OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home


Wonda M. Gaddy

Wonda M. Gaddy

May 21, 2019

Mrs. Wonda M. Gaddy, 48, of Newnan, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Gaddy was born February 28, 1971, in Newnan, daughter of the late James and Nellie Ruth Crook Wellborn. A lifelong resident of Coweta County, she was a graduate of Newnan High School and had been employed at Rite Aid Distribution Center. She was...

Kenneth H. Dial

Kenneth H. Dial

May 19, 2019

Mr. Kenneth H. Dial, 87, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Dial was born April 14, 1932, son of the late Frank and Mozelle Chapman Dial. A lifelong resident of Hogansville, he was a graduate of Hogansville High School, was a member of First Baptist Church of Hogansville and retired as a supervisor from...

Dennis Ray Chilton

Dennis Ray Chilton

May 18, 2019

Mr. Dennis Ray Chilton, 64, of Grantville, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019, at his home. Mr. Chilton was born September 29, 1954, in St. Louis, MO, son of the late Ralph and Edith Hochstatter Chilton. A veteran of service in the U.S. Air Force from 1973 until 1977, he was a retired general contractor and was a 30 year...

Danny Lee Smith, Sr.

Danny Lee Smith, Sr.

May 17, 2019

Mr. Danny Lee Smith, Sr., 63, of the Lone Oak Community of Meriwether County, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019, at his home. Mr. Smith was born July 5, 1955, in Newnan, son of the late Leonard and Joyce Griffin Smith. A resident of Coweta County most of his life, he had lived in Lone Oak for the past year...

Thomas Camp Rainey, Jr.

Thomas Camp Rainey, Jr.

May 14, 2019

Mr. Thomas C. Rainey, Jr., 48, of Grantville, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center. Mr. Rainey was born September 28, 1970, in Atlanta, son of the late Thomas Camp Rainey, Sr. and the late Virginia Chadwick Rainey. He was employed as a painter and was an avid fisherman. Survivors include his children, Jessica Guiler and...

Sara Green Harman

Sara Green Harman

May 8, 2019

Sara Elizabeth Green Harman was born February 14, 1922, in Randolph County near Woodland, Alabama, to Virgil Berry Green and Pearl Beddingfield Green. She was the only girl in a family of all boys until the birth of her half-sister. Sara was preceded in death by her brothers, Robert Green, Wallace Green, Wilson Green, Harlice Green and Virgil Green and...

Debra Mote Dowd

Debra Mote Dowd

May 7, 2019

Mrs. Debra Mote Dowd, 61, of Weatherford, TX passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. Mrs. Dowd was born September 12, 1957 in Panama City, FL and had lived in Texas for the last 19 years. She worked at Target in Weatherford, TX and was Baptist by faith. Before moving to...

Katrina Owens Williams

Katrina Owens Williams

May 5, 2019

Mrs. Katrina Owens Williams, 60, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mrs. Williams was born November 26, 1958, in Brewton, Alabama, daughter of the late Kerry Eugene Owens and Barbara Ann Cook Owens. A resident of Troup County most of her life, she was Baptist by faith and had been employed as a home...

Michelle Pressley Allen

Michelle Pressley Allen

May 4, 2019

Michelle Pressley Allen, 53, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019, at her home. Ms. Allen was born August 31, 1965, in LaGrange and lived in Troup County most of her life. She was preceded in death by her son, Joshua Pressley; father, Bobby Hoyt Pressley; and husband, Gregory Sherrod. Survivors include her daughter, Geneva Michelle Flores of Hogansville;...

Marva Martin O'Kelley

Marva Martin O'Kelley

May 1, 2019

Marva Cooper Martin O'Kelley, 77, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at the Cullman, AL, home of her eldest daughter, Marvera Goymer. Ms. O'Kelley was born February 24, 1942, in Kansas City, MO. She was the daughter of William Lee Martin, Jr. and Vera Jones Edwards Martin. Her mother was working in Kansas City...

