Obituaries

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

Tsgt Robert F. Bartlett Usaf (Ret.)

Tsgt Robert F. Bartlett Usaf (Ret.)

Jul 7, 2014

TSgt Robert F. "Bob" Bartlett, USAF (Ret.), 57, entered into rest on Monday, July 7, 2014. Bob was born on June 1, 1957 in Cleveland, Tennessee. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during Operation Desert Storm. His Air Force service time also included tours of duty in Turkey and Japan. Robert received a commendation for...

Sara Ritchie Stephens

Sara Ritchie Stephens

Jul 7, 2014

Sara Ritchie Stephens, 88, entered into rest on Monday, July 7, 2014.Sara was born on April 29, 1926 in Hilton, Georgia. She was Valedictorian at Houston County High School, class of 1944, in Columbia, Alabama. Sara was a wonderful and proud homemaker, wife, and mother to her children. She was a member of Second Baptist Church and the XYZ Senior...

Doris E Niforth

Doris E Niforth

Jul 6, 2014

Matriarch, Doris Rigby Niforth, 90, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2014.Doris was born on January 8, 1924 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. She worked as a Child Protective Social Worker for Houston County Department of Family and Children Services and retired after 20 years. Doris was a member of First Presbyterian Church since 1968 and she served as an Elder Emeritus,...

Betty Wood Gray

Betty Wood Gray

Jul 5, 2014

Betty Gray, 78, entered into rest on Saturday, July 5, 2014.Betty was born on January 23, 1936 in Dublin, Georgia. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church. Betty retired from Robins Air Force Base after twenty-five years as an Electronics Technician. She loved shopping and spending time with her family. Her husband, James Deaver Gray; her daughter, Sara LaVon...

Joseph  Virgil ''Joe'' Smarr, Jr.

Joseph Virgil ''Joe'' Smarr, Jr.

Jul 5, 2014

Joseph Virgil "Joe" Smarr, Jr., 61, entered into rest on Saturday, July 5, 2014.Joe was born on October 13, 1952 in Savannah, Georgia. He retired from Robins Air Force Base after many years as an Engineer. Joe had many hobbies and interests including golfing, fishing, tinkering with watches, and Georgia Tech Football. His favorite pastime was playing in the field...

Larry P. Bledsoe

Larry P. Bledsoe

Jul 4, 2014

Larry Bledsoe, 66, entered into rest on Friday, July 4, 2014.Larry was born on July 22, 1947 in Macon, Georgia. He was a member of Houston Lake Baptist Church. Larry was a retired master plumber who loved to fish and cook. He enjoyed coaching Recreation Department Softball and has lived in Middle Georgia his entire life. His parents, Ezra and...

Beverly Jean Silvester

Beverly Jean Silvester

Jul 4, 2014

Beverly Jean Silvester, 82, entered into rest on Friday, July 4, 2014.Beverly was born on October 17, 1931, Youngstown, Ohio. She was of the Catholic faith.Beverly worked many years and retired with the Lee County Board of Education in Ft. Myers, Florida. She enjoyed spending time with friends and family. Her husband, R. J. Silvester, and her parents, Parish and...

Virginia Deann Ogan

Virginia Deann Ogan

Jul 3, 2014

Virginia DeAnn Ogan, 52, entered into rest on Thursday, July 3, 2014.Virginia was born on October 13, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan and was of the Baptist faith. She currently worked as a mechanic on the F-15 Radom at Robins Air Force Base. Virginia loved collecting antiques and all time spent with her family and children. She loved all animals, especially...

Linda Gillman

Linda Gillman

Jul 3, 2014

Linda Gillman, 65, was promoted to glory on Thursday, July 3, 2014.Linda was born on August 4, 1948 in Warner Robins, Georgia where she was a life-long resident. She was a waitress for many years and attended Cochran Field Church of God. In her free time, she enjoyed crocheting, playing the piano, and antique collecting. Her parents, Willard Poole and...

Tsgt. Billie Wayne Reid, Sr., Usaf (Ret)

Tsgt. Billie Wayne Reid, Sr., Usaf (Ret)

Jul 2, 2014

Billie Wayne Reid, Sr., 73, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2014.Bill was born on January 22, 1941 in Grafton, West Virginia. He proudly served and retired from the United States Air Force in 1982 and from the Defense Logistics Agency at Robins Air Force Base in 2000. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Sue Reid;...

