Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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.
April 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
April 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...
Claude A. Mckibben, Jr.
March 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...
Katherine H. Craven
March 28, 2019
Mrs. Katherine Hawk Craven, 88, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Hospice LaGrange. Born October 15, 1930 in Heard County, Mrs. Craven was the daughter of the late G.C. and Mamie Purgason Hawk. She was a lifelong resident of the Hogansville and Corinth area, and loved fishing and tending to her flowers. Mrs. Craven was a lifelong devoted member...
Jean B. Biggers
March 27, 2019
Mrs. Jean B. Biggers, 89, of Greenville, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Twin Fountains Nursing Home in LaGrange. Born June 21, 1929 in Macon, Mrs. Biggers was the daughter of the late Landis Braswell and Ophelia Rowe Reeves. She was a lifelong resident of Greenville, a member of Greenville United Methodist Church and retired from the Meriwether County...
Billy H. Gaddy
March 27, 2019
Mr. Billy H. Gaddy, 67, of Locust Grove, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge. Born on February 21, 1952, Mr. Gaddy was the son of the late Wilbur Howard and Jeanette Oneeda Clay Gaddy. He was resident of Hogansville most of his life, where he was a member of The Family Worship Center, before...
Jerry L. Boswell
March 24, 2019
MR. JERRY L. BOSWELL Mr. Jerry L. Boswell, 79, of Lanett, Alabama, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019, at East Alabama Medical Center-Lanier in Valley, Alabama. Mr. Boswell was born January 8, 1940, in Coweta County, son of the late George Stevenson Boswell and Evelyn Rooks Boswell. A resident of Coweta County most of his life, he was a retired...
