Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Warner Robins, GA, Houston County & Surrounding Areas

George Jackson Buckner, Iii

George Jackson Buckner, Iii

Aug 14, 2019

On Wednesday evening, August 14, 2019, Mr. George Buckner, also known to some as Jack, passed away unexpectedly at his home. His wife of 45 years, Susan, was with him when he left this world for his eternal home in Heaven. Born in 1955 in Jonesboro, Georgia, George was the oldest child of the late George Jackson Buckner, Jr. and...

Cmsgt. Robert “Bob”  Eugene Smithers, Sr., Usaf (Ret.)

Cmsgt. Robert “Bob” Eugene Smithers, Sr., Usaf (Ret.)

Aug 13, 2019

Bob Smithers, 71, entered into Heaven on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bob was the son of the late Alvin E. and Linnie Mae Smithers. He proudly served his country for 37 years in the United States Air Force and in the Georgia Air National Guard. Bob worked on Robins Air Force Base as an Avionics Supervisor....

James Nelson Cousins, Jr.

James Nelson Cousins, Jr.

Aug 12, 2019

James Nelson Cousins, Jr., age 86, died peacefully at home on Monday, August 12, 2019. James was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 3, 1932 to the late Ethel and James Cousins, Sr. He grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to enlist in the United States Army during the Korean War. James moved to Lorrain, Ohio...

Catherine Keeley Larkin

Catherine Keeley Larkin

Aug 12, 2019

Catherine Larkin quietly passed away at home on the morning of Monday, August 12, 2019. She was 88. Catherine was born on October 21, 1930 to the late Andrew and Lucille Smith Keeley in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1963, she moved with her family from Memphis to Warner Robins where she became a devout parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Catherine...

Janice P. Clark

Janice P. Clark

Aug 12, 2019

Janice Clark, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, August 12, 2019. The daughter of the late William Cecil and Cassie Gertrude Pittman, Janice was born in Wilson County, North Carolina. Janice attended Free Baptist Bible College in Nashville, Tennessee, and was a longtime member of Turner’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Butler,...

Bonnie Kay Hurlburt

Bonnie Kay Hurlburt

Aug 11, 2019

Bonnie Hurlburt, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, August 11, 2019. Born in Midland, Michigan, Bonnie was the daughter of the late Claude and Alma Irwin. Bonnie’s husband, Merwin, was in the military and together they traveled all over the United States. Eventually, they settled down in Warner Robins where they have lived...

Vickie Smoak White

Vickie Smoak White

Aug 10, 2019

Vickie White, age 59, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 10, 2019. Vickie was born in Summerville, South Carolina on April 21, 1960 and was of the Protestant faith. She was a dedicated employee of Georgia Neurosurgical Institute in Macon for 27 years and was very proud of her job and accomplishments there. Vickie’s proudest achievements, however, were...

Ruby Joyce Wilson

Ruby Joyce Wilson

Aug 10, 2019

Ruby Joyce Wilson, 83, returned to her heavenly home on Saturday, August 10, 2019. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God gave her peace during this difficult time. Ruby was born to the late Mayo and Yowine Newsom in Georgia on December 25, 1935. She was a member of Second Baptist Church. There she belonged to...

Harry David Dunkerton

Harry David Dunkerton

Aug 9, 2019

Harry David Dunkerton, 80, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019. Harry was born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania on October 3, 1938 to the late Harry Dunkerton and Clara Schmer Fear. He proudly served his country in both the United States Navy and the United States Air Force for a total of 10 years during the Korean Conflict and the...

Mildred S.  Brown

Mildred S. Brown

Aug 8, 2019

Mildred S. Brown, 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, August 8, 2019. Born in Roanoke, Alabama, Mildred was the daughter of the late Ealie L. and Docia Elizabeth Shivers. She was a longtime and faithful member of Friendship Baptist Church where she had been employed as a bookkeeper. Mildred found great joy in...

Tsgt. James "Jim" Willis Florig, Usaf (Ret.)

Tsgt. James "Jim" Willis Florig, Usaf (Ret.)

