Terry Daviston

Terry was born in Pea Ridge, Alabama and is a longtime Newnan resident since purchasing the funeral home from the McKoon family. He served in the U.S. Army in Japan for several years where he was in Military Intelligence. Terry graduated from the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science and is a licensed funeral director & embalmer. He is a Past President of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association and is a member of the First Baptist Church of Newnan, the White Oak Golden K Kiwanis Club. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wesley Woods of Newnan-Peachtree City and is a member of the Coweta County Development Authority. In 2004, Governor Perdue appointed Terry to serve on the Georgia State Board of Funeral Service. He is married to Martha Ann and is the father of Tracy Daviston Piepho and John Daviston. He is the proud grandfather to Sawyer Daviston Piepho, Wilson Lanier Daviston, and Ruby Adair Daviston. Terry enjoys spending time with his family and riding his Harley-Davidson

John Daviston, CFSP

President

John grew up in Newnan and graduated from Newnan High School in 1993. He is a graduate of Auburn University and Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service. John holds the distinction of being a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) which is the highest professional designation in the funeral industry. He is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer as well as a licensed agent for insurance sales. John is member of SouthCrest Church, the Newnan Rotary Club and the Entrepreneurs' Organization (E.O.). He is a graduate of Leadership Coweta. He previously served as a board member of Leadership Coweta, The Newnan Coweta Boys and Girls Club and the Community in Schools program. He was a founder and organizing member of a former community bank. He is a current board member of Wesley Woods of Newnan-Peachtree City and the Summit Family YMCA as well as the chairman of The Keith Brooking Children's Foundation. At the age of 33, John was named by Georgia Trend magazine one of the “Top 40 under 40: Georgia’s Best & Brightest.” He is married to Meredith Mosley Daviston and is the father of Wilson Lanier Daviston and Ruby Adair Daviston

Lamar Wright

Lamar was born and grew up in Newnan and attended the Newnan Public Schools. A graduate of The State University of West Georgia and an honor graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service, he is married to Cathy Jackson Wright and has two sons, Brian, a pilot for ASA, and Adam, a professional musician. Lamar attends Central Baptist Church, having served as a deacon. He is a member of the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce and serves a director and President of the NCARC/Rutledge Production. He has worked at McKoon Funeral Home since 1988.

Glen Burkett

Glen Burkett has worked at McKoon Funeral Home since graduating from Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service in 1995. He is a member of The Academy of Graduate Embalmers of Georgia. He and is wife, Erica Wilson Burkett, who is employed at Glanton Elementary School, live in Grantville.

Adam Grandle

Bio coming soon.

Ryan Kelly

Ryan was born in Hendersonville, NC where he lived until moving to Newnan in 1997. He is a 2003 graduate of East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg and a 2011 graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service. Ryan is a second generation funeral director-his father is the manager of a funeral home in North Carolina. Prior to pursuing a career in funeral service, he was a professional skateboarder and traveled the world competing in international competitions. He enjoys spending time with his friends and family.

Ron Tracey

Ron retired from the United States Navy as a Master Chief Petty Officer. His last assignment was the Command Master at the Naval Reserve Readiness Center in Dallas, TX, where he was responsible for training more than 1700 Naval Reserve personnel. He later worked for American Airlines as a reservations system trainer, an instructional designer and later as a human performance technologist. Upon retirement from the airline, he worked as an instructional designer for Home Depot. Ron implements his considerable computer skills in advancing our technology. He is married to Karen Owen Tracey and has two children and three grandchildren.

Jeanie Ross

Jeanie is our office manager and handles all the legal documentation for families. She routinely handles Social Security notification, filing life insurance claims, composing & coordinating the filing of death certificates, and working with the Veterans Administration. She is a native of Roanoke, Alabama and has lived in Newnan since 1995. Jeanie has two children Kevin & Kaity.

Mark Massengale

Mark Massengale is a native of Coweta County and grew up in Senoia. He is a graduate of East Coweta High School and Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service. Mark is a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He is an active member of The Church of God of the Union Assembly in Newnan.

David Smith

David Smith has worked with McKoon Funeral Home for over 30 years. A native of Newnan, David served on the Newnan Police force for over 30 years retiring as a Lieutenant. His sons and grandsons all live in Newnan. David is a Mason and is the secretary of Coweta 60.

Rev. Joe Strickland

Rev. Joe Strickland is a native of Newnan, after graduating from Newnan High School, Joe joined the Air Force in 1960 serving at RAF Sculthorpe Air Base in England & Etain Air Base in France during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He served four years in the Air Force and two years in the Reserves. Joe worked for Playtex in Newnan and later Avery Dennison Co. in Peachtree City for 24 years as a buyer in logistics. He was called to the ministry in 1979 and completed studies through Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, GA and was ordained in the Georgia Conference. Rev. Strickland has served in the ministry for over 30 years, 18 years as Associate Pastor and twelve years as the Senior Pastor at the Newnan Spiritual Renewal Church (Pentecostal). He retired as Senior Pastor in December 2009 and joined the team at McKoon Funeral Home in February 2010. His hobbies include listening to music from the 1940’s & 50’s, collecting Western movies, and studying WWII history. He is married to Linda Bledsoe Strickland and is the father of Angie Strickland Dolan.

Richard Smith

Richard has been associated with McKoon Funeral Home for many years as a host at visitations and currently serves as a staff organist. A member of Central Baptist Church of Newnan, he is a life long resident of Moreland. He is a retired educator having taught English literature and composition at Newnan High School.

Sonny Warren

Information coming soon.

Fred Crow

Fred is a native of Pennsylvania. He retired from Deluxe Check Printers after 31 years of service. He worked several years in the funeral business in Pennsylvania before relocating to Florida. He and his wife, Marie, moved to Sharpsburg in 2004. They have two sons and four grandchildren. Fred has worked with McKoon Funeral Home since June of 2008.

Charles Rivers

In February of 1999, Charles relocated to Tyrone from Savannah due to a merger of his employer, Norfolk Southern Railroad. He moved from Tyrone to Newnan in 2001 when his wife, Marti, began teaching at Elm Street Elementary School. He retired from Norfolk Southern in November of 2004 after 34 years of service. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of Newnan where he serves as an active deacon and is the chairman of the Greeters’ Committee and volunteers at the AO House. He enjoys walking, golfing, traveling, and working at McKoon Funeral Home.

Travis Beckom

Travis is a valuable member of the McKoon team and is responsible for the maintenance of our building and grounds. He is the son of Randy & Ginger Beckom. Travis lives in Grantville and was a 2010 graduate of Newnan High School.