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

Anita June Sledge
Dec 9, 2013
Anita June Sledge, 58, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 9, 2013.Anita was born on July 29, 1955 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was a member of Central Baptist Church. Anita graduated from Kathleen High School in Lakeland, Florida. She continued her education, earning a degree in Criminal Justice from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida and...

Winnie J. Howard
Dec 8, 2013
Winnie J. Howard, 89, passed away at the home of her niece, Nancy Scheidemantel (Skip) in Morris, Alabama on December 8, 2013. Miss Howard had been in a state of rapidly declining health over the last year.Miss Howard was very proud of being born and raised in Warner Robins and being one of the few remaining original Wellstonians. She was...
Phillip "Rusty" Gore
Dec 8, 2013
Warner Robins – Phillip "Rusty" Gore, 57, entered into rest on Sunday, December 8, 2013.Rusty was born on March 6, 1956, in Clanton, Alabama. He retired from Gore's Body Shop in Warner Robins. Rusty was a loving husband, dedicated father and great brother and friend. His parents, Curtis and Josephine Gore, preceded him in death.His memory will forever be treasured...
Jack William Wilbanks
Dec 8, 2013
Jack William Wilbanks, 62, entered into rest on Sunday, December 8, 2013.Jack was born on March 5, 1951 in Macon, Georgia. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Jack retired from Robins Air Force Base where he worked in civil service as a Sheet Metal Mechanic. A tireless community servant, Jack was a member of Southern Cruisers...

Billy James "Jamie" Gilmore
Dec 8, 2013
Billy James "Jamie" Gilmore, 61, entered into rest on Sunday, December 8, 2013.Jamie was born on November 11, 1952 at Fort Ord, California to the late Billy Joseph Gilmore and Betty Sue Fisher Gilmore. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Air Force. Jamie was employed as a Maintenance Technician at Hollingsworth & Vose Company...

Capt. Harold Glenn Powers, Sr., Usaf (Ret)
Dec 7, 2013
Captain Harold Glenn Powers, Sr., 95, peacefully joined his wife and Lord on Saturday, December 7, 2013.Capt. Powers was born on September 28, 1918 in Adams, Wisconsin to the late Leo and Josephine (Moshure) Powers. He was predeceased by his wife of nearly sixty years, Mary Margaret Johnston Powers, and two brothers, Charles Powers and Cecil Powers. He was a...
Opal Brantley Wright
Dec 6, 2013
Opal Brantley Wright, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 6, 2013.Opal was born on November 24, 1925 in Pitts, Georgia to the late Robert Fulton and Zora Davis Brantley. She was a lovely homemaker and devoted herself to the raising of her children, the making of a home, and to providing inspiration to all who...

Johnnie F. Hamm, Jr.
Dec 2, 2013
Johnnie F. Hamm, Jr., 67, entered into rest on Monday, December 2, 2013.Johnnie was born on August 6, 1946 in Nashville, Georgia. He was of the Baptist faith. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Air Force. Johnnie retired from civil service at Robins Air Force Base where he was an Aircraft Maintenance Scheduler. He...

Cmsgt Robert A. ''Bob'' Gerard, Ga Ang (Ret)
Dec 1, 2013
Robert A. ''Bob'' Gerard, 71, passed away at his residence on Sunday, December 1, 2013.Bob was born on July 5, 1942 in White Plains, New York, the son of Nicholas and Dorothy McIntosh Gerard. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, serving during Desert Storm and finished out his military career with the Georgia Air National Guard. Bob served...

Jakob Dukart
Dec 1, 2013
Jakob Dukart, 87, entered into rest on Sunday, December 1, 2013.Jakob was born on May 13, 1926 in Steinberg, Ukraine to the late Jakob and Eugenie Haiduk Dukart. He retired from Northern Engineering after several years as a machinist. Jakob was of the Catholic faith and a member of the German Bavarian Club. His memory will forever be treasured by...

