McKoon Funeral Home

Charles Stenius Stone, lawman, author, bon vivant, fan of single malt Scotch, gunsmith, crack shot, teller of stories both tall and true, loving husband, father, grandfather, and eternal optimist, died on May 10, 2022. He loved his family, his country, and every dog that he ever met. Charles was born on November 24, 1951, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland. After the death of his father, the family moved to Monroe Georgia, where he grew up and graduated from high school. He graduated from the West Georgia College and received his Master of Public Administration from the University of Georgia. He spent his working life in law enforcement with the Georgia Bureau of...

Billy Carl Wallace, formally of Stillwater, OK., and a "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a helluva engineer," passed away in Newnan, GA., on Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was 96 years old. His given name is indeed Billy, though his Uncle Orland, or "Unk" as he was affectionally known, would on occasion call him William. Billy is survived by his four children, Carol (Rich) Johnstone of Walnut Creek, CA., Debbie Blossom of Oklahoma City, OK., Wendy (Paul) Kooser of Sarasota, FL., and Brian (Carrie) Wallace of Newnan, GA., five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, his sister Bettie Clark of Houston, TX., sister-in-law Helen Wallace of Tucker, GA. and 12 nieces and nephews. His wife of 73...

Susan Lee Franklin, age 68, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Piedmont Newnan surrounded by her family. She was bon on October 14, 1953, in Huntsville, AL to the late Richard and Margaret Lee. Along with her parents, Susan is preceded in death by her brother, Doug Lee. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, William "Bill" Franklin; daughter, Michelle Larkins and her husband Roddy of Vestavia, AL; son, Chris Franklin and his wife Jorie of Overland Park, KS and grandchildren, Josh Franklin, Ryan Larkins, Justin Larkins and Collin Franklin. She is also survived by her brother, Stan Lee and his wife Helen of Huntsville, AL and a very special Aunt Patsy Faulk, of...

Nicholas Dean Freese, age 42, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the Cancer Treatment Center in Newnan, GA. He was born on January 23, 1980, in Monterey, CA to Ronald Dean Freese and Susan Fellows Freese. Along with his parents, Nick as he is known by friends and family is survived by his wife, Kristena Lee Freese and their two daughters, Kaylee and Emilee Freese. Nick was a wonderful husband, father and friend. Nick loved being a Dad. One of Nick's greatest joys was being able to coach his daughter's soccer team. Nick was an avid Chicago Bears and Cubs fan. He loved to make you laugh and was always quick with a dad joke. Nick left us too soon but he will always be in...

Daniel Pierpont Taylor, born November 14, 1974, died Friday night 4/15/2022 at his home in Newnan. He fought hard for three and a half years after suffering a burst brain aneurysm and subsequent complications - never giving up or letting go of his joy and laughter. He was surrounded by love and family Friday as he peacefully made his way to Heaven. He is survived in life by his wife Amanda, daughters Phoebe and Emersyn; his parents Dr. Robert and Jane Taylor; siblings John Taylor & wife Lynn and Lynne Brague & husband Cary; and a crew of nieces and nephews: Nick, Grant, Matthew, Ansley, Nadia and Aidan. Daniel was the great, great, great grandson of James Lord Pierpont, author of...

Margaret Elizabeth, (Neitzel) DeCourcy also known as "Blondie," Mom and Marge. 80 years old born 11/13/1941 at 1321 Webster St. in Bay City, MI and passed 03/31/2022 in Sharpsburg, GA. She was predeceased by her parents Dorothy (Lehmann) Neitzel and Joseph Neitzel, her brothers Richard and Gerrold Neitzel and her son Richard Alden DeCourcy. Surviving family includes her sisters Pat Bladecki and Maureen Chlebowski, her sons Mark DeCourcy and his partner Amy Hennessy and Ken DeCourcy and his wife Susan. She had eight grandchildren, Rich DeCourcy, Natasha Vaughn, Zack DeCourcy, Danielle Rietz, Meagan DeCourcy, Lauren DeCourcy, Lucas DeCourcy and Lakin DeCourcy and nine great grandchildren. Mom...

Alyce Perez Counts, 75, of Mobile passed away Monday, March 28, 2022, in great peace and comfort at The Retreat at Saad Hospice. Alyce was born March 3, 1947, in Mobile and was the sixth of eleven children born to the late A.L. "Rappy" Perez and Alyce Hicks Perez. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Counts, her brother Billy. Alyce grew up in Mobile and was a 1965 graduate of Convent of Mercy High School. She attended the University of South Alabama where she met her future husband, John A. Counts. Alyce loved good people and great music, and she never hesitated to give more than she received, which made her the best mother and MiMi anyone could...

