Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Barbara Garrett Washington
December 14, 2020
Mrs. Barbara Garrett Washington, 83 of LaGrange, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020, at Hospice LaGrange. Born August 3, 1937 in Troup County, Mrs. Washington was the daughter of the late Sidney Fred Garrett and Nellie Ruth Smith Garrett. She lived in Atlanta for many years before returning to Troup County in 1976. She was a member of Faith Baptist...
Serenity Leann Cribbs
December 11, 2020
Serenity Leann Cribbs, 5 months old of Hogansville, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020, at her home. Serenity is survived by her mother, Amanda Cribbs and Shane Costley; father, Brian Veal and Nicole Smith; sisters, Tiana Marie Cribbs, Isabella Cribbs, Georgia Veal, and Charlevoix Veal; brother, Timothy Brian Veal, Jr.; grandparents, Tina and William Lawton, all of Hogansville and Angela...
Rachel Mitchell Snyder
December 8, 2020
Mrs. Rachel Mitchell Snyder, 79, of the Corinth Community of Heard County, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at the home of her son in Thomaston. Born April 28, 1941, in LaGrange, Mrs. Snyder was the daughter of the late Joe and Hazel Johnson Mitchell. She was a lifelong resident of the Corinth Community and was a member of Corinth...
Vickie Lynn Hill
December 7, 2020
Mrs. Vickie Lynn Hill, 65, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Hill was born August 27, 1955, in Newnan, daughter of the late William Howard Mapp and Edna Elizabeth Jones Mapp. She lived in Newnan most of her life, was a homemaker, loved to read, and enjoyed working in her garden. Survivors include her...
Asbury E. "Buddy" Winkles
December 5, 2020
Mr. Asbury E. "Buddy" Winkles, Jr., 77, of the Harrisonville Community of Troup County, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Winkles was born June 17, 1943, in Coweta County, son of the late Asbury Emory Winkles and Janie Peppers Winkles. Before his health failed, he was employed by Thomas Parts Company in Hogansville, Abernathy Wrecker Service...
Margaret Ann Addison
December 4, 2020
Mrs. Margaret Ann Addison, 73, of Franklin, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Addison was born April 8, 1947, in Heard County, daughter of the late Rufus Lance Arrington and Ruby Inez Abner Arrington. A resident of Heard County most of her life, she was Baptist by faith and was employed for many...
Austin Zachary Scott
December 4, 2020
Austin Zachary "Zach" Scott, 22, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, of injuries received in an automobile accident. Zach was born October 21, 1998, in LaGrange and was a lifelong resident of Troup County. A 2018 graduate of Callaway High School, he was employed at Rogers BBQ in Hogansville and had recently enlisted in the U.S. Army. Survivors...
Gerald Thomas Collins
December 3, 2020
Mr. Gerald Thomas Collins, 67, of Grantville, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Collins was born June 29, 1953, in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late George Albert Collins, Sr. and Joan Lakin Collins. A retired software engineer, he maintained homes in Grantville and Bermuda and was a member of Evangelical Church of Bermuda and...
Charlie B. "Buddy" Garner
December 1, 2020
Mr. Charlie B. "Buddy" Garner, 84, of Gay, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at his home. Mr. Garner was born March 1, 1936, in Meriwether County, son of the late Johnny Ralph Garner and Mable Lee Garner. A resident of Gwinnett County for many years, he owned and operated Norcross Heating and Air prior to his retirement in 1990....
Hubert Allen Reese
November 30, 2020
Mr. Hubert A. Reese, 88, of Monroe, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at Northside Gwinnett Medical Center, in Lawrenceville. Mr. Reese was born October 11, 1932, in LaGrange, son of the late Reverend Vinson Reese and Euna Calhoun Reese. A 1953 graduate of LaGrange High School, he attended DeVry Institute, he was employed for many years at Richey TV...
Thomas Norman Harrington
November 30, 2020
Mr. Thomas Norman Harrington, 68, of the Louise Community of Troup County, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at his home. Mr. Harrington was born January 11, 1952, son of the late Alton and Retha Mae Stephens Harrington. A lifelong resident of Troup County, he was employed as a carpenter for Langford Construction Company for 34 years prior to his...
Michelle Billingsley Sturdivant
November 25, 2020
Mrs. Michelle Billingsley Sturdivant, 41, of LaGrange, passed away, Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Sturdivant was born December 17, 1978, in LaGrange and was a lifelong resident of Troup County. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from LaGrange College and was Baptist by faith. Survivors include her husband, Randy Sturdivant of LaGrange; her children,...
Jimmy Hubert Noles
November 24, 2020
Mr. Jimmy Hubert Noles, 73, of Panama City Beach, FL , passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at Carrollton Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Noles was born March 11, 1947, in Graham, AL, son of the late James Hubert Noles and Adell Driver Noles. A Vietnam Era Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps, he was a retired mechanical contractor, and had lived...
The Reverend Rance Sprayberry
November 21, 2020
The Reverend Rance Sprayberry, 87, of Greenville, SC and formerly of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at his home. Mr. Sprayberry was born June 11, 1933, in West Point, son of the late James Ethridge Sprayberry and Ruth Bowen Sprayberry. A U.S. Army veteran of service during the Korean War, he was a 1952 graduate of LaGrange High...
Rae Eason Smith
November 19, 2020
Rae Eason Smith, 69, of Griffin, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020, at her home. Ms. Smith was born February 5, 1951, in Atlanta, daughter of the late Emory Allen Eason, Jr, and Joyce Robertson Eason. A resident of Hogansville from 1969 until 1976, she lived in the Atlanta area most of her life and was employed as a property...
Charles L. Morris
November 17, 2020
Mr. Charles L. Morris, 83, of Grantville, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020, at Avalon Health and Rehabilitation Center in Newnan. Mr. Morris was born June 3, 1937, in Letcher, Kentucky, son of the late Elmer and Margaret Smith Morris. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, he retired as a service instructor from Dictaphone Corporation and had made...
David James Cosley
November 13, 2020
Mr. David James Cosley, 42, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020, of injuries received in a motorcycle accident in Newnan. Mr. Cosley was born June 22, 1978, was a lifelong resident of Troup County, and was employed as a maintenance technician at the PetSmart Distribution Center in Newnan. He was a former member of the American Pool Association...
William "Buck" Herndon
November 10, 2020
Mr. William "Buck" Herndon, 81 of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center. Born January 24, 1939 in Hogansville, Mr. Herndon was the son of the late Leonard and Valena Collier Herndon. He was a lifelong resident of Troup County, a member of Grace Baptist Church and retired from the maintenance department at West Georgia...
Richard L. Rigsby
November 8, 2020
Mr. Richard L. Rigsby, 67, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020, at his home. Mr. Rigsby was born November 29, 1952, in Coweta County, son of the late John Ralph Rigsby and Martha Doris Stowers Rigsby. A veteran of service in the U. S. Army, he lived in Troup and Coweta counties most of his life and was...
Roger Dewayne Helton
November 7, 2020
Mr. Roger DeWayne Helton, 52, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Helton was born June 20, 1968, in Newnan and lived in Troup and Coweta counties most of his life. He was employed as a carpenter and enjoyed fishing. Survivors include his son and daughter in-law, Justin Mulliniks and Neely Scruggs...


