Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Warner Robins, GA, Houston County & Surrounding Areas
Janelle Mccranie Cravey Piper
Dec 7, 2011
Mrs. Janelle McCranie Cravey Piper died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, December 7, 2011. Nelle was born August 10, 1928 in Dodge County GA to Horton Edwin and Gertrude (Brown) McCranie. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Rick and Elizabeth (Betty) Cravey Hughes, along with her devoted friends; Catherine Bowers, Mike Goolsby and Eddie Bowers. She was preceded in death...

Mabel L. Ladd
Dec 7, 2011
Mabel Lillian Ladd, 87, entered into rest on Wednesday, December 7, 2011.Mrs. Ladd was born on November 2, 1924 in Illinois. She was a member of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church. Mabel was a wonderful, loving homemaker and avid gardener. Her life and love was her family; she was passionate about spending time with them. Her husband of sixty years, Ralph...

Bertram ''Bert'' James Hawley, Stc, (Usn, Ret)
Dec 6, 2011
Bertram "Bert" James Hawley, 83, entered into rest on December 6, 2011.Bert was born on December 24, 1927 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He retired in 1966 from the United States Navy after twenty-one and one-half years of loyal service. Following retirement from the Navy, he worked at Westinghouse Electric Corporation in the Underseas Division for twenty-one years. He was preceded in...
Janice Elaine Sawyer
Dec 6, 2011
Janice Elaine Covington Sawyer, 71, entered into rest on Tuesday, December 6, 2011.Ms. Sawyer was born on August 11, 1940 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and was of the Catholic Faith. She was a retired from Flightline Restaurant where she worked as a waitress. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank L. Sawyer; parents, Paul J. Covington and Martha T....
Col Ralph A. Johnson, Usaf (Ret)
Dec 6, 2011
Colonel Ralph Arthur Johnson, USAF (Ret), 92, died on Tuesday, December 6, 2011.Mr. Johnson was born on June 16, 1919 in Pikeville, Kentucky to the late John Martin Johnson and Cora Roberts Johnson. Ralph was the youngest of six boys. His brothers, Russell, Walter, Jack, Buford and Robert, also preceded him in death. Ralph attended Pikeville High School and Pikeville...
Cmsgt Harry O. Tolliver, Usaf (Ret)
Dec 5, 2011
Harry O. Tolliver, 79, entered into rest on Monday, December 5, 2011.Mr. Tolliver was born on June 17, 1932 in Ravencliff, West Virginia. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. CMSgt Tolliver proudly retired from the United States Air Force serving during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Era. A medical services technician, he also retired from Houston Healthcare...
Dorothy J. L. (Dot) Dauby
Dec 5, 2011
Dorothy J. L. (Dot) Dauby passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011. Mrs. Dauby was a much loved and treasured mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and was sixty-five year resident of Warner Robins, Georgia. Mrs. Dauby was born on August 31, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was a homemaker and the mother of six children. Mrs. Dauby was a member of...

Maria Rosalia Cid
Dec 2, 2011
Maria Rosalia Cid, 102, entered into rest on Friday, December 2, 2011.Maria was born on June 13, 1909 in Galicia, Spain. After living in Lexington, North Carolina, she moved to Byron and has been a resident for the past seven years. She will be dearly missed as a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister. Her husband, Manuel Cid; and parents, Jesus...

