Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Ray Caldwell
Jan 2, 2019
Mr. Ray Caldwell, 81, of the Rocky Mount Community of Meriwether County, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation in Thomaston. Mr. Caldwell was born January 1, 1938, in Meriwether County, son of the late James Leroy (Jay) Caldwell and Lucy Key Caldwell. He served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman in Germany before...
Seth "Bo" Newsom
Jan 1, 2019
Seth "Bo" Newsom, 53, of LaGrange, passed away, Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Newsom was born November 25, 1965, in LaGrange, and lived in Troup County most of his life. A 1983 graduate of Hogansville High School, he was employed as a team leader at Mobis in West Point. He was an avid University...
Joseph Daniel Barrett
Dec 31, 2018
Mr. Joseph Daniel Barrett, Sr., 60, of LaGrange, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018, at his home. Mr. Barrett was born April 13, 1958, in Hawaii, son of the late Whitley Barrett, Jr. and Sylvia Yates Barrett. A graduate of Hogansville High School, he earned a Bachelors degree in human services and a Masters degree in addictionology, and retired as...
Doris F Coalson
Dec 29, 2018
Mrs. Doris F. Coalson, 73, of Franklin, passed away, Saturday, December 29, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Coalson was born October 15, 1945, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Ronie Cleveland Haynes and Ethel Redding Haynes. A lifelong resident of this area, she enjoyed outdoor activities, was a homemaker, and enjoyed caring for her family and grandchildren. Survivors include her...
Nicole Smith Pressley
Dec 28, 2018
Mrs. Nicole Smith Pressley, 31, of Carrollton and formerly of LaGrange, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Pressley was born December 26, 1987, in Atlanta, and had lived in Carrollton for the past eight years. Survivors include her husband, William David Pressley, Jr., her children, Caleb Emerson Lee Pressley and Madelynn Hope Pressley, all of Carrollton;...
George Arnold Bowman
Dec 25, 2018
Mr. George Arnold Bowman, 71, of Senoia, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at his home. Born February 12, 1947, in Hogansville, Mr. Bowman was the son of the late George Michael Bowman and Syletha Cash Bowman. He had been a resident of Senoia for the past several years and was a residential painter. Survivors include his daughter and son...
Donald Wayne Billingsley
Dec 18, 2018
Mr. Donald W. Billingsley, 75, of Pine Mountain, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Born February 4, 1943 in West Point, Mr. Billingsley was the son of the late Sam and Wilma Minter Billingsley. He was a U. S. Navy veteran, having served aboard the USS Saratoga, and was a bus driver trainer for...
Jennifer Bloodworth Flanagan
Dec 16, 2018
Jennifer Lynn Bloodworth Flanagan, 55, of Tyrone, passed away on December 16, 2018. Jennifer is survived by her mother, Brenda Bond Bloodworth Templeton, and her husband David, of Ellenwood; her sister, Carol Bloodworth and her husband, Paul Springer, of Livermore, California; her brother, Edward Bloodworth, and his wife, Salika, of Centennial, Colorado; her nephew, William Springer, his wife, Elizabeth, and...
Mary Alice Kee
Dec 13, 2018
Mrs. Mary Alice Kee, 92, of Grantville, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018. Mrs. Kee was born in Carroll County in the springtime of 1926 on April 28th, daughter of the late Ben and Annie Ruth Helton Hogan. A lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Grantville, she had been employed at West Point Pepperell, was an active member...
Charles Edward Tarwater
Dec 12, 2018
Mr. Charles E. Tarwater, 74, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at his home. Mr. Tarwater was born June 9, 1944, in Opelika, Alabama, son of the late Will Tarwater, Jr. and Sara Berry Tarwater. A resident of LaGrange most of his life, he was a member and deacon of Dunson Baptist Church and retired from Fluor-Daniel Construction...
Mildred Ann Murphy
Dec 10, 2018
Mildred Ann Murphy, 75, of Moreland, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Ms. Murphy was born June 22, 1943, in Greenville, daughter of the late Wiley and Pauline Washington Murphy. She was Baptist by faith and had been employed by Playtex International, Dundee Mills and Kason Industries prior to her retirement. She enjoyed flower gardening and...
Ruby Dutton Trentham
Dec 9, 2018
Mrs. Ruby Lee Jones Dutton Trentham, 79, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018, at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Mrs. Trentham was born September 17, 1939, in Dekalb County, daughter of the late Lee and Pauline Ergle Jones. A resident of the Atlanta area most of her life, she was Baptist by faith, had been a member of...
Harold Kenneth Spradlin
Dec 9, 2018
Mr. Harold Kenneth Spradlin, 89, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018, at his home. Mr. Spradlin was born April 6, 1929, in Hogansville, son of the late George and Corrie Mae Hay Spradlin. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, he retired from Bellsouth and also owned and operated Spradlin Cabinet Shop for more than twenty years....
Kenneth David Blackmon
Dec 9, 2018
Mr. Kenneth David Blackmon, 55, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Blackmon was born October 1, 1963, in Atlanta and lived in the west Georgia area most of his life. He was a talented carpenter and loved sports, especially playing basketball. Survivors include his father and step-mother, David and Thelma Blackmon of Cartersville; sisters,...
Robin Haas Garrison
Nov 30, 2018
Robin Haas Garrison, 62, of Franklin, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018, at her home. Robin was born October 12, 1956, in Atlanta, daughter of the late Henry Ford Haas and Marie Maxwell Haas Bishop. A 1975 graduate of Hogansville High School, she was a homemaker and a caring mother and grandmother. She loved being with her friends, and enjoyed...
Brenda Simmons Simonds
Nov 29, 2018
Mrs. Brenda Simonds, 74, LaGrange, formerly of Haleyville, AL, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018. She was a secretary with West Georgia College and was a member of New Prospect Baptist, Haleyville, AL. Survivors include her children, Brenna Lee Whipple, Judy Lynn Roberts, Brenda Louise Blair Andrews; brother, Jack Brock Simmons; sister, Betty Papile; grandchildren, Erma Leah Simonds, Robert Paul...
Jimmy E. Driver
Nov 28, 2018
Mr. Jimmy E. Driver, 74, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at his home. Mr. Driver was born June 21, 1944 in Randolph County, Alabama, son of the late Garfield and Ora Butler Driver. An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a retired building contractor and was known for his excellent craftsmanship. He was a member...
Robert M. Dodds
Nov 23, 2018
Mr. Robert M. Dodds, 88, of Luthersville, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018, at Ansley Park Health and Rehabilitation in Newnan. Mr. Dodds was born October 30, 1930, in Luthersville, son of the late Marion and Irene Chambless Dodds. A U.S. Army Signal Corps veteran of the Korean War, he retired from Bellsouth, now AT&T, after many years of service...
Harmon D. Caldwell, Jr.
Nov 23, 2018
Mr. Harmon D. Caldwell, Jr., 89, of Alvaton, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Mr. Caldwell was born February 17, 1929, in Alvaton, son of the late Harmon Delos Caldwell and Fannie Keith Caldwell. A veteran of service in the U.S. Air Force, he owned and operated a service station for many...
Carol Toney
Nov 19, 2018
Mrs. Carol Toney, 69, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Toney was born November 23, 1948, in Floyd County, daughter of the late Hubert and Harriett Lowry Cline. She had been a resident of Hogansville for 46 years, was a member of Bible Baptist Church, and had been employed by Jindal Films. Survivors include...
