Obituaries

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

Rebecca Ann Alegre

Rebecca Ann Alegre

Oct 27, 2013

Rebecca Ann (King) Alegre, "Bec" to those that loved her, 62, went home to be with Our Lord on Sunday, October 27, 2013.Bec was born on March 2, 1951 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, to the late Robert and Marian King. She graduated from Altoona Area High School in 1969. A member of the worshipping communities of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warner...

Kenneth Ray Gainous

Kenneth Ray Gainous

Oct 27, 2013

Kenneth Ray Gainous, 43, entered into rest on Sunday, October 27, 2013.Kenneth was born on December 30, 1969 in Warner Robins, Georgia. He was of the Baptist faith. Kenneth was a 1987 graduate of Warner Robins High School. A loving father, he enjoyed spending time with his son. Kenneth enjoyed rocketry target practice and being outdoors. His father, James Perry...

Newell Ledbetter

Newell Ledbetter

Oct 26, 2013

Newell M. Ledbetter, 75, entered into rest on Saturday, October 26, 2013.Newell was born on July 28, 1938, in Robbinsville, North Carolina. He retired from Robins Air Force Base after thirty years civil service. Newell was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church for over forty years. Newell started the Food Bank, served as a deacon and was a...

Ruth Halverson

Ruth Halverson

Oct 25, 2013

Ruth Halverson, 88, entered into rest on Friday, October 25, 2013.Ruth was born on November 26, 1924 in Pixley, California. After graduating high school in 1943, she graduated from Albany Technical College in 1950. She was a Board Certified Dental Hygienist from 1954 until her retirement in 1991, during which she worked for Jack A. Bell, DDS and Alex Bell,...

Dean Edward Chriss

Dean Edward Chriss

Oct 24, 2013

Dean Edward Chriss, 82, entered into rest on Thursday, October 24, 2013.Dean was born on July 8, 1931, in Caldwell, Ohio. He proudly served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Dean enjoyed self-employment through real estate, home improvement, rental property and HVAC contracting for thirty years. His parents, John and Gladys Chriss, preceded him in death.His...

Mary G. Booth

Mary G. Booth

Oct 24, 2013

Mary Gallegos Booth, 79, entered into rest on Thursday, October 24, 2013.Mary was born on June 17, 1934 in Casper, Wyoming to the late George and Veda Gallegos. She was of the Catholic faith. Mary retired from civil service at Robins Air Force Base where she worked as a Microfilm Stripper. She was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. and...

Lt Col William Franklin "Frank" Harmon, Sr. (Ret) Usaf

Lt Col William Franklin "Frank" Harmon, Sr. (Ret) Usaf

Oct 23, 2013

William Franklin "Frank" Harmon, Sr., 81, took his final flight on Wednesday, October 23, 2013.Mr. Harmon was born on September 18, 1932 in Union, Mississippi. He was a dedicated member of Trinity United Methodist Church involved in any capacity he was needed to serve. Frank was a strong supporter of Reverend Joyce Payne's missionary missions. He graduated with a Bachelor's...

Rose H. Brooks

Rose H. Brooks

Oct 23, 2013

Rose H. Wilson Brooks, 96, entered into rest on Wednesday, October 23, 2013.Rose was born on July 1, 1917 in Macon, Georgia to the late William Calvin Hays and Miriam Graves-Hays. She was an active member of the Baptist church since she was eighteen years old and continued to attend Sunday School until the age of 90. First Baptist in...

Alton David Apperson, Jr.

Alton David Apperson, Jr.

Oct 20, 2013

Alton David Apperson, Jr., 61, joined his heavenly father on October 20, 2013.David was born in Perry, Georgia on August 1, 1952. He attended Warner Robins High School before joining the United States Army in 1970 and became disabled while on duty in Berlin, Germany.David was a lifelong resident of Warner Robins except for the times he was a patient...

Ssgt James W. Johnson, Usaf (Ret)

Ssgt James W. Johnson, Usaf (Ret)

Oct 17, 2013

James W. Johnson, 69, entered into rest on Thursday, October 17, 2013.Jim was born on February 23, 1944 in Lakeview, Michigan. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Air Force for twenty years retiring with the rank of Staff Sergeant. Jim was a pastor and called the Church of God in Barnesville his church home....

