Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Warner Robins, GA, Houston County & Surrounding Areas
Loftin Danis Richey
Aug 2, 2018
On the morning of Thursday, August 2, 2018, Danis Richey joined his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in heaven. He was 78. Danis was born on April 29, 1940 in Dekalb County, Alabama to the late Ralph and Gwendolyn Loftin Richey. He retired from the Carnation Company as the district sales supervisor. A longtime member of Trinity United Methodist Church,...
Wilma Mae Wortman
Aug 2, 2018
Wilma Wortman joined her beloved husband, John R. Wortman in heaven on the morning of Thursday, August 2, 2018. She was 95 years old. Wilma was born in Confluence, Pennsylvania on June 2, 1923 to the late Henry and Mildred White Bahr. After marrying at a young age, she devoted her life to loving her husband, raising her children, doting...
Howard T. Kitchens
Aug 2, 2018
Howard T. Kitchens, 87, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Howard was born on July 5, 1931 in the cut-off community of Macon County, Georgia, the son of the late Walter G. and Nellie Thompson Kitchens of Andersonville, Georgia. He was a proud Vietnam Veteran who served his country in the United States Air Force...
Terry Lea Bigler
Aug 1, 2018
Terry Lea Bigler, 62, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Terry was born on February 20, 1956 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Archie Earl and Mary Nell Sterling Williams. She graduated from West Jefferson High School in Quinton Alabama and went on to attend Tennessee Temple University. After college, Terry worked at GEICO for a short period of...
Paul Douglas Masisak
Aug 1, 2018
Paul Douglas Masisak, 68, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1950, Paul was the son of the late Charles G. Masisak, Sr. and Irene Angeletti Masisak. He was a proud Vietnam Veteran who served his country with honor and valor for 10 years in the United States Air Force....
Ssgt. Paul Manuel Valencia, Usaf (Ret.)
Jul 31, 2018
Paul Valencia, 77, entered into rest on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Paul was born on June 17, 1941 in Cuba to the late Pablo Auriliano de Valencia and Josefina Blanco. He retired from the United States Air Force with the rank of Staff Sergeant and worked at Kay and Associates contracting firm at RAFB as an electronic technician. Paul was...
Shona Ann Kincaid Yates
Jul 30, 2018
On the evening of Monday, July 30, 2018, Shona Ann Kincaid Yates passed into the hands of the Lord at the Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta. She was 49. Shona was born in Dublin, Georgia on July 16, 1969. She moved to Warner Robins where she attended Northside High School and graduated from Chapel Hill Academy in Macon. After school, Shona...
John William Pickett, Sr.
Jul 30, 2018
John William Pickett, Sr., 81, entered into rest on Monday, July 30, 2018. John was born on June 1, 1937 in Louisville, Mississippi to the late William Eldridge and Grace McKinley Pickett. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and retired from Robins Air Force Base with 32 years of civil service where he worked with...
Frances Jean Banks
Jul 30, 2018
Frances “Jean” Banks passed away on Monday, July 30, 2018. Mrs. Banks was born in Greenbrier County, West Virginia to Warren G. and Elizabeth Zicafoose Cummings. She spent some of her happiest times growing up with her cousins at the family farm on Muddy Creek Mountain, near Lewisburg, West Virginia. Mrs. Banks was a graduate of Smoot High School in...
Ray Dewberry
Jul 29, 2018
On the morning of Sunday, July 29, 2018, Ray Dewberry went to be with the Lord. He was 71 years old. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 7, 1947, Stephen was the son of the late William R. Dewberry, Sr. and Elnora Stephens Harbin. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and retired...
Juanita C. Parrish Graham
Jul 29, 2018
Juanita C. Parrish Graham, 87, walked into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Juanita was born on October 26, 1930 in Berrien County, Georgia, one of 12 children to the late Columbus Wiley and Maudie Hester Carr. At the age of 18, she moved to Macon and later made Houston County...
Flora B. Rider
Jul 27, 2018
Flora B. Rider passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018 in Macon, Georgia. She was 78 years old. Flora Maria Barker was born in Nogales, Arizona on September 23, 1939. She grew up in Nogales, but the family moved to Tucson, Arizona when she graduated from Nogales High School, so she could attend the University of Arizona. Flora was the...
Jeffrey Duane Stapleton
Jul 27, 2018
Jeffrey Duane Stapleton passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018 from complications of Hemochromatosis. He was 64. Jeff was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 30, 1953 and was raised by his late uncle and aunt, Clyde and Frances Felker. His parents were George and Louise Stapleton of Charlotte. A descendant of George Lawson Stapleton of Stapleton, Georgia, he graduated...
Rev. James Cullen "J.C." Evans
Jul 26, 2018
Rev. J.C. Evans, 81, was called home to the Lord on the evening of Thursday, July 26, 2018. J. C. Evans was born in Laurens County, Georgia on December 19, 1936, the son of the late Elton Evans, Sr. and Martha Hillard. A resident of Warner Robins for the majority of his life, he worked for several years in Civil...
Smsgt. Laura Hegwood Bay, Usaf (Ret.)
Jul 25, 2018
During the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 25, 2018, Laura Bay, 55, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Laura was born on August 6, 1962 in Kewanee, Illinois to the late Charles and Zelda Burton Hegwood. In the spring of 1980, she graduated from Galva High School in Galva, Illinois. Later that year, Laura joined the...
Virginia Ann Myers
Jul 25, 2018
Ann Myers, 71, passed away peacefully with grace and dignity surrounded by her family at her home on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. She was at peace with the Lord at the time of her death. Ann was born on December 29, 1946 in Valdosta, Georgia and graduated from McEvoy High School in Macon. Later, she met and married the love...
Arthur L. Watson
Jul 24, 2018
Arthur Watson, 90, joined his beloved wife, Margaret Dorsey Watson in heaven on the morning of July 24, 2018. Arthur was born in Houston County, Georgia on July 12, 1928 the son of the late James Arthur and Daisy Brown Watson. He retired from Civil Service at Robins Air Force Base and was also a successful and independent car dealer...
Keelan Alexander Norwood
Jul 24, 2018
Keelan Alexander Norwood was born sleeping on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, David Anthony Norwood. Keelan’s memory will be forever cherished by his mother, Jasmine Norwood and father, Wesley Toliver; his twin brother, Kyro Anthony Norwood; maternal grandparents, Quincy and Glenita Jordan; paternal grandmother, Tanziena...
Paula B. Mcguoirk
Jul 22, 2018
Paula McGuoirk, 73, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Perry Hospital. Paula was born on December 16, 1944 in Brunswick, Georgia but lived in Centerville since 1949. She attended Centerville Elementary School and was a graduate of Perry High School in 1962. Paula worked in the Air Force Reserve Command for 25 years and retired after 30 years...
Betty Sue Thomas
Jul 22, 2018
Betty Thomas, 68, entered into rest on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Betty was born on February 16, 1950 in Meansville, Georgia to the late Harvey and Willie Kate Harvell. She was a member of The Assembly for many years and took pleasure in fishing, reading and cooking. She enjoyed hosting family gatherings and preparing meals for her family and friends....