Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Grover W. (Billy) Crider, Jr.
Aug 9, 2019
Mr. Grover W. (Billy) Crider, Jr., 73, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, at his home. Mr. Crider was born October 28, 1945, son of the late Grover and Dorothy Strosnyder Crider. A resident of the Hogansville area most of his life, he served as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, was a...
Elbert H. Freeman
Aug 9, 2019
Mr. Elbert Freeman, 89, of Chillicothe, Ohio, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, at Traditions of Chillicothe Assisted Living Center. Born June 7, 1930 in Calhoun County, Alabama, Mr. Freeman was the son of the late David William and Ethel Creswell Freeman. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, Mr. Freeman was a former resident of Hogansville and Five...
Amanda Holcombe Roberson
Aug 6, 2019
Mrs. Amanda Holcombe Roberson, 37, of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Amanda was born November 17, 1981, in Newnan and lived in Troup County most of her life. She enjoyed gardening, arts and crafts, fishing, and watching Georgia Bulldogs football. Her love for her family was the most important part of her life and she...
Harold Wesley Banks
Aug 6, 2019
Mr. Harold W. Banks, 78, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton. Mr. Banks was born February 20, 1941, in Newnan, son of the late John and Clara Simpkins Banks. A veteran of service in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 until 1965, he returned to Coweta County and was employed by Delta...
Paul Raymond Caldwell
Aug 5, 2019
Mr. Paul R. Caldwell, 75, of Thomaston, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019, a The Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Mr. Caldwell was born August 20, 1943 in Hogansville, son of the late Bob and Ada Mae Thompson Caldwell. A former resident of Newnan, he retired from the Georgia Department of Revenue, loved hunting and fishing, enjoyed karaoke,...
Freda Reid Turner
Aug 4, 2019
Mrs. Freda Reid Turner, 95, of McDonough, passed away, Sunday, August 4, 2019, at Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough. Mrs. Turner was born December 10, 1923, in Troup County, daughter of the late Herman and Margaret Hurst Reid. She was a 1941 graduate of LaGrange High School, earned her bachelor's degree from Georgia State University in 1970, and retired from...
Jannice Counts Jacobs
Aug 2, 2019
Mrs. Jann Counts Jacobs, 63, of Luthersville, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019, at her home. Born November 17, 1955, in Crawford W. Long Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Mrs. Jacobs had lived in Meriwether County most of her life, had been employed as warehouse manager for Meriwether Industrial Supply, and was a member of Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Haralson....
Elvira Hill-Yates
Jul 28, 2019
Mrs. Elvira Hill-Yates, 84, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Pine Knoll Nursing and Rehab in Carrollton. Mrs. Hill-Yates was born August 1, 1934, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Ezra and Inez Todd Crews. A resident of Atlanta and Decatur for a number of years, she retired from Sears in Atlanta and then returned to LaGrange,...
Lorraine Larson Liska
Jul 23, 2019
Mrs. Lorraine Larson Liska, 89, of Hogansville, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Florence Hand Home. Born August 3, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, Mrs. Liska was the daughter of the Late Roy Robert Larson and Edna Wulf Larson. She was a dental assistant, a homemaker, and had lived in Georgia since 2009. Mrs. Liska had a beautiful voice and...
Paul David Joy
Jul 19, 2019
Mr. Paul D. Joy, 79, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Joy was born October 18, 1939, in Cassadaga, NY, son of the late Horace and Carrie Green Joy. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army from 1958 until 1961, he lived in Troup County most of his life and...
Wayne Smith
Jul 15, 2019
Mr. Wayne Smith, 73, of the St. Marks Community of Meriwether County, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019, at the VA Medical Center in Decatur. Mr. Smith was born August 10, 1945, in Hogansville, son of the late Harvey and Elsie Shirey Smith. A U.S. Army veteran, he received three Purple Hearts for his service as a Technical Sergeant during...
Marvin E. Hogan
Jul 6, 2019
Mr. Marvin Enoch Hogan, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Mr. Hogan was born on June 25, 1939 to Annie Ruth and Ben Hogan and had just celebrated his eightieth birthday. He spent most of his life in the Grantville and Franklin area and was a member of First Baptist Church of Franklin. Along with his...
Michial Anthony (Andy) Winkles
Jul 5, 2019
Michial Anthony "Andy" Winkles, 62, of Newnan, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019, at his home. Andy was born January 31, 1957, in Newnan and lived in Coweta County most of his life. A graduate of Hogansville High School, he served as vice-president and general manager of Georgia On Wheels from 1995 until 2014 and then served as customer relations...
Evelyn Irene Deloach
Jul 4, 2019
Mrs. Evelyn Irene DeLoach, 77, of Greenville, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mrs. DeLoach was born December 18, 1941, in Christ's Church, New Zealand. A resident of Meriwether County for 47 years, she was a homemaker and was employed for 14 years at Oxford Industries in Greenville. She attended Stovall Baptist Church and enjoyed watching...
William Michael "Billy" Day
Jul 3, 2019
Mr. William Michael "Billy" Day, 23, of Luthersville, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at his home. Billy was born October 14, 1995, in Richmond, Virginia, and lived in Meriwether County most of his life. He was a graduate of Greenville High School and was Baptist by faith. Survivors include his mother and step-father, June and Bobby Stanfield of LaGrange;...
Geneva Hopson Boone
Jul 2, 2019
Mrs. Geneva Hopson Boone, 98 of Newnan, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Newnan. Born July 18, 1920 in Atlanta, Mrs. Boone was the daughter of the late Augustus and Frances Waller Hopson. A resident of Newnan most of her life, she was valedictorian of Heard County High School class of 1938, was Baptist by faith, and retired from...
Charles Emory Counts
Jun 22, 2019
Mr. Charles Emory Counts, 58, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Counts was born October 16, 1960, in Selma, Alabama, son of the late Ruben Harold Counts and Betty Hayes Counts. A resident of Hogansville for several years, he was a retired electrician and welder. Survivors include his wife, Catherine Counts of Camp Hill,...
David Edward Bates
Jun 20, 2019
Mr. David Edward Bates, 76, of Douglasville, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Mr. Bates was born April 20, 1943, in Clarke County, son of the late Roscoe Matthew Bates and Myrtie Loue Perry Bates. A veteran of service in the U. S. Army from 1961 until 1964, he was a longtime resident of...
Larry Ward
Jun 18, 2019
Mr. Larry Ward, 76, of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at Hospice LaGrange. Born December 1, 1942 in Carrollton, Mr. Ward was the son of the late Olie and Clara Homes Ward. He was a resident Lagrange for 60 years, a retired exterminator, having worked for Premier Pest Control and Thompson Pest Control, and loved playing the banjo....
Rose Hardaway Lee
Jun 16, 2019
Mrs. Rose Hardaway Lee, 93, of the Lone Oak Community of Meriwether County, passed away, Sunday, June 16, 2019, at Southwest Christian Care in Union City. Mrs. Lee was born April 23, 1926, in Greenville, daughter of the late Ira Eugene Hardaway and Leola Norris Hardaway. A lifelong resident of Meriwether County, she was a member of Allen-Lee Memorial United...


