Warren and his wife Becky of Woodstock and Robin Patterson and her husband Tim of Resaca; brothers, Blake Warren, Ethan Warren, and Justin Patterson, all of Resaca, Bradley Patterson of Calhoun, and Brandon Haynes; sisters, Sheena Patterson of Resaca, Shanda Patterson of Calhoun, and Heather Chatel and her husband Denny; grandparents, Sheryl Bright and the late Billy Bright of Resaca, Neal and Judy Warren of Woodstock, Lamar and Jo Patterson of Calhoun, and Richard and Shirley Trainer of Hogansville; great-grandparents, LeEtta Warren of Kennesaw and Bill and Margaret Hilley of Calhoun; aunts and uncles, Marty Bright of Resaca, Greg and Kathy Ray of Calhoun, Jamie and Danny Morgan of Woodstock, and Patty and Keith Talley of Calhoun. The most important thing Cody did before he died was lead a fellow soldier to the Lord. Cody would always have a Bible study before bed for anyone interested. Cody will be missed in this life, he had become a christian only a few years ago.