Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Hansel James "Hank" Foster, Jr.
Apr 2, 2022
Hansel James "Hank" Foster, Jr., 56, of Grantville, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022. Hank was born February 25, 1966, in Cumming and lived in the Grantville and Hogansville area most of his life. He owned and operated Hank Foster Construction and also owned and managed a number of rental properties. He loved anything tractor-related and loved to operate heavy...
Angie Wright Gray
Apr 1, 2022
Angie Wright Gray, 57, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022, at Wellstar Douglas Hospital. Ms. Gray was born March 12, 1965, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Billy Joe Wright and Shirley Childers Wright. A graduate of Hogansville High School, she attended West Georgia Technical College and had been employed as a store manager. Survivors include her sisters...
Joseph Murray Dollar
Apr 1, 2022
Mr. Joseph Murray Dollar, 88, of Greenville, passed away peacefully, Friday, April 1, 2022 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Born on June 18, 1933 in Meriwether County, Mr. Dollar was the son of the late Mattie Woodruff Dollar and Brown Murray Dollar. He attended Greenville High School, where he was an outstanding baseball player and was recruited by the Boston Red...
Cookie Whisenhunt Helton
Mar 31, 2022
Mrs. Cookie Whisenhunt Helton, 86, of Hogansville, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022. Mrs. Helton was born November 7, 1935, in Carroll County, daughter of the late Henry and Eunice Latimer Whisenhunt. A member of First Baptist Church of Grantville, she retired as a seamstress from RAM Manufacturing in Hogansville and later worked at Playtex International. She had been active...
Carol A. Brown
Mar 29, 2022
Mrs. Carol A. Brown, of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Brown was born July 17, 1941, in Atlanta, daughter of the late Daniel P. Coker and Carol Bonnell McMichen Coker. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she was employed by Woodbury Business Forms in LaGrange before working in banking in Hogansville, where...
James C. Dunn, Jr.
Mar 29, 2022
Mr. James C. Dunn, Jr., 82, of Greenville, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at his home. Mr. Dunn was born August 11, 1939, in Fannin County, son of the late James and Bertha Mae Huffman Dunn. A former resident of Forest Park, he retired as a senior store-keeper for Georgia Power Company, had made his home in Meriwether County...
James F. Sproul
Mar 27, 2022
Mr. James F. Sproul, 69, of Luthersville, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at his home. Son of the late Audrey Doris Marshall Sproul and Robert Lee Sproul, Mr. Sproul was born October 17, 1952, in the Panama Canal Zone. He lived in Peachtree City before making his home in Luthersville 20 years ago, was a member of Luthersville Baptist...
Christopher Lee "Chris" Wilson
Mar 27, 2022
Mr. Christopher Lee "Chris" Wilson, 51, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at his home. Chris was born August 17, 1970, in Newnan and lived in the Hogansville area all of his life. He was employed as a department manager at Home Depot in LaGrange and was an avid fisherman. Survivors include his son, Michael Wilson of LaGrange;...
Annette Gaddy Oakes
Mar 27, 2022
Mrs. Annette Gaddy Oakes, 84, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Ashbrook Village Assisted Living in Villa Rica. Mrs. Oakes was born June 27, 1937, in Coweta County, daughter of the late George W. and Minnie Lee Winslett Gaddy. She lived in many locations during her late husband's twenty year Army career and returned to Hogansville in...
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...
