Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
James Fred Willingham
October 13, 2017
Mr. Fred Willingham, 82, of St. Petersburg, FL and formerly of the Lone Oak Community of Meriwether County, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, at Hospice LaGrange. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 28, at the graveside in Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery in Lone Oak. The Reverend Kory Trinrud will officiate. The family...
Mildred Barber Crews
October 11, 2017
Mrs. Mildred Barber Crews, 91, of Luthersville, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at her home. Mrs. Crews was born February 14, 1926, in Meriwether County, daughter of the late John Kiser Barber and Nannie Roberta Hayes Barber. A lifelong resident of Meriwether County, she was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and had owned and operated Crews Grocery in...
Mychael Dwayne Bragg
October 11, 2017
Mr. Mychael Dwayne Bragg, 23, of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Michael was born December 30, 1993, in LaGrange, lived in Columbus for a number of years, was a graduate of Hardaway High School, and was employed by Bonnie Plant Farms. He enjoyed cooking, was an avid UGA football fan, and was...
Michelle Lankford Norwood
October 7, 2017
Mrs. Michelle Lankford Norwood, 44, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017, at her home. Mrs. Norwood was born November 22, 1972, in Hollywood, Florida and lived in Hogansville the greater part of her life. She enjoyed the beach, loved shopping and especially adored her grandbabies. Survivors include her husband, Wayne Norwood of Hogansville; daughters and sons in-law, Ericka...
Shirley D. Johnides
October 6, 2017
Mrs. Shirley D. Johnides, age 91, longtime resident of Howell, Michigan, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017. She is the mother of Kathy Trim of Hogansville. Mrs Johnides was born July 8, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Andrew and Ellen (Nye) Matthews. She had worked as an executive secretary for Ford Motor Company, later retired from Citizens Insurance...
Mary Ann Staley Cook
October 6, 2017
Mrs. Mary Ann Staley Cook, 82, of Newnan, passed away, Friday, October 6, 2017, at Insignia of Newnan. Mrs. Cook was born February 26, 1935, in Coweta County, daughter of the late Ernest Hubert Staley and the late Vassie Brown Staley. She was a devoted wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be dearly missed and affectionately remembered by...
Lucy E. Jones
October 4, 2017
Miss Lucy E. Jones, 88, of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at Florence Hand Home in LaGrange. Miss Jones was born September 14, 1929, in Red Level, Alabama, daughter of the late Herbert and Naomi King Jones. A resident of Hogansville since 1972, she was a homemaker and had attended Trinity Worship Center. Survivors include her sisters, Carol...
Dennis Wiley Spradlin
September 30, 2017
Mr. Wiley Spradlin, 66, formerly of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017, at Westbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in McDonough. Mr. Spradlin was born April 22, 1951 in LaGrange, son of the late Betty Smith Spradlin and Frank Spradlin. A 1970 graduate of Hogansville High School, he was a member of Highland Baptist Church and was employed by Georgia...
Linda Ann Moore
September 29, 2017
Mrs. Linda Ann Moore, 54, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017, at Community Hospice in Jacksonville. Mrs. Moore was born June 22, 1963, in Norwood, Massachusetts and was a former resident of Hogansville. She was a homemaker and loved her family dearly, attended Providence Bible Church and loved Jesus with all her heart. Survivors include her...
Howard Earl Lowe
September 25, 2017
Mr. Howard E. Lowe, 81, of Hogansville, passed away Monday, September 25, 2017, at Insignia of Newnan. Mr. Lowe was born October 22, 1935, in Taylor County, son of the late William Laney Lowe and Frances Elizabeth Post Lowe. He retired after twenty years of service in the U. S. Navy and was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam...
Sophie Coreen Perry
September 23, 2017
Sophie Coreen Perry was born November 6, 1924 in Dublin, GA to the late Coreen Braddy Perry and the late Lewis Frank Perry, Sr. She graduated from Dublin High School in 1942, and then went to work at Warner Robins Army Air Force Base where she met her husband, Tinley Perry. Sophie and Tinley lived in many places throughout their...
Virgilene Massey Pollard
September 21, 2017
Mrs. Virgilene Massey Pollard, 76 of Moreland, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, September 21, 2017. Born September 19, 1941 in Meriwether County, Mrs. Pollard was the daughter of the late Virgil and Mary Massey. She was a lifelong resident of the Coweta and Meriwether County area, was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in the Rocky Mount...
James E. Huggin
September 12, 2017
James Edwin Huggin, age 82, of Atlanta, passed away September 12, 2017, at his home in Buckhead. Mr. Huggin was born on October 4, 1934, in Williamston, SC to the late Charles Bennett Huggin and Iona Johnson Huggin. After his father's untimely death in 1938, James and his family moved to Hogansville, Georgia, where he spent his childhood surrounded by...
Christie Mcclung Smith
September 9, 2017
Christie McClung Smith, 48, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the home of her daughter in Phenix City, AL. Christie was born October 24, 1968, in LaGrange and lived in Troup County most of her life. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in LaGrange. Survivors include her children, Kayla O'Neal of Phenix City, Mallory Blanks,...
Robert M. (Bobby) Knighton
September 9, 2017
Mr. Robert M. (Bobby) Knighton, 82, of Hogansville, left his earthly home to meet his Savior on Saturday, September 9, 2017. Mr. Knighton was born September 13, 1934, in LaGrange, son of the late Clarence and Allene Armstrong Knighton. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, he had lived in Hogansville since 1963 and was a retired cotton broker,...
Sager Alvin Underwood
September 2, 2017
Mr. Sager A. Underwood, 97, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Twin Fountains Home in LaGrange. Mr. Underwood was born February 11, 1920, in Danville, VA, son of the late Cordis and Christine Dalton Underwood. A veteran of service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War Two, he lived in LaGrange before making his home...
Steven Ray Shaw
September 1, 2017
Mr. Steve Shaw, 61, of Columbus, passed away Friday, September 1, 2017, at Oak View Nursing Home in Waverly Hall. A resident of LaGrange most of his life, Mr. Shaw was employed in construction for many years and was an expert trim carpenter. He was Pentecostal by faith, loved baseball, and enjoyed bass fishing. Survivors include his sons and daughter...
Jessica Jose
August 29, 2017
Mrs. Jessica Jose, 32, of Grantville, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in Newnan. Jessica was born November 11, 1984 in Opelika, Alabama. She owned and operated Elations Cleaning Service and had lived in Grantville for the past 13 years. She loved her children and was a "neighborhood mom" where all children wanted to be. Survivors include her children, Anthony...
Bonnie Barlow Murphy
August 25, 2017
Mrs. Bonnie Barlow Murphy, of Lawrenceville and formerly of Greenville, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017, at New Horizons Limestone Nursing Facility in Gainesville. Born May 17, 1924, in Tuscaloosa, AL, Mrs. Murphy was the daughter of the late Walter and Pauline Mills Barlow. She lived in Greenville for 70 years before making her home with her son in Lawrenceville...
Elaine Stearnes Duck
August 23, 2017
Mrs. Elaine Stearnes Duck, 91, of Manchester and formerly of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Kindred Hospice at Franciscan Woods in Columbus. Mrs. Duck was born December 20, 1925, in Seman, Alabama, daughter of the late Charles and Nancy Carwile Stearnes. A resident of Tallassee most of her life, she was a retired registered nurse and...
