Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Mary Carol Ard
August 1, 2022
Mrs. Mary Carol Ard, 73, of Brookhaven, passed away Monday, August 1, 2022, at Sunrise at Buckhead Senior Living. Mrs. Ard was born January 6, 1949, in Fort Worth, Texas, daughter of the late Mary Lillian Culpepper Harris and the late Reverend Robert Harris. A member of Wieuca Road Baptist Church in Atlanta, she retired as a special education para-professional...
William H. "Bill" Leverett
July 31, 2022
Mr. William Henry "Bill" Leverett, 86 of Moreland, passed away Saturday July 30, 2022, at his home. Born August 29, 1935 in Gay, Mr. Leverett was the son of the late James Edward Leverett and Mamie Estelle Moore Leverett. He was a longtime resident of Greenville before making his home in Moreland and was a member and deacon of Greenville...
Eleanor Irene Strickland
July 29, 2022
Eleanor Irene Strickland, 71, of Newnan died Friday, July 29, 2022 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Eleanor was born June 29, 1951 on her family's farm in the Stricklandtown community in Meriwether County to Elonza Floyd Strickland Jr. and Irene Smith Strickland. She graduated from Greenville High School in 1969 and attended Berry College in Rome and West Georgia College in...
Fay Morris
July 28, 2022
Mrs. Fay Morris, 86, of Hogansville, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, July 28, 2022. She was a caring and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose devotion to her family and her faith is a legacy that her family will forever cherish. The family feels peace in knowing this mother's fervent prayers are ringing through the heavens. Mrs. Morris...
Phyllis Renea Bailey Elkins
July 28, 2022
Phyllis Renea Bailey Elkins, 58, of Prattville, AL and formerly of Hogansville, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, AL. Mrs. Elkins was born September 17, 1963, in Franklin, daughter of the late Elizabeth Brown Smith and Arthur Ernest "Buddy" Smith, Jr. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she was Baptist by...
Sarah Carolyn Madaris
July 25, 2022
Mrs. Sarah Carolyn Madaris, age 84, died at Piedmont Newnan Hospital July 25, 2022. She was born in Newnan to Theron and Amy Jones and attended school at Starr High School in Sharpsburg. The family later moved to Tifton, where she graduated from Tifton High School, subsequently attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and worked as a switchboard operator for Southern...
Mildred Ivey Coursey
July 23, 2022
Mrs. Mildred Coursey, 88, of Luthersville, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Coursey was born August 16, 1933, in Cedartown, daughter of the late William Ivey and Estelle Royster Ivey. A resident of Luthersville most of her life, she was a homemaker who loved caring for her family, and was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church....
Harold Thomas Barnett
July 20, 2022
Mr. Harold Thomas Barnett, 94 years old of Moreland, GA, passed away on July 20, 2022. He was one of five siblings born to Thomas Andrew and Edna Earle Barnett on January 7, 1928, in LaGrange, GA. The family moved to Pine Mountain Valley, GA in 1936 to become part of the Pine Mountain Valley Resettlement project which was part...
Susan Martin
July 19, 2022
MRS. SUSAN MARTIN Mrs. Susan Denise Martin, 66 of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at Hospice LaGrange. Born September 27, 1955 in Kentucky, Mrs. Martin was the daughter of the late James D. Martin and Cutene Jones Martin. She retired from Wal-Mart and had lived in Hogansville for the past 10 years. Mrs. Martin was easygoing, liked to...
Grace Lofton Swafford
July 18, 2022
Mrs. Grace Lofton Swafford, 97, of Hampton, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022, at her home. Born May 12, 1925 in Alvaton, Mrs. Swafford was the daughter of the late James Iverson Lofton, Sr. and Cora Avaline Heath. She had been a resident of Hampton since 1965 and was a member of Hampton First Baptist Church. Mrs. Swafford was smart,...
David Otis Williamson
July 16, 2022
Mr. David Otis Williamson, 76, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Williamson was born December 30, 1945, in Stewart County, son of the late Leonard Otis Williamson and Lois Bradshaw Williamson. A resident of Hogansville since 1957, he was a veteran of service in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, having served as...
Carolyn Miller Jenkins
July 15, 2022
Mrs. Carolyn Miller Jenkins, 77, of Grantville, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Jenkins was born August 23, 1944, in Coweta County, daughter of the late Aaron and Cordy Teal Miller. A lifelong resident of Grantville, she retired as Postmaster of the Grantville Post Office following 30 years of employment with the U.S. Postal Service. She...
Jeffrey Avery Bowen
July 9, 2022
Mr. Jeffrey A. Bowen, 54, of Hogansville, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Twin Fountains Home in LaGrange under the care of West Georgia Hospice. Mr. Bowen was born February 16, 1968, in LaGrange, son of the late Reese C. Bowen, Jr. and Betty Echols Bowen. A lifelong resident of Troup County, he was employed for many years...
Jo Ann Pike
July 9, 2022
Mrs. Jo Ann Pike, 86, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Pike was born May 11, 1936, in Franklin, daughter of the late Wilburt and Elizabeth Lewis Ashley. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she was employed as a seamstress for many years and was a member of Welcome All Baptist Church....
Abram David Terrell
July 7, 2022
Mr. David Terrell, 63, of West Point, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the home of his daughter in LaGrange. Mr. Terrell was born December 14, 1958, in Troup County, son of the late William Cornelius Terrell and Louise Haynes Terrell. An employee of the Troup County School System for 16 years, he enjoyed working on cars, maintaining his...
Kenneth Wayne Loper
July 5, 2022
Mr. Kenneth Wayne Loper, 67, of the Corinth Community of Heard County, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton. Mr. Loper was born September 25, 1954 in Comanche County, Texas, son of the late Leroy Loper and Ethel Key Loper Johnson. A veteran of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, he lived in Heard and...
Shirley Bonner Thompson
July 1, 2022
Mrs. Shirley Bonner Thompson, 84, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022, at Florence Hand Home in LaGrange. Mrs. Thompson was born April 18, 1938, in Heard County, daughter of the late James Wesley "Jack" Bonner and Jeanette Gaddy Bonner. A former resident of Hogansville, she lived in Warm Springs for more than 40 years before making her home...
Darleen Cook O'Neal
June 29, 2022
Mrs. Darleen Cook O'Neal, of Newnan, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at her home. Mrs. O'Neal was born November 15, 1928, in Sandy Springs, GA daughter of the late Clifford Elliott Cook and Ethel Garrison Cook. Following her marriage to Sidney Awbrey O'Neal, she lived in Atlanta, Macon, and Little Rock, AR during her husband's career with 3M Corporation....
Janice Hubbard Baczo
June 27, 2022
Mrs. Janice Ann Baczo, 68, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Baczo was born October 27, 1953, in LaGrange and lived in this area most of her life. She was Baptist by faith, enjoyed all types of music, and loved plants and flower gardening. Survivors include her husband, Theodore "Ted" Baczo of Hogansville; her...
Ray Crawford
June 22, 2022
MR. RAY CRAWFORD Mr. Ray Crawford, 73 of Manchester, passed away Wednesday June 22, 2022, at his home. Born September 13, 1948 in Sevierville, TN, Mr. Crawford was the son of the late Walter Edward Crawford and Imogene Perlie Hurst Crawford. He worked for many years as an engineer in the oil industry. Because of his ability to fix anything,...
