Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
John Michael "Bubba" Hendrix
April 1, 2015
JOHN M. (BUBBA) HENDRIX Mr. John Michael "Bubba" Hendrix, 57, of Hogansville, passed away at his home, Wednesday, April 1, 2015, after a valiant battle with cancer. Born September 6, 1957, in Newnan, Mr. Hendrix was a 1975 graduate of Hogansville High School and was a paramedic for American Medical Response-Troup County. He was a deacon of Faith Baptist Church...
Dora Smallwood Hanson
April 1, 2015
MRS. DORA SMALLWOOD HANSON Mrs. Dora Smallwood Hanson, 97, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Bayfront Hospice in Dade City, Florida. Born November 27, 1917 in Carroll County, she was the daughter of the late George Titus Smallwood and Julie Hembree Smallwood. She lived most of her life in Hogansville, was retired from Uniroyal, Inc., and was a...
Jean Pittman Arrington
March 30, 2015
MRS. JEAN ARRINGTON Mrs. Jean Pittman Arrington, 77, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Arrington was born May 8, 1937, in LaGrange, daughter of the late James Arthur Pittman and Clara Morris Pittman Richardson. She was a member of Family Worship Center in Hogansville and was a former member of Unity Baptist Church in...
Jackie Jackson Johnson
March 28, 2015
MRS. JACKIE JOHNSON Mrs. Jackie Jackson Johnson, of Grantville, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough. Mrs. Johnson was born February 8, 1933, in Coweta County, daughter of the late Claude and Daisy Webb Jackson. A graduate of Piedmont Nursing School in Atlanta, she was employed as a registered nurse for twelve years before staying...
Gene Freeman
March 27, 2015
MR. GENE FREEMAN Mr. Gene Freeman, 72, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, at his home. Mr. Freeman was born March 9, 1943, in Hogansville, son of the late Junior and Hazel Turner Freeman. A 1961 graduate of Hogansville High School, he served in the U. S. Air Force and then served 31 years with the Clayton County...
Robert J. (Bobby) Hammett
March 24, 2015
MR. BOBBY HAMMETT Mr. Robert J. (Bobby) Hammett, 79, of Riverdale, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care in Riverdale. Mr. Hammett was born September 15, 1935, in Heard County, son of the late J. B. and Kate Kee Hammett. A veteran of service in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War,...
James E. Strickland
March 24, 2015
MR. JAMES E. STRICKLAND Mr. James E. Strickland, 65, of Luthersville, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. Mr. Strickland was born January 30, 1950, in Luthersville, son of the late James Archer Strickland and Mildred Abner Strickland. A lifelong resident of Meriwether County, he retired as traffic manager from William L Bonnell Company, was an avid...
Howard O. Bailey
March 24, 2015
MR. HOWARD O. BAILEY, SR. Mr. Howard O. Bailey, Sr., 80, of Luthersville, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at his home. Mr. Bailey was born November 23, 1934, in Kingsport, TN, son of the late Robert Houston (Bob) Bailey and Stella Laura McPeek Bailey. He had lived in Meriwether County since 1976, and retired as a print operator from...
Floyd F. Brand
March 23, 2015
MR. FLOYD F. BRAND Mr. Floyd F. Brand, 69, of Grantville, passed away, Monday, March 23, 2015, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Brand was born May 9, 1935, in Randolph County, Alabama, son of the late Joseph and Linnie Wilkes Brand, and lived in Coweta County most of his life. He was a Master Plumber, was the owner of Brand...
Jerry Lee Folds
March 22, 2015
MR. LEE FOLDS Mr. Jerry Lee Folds, 38, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015. Mr. Folds was born September 20, 1976, in Newnan, was a graduate of Carrollton High School, and had lived in the area all of his life. He was employed as a supervisor for Daehan Solutions in West Point. Survivors include his mother and step-father,...
Byron Dean Baum
March 20, 2015
MR. BYRON DEAN BAUM Mr. Byron Dean Baum, 75, of Newnan, passed away, Friday, March 20, 2015, at his home. Mr. Baum was born October 3, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri, son of the late Edward Earl Baum and the late Gladys Iverson Baum. He had lived in Coweta County for a number of years and was a retired manufacturer's...
Michael J. (Mike) Johnson
March 18, 2015
MR. MICHAEL J. JOHNSON Mr. Michael J. (Mike) Johnson, 50, of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at his home. Mr. Johnson was born November 25, 1964, in Newnan. A self-employed auto mechanic, he lived in Carrollton before making his home in Hogansville earlier this year. Survivors include his daughter, Anna Huey of Ranburne, AL; his mother, Annette Amos...
Rondel Lee Story
March 12, 2015
MR. RONDEL L. STORY Mr. Rondel Lee Story, 57, of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015, at West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Story was born January 4, 1958, in LaGrange, son of the late Lonnie Lorenza Story and Frances Mathews Story. A 1976 graduate of Troup High School, he was employed by Milliken and Co. for 16 years and...
Linda Steele Billingsley
March 8, 2015
MRS. LINDA BILLINGSLEY Mrs. Linda S. Billingsley, 68, of Pine Mountain, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Emory Midtown Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Billingsley was born March 23, 1946, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Troy and Jessie Mae Thrower Steele. A lifelong resident of Troup County, she attended Living Waters Baptist Church and was employed at The Children's...
Bobby Eugene Allen
March 7, 2015
MR. BOBBY ALLEN Mr. Bobby E. Allen, 76, of the Louise Community of Troup County, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015, at West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Allen was born June 19, 1938, in LaGrange, son of the late L. L. Allen, Jr. and Lois Neal Allen. A veteran of service in the U. S. Army, he lived in Troup...
Bernie Lou Martin
March 1, 2015
MRS. BERNIE LOU MARTIN Mrs. Bernie Lou Martin, 83, of the Lone Oak Community of Meriwether County, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Twin Fountains Home in LaGrange. Mrs. Martin was born July 23, 1931, in Jackson County, Florida, daughter of the late Orville Oscar Reeves and Bernice Williams Reeves. A graduate of Luthersville High School, she lived in...
Patricia J. Long
February 26, 2015
PATRICIA J. LONG Patricia J. Long, 75, of Hogansville, passed away, Thursday, February 26, 2015, at West Georgia Medical Center. Ms. Long was born August 16, 1939, in Decatur, Illinois, daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Williamson and Thelma Pfeifer Williamson. A resident of Jonesboro for 17 years, she had lived in Hogansville since 2009. Ms. Long worked outside the...
William F. Gann
February 25, 2015
MR. WILLIAM GANN Mr. William Gann, 68, of Luthersville, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at his home. Mr. Gann was born November 10, 1946, in Coweta County, son of the late Jim Buck Gann and Eva Louise Jordan Gann. He had lived in Meriwether County since 1965 and retired as a lineman from the City of Grantville electrical department....
Donald Jack Childress
February 24, 2015
MR. DONALD JACK CHILDRESS Mr. Donald Jack Childress, 71, of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at Florence Hand Home in LaGrange. Arrangements for the memorial service will be announced by Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home.
Estha Spence Coon
February 22, 2015
MRS. ESTHA SPENCE COON Mrs. Estha Spence Coon, 96, of Canton and formerly of Loudon, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Regents Park Nursing Center in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Coon was born March 24, 1918, in Meriwether County, daughter of the late Thomas Henry Spence and Leola Johnson Spence. A graduate of Georgia State College for Women in...
