Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Kay Surface

Kay Surface

May 16, 2022

Kay Surface passed away on May 16, 2022 after a six-month-long battle with brain cancer. Kay was born on December 31, 1964 in Seoul, South Korea. She grew up in Warner Robins, Georgia, and graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1983. Kay attended UGA, Georgia State University, and North Georgia University, receiving degrees in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration...

Tyrus John Livingston

Tyrus John Livingston

May 16, 2022

Tyrus John Livingston, age 61, passed away at the Houston Medical Center on Monday, May 16, 2022. Born in Athens, Georgia to Jeanette Cochran Livingston and the late David Hayes Livingston, Tyrus grew up in the Augusta area. His father was a weatherman and the family relocated for his dad’s job in Warner Robins in the early 1970s. Tyrus graduated...

Larry Hubert Garrett

Larry Hubert Garrett

May 16, 2022

Larry Hubert Garrett, age 67, passed away in Warner Robins on May 16, 2022. Born on February 21, 1955 in Macon, Larry was the son of the late Hubert Louise and Myra Moultrie Garrett. He grew up in Warner Robins and graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1973. He earned a two-year business administration degree from Macon College and...

Debra Ann Harris

Debra Ann Harris

May 14, 2022

Our beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Debra Harris, quietly passed away at home on the morning of Saturday, May 14, 2022. She is gone but will never be forgotten. Born in Eastman, GA on May 5, 1956, Debra was the daughter of the late Oris and Vassie Faircloth Blankenship. She graduated from Dodge County High School and married the love...

Carol Welch Strandburg

Carol Welch Strandburg

May 14, 2022

Carol Welch Strandburg, longtime resident of Perry, doting wife, mother, grandmother and dear friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 14, 2022. She was 72 years old. Carol was born in Syracuse, New York on April 28, 1950 to the late Dorothy Esther (Wood) and Francis James Welch. She was a 1972 graduate of Syracuse University,...

Reba Hayes Lewis

Reba Hayes Lewis

May 14, 2022

Reba Hayes Lewis, 67, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the age of 67. She was born in Ashburn, GA to the late Carl and Ruth West Beard on July 14, 1954. A natural born ‘helper,’ Reba exhibited this trait while working in the healthcare field. She enjoyed assisting patients at Mercer Pediatrics before joining Civil Service...

Richard Marvin Selph, Sr.

Richard Marvin Selph, Sr.

May 13, 2022

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Richard Marvin Selph, Sr. He passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022 at the age of 71. Richard was born in Thomaston, GA to the late Marvin and Mary Williams Selph on November 4, 1950 and was of the Baptist faith. Most...

Msgt. Carl T. Willingham, Usaf (Ret.)

Msgt. Carl T. Willingham, Usaf (Ret.)

May 13, 2022

Msgt. Carl Thomas Willingham, USAF (Ret.), 94 years old, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2022. Carl was a World War II, Korea, and Vietnam veteran, proudly serving 21 years in the United States Army Air Corps/United States Air Force. He was stationed overseas in the Philippines, the Admiralty Island (New Guinea), Germany (Berlin Airlift), Japan, Korea, and Guam...

Alene (Peacock) Mcgowan

Alene (Peacock) Mcgowan

May 12, 2022

Alene (Peacock) McGowan joined her beloved husband in heaven on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the age of 94. The daughter of Mary Edith (Jones) and Daniel Peacock was the youngest of nine born on June 27, 1927. She grew up mainly in Treutlen County and moved throughout the South due to the Great Depression. Alene worked at the Telephone...

John Henry Yarbrough, Sr.

John Henry Yarbrough, Sr.

May 12, 2022

John Henry Yarbrough, Sr. was surrounded by his family when he was welcomed into the arms of Jesus in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was 94 years old. Born in Woodland, Alabama on January 30, 1928, John was the son of the late Robert Toombs Yarbrough and Mary Bertha Gross Yarbrough. After high school, he...

