Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Tsgt. Robert "Bob"  Pilarsky, Usaf (Ret.)

Tsgt. Robert "Bob" Pilarsky, Usaf (Ret.)

Nov 10, 2016

Robert Pilarsky, 68, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016.Bob was born on November 29, 1947 in Germany to the late John and Margaret Pilarsky. Following high school, he served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Then Bob enlisted in the United States Air Force where he retired with the rank of Tech Sergeant, after 23 years...

Erylane Woodard Barwick

Erylane Woodard Barwick

Nov 10, 2016

On the afternoon of Thursday, November 10, 2016, Erylane Barwick joined her beloved husband, Jefferson M. Barwick, Sr. in heaven. She was 75 years old.Erylane was born on February 20, 1941 in Dublin, Georgia to the late Jessie J. and Minnie Harvey Woodard. She was a wonderful homemaker and committed matriarch of the Barwick Family, and loved her family more...

Maj. Kenneth G. Brown, Usaf (Ret.)

Maj. Kenneth G. Brown, Usaf (Ret.)

Nov 9, 2016

Kenneth Brown, 80, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 9, 2016.Kenneth was born on April 11, 1936 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut to the late Arthur E. and Lillian Howard Brown. A retired United States Air Force Veteran, he proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. Mr. Brown was a navigator on B-52's and B-47's and valiantly...

Rudy Walters

Rudy Walters

Nov 9, 2016

Rudy Walters, was "healed" in Jesus' name on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Rudy was born to the late Howard and Jewel Walters in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He graduated from George S. Gardner High School in 1963 in Laurel, Mississippi, graduated from Mississippi State University in Aerospace Engineering, and then continued his education, receiving a Master's degree in Business Administration from the...

Helen Lorene O'Neal Powell

Helen Lorene O'Neal Powell

Nov 8, 2016

Helen Lorene O'Neal Powell went home to celebrate new life with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. She is predeceased by her husband, Thomas Pershing Powell, her daughters, Lillian Jeanette McClellan and Linda Marie Holmes, granddaughter, Katherine Lorene Howell, and great-grandchild, Thomas Weldon Powell.Born on March 27, 1922 to the late James Isaac and Dolar...

Brice T. Chesnut

Brice T. Chesnut

Nov 7, 2016

On Monday, November 7, 2016, Brice Chesnut escaped the confines of this earth having been surrounded by loved ones at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon. He enjoyed 21 challenging yet remarkable years filled with love and laughter among his family and so many friends whose lives were all made better simply for having known him. Born to Ginger Fish Chesnut...

Patricia "Meme" Grant Cranford

Patricia "Meme" Grant Cranford

Nov 7, 2016

Patsy Cranford, 77, walked through Heaven's gate on Monday, November 7, 2016.Patsy was born on June 1, 1939 in Newry, South Carolina. Along with her family, she moved to Warner Robins in the 1940's when Robins Air Force Base opened. Patsy was a graduate of the Warner Robins High School class of 1958. She was a devoted wife and mother...

Pastor Clyde E. Johns

Pastor Clyde E. Johns

Nov 7, 2016

Pastor Clyde E. Johns, 73, was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 7, 2016.Clyde was born on November 29, 1942 in Coffee County, Georgia, in his family's old wooden shack home. When he was five years old, the family moved to Wray, Georgia where Clyde grew up and later graduated from Irwin County High School in...

Patrick Michael Sondron

Patrick Michael Sondron

Nov 6, 2016

Patrick was born on July 21, 1975 in Miami, Florida to Michael and Patricia Sondron. After graduation from high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. After honorably serving his country, Patrick chose a career in law enforcement where he continued his service to others. Patrick joined the Fort Valley Police Department in 1999, later transferring to the...

Donnie Carroll  Roberts, Jr.

Donnie Carroll Roberts, Jr.

Nov 6, 2016

Donnie Roberts, Jr., 62, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016.Donnie was born on August 21, 1954 in Moultrie, Georgia to the late Donnie and Willamina Thompson Roberts. With great pride and honor he served in the United States Marine Corps. Following his military service, he became a truck driver and a plumber at Moore and Murphy. His memory will...

