Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
James "Espo" Esposito
September 11, 2021
Mr. James "Espo" Esposito, 71, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021, at his home. Mr. Esposito was born November 18, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. A resident of Georgia most of his life, he was employed by Pezold Management for more than 45 years and was a member...
Sarah Denney Mapp
September 10, 2021
Mrs. Sarah Nell Denney Mapp, 84, of Williamson, and formerly of Coweta County, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Mapp was born April 19, 1937, in Randolph County, Alabama, daughter of the late Ocie Lee Denney and Ary Butler Denney. A resident of Coweta County most of her life, she was employed by Uniroyal, Inc. in...
Frank Hornsby
September 7, 2021
Frank Hornsby, 75 of Jonesboro, was called to his heavenly home on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. He died peacefully at home after a six-year, hard-fought battle with MDS. Born March 18, 1946, in Hogansville, Mr. Hornsby was the son of the late Preston and Fostina Hornsby. He was a 1964 graduate of Hogansville High School and attended West Georgia College...
Ralph John Tazioli, Jr.
September 6, 2021
Mr. Ralph John Tazioli, Jr., 82 of Luthersville, passed away Monday September 6, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Born June 17, 1939 in Worcester, MA, Mr. Tazioli was the son of the late Ralph John Tazioli, Sr. and Louise Astukewicz Tazioli. He was a graduate of Arizona State University, an Air Force veteran with 20 years of service, and retired...
Randy Hogan
September 6, 2021
Randy Hogan, age 68, of Newnan, was called to his heavenly home on September 6, 2021. Randy was born to Billy Marion and Helen Rosser Hogan on April 24, 1953 in Newnan. He grew up in the Grantville area and was lucky enough to be able to walk to both sets of grandparent's homes. He graduated from Newnan High School,...
Elmer Claud Thompson
September 5, 2021
Mr. Elmer Claud "Nig" Thompson, 78, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at his home. Born August 4, 1943, in Troup County, Mr. Thompson was the son of the late Hiram Hillard Thompson and Mary Jo Short Thompson. He retired from Newman Construction Company after 32 years of service then was employed by the Troup County School System...
Diana Moman Hamilton
September 4, 2021
Mrs. Diana Moman Hamilton, 74, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Hamilton was born April 26, 1947, in Troup County, daughter of the late Mayo and Eunice Yarbrough Moman. A long-time resident of Meriwether County, she was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Woodbury and was employed many years at Penny's Restaurant in...
Shelia Myers O'Neal
September 3, 2021
Mrs. Shelia Myers O'Neal, 73, of Hampton, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021, at Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge. Mrs. O'Neal was born April 10, 1948, in Columbus, daughter to the late Emily Lavonne Myers and Inez Massey Myers. She was a lifelong resident of Georgia, was a homemaker, loved football, and equally loved to talk about football. She was...
John Clay Gaddy
September 2, 2021
John Clay Gaddy, 48, of Griffin, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021, in the company of his loving wife of fourteen years, at Spalding Regional Medical Center in Griffin. Mr. Gaddy was born July 3, 1973, in Riverdale, son of the late Billy Howard Gaddy and Lynn Bailey Gaddy. He was a Fire Apparatus Operator/Paramedic for the City of Forest...
Render Lee Yarbrough
August 29, 2021
Mr. Render L. Yarbrough, 75, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at his home. Mr. Yarbrough was born November 5, 1945, in Troup County, son of the late Tom and Mary Norris Yarbrough. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, he lived in California for 25 years before returning to Georgia in 2001, was a retired accountant,...
Betty Joyce Hayes Couch
August 29, 2021
Mrs. Betty Joyce Hayes Couch, 86, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Southland Health and Rehabilitation in Peachtree City. Mrs. Couch was born March 14, 1935, in Grantville, daughter of the late Foy and Ruby Booker Hayes. A resident of the Grantville area most of her life, she enjoyed flower gardening and was a long-time member of...
Betty Ann Stone Hanner
August 25, 2021
Mrs. Betty Ann Hanner, 77, of Brush Creek, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Hanner was born March 6, 1944, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Joseph Otto Stone and Willie Mae Crowell Stone. A 1962 graduate of Hogansville High School, she had lived in Tennessee since 1981, and was a loving Christian homemaker. Mrs....
Mary Lou Lankford
August 22, 2021
Mrs. Mary Lou Lankford, 77, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021, at LaGrange Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Lankford was born October 23, 1943, in Reading, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Claude Merle O'Bryon and Helen Ficher O'Bryon. A resident of Hogansville for a number of years, she enjoyed attending the Hogansville Senior Center and was a member of...
James Kendrick "Ken" Hubbard, Jr.
August 21, 2021
Mr. James Kendrick "Ken" Hubbard, Jr., 73, of Thomasville, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. He was born on March 5, 1948, in Atlanta. Ken was the son of the late James Kendrick Hubbard and Allyne Clark Hubbard. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, retired from the Georgia Army National...
Jessie William Ray Miller
August 19, 2021
JESSIE WILLIAM RAY MILLER Mr. Jessie William Ray Miller, 26 of Grantville, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Miller was born April 6, 1995 in Newnan. He was a lifelong resident of Grantville and was a member of Change Church. He worked for Coweta Home Services, enjoyed fishing and anything on the lake,...
John Reed Strickland
August 17, 2021
Mr. John Reed Strickland, 66, of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Born January 29, 1955, Mr. Strickland was a lifelong resident of Troup County, was a member of Big Springs United Methodist Church, and was employed by the Meriwether County Board of Education. He loved his dog Rufus, trout fishing, riding his...
Hiram Jefferson Darden
August 14, 2021
Mr. Hiram J. Darden. 87, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Darden was born November 15, 1933, in Monroe County, son of the late Harry Dumas Darden and Carrie English Darden. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, he began a career in the railroad industry with Seaboard Air Line and retired as...
Janice Looney Gable
August 14, 2021
Mrs. Janice Marie Looney Gable, 81, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, at her home. Born September 11, 1939, in LaGrange, Mrs. Gable was the daughter of the late William and Martha Powell Looney. She was a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church, was employed for 35 years as a floral designer in LaGrange and Columbus, and retired from...
Charles James "Charlie" Raines
August 11, 2021
Mr. Charles James "Charlie" Raines, 55 of Luthersville, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at his home. Born March 11, 1966 in Du Quoin, Illinois, Mr. Raines was the son of the late Charles Arnold Raines and Katherine Wilson. He had lived in Meriwether County since 2004 and attended Rehoboth Baptist Church. Mr. Raines was a great storyteller, loved karaoke,...
Dot Bowen Burnham
August 11, 2021
Mrs. Dot Bowen Burnham, 91, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Born August 15, 1929, in Hogansville, Mrs. Burnham was the daughter of the late William Rufus Bowen and Lucy Hale Bowen. She was a member of the East Point West Church of God, had lived in Heard County since 1985, and was retired...
