Local obituaries for Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home
Betty Jean Statum
January 2, 2016
Mrs. Betty Jean Statum, 75, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Statum was born June 15, 1940, in West Point, Georgia, as one of 13 children of the late Thomas and Corine White Geeter. Mrs. Statum lived in Starks, Louisiana while married to William Thomas "Bill" Statum for 30 years. While living in Starks,...
Vivian Milner Callaway
January 1, 2016
Mrs. Vivian Milner Callaway, 95, of the Corinth Community of Heard County, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016, at Poplar Creek Assisted Living in LaGrange. Mrs. Callaway was born January 4, 1920, in Pike County, daughter of the late Emmett and Lucy Manley Milner. Following World War Two, she moved to Corinth with her late husband John C. (Chad) Callaway,...
Evangeline Dominey Taylor
January 1, 2016
Mrs. Evangeline Dominey Taylor, 82, of Franklin, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016, at Pruitt Healthcare in Franklin. Mrs. Taylor was born November 13, 1933, in Houston County, daughter of the late Rufus Julius Dominey and Ada Irene Parker Dominey. A former resident of Florida and Alabama, she lived in Georgia most of her life and had lived at Franklin...
Annette Elder Whatley
January 1, 2016
Mrs. Annette Elder Whatley, 69, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016, at Hospice Atlanta at Emory University Hospital. Mrs. Whatley was born May 12, 1946, in Newnan, daughter of the late Mark and Lou Ella Elder. She lived in Meriwether and Troup Counties most of her life, was Baptist by faith, and was the wife of the late...
Randy Joe Cushard
December 30, 2015
Mr. Randy J. Cushard, 56, of Luthersville, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at his home. Mr. Cushard was born September 27, 1959, in Mansfield, Ohio, moved to Georgia as a young man, and had lived in Meriwether County for 26 years. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator. He was an avid outdoorsman, who loved hunting and fishing...
Rosa Beckom Purgason
December 26, 2015
Mrs. Rosa Beckom Purgason, 72, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Purgason was born March 13, 1943, in Newnan, daughter of the late Grady and Ophelia Conner Beckom. A member of Corinth Baptist Church, she was a homemaker who had a great love for children and not only raised her own children, but also...
Justine Lewin Martin
December 26, 2015
Mrs. Justine L. Martin, 82, of Hogansville, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Martin was born April 13, 1933 in Thorp, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Herbert and Leona Rossmann Lewin. A resident of Hogansville since 1960, she was employed by Playtex International for 20 years, by Super Foods of Hogansville for many years, and retired...
Harvey Lee Hammett
December 26, 2015
Mr. Harvey Lee Hammett, Sr., 72, of Hogansville, passed away, Saturday, December 26, 2015, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Hammett was born August 31, 1943, in Heard County, son of the late Jim Brockman Hammett and Ethel Thomaston Hammett Wagner. A resident of Hogansville most of his life, he was a member of Welcome All Baptist Church and was a retired...
Susan Roberts Fuller
December 25, 2015
Mrs. Susan Roberts Fuller, 62, of Greenville, passed away, Friday, December 25, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Fuller was born January 2, 1953, in LaGrange, was raised in Hogansville, and was a 1971 graduate of Hogansville High School. She was employed as a production scheduler for NCR in Columbus and was a member of Greenville Baptist Church. The most important...
Walter Lee Pierce
December 25, 2015
Mr. Walter Lee Pierce, 80, of LaGrange and formerly of Newnan, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015, at his home. Mr. Pierce was born January 8, 1935, in Hogansville, son of the late Frank Pierce and Mary Woodruff Pierce. He lived in Newnan for more than fifty years, was a member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church of Newnan, and...
Justin Edward Smith
December 24, 2015
Mr. Justin Edward Smith, 30, of Grantville, passed away, Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Mr. Smith was born August 1, 1985, in Newnan and was a lifelong resident of Coweta County. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Grantville and was employed as an installation technician for Premier Heating and Air-Conditioning. Survivors include his wife,...
Christine Harper Upchurch
December 23, 2015
Mrs. Christine Harper Upchurch, 83, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Upchurch was born April 3, 1932, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Willis Terrell Harper and Eunice Garrett Harper. A resident of East Point for many years, she retired as an accountant from the National Park Service after 30 years of service and...
Veronica Nowicki Hicks
December 21, 2015
Mrs. Veronica Nowicki Hicks, 75, of Franklin, passed away, Monday, December 21, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Hicks was born October 20, 1940, in Camden, New Jersey, daughter of the late William and Jane Chew Nowicki. Before making her home in Heard County in 2010, she lived in Luthersville for 37 years and was the wife of the late Joseph...
John Joseph Lamey
December 19, 2015
Mr. John Joseph Lamey, 45, of Greenville, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015, at his home. Mr. Lamey was born January 5, 1970, in Cattaraugus County, New York, and lived in Newnan before making his home in Meriwether County in 1999. He was a building contractor and owned JD Custom Contracting, and enjoyed hunting and deep-sea fishing. Survivors include his...
Michael Joe Daniel
December 16, 2015
Mr. Michael Joe Daniel, 65, of Luthersville, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at his home. Mr. Daniel was born October 7, 1950, in LaGrange, son of the late Rufus B. Daniel, Sr. and Edna Bass Daniel. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, he lived in LaGrange most of his life and retired from AT&T after 36...
Vivian Nelson Breed
December 11, 2015
Mrs. Vivian Nelson Breed, 88, of the Lone Oak Community of Meriwether County, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015, at Pruitt Healthcare Center in Greenville. Mrs. Breed was born March 28, 1927, in Rome, daughter of the late Eugene and Gertrude Tippin Nelson. A resident of Meriwether County most of her life, she was a member of Allen-Lee Memorial United...
Escar Reed Coleman
December 10, 2015
Mr. Reed Coleman, 75, of Okeechobee, Florida, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Hospice of Okeechobee. Mr. Coleman was born January 24, 1940, in Coweta County, son of the late Charlie Thurman Colemon and Vesta Harman Colemon. A resident of Florida since 1962, he was a U. S. Air Force veteran, retired as a train engineer from CSX Railroad...
Susie Keith Roberts
December 8, 2015
Mrs. Susie Ann Keith Roberts, of Greenville, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Roberts was born September 12, 1932, in Hogansville, daughter of the late Marshall and Lurline Rosser Keith. A lifelong resident of Meriwether County, she was a graduate of Greenville High School and attended Bessie Tift College in Forsyth. She was employed as a...
Harry Allen Argroves
December 4, 2015
Mr. Harry Allen Argroves, 89, of Greenville, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015. Mr. Argroves was born August 29, 1926, in Greenville, son of the late William and Jewel O'Neal Argroves. A member of the greatest generation, he was an Army veteran of World War Two and was a lifelong resident of Meriwether County, where he was a dairyman, maintained...
Curtis H. Arrington
November 29, 2015
Mr. Curtis H. Arrington, 76, of Hogansville, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Arrington was born June 14, 1939, in Heard County, son of the late Charles and Eva Harris Arrington. An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he had lived in Troup County since 1965 and was a retired building and asbestos abatement contractor, having...
