Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Warner Robins, GA, Houston County & Surrounding Areas
Ricky Joe Brock
May 11, 2018
Ricky Joe Brock entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 11, 2018. He was 57 years old. Ricky was born on October 31, 1960 in Soddy, Tennessee, the son of Nancy Brown Logue and Charles Brock. He was a self-employed sheet rocker who loved camping, fishing, and spending his summers in the water. Ricky also enjoyed working on muscle cars...
Catherine Payne
May 11, 2018
Catherine Payne, 85, entered into rest on Friday, May 11, 2018. Catherine was born on February 2, 1933 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina to the late Franklin Beard and Bessie Williamson. She loved to eat at Golden Corral and spend time with her cats, Boots Boots, Teacup and Midnight. Catherine was devoted to her family and cherished the time spent...
Kellie Tabor Roop
May 10, 2018
On the afternoon of Thursday, May 10, 2018, 42 year old, Kellie Roop passed away unexpectedly. Kellie was born and raised in Warner Robins, Georgia, graduating from Northside High School in 1994. Following high school, she moved to Atlanta, began working, and excelled in the insurance industry. A short time later, she married and began her family. With her family...
Debra White
May 9, 2018
Debra White, 61, died peacefully on May 9th, 2018 in Brookhaven, Georgia after succumbing to breast cancer. An incredible woman, a beloved mother, sister, aunt, and friend, her memory will be cherished by all who loved her, near and far. Debra was born to the late Earline and James A. White on November 22, 1956 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She...
April Jane Bower
May 8, 2018
April Bower, 48, passed away unexpectedly on the evening of Tuesday, May 8, 2018. April Jane Bower was born to Edward and Estelle Payne Bower on June 28, 1969 in Warner Robins, Georgia. She was a 1988 graduate of Northside High School and worked for many years at Children’s Friend. A loving and caring person, April enjoyed spending time with...
Leo Edward Stevens
May 7, 2018
Leo Edward Stevens, 82, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 7, 2018. Leo was born in Saginaw, Michigan on April 7, 1936 to the late Leo F. and Alta M. Stevens. When he was seven, his family relocated to Miami, Florida, later to New Orleans, Louisiana, and finally to San Antonio, Texas where he graduated from Central Catholic High School....
Jason Chapman Holland
May 6, 2018
Jason Holland, 38, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018. Jason was born on September 21, 1979 in Greenville, South Carolina. Following high school, he proudly served his country in the United States Army. During this time, he married the love of his life, Tina Weikal Holland. Jason was a loving husband, father, son, and friend whose memory will forever...
Msgt. Kennard "Ken" Apaka, Sr., Usaf (Ret.)
May 6, 2018
On the morning of Sunday, May 6, 2018, Ken Apaka, 80, passed away at the Houston Medical Center. Ken was born on March 13, 1938 in Honolulu, Hawaii to the late William Sr. and Emmeline Kaina Apaka. A proud Vietnam Veteran, he served over 20 years in the United States Air Force before retiring with the rank of Master Sergeant....
Coach Michael Hall
May 5, 2018
Michael Hall, 66, entered into rest on Saturday, May 5, 2018. Michael was born on October 2, 1951 in Munich, Germany to the late George and Edna Hall. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Army during Vietnam. A graduate of Warner Robins High School, Michael continued his education at Georgia Southwestern University where he...
John David Osborne
May 5, 2018
John David Osborne went to be with the Lord on the morning of Saturday, May 5, 2018. He was 64 years old. Born in Milledgeville, Georgia on May 26, 1953, David was the son of the late Frances Wilkes Madden and John Lofton Osborne. He owned D and B Marine and was a member of Southside Baptist Church. David loved...
Gladys Lavonia Dempsey
May 4, 2018
Gladys Lavonia Mullis Dempsey, 88, received her angel wings and joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 4, 2018. Gladys was born on February 3, 1930 in Dodge County, Georgia. She attended public schools in Dodge and Bleckley County. Gladys moved to Warner Robins, began her career at Robins Air Force Base in 1952 as a telephone operator,...
Lisa Pierce Horton
May 3, 2018
Lisa Pierce Horton, 56, passed away peacefully early on the morning of May 3, 2018. Mrs. Horton was born on March 20, 1962 in Warner Robins, Georgia. A happy, outgoing lady who never met a stranger, she was above all an outstanding wife, mother, and nana. While she loved to read in her spare time, her family and specifically her...
Col. William S. "Stape" Marriott, Usaf (Ret)
May 2, 2018
Early on the morning of Wednesday, May 2, 2018, Col. William S. “Stape” Marriott, USAF (Ret.), 86, took his final flight to Heaven where he joined Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior. Stape was born on December 10, 1931 in Mobile, Alabama to the late Thomas Cary Marriott, Jr. and Evelyn Stapler Marriott. In 1953, he received a Bachelor’s degree...
Tanya Leigh Ballew
May 1, 2018
Tanya Leigh Ballew, 45, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Miss Ballew was born on August 3, 1972 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida to Abe Ballew and Teddi Hunt Finch. A graduate of Warner Robins High School, she had a dynamic mind and excelled in mathematics. She kept her mind sharp by working crossword puzzles and Sudoku. Miss...
Bobbie Gordy
Apr 30, 2018
Bobbie Gordy, 80, left this world to join her beloved husband of 43 years, Henry “Billy” Gordy in heaven on the evening of Monday, April 30, 2018. Bobbie was born in Jefferson County, Georgia on September 18, 1937, the daughter of the late Jordan and Eloise Todd Upton. She married her one and only love, Billy Gordy in 1955 and...
Msgt. Lillian Parks Hadley-Small, Usaf (Ret.)
Apr 30, 2018
Lillian Parks Hadley-Small was born on August 2, 1955 in Huntsville, Alabama. She was the first child born to the late Ms. Alice Pauline Parks. Her sudden departure from this earth on April 30, 2018 has left us heartbroken. Tuttie, as she was affectionately called by her family, graduated from Huntsville High School and attended Alabama A&M University, majoring in...
Joanna E. Burke
Apr 30, 2018
On the afternoon of Monday, April 30, 2018, Joanna Burke, 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior. Mrs. Burke was born on September 16, 1934 in Valley Grove, West Virginia. The loving and devoted wife of Harry Burke for 64 years, she loved the military life and proudly supported her husband’s 30 year career in the United States...
Marilyn "Lawanda" Mullis
Apr 30, 2018
Marilyn Mullis, 69, passed away at the Houston Medical Center on Monday, April 30, 2018. Marilyn was born on August 1, 1948 in Macon, Georgia to the late Harry Lee Mullis and Mary Oliver Tompkins. She grew up around Macon and Warner Robins, following her marriage in 1968, she moved to Stafford Springs, Connecticut. In 1992, Marilyn moved back to...
Lois Holloway
Apr 29, 2018
Lois Holloway, 82, entered into rest on Sunday, April 29, 2018. Lois was born on March 12, 1936 in Houston County, Georgia to the late Grady and Ruby Wheeler. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, the Homemakers Club of Centerville, the Antique Auto Club of America and was retired from Robins Air Force Base. Her parents and...
Brien Keith Mclain
Apr 28, 2018
Keith McLain, wonderful husband, father, grandfather, son, and brother entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 28, 2018. He was 56. Keith was born in France on April 25, 1962 to Angela Parkerson Sommers and the late James Roger McLain, but was raised by his grandparents, Joe B. and Lola Parkerson. Of the Baptist faith, he grew up in Perry,...


