OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home


James Emmett Askew

James Emmett Askew

Dec 7, 2017

James Emmett Askew died peacefully at his home in Hogansville on December 7, 2017, at the age of 65. Emmett was born on August 16, 1952, was a 1971 graduate of Hogansville High School and graduated from LaGrange College in 1980. He worked in the vending industry as a salesman and eventually as district manager, and upon retirement, ran a...

Ruth Meacham Shepherd

Ruth Meacham Shepherd

Dec 7, 2017

Mrs. Ruth Meacham Shepherd, 75, of Greenville, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Mrs. Shepherd was born December 20, 1941, in Coweta County, daughter of the late Harold Lloyd Meacham and Dorothy Slaton Meacham. A resident of Coweta and Meriwether counties most of her life, she was Baptist by faith, enjoyed gardening and playing...

Edward Anthony Veal

Edward Anthony Veal

Dec 6, 2017

Mr. Edward Anthony (Eddie) Veal, 57, of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Veal was born November 1, 1960, in Franklin, son of the late Robert and Vera Holcomb Veal. He lived in LaGrange before making his home in Hogansville and was employed as a maintenance sub-contractor for ETI, Inc. He was...

Tony Lamar Brown

Tony Lamar Brown

Dec 6, 2017

Mr. Tony Lamar Brown, 59, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Brown was born July 13, 1958, in LaGrange, son of the late Virgil and Catherine Ward Brown. A lifelong resident of Troup County, he was a member and deacon of Northside Baptist Church and retired as a warehouse specialist from Duracell. Survivors include...

Mary Louise Ashline

Mary Louise Ashline

Dec 1, 2017

Mrs. Mary Louise Ashline, 59, of Newnan, passed away Friday, December 1, 2017, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mrs. Ashline was born November 6, 1958, in Corning, New York, daughter of the late James and Barbara Mosher. She had lived in Newnan for the past ten years and was employed as a certified nursing assistant by Home Helpers. Survivors include her...

Betty Jean  Rabun

Betty Jean Rabun

Dec 1, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jean Rabun, 76 of Hogansville, passed away Friday, December 1, 2017, at her home. Born January 16, 1941, Mrs. Rabun was the daughter of the late Robert Talley and Lillie Belle Dyer Terry. She had lived in Hogansville for 40 years, was a member of Rock of Ages Baptist Church, and retired after 22 years as a Certified...

Mickey Watts Teel

Mickey Watts Teel

Nov 27, 2017

Mrs. Mickey Watts Teel, 85, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017, at Twin Fountains Home in LaGrange. Mrs. Teel was born April 1, 1932, in Newnan, daughter of the late J. W. and Kella Pritchard Watts. A resident of Troup County since 1950, she was a member of Hogansville Church of Christ, retired as a unit secretary from...

Douglas Murphy

Douglas Murphy

Nov 24, 2017

Mr. Douglas Murphy, 74, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017, at Twin Fountains Home in LaGrange. Mr. Murphy was born August 1, 1943, in Houston, Texas, son of the late Reverend Nathan Murphy and Olivia Washington Murphy. A 1962 graduate of Hogansville High School, he lived in Coweta County for many years before returning to Hogansville twenty years...

Virginia Todd Bowen

Virginia Todd Bowen

Nov 16, 2017

Mrs. Virginia Todd Bowen, 86, of Woodstock and formerly of Hogansville, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017, at the home of her granddaughter in Johns Creek. Mrs. Bowen was born August 25, 1931, in Hogansville, daughter of the late John Henry Todd and Janie Daniel Todd. A resident of the Atlanta area for the past fifty years, she retired from...

Rudolph (Rudy) Rodriguez

Rudolph (Rudy) Rodriguez

Nov 11, 2017

Mr. Rudolph (Rudy) Rodriguez, 71, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017, at his home. Mr. Rodriguez was born November 26, 1945, in San Antonio, Texas, son of the late Margarito and Stella Hernandez Rodriguez. Before making his home in Hogansville seven years ago, he lived in Florida for many years, was a former paramedic, and retired as a...

