Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Paulette Smith Booker
July 1, 2021
Mrs. Paulette Smith Booker, 71, of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021 surrounded by her loving family, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Booker was born September 28, 1949, in Hogansville and lived in Troup County most of her life. She enjoyed caring for her family and her pets, and had a special love for all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren....
Frank H. Walls
June 28, 2021
Mr. Frank H. Walls, 88, of Luthersville, passed away Monday, June 28, 2021, at his home. Born November 10, 1932, in West Virginia, Mr. Walls had lived in Meriwether County for 50 years and was a retired plumber and had been employed by Raymond Smith Cabinets of Grantville and Classic Kitchens of Newnan. He was Baptist by faith, was an...
William Lamar Cousins, Md
June 28, 2021
William Lamar Cousins, MD August 27, 1942-June 28, 2021 William Lamar Cousins of Atlanta, Georgia died peacefully at home on June 28, 2021 after battling pancreatic cancer. Lamar was born August 27, 1942 to the late A. Roy Cousins and Martha Page Cousins. He was raised in Meriwether County and worked on the family farm before and after school. He...
Lorene Shivers Kelley
June 27, 2021
MRS. LORENE S. KELLEY Mrs. Lorene Shivers Kelley, 76, of Greenville, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Kelley was born May 28, 1945, in Valley, AL, daughter of the late Henry Gladstone Shivers and Mamie Leak Shivers. A longtime resident of Greenville, she retired from the Dunson Division of West Point Pepperell, was a member of...
Donnie Williamson
June 27, 2021
MR. DONNIE WILLIAMSON Mr. Donnie Williamson, 74 of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 at his home. Born June 26, 1947 in Hogansville, Mr. Williamson was the son of the late Emmett and Betty McWhorter Williamson. Mr. Williamson was a lifelong resident of the Hogansville area, enjoyed working in the timber industry for 35 years, and retired from the...
Michael John Ashline
June 24, 2021
Mr. Michael John Ashline, 63, of Gay and formerly of Newnan, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021, at his home. Mr. Ashline was born December 22, 1957 in Lowville, New York, son of the Harlow John Ashline and Dolores Gerow Ashline. A veteran of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, he spent most of his working career serving as a...
Billy R. Harrington, Sr.
June 23, 2021
Mr. Billy R. Harrington, Sr., 73, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at his home. Mr. Harrington was born March 12, 1948, in Dublin, son of the late Arthur Lee Harrington and Thelma Christine Foskey Harrington. A resident of LaGrange most of his life, he retired from the Valway Division of Milliken and Company. He was Baptist by...
Jenny Galloway Norwood
June 22, 2021
Mrs. Jenny Galloway Norwood, 73, of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Norwood was born July 27, 1947, daughter of the late Betty Smith Galloway and Raford Galloway. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she was a floral designer prior to her retirement and was a member of Change Church in Grantville. She...
Vernie Miller Shelnutt
June 20, 2021
Mrs. Vernie Miller Shelnutt, 69, of Grantville, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Shelnutt was born April 1, 1952, in Grantville, daughter of the late Cordie Teal Miller and the late Aaron Miller. A lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church of Grantville, she had served as a member of the Administrative Board and as...
Barry Lee Lowe
June 19, 2021
Mr. Barry Lee Lowe, 62, of Forest Park, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale. Mr. Lowe was born May 17, 1959, in Atlanta, son of the late Charlie Jack Lowe and Janett Gladney Lowe. A lifelong resident of the Atlanta area, he was a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Atlanta and was...
Ginette Petit Mcdaniel
June 18, 2021
Mrs. Ginette McDaniel, 90, of Greenville, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021 at her home. Born May 27, 1931 in Sancoins, France, Mrs. McDaniel was the daughter of the late Louciene and Marie Avril Petit. She had been a resident of Greenville for the past 30 years, was a member of Greenville United Methodist Church, and worked for many years...
Clara Rowe Lewis
June 18, 2021
Clara Rowe Lewis, 74, of West Point, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Ms. Lewis was born March 25, 1947, in Luthersville, daughter of the late Edward Perry Rowe and Nona Yarbrough Rowe Stevens. A resident of West Point since 1989, she retired as an operations assistant after serving 35 years at Plants Yates...
Elaine Veal
June 18, 2021
Elaine Veal, 72, of Oxford, Alabama, passed away Friday, at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham. Ms. Veal was born June 4, 1949, in Hogansville, daughter of the late Henry Delton Veal and Betty Pierce Veal. A former resident of Hogansville, she was employed for many years at Hogansville Pharmacy and had also operated a florist. She was a member of...
Jane Cheatham Gottshall
June 17, 2021
Mrs. Clara Jane Cheatham Gottshall, 75, of Hogansville, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Gotthsall was born November 6, 1945, in Hogansville, daughter of the late Ray Edward Cheatham and Ruby Holcombe Cheatham. Following her retirement from AT&T after more than 30 years of service, she returned to Hogansville and served as director of the Hogansville...
Eurvin Lee Smith
June 17, 2021
Mr. Eurvin Lee Smith, 64, of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born October 20, 1956, in Newnan, son of the late Robert Hayward Smith and Elizabeth Helton Smith Stephens. He retired Southern Services Heating and Air-Conditioning as a heating and air installation technician. Survivors include his longtime companion, Connie...
Rolland Darryl Strickland
June 15, 2021
Mr. Darryl Strickland, 59, of Newnan, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Strickland was born on May 6, 1962, in Newnan, to the late Elonza Floyd Strickland, Jr. and the late Irene Smith Strickland. A resident of Coweta County most of his life, he had been employed as a card mechanic for Shaw Industries, and...
Edith Jane Spradlin
June 15, 2021
Mrs. Edith Jane Spradlin, 80, of Grantville, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mrs. Spradlin was born February 8, 1941, in Perry, Florida, daughter of the late Reverend Clifford Marion Payne and Amelia Jane Nicks Payne. A longtime resident of Coweta County, she was Methodist by faith, had served as a private duty caregiver, and enjoyed...
Norma Collier Landrum
June 13, 2021
Mrs. Norma Collier Landrum, 81, of Hogansville passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Landrum was born October 22, 1939, in Hogansville, daughter of the late O.K. and Lettie Daniel Collier. A lifelong resident of Hogansville, she was Baptist by faith and was a retired beautician. She enjoyed arts and crafts and spent her...
James Anthony (Tony) Preast
June 13, 2021
Mr. James Anthony (Tony) Preast, 46, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021. Mr. Preast was born November 26, 1974, and was a lifelong resident of LaGrange. He was Baptist by faith and enjoyed working on cars and attending car shows. He enjoyed spending time at the lake with his family and friends, loved his family dearly, and especially...
David Lee Crider, Sr.
June 9, 2021
MR. DAVID CRIDER, SR. Mr. David Lee Crider, Sr., 79 of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, June 09, 2021, in Greenville. Born December 24, 1941 in Morgantown, West Virginia, Mr. Crider was the son of the late Robert and Vie Dale Crider. He was a resident of Hogansville for many years, attended Hogansville Church of God, and was an Army veteran....
