Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Janet Lynne Wade

Janet Lynne Wade

Jan 17, 2018

Janet Wade, 64, passed away on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Born in Leyton, London, England on April 25, 1953, Janet was the daughter of the late Edward and Eileen Rutledge. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She will be missed and remembered by her family. She is survived by her husband, Sidney Wade;...

Thanh Tung Nguyen

Thanh Tung Nguyen

Jan 17, 2018

Thanh Tung Nguyen, 48, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Tung was born on November 16, 1969 in Sai Gon, Vietnam to the late Tho Thanh and Be Thi Nguyen. He worked at Sakura Express in Macon. Tung enjoyed camping, traveling, and taking road trips with his family. He also enjoyed riding and working on bicycles. Tung’s memory will...

Bernadette Van Dusen Connelly

Bernadette Van Dusen Connelly

Jan 16, 2018

Helena Bernadette Van Dusen Connelly, 95, passed away peacefully in Jacksonville, Florida on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Mrs. Connelly was born on August 23, 1922 in New York, New York, the only child of the late Joseph and Frances Kelleher Van Dusen. She married Robert E. Connelly on July 20, 1944 at Lake Charles AAB, Louisana. Her memory will forever...

Virginia H. Stewart

Virginia H. Stewart

Jan 16, 2018

Mrs. Virginia Stewart went home to be with her LORD on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 after a full and blessed life. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and settled in Warner Robins, Georgia in 1975. Virginia retired in 2010 after serving the Houston County Magistrate Court for 28 years as Clerk of the Magistrate Court. She loved her job...

Martha Fowler Taylor

Martha Fowler Taylor

Jan 16, 2018

On the afternoon of Tuesday, January 16, 2018, Martha Taylor, 86, went to be with her Lord and Savior. Martha was born on June 2, 1931 in Twiggs County, Georgia to the late Elijah and Eva Fowler. She worked in civil service at Robins Air Force Base as a Gyro Mechanic for many years. Martha was an active member of...

Cmsgt. Audrys "Sid" Sidlauskas, Usaf (Ret.)

Cmsgt. Audrys "Sid" Sidlauskas, Usaf (Ret.)

Jan 14, 2018

On the afternoon of Sunday, January 14, 2018 Sid Sidlauskas, 77, entered the gates of Heaven. Sid was born on May 30, 1940 in Kudirkos, Lithuania to the late Stanley and Stella Abraitis Sidlauskas. With great pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Air Force for over twenty years retiring with the rank of Chief Master...

Michael Dwayne Dimsdale, Sr.

Michael Dwayne Dimsdale, Sr.

Jan 14, 2018

On Sunday, January 14, 2018, Michael Dwayne Dimsdale, Sr. passed away at home where he was surrounded by his loving family. Born in 1945 on Robins Air Force Base, Michael was the son of the late Harvey and Euna Evans Dimsdale. Growing up in Warner Robins, Michael enjoyed playing baseball as a child. He attended Warner Robins High School where...

William Philip Wagstaff

William Philip Wagstaff

Jan 13, 2018

William “Philip” Wagstaff, age 63, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 13, 2018 after a long battle with a chronic illness. Philip was a United States Air Force Veteran. He retired from Bombardier Aerospace in Macon after 12 years of service. He was preceded in death by his brother, Scott Wagstaff, and niece, Jill Nix. Survivors include...

Jean G Yawn

Jean G Yawn

Jan 12, 2018

Late on the evening of Friday, January 12, 2018, Jean Gardner Yawn, 88, joined her Lord and Savior in heaven. Mrs. Yawn was born on July 3, 1929 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to the late Callie Whitman Fuller. She married Leon Howard Yawn on August 10, 1956, and together they reared two sons to know and love Jesus Christ. She...

William Earl "Buz" Sawyer

William Earl "Buz" Sawyer

Jan 12, 2018

William E. “Buz” Sawyer, 96, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 18, 2018. Mr. Sawyer was born on June 17, 1921 in Gainesville, Florida to the late Dr. Walter and Eva Sawyer. He was a retired engineer from Robins Air Force Base and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps in World War II. He was preceded in death...