Jeanette Denney Estes

Jeanette Denney Estes

Nov 10, 2017

Mrs. Jeanette Denney Estes, 83, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, November 10, 2017, at LaGrange Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Estes was born October 5, 1934, in Opelika, Alabama, daughter of the late Delbert and Grace Leonard Denney. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she was a member of Highland Baptist Church and retired from Treasury Drugs in LaGrange....

Brenda Bassett Caldwell

Brenda Bassett Caldwell

Nov 9, 2017

Mrs. Brenda Bassett Caldwell, 68, of Gay, passed away, Thursday, November 9, 2017, Columbus Hospice. Mrs. Caldwell was born September 13, 1949, in West Point and was a lifelong resident of Meriwether County. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Gay, enjoyed square-dancing, and was a member of the Co-Op Club of Gay. Survivors include her husband...

Frances Smith Eason

Frances Smith Eason

Nov 5, 2017

Mrs. Frances Smith Eason, 86, of LaGrange, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 5, 2017. Mrs. Eason was born May 28, 1931, in Carroll County, daughter of the late Herschel and Ella Robinson Smith. A resident of Hogansville most of her life, she worked for many years at Uniroyal, Hogansville Café, and Super Foods and retired as...

Ezra E. Whitmore

Ezra E. Whitmore

Nov 5, 2017

Mr. Ezra E. Whitmore, 91, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Whitmore was born February 4, 1926, in Carrollton, son of the late Claude and Ida Johnson Whitmore. A resident of Hogansville since 1947, he was an Army veteran of World War Two, retired as a supervisor from Uniroyal, Inc. and...

Edward John Michalowski, Jr.

Edward John Michalowski, Jr.

Nov 4, 2017

Mr. Edward John Michalowski, Jr., 66, of Hogansville, Georgia, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Hospice LaGrange in LaGrange, Georgia. "Guapo," as he preferred to be called among the family members, was born January 9, 1951, in Hollywood, California, son of the late Edward and Geraldine Soukop Michalowski. A veteran of service in the U. S. Army stationed in...

Jamie Alan Sharples

Jamie Alan Sharples

Nov 4, 2017

Mr. Jamie Alan Sharples, 40, of LaGrange, went home to be with the Lord , Saturday, November 4, 2017, at his home. A native of LaGrange and lifelong resident of Troup County, Mr. Sharples was employed as an ASE Certified mechanic by Stanford Automotive. Survivors include his wife of twenty two years, Dana Sharples, and his sons, Zachery Quinton Sharples...

Deborah Robinson Tidwell

Deborah Robinson Tidwell

Nov 2, 2017

Mrs. Deborah Robinson Tidwell, 64, of Mountville, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017, of injuries received in an auto accident near Hogansville. Mrs. Tidwell was born November 22, 1952, in Newnan, and was a former resident of Forest Park and Hogansville. A graduate of Forest Park High School and Clayton State University, she was employed as revenue account manager for...

Jimmy Norris Williamson

Jimmy Norris Williamson

Oct 29, 2017

Mr. Jimmy N. Williamson, 71, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Williamson was born May 17, 1946, son of the late Pat Olan Williamson and Mary Cash Williamson. A resident of the Hogansville and Grantville area most of his life, he was employed by Uniroyal and Specialty Fabrics and Converting for 34 years prior...

Brannon Lee Davis

Brannon Lee Davis

Oct 27, 2017

Mr. Brannon L. Davis, 48, of Gay, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017, of injuries received in an auto accident near Warm Springs. Born October 12, 1969, in Atlanta, Mr. Davis was the son of the late Jonathan Sibley Davis and the late Wanda Wilson Davis. He lived in Meriwether County most of his life and was a member of...

Brenda Castrow Phillips

Brenda Castrow Phillips

Oct 27, 2017

Mrs. Brenda Castrow Phillips, 75, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017, at her home. Mrs. Phillips was born April 7, 1942, in Houston, Texas, daughter of the late John Deal Castrow and Eleanore Bailey Castrow. A resident of Hogansville for the past fifteen years, she was a customer service agent for Eastern Airlines for many years, and later...

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