Kenneth D. Trawick
Nov 27, 2013
Kenneth D. Trawick, 53, entered into rest on Wednesday, November 27, 2013.Kenneth was born on July 26, 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee and was of the Baptist faith. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy and went on to pursue the construction business. His parents, Wallace E. and Norma Bone Trawick preceded him in death.His memory will forever...
Lucy Mae Mathews
Nov 26, 2013
Lucy Mae Mathews, 79, entered into rest on Tuesday, November 26, 2013.Lucy was born on July 28, 1934 in Knoxville, Georgia to the late Henry Lee Jackson and Lucy Pearle Jackson. She was of the Methodist faith. Lucy retired from civil service at Robins Air Force Base where she dedicated many years of employment. She was a wonderful homemaker and...

Ronald John Brewer
Nov 26, 2013
Ronald John Brewer, 66, entered into rest on Tuesday, November 26, 2013.Ronald was born on March 27, 1947 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin to the late Johnny E. and Lucinda Williams Brewer. He was a 1966 graduate of Northside High School was of the Baptist faith. Ronald proudly served his country in the United States Air Force until 1975 earning the...
Audrey Henry Cook
Nov 26, 2013
Audrey Henry Cook, 90, entered into rest on Tuesday, November 26, 2013.Audrey was born on February 9, 1923 in Soperton, Georgia to the late James Henry and Mattie Claxton Henry and was of the Baptist faith. For the past twelve years, she lived in the Oaks at Peake in Macon and prior to that she lived in Albany for many...
Roy Lewis Emerson
Nov 25, 2013
Roy Lewis Emerson, 82, entered into rest on Monday, November 25, 2013.Mr. Emerson was born on September 22, 1931 in Blairsville, Georgia to the late Jess and Eva Mae Emerson. He retired from Robins Air Force Base in civil service where he dedicated many years of employment as an Electronics Mechanic. In his years of retirement, he enjoyed fishing, gardening,...

Dr. Charles Henry Mann, Iii
Nov 23, 2013
Dr. Charles Henry Mann, III, 60, entered into rest on Saturday, November 23, 2013.Dr. Mann was born on June 18, 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was an esteemed doctor and general surgeon with Barnwell County Hospital in Barnwell, South Carolina and a member of First Baptist Church in Perry. Dr. Mann will most importantly be remembered as a loving husband...
Charles W. Purkhiser, Jr.
Nov 23, 2013
Charles W. Purkhiser, Jr., 67, entered into rest on Saturday, November 23, 2013. Charles was born on October 7, 1946, in Scottsburg, Indiana. He was a long time member of St. David's Catholic Church in Davie, Florida, and was a retired computer programmer from First Mail Marketing. Charles loved spending time with his family and especially enjoyed watching and supporting...
Burlinda "Linda" Walker
Nov 23, 2013
Linda Walker, 65, entered into rest on Saturday, November 23, 2013.Linda was born on September 27, 1948 in Louisville, Alabama. She was a member of Bonaire First Baptist Church. Linda was a dedicated wife and loving mother. She stayed home with her children until they were school age before she began her career at Robins Air Force Base. Linda retired...
Mary H. Swain
Nov 22, 2013
Mary H. Swain, 86, entered into rest on Friday, November 22, 2013.Mary was born to the late Willie and Alice Haralson on February 22, 1927 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a member of Central Baptist Church and the Pete Joyner Sunday School Class. A graduate of Bonaire High School, Mary was employed with Moody Ford, Yearwood Chevrolet, Charlie Pike Chevrolet...

Pearl I. Prince
Nov 21, 2013
Pearl I. Prince, 93, entered into rest on Thursday, November 21, 2013.Pearl was born on December 13, 1919 in Bolingbroke, Georgia to the late Brice R. and Ida Mae Peck Ivester. She retired from Robins Air Force Base after many years of Civil Service. Pearl was an avid Atlanta Braves fan and was devoted to her family. Her children and...