Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Vicki White Jones
July 8, 2020
Mrs. Vicki White Jones, 58, of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, July 8, at her home. Mrs. Jones was born December 5, 1961, in LaGrange, daughter of the late J. W. and Vonceil White. A lifelong resident of Troup County, she was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, especially Agatha Christie novels. Survivors include her dear friend, Wade Duffee of Hogansville; and...
Noah Lanier Hudson
July 5, 2020
Noah L. Hudson, 19, of Grantville, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020. Noah was born April 21, 2001 in Newnan, was a lifelong resident of Coweta County, and was a 2019 graduate of Newnan High School. He enjoyed drawing, sketching, and photography, and was also known to enjoy aggravating his sister. Survivors include his mother, Suzanne Hudson and her fiancée...
Homer E. Ross, Jr.
July 5, 2020
Mr. Homer E. Ross, Jr., 80, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Ross was born March 6, 1940, in Greene County, Alabama, son of the late Homer Edgar Ross and Georgia Phillips Ross Cofield. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, he lived in Troup County most of his life...
Edward Joseph Waryas
July 3, 2020
Mr. Edward Joseph "Ed" Waryas, 82, of Newnan, passed away, Friday, July 3, 2020, at Southwest Christian Care in Union City. Mr. Waryas was born September 18, 1937, in Providence, RI, son of the late Walter and Josephine Bischendeski Waryas. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, he earned a bachelors degree in accounting from Byrant University in Rhode...
Thomas Jerome "T-Ro" Roberson
June 30, 2020
Mr. Thomas Jerome "T-Ro" Roberson, 68 of Grantville, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Campus in Columbus. Mr. Roberson was born March 11, 1952 in LaGrange and lived in Grantville until the age of 12. He was a member of Grantville Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his father, James Albert Roberson and...
Teresa Ann Smith Potts
June 28, 2020
Teresa Ann Smith Potts, 49, of Grantville, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, at her home. Teresa was born January 25, 1971, in Atlanta, and lived in Coweta County most of her life. She had been employed as a beauty consultant for Merle Norman Studios in Newnan and enjoying assisting her customers with their cosmetic needs. She loved Harley-Davidsons, the...
James W. Hendrix
June 28, 2020
Mr. James William Hendrix, 60, of Newnan, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Hendrix was born September 5, 1959, in Newnan, son of the late William Glenn Hendrix and Betty Shoemake Hendrix. A resident of Coweta County most of his life, he was a veteran of service in the U.S. Army, was a member of...
Frank D. Goodman
June 26, 2020
Mr. Franklin Darel Goodman, of LaGrange, GA, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Mr. Goodman was born August 26, 1935, in Bristol, VA, son of the late William Lee Goodman and Savannah Clark Goodman. A former resident of Florida, Illinois, and North Carolina, he was employed for many years at Bell Telephone and...
Nancy Gallaway Pressley
June 24, 2020
Mrs. Nancy Gallaway Pressley, 73, formerly of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN. Mrs. Pressley was born April 5, 1947, in Grantville, daughter of the late Paul Wilkes Gallaway and Ruby Ingram Gallaway. She was a lifelong resident of the Hogansville area, was a member of Highland Baptist Church, and was...
Henry Gregory Plant
June 22, 2020
Henry Gregory Plant, 75, of Luthersville, passed away Monday, June 22, 2020, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Plant was born July 4, 1944, in Newnan, son of the late Robert Murray Plant and Henrietta Johnson Plant. A resident of Meriwether County most of his life, he was a U.S. Army veteran, was a member of Luthersville United Methodist...
Ora E. Prestridge
June 21, 2020
Mrs. Ora E. Prestridge, 89, of Stovall, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020. Mrs. Prestridge was born December 19, 1930, in Jackson County, AL, daughter of the late Lester and Eula Pauline Broyles Harcrow. She lived in Meriwether County most of her life and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Franklin. She was a wonderful wife, mother,...
Jean Miller Crocker
June 20, 2020
Mrs. Jean Miller Crocker, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Crocker was born March 3, 1937, in Marengo County, AL, daughter of the late George and Mabel Wise Miller. A graduate of Troy University, she had lived in Hogansville since 1958 and retired after teaching 29 years in the Hogansville School System. She was...
Willis Edward Cosper
June 9, 2020
Mr. Willis E. Cosper, 79, of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at his home. Mr. Cosper was born September 8, 1940, in Hogansville, son of the late William Alton Cosper and Clara Caldwell Cosper. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army Reserve Artillery, he earned his Bachelors degree from Berry College, lived in Rome most of his...
John Donald (J D) Couch
June 9, 2020
Mr. John Donald "J D" Couch, 87, of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at Southland Health and Rehabilitation in Peachtree City. Born October 22, 1932 in Newnan, Mr. Couch was the son of the late M. W. and Effie Hubbard Couch. He was a 1950 graduate of East Coweta High School and served in the U.S. Army in...
Gloria Janet Eunice
June 2, 2020
Mrs. Janet Eunice, 60, of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Eunice was born March 9, 1960, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Grace and Howard Walker. A resident of Troup County most of her life, she was Baptist by faith, loved animals, and enjoyed drawing and sewing. Survivors include her husband, Mike Eunice of...
Rev. Edward Eugene (Gene) Kirklin
May 29, 2020
Rev. Edward Eugene (Gene) Kirklin, Jr., 45, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at his home. Rev. Kirklin was born January 8, 1975, in LaGrange, lived in Troup County most of his life, and had owned and operated LaGrange Area Roofing and Remodeling. An ordained minister since 2012, he had served as pastor of God's Open Door Church...
Bobby G. Denney
May 27, 2020
Mr. Bobby G. Denney, 78, of Grantville, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Bethany House in Auburn, AL. Mr. Denney was born October 10, 1941, son of the late Ralph and Erma Denney. A resident of Coweta County for many years, he retired as a repairman from Grant's Vending Company in Griffin and was a Mason. He was a...
Carol Charlene Cross
May 18, 2020
Miss Carol Cross, 66, of Grantville, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Carol was born October 11, 1953, in Newnan, daughter of the late Charles Franklin Cross and Gladys Cole Cross. A lifelong resident of Coweta County, she was a graduate of Newnan High School and was a longtime member of the First Baptist...
Mark E. Swaney
May 18, 2020
Mr. Mark E. Swaney, 61, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Swaney was born March 10, 1959, in Atlanta, son of the late Harold Henry Swaney and Kate Elizabeth Perry Swaney. He had lived in Heard County most of his life and was employed as an auto mechanic. Survivors include his...
Benjamin Scott Rintala
May 18, 2020
Baby Benjamin Scott Rintala, was born to Samantha Rintala and Scott Meredith on December 19, 2019 in Newnan, Georgia. On May 18, 2020, a dusk dark evening, Jesus whispered softly in his ear. "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Benjamin fell fast asleep and...