Msgt. Hubert Cummings Usaf (Ret.)

Msgt. Hubert Cummings Usaf (Ret.)

Jul 1, 2014

MSgt. Hubert Cummings USAF (Ret.), 74, entered into rest on Tuesday, July 1, 2014Hubert was born on February 1, 1940 in Isabella, Alabama. He proudly served his country, for twenty-one years, in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and Vietnam War retiring with the rank of Master Sergeant. He worked at Robins Air Force Base in the...

John  Davis ''J.D.'' Post

John Davis ''J.D.'' Post

Jul 1, 2014

John Davis "J.D." Post, 83, entered into rest on Tuesday, July 1, 2014.J.D. was born on February 12, 1931 in Macon, Georgia. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for three and a half years and retired from Ralston-Purina after eighteen dedicated years. A much-loved member of the Brushy Creek Black Powder Club, J.D. enjoyed camping,...

Dorothy  Jean Burch Calhoun

Dorothy Jean Burch Calhoun

Jun 30, 2014

Mrs. Dorothy Jean Burch Calhoun of Warner Robins, died Monday, June 30, 2014 at Houston County Medical Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Calhoun was born on March 22, 1921 in Laurens County to the late Coney J. Burch and Ollie Belle Holliday Burch. She was a graduate of Brewton Parker College in Mt. Vernon, Georgia and a member of...

Gloria Ann Ethridge

Gloria Ann Ethridge

Jun 30, 2014

Gloria Ann Ethridge, 88, entered into rest on Monday, June 30, 2014.Gloria was born on March 25, 1926 in Macon, Georgia. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she had a great business mind owning Melody Music Shop for sixty years. She had a great love for animals and was kind and generous to many charitable causes.She is survived by...

Ramona Wessels

Ramona Wessels

Jun 29, 2014

Ramona Wessels, 63, went to her Heavenly Home on Sunday, June 29, 2014.Ramona was born on September 15, 1950 in Mobile, Alabama to the late Eugene and Nettie Givens Hance. She was a wonderful and proud homemaker, wife, and mother to her three children. Sixteen years ago, she relocated from San Antonio, Texas to Warner Robins. There, she was a...

Annie Ruth Thompson

Annie Ruth Thompson

Jun 27, 2014

Mrs. Annie R. Thompson passed away on Friday, June 27, 2014 from COPD and respiratory complications. She recently celebrated her 89th birthday. Her loving husband, Henry Thompson, Sr. and parents, Enoch and Lizzie Harrison, preceded her in death.She was the wife of a retired Army officer and dedicated mother of three children, and grandmother of four and most admired their...

James "J.C." Ivester

James "J.C." Ivester

Jun 23, 2014

James "J.C." Ivester, 75, entered into rest on Monday, June 23, 2014. James was born on November 26, 1938 in Carnesville, Georgia. He was a member of and attended Joyful Life Baptist Church. He was a retired carpenter and enjoyed fishing, Nascar, football, and baseball. James was also an avid Atlanta Braves fan. His parents, Richard and Sara Segars Ivester,...

Tsgt.Delmer V. Hood Usaf (Ret)

Tsgt.Delmer V. Hood Usaf (Ret)

Jun 21, 2014

Delmer V. Hood, 80, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Delmer was born on May 10, 1934 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He proudly served in the United States Air Force working on jet engines during the Vietnam Era retiring with the rank of Tech Sergeant. He also retired from Stalnaker Plastics as a Production Worker. He loved to solve...

Robert Craig Pickett

Robert Craig Pickett

Jun 20, 2014

Robert Craig Pickett, 65, entered into rest on Friday, June 20, 2014.Craig was born on December 5, 1948, in Vancouver, Washington. He was a Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker SSK and served in the Air National Guard. Craig was a member of several local organizations. He enjoyed caring for his pet goats. His parents, Robert and Johnetta Pickett, preceded...

Kay Nicklow Fite

Kay Nicklow Fite

Jun 20, 2014

Kay Nicklow Fite, 55, entered into rest on Friday, June 20, 2014.Kay was born on November 26, 1958 in Macon, Georgia. She graduated from Northside High and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Kay enjoyed fishing, gardening and making jewelry. Her son, Joshua Christopher Fite, father, Alfred "Spike" Nicklow and sister, Rae Lancaster, all preceded her in death. Her...