Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Michelle Sims Morris
Mar 19, 2021
Mrs. Michelle Sims Morris, 48, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Newnan. Mrs. Morris was born April 2, 1972, in Newnan, and was a lifelong resident of Troup County. She earned a Bachelors degree from LaGrange College, a Masters degree from Columbus State University, and was a board certified school counselor....
Maridelle Gill Wilbanks
Mar 16, 2021
Mrs. Maridelle Gill Wilbanks, of Canton and formerly of Grantville, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Wilbanks was born March 14, 1931, in Grantville, daughter of Christopher Lamar Gill and Belle Maddox Gill. She was a member of Grantville First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughters and sons in-law, Melanie and John Kuykendall of Canton,...
Samuel Robert Bard
Mar 14, 2021
Mr. Samuel R. Bard, 93, of Newnan, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Bard was born November 1, 1927, in Peking, China, the son of Christian Missionaries Reverend B. T. and Ruth Bard. A veteran of service in the U.S. Merchant Marine during the Korean War, he lived in California for many years, where he...
Toonkeo Phomlavan Flournoy
Mar 11, 2021
Mrs. Toonkeo "Toon" Flournoy, 60, of Moreland, passed away, Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mrs. Flournoy was born July 1, 1960, in Laos, daughter of the late Bounsy and Pio Phomlavan. A resident of Coweta County for many years, she was a member of Westside Baptist Church in Newnan, was a member and former vice-president of Coweta...
Alton Mabry Sivell
Mar 1, 2021
Mr. Alton Mabry Sivell, 75, of LaGrange, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at his home. Mr. Sivell was born June 11, 1945, in Troup County, son of the late Alton Jackson Sivell and Bessie Cobb Sivell. A resident of LaGrange most of his life, he retired as a foreman for the sanitation department of the City of LaGrange after...
Amy Reynolds Sims
Feb 28, 2021
Mrs. Amy Reynolds Sims, 37, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Amy was born May 30, 1983 in Coweta County and lived in LaGrange most of her life. She enjoyed playing games and fishing, was very friendly, and loved people. Survivors include her husband, David Sims of LaGrange; daughters, Donna Lynn Cook...
Jimmy Barber
Feb 27, 2021
Mr. Jimmy Barber, 80, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Barber was born January 25, 1941, in Coweta County, son of the late J.O. Barber and the late Buvenia Stitcher Barber Fogarty. He was a foreman and worked for many years at J.O. Barber Lumber Company in Luthersville. Jimmy was an avid outdoorsman...
George Nelson Neal, Sr.
Feb 26, 2021
Mr. George N. Neal, Sr., 91, of Greenville, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021, at his home. Mr. Neal was born March 23, 1929, in Talking Rock, son of the late Rufus Patton Neal and Hulda Mae Ponder Neal. A U. S. Army veteran, he served in Europe following World War Two, was a former Golden Gloves Boxer, and lived...
Sue Gallaway Wheelus
Feb 26, 2021
Mrs. Sue Gallaway Wheelus, 67, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021, at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. Mrs. Wheelus was born April 20, 1953, in Newnan, daughter of the late Paul and Ruby Ingram Gallaway. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she was a member of Highland Baptist Church, worked as a waitress for many years, and was...
Loretta Cole Wilson
Feb 24, 2021
Mrs. Loretta Cole Wilson, 71, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Wilson was born October 29, 1949, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Joe and Nellie Faye Easterwood Cole. She lived in Troup County most of her life, was a talented seamstress and was employed for many years at BoMax Manufacturing...
Vivian Allen Wise
Feb 23, 2021
Mrs. Vivian Allen Wise, affectionately known as Mamaw, age 78, of Hogansville, GA and formerly of Knoxville, TN, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan, GA . Mrs. Wise was born September 8, 1942, in Greer, SC, daughter of the late Charles Lee Allen and Mary Leen Blake Allen. A resident of Hogansville for the...
Betty Scott Worley
Feb 21, 2021
Mrs. Betty Scott Worley, 76, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Worley was born September 5, 1944, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Odell Bates Scott and Willis Richard Scott, who died in World War Two. She was a pastor's wife and assisted her late husband, Reverend Hubert L. Worley as he served churches...
Emma Yearta Pearson
Feb 20, 2021
Mrs. Emma Yearta Pearson, 81, of Molena, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston. Mrs. Pearson was born March 9, 1939, in LaGrange, daughter of the late James and Lola Belle Steele Yearta. A resident of Manchester before making her home in Molena, she was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing and solving puzzles. Survivors...
Nina Vaughn Roberson
Feb 18, 2021
Mrs. Nina Roberson, 96, of Grantville, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Newnan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Roberson was born November 13, 1924, in Heard County, daughter of the late Claude and Beulah Vaughn. A resident of Grantville most of her life, she was a member of the Grantville Baptist Church, now Change Church, and had been active...
Syble Patricia Hale
Feb 15, 2021
Mrs. Syble Hale, 76, of LaGrange, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Hale was born November 24, 1944, in Troup County, daughter of the late William Virgil Brown and Morene Shoemake Brown. She retired from LaGrange Plastics and had been a member of Bethel Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Christy Hale-Parmer, Terri Wheatley, and...
Robert Melvin James, Jr.
Feb 13, 2021
Mr. Robert Melvin "Mel" James, Jr., 49 of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Born October 31, 1971 in Meriwether County, Mel was the son of the late Robert Melvin James, Sr. and Sherry Lee Butts James. He lived most of his life in LaGrange, loved fishing, and walking everywhere. Mel was always...
Myrtle Moon Stitcher
Feb 11, 2021
Mrs. Myrtle Moon Stitcher, 83, of Hogansville, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Stitcher was born October 18, 1937, in Troup County, daughter of the late Hairme and Emmie Weldon Moon. A lifelong resident of Troup County, she retired from West Point Stevens Dunson Division after 27 years of service and attended Springhill Baptist Church. Survivors...
Karen Godfrey Thrower
Feb 11, 2021
Mrs. Karen Godfrey Thrower, 64, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021, at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Newnan. Mrs. Thrower was born December 29, 1956, in Troup County, daughter of the late Rueben and Janie Murphy Godfrey. A resident of Heard County since 1982, she was employed as supervisor of housekeeping for Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center....
Elizabeth Smith "Libby" Morris
Feb 10, 2021
Mrs. Elizabeth "Libby" Smith Morris, 62, of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at Carrollton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Morris was born August 9, 1958, in Douglasville, daughter of the late William Lewis Smith and the late Evelyn Sheffield Smith. Survivors include her daughters, Amber "Nikki" and Wayne Fomby of Hogansville, Kathy Blaylock of Bowdon, Christy and Brian...
Rufus Edward Flournoy
Feb 7, 2021
Mr. Rufus Flournoy, 82, of the Rocky Mount Community of Meriwether County, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 at Warm Springs Medical Center Nursing Home. Mr. Flournoy was born March 11, 1938, in Coweta County, son of the late Edgar Jones Flournoy and Lena Tidwell Flournoy. He was a lifelong resident of Meriwether County, was an avid deer hunter, and...
