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Coleby James Dwight Johnson, 30, of the Corinth Community of Heard County, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2025, at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in Roswell.
Coleby was born March 20, 1995, in LaGrange, was a lifelong resident of Heard County, and was a 2013 graduate of Heard County High School. He enjoyed watching TV and playing video games, had a great sense of humor and enjoyed joking around, and loved being with his family, especially with his great-niece. Coleby loved being outdoors, by the lakeside or in the woods watching the birds and the animals.
Survivors include his parents, Sandra and James Johnson; sisters, Wendi Lee Johnson and Shauna Brittani Johnson, all of Corinth; niece, Kaydin Shianne Tiller; nephew, Kollin Avery Johnson; and great-niece, Shiloh Christine Arthur. Coleby is also survived by his loving aunts and uncles, Wayne and Becky Akins, Jr. and Bobbie Cook, Tommy and Belinda Hawk, and Kenny and Tammy Phillips.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 3, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. Wayne Akins will officiate and interment will be in the Corinth Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, prior to the service.
Condolences may be expressed at www.mckibbenfuneralhome.com
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
208 Johnson Street PO Box 382, Hogansville, GA 30230

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