Holly Massey Chip

Holly Massey Chip

Apr 29, 2019

Mrs. Holly Massey Chip, 53, of Grantville, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019. Mrs. Chip was born March 27, 1966, in Columbus, was a 1984 graduate of Harris County High School, and had been an employee of Total System Services. A devout Christian, she had enjoyed pottery lessons and interior decorating and loved planning and hosting events and travel. Survivors...

John D.  Trott

John D. Trott

Apr 22, 2019

Mr. John D. "Whiskers" Trott, 82, of Luthersville, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019, at his home. Mr. Trott was born June 20, 1936, in Birmingham, AL, son of the late John Thomas Trott and Myrtle Wilson Trott. He was Baptist by faith, was an avid hunter and fisherman, and was known as a man who could not sit still...

Janice Wright Gaulding

Janice Wright Gaulding

Apr 21, 2019

Mrs. Janice Wright Gaulding, 72, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Gaulding was born January 7, 1947 in Newnan, daughter of the late W. Ashley Wright and Mary Emily Floyd Wright. She retired after more than 40 years of service as an executive assistant for J. Smith Lanier & Co., working...

Mary Johnson Kilbourne

Mary Johnson Kilbourne

Apr 18, 2019

MRS. MARY KILBOURNE Mrs. Mary Johnson Kilbourne, 65, of Grantville, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019, at her home. Born June 22, 1953 in Troy, Alabama, Mrs. Kilbourne was the daughter of the late Clarence and Irene Johnson Boswell. She was a resident of Grantville for the past 6 years, loved auctions, and most of all, loved her grandchildren and...

Mary Ann Mclendon

Mary Ann Mclendon

Apr 8, 2019

Mrs. Mary Ann McLendon of Hogansville, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. McLendon was born January 13, 1935, in Greenville, SC, daughter of the late O.B. and Florence Wood Campbell. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she lived in Fort Lauderdale, FL for 20 years before returning to Hogansville in 2014. She earned her...

Paul R. "Sonny" Bugg Iii

Paul R. "Sonny" Bugg Iii

Apr 5, 2019

Mr. Paul R. "Sonny" Bugg III, 82, of Grantville, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Bugg was born January 26, 1937, in Newnan, son of the late Paul R. Bugg, Jr. and Lottie Stone Bugg. A resident of Grantville most of his life, he earned a Bachelor's degree from LaGrange College and retired after teaching...

Richard C. Pistole, Sr.

Richard C. Pistole, Sr.

Apr 5, 2019

Mr. Richard C. Pistole, 81, of Luthersville, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019, at his home. Mr. Pistole was born February 18, 1938, in Sparta, Tennessee, son of the late Grant and Anne Howard Pistole. A resident of Georgia most of his life, he retired from General Motors as a plumber, and then was employed by several other companies. Survivors...

Geneva Hodges Breland

Geneva Hodges Breland

Apr 3, 2019

Mrs. Geneva Hodges Breland, 97, of LaGrange and formerly of Savannah, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Breland was born March 11, 1922, in Tattnall County, daughter of the late Henry and Sallie Hendrix Hodges. A resident of the Savannah area most of her life, she was a member of Atlantic Primitive Baptist Church, but had...

Velma Joan Cobb

Velma Joan Cobb

Apr 3, 2019

Mrs. Velma Joan Cobb, 86, of Barnesville, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Cobb was born December 24, 1932, in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of the late Harry Green Rice and Blonnie Belle Overfield Rice. She retired after serving as a real estate agent for more than fifty years and was associated with Deed Realty in Michigan...

Claude A. Mckibben, Jr.

Claude A. Mckibben, Jr.

Mar 30, 2019

Claude A. McKibben, Jr., 70, of Hogansville, passed away, Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. McKibben was born September 27, 1948, in Griffin, son of the late Claude Alexander McKibben and Sara Compton McKibben. A resident of Hogansville since 1949, he was a 1966 graduate of Hogansville High School, attended West Georgia College, and was a 1971 graduate...

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