Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Warner Robins, GA, Houston County & Surrounding Areas
Ssgt Kenneth Thomas Kirby, Usaf (Ret)
Feb 23, 2014
Kenneth Thomas Kirby, 87, entered into rest on Sunday, February 23, 2014.Kenneth was born on December 19, 1926 in Roane County, Tennessee. He was a proud United States Air Force Veteran having served during World War II. Kenneth served our country with a military career of twenty-three years and retired with the rank of Staff Sergeant in 1969. Following his...
Dorothy Maxine Garrett
Feb 22, 2014
Dorothy Maxine Garrett, 87, entered into rest on Saturday, February 22, 2014.Mrs. Garrett was born on July 5, 1926 in Jackson, Mississippi. She graduated from Central High School in Jackson, Mississippi in 1944 and worked with Southern Bell until marrying Donald Garrett from North Carolina. She attended Boling Street Methodist Church and Riverwood Bible Church where she ran the bookstore...
Annie Ruth Eilers
Feb 21, 2014
Annie Eilers, 95, entered into rest on Friday, February 21, 2014.Mrs. Eilers was born on December 31, 1918, in Opp, Alabama. She was a member of Second Baptist Church and the XYZ's. She was a homemaker and loved to quilt and crochet. Her loving husband, Benjamin Eilers; parents, Alfred and Annie Meadows and siblings, Agnes Stedman, AB Meadows, Jr., AV...
Vincent Joseph Connolly
Feb 19, 2014
Vincent Joseph Connolly, 82, entered into rest on Wednesday, February 19, 2014.Vincent was born on March 15, 1931 in Dorchester, Massachusetts to the late Fredrick H. Connolly and Katherine G. McGinley Connolly. For over forty years he was a charter member of Christ United Methodist Church. Vincent always found friends in everyone; he loved to help people and was a...
Estelle Collins Cheney
Feb 18, 2014
Estelle Cheney, 89, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 18, 2014.Mrs. Cheney was born on August 6, 1924 in Buckhead, Georgia to the late William Earl Collins and Maude George Collins. She was a charter member of First Baptist Church of Centerville where she worshipped for fifty-five years. She devoted her love and time to the church she loved so...

Melissa Ann Jenkins
Feb 17, 2014
Melissa Ann Jenkins, 38, entered into rest on Monday, February 17, 2014.Melissa was born on October 2, 1975 in Jacksonville, Florida. Melissa was a loving homemaker and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Her mother, Chris Tucker, grandmother, Shirley Bailey, aunt, Pamela Broadrick, and best friend, Jessica Clifton, all preceded her in death.Her memory will forever...
Ted Dewey Hartsoe
Feb 16, 2014
Ted Dewey Hartsoe, 72, entered into rest on Sunday, February 16, 2014.Ted was born on May 22, 1941in Lincolnton, North Carolina. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Air Force. Ted was the Utility Director for the City of Warner Robins, dedicating over forty-two years of faithful employment, before retiring. He also taught at Central...

James A. ''Jim Bob" Gibbs, Jr.
Feb 15, 2014
James A. ''Jim Bob'' Gibbs, Jr., 61, entered into rest on Saturday, February 15, 2014.Jim Bob was born on March 31, 1952 in Macon, Georgia and was of the Baptist faith. He was a retired self-employed general contractor. Jim Bob loved cruising and cherished time spent with his family. He never met a stranger and was a selfless man who...
Nina Jeannette Beck Barlow
Feb 15, 2014
Nina Jeannette Beck Barlow, 84, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 15, 2014.Nina was born on May 24, 1929 in Dahlonega, Georgia. She was a wonderful homemaker and a fun-loving lady who loved her family, but her grandchildren were her pride and joy. Her parents, Carl Richard and Minnie Ethel Abercrombie Beck, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be...
Rachel Elizabeth Delisle
Feb 15, 2014
Rachel Elizabeth Delisle, 30, died Saturday, February 15, 2014 in a tragic motor vehicle accident.She was born in Warner Robins, Georgia to Jeffrey Simon and Elizabeth Logue Tuinstra. Rachel graduated from Appling County Comprehensive High School in Baxley, Georgia, and then as an Honor Graduate from Waycross College in Waycross, Georgia. She was married to 1st Lt. Jason Robert Delisle,...

