Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Ernest Paul Royster
Feb 12, 2026
Mr. Paul Royster, age 79, of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2026, at his home.
Mr. Royster was born September 10, 1946, in Chambers County, Alabama, son of the late Lester Wilborn Royster and Jetta Dorrough Royster. A U.S. Army veteran with service in the Vietnam War, he lived in Troup County most of his life, retired from Interface in...
Elizabeth Anne Ridgeway
Feb 11, 2026
Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Ridgeway, age 51, of Sharpsburg, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at Harbor Grace Hospice in Atlanta.
Elizabeth was born November 28, 1974, to Charles and Joyce Davis of Covington. For most of her adult life, Elizabeth lived with her husband, Michael Ridgeway, (d. 2024), in Grantville, where they raised their family and participated in the community. She...
Mark Denson Tenney
Feb 10, 2026
Mr. Mark Denson Tenney, age 56, of Five Points, AL, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
Mr. Tenney was born August 31, 1969, in LaGrange, was a lifelong resident of Five Points, and was employed in the textile industry for a number of years. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting.
Survivors include...
Faith Ann Haney
Feb 8, 2026
Mrs. Faith Ann Haney, 52, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2026, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
Mrs. Haney was born March 14, 1973, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Tom Render “Virgil” Lashley and Shirley Jean Tarwater Lashley. A homemaker, she lived in Heard County most of her life before making her home in LaGrange 15 years ago.
Survivors...
Nancy Morris
Feb 2, 2026
MRS. NANCY MCGUINN MORRIS
Mrs. Nancy McGuinn Morris, 85 of Grantville, passed away Monday, February 2, 2026, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.
Born April 29, 1940 in Asheville, NC, Mrs. Morris was the daughter of the late Claude Curtis McGuinn and Ethel Clementine Shope McGuinn. She was a resident of Coweta County since 1984 and was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's...
Julia R. Davis
Feb 2, 2026
Mrs. Julia R. Davis, age 90, of Hogansville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her home on Monday, February 2, 2026.
Mrs. Davis was born February 14, 1935, in Troup County, the daughter of the late Ollie James Ramsey and Laura Elizabeth Dupree Ramsey. A resident of Hogansville for most of her life, she was a devoted member...
Eddie Lee Gentry
Jan 26, 2026
Eddie Lee Gentry, of Vernon, CT and a former resident of Hogansville, was born May 6, 1956, and passed away unexpectedly on January 26, 2026. He was a husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend whose presence will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Eddie was born in Georgia and later made his home in New York before retiring in...
Oscar Alvarado
Jan 26, 2026
Mr. Oscar Alvarado, 86, of LaGrange, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.
Mr. Alvarado was born October 19, 1939, in Rowena, Texas, son of the late Jose Alvarado and Guadalupe Gaitan Alvarado. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, he retired from Kimberly-Clark Corporation in LaGrange and was a member and deacon of The Pentecostal Church...
Thomas Richard Adams
Jan 23, 2026
Mr. Thomas Richard Adams, 74, of LaGrange and formerly of the Lone Oak Community of Meriwether County, passed away Friday, January 23, 2026, at his home.
Mr. Adams was born October 7, 1951, in Illinois, son of the late Richard Eberle Adams and Claire Pietrzak Adams. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1990 after 20 years of service and then...
Billy R. Harrington, Jr.
Jan 21, 2026
Mr. Billy R. Harrington, 53, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
Mr. Harrington was born January 1, 1973, in LaGrange, son of the late Billy Randolph Harrington and the late Patsy Henson Doran. A 1991 graduate of Troup High School, he lived in LaGrange most of his life and was employed in the...
Brenda Terrell
Jan 20, 2026
MRS. BRENDA BROWN TERRELL
Mrs. Brenda Brown Terrell, 71 of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at her home.
Born November 3, 1954 in Troup County, Mrs. Terrell was the daughter of the late Virgil Cleo Brown and Catherine Ward Brown. She was Baptist by faith, worked at Carter's, and later at Dunson Mills. She was a member at Prospect Congregational...
Ethel Emory Johnson
Jan 19, 2026
Mrs. Ethel Emory Johnson, 79, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, January 19, 2026, at her home.
Mrs. Johnson was born December 2, 1946, in Heard County, daughter of the late Quillian Emory and Maude Arrington Emory Colley. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she was Baptist by faith and was employed for a number of years by Uniroyal, Inc....
Earnest A. Flournoy
Jan 18, 2026
Mr. Earnest A. Flournoy, 59, of Newnan, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.
Mr. Flournoy was born October 26, 1966, in Newnan, son of the late Hugh Edward Flournoy and Virgilene Massey Flournoy Pollard. A resident of Coweta County most of his life, he was Baptist by faith and worked in the asphalt paving industry for many...
Bobby L. Olmstead
Jan 18, 2026
Mr. Bobby Lynwood Olmstead, 83, of Moreland, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026, at his home.
Mr. Olmstead was born August 30, 1942, in Meriwether County, son of the late Reverend Bobby James Olmstead and Myrtie Theneye Slaton Olmstead Eubanks. A veteran of service as a radio-teletype operator in the U.S. Army, he was a 1960 graduate of Newnan High School...
Richard H. Brown, Sr.
Jan 18, 2026
Mr. Richard H. Brown, Sr., 69, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.
Born July 30, 1956, in Troup County, Mr. Brown was the son of the late Hillary Herbert Brown and Earline Bowen Brown. He was a veteran of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, was employed for ten years at Stran Steel, and then...
Jeannette Rains
Jan 13, 2026
MRS. JEANNETTE D. RAINS
Mrs. Jeannette D. Rains, 94 of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026, in Lagrange.
Born October 14, 1931 in Lake Village, Arkansas, Jeannette was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mittie Dunn of Dermott, Arkansas. She was married to the late Sgt. Major James W. Rains and was the youngest of 10 children.
As a military wife...
Greg Couch
Jan 9, 2026
MR. GREG COUCH
Mr. Greg Couch, 64, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026, at Hospice LaGrange.
Born November 1, 1961 in Chicago, IL, Mr. Couch was the son of the late Raymond Couch and Jo Ann Hornsby Yearwood. He was a resident of Hogansville for 36 years, was an Army Veteran, and was a member of Franklin Road Baptist Church...
Martha C. Levens
Jan 6, 2026
Mrs. Martha Phillips Levens, 84, of Resaca and formerly of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Pruitt Health-Shepherd Hills in LaFayette, GA.
Mrs. Levens was born August 29, 1941, in Meriwether County, daughter of the late William George Phillips and Burldean Christine Williams Phillips. A resident of LaGrange most of her life, she had lived in Resaca since 2017,...
Billy Clay Spradlin
Jan 6, 2026
Mr. Billy C. Spradlin, 66, of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
Mr. Spradlin was born December 16, 1959, in 29 Palms, California, son of the late Felix and Jean Elizabeth Mobley Spradlin. A resident of Troup County most of his life, he was a retired painter and worked many years with his nephew,...
Vonceil Stevenson Gray
Jan 5, 2026
Mrs. Vonceil Stevenson Gray, 78, of Sharpsburg, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, at Pruitt Healthcare of Greenville.
Mrs. Gray was born March 17, 1947, in Newnan, daughter of the late Bryant and Emilou Jacobs Stevenson. A lifelong resident of Coweta County, she retired from Beaulieu Nursing Center in Newnan after many years of service and was a member of Calvary...