Aug 8, 2019

Jim Florig, age 80, passed into the hands of his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 8, 2019. Born on May 17, 1939 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Jim was the only child of the late Willis Yeager and Margaret Sanders Florig. He served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and retired with 22 years of...

Carlene (Myers) Weese

Carlene (Myers) Weese

Aug 8, 2019

Carlene (Myers) Weese, 74, of Warner Robins, Georgia, passed away on August 8, 2019, after losing her battle with cancer. Carla grew up in Idaho, where she graduated from New Meadows High School. In 1964 she enlisted in the United States Air Force, and that is when she met her husband, Sonny. In 1965 she resigned from the military to...

Carl Donald Lewis, Jr.

Carl Donald Lewis, Jr.

Aug 7, 2019

Carl Donald Lewis, Jr., 78, passed away on August 7, 2019. At the family's request, all services are private. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests memorial donations be given to a fund benefiting Carl Lewis' funeral. These gifts can be made payable to McCullough Funeral Home with “Carl Donald Lewis, Jr. Memorial Fund’ written in the memo line.

Shawna Rae Jacobs

Shawna Rae Jacobs

Aug 5, 2019

Shawna Rae Jacobs, 63, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019. Born on October 4, 1955 in Kannapolis, North Carolina, Shawna was the daughter of the late Rae and Dorothy Rucker Patterson. She graduated from Northwest Cabarrus High School in North Carolina and earned a bachelor’s degree from Macon State College. Shawna was a well-loved team member of Warner Robins...

Msgt. Isaac Stevens, Jr., Usaf (Ret.)

Msgt. Isaac Stevens, Jr., Usaf (Ret.)

Aug 4, 2019

Isaac Stevens, age 67, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 4, 2019. Isaac was born in McIntosh, Georgia on June 30, 1952 to the late Evelyn and Isaac Stevens, Sr. He graduated from Liberty County High School in Midway, Georgia and proudly enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served his country for 20 years....

Lillie Mae Waltman Poole

Lillie Mae Waltman Poole

Aug 4, 2019

On the afternoon of Sunday, August 4, 2019, Lillie Mae Poole joined her beloved husband, James A. Poole in Heaven. She was 93 years old. Lillie was born in Mobile, Alabama on September 3, 1925 to the late Troy and Maggie Mae Hale Waltman. She enjoyed spending the first part of her life in Mobile before moving to Warner Robins...

James “Jim”   Lucian  Ogburn

James “Jim” Lucian Ogburn

Aug 3, 2019

Jim Ogburn, 86, peacefully entered into rest on Saturday, August 3, 2019. Jim was born and raised in Laurens County, Georgia, on his family's farm. He was the son of the late Bonnie F. Ogburn and Delma Coxwell Ogburn. Jim attended Brewton High School and was in the 10th grade when he joined the United States Army at the age...

Chung Kang Chen

Chung Kang Chen

Aug 3, 2019

Chung Chen, 87, entered into rest on Saturday, August 3, 2019. Chung was born on September 13, 1931 in Hunan, China. He had only lived in the Kathleen area for a few years. Chung worked for Becton Dickinson as a chemical engineer for many years and is survived by his wife of forty years, Yalin Wang, and other family. Services...

Mary Lou Hastings

Mary Lou Hastings

Aug 1, 2019

Mary Lou Hastings, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by family members at her residence on Thursday, August 1, 2019. Mary Lou was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on June 10, 1942 to the late Harry and Ann Bathurst. She was a wonderful mother and homemaker whose greatest blessing and achievement was her family. In Mary Lou’s free time, she enjoyed bowling,...

Ltcol Richard Allen "Dick" Lenhart, Usmc (Ret.)

Ltcol Richard Allen "Dick" Lenhart, Usmc (Ret.)

Aug 1, 2019

LtCol Richard Allen “Dick” Lenhart, USMC (Ret.) died Thursday, 1 August 2019 following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 o’clock on Monday, 5 August 2019 in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home, with family receiving friends between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, 4 August 2019. Honorary pallbearers will be Arthur “Art” Gordon, Walter...