Frances Caudill Barwick

Ms. Sarah Frances Barwick, 87, of Newnan, formerly of Douglasville, GA passed away Thursday, September 5, 2024, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital due to complications with her heart and other issues. She was born October 5, 1936, in Rome GA to the late Paul Caudill & Beulah Townsend Caudill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Paul M. Caudill and surviving sister Pat Miller of Rome, Ga. She graduated from Rome High School, on June 2, 1954. Frances has a long history working in public service for the County Government. She received her Regional Police Academy Diploma on February 21, 1975 from Clayton County and was one of the first female Police Officers of Union City, Ga. She later moved to Douglas County where she received several Certificates of Achievement in the Federal Emergency Management Institute and transferred to the Fire Department as a dispatcher, then as a 911 operator for several years. Later in her career she attended The University of Georgia where she completed the Legal Aspects of Codes Enforcement and became a Business License Inspector in 1994 until her retirement. She has been a longtime member of the Church of God since her teenage years, where she and her best friend Joyce Kay attended church together. They were still best of friends up to the present date. She loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with all her heart and soul. She had just recently changed her membership to CenterPoint Church in Griffin where her daughter and granddaughter and family attend. Reading was her passion; she would read 2 to 3 books a week. She donated a small library to the Better Way Ministries when she moved to Newnan. She loved to talk and had a story about everything. There will be a graveside service located at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 656 Roscoe Rd., Newnan, GA 30263 on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 11:00 am. Survivors include son Chris Whitaker of Franklin, GA; daughters Lisa (David) Heathcoat of Paulding County, Tracy (Bart) Welsh of Newnan; grandchildren, Seth (Nicole) Waldrop, Danielle (Andy) Hayes, Jake Welsh; great grandchildren, Braidon, Slade and Aubree Waldrop, Owen and Olivia Hayes. Condolences can be expressed online at www.mckoon.com McKoon Funeral Home & Crematory 770-253-4580

Frances Caudill Barwick

October 5, 1936 - September 5, 2024