Paula Jean Burton

Paula Jean Burton

Oct 17, 2013

Paula Burton, 55, entered into rest on October 17, 2013, following a courageous battle with COPD. Mrs. Burton was born on January 8, 1958, in Anderson, South Carolina. After moving to Warner Robins from Savannah, Paula graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1976. She earned her cosmetology license and worked as a hairdresser in Warner Robins. A collector of...

Billy Richard Trussell

Billy Richard Trussell

Oct 16, 2013

Billy Richard Trussell went to be with his Heavenly Father, October 16, 2013. Mr. Trussell was born July 10, 1953, in Montezuma, GA. He graduated from Northside High School in Warner Robins, Middle Georgia College in Cochran and Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He was a faithful member of Green Acres Baptist Church, and served as a civil servant...

Ennis Michael "Jay" Johnson

Ennis Michael "Jay" Johnson

Oct 14, 2013

Ennis Michael "Jay" Johnson, 61, entered into rest on Monday, October 14, 2013.Jay was born on September 27, 1952 in Macon, Georgia to the late Clarence Elbert Johnson, Jr., and Bettie Ruth Stokes Johnson. He retired from civil service at Robins Air Force Base where he was a parts management technician. Jay was a lifetime musician; he loved music and...

Henrietta  B. ''Tana'' Kuhn

Henrietta B. ''Tana'' Kuhn

Oct 13, 2013

Henrietta B. ''Tana'' Kuhn, 94, of Belleville, Illinois, born October 29, 1918 in Fults, Illinois, went to be with Jesus in Heaven on Sunday, October 13, 2013. She passed away in Kathleen, Georgia at the residence of her daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and James Hamrick, Jr.Henrietta worked for many years in the cafeteria at Belleville Township High School East and...

Alice  "Jean" Martin

Alice "Jean" Martin

Oct 13, 2013

Alice "Jean" Martin, 68, entered into rest on Sunday, October 13, 2013.Jean was born on December 24, 1944 in Blenheim, New Zealand to the late Angus and Christina Gordon. She attended Marlborough College in New Zealand. She was a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church in Warner Robins, Georgia where she served as an Elder. Jean was a loving wife,...

Joe Wall

Joe Wall

Oct 12, 2013

Mr. Joe Wall of Thomasville, Georgia, previously a long-term resident of Warner Robins died Saturday, October 12, of pneumonia at age of 83. Mr. Wall was born along with his twin brother Gene on Christmas Eve, 1929 on a farm in Jackson County, Georgia. He was the son of Albert Glenn and Ettie Whitehead Wall whose family eventually grew to...

Lilian Elaine Groberg

Lilian Elaine Groberg

Oct 12, 2013

Lilian Elaine Groberg, 3 months and 3 weeks, joined the Angels in Heaven on Saturday, October 12, 2013.Lilian was born on June 21, 2013 in Warner Robins, Georgia. Lilian brought much joy and happiness to her family, she touched the hearts of many like only an Angel can do. She had the sweetest smile and loved to laugh. Her great...

Beverly Jane Culpepper

Beverly Jane Culpepper

Oct 11, 2013

Beverly Jane Culpepper, 65, entered into rest on Friday, October 11, 2013.Beverly was born on May 12, 1948 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and was of the Pentecostal faith. She was a professional photographer and owned her own business called Photography by Beverly. In 1995, her son Jason was in a horrible car accident leaving him disabled. Beverly devoted the last eighteen...

Tsgt Paul R. Robertson, Usaf (Ret)

Tsgt Paul R. Robertson, Usaf (Ret)

Oct 10, 2013

Paul Richard Robertson, 77, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 10, 2013.Mr. Robertson was born on June 30, 1936 in Manchester, Georgia to the late William Robertson and Lillian Marie Blount Robertson. He was a member of Peachtree Baptist Church in Byron, Georgia. With pride and honor, TSgt Robertson served his country in the United States Air Force, retiring...

John "Jerry" Broxton

John "Jerry" Broxton

Oct 9, 2013

Jerry Broxton, 73, entered into rest on Wednesday, October 9, 2013.Jerry was born on August 12, 1940 in Montgomery, Alabama. He was a graduate of Warner Robins High School and attended Georgia Tech. Jerry owned and operated Broxton and Associates Land Surveying Company and was a Life Member of the Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia. Active in his community,...