Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
David Eugene Gamble
November 10, 2018
Mr. David E. Gamble, 64, of Hogansville, passed away at his home. A complete obituary including plans for a memorial service will be posted later. Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements,.
Landis H. (Lanny) Sewell
November 8, 2018
Mr. Landis H. (Lanny) Sewell, 79, of Anniston, Alabama, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Northside Health Care in Gadsden, Alabama. Mr. Sewell was born January 3, 1939, in Montgomery, Alabama, son of the late Herbert and Lurline Bowen Sewell. He attended the University of Alabama and retired as an electrical engineer after working for a number of years...
Marion Barber Reeves
November 7, 2018
Mrs. Marion Barber Reeves, 84, of Sharpsburg, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. Mrs. Reeves was born January 5, 1934, in Meriwether County, daughter of the late Carl and Mary Cook Barber. A resident of Coweta County for the past 45 years, she was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was a homemaker, who enjoyed...
Nancy Morrell Norris Mulvey
November 7, 2018
Nancy Morrell Norris Mulvey, of Greenville, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at Kindred Hospice in Columbus. Nancy was born August 17, 1939, in Greenville, daughter of the late John Hare Powel Norris and Evelyn Street Norris. She was a direct descendant of the noted Quaker family of Isaac Norris, 1st of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She lived in Greenville most of...
Rhonda Lynn Dodds
November 6, 2018
Mrs. Rhonda Lynn Dodds, 61, of Luthersville, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Dodds was born July 5, 1957, in Ft. Polk, Louisiana, daughter of the late James and Frances Church. She was employed as a cashier for a number of years, was a homemaker, and was a loving mother. Survivors include her husband, John Dodds...
Edna C. Barber
November 3, 2018
Mrs. Edna C. Barber, 92, of Grantville, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Barber was born March 12, 1926, in Fitzgerald, daughter of the late Frank and Thelma Holtzclaw Campbell. A member of Antioch Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star, she had been employed at West Point Pepperell in Grantville and at Mae's...
Jeanine Cook Rainwater
November 2, 2018
Mrs. Jeanine Cook Rainwater, 80, of Hogansville, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Rainwater was born January 23, 1938, in Newnan, daughter of the late Harvey and Gladys Cook. She was a homemaker, was a talented musician, and served as pianist for Turin Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Bobby McCoy; daughter, Jeannie Rolfe, both of...
Vickie O'Neal Searels
October 28, 2018
Mrs. Vickie O'Neal Searels, 65, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Searels was born March 14, 1953, in Newnan, daughter of the late Robert (Bob) O'Neal and Frances Phillips O'Neal Daniel. A lifelong resident of Hogansville, she was a 1971 graduate of Hogansville High School, and was employed by Carter's prior to...
Jo Ann Yearwood
October 28, 2018
Mrs. Jo Ann Yearwood, 78, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Yearwood was born June 7, 1940, in Graham, Alabama, daughter of the late James and Dewey Mae Cosper Hornsby. A resident of LaGrange most of her life, she was a member of Baptist Tabernacle Church, was a homemaker, and enjoyed...
Joanne Thornton Leverett
October 27, 2018
Mrs. Joanne Thornton Leverett, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Leverett was born April 19, 1932, in Atlanta, daughter of the late Jewell Leon Thornton and Ruth Thompson Thornton. A resident of LaGrange for 44 years, she was a member of First United Methodist Church of LaGrange. She assisted her late husband during the...
William Travis Garner
October 19, 2018
William "Travis" Garner, 85, of Georgetown, TX peacefully passed away to be with his Lord on Friday, October 19, 2018, at his home. Mr. Garner was born May 1, 1933, in Rocky Mount, GA, son of the late Charlie and Minnie Lee Garner, and spent most of his life residing in Georgia. Travis worked for Sinclair Oil Company for 15...
Violet Marie "Pat" Elder
October 17, 2018
Mrs. Violet Marie "Pat" Elder, 73, of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Elder was born February 14, 1945, in Hogansville, daughter of the late Arnold and Gladys Fuller Lancaster. A lifelong resident of the Hogansville area, she assisted her husband in the operation of Elder's Grocery in Hogansville for many years and then owned...
Isabelle Allen Todd
October 13, 2018
Isabelle Allen Todd, 89, of Greenville, GA was ushered into the arms of Jesus on Saturday morning, October 13, 2018. Mrs. Todd was born March 18, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and was the third of five girls born to Winston Stiles "Jack" and Dorothy Daniel Allen. Married to Robert L. Todd, III until his death in 2000, she was a...
Resa Landreau Guy
October 11, 2018
Mrs. Resa Faye Landreau Guy, 94, of Newnan, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Guy was born September 17, 1924, in Randolph County, Alabama, daughter of the late Robert and Pearlie Nichols. A longtime resident of Coweta and Troup counties, she was a former employee of Playtex International and Mansour's in LaGrange, and was also a...
Karl Randall Kelley
October 11, 2018
Mr. Karl R. Kelley, 70, of Luthersville, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018, at his home, with his wife by his side. Mr. Kelley was born November 5, 1947, in Atlanta, son of the late Carl and Mildred Cooke Kelley. He earned his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science degrees in Physics from Georgia Tech and retired as...
John Henry Gable
October 7, 2018
Mr. John Henry Gable, 87, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Gable was born January 24, 1931, in Sylacauga, Alabama, son of the late Stinson and Roxalee Ola Brittain Gable. A former resident of Senoia, he was employed by Southern Mills for a number of years and was a member of...
Helen Louise Hicks Plemons
October 3, 2018
Mrs.Helen Louise Hicks Plemons, 85 of Etowah, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018. The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 13, at the graveside in Pitts Cemetery in Coweta County. The Reverend Randall Hodge will officiate. Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Holly Mae Rakestraw
October 1, 2018
Miss Holly Rakestraw, 33, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018, at her home. Born December 20, 1984, in Newnan, Holly was a lifelong resident of Coweta and Troup counties. She was a 2004 graduate of East Coweta High School, was a longtime member of Trinity Baptist Church in Newnan, loved to watch wrestling, and was an avid Georgia...
Ruth Johnson Yarbrough
October 1, 2018
Mrs. Ruth Johnson Yarbrough, 94, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Yarbrough was born September 19, 1924, in Carroll County, and lived in Hogansville most of her life. She retired from Uniroyal, Inc. after many years of service and was a member of Faith Baptist Church in LaGrange. She was preceded...
Wylene Strickland Herndon
September 30, 2018
Wylene Herndon passed away September 30, 2018 at Hospice LaGrange, after years of declining health. She is survived by her husband, William J. Herndon; children, Cornelius (Pam) Herndon, Cindy Bailey, Tim (Missy) Herndon and Chad (Tisa) Herndon; grandchildren, Kristy (Kevin) Reynolds, Steven (Heather) Herndon, Wil (Crystal) Bailey, Dustin Herndon, Haley (Craig) Smith, Kirstin (Jordon) Carnes, Madison Carnes and Blakely Herndon;...