Thomas Jackson Stokes

Thomas Jackson Stokes

Nov 6, 2016

In the early morning hours of Sunday, November 6, 2016, T.J. Stokes passed away from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was 24 years old.Born and raised in Warner Robins, Georgia, T.J. made his entrance into the world on June 3, 1992. He was a 2010 graduate of Northside High School where he was in the Blue Wind Marching...

Charles Dexter Sylvester

Charles Dexter Sylvester

Nov 5, 2016

Dexter Sylvester, 58, suddenly passed away on the evening of Saturday, November 5, 2016.Born on October 24, 1958 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Dexter moved with his family to Warner Robins as a young man and graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1975. Following graduation, he joined the United States Marine Corps where he served proudly as a...

Harvy Allen Burnette

Harvy Allen Burnette

Nov 4, 2016

Harvy Burnette, 65, entered into rest on Friday, November 4, 2016.Harvy was born to the late Grady H. and Eva Lou Moore Burnette on September 6, 1951 in Hawkinsville, Georgia. He dedicated thirty-three years of service to Robins Air Force Base as a Civil Service employee. Harvy was an avid trumpet player and taught the adult men's Sunday school class...

Louise Marie Frost

Louise Marie Frost

Nov 4, 2016

Marie Frost, 90, went home to the Lord on Friday, November 4, 2016.Marie was born on August 12, 1926 in Americus, Georgia a daughter of the late Irene and Deal Jordan. She was a devoted wife to the late Everett Frost and dedicated mother to her three children. Mrs. Frost was a proud policewoman for five years and retired from...

Nathan Andrew Driver

Nathan Andrew Driver

Nov 4, 2016

Nathan Driver, 61, entered into rest on Friday, November 4, 2016.Born in Macon, Georgia on November 24, 1954, Nathan was a longtime resident of Fort Valley where he retired from Blue Bird Body Company after 26 years. He was also a devoted member of the Apostolic Church of Warner Robins.On May 14, 1976, Nathan married his one true love, Linda...

Bessie Hancock Young

Bessie Hancock Young

Nov 3, 2016

Bessie Young, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 3, 2016.On September 21, 1924 in Winterville, Georgia, Bessie was the seventh of eight children born to the late Alexander Lafayette and Bessie Melton Hancock. She was a trailblazer, playing women's high school basketball in the early 1940s, helping her Winterville team to win the state championship...

Alleene Brown Lee

Alleene Brown Lee

Nov 2, 2016

Alleene Brown Lee, born October 30, 1927 in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Howard and Ethel Presson, passed away on the morning of Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at her residence in Perry, Georgia. She was 89 years old.A Middle Georgia resident for most of her life, Alleene was a self-employed accountant with Brown and Mitchell Tax Service in Centerville....

Anna  M. Fabian

Anna M. Fabian

Nov 2, 2016

In the early evening hours of Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 95-year-old Anna Fabian entered into Heaven.Anna was born on November 23, 1920 in Borgo Val deTaro, Italy. In 1935 she and her sister moved to New York City. Two years later at the age of 17, she married the love of her life John Fabian. In 1942 they moved to...

Helen Snell Manning

Helen Snell Manning

Oct 31, 2016

Helen Manning, the most wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, October 31, 2016. She was 86 years old.Helen was born in Johnson County, Georgia, the daughter of the late William C. and Annie Laura Snell. She was a devoted homemaker and rock of the entire family,...

Wesley L. Dukes, Jr.

Wesley L. Dukes, Jr.

Oct 31, 2016

Wes Dukes, 56, entered into eternal rest on the evening of Monday, October 31, 2016.Wes was born in Valdosta, Georgia on December 17, 1959 to the late Wesley L. Dukes, Sr. and Zonnie Brooks Dukes. He graduated from Northside High School and proudly joined the United States Air Force, following in his father's footsteps. Wes was a self-employed wood craftsman...