Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home

Jun 23, 2024

Mr. Mark Joseph King, 71, of Grantville, GA, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024, at his home.

Born August 3, 1952, in Boston, MA, Mr. King was the son of the late Mark Joseph King and Mary Ellen Murray King. He served as a Boy Scout leader for many years, was a longtime resident of Pembroke, MA...

Jun 22, 2024

Mrs. Alice Keith Dawson, 80 of LaGrange, passed away, Saturday June 22, 2024, at her home.

Born October 29, 1943 in Meriwether County, Mrs. Dawson was the daughter of the late Dewey and Tommie Lou Woodruff Keith. She worked for Uniroyal Inc. in Hogansville for over 39 years where she was an industrial engineering assistant. Mrs. Dawson...

Jun 22, 2024

Mr. Mike Flournoy, 72 of Luthersville, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2024, at his home.

Mr. Flournoy was born October 7, 1951 in LaGrange. Retired from Georgia Power, Mr. Flournoy was a Lineman and a proud member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was a Deacon at Luthersville Baptist Church, was an avid Bama fan,...

Jun 21, 2024

Mr. Kerry Randall Bennett, 63, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, June 21, 2024, at his home.

Mr. Bennett was born April 22, 1961, in Charleston, South Carolina, son of the late Joseph and Sharon Starling Bennett. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, he retired from the Army National Guard, had lived in Hogansville for the...

Jun 21, 2024

Mrs. Donna C. Bruce, 59 of Franklin, passed away Friday, June 21, 2024, at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital.

Mrs. Bruce was born March 4, 1965 in East Point and had lived in the Franklin area for the last 20 years. She enjoyed listening to music and spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include her daughter,...

Jun 16, 2024

Mr. David Carl Rakestraw, 67, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at his home.

Mr. Rakestraw was born August 16, 1956, in Newnan, and was a veteran of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a long-time resident of Heard County, was a retired mechanic, and enjoyed riding and restoring motorcycles.

Survivors...

Jun 16, 2024

Mrs. Beverly Pitts-Noles, 74, of Carrollton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Born July 10, 1949, Beverly was raised in Hogansville; was a 1967 graduate of Hogansville High School, and retired from Tanner Health System in Carrollton. She loved spending time with her family and friends and loved...

Jun 15, 2024

MRS. SHIRLEY M. BRANDENBURG

Mrs. Shirley M. Brandenburg, 83 of Gay, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.

Born July 17, 1940 in Coweta County, Mrs. Brandenburg was the daughter of the late William and Anita May. She was a resident of Gay for 35 years and was Baptist by faith. Mrs....

Jun 8, 2024

Mrs. Myrna Joyce Newmyer Nicander, 84, of Grantville, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2024, at her home.

Mrs. Nicander was born February 15, 1940, in Del Norte, CO, a daughter of the late Harry Leroy Newmyer, Sr. and Edith Emma King Newmyer. She was employed as a loan officer for Wells Fargo in San Francisco, CA for...

Jun 7, 2024

Mrs. Linda Mapp Carter, 66, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, June 7, 2024, at her home.

Mrs. Carter was born May 10, 1958, in Atlanta, daughter of the late Jerry Lee Mapp and Gene Autrey Mapp. A resident of LaGrange for the past four years, she had served as a leader in Scouting programs in order to...

May 25, 2024

Mr. David Lee Berry, Jr., 58, of Carrollton, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton.

Mr. Berry was born November 29, 1965, in Meriwether County, son of the late David Lee Berry and Shirley Flournoy Berry. He was a graduate of the Georgia School for the Deaf in Cave Spring.

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May 24, 2024

Mr. Terry Ray Hunt, 57, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, May 24, 2024, at  The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Mr. Hunt was born January 3, 1967, in LaGrange and was a lifelong resident of Troup County. He was employed as an over-the-road truck driver for 23 years and had driven for Vaughan Xpress for the...

May 16, 2024

Mr. Harold F. Howard, 83, of Newnan, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Hospice LaGrange.

Born July 17, 1940, in Carroll County, Mr. Howard was the son of the late Floyce Howard and Vessie Mae McClain Howard. He was a lifelong resident of Newnan and was a painter by trade. Mr. Howard enjoyed NASCAR and was...

May 15, 2024

Mrs. Linda Russey Booker, 81, of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at her home.

Mrs. Booker was born September 13, 1942, in Jefferson County, AL, daughter of the late Frank Ernest Russey and Mildred Agnes Marlin Russey. She worked many years in claims service for State Farm Insurance Company and had attended Dawson...

May 15, 2024

Mrs. Janie Helton Webb, 78, passed away early Wednesday morning, May 15, 2024, peacefully in her sleep.

Mrs. Webb was born July 24, 1945, in Coweta County, daughter of the late Thomas and Lucile Evans Helton. A lifelong resident of the city of Grantville, she retired from the Coweta County School System and Whiteoak School, after working...

May 11, 2024

Mr. David E. Langford, 80, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024, at his home.

Mr. Langford was born April 21, 1944, in LaGrange, son of the late Hugh Langford and the late Marion Langford Gay. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army and then worked as...

May 10, 2024

Mrs. Jeanette Crawford Privett, 88, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, May 10, 2024, at her home.

Mrs. Privett was born June 1, 1935, in Meriwether County, daughter of the late William Hoyt Crawford and Alva Hubbard Crawford. A graduate of Campbell High School in Fairburn, she lived in Fairburn most of her life before making her home...

May 5, 2024

Timothy Leon "Tim" Waddell, 55, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024, in LaGrange.

Mr. Waddell was born May 19, 1968, in Manchester and lived in Newnan before making his home in LaGrange. He attended Newnan Public Schools and had been employed at Arby's on New Franklin Rd. in LaGrange for the past 24 years. He...

Apr 30, 2024

Mrs. Sharon Thompson Steele, 67, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.

Mrs. Steele was born December 19, 1956, in Plant City, Florida, daughter of the late James Thompson and Lora Ann Kersey Thompson. A Christian by faith, she was a loving mother and grandmother and was employed many years...

Apr 27, 2024

Christopher Scott Dire, Sr., 53, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Advance, Missouri.

Mr. Dire was born August 10, 1970, in Atlanta, son of the late Tony Dire and the late Becky Runels Dire Williamson. He lived in Troup County most of his life and was employed for many years at West Georgia Textiles....