Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Carol Masdon Howard
August 1, 2021
Mrs. Carol Masdon Howard, 67, of Grantville, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Howard was born January 1, 1954, in Franklin, daughter of the late Roger and Hazel Morris Masdon. A lifelong resident of Grantville, she was a member of Welcome All Baptist Church in Hogansville, was a homemaker, and loved caring for her family. Survivors...
Charles E. Wyman
July 26, 2021
Charles E. Wyman (ret. USAF), 90, of LaGrange, passed away Monday, July 26, 2021, at his home. Mr. Wyman was born May 26, 1931, in Crawford County, IN, son of the late John and Lorraine Crandall Wyman. A veteran of service during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, he retired as a Technical Sergeant from the U. S. Air Force following...
Samuel Ronald "Bubba" Crain, Jr.
July 25, 2021
Samuel Ronald Crain, Jr., 59, of LaGrange, known by his family and friends as Bubba, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Bubba was born December 21, 1961 in Warm Springs, son of the late Samuel Ronald Crain and Sarah Ball Crain Askew. He was a master carpenter, was employed by Bobby Wilkie Roofing, and was a...
Rick Polston
July 25, 2021
Mr. Rick Polston, 67, of Union City, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021, Christian City Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Polston was born March 30, 1954, in Atlanta, son of the late Julian Edward Polston and Louise Eidson Polston. A lifelong resident of Fulton County, he was employed in masonry construction for many years, and enjoyed his work and also loved horses....
Charles L. Cooper
July 25, 2021
Mr. Charles L. Cooper, 83, of Moreland, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Cooper was born June 10, 1938, in Lincoln, Nebraska, son of the late Elmer and Frances Cooper. He retired as a Staff Sergeant from the U. S. Army after 22 years of service and then made his home in Columbus before moving...
Martha Young Kirkland
July 23, 2021
Mrs. Martha Young Kirkland, 96, of Moreland, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mrs. Kirkland was born July 18, 1925, in Atlanta, daughter of the late Roy Glenn Young and Lessie Johnson Young. A former resident of the West End area of Atlanta, she had lived in Coweta County since 1967 and was a member of...
Amy Washington
July 23, 2021
Mrs. Amy Washington, 53, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Born February 6, 1968, in Newnan, Mrs. Washington lived in Troup County most of her life and had owned and operated Smoke Stop Vape Shop and Mimi's One Stop BBQ Restaurant in LaGrange. She attended Dunson Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing and being with...
Martha Young Kirkland
July 23, 2021
Mrs. Martha Young Kirkland, 96, of Moreland, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mrs. Kirkland was born July 18, 1925, in Atlanta, daughter of the late Roy Glenn Young and Lessie Johnson Young. A former resident of the West End area of Atlanta, she had lived in Coweta County since 1967 and was a member of...
Bobby Glenn Gaddy
July 20, 2021
MR. BOBBY GADDY Mr. Bobby Glenn Gaddy "Whoop 17", 52 of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Gaddy was born June 2, 1969 in Newnan and spent most of his life in Hogansville. He was a 1987 graduate of Hogansville High School and was a foreman with Pike Electric. Mr. Gaddy was an avid...
Glenda Mae Brown
July 18, 2021
Mrs. Glenda M. Brown, 82 of Grantville, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Newnan. Born November 14, 1938 in Troup County, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Letson David Justiss and Eula Mae Adams Justiss. She was a member of First White Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, loved knitting, cooking, and watching old western TV Shows. Survivors...
Robert J. "Jay" Phillips, Jr
July 16, 2021
Mr. Robert J. "Jay" Phillips, Jr., 61, of Hogansville, passed away, Friday, July 16, 2021, at his home. Mr. Phillips was born May 28, 1960, in Atlanta, son of the late Robert Jasper Phillips, Sr. and late Peggy Strickland Phillips Rogers. A resident of the Atlanta area before making his home in Hogansville, he was a member of Crossover Ministries...
Annie Laura Waldrop
July 15, 2021
Mrs. Annie Laura Waldrop, 92, of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Waldrop was born January 20, 1929, in Griffin, daughter of the late Cecil and Maebell Kimball Cooper. A resident of Troup County most of her life, she was a Christian and enjoyed reading her Bible. She also enjoyed watching hummingbirds and butterflies and...
Jeffrey Lee Bryson
July 13, 2021
Jeffrey Lee Bryson, 52, of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Bryson was born April 19, 1969, in Atlanta, son of the late Herman James Bryson and Gertrude Caufman Bryson. He was known to be a hard-working man who enjoyed providing for his family and was employed for many years as a...
William Russell Stitcher
July 12, 2021
Mr. Russell Stitcher, 68, of Moreland, passed away Monday, July 12, 2021, at his home. Mr. Stitcher was born June 10, 1953, in Newnan son of the late Bill and Julia Truitt Stitcher. A lifelong resident of Coweta County, he retired from MA Industries in Peachtree City and was a member of Sylvan Lodge #429 F&AM. He enjoyed visiting the...
Julie Mae Kee
July 5, 2021
Mrs. Julie Mae Kee of Sharpsburg, GA. went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 5, 2021. Known as Miss Judy to most, she was born March 5, 1937 in Tifton Georgia, daughter of the late Orr and Piney Hogan Bryant. She was a resident of the Coweta and Troup County area most of her life. She was...
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...