Georgia Kelly
Dec 1, 2011
Georgia Marie Rich Kelly, 66, entered into rest on Thursday, December 1, 2011. Mrs. Kelly was born on March 8, 1945 in Burt, Iowa. She retired from Anchor Glass Company, having worked in production. An avid gardener, she enjoyed fishing and volunteering her time for the needs of others, most importantly her grandchildren. She was a member of Calvary Way...
Msgt Carl F. Sivilis, Usaf (Ret)
Dec 1, 2011
Warner Robins – MSgt Carl F. Sivils, USAF (Ret), 71, entered into rest on Thursday, December 1, 2011.Carl was born on September 5, 1940 in Cullman, Alabama. A retired Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force, he also retired from Civil Service, totaling forty-six years of working for the United States Government. Carl was a resident of Warner Robins...
Msgt Carl F. Sivils, Usaf (Ret)
Dec 1, 2011
MSgt Carl F. Sivils, USAF (Ret), 71, entered into rest on Thursday, December 1, 2011.Carl was born on September 5, 1940 in Cullman, Alabama. A retired Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force, he also retired from Civil Service, totaling forty-six years of working for the United States Government. Carl was a resident of Warner Robins since 1978. He...
John P. Kinsler
Nov 28, 2011
John P. Kinsler, 81, entered into rest on Monday, November 28, 2011.Mr. Kinsler was born on July 19, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict, and then retired from the United States Air Force. Mr. Kinsler also worked as a dispatcher with Southern Central Georgia Railway. John...

Cmsgt Jeffery Gary Grzecka, Usaf (Ret)
Nov 28, 2011
Jeffery Gary Grzecka, 53, entered into rest on Monday, November 28, 2011.Mr. Grzecka was born on June 17, 1958 in Fullerton, California. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Air Force, retiring as a Chief Master Sergeant. He retired from civil service at Robins Air Force Base as a Contracting Specialist. His church home was...

Grace Ann Rylander
Nov 26, 2011
Grace Ann McNiff Rylander, 66, entered into rest on Saturday, November 26, 2011.Ms. Rylander was born on April 5, 1945 in Queens, New York. Grace grew up in Queens and also lived in southern California for quite some time before finally settling in Warner Robins, Georgia where she raised her two sons. She was employed by Robins Federal Credit Union...
Jacqueline Claire Twining
Nov 25, 2011
Jacqueline C. Ethier Twining, 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Bonaire, Georgia following a 7 year battle with cancer. Her parents, Leo Ethier and Alice Chamberland Ethier, preceded her in death. Jacqueline was a devoted homemaker who traveled extensively throughout Europe and the U.S. during her husband's military career. She is a former resident of Woonsocket, RI; Uxbridge,...

Robert T. Jones, Jr.
Nov 24, 2011
Robert T. Jones, Jr., 87, went to Heaven on Thursday, November 24, 2011.Robert was born on June 19, 1924 in Savannah, Georgia. He grew up in Millen, Georgia and has been a resident of Warner Robins since 1945. Robert was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Warner Robins where he served on the Board of Deacons. He was...

Marvin Mitchel ''Sarge'' Ethridge
Nov 24, 2011
Marvin Mitchel "Sarge" Ethridge, 67, entered into rest on Thursday, November 24, 2011.Mark was born on July 4, 1944 in Geneva, Alabama. A proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps, he served during the Vietnam War. After twenty three years of service, he retired as a First Sergeant. Mark was an avid outdoorsman, and will be greatly missed as...

Russell G. Mitchelson
Nov 23, 2011
Russell G. Mitchelson, 74, entered into rest on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.Russell was born on April 17, 1937 in Auburn, New York. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he retired from the City of Warner Robins after twenty-eight years. Russell was of the Methodist faith and will be dearly missed as a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend....

Colonel Anthony M. Del Giorno (Usaf, Ret)
Nov 23, 2011
Anthony M. Del Giorno, 91, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.Colonel Del Giorno was born on October 24, 1920 in New York, New York. With great pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Air Force for many years, having served in World War II, Korean Conflict and the Southeast Asian Conflict, before retiring...

Rhonda Gaye Holland
Nov 22, 2011
Rhonda Gaye Holland, 54, entered into rest on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.Rhonda was born on October 30, 1957 in Macon, Georgia. She was manager of First Franklin Financial Corporation and was of the Baptist faith. Rhonda will always be cherished as a wife, sister, aunt, and great-aunt. Her parents, Buford Roberts and Mary June Roberts-Walker, preceded her in death.Her memory...