Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home

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....

Apr 26, 2024

MRS. MARGUERITE SMITH STEPHENS

Mrs. Marguerite Smith Stephens, 89 of Hogansville, passed away Friday, April 26, 2024 at her home.

Born December 8, 1934 in Hogansville, Mrs. Stephens was the daughter of the late Hulett Leonard "Buck" Smith and Faith Kidd Smith. She was a lifelong resident of Hogansville, where she worked for The Citizen's...

Apr 25, 2024

Mrs. Maureen Higgins Ortmann, 64, of Hogansville, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Twin Fountains Home in LaGrange.

Mrs. Ortmann was born February 15, 1960, in Sharon, Connecticut. Making her home in Hogansville in 2005, she worked for Sungwon Georgia for 11 years, enjoyed crafting, puzzles, and reading books. Mrs. Ortmann loved the outdoors, whether it...

Apr 20, 2024

Kayne Chandler Lockard, 23, of Gastonia, NC, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024.

Kayne was born March 15, 2001, in LaGrange and lived in Hogansville before making his home in North Carolina eight years ago. He attended Trinity Baptist Church in Gastonia and was employed by Mac.Bid. He was very loving, giving, and caring and is remembered...

Apr 19, 2024

Mr. Paul Hendricks, 58, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.

Mr. Hendricks was born November 21, 1965, in LaGrange and was a lifelong resident of Troup County. He was a self-employed carpentry contractor.

Survivors include his daughters, Paige Hendricks of Hogansville, Haley Hendricks of LaGrange; his mother,...

Apr 18, 2024

Mr. Owen Heard Brown, 61, of Hogansville, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.

Born January 4, 1963, in LaGrange, Mr. Brown was a lifelong resident of Troup County, was a retired machinist, and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a loving father, son, and brother and was loyal to...