Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home

Jun 17, 2023

June Louise Freiheit Smith Rawlinson was born in Buffalo, New York on February 18, 1926 and died on June 17, 2023 in LaGrange, Georgia.

Mrs. Rawlinson was the daughter of the late Martha (Maefs) and Howard Freiheit. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Culver Rawlinson who died in 2002,...

Jun 15, 2023

Mrs. Cathy Gaddy Masdon, 68, of Grantville, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.

Mrs. Masdon was born July 10, 1954, in Hogansville, daughter of the late Harvey Cleveland Gaddy and Abbie Paschal Gaddy. She was a resident of Grantville most of her life and was employed as a seamstress prior to her retirement....

Jun 12, 2023

VIRGIL PHILLIP COLLINS

Mr. Virgil Phillip Collins, 70 of LaGrange, passed away Monday, June 12, 2023, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Hospital.

Born November 15, 1952 in LaGrange, Mr. Collins was the son of the late Virgil Enich Collins and Willie Voncile Lemley Collins. He was a lifelong resident of LaGrange, a U.S. Navy veteran,...

Jun 10, 2023

Mr. Thomas W. "Tommy" Hale, 52, of the Cooksville Community of Heard County, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, as a result of injuries received in a motorcycle accident.

Mr. Hale was born September 10, 1970, in Atlanta, and was a resident of Heard County for a number of years. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and had been...

Jun 9, 2023

Miss Jennifer Lynn O'Neal, 57, of Luthersville, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.

Miss O'Neal was born October 5, 1965, in Warm Springs and was a life long resident of Luthersville. She was a former employee of Playtex International and Wesley Woods of Newnan, and had served a number of years as an...

Jun 7, 2023

Mr. Carlton C. Garner, 88, of the Rocky Mount Community of Meriwether County, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at his home.

Mr. Garner was born September 13, 1934, in Rocky Mount, son of the late Cecil Charlie Garner and Doris McCoy Garner. A resident of the Atlanta area most of his life, he was employed as...

Jun 6, 2023

Mrs. Eloise Lowery Thrower, 93, of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.

Mrs. Thrower was born May 4, 1930, in Hogansville, daughter of the late Howard and Lorena Burdette Lowery. She was a military wife and lived in Japan and many locations in the United States during her late husband's...

Jun 3, 2023

Mrs. Lynn Hay Pike, 67, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.

Mrs. Pike was born July 13, 1955, in Newnan, daughter of the late Inez and Frank Hay. A lifelong resident of Hogansville, she was a member of Welcome All Baptist Church and served many years as office manager...

Jun 1, 2023

Mrs. Dorothy Tate Wadsworth, 74, of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Hospice LaGrange.

Mrs. Wadsworth was born November 15, 1948, in Banning in Carroll County, daughter of the late Vernon and Christine Holder Tate. She lived in LaGrange for many years, was Baptist by faith, and was employed as a waitress for Waffle House...

May 31, 2023

Otis E. Smith, III, 88, formerly of Stone Mountain, devoted husband to Anita Vickery Smith, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

Born in Hogansville, he was the son of the late O.E. and Evelyn Sims Smith and was raised in Grantville. In 1954, he joined the US Army and was stationed in Korea. After discharge,...

May 31, 2023

Mrs. Charlene Plant Douglas, 93 of Vernon, Texas passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Vernon, Texas.

Mrs. Douglas was born February 21, 1930 in Hogansville, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Billy Waller Plant. She was the wife of James Clark Douglas, who passed away in 1986. Charlene graduated from the Charity Nursing School at...

May 30, 2023

Ralph Julian Strickland, Jr., 56, of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Hospice LaGrange.

Mr. Strickland was born October 22, 1966, in Atlanta, and lived in LaGrange most of his life. He was self-employed.

Survivors include his mother, Ellen Teal Strickland Spence; his brother, Wilson Strickland; niece, Dallas Strickland; nephew, Houston Strickland, all...

May 28, 2023

John Floyd "Jack" Johns III, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023.

Jack was born January 8, 1997, in Atlanta and lived in the Hogansville area most of his life. He was employed as a sous chef for Longhorn Restaurants and also owned and operated Talkin Tacos, a retail food tent. He loved cooking, but music...

May 26, 2023

ROBERT EDWARD POSEY

Mr. Robert Edward Posey, 65 of Hogansville, passed away Friday, May 26, 2023, at his home.

Born July 18, 1957 in Atlanta, Mr. Posey was the son of the late Ashford Lee Posey and Katherine Leola Cassell Posey. He was a resident of Hogansville for the past 20 years, loved fishing, and...

May 25, 2023

ROBERT LEON HATCHER

Mr. Robert Leon Hatcher, 76 of Hogansville, passed away Thursday May 25, 2023, at his home.

Born February 6, 1947 in Walland, TN, Mr. Hatcher was the son of the late Alexander Hatcher and Anne Green Hatcher. He was a resident of Lithia Springs for 20 years before making his home in...

May 22, 2023

Mrs. Cathy Sue Harris, 66, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, May 22, 2023, at her home.

Mrs. Harris was born January 24, 1957, in Newnan, daughter of the late William Riley Kelley and Rachel Feltman Kelley. She was Baptist by faith and was employed by Georgia Pain and Spine in Newnan prior to her retirement. She enjoyed...

May 14, 2023

Chavè Inez Benitez, 35, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023 at the home of her father in Mountville.

Born December 29, 1987 in Wiesbaden, Germany, Chavè earned an associate degree from Columbus Technical College. She worked various jobs, from medical assistant to makeup artist to retail, and was a bubbly loving person who could always make you...

May 7, 2023

Mr. Thomas Edward Jones, 89 of Hogansville, passed away Sunday. May 7, 2023, at his home.

Born March 14, 1934 in Lee County, Alabama, Mr. Jones was the son of the late Joseph Amzey Jones and Bammer Cordelia Noblin Jones. He was a longtime resident of the Clewiston, FL area where he worked for Griffin Brothers Sod...

May 5, 2023

Mrs. Cindy Neal Johnson, 65, of Greenville, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at Piedmont Midtown Hospital in Columbus.

Mrs. Johnson was born July 19, 1957, in Atlanta, daughter of the late George Nelson Neal, Sr. and Melba Sanders Neal. A resident of Meriwether County for a number of years, she was a member of Hogansville Church...

May 4, 2023

Bobby Hiram Hayes, 50, of Hogansville, passed away, Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.

Mr. Hayes was born October 16, 1972, in Newnan, son of the late Luther Ronald Hayes and Bobbie Jo Harrison Hayes Mott. A resident of Meriwether County most of his life, he was a self-employed master carpenter and had...