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

John Arthur Hurst
Sep 22, 2013
John Arthur Hurst, 77, entered into rest on Sunday, September 22, 2013.Mr. Hurst was born on July 1, 1936 in Camden, New Jersey. John was a veteran of the United States Navy. He retired from Scott Paper Company as a bulk handler. His parents, William John Hurst and Helen Mae Hess Hurst, preceded him in death.His memory will forever be...
Sybil Mitchell
Sep 21, 2013
Sybil Mitchell, 92, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2013.Mrs. Mitchell was born on September 26, 1920, in Bethlehem, Georgia. From her origins in rural Georgia, she went on to live in Atlanta where she worked for over thirty years as an administrative assistant at the Georgia Department of Human Resources. After retiring, she served many years as a volunteer...
George Theodore Pappas
Sep 21, 2013
George Pappas, 77, entered into rest on Saturday, September 21, 2013.Mr. Pappas was born on January 25, 1936, in Washington D.C. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Disabled Veterans Association where he served as Chaplain and he was also a member of...
Alvin Arbuckle
Sep 20, 2013
Alvin Arbuckle, 80, entered into rest on Friday, September 20, 2013 after suffering from Parkinson's disease and dementia.Mr. Arbuckle was born on June 15, 1933, in Bloomington, Illinois. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He retired completely in 2000 from his many world travels with Northrope and retired...
David Paul Burkhart
Sep 20, 2013
David Burkhart, 63, entered into rest on Friday, September 20, 2013.Mr. Burkhart was born on August 20, 1950, in Reading, Pennsylvania. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Air Force having fought during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Burkhart played guitar and had a love for music and the outdoors. He was a loving husband, father,...
Lisa Arcadia Dills
Sep 20, 2013
Lisa Arcadia Dills, 46, entered into rest on Friday, September 20, 2013.Lisa was born on June 17, 1967 in Macon, Georgia. She was of the Baptist Faith. Lisa was self-employed as owner and operator of Southern Stitchin Upholstery, LLC in Byron. Her mother, Helen Williams Kidd, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her husband, Randall A....
Julius L. Smith
Sep 18, 2013
Julius L. Smith, 79, left this earthly world to meet his Savior face to face on Wednesday, September 18, 2013.Julius was born on July 26, 1934 in Athens, Tennessee to Merrill H. and Frances Large Smith. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and retired from Civil Service at Robins Air Force Base. Julius called Houston...
Glenn Alan Grubbs
Sep 17, 2013
Glenn Grubbs, 65, entered into rest on Tuesday, September 17, 2013.Glenn was born on March 23, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. He spent much of his life in the San Antonio area working at Kelly AFB, and then was relocated to Georgia where he worked for Robins AFB and Spectrum Solutions. His parents, Verna and Samuel Grubbs, preceded him in...
Leslie Hall Lorenz
Sep 16, 2013
Leslie Hall Lorenz, 46, is now wearing her most blinged out eternal crown, joining her Lord and Savior in heaven on Monday, September 16, 2013 after a courageous eleven year battle with breast cancer.Leslie was born on August 15, 1967 in Warner Robins, Georgia. She was a faithful member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she served in many capacities....
Gene (Duffy) Deffenbaugh
Sep 15, 2013
Gene Deffenbaugh, 78, entered into rest on Sunday, September 15, 2013.Gene was born on October 17, 1934, in Zanesville, Ohio. He was a faithful and active member of Second Baptist Church and the Soul Seekers Sunday School Class. Gene participated in the adult choir, served as Sunday School Class President and Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of the Men's Helping Hand...
Dorothy Harriet "Dotsie" Mercer
Sep 15, 2013
Dorothy Harriet "Dotsie" Mercer, 88, entered into rest on Sunday, September 15, 2013.Dotsie was born on March 18, 1925 in Iowa City, Iowa to the late Leroy Mercer and Isabelle Brent Mercer. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Iowa City, Iowa and Faith Lutheran Church after moving to Warner Robins, Georgia in 1993. Her memory will forever...
Larry J. Brown
Sep 13, 2013
Larry J. Brown, 71, entered into rest on Friday, September 13, 2013.Mr. Brown was born on July 30, 1942 in Dodge County, Georgia. A resident of Houston County since 1966, Larry owned and operated Southern Cattle Company where he purchased livestock. In addition, he owned and operated R & S Transfer Trucking Company. He was passionate about farming and cattle....
Rev. Thomas W. Harrell, Sr.
Sep 13, 2013
Thomas W. Harrell, 91, entered into rest on Friday, September 13, 2013.Tom was born on October 12, 1921, in Cuthbert, Georgia. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy on Destroyer Escort, US Crouter DE 11, during WWII, in the Pacific Theater. Tom graduated from Mercer University, Ft. Valley State University Master's Program and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a...
Michael James Evans
Sep 12, 2013
Michael Evans, 54, entered into rest on Thursday, September 12, 2013.Michael was born on September 12, 1959, in Macon, Georgia. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing and grilling. Michael worked home improvement sales for Sears and he also was a tile setter for over twenty years.His memory will forever be treasured by his wife, Libby Evans, Bonaire; sons,...

Michael Channing Radford
Sep 12, 2013
Michael Channing Radford, 46, entered into rest on Thursday, September 12, 2013.Michael was born on March 6, 1967 in Bartow, Florida. He resided at Rosewood Nursing Home in Macon where he truly enjoyed his friends who he considered his extended family.His memory will forever be treasured by his loving and devoted mother, Linda Breland of Byron; brother, Tony Seals (Susan)...

Charles Rondall ''Chuck'' Sisson, Jr.
Sep 11, 2013
Charles Rondall ''Chuck'' Sisson, Jr., 55, entered into rest on Wednesday, September 11, 2013.Chuck was born on July 19, 1958 in Orlando, Florida and was of the Baptist faith. He retired after thirty-six dedicated years from Civil Service at Robins Air Force Base as a C-130 supervisor. Chuck was a member of Southside Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing and hunting....
Edna Earl Hampton
Sep 10, 2013
Mrs. Edna Earl Hampton was born January 16, 1928 to Ernest Flunoy and Katie Mae Sales Flunoy Jackson in Buena Vista, Georgia. She was educated in the Marion County school system and as an adult joined Fairview C.M.E. Church of Fort Valley, Georgia. On May 25, 1946, she married Willie B. Hampton Jr. and remained in that union until his...
Shirley I. Carter
Sep 10, 2013
Shirley I. Carter, 78, entered into rest on Tuesday, September 10, 2013.Shirley was born on October 29, 1934 in Chambers County, Alabama. From the time she was a young girl, she possessed a true servant's heart and set a wonderful Christian example to family, friends and anyone she met. In 1954, she married Eddie Paul Carter, who was an ordained...

Barbara Ann Sealy
Sep 8, 2013
Barbara Ann Sealy, 61, entered into rest on Sunday, September 8, 2013.Barbara was born on November 5, 1951 in Tifton, Georgia. Barbara enjoyed arts and crafts. Her mother, Alice Inez Swain Sealy, and sister, Linda Pitts, both preceded her in death.Survived by her father, Archie Brown Sealy, Sr., sisters, Alice Hewett, (Ronny), of Butler; Mary Dent (Danny), Reynolds; brother, Archie...
James Robert ''Jim'' Lane
Sep 8, 2013
James Robert ''Jim'' Lane, 64, entered into rest on Sunday, September 8, 2013.Jim was born on January 30, 1949 in Gastonia, North Carolina and was of the Baptist faith. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Air Force. He was Vice President of Economic Development at Middle Georgia Technical College. Jim was a strong Christian...