Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

1Sg Richard E. Fox, U.S. Army (Ret.)

1Sg Richard E. Fox, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Feb 23, 2018

Richard E. Fox, 78, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018. Richard was born on April 14, 1939 in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. Following high school, he proudly served as a military police officer in the United States Army where he retired with the rank of First Sergeant after 35 years. Richard later worked as a deputy sheriff for the Gwinnett...

Jean Florence Giberson

Jean Florence Giberson

Feb 22, 2018

On the evening of Thursday, February 22, 2018, Jean Giberson, 77, passed away peacefully. Jean was born on January 13, 1941 in Alconbury Weston, Huntingdonshire, England to the late Frederick Charles and Dorothy Olga Mary Morton Baker. A loving mother and devoted homemaker, she would volunteer her time to her church, All Saints Episcopal, of which she was a longtime...

Justin Lane Stokes

Justin Lane Stokes

Feb 21, 2018

Justin Lane Stokes, 29, entered into rest on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Justin was born on October 4, 1988 in Macon, Georgia. He attended Windsor Academy and Crawford County High School and enjoyed playing football. Following high school, he worked with his dad in the family construction business. Justin was very talented in art and loved drawing and origami. He...

Msgt. John Allen Strand, Sr., Usaf (Ret.)

Msgt. John Allen Strand, Sr., Usaf (Ret.)

Feb 20, 2018

John A. Strand, 65, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. John was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan on October 6, 1952, son of the late Sigard and Lois Strand-Hammerberg. A proud United States Air Force Veteran, he served his country for 21 years before retiring with the rank of Master Sergeant....

Walter Steve Sheffield

Walter Steve Sheffield

Feb 19, 2018

The “Greatest Generation” has produced many friends to which we, the citizens of this country, owe our gratitude. One of these recently passed away. Walter Steve Sheffield, 69, of 396 Mt. Zion Rd., Bonaire, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018 at Regency Hospital in Macon. Mr. Sheffield, a patriot to his country, family, friends, and to all with the...

Dorothy "Dot" W. Morris

Dorothy "Dot" W. Morris

Feb 19, 2018

Dot Morris, 79, held hands again with her beloved husband, Ray Morris, in heaven on the morning of Monday, February 19, 2018. Dot was born in Americus, Georgia on August 8, 1938 to the late Jack and Rosa Lee Patton Wilson. She lived most of her life in Warner Robins and enjoyed serving in the lunchroom of Russell Elementary for...

Frances L. Hildebrand

Frances L. Hildebrand

Feb 17, 2018

On the morning of Saturday, February 17, 2018, Frances L. Hildebrand passed away at home in her sleep after a brief illness. She was 103 years old. Frances was born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania on September 29, 1914 to the late Stanley and Apolonia Walter Stanczkiewicz. She grew up in Liverpool, New York on a farm outside of Syracuse, New York...

Gentry Faye Cox

Gentry Faye Cox

Feb 17, 2018

Gentry Faye Cox passed peacefully in the arms of her mother surrounded by loving family on Saturday, February 17, 2018. Gentry was born on February 13, 2018 in Macon. During her short days here on Earth, she touched many lives and was deeply loved by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Christopher G. Wetherington; and...

Jewel L. Junior

Jewel L. Junior

Feb 17, 2018

Somewhere in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 17th, 2018 time stopped for an instant as God called a PHENOMENAL angel home to rest. Jewel L. Junior departed this earth and left behind a rich legacy. She leaves behind two loving children, LaWanda L. Graves-Byron (Bonaire, Ga) & Kevin L. Junior (Indianapolis, IN); three Grandchildren, Christian D. Graves, Cameron...

Mary Jewell Duke

Mary Jewell Duke

Feb 17, 2018

Mary Jewell Duke, 84, joined her beloved husband, Edwin Preston Duke, in heaven on the morning of Saturday, February 17, 2018. Mrs. Duke was born on September 17, 1933 in Roopville, Georgia, the daughter of the late Fred William and Jeanette Lorene Leavell Bell. A resident of Albany, Georgia for most of her life, she delighted in being a stay...

