Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home

Sep 22, 2025

Corbin Braswell, 26, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, September 22, 2025 at his home.

Corbin was born June 20, 1999, and was a lifelong resident of Hogansville. He previously worked at Ingles in the produce department and at Mando America as a smelter. He loved cars, guns, and was an avid gamer. Corbin always made everyone laugh...

Sep 22, 2025

Mr. Tommy Blake Shelnutt, 84, of LaGrange, passed away Monday, September 22, 2025, at Hospice LaGrange.

Mr. Shelnutt was born March 6, 1941, in Randolph County, Alabama, son of the late John Dorsey Shelnutt and Grace Richardson Shelnutt. A former resident of Hogansville, he was a member of Bible Baptist Church and retired as a superintendent from...

Sep 19, 2025

Reverend Harry T. Gann, 82, of Gay, passed away Friday, September 19, 2025, at his home.

Rev. Gann was born June 21, 1943, in Newnan, son of the late Jim Buck Gann and Eva Louise Jordan Gann. A resident of Meriwether County most of his life, he was an ordained minister and had served Farmer Street Tabernacle...

Sep 18, 2025

Charlie L. "Chip" Neese, Jr., 67, of Pine Mountain, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2025, at his home.

Mr. Neese was born July 29, 1958, in Newnan, son of the late Charlie Loy Neese and Lois Driver Neese. He was a 1976 graduate of Altus High School in Altus, OK, where he played basketball, and also attended...

Sep 15, 2025

Major Bruce T. Lightsey (USAF, ret.), 67, of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025, at his home.

Born December 27, 1957, in Olympia, Washington, Major Lightsey was the son of the late Clovis Tann Lightsey and Alicia Dunn Lightsey. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1980 until 2000 and retired at the rank...

Sep 15, 2025

Michael Shane "CatDog" Wheatley, 55, of LaGrange, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025, at his home.

Michael was born March 10, 1970, and was a lifelong resident of LaGrange. He enjoyed fishing, was an avid Georgia Bulldogs fan, and loved being with his family and friends.

Survivors include his daughter, Skylar Wright and her wife...

Sep 11, 2025

Mr. Billy J. Bragg, 75 of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025, peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born April 17, 1950, in Carroll County GA, Mr. Bragg was the son of the late Corbie and Chloe Mae Taylor Bragg. He was a resident of LaGrange most of his life and was Baptist...

Sep 9, 2025

Mrs. Evelyn Brown Williamson, 86 of the Lone Oak Community of Meriwether County, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at her home.

Born April 23, 1939 in Randolph County Alabama, Mrs. Williamson was the daughter of the late Roy Odell Brown and Lula Mae Bailey Brown. She was a resident of Lone Oak for 50 years, ran...

Sep 5, 2025

Miss Melody Annette Morris, 69, of Hogansville, passed away, Friday, September 5, 2025, at Pruitt Healthcare of Franklin.

Melody was born January 31, 1956, in Fulton County, daughter of the late Howard Blake Morris and Naoma Pratt Morris. A  resident of the Lone Oak Community and Hogansville area since 1973, she was a member of Faith Baptist...

Aug 31, 2025

Timothy Lyle (Tim) Paxton, age 67, passed away on August 31st, 2025, at his home in LaGrange, Georgia.

Tim was born on March 19th, 1958, in El Dorado, Arkansas, to James R. Paxton and Joyce Stubblefield Paxton. He graduated from McClellan High School in Little Rock in the top 10% of his class. For the next ten...

Aug 29, 2025

Mr. Thomas B. Taylor, Jr., 82, of Jasper, AL, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025, at his home.

Mr. Taylor was born on December 31, 1942, in Helena, Arkansas, son of the late Thomas Beauregard Taylor and Jewell Mothershed Taylor. A U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he lived in LaGrange before making his home in...

Aug 27, 2025

Mrs. Bettie Sue Jackson, 95, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

Mrs. Jackson was born August 11, 1930, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Fred Boddie Jones and Alvie Smith Jones. A lifelong resident of Troup County and a resident of the County Line Community since 1975, she was a member of Bethany Baptist Church...

Aug 27, 2025

JANET HINES WILLIAMSON

Mrs. Janet Hines Williamson, 73 of West Point, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Hospice LaGrange.

Born April 15, 1952 in LaGrange, Mrs. Williamson was the daughter of the late Ely Callaway Hines and Ethel Marie Brooks Hines. She was native of Hogansville and had been a resident of West Point...

Aug 26, 2025

Mrs. Jane H. Hubbard, 95, of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Hospice LaGrange.

Mrs. Hubbard was born on December 8, 1929, in Hogansville, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Barnes Hodnett. A lifelong resident of Hogansville, she was a 1947 graduate of Hogansville High School and was named most athletic in her class....

Aug 24, 2025

GLORIA JEAN HAMES

Mrs. Gloria Jean Hames, 61 of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2025, at her home.

Born December 10, 1963 in Forest Park, Mrs. Hames was the daughter of the late Jack Lemuel Hames and Phyllis Martin Hames. Gloria was a devoted mother, sister, and friend, but above all, she poured her...

Aug 23, 2025

MRS. FAYE ALLEN

Mrs. Faye Hendrix Allen, 88, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025, at her home.

Mrs. Allen was born October 13, 1936, in Grantville, daughter of the late N.H. Hendrix and Mary Lucille Bearden Hendrix. A 1955 graduate of Hogansville High School, she lived in Coweta County for a number of...

Aug 23, 2025

Mrs. Faye Caldwell Jackson, 97, of Moreland, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025, at her home.

Born July 2, 1928, in Meriwether County, Mrs. Jackson was the daughter of the late William Creed Caldwell and Rosa Kent Caldwell. A loving homemaker, she also worked outside the home at Moreland Hosiery Mills, Playtex International, Jacobs Pharmacy, Fabric Outlet,...

Aug 20, 2025

Mrs. Marie Fuller Massey, 90, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.

Daughter of the late Albert Jonah Fuller and Bessie Garner Fuller, Mrs. Massey was born May 29, 1935, at home in Meriwether County, where the country doctor had spent the night awaiting her arrival. She spent her childhood...

Aug 16, 2025

Mr. Douglas C. Wessinger, 79, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.

Mr. Wessinger was born November 11, 1945, in Tyus in Carroll County, son of the late Newman Clifford Wessinger and Pauline Lancaster Wessinger. He attended Hogansville High School, earned a diploma in welding and electrical from West Georgia...

Aug 14, 2025

Mrs. Evelyn Fenlason Hamblin, 78, of Greenville, passed away, Thursday, August 14, 2025, at her home.

Mrs. Hamblin was born July 14, 1947, in Painesville, Ohio, and lived in California before making her home in Georgia in 1974. She was employed as a pharmacy assistant for CVS and Revco Drugs prior to her retirement and had also...