Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Alma Lee Crews
January 7, 2011
MRS. ALMA CREWS Mrs. Alma Lee Crews, 82, of Franklin, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Born October 31, 1928, Mrs. Crews was the daughter of the late John and Josie Kittle Hester. She was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and was a lifelong resident of Franklin. Survivors include by her husband,...
Mary Evelyn Smith Duke
January 7, 2011
MRS. MARY EVELYN DUKE Mrs. Mary Evelyn Smith Duke, 91, of LaGrange, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at LaGrange Nursing and Rehab. Born June 21, 1919 in Carroll County, Mrs. Duke was the daughter of the late William and Luvie Carroll Smith. She retired fromCallaway Mills and was a member of Upper Room Apostolic Church in LaGrange. Survivors include her...
Russell Eugene Lawson
January 2, 2011
MR. RUSSELL E. LAWSON Mr. Russell E. Lawson, 55, of West Point, died Sunday, January 2, 2011, at West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Lawson was born July 16, 1955, in Atlanta, son of the late Esther Smith Mathis Lawson and the late William Lanier Mathis, and was raised by his adoptive father, Richard Lawson. An Air Force veteran of the...
Ulvert O. Canada
December 31, 2010
MR. ULVERT O. CANADA Mr. Ulvert O. Canada, 87, of Grantville, died Friday, December 31, 2010, at his home. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, January 2, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Reverend Jimmy Evans will officiate and interment will be in the Grantville Cemetery, with military...
Ralph James Calhoun
December 30, 2010
MR. RALPH J. CALHOUN, JR. Mr. Ralph James Calhoun, Jr., 70, of Thomaston and formerly of Hogansville, died Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 3, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Reverend James Calhoun will officiate...
Lex Frank Portwood
December 29, 2010
LEX FRANK PORTWOOD Mr. Lex Frank Portwood, 55, of LaGrange, passed away, Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at his home. The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 1, at the graveside in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Hogansville, with Pastor Conrad DeFriese officiating. Mr. Portwood was born Jan. 4, 1955, to Lewis and Sarah Portwood of LaGrange and...
Hubert James Flournoy
December 29, 2010
REV. HUBERT J. FLOURNOY The Reverend Hubert J. Flournoy, 77, of Newnan, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at his home. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 1, at Westside Baptist Church in Newnan. Dr. Melvin Payne and the Reverend Alton Midgett will officiate, with interment in Meadows Cemetery in Grantville. Born August 26, 1933, in...
Evelyn Sims Smith
December 28, 2010
MRS. EVELYN SIMS SMITH Mrs. Evelyn Sims Smith, age 100, of LaGrange and formerly of Grantville, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Florence Hand Home. The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 31, at the graveside in the Grantville Cemetery, with the Reverend Wayne Sutton officiating. A reception will follow at the First United Methodist Church...
Samuel David Pickard, Sr.
December 28, 2010
DR. SAMUEL D. PICKARD, SR. Dr. Samuel D. Pickard, Sr., 80, of Valley, AL, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Lanier Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. (EST), Friday, December 31, at Fairfax United Methodist Church in Valley. Interment will be at 3:30 p.m. (EST), Friday, at Montgomery Memorial Cemetery in Montgomery, AL. The family...
Margie Rowe Boles
December 28, 2010
MRS. MARGIE ROWE BOLES Mrs. Margie Rowe Boles, 87, of Norcross, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Morningstar Assisted Living Facility in Norcross. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 30, at the graveside in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in the Rocky Mount Community of Meriwether County, with Dr. David Brackman officiating. Mrs. Boles was born...
Harry Franklin Carlisle
December 19, 2010
MR. HARRY F. CARLISLE Mr. Harry F. Carlisle, 67, of Hogansville, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at his home. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 21, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Reverend Willow Heim will officiate and interment will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Mr. Carlisle...
Jerry Wayne Lavender
December 17, 2010
JERRY WAYNE LAVENDER Mr. Jerry Wayne Lavender, 70, of Luthersville, died Friday, December 17, 2010, at his home. Born October 20, 1940, in Columbus, Mr. Lavender was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowell Lavender. He was a former resident of Newnan and had lived in Luthersville for past nine years. He was a member of the...
Ruth Toney Russell
December 14, 2010
MRS. RUTH T. RUSSELL Mrs. Ruth Toney Russell, 87, of LaGrange, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Russell was born March 21, 1923, in Randolph County, Alabama, daughter of the late Samuel and Hettie Jackson Toney. She lived in LaGrange most of her life, was Baptist by faith and was employed for many years at Valway Division...
James Kenneth Tallent
December 12, 2010
MR. JAMES K.TALLENT Mr. James Kenneth Tallent, 73, of Hogansville, died Sunday, December 12, 2010, at his home. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 15, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville, with interment in Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Born June 8, 1937, in Atlanta, Mr. Tallent was the son...
David G. Whitley
December 10, 2010
MR. DAVID G. WHITLEY Mr. David G. Whitley, 85, of Dalton and formerly of LaGrange, died Friday, December 10, 2010, at Ridgewood Manor in Dalton. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 12, in the Chapel of Claude A McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, with the Reverend Aaron McCollough and the Reverend Bryan Geter officiating. Interment...
Charlotte Ann Mair
December 7, 2010
MRS. CHARLOTTE A. MAIR Mrs. Charlotte Ann Mair, 65, of Greenville, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at her home. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 9, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 until 2 Thursday afternoon. Born...
Marvin Cook
December 6, 2010
MR. MARVIN COOK Mr. Marvin Cook, age 77, of Newnan, departed this life in peace on December 6, 2010, at Savannah Court Assisted Living Facility, after an extended illness. A memorial service will be conducted at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 8, at Bethlehem Baptist Church at Newnan, with the Reverend Mike White and the Reverend Jimmy Evans officiating. Mr. Cook...
Render Crews
December 1, 2010
MR. RENDER CREWS Mr. Render Crews, 80, of Hogansville, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday December 4, at the graveside in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Hogansville, with the Reverend Darrain Coker officiating. Mr. Crews was born February 20, 1930, in Meriwether County, son of the late Ben and...
Lucy Stone Mitchell
November 22, 2010
MRS. LUCY MITCHELL Mrs. Lucy Houston Stone Mitchell, 99, of Morrow, died Monday, November 22, 2010, at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 24, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Reverend Jim Taylor will officiate and interment will be in Southview...
Johnny Hill Brown
November 19, 2010
JOHNNY H. BROWN, SR. Johnny Hill Brown, 72, of Hogansville, went to Heaven at 2:14 a.m., Friday, November 19, 2010, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 21, at Faith Baptist Church in LaGrnange. The Reverend Brad Thompson, the Reverend Tony Cartledge, and Dr. Charles Chapman will officiate and interment will be in...


