Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Thelma L. Davis
Dec 5, 2021
Mrs. Thelma L. Davis, 78, of Franklin, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Davis was born April 21, 1943, in Dade County, Georgia, daughter of the late Albert and Ollie Almond Gunnell. She lived in Wetumpka, Alabama before making her home in Franklin, was Baptist by faith, and retired from The Kroger Company. Survivors include her...
George A. Williams, Jr.
Dec 5, 2021
Mr. George A. Williams, Jr., 87, of Luthersville, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Brightmoor Nursing Center in Griffin. Mr. Williams was born October 27, 1934, in Coweta County, son of the late George A. Williams and Laura Armstrong Williams. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, he retired from civil service at Fort McPherson, was a longtime...
Wanda Ann Caldwell
Dec 4, 2021
Ms. Wanda Ann Caldwell, 68, of Woodbury, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021, at her home. Ms. Caldwell was born July 22, 1953, in the Rocky Mount Community of Meriwether County and was a lifelong resident of Meriwether County. A member of Bethel Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, she was employed as a personal caregiver prior to her retirement. She...
David Earle Hamblin, Jr.
Dec 3, 2021
David Earle Hamblin, Jr., 56, of Tallapoosa, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021, at his home. Born January 25, 1965, in Painesville, OH, Mr. Hamblin was a veteran of service in the U. S. Army and was a truck driver for John Ray Trucking, having driven through all 48 contiguous states. He lived in Pell City, Alabama before making his...
Barbara Jean Smith
Dec 1, 2021
Mrs. Barbara Jean Smith, 89, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Smith was born May 4, 1932, in Coweta County, daughter of the late William David Damron and Mary Love Harris Damron. A former resident of Hogansville, she had lived in LaGrange more than 40 years, was a member of New Life Church, spent...
Richard Anthony Ferrell
Nov 29, 2021
Mr. Richard Anthony Ferrell, 58, of Lavonia, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Mr. Ferrell was born February 15, 1963, in Atlanta, son of the late Milton and Frances Smith Ferrell. A resident of Lavonia for the past five years, he was an over-the-road truck driver and enjoyed traveling across the United States....
Johnny Wade Duffee
Nov 29, 2021
Mr. Johnny Wade Duffee, 59, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, at his home. Mr. Duffee was born February 3, 1962, in Landale, Alabama, son of the late Barbara Prophitt Duffee Daniel and the late Johnny Lee Duffee. A resident of Hogansville since 1971, He had been employed in manufacturing and is remembered as a kind, gentle, and...
Ellen Amelia Tatum Stewart
Nov 28, 2021
Mrs. Ellen Amelia Tatum Stewart passed away at the age of 80 on November 27, 2021, at Morningside Assisted Living in Springfield, TN. Mrs. Stewart was born on November 16, 1941, to the late William E Tatum and Annie Lorene Guy Tatum and was a resident of Ashland City, TN. She was a retired Registered Nurse having worked for the...
Raymond Wilson Roberts
Nov 25, 2021
Mr. Raymond Wilson Roberts, 86, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, at his home. Mr. Roberts was born January 6, 1935, in Hogansville, son of the late Earnest Glen Roberts and Lillian Amanda Harris Roberts. A veteran of service in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War, he was a retired over-the-road truck driver. Mr. Roberts loved...
John Daniel "Dan" Purgason
Nov 20, 2021
Mr. John Daniel "Dan" Purgason, 78, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021, at his home. Mr. Purgason was born June 5, 1943, in Hogansville, son of the late John Whitley Purgason and the late Agatha Williams Purgason Jones. He earned a Bachelors degree from the University of Georgia in 1966 and then served four years in the U.S....
Doug Richard Davis
Nov 19, 2021
Mr. Doug R. Davis, 75, of Griffin, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021, at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin. Born August 22, 1946, in Tampa, Florida, Mr. Davis was the son of the late Robert Forrest Davis and Bessie Grace Hartline Davis. He had lived in Griffin for the past ten years, was a former resident of Meriwether County,...
Muriel Owens Earl
Nov 19, 2021
Mrs. Muriel Owens Earl, 71, of Luthersville, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Earl was born November 15, 1950, in Washington, DC, daughter of the late Charlie Henry Owens and Mildred Manley Owens. She was employed as a front-end manager for Big Star and retired as a front-end manager for Publix. A resident...
Selena Maria Childers
Nov 18, 2021
Selena Maria Childers, 24, of LaGrange, passed away, Thursday, November 18, 2021 in LaGrange. Selena was born on February 3, 1997 in LaGrange, was a lifelong resident of LaGrange, and loved and enjoyed her children. Living her life to the fullest, Selena will be remembered as having "no filter" and being determined and sassy. Survivors include her children, Ryland Hannah,...
Valene Ketchum
Nov 17, 2021
Mrs. Valene Ketchum, 40, of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mrs. Ketchum was born August 18, 1981, in LaGrange and lived in this area most of her life. A member of Corinth Baptist Church, she enjoyed helping her friends, loved her pets, and enjoyed cooking, drawing, and writing poems. Survivors include her fiancée, Paul...
William Neal "Billy" Allen
Nov 16, 2021
Mr. William Neal "Billy" Allen, 65, of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Allen was born September 26, 1956, in LaGrange, son of the late Lawson Lovett Allen, Jr. and Lois Omattie Neal Allen. A lifelong resident of Troup County, he was employed as a millwright, enjoyed auto mechanics, and loved making...
Catherine Scott Woodruff
Nov 16, 2021
Mrs. Catherine Rebecca Woodruff, 86 of LaGrange, passed away, Tuesday November 16, 2021, at her home. Born April 15, 1935 in Heard County, Mrs. Woodruff was the daughter of the late James Scott and Doshie Noles Sears. She was a lifelong resident of LaGrange, retired from Uniroyal, Inc. in Hogansville, loved fishing, animals, and "talking trash". Mrs. Woodruff was preceded...
Eunice Lester Spradlin
Nov 16, 2021
Mrs. Eunice Lester Spradlin, 87 of Hogansville, passed away, Monday November 16, 2021, at Ansley Park Health and Rehabilitation. Born October 5, 1934, in Suttle, Alabama, Mrs. Spradlin was the daughter of the late Fabous Lester and Susie Moseley Lester. A lifelong resident of Hogansville, Mrs. Spradlin owned and operated Spradlin's Restaurant for many years, was active with the Hogansville...
Gail Duncan Nixon
Nov 15, 2021
Mrs. Gail Duncan Nixon, 71 of LaGrange, passed away, Monday November 16, 2021, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Born March 27, 1950, in LaGrange, Mrs. Nixon was the daughter of the late Buford and Estelle Baker Duncan. She was a lifelong resident of Troup County, loved the outdoors, cooking, and would never let anybody go hungry. She retired as...
Virginia M. Kirkland
Nov 14, 2021
Mrs. Virginia M. Kirkland, 63, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021, at Florence Hand Home in LaGrange. Mrs. Kirkland was born October 21, 1958, in Huntington, West Virginia, daughter of the late John Mitchell and Germaine Osborn Mitchell. A resident of Georgia since 1998, she had lived in Hogansville for the past four years and had previously worked...
Carol J. Hayden
Nov 13, 2021
Mrs. Carol J. Hayden, 96, of Union City, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Christian City Convalescent Center. Mrs. Hayden was born January 17, 1925, in Fulton County, daughter of the late James Andrew Powell and Jessie Maude Wilson Powell. A retired secretary, she lived in the northeastern United States for a number of years before returning to the...