Mr. David Boyd Goss Jr, of Newnan, formerly of Griffin, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at the age of 84. He was born October 20, 1937, in Experiment, GA to the late David B. Goss, Sr and Myrtle Rose Tolbert Goss. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Rebecca Angelyn Johnson Goss. Boyd grew up in Griffin, GA, and was a graduate of Griffin High School. After high school, he joined the US Navy where he was stationed in Guam. He was also a proud graduate of Georgia State University, where he received his Bachelor's degree while working full time at IBM. Boyd is survived by his children, Andrea Campbell, David Goss III and his wife Amanda, and...

Mrs. Mary Katherine T. (Kappy) Cardoza, 70, passed away Friday, March 18, 2022. Kappy was born March 28, 1951, to the late Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Thompson and lived in Brunswick, GA until moving to Milledgeville for college. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Jimmy. Kappy was attending Georgia College when she met her future husband, Randy Cardoza. They were married in July 1971, residing in Milledgeville prior to moving to Swainsboro, then Augusta, and finally to Conyers. The Cardoza's resided in Newnan from 2003 until the time of her death. Kappy and Randy are the proud parents of two sons, Brian (Fayetteville) and Matt (McDonough). In addition to...

Cameron David Schmidt, 23, of Newnan, Georgia passed away from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Tuesday March 1, 2022. Cameron was a 2017 graduate of East Coweta High School and was employed by Discount Tires. He was a member of Sonrise Baptist Church in Newnan, GA. Cam never met a stranger. He was larger than life in appearance and personality! If you ever met him, you would always remember him and how he made you feel! He always wanted to make people feel good whether by making them laugh or encouraging them in some way. His heart was as big as his stature-kindness to the core! His love for his family and friends is far beyond describable. Always there to lend a hand or...

Charles Reid Bowen, age 74, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2022, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. He was born December 20, 1947, in Tifton, Georgia to Dr. Samuel Reid Bowen and Mrs. Cornelia Phillips Bowen of Tifton formerly of Soperton. He attended Tift County High School, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, in which he then transferred to the University of Georgia, where he received a Bachelor's in Business Administration in June of 1971. In 1977, he met a woman in Albany, Georgia who swept him off his feet by the name of Betty MacDonald, and in March of 1978, they got married. Charles made his life working as a banker. He worked at Citizens and Southern, NationsBank, Farmers and...

Charles Reid Bowen, age 74, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2022 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. He was born December 20, 1947, in Tifton, Georgia to Dr. Samuel Reid Bowen and Mrs. Cornelia Phillips Bowen of Tifton formerly of Soperton. He attended Tift County High School, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, in which he then transferred to the University of Georgia, where he received a Bachelor's in Business Administration in June of 1971. In 1977, he met a woman in Albany, Georgia who swept him off his feet by the name of Betty MacDonald, and in March of 1978 they got married. Charles made his life working as a banker. He worked at Citizens and Southern, NationsBank, Farmers and...

William Metz "Bill" Exner died February 17 at his home, after a short illness. He was 92 years old. Bill was born May 2, 1929, in Chicago; his parents were William McKinley Exner and Elizabeth Ann Metz Exner. Bill was the oldest of their 5 children. Bill attended a one-room schoolhouse as a young boy, and then he went to Downers Grove High School, where he was on the football and wrestling teams. After graduating from high school, Bill decided to enter the University of Georgia to study agriculture, which had always been an interest, instilled in him by his father. He joined Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, and during his summers, he was employed by International Harvester, modeling for their...

Donna Beall Pate, 69, of Newnan, formerly of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Grady Memorial Hospital. She was born December 20, 1952 in LaGrange to the late Willie Alton Beall & Barbara Worley Beall. Donna grew up in Newnan and was a member of the Newnan High School Class of 1970. After high school, she attended West Georgia College. Donna worked for 34 years for the Troup County Board of Education in the payroll office. The memorial service is 2 p.m. Monday, February 21, 2022 in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home with Dr. Doug McCart officiating. A private interment will occur at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Rather than flowers, memorial contributions may be made...

