Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Wayne Smith
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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...
Charles Allen Shelnutt
June 14, 2019
Mr. Charles Allen Shelnutt, 61, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Shelnutt was born April 20, 1958, in Heard County, son of the late Mallory and Rachel Folds Shelnutt. A resident of Hogansville for a number of years, he was Baptist by faith and had been employed at Uniroyal, Inc. and West Georgia Textiles....
Edna Dunevan Haynes
June 8, 2019
Mrs. Edna Haynes, 86, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Twin Fountains Home in LaGrange. Mrs. Haynes was born May 30, 1933, in Hogansville, daughter of the late Marvin and Florence Rogers Dunevan. A lifelong resident of Hogansville, she was a member of Highland Baptist Church and retired from Community Action for Improvement in LaGrange. Survivors include...
Joyce Turner Phillips
June 7, 2019
Mrs. Joyce Turner Phillips, 77, of Grantville, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Phillips was born November 7, 1941, in Hogansville, daughter of the late J.C. and Blanche Culberson Turner. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she lived in Hobe Sound, Florida for ten years before returning to this area in 2008. She was...
Beulah Sims Cato
June 5, 2019
Mrs. Beulah Sims Cato, 66, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Cato was born on August 26, 1952, daughter of the late John Alvin Sims and Ola Mae Furlow Sims. She was a lifelong resident of LaGrange and had worked for Dunson Mill for 40 years. Mrs. Cato loved doing puzzles and was a...
Edna Tarwater Fields
May 31, 2019
Mrs. Edna Tarwater. Fields, 93, of Greenville, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Fields was born May 19, 1926, in Childersburg, Alabama, daughter of the late Will and Lula Tarwater. A former resident of LaGrange and the Atlanta area, she had lived in Meriwether County for forty years and was a member of Stovall Baptist Church....
Margaret Pitts Barnett
May 24, 2019
Mrs. Margaret Vonciel Barnett, 86, of Moreland, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019, at Avalon Health and Rehabilitation Center in Newnan. Mrs. Barnett was born September 28, 1932, in LaGrange, daughter of the late George Ollie Pitts and Hixie Irene Segrest Pitts. A resident of Coweta County most of her life, she was a homemaker and was a longtime member...
Shawn Ryan Johnson
May 22, 2019
Shawn Ryan Johnson, 28, of Luthersville, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center. Shawn was born September 4, 1990 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and he worked for Jeff McCoy Construction and Grading in Luthersville. Shawn loved the outdoors and spending time with his son. He was always helping people and would do anything to make them...
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
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
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...
