Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Larry Kevin Thompson
Jul 20, 2016
Mr. Larry Kevin Thompson, 49, of LaGrange, passed away, Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at his home. Mr. Thompson was born, April 21, 1967, in DeKalb County, son of the late Larry Charles Thompson and Carol Annette Thompson. A resident of Troup County most of his life, he had been employed as a truck driver for Couch USA Ready-Mix. He enjoyed...
Robert E. (Bob) Irvin
Jul 19, 2016
Mr. Robert Ellis (Bob) Irvin, 57, of Hogansville, passed away, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Irvin was born May 4, 1959, in Hogansville, son of the late Alvin and Marvolene Bradley Irvin. A 1979 graduate of Hogansville High School, he was employed at Yamaha Manufacturing in Newnan. He was a member of First Baptist...
Junior "Whoop" Mcgruder
Jul 18, 2016
Junior "Whoop" McGruder, 82, of Newnan and formerly of Meriwether County, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton. Born July 12, 1934 in Durand, Whoop was a lifelong resident of the Alvaton and Gay communities. He was known and loved by the whole community, having worked many years at Crooks Grocery. He is survived by...
Barlice Walburn Hunt
Jul 17, 2016
Mrs. Barlice W. Hunt, 91, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016, at LaGrange Health and Rehab. Mrs. Hunt was born December 6, 1924, daughter of the late Carl and Era Johns Walburn. A lifelong resident of Troup County, she was Baptist by faith and retired from Uniroyal, Inc. after 44 years of service. She enjoyed travel, reading and...
Ima Jean Woods
Jul 16, 2016
Mrs. Ima Jean Woods, 75, of Hogansville and formerly of Blountstown, FL and Southport, FL, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Mrs. Woods was born February 3, 1941, in Dale County, Alabama, daughter of the late James and Estelle Hartzog Cureton. Before making her home in Hogansville four years ago, she lived...
Gary Martin Smith
Jul 16, 2016
Mr. Gary Martin Smith, 67, of LaGrange and formerly of Hogansville, passed peacefully in his sleep at his home on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Mr. Smith was born March 28, 1949, in Jacksonville, FL, son of the late James Lewis Smith and Mary Clyde Simmons Smith Clark. A 1967 graduate of Hogansville High School, he was a veteran of service...
Nathan Melvin Lee
Jul 15, 2016
Mr. Nathan M. Lee, 42, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Lee was born April 30, 1974, in LaGrange and was a lifelong resident of Troup County. A graduate of West Georgia Technical College, he was employed as an x-ray technician at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Paula Martin...
Sherry Teresa Tatum
Jul 13, 2016
Sherry Teresa Tatum, 52, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at her home. Sherry was born December 12, 1963, in Tampa, Florida, daughter of the late Gaston and Martha Enfinger Tatum. A former resident of Pine Mountain, she had lived in LaGrange for nineteen years and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Billy Ray Keel of LaGrange;...
Lewis F. Portwood
Jul 10, 2016
Mr. Lewis F. Portwood, 87, of LaGrange, passed away, Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Born November 11, 1928 in Greenville, Mr. Portwood was the son of the late Lewis Portwood, Sr. and Mary McCray Portwood. He was a member of New Life Church and worked for many years in the men's department at Mansour's Department...
Richard E. Adams
Jul 2, 2016
Mr. Richard E. Adams, 96, of the Lone Oak Community of Meriwether County and formerly of Munster, Indiana, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Adams was born May 3, 1920, in Whiting , Indiana, son of the late Merrill Blanchard Adams and Lillian Eberle Adams. A veteran of service in the U.S. Navy during World War...
William "Bud" Cathcart
Jun 30, 2016
Mr. William "Bud" Cathcart, 89, of Hogansville, passed away Thursday June 30, 2016, at LaGrange Nursing Rehab in LaGrange. Mr. Cathcart was born December 25, 1926, in LaGrange, son of the late Berman Thompson Cathcart and Mary Bell Pendergrass Cathcart. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of the American Legion in Hogansville, and was Baptist by faith. Survivors...
Troy Lee Ruppel
Jun 29, 2016
Troy Lee Ruppel, Sr., 61, of Luthersville, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Born July 4, 1954 in Atlanta, Mr. Ruppel was the son of the late George Carl Ruppel and Estelle Nina Blakey Ruppel. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked as a painter. Survivors include his wife, Joanne Baker Ruppel of...
Betty Jean Garner
Jun 28, 2016
Mrs. Betty Eady Garner, 85, of LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Garner was born June 13, 1931, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Earnest Howard Eady and Vesta Tucker Eady. A resident of the LaGrange area most of her life, she worked as a data entry clerk for the City of LaGrange for a...
Jack Whitehurst Deloach
Jun 27, 2016
Mr. Jack W. DeLoach, 88, of Union City, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016, at Christian City Convalescent Center in Union City. Mr. DeLoach was born May 29, 1928, in Hogansville, son of the late Ocie Lee DeLoach and Ida Mae Whitehurst DeLoach. A 1946 graduate of Luthersville High School, he was a veteran of service in the U. S....
Brian David Hund
Jun 26, 2016
Mr. Brian D. Hund, 50, of Newnan, passed away, Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Brian was born October 8, 1965, in Taipei, Taiwan, but lived most of his life in Meriwether and Coweta Counties. He was a graduate of the culinary division of the Art Institute of Atlanta and had been employed as a chef. He was...
Bobbie Jean Pickrell Rowe
Jun 22, 2016
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Pickrell Rowe, 84, of the Rocky Mount Community of Meriwether County, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at her home. Born October 11, 1931 in Seagoville, TX, Mrs. Rowe was the daughter of the late Raymond and Virginia Grubbs Pickrell. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church where she served as director of WMU for a...
Larry D. Coalson
Jun 22, 2016
Mr. Larry D. Coalson, 68, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Coalson was born October 20, 1947, in Coweta County, son of the late James Arthur Coalson and Kathleen Palmer Coalson. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, retired as a truck driver from Fairburn Redi-Mix, and was a member...
Larry G. Cook
Jun 22, 2016
Mr. Larry Gordon Cook, 68, of Sugar Hill and formerly of Hogansville, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at his home. A resident of Hogansville most of his life, Mr. Cook was a 1966 graduate of Hogansville High School and was a member of Highland Baptist Church He had been employed by the Hogansville and Newnan Police Departments, retired from...
Will H. Johnson
Jun 20, 2016
Will H. Johnson, 34, of Moreland, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016, at Atlanta Medical Center. Born December 29, 1981 in Newnan, Will had been a lifelong resident of Coweta County. He worked in construction and loved music. Survivors include his parents, Donald and Sandra Johnson of Moreland; sister and brother in-law, Leann and Ben Stokes of Newnan; and a...
Teresa Cook Hamby
Jun 14, 2016
Mrs. Teresa Cook Hamby, 59, of Luthersville, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, of injuries received in an automobile accident which occurred May 21. Mrs. Hamby was born May 26, 1957, in Newnan, and was a 1974 graduate of Newnan High School. A resident of Meriwether County most of her life, she retired as assistant...