Tsgt. Charles William "Bill" Carper, Usaf (Ret.)

Tsgt. Charles William "Bill" Carper, Usaf (Ret.)

May 12, 2022

Our dear father, stepfather, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother, Bill Carper, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the age of 78. He is gone but will never be forgotten. Born in Roanoke, VA on Christmas Day, 1943, Bill was the son of the late William and Ruby Carper. He graduated from William Byrd High School in 1962 and...

Msgt. William "Bill" Or "Eddie" Handley, Usaf (Ret.)

Msgt. William "Bill" Or "Eddie" Handley, Usaf (Ret.)

May 9, 2022

U.S. Vietnam Veteran, Bill Handley, also known as Eddie to his friends and family in Alabama, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 9, 2022. He was surrounded by family and memories of 74 years well-lived. Born in Sheffield, AL on June 16, 1947, Bill was the devoted son to the late Hazel Allen and Wallace Handley. He graduated with Muscle...

Bruce Leon Hall

Bruce Leon Hall

May 8, 2022

Early on the morning of Sunday, May 8, 2022, Bruce Leon Hall peacefully passed away at his residence. He was 77 years old. The son of the late George Leon and Catherine Lorraine Maynard Hall, Bruce was born on August 2, 1944, in Louisa, Kentucky. As a young man, Bruce served in the United States Air Force before working at...

Mark Morris Taylor

Mark Morris Taylor

May 8, 2022

Mark Morris Taylor, age 65, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 22, 1956. Mark will be remembered as a loving husband, father, friend, son, and friend. His visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church on Saturday, May 14, 2022. His service will...

Raymond Matthew Paul

Raymond Matthew Paul

May 7, 2022

Raymond Paul, 72, joined his Lord and Savior in heaven on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Raymond was born on May 31, 1949, in Germany to the late Johann and Elisabeth Paul. At the age of seven, Ray and his family arrived in the United States in hopes of living a better life. Ray loved music and played rhythm guitar for...

Sandra Jeanne Kennedy

Sandra Jeanne Kennedy

May 6, 2022

On the morning of Friday, May 6, 2022, Sandra Jeanne Kennedy, joined her Lord and Savior in heaven. Sandra was born on January 6, 1942, in Miami, Florida to the late Grady and Helen Jordon, Jr. She was a member of Welaka Baptist Church, Welaka, Florida and dedicated many years at Robins Financial Credit Union from where she retired. While...

Candace Elaine Young

Candace Elaine Young

May 5, 2022

Candace Elaine Young, 61, entered the gates of heaven on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Candy was born on December 10, 1960, in Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana to the late James and Beverly Young. She dedicated years of service to the United States Air Force where she retired as a training specialist. Candy enjoyed crafting and made the best scrapbooks...

Phillip Michael Lewis

Phillip Michael Lewis

May 4, 2022

Phillip Michael Lewis was surrounded by his family when he passed from this life on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. He was 69 years old. Born in Soperton, Georgia on October 5, 1952, Phillip was the son of the late Johnny Lewis and Ella Mae Phillips. He spent his career working in civil service as a machinist at Robins Air Force...

Msgt. Jorge Mangual, Usaf (Ret.)

Msgt. Jorge Mangual, Usaf (Ret.)

May 4, 2022

MSgt. Jorge Antonio Mangual, age 85, of Warner Robins, Georgia, passed away due to conditions related to prostate cancer on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at his residence with his wife and son by his side. The oldest of five children, he was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on December 15, 1936 to parents, Jorge and Maria Cristina Serrano Mangual, and...

Edna Grace Kennedy

Edna Grace Kennedy

May 4, 2022

Edna Grace Fitte Kennedy, 90, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Houston Medical Center. Born on June 12, 1931, Edna was the daughter of the late Richard and Hazel Van Ness Fitte. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Edna graduated from Erasmus Hall High School. Then she began working for the Federal Reserve in the banking department where...