Mrs. Bennie Gibbs McCaghren Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mrs. Bennie Gibbs McCaghren, of Ranburne, Alabama, passed away on January 23, 2020. She was 96. Mrs. McCaghren was born on February 13, 1923 in the Gold Ridge community of Cleburne County, Alabama to the late Benjamin F. and Clara Susan Gibbs. She was a retired seamstress having worked for both Lamar Manufacturing and Sewell’s Manufacturing. Mrs. McCaghren was a member of Gold Ridge Baptist church and, at the time of her death, was the oldest member. She enjoyed sewing and quilting, cooking for her family and friends, and playing the piano and listening to gospel music. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lindsey McCaghren; her brothers, Barnie, Bill, Rev. Howard, and B.F. Gibbs; and her sisters, Gertrude Faulkner, Annie Mae Yates, Lizzie Gibbs, Mamie Yates, Bernice Boyd, Lillian Richardson, and Ednell Gibbs. Survivors include her daughters, Wilma Green, Susan Gibbs, and Connie Juanita (Don) Pruett; her grandchildren, Lindsay Pruett, Cindy Lawler, and Chris Green; her great-grandchildren, Ashley Green, Jessica (Brian) Grant, Logan (Brittany) Green, Jonathan (Ashlea) Lawler, Josh (Lyndsay) Lawler, Derek Lawler, Cameron Lawler, Aaron (Stephanie) Lawler, and Cody (Tonya) Lawler; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and her sister-in-law, Mary Clyde Gibbs. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. (Georgia Time) at Gold Ridge Baptist Church. Rev. Bobby Garner and Rev. T.J. Morgan will officiate. The church choir and congregation will provide the music and Mrs. McCaghren’s great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Interment will be held at Cleburne Memory Gardens with Rev. Milford Ballenger conducting the committal services. Prior to the funeral services, Mrs. McCaghren's body will lie-in-state at the church from 2:00 p.m. till the funeral hour. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 3:00 till 6:00 p.m. (Georgia Time). Flowers will be accepted, but those wishing to do so may make contributions in Mrs. McCaghren’s memory to Gold Ridge Baptist Church (c/o Rainwater Funeral Home, 317 N. Carroll St., Bowdon, Georgia 30108).

Mrs. Bennie Gibbs McCaghren

February 13, 1923 - January 23, 2020

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