Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Gregory Mark Rice
November 24, 2022
Mr. Gregory Mark Rice, 60, of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Hospice LaGrange.
Mr. Rice was born January 22, 1962, in LaGrange, son of the late Doil Rice and Annie Elizabeth Coker Rice. A veteran of service in the Georgia Army National Guard, he was employed for a number of years by Botex Manufacturing...
Richard L. "Rickey" Banks
November 23, 2022
Mr. Richard L. "Rickey" Banks, 64, of the Lone Oak Community of Meriwether County, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.
Mr. Banks was born April 3, 1958, in Ft. Benning, son of the late Lewis Banks and Johnnie Mae Elder Banks Melton. A multi-faceted entrepreneur, he owned and operated Highway 29 Grocery for...
Marie Hanners Johnson
November 23, 2022
Mrs. Marie Hanners Johnson, 69, of Bluffton, South Carolina and formerly of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at her home.
Mrs. Johnson was born December 9, 1952, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Earl J. Hanners and Doris Edwards Hanners. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she was a 1971 graduate of Hogansville...
Vestal Wortham Thomas
November 19, 2022
Mr. Vestal W. Thomas, 79, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Sacred Journey Hospice in Newnan.
Mr. Thomas was born October 29, 1943, in LaGrange, son of the late Horace Wortham Thomas and Pauline Denham Thomas Butler. A resident of Las Vegas, Nv for a number of years, he retired from the Retail Clerks...
Charles Morris Graham, Sr.
November 19, 2022
Mr. Charles Morris Graham, Sr. 81, of Jonesboro, passed away, Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Piedmont Henry Hospital.
Mr. Graham was born May 13, 1941, in Coweta County, son of the late William Glenn Graham and Zelna Bass Graham. A resident of Jonesboro for many years, he served as vice-president of DeKalb Exchange Bank in Decatur before...
Frank Vails Macnear
November 19, 2022
Mr. Frank V. MacNear, 72, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
Mr. MacNear was born September 8, 1950, in Newburg, New York, son of the late Frederick and Mary Jones MacNear. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran of service in the Vietnam War, he was a member of the American...
David Noel Henderson
November 18, 2022
Mr. David Noel Henderson, 61, of Newnan, passed away Friday, November 18, 2022, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.
Mr. Henderson was born March 3, 1961, in Atlanta, son of the late James Thomas Henderson and Evelyn Vaudine Hulgan Henderson. Employed for many years as an auto body technician, he was very mechanically inclined and was known to tinker...
Michael Henry Stephens
November 18, 2022
Mr. Michael Henry Stephens, 61, of Forest Park, passed away Friday, November 18, 2022, at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale.
Mr. Stephens was born August 31, 1961, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, son of the late Doris Stanford Stephens and Carmel T. Stephens. He was raised in Stockbridge, attended Stockbridge High School, and was employed for...
Charles L. Gardiner
November 15, 2022
Mr. Charles L. Gardiner, 80, of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at Hospice LaGrange.
Mr. Gardiner was born September 21, 1942, in Cody, Nebraska, son of the late Ralph Gardiner and Opal Homan Gardiner. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, he was a former resident of Hapeville and lived...
Tammy Lynn Pressley
November 6, 2022
Tammy Lynn Pressley, 53, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
Ms. Pressley was born June 28, 1969, in LaGrange and was a lifelong resident of Troup County. She was employed at Milliken and Company for many years and had also worked with her son, Brian, at his business, Southern...
William R. "Bill" Burke
October 31, 2022
Mr. William R. "Bill" Burke, 75, of LaGrange, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
Mr. Burke was born January 4, 1947, in LaGrange, son of the late Riley and Frankie Mae Pittenger Burke. A veteran of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, he retired as a respiratory therapist from West Georgia...
Sandra Lynn Mckee
October 30, 2022
Mrs. Lynn McKee, 75, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022, at Hospice LaGrange.
Mrs. McKee was born September 30, 1947, in Alconbury, England, daughter of the late Harold Frederick Groves and Violet Evelyn Crow Groves. Before making her home in the United States, she was employed by the British military as a Major's Secretary. She...
Stanley Wade Webb
October 27, 2022
Mr. Stanley Wade Webb, 62, of Newnan, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022, at Hospice LaGrange.
Mr. Webb was born July 25, 1960, in Newnan, son of the late James and Annette Pike Webb. A resident of the Newnan and Hogansville area most of his life, he enjoyed his work as a heavy equipment operator for Horton...
Mattie Louise Gaddy
October 26, 2022
Mattie Louise "LouLou" Gaddy, 73, of Hogansville, passed away peacefully at her home in the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 26, 2022.
Preceded in death by her husband, Arnold "Preacher" Gaddy; sons, Bobby Glenn Gaddy and Wesley Wayne Gaddy; and grandson, Lucas Wayne Gaddy, Louise was born May 7, 1949, in Heard County, daughter of the...
Tina Darlene Smith
October 22, 2022
Tina Darlene Smith, 43, of West Point, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022.
Tina was born November 15, 1978, in LaGrange and lived in Troup County most of her life. She was employed at Commerce Mini Storage in LaGrange and loved to visit Helen and the North Georgia Mountains.
Survivors include her son, Dakota Harley...
Charles H. Billingsley, Sr.
October 22, 2022
Mr. Charles H. Billingsley, Sr., 77, of Pine Mountain, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022.
Mr. Billingsley was born December 14, 1944, in West Point, son of the late Sam Nealy Billingsley and Wilma Minter Billingsley. A veteran of service in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, he retired as a facilities manager from Dobbins...
Susan Dalton Martin
October 20, 2022
Mrs. Susan Dalton Martin, 85, of Luthersville, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at her home.
Mrs. Martin was born August 15, 1937, in Newnan, daughter of the late Byrom Young Dalton and Edith Dean Kilgore Dalton. A resident of Meriwether County most of her life, she was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Newnan...
Barbara Phillips Haynes
October 20, 2022
Barbara Phillips Haynes, 64, of Hogansville, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at her home.
Barbara was born January 20, 1958, in Carrollton, and was Holiness by faith. Her favorite past time was playing in the dirt come spring and she loved shooting pool, dancing, and going to the beach. Barbara worked many places, but really enjoyed...
Jimmy Hiram Barber
October 19, 2022
Mr. Jimmy Hiram Barber, 63, of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at his home.
Mr. Barber was born November 10, 1958, in Newnan, son of the late Joe Will Barber and Fanny Kate Melson Barber. He was a lifelong resident of Meriwether County.
Survivors include his sister, Patricia Freeman of Hogansville; his brother,...
Martha Davis Tindall
October 17, 2022
Mrs. Martha Davis Tindall, 72, of Grantville, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022, at Emory Midtown Hospital in Atlanta.
Mrs. Tindall was born September 17, 1950, daughter of the late Rev. James Andrew Davis, Jr. and Elsie Miller Davis. A lifelong resident of Grantville, she was a former City Clerk for the City of Grantville and enjoyed...