Michael Rebel, 74, of Eustis, Florida, passed away in Georgia Sunday, January 30, 2022, after having a stroke. Mike was born April 19, 1947, in Eustis, Florida, to Ben and Helen (Lynch) Rebel. He graduated from Eustis High School in 1965. Mike attended Florida State University briefly, transferring to the University of Arkansas, where he met and married Kay Rutland, June of 1969. After he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1971, they moved to Eustis. During this time, Mike dabbled in many different job fields. He was a science teacher, a longline fisherman (out of New Smyrna), a landscaper, as well as worked at the Florida Game and Fish Commission. In 1980, he started...

Thomas M. Lukens, 87, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at his Newnan home. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Shirley, four children and two step-children: Rebecca Johnson (Alan) of Owensboro, KY; Kelli Yeager-Nelson of Newnan, GA; Thomas M. Lukens, Jr (Lisa) of Austin, TX; Steven Lukens of New York City, NY; W. Shawn Yeager (Dr. Kim) of Newnan, GA; and Julie Foght (Jim) of College Station, TX. He is also survived by ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren; his brother, Rev. Dr. Michael Lukens (Barbara) of Oneida, WI; and sister, Nancy Morgan of Destin, FL. He is predeceased by his brother, Horace M. Lukens, III of Evansville, IN. Mr. Lukens was born on May 12, 1934, in...

Mary Joan Bennett Caldwell, age 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at her home in Canton, GA. She was born on September 25, 1943, in Doe Run, GA to the late James Allen Bennett and Lena O'Kelley Bennett. Along with her parents, Joan, as she was known by friends and family, is preceded in death by her husband, Elbert "Bert" Eugene Caldwell, Jr., and son, Timothy Bryan Caldwell. Joan is survived by her children, James "Tony" Caldwell and his wife Karla, Randall "Randy" Caldwell and his wife Angel; grandchildren, Mackenzie Caldwell, Kasey Caldwell, Nolan Caldwell, Aidan Caldwell, T.J. Caldwell (Terri), James Taylor Caldwell (Monica), Eryn Hofmann (Connor) and two...

Barbara Cole Terpening, age 86, of Fayetteville, Ga passed away on January 11, 2022, at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. She was born on May 20, 1935, to the late Earl Hatris Cole and Bessie Hammond Cole. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her daughter, Diane Trum; and grandson, Jeremy Walls. Barbara was a person of many accomplishments, some of which include being involved in the Forest Park Garden Club, Garden Club of Georgia, National Garden Clubs (NGC), North Georgia Council of Flower Show Judges, Imaginatif Study Club, and The Georgia Iris Society, where she was a master judge until she retired. Her interest was also focused on growing iris flowers with her husband,...

JOSEPH "JOE" STANLEY JANICKI Dr. Joseph "Joe" Stanley Janicki, 81, of Newnan, Georgia, formerly of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away Wednesday January 5, 2022 in hospice care at home. He was born March 6, 1940 in Wilmington, DE to the late Bernard Martin Janicki and Stella Ann Wieniewski Janicki. Joe grew up in Wilmington, DE and was a 1958 graduate of Wilmington High School. He went on to graduate from the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Physics, Catholic University of America with a MSE in Fluid Mechanical Engineering and the University of Alabama Birmingham with a PhD in Physiology and Biophysics. He was a tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania, University of...

Rev. Thomas Jackson (Jack) McCollough, Jr., 94, a native of Woodbine, GA, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021, at his home at Wesley Woods of Newnan. He was born May 15, 1927, in Woodbine, GA to the late Thomas Jackson McCollough, Sr. & Hilda Wright McCollough. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Jones McCollough. Rev. McCollough attended Young Harris College before receiving a Bachelor's degree from Emory University and a Master of Divinity degree from The Candler School of Theology at Emory University. His ministry as a member of the South Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church included serving 13 different congregational...

A Celebration of Life service for Charles Leslie Daniel will be held January 22, 2022 at the Pristine Chapel, 7541 Mt. Zion Blvd., Jonesboro, GA 30326 at 10:30 AM. Charles was born on September 11, 1946 to Walter and June Daniel in Greenevile, Tennessee. He grew up in Maryville where he was outstanding in sports. His career in Georgia included nearly 50 years with MARTA, starting at 21 years of age as a bus driver with Atlanta Transit and ending his career with varied positions, including Planning. He was a loving husband, father and big brother. His constant smile uplifted all who came in contact with him, his positive attitude and smile carried him and his family through the adversities...