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Betty Joan "Bj" Straughan
Aug 18, 2019
Betty Joan “BJ” Straughan followed Jesus into Heaven on Sunday, August 18, 2019. She was born to the late Ernie “EV” Smith and Isabel Cropp Smith on February 20, 1930 in Charlottesville, Virginia. A loving mother and homemaker, BJ served as a dedicated military wife for over 20 years. She is predeceased by the love of her life, Lt Col...
Mary Dailey Varnedore
Aug 17, 2019
Early on the morning of Saturday, August 17, 2019, Mary Dailey Varnedore, 82, passed peacefully from her earthly life to her heavenly life. Mrs. Varnedore was born on April 8, 1937 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky to the late Stan and Rosie Dailey. After attending high school in Elizabethtown, she began traveling and preaching, singing, and playing the piano as an itinerant...
Rudolf Kleinebekel
Aug 17, 2019
Rudolf Kleinebekel, 84, a native of Herdecke, Germany, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019. In Germany, Rudolf apprenticed under a sculptor where he honed his trade as a ceramic sculptor. In 1968, he moved to the United States after being offered a job with Stangle Pottery in Trenton, New Jersey. He became a world renowned artist with numerous patents...
Jane Laffey
Aug 16, 2019
Jane Laffey, 98, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on the morning of August 16, 2019. Born in Ferndale, Michigan, Jane was the daughter of the late James Stephen Bell and Mary Edna Cooper. She lived in Florida for most of her life. Jane was an excellent tap dancer who taught dance and organized many senior...
Mark Morgan
Aug 16, 2019
Early on the morning of Friday, August 16, 2019, Marcus Todd Morgan, 49, joined his Lord and Savior in heaven. Mark was born on April 20, 1970 in Warner Robins, Georgia to the late Steve P. Morgan, Sr. and Barbara Ballard Morgan. A 1988 honor graduate of Warner Robins High School, Mark excelled in football and received many awards for...
Mary Josephine Spivey
Aug 16, 2019
Mary Josephine Spivey, 94, passed away at Warner Robins Rehabilitation Center on Friday, August 16, 2019. Born on December 11, 1924 in Manhattan, New York, Mary was the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Rose McBrien Hyland. She was a Civil Service retiree at Robins Air Force Base where she served as a supply technician for several years. Mary...
George Jackson Buckner, Iii
Aug 14, 2019
On Wednesday evening, August 14, 2019, Mr. George Buckner, also known to some as Jack, passed away unexpectedly at his home. His wife of 45 years, Susan, was with him when he left this world for his eternal home in Heaven. Born in 1955 in Jonesboro, Georgia, George was the oldest child of the late George Jackson Buckner, Jr. and...
Cmsgt. Robert “Bob” Eugene Smithers, Sr., Usaf (Ret.)
Aug 13, 2019
Bob Smithers, 71, entered into Heaven on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bob was the son of the late Alvin E. and Linnie Mae Smithers. He proudly served his country for 37 years in the United States Air Force and in the Georgia Air National Guard. Bob worked on Robins Air Force Base as an Avionics Supervisor....
James Nelson Cousins, Jr.
Aug 12, 2019
James Nelson Cousins, Jr., age 86, died peacefully at home on Monday, August 12, 2019. James was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 3, 1932 to the late Ethel and James Cousins, Sr. He grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to enlist in the United States Army during the Korean War. James moved to Lorrain, Ohio...
Catherine Keeley Larkin
Aug 12, 2019
Catherine Larkin quietly passed away at home on the morning of Monday, August 12, 2019. She was 88. Catherine was born on October 21, 1930 to the late Andrew and Lucille Smith Keeley in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1963, she moved with her family from Memphis to Warner Robins where she became a devout parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Catherine...
Janice P. Clark
Aug 12, 2019
Janice Clark, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, August 12, 2019. The daughter of the late William Cecil and Cassie Gertrude Pittman, Janice was born in Wilson County, North Carolina. Janice attended Free Baptist Bible College in Nashville, Tennessee, and was a longtime member of Turner’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Butler,...
Bonnie Kay Hurlburt
Aug 11, 2019
Bonnie Hurlburt, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, August 11, 2019. Born in Midland, Michigan, Bonnie was the daughter of the late Claude and Alma Irwin. Bonnie’s husband, Merwin, was in the military and together they traveled all over the United States. Eventually, they settled down in Warner Robins where they have lived...
Vickie Smoak White
Aug 10, 2019
Vickie White, age 59, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 10, 2019. Vickie was born in Summerville, South Carolina on April 21, 1960 and was of the Protestant faith. She was a dedicated employee of Georgia Neurosurgical Institute in Macon for 27 years and was very proud of her job and accomplishments there. Vickie’s proudest achievements, however, were...
Ruby Joyce Wilson
Aug 10, 2019
Ruby Joyce Wilson, 83, returned to her heavenly home on Saturday, August 10, 2019. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God gave her peace during this difficult time. Ruby was born to the late Mayo and Yowine Newsom in Georgia on December 25, 1935. She was a member of Second Baptist Church. There she belonged to...
Harry David Dunkerton
Aug 9, 2019
Harry David Dunkerton, 80, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019. Harry was born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania on October 3, 1938 to the late Harry Dunkerton and Clara Schmer Fear. He proudly served his country in both the United States Navy and the United States Air Force for a total of 10 years during the Korean Conflict and the...
Mildred S. Brown
Aug 8, 2019
Mildred S. Brown, 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, August 8, 2019. Born in Roanoke, Alabama, Mildred was the daughter of the late Ealie L. and Docia Elizabeth Shivers. She was a longtime and faithful member of Friendship Baptist Church where she had been employed as a bookkeeper. Mildred found great joy in...
Tsgt. James "Jim" Willis Florig, Usaf (Ret.)
Aug 8, 2019
Jim Florig, age 80, passed into the hands of his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 8, 2019. Born on May 17, 1939 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Jim was the only child of the late Willis Yeager and Margaret Sanders Florig. He served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and retired with 22 years of...
Carlene (Myers) Weese
Aug 8, 2019
Carlene (Myers) Weese, 74, of Warner Robins, Georgia, passed away on August 8, 2019, after losing her battle with cancer. Carla grew up in Idaho, where she graduated from New Meadows High School. In 1964 she enlisted in the United States Air Force, and that is when she met her husband, Sonny. In 1965 she resigned from the military to...
Carl Donald Lewis, Jr.
Aug 7, 2019
Carl Donald Lewis, Jr., 78, passed away on August 7, 2019. At the family's request, all services are private. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests memorial donations be given to a fund benefiting Carl Lewis' funeral. These gifts can be made payable to McCullough Funeral Home with “Carl Donald Lewis, Jr. Memorial Fund’ written in the memo line.
Shawna Rae Jacobs
Aug 5, 2019
Shawna Rae Jacobs, 63, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019. Born on October 4, 1955 in Kannapolis, North Carolina, Shawna was the daughter of the late Rae and Dorothy Rucker Patterson. She graduated from Northwest Cabarrus High School in North Carolina and earned a bachelor’s degree from Macon State College. Shawna was a well-loved team member of Warner Robins...
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