Roger Dale White
Feb 15, 2014
Roger Dale White, 68, entered into rest on Saturday, February 15, 2014.Roger was born on September 12, 1945 in Franklin, Georgia. He was of the Baptist faith. In 1966 Roger graduated from University of Georgia where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Journalism. He then went to work as Editor of the Hartwell Sun in Hartwell, Georgia and various other...
David Lee Bratcher
Feb 14, 2014
David Lee Bratcher, 51, entered into rest on Friday, February 14, 2014.David was born on November 23, 1962 in Kentucky and grew up in Ohio. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, he proudly served as an officer in the United States Air Force and currently worked at Robins Air Force Base as a contracting specialist. David was an avid...
Paul L. Hughes, Sr.
Feb 14, 2014
Paul L. Hughes, Sr., 83, entered into rest on Friday, February 14, 2014.Paul was born on October 16, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but called Royalton, Pennsylvania his home. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict and retired from civil service at Robins Air Force Base. Paul called First Presbyterian of...

Lewis A. Strandburg
Feb 13, 2014
Lewis A. Strandburg, 94, entered into rest on Thursday, February 13, 2014.Lewis was born on September 1, 1919 in Guantanamo, Cuba and spent most of his formative years in Jamestown, New York. He was of the Catholic faith. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II in the 82nd Airborne Division, 325th Glider Infantry....
Tsgt Ramon A Ducret, Usaf (Ret)
Feb 13, 2014
Mr. Ramon A. Ducret joined his Lord and Savior on Thursday, 13 February 2014. Ramon's church home was Friendship Baptist in Warner Robins. He was a retired U.S. Air Force Tech Sergeant. He was also retired from Houston County School Board of Education. Ramon was preceded in death by his father, Placido Ducret and his mother, Carmen Ortega Alcaraz. He...
Sadie Aileen Graham Hatfield
Feb 11, 2014
Sadie Aileen Graham Hatfield, 91, former long-time resident of Warner Robins, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.Sadie was born on April 12, 1922 in Pinewood, South Carolina to the late Milton Allen Graham and Allie Lee Barkley Graham. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Warner Robins. Sadie retired from Robins Air Force Base where...

Peggy Jo Paul
Feb 10, 2014
Peggy Jo Paul, 74, entered into rest on Monday, February 10, 2014.Peggy was born on March 21, 1939 in Maysville, Georgia to the late Clint and Ophelia Presley Gailey. She was a retired teacher's aide dedicating thirty-seven years with the Houston County Board of Education and was a devoted member of Northview United Methodist Church. Peggy was a kind and...
Johnathan B. ''J.B.'' Payne
Feb 10, 2014
Johnathan B. "J.B." Payne, 23, entered into rest on Monday, February 10, 2014.J.B. was born on November 29, 1990 in Richmond, Virginia. He attended Northside High School and currently worked as a maintenance specialist for Nichiha. J.B.'s passion was cars and was never a stranger to anyone. He will be terribly missed by all who knew him. He was preceded...
Mildred Frances Slichter
Feb 10, 2014
Mildred Frances Slichter, 71, entered into rest on Monday, February 10, 2014.Mildred was born on May 5, 1942 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late John Wilkerson and Betty Price Syslo. She was an active member of Faith Lutheran Church, serving in any capacity asked of her. With pride and honor, she served her country in the Women's Army Corp. Mildred...
Jeannette E. Hyslip
Feb 9, 2014
Jeannette Emily Hyslip, 84, entered into rest on Sunday, February 9, 2014.Jeannette was born on April 14, 1929 in Manhattan, New York to the late Arthur D. Paquin and Florine Dhondt Paquin. She was a faithful member of Friendship Baptist Church. Jeannette, a resident of Warner Robins since 1957, was a wonderful homemaker. She was passionate about spending time with...