Gloria Del Pilar Arminio Messer

Gloria Del Pilar Arminio Messer

Feb 16, 2018

Gloria Pilar Messer, 69, walked into the gates of heaven surrounded by family and friends on Friday, February 16, 2018. Gloria was born in Madrid, Spain on March 24, 1948 to the late Pedro and Carolina Arminio. She devoted her life to faithfully serving her husband, raising her children, and making their home one filled with love and happiness. She...

James  Leroy Jenkins

James Leroy Jenkins

Feb 15, 2018

On the morning of Thursday, February 15, 2018, James L. Jenkins passed away at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin. He was 63 years old. James was born in Tampa, Florida on November 14, 1954 to the late Jesse and Jean Layton Jenkins. He graduated from Baker Academy in Hawkinsville and earned a certificate in welding from Albany...

Tsgt. Ralph  A. Birchfield, Usaf (Ret.)

Tsgt. Ralph A. Birchfield, Usaf (Ret.)

Feb 14, 2018

Early on the morning of Wednesday, February 14, 2018, Ralph Allan Birchfield, 74, joined his Lord and Savior in heaven. Mr. Birchfield was born on May 7, 1943 in Bangor, Maine to the late Ralph Anion and Elizabeth Beal Birchfield. He served his country with pride and honor in the United States Air Force, attaining the rank of Tech Sergeant...

William Terrell Mccord

William Terrell Mccord

Feb 14, 2018

William Terrell McCord, 88, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 14, 2018. Terrell was born in Muscogee County, Georgia on July 29, 1929 to the late John Lamar McCord and Kate Bussey McCord. Growing up in Geneva, he graduated from Talbot County High School in 1946 and proudly joined the United States Army. After his military...

Glenn Ervin  Wiley

Glenn Ervin Wiley

Feb 13, 2018

Glenn E. Wiley, 62, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Glenn was born in Norfolk, Virginia on September 25, 1955, a son of the late Kathleen and Garthen Reeves Wiley, Sr. He recently retired from Civil Service at Robins Air Force Base. Riding motorcycles, golfing, and spending time with his family and friends were some of...

Joyce Dunlap Long

Joyce Dunlap Long

Feb 13, 2018

Joyce D. Long entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 13, 2018. She was 79. Joyce was born on May 16, 1938 in Dodge County, Georgia, daughter of the late Zelotis E. Dunlap and Ruth Evans Dunlap Hendrix. Soon after graduating from Dodge County High School, she married the love of her life, Jimmy, and moved to...

Mitchell Paul Moody

Mitchell Paul Moody

Feb 12, 2018

On the morning of Monday, February 12, 2018, Mitchell Moody, 58, passed away unexpectedly. Mitch was born on March 14, 1959 in Long Beach, California. He was the Pitmaster and executive chef at Anderson’s Bakery, Catering, and BBQ. Mitch was a widely respected member of a vast BBQ community and friend to many professional BBQ masters. He was also a...

Rubye P. Settles

Rubye P. Settles

Feb 11, 2018

On the afternoon of Sunday, February 11, 2018, Rubye Settles, 92, went to be with her Lord and Savior. Mrs. Settles was born on August 10, 1925 in Rowena, Georgia to the late Clyde and Rebecca Baggett Prater. Following high school, she married her high school sweetheart the late, James Keith “J.K.” Settles, J.R. In 1950, they moved to Fort...

Matthew Scott Sisson

Matthew Scott Sisson

Feb 11, 2018

Matthew Sisson, 34, passed away unexpectedly on the afternoon of Sunday, February 11, 2018. Matthew was born on May 12, 1983 in Warner Robins, Georgia and graduated from Warner Robins High School. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, football, and NASCAR. Matthew’s fun-loving personality and zest for life will be remembered by all who knew him. His father, Charles Rondall “Chuck” Sisson,...

Velma V. Baxter

Velma V. Baxter

Feb 11, 2018

Velma Baxter, 92, joined her Lord and Savior in heaven on Sunday, February 11, 2018. Mrs. Baxter was born on November 1, 1925 in Booneville, Mississippi to the late Charles and Leona Church Vuncannon. She retired from Robins Air Force Base where she worked as an item manager and key punch operator. Mrs. Baxter was an active member of Green...