Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home

May 23, 2025

Mrs. Nancy Smith Lankford, 67, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, May 23, 2025, at Hospice LaGrange.

Mrs. Lankford was born March 16, 1958, in Franklin, daughter of the late Arthur William Smith and Mary K. McClellan Smith. A lifelong resident of Hogansville, she was a 1976 graduate of Hogansville High School and was employed in banking in...

May 17, 2025

Mr. Phillip Woodroe James, 45, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.

Mr. James was born March 2, 1980, in Newnan, lived in Coweta County before making his home in Hogansville in 2023, and was employed at Barnett & Cheeves in Newnan. Phillip had a big heart, enjoyed life, and...

May 16, 2025

JOHN WADE PHILLIPS

Mr. John Wade Phillips, 67 of Hogansville, passed away Friday, May 16, 2025, at his home.

Born May 18, 1957, in Newnan, Mr. Phillips was the son of the late Thaniel and Mildred Boswell Phillips. He was a lifelong resident of Hogansville and was Baptist by faith. Mr. Phillips was a true...

May 13, 2025

STEPHANIE CHAMBERS POSTELLE

Mrs. Stephanie Chambers Postelle, 63 of Grantville, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.

Mrs. Postelle was born January 6, 1962, in Atlanta. Before making her home in Grantville in 2000, Mrs. Postelle lived in Jonesboro where she operated a daycare. She loved her cocker spaniels and worked at...

May 13, 2025

JW BONNER

Mr. JW Bonner, 76 of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.

Born October 27, 1948, in Hogansville, Mr. Bonner was the son of the late James Wesley "Jack" Bonner and Jeanette Gaddy Bonner. He was a Vietnam veteran with the United States Army, managed various Food Depot locations...

May 12, 2025

TIMOTHY JAMES BECK

Mr. Timothy James Beck, 51 of Luthersville, passed away Monday, May 12, 2025, at his home.

Timothy was born October 23, 1973, in Saginaw, Michigan and had been a resident of Luthersville since 2000. He liked playing pool and loved listening to music. Timothy was employed by Austin Powder Company, an explosives...

May 8, 2025

Mr. Richard J. Phillips, 82, of Hogansville, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025, at his home.

Mr. Phillips was born June 7, 1942, in Newnan, son of the late A.J. Phillips and Helen Jacqueline Hensley Phillips. A U.S. Army veteran, he was awarded a Purple Heart for his service in the Vietnam War. He had made his...

Apr 29, 2025

Austin Harold Schreuer, 42, of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, of injuries received in an automobile accident.

Austin was born March 3, 1982, in San Diego, CA. He enjoyed traveling and even spent some time in Alaska, where he was a fisherman, before settling in Georgia. He was employed...

Apr 27, 2025

Carla Joyce Couch, 59, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.

Mrs. Couch was born September 7, 1965, in Atlanta and lived most of her life in Coweta, Meriwether, and Heard counties. She attended Solid Rock Baptist Church in Newnan, was an animal lover, and enjoyed arts, crafts, and scrap-booking. Carla is...

Apr 26, 2025

Mr. Francis E. Driessens, 84, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.

Mr. Driessens was born June 18, 1940, in Sheffield, Illinois, son of the late August and Alice Bloomy Driessens. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, he lived in Hogansville most of his life and retired from James River...

Apr 24, 2025

STEVEN HAGGADONE

Mr. Steven Haggadone, 68 of Grantville, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025, at his home.

Steven was born April 1, 1957 in West Branch, Michigan. He had been a resident of Grantville for 12 years and attended Change Church. Steven was a carpenter by trade and always strived for perfection in his work....

Apr 24, 2025

Mr. Wayne L. Crouch, 78, of Moreland, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025, at his home.

Mr. Crouch was born November 23, 1946, in Columbus, son of the late James Albert Crouch, Sr. and Billie  Crouch. A veteran of service in the Vietnam War, he trained as an Army Ranger then transferred to the U.S. Navy, where...

Apr 20, 2025

Clayton (Clay) Forrest Baker of Jonesboro, Georgia, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the age of 42 from Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff syndrome. He is survived by his mother Becky, sister Kelley, brother Matt, and son Joshua Rylan, 10.

Clay was a brilliant mind, sharp wit, loyal friend, and loving father, but his demons...

Apr 20, 2025

Mr. Harold B. East, 81, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025, at his home.

Mr. East was born October 31, 1943, in Graham, AL, son of the late Marvin and Vernice Henderson East. A resident of Troup County for more than sixty years, he owned and operated East Used Furniture and Appliances in LaGrange prior...

Apr 18, 2025

Mr. Larry F. Hooks, 77, of the Corinth Community of Heard County, passed away Friday, April 18, 2025, at Hospice LaGrange.

Mr. Hooks was born May 29, 1947, in Langdale, AL, son of the late Willie Frank Hooks and Anne Bohannon Hooks, and was also preceded in death by his step-mother, Florence Hooks. A resident of Heard...

Apr 15, 2025

VICKI CHAPMAN BEDINGFIELD

Vicki Chapman Bedingfield, age 49, of McDonough Georgia passed away on April 15, 2025. Vicki was preceded in death by her father, Larry Chapman; sister, Susan and husband Griff Jackson; and brother in-law, Randy O'Neal.

Vicki was born in Athens on June 11, 1975, and later moved to Riverdale as a young...

Apr 14, 2025

Mrs. Jane Gordon Higgins, 87, of Fayetteville and formerly of Hogansville, passed away Monday, April 14, 2025, at Hope Memory Center in Fayetteville.

Mrs. Higgins was born February 2, 1938, in Griffin, daughter of the late Walter Robert Gordon and Lois Church Gordon. During her late husband's career with United Airlines, she lived in Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale,...

Apr 13, 2025

Mrs. Linda L. Garner, 76, of the Rocky Mount Community of Meriwether County, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025, at her home.

Mrs. Garner was born March 29, 1949, in Haleyville, AL, daughter of the late Judson D. Lester and Mattie Lee Porter Lester. A resident of the Rocky Mount Community since 2006, she lived in the...

Apr 10, 2025

Mrs. Earlene Bates Bowen, 71, of West Point, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.

Born March 7, 1954, in Carrollton, Mrs. Bowen was the daughter of the late Earl and Frances Arrington Bates. She was a lifelong resident of Troup County and was a member of Gray Hill Baptist Church. A...

Apr 9, 2025

Mrs. Brenda S. Abercrombie, 70, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.

Mrs. Abercrombie was born November 1, 1954, in Copperhill, TN, daughter of the late Franklin Leonard Rhodes and Frankie Mae Green Rhodes. A resident of LaGrange for the past four years, she lived in Blue Ridge most of...