Melissa A. Davis Doremus

Melissa A. Davis Doremus

Jan 11, 2018

Melissa Ann Davis Doremus, 33, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Mrs. Doremus was born on August 28, 1984 in Warner Robins, Georgia and attended Warner Robins High School. She was a wonderful daughter, loving sister, and a caring mother. She was preceded in death by her father, James Franklin Davis, Sr.; and her brother, Brian Harper. Her...

Emma  "Polly" Harlow Gillis

Emma "Polly" Harlow Gillis

Jan 11, 2018

Emma “Polly” Harlow Gillis, 96, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Mrs. Gillis was born on September 28, 1921 in Webster County, Mississippi to the late James Andrew and Annie Elizabeth Caples Harlow. She resided for many years in Alamo, Georgia, and has resided in Houston County for the last 11 years. A telephone operator, substitute teacher,...

Rodger D. Leduc, Sr.

Rodger D. Leduc, Sr.

Jan 11, 2018

In the early morning hours of Thursday, January 11, 2018 Rodger Leduc, Sr., 90, went to be with his Lord and Savior. Rodger was born on March 21, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Florian and Oliva Tremblay Leduc. He was a graduate of Saint Catherine Catholic School. A proud World War II veteran, Rodger served in the United...

Smsgt. Gene Kirkland, Usaf (Ret.)

Smsgt. Gene Kirkland, Usaf (Ret.)

Jan 9, 2018

On the evening of Tuesday, January 09, 2018, Gene Kirkland, 75, passed away at Houston Medical Center. Gene was born on August 11, 1942 in Portsmouth, Virginia. At a young age, he moved to Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina where he grew up and graduated high school. Gene then joined the United States Air Force proudly serving over 20 years before...

Cleone L. Grammer

Cleone L. Grammer

Jan 9, 2018

Cleone Grammer, 93, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on the morning of Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Cleone was born in Crawford County, Georgia on December 22, 1924 to the late Maybelle and Walter Scott Easler, Jr. A resident of Warner Robins for most of her life, she was a career wife, mother, and homemaker. In addition...

June M. Respert-Johnson

June M. Respert-Johnson

Jan 8, 2018

On the evening of January 8, 2018, June M. Respert-Johnson, 61, joined her Lord and Savior in heaven. Mrs. Respert-Johnson was born on January 20, 1956 in Abbeville, Georgia to the late Walter and Annie Ruth Poole Payne. She earned an Associate’s Degree in Accounting and worked as a loan officer for Security Financial. An avid sports fan, she enjoyed...

Vicki Geraldine Boone

Vicki Geraldine Boone

Jan 8, 2018

On the morning of Monday, January 8, 2018, Vicki Boone held hands again with her beloved husband, Marshall Dean Boone. She was 52 years old. Vicki was born at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia on November 19, 1965 and was of the Baptist faith. As an Air Force brat, she moved with her family to Warner Robins in 1982 and...

Linda Sue Higgs

Linda Sue Higgs

Jan 7, 2018

Linda Sue Higgs, 78, joined her beloved husband of 64 years, Estill Ray Higgs, in heaven on the afternoon of Sunday, January 7, 2018. Linda was born in Drakesboro, Kentucky on February 14, 1939 and lived in the Warner Robins area for most of her life. She was a career military wife and stay at home mother with five children....

George Lamar Thore, Sr.

George Lamar Thore, Sr.

Jan 7, 2018

Early on the morning of Sunday, January 7, 2018, George Lamar Thore, Sr., 76, joined his Lord and Savior in heaven. Mr. Thore was born on December 23, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late George Lucien and Zilpah Alice Swain Thore. He graduated from Chalmette High School in 1961 and joined the United States Navy where he served...

James C. Cloud, Jr.

James C. Cloud, Jr.

Jan 7, 2018

James C. Cloud, Jr., 70, died Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Taylor Regional Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Charleston, North Carolina to the late James Cecil and Roselind E. Tootle Cloud, he spent much of his life in Lyons, Georgia before heading off to a career with Delta Air Lines in Florida and Dayton, Ohio. Known as Jamie...