Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Elsie Monahan Downing
Mar 25, 2022
Mrs. Elsie Monahan Downing, 93, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, at Carrollton Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Downing was born October 14, 1928, in Hogansville, daughter of the late Russell Young Smith and Gertrude Shinn Smith. She was a military wife for many years and lived in many locations before returning to Hogansville in 1965. A member...
Homer Garrett
Mar 23, 2022
Mr. Homer Garrett, 82, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at his home. Mr. Garrett was born June 17, 1939, in Troup County, son of the late Sidney Fred Garrett and Nellie Smith Garrett. A lifelong resident of Troup County, he worked many years at Durand-Wayland Machinery and then owned and operated a small engine repair shop prior...
Sandra Kirk Nesbitt
Mar 20, 2022
Sandra Lee Kirk Nesbitt, 82, of Newnan, stepped into glory on Sunday, March 20, 2022. The daughter of the late Martha O. Kirk, Sandra was born in Covington on June 3, 1939. She was a housewife and prayer warrior for most of her life before going to work at age 62 as a top leasing agent for an apartment community...
Shirley A. Caldwell
Mar 19, 2022
Mrs. Shirley A. Caldwell, 84. of Woodbury, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Sacred Journey Hospice in Newnan. Mrs. Caldwell was born January 6, 1938, in Kirksville, MO, daughter of the late Fred and Bessie Truitt Anders. A veteran of service in the U.S. Navy, she had lived in Woodbury for 35 years and was a homemaker. She loved...
Terry W. Searels
Mar 18, 2022
Mr. Terry W. Searels, 80, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, March 18, 2022, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton. Born August 6, 1941, in Hogansville, Mr. Searels was the son of the late Clarence Madison Searels and Edna Teal Searels Masdon. He retired as a project manager for Piedmont Mechanical after thirty years of service and was a Past Master...
Inez Hogan Bunn
Mar 16, 2022
Mrs. Inez Hogan Bunn, 84, of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at LaGrange Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born August 17, 1937 in Troup County, Mrs. Bunn was the daughter of the late Dewey L. Hogan and Flossie Mae Murphy Hogan. She was a resident of Troup County for most of her life, was a member of Bethel Christian Church...
Daniel Rowe Braswell
Mar 16, 2022
Mr. Daniel Braswell, 39 of Newnan, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at his home. Daniel was born September 17, 1982 in Thomaston, Alabama. He has been a resident of Newnan for 5 years and worked as an elevator mechanic in Atlanta. Daniel enjoyed fishing, mechanic work, was a Jacksonville Jaguars fan, and was a "huge" Florida Gator fan. Survivors...
Betty Sue Doler Waldon
Mar 16, 2022
MRS. BETTY SUE DOLER WALDON Mrs. Betty Sue Doler Waldon, 67 of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday March 16, 2022, at Hospice LaGrange. Born June 27, 1954 in Newnan, Mrs. Waldon was the daughter of the late Joseph Calhoun Doler and Margaret Smith Doler. She had been a resident of Hogansville for 30 years and lived a fun and colorful life....
Melvin Ray Walker
Mar 15, 2022
MELVIN RAY WALKER Mr. Melvin Ray "Brother" Walker, 65 of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday March 15, 2022 at Hospice LaGrange. Born September 2, 1956 in Buffalo, New York, Mr. Walker was the son of the late Melvin Walker and Inez Crane Kelly. A resident of Troup County for the past 7 years, he lived most of his life in Atlanta...
John Clay Thompkinson
Mar 13, 2022
Mr. John Clay Thompkinson, 72, of Grantville, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2022, at his home. Mr. Thompkinson was born August 29, 1949, in Wilmington, North Carolina, son of the late Earl Joseph Thompkinson and Irma Witten Thompkinson. A resident of Grantville since 1989, he retired as a truck driver from Sherwin-Williams. He loved trying different foods, enjoyed going to...
James Aubrey Massey
Mar 12, 2022
Mr. James Aubrey Massey, 77, of the Rocky Mount Community of Meriwether County, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, at his home. Mr. Massey was born June 4, 1944, in Meriwether County, son of the late Virgil and Mary Ellen Flournoy Massey. A lifelong resident of Meriwether County, he was Baptist by faith, was a retired iron worker, and a...
Huell E. Stephens
Mar 11, 2022
Mr. Huell Stephens, 84, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, March 11, 2022, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Stephens was born December 6, 1937, in Ephesus, son of the late Mirrie Neal Stephens and Sara Henrietta Williams Stephens. A veteran of service in the U.S. Navy, he lived in Hogansville most of his life and owned and operated Hogansville Farmers Supply and...
Kim Smith Shirah
Mar 9, 2022
Ms. Kim Smith Shirah, 63, of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at her home. Ms. Shirah was born November 6, 1958, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Elizabeth Brown Smith and Arthur E. "Buddy" Smith, Jr. A graduate of LaGrange College, she retired after a long career as a registered nurse, and then began a new career as...
Jeffery Lynn Boswell
Mar 7, 2022
Mr. Jeffery Lynn Boswell, 53, of Milner, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022, at his home. Mr. Boswell was born September 2, 1968, in Calhoun, son of the late Benjamin and Barbara Couch Boswell. A resident of Pike County for a number of years, he was employed as a truck driver, enjoyed playing darts, and loved being with his grandchildren....
Judith Jones Smith
Mar 7, 2022
Mrs. Judith Smith, 80, of Grantville, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022, at the home of her son in Newnan. Mrs. Smith was born April 8, 1941, in Coweta County, daughter of the late James Theron Jones and Amy Williams Jones. A lifelong resident of Coweta County, she was employed as a floral designer for several area florists prior to...
Mary Loyce Rainey
Mar 7, 2022
Mrs. Mary Loyce Banks Rainey, of Grantville, passed away peacefully Monday, March 7, 2022. Mrs. Rainey was born April 26, 1944, in Carroll County, daughter of the late John Wesley Banks and Clara Simpkins Banks. She was Baptist by faith and retired from Piedmont Newnan Hospital. She loved her family and friends and is survived by her three daughters, Tammy...
Grace Laster Cagle
Mar 3, 2022
Mrs. Grace Laster Cagle, 89, of New London, Texas, passed away March 3, 2022, in Kilgore, Texas. She was born March 8, 1932 in Heard County, to Willie Thomas and Geneva Bradley Laster. Mrs. Cagle was a resident of East Texas for most of her life, and worked as a nurse at Henderson Hospital for many years. She loved Country...
Jay'Den Shane Dickson
Feb 24, 2022
Jay'Den Shane Dickson, three-month old son of Brooklyn Dickson and Christian Davis of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. He was born November 15, 2021. In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by his grandparents, Brandi (Dennis) Copeland of LaGrange, Lamar (Maria) Dickson of Sierra Vista, AZ, Jennifer (Crystal) McVey...
Terry Wayne Worley
Feb 23, 2022
Terry W. Worley, 55, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Terry was born September 30, 1966, in Opelika and was a lifelong resident of Opelika. He was employed as a signalman for CSX Transportation for 25 years and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. Baptist by faith...
Robert Randall "Randy" Cook
Feb 22, 2022
Mr. Robert Randall " Randy" Cook, 72, of Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Mr. Cook was born February 16, 1950, in Atlanta, son of the late William Robert Cook and Anna Morgan Cook. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a retired carpenter, having worked in commercial and industrial construction....
