Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Lois E. Williams
September 13, 2019
Mrs. Lois Evelyn Williams, 87, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Williams was born April 6, 1932, in Meriwether County, daughter of the late Neal and Mary Ethel Anderson Williams. She was employed many years as a seamstress, was Baptist by faith, enjoyed crocheting and sewing, and was a very good cook. Mrs. Williams...
Tammy R. Davis
September 13, 2019
Mrs. Tammy R. Davis, 62, of Franklin, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Davis was born July 22, 1957, in LaGrange, and lived in Franklin for a number of years. A graduate of West Georgia Technical College, she had been employed as a licensed practical nurse at Florence Hand Home in LaGrange. She...
Ricky Barry Walls
September 7, 2019
Mr. Ricky Barry Walls, 58, of LaGrange, passed away, Saturday, September 7, 2019, at his home. Mr. Walls was born March 6, 1961, in Atlanta, son of the late W. B. and Doris Walls. He worked for a number of years in the local textile industry and had also been employed in retail food service. Survivors include his husband, Andrew...
Robert Lee Hall
September 6, 2019
Mr. Robert Lee Hall, 70, of the Cooksville Community of Heard County, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Hall was born February 27, 1949, in Coweta County, son of the late James W. (Bud) Hall, Jr. and Ruby Boswell Hall. He served in Germany in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and retired as a...
Larry Gene Craig
September 2, 2019
Mr. Larry G. Craig, 79, of LaGrange, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Craig was born May 3, 1940, in Hammond, Indiana, son of the late Grover Eugene Craig and Maxine Bussart Craig. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army, he retired as an over-the-road truck driver for West Point Pepperell with more than two...
Hazel Atkins York
August 30, 2019
Mrs. Hazel Atkins York, 83, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019, at Newnan Health and Rehabilitation. Born September 13, 1935, in Rockmart, Mrs. York was the daughter of the late Jack Atkins and Kate Bell Waddle Atkins. She was a member of Prospect Baptist Church in Rockmart and had lived in Hogansville for the past 24 years. Survivors...
Richard Dale Todd
August 29, 2019
Mr. Richard Dale Todd, 40, of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019, at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dale was born August 30, 1978, in LaGrange and was a lifelong resident of Troup County. He was employed as a commercial electrician by Active Controls Electric and was a member of Faith Baptist Church in LaGrange. A 1996...
Alyssa Kathleen Zuniga
August 24, 2019
Ms. Alyssa Kathleen Zuniga, 28, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Alyssa was born December 1,1990, in El Paso, Texas. She had lived in Massachusetts before moving to Hogansville in 2015 where she worked at Cracker Barrel in LaGrange. Alyssa was extremely positive and happy individual who loved to laugh and a true inspiration...
Sarah Starr Hutchinson
August 17, 2019
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Starr Hutchinson, 94, of Greenville, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Warm Springs Medical Center Nursing Home. Sarah was born March 3, 1925 in Greenville, where she lived all but a few years of her life. Sarah was the youngest child of Joseph Tenth Starr and Marie Georgia Barnes Starr. Her one sister, Ruth Starr Lundin,...
Michael Anthony Stitcher
August 12, 2019
Mr. Michael A. Stitcher, 65, of Villa Rica, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019, at his home. Mr. Stitcher was born March 12, 1954, in Newnan and lived in the Atlanta area for a number of years. He was employed as a machinist for CKS Packaging in Atlanta and was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Dallas. Michael...
Grover W. (Billy) Crider, Jr.
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
July 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
July 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
July 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...


