Obituaries

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

J Owen Dryden

J Owen Dryden

Feb 4, 2010

Bonaire – J. "Doc" Dryden, 77, entered into rest on Thursday, February 4, 2010.Mr. Dryden was born on August 16, 1932, in Oak Park, Georgia. He was a member of Bonaire United Methodist Church. His parents, Ivy Owen Dryden and Dora Williamson Dryden, brothers Francis Dryden, R. J. Dryden, and sister Laceil Howard and all preceded him in death.Mr. Dryden...

Jesse  Carson Stapleton

Jesse Carson Stapleton

Feb 2, 2010

Macon – Jesse Carson Stapleton, 77, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.Mr. Stapleton was born on March 25, 1932, in Irwinton. He was a United States Air Force veteran prior to going to work for thirty years in civil service at Robins Air Force Base as an electronics technician. An avid Nascar and sports enthusiast, he had a...

Dana  Stites Smith

Dana Stites Smith

Feb 2, 2010

Fort Valley – Dana Stites Smith, 55, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.Mrs. Smith was born on April 20, 1954, in Lebanon, Indiana. A military wife, she lived in many places, including Spain for three years. Since 2001, she owned and operated Southern Valley Horse Ranch and was voted Fort Valley's New Business of the Year in 2003....

Charles J Beasley, Sr.

Charles J Beasley, Sr.

Feb 2, 2010

Charles J. Beasley, Sr., 57, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.Mr. Beasley was born on July 4, 1952, in Macon. He lived in Fort Valley for twenty-six years, and was employed at Blue Bird until retirement. He was an avid drag racing enthusiast, craftsman, as well as an active assistant troop leader for the Boy Scouts of America,...

Edwin Pelter Wagnon

Edwin Pelter Wagnon

Feb 1, 2010

MSgt Edwin Pelter Wagnon, USAF, (Ret.)Warner Robins – Edwin Pelter Wagnon, 87, entered into rest on Monday, February 1, 2010. Mr. Wagnon was born on August 3, 1922, in Macon. He proudly served in the United States Air Force and participated in WW II and the Korean wars before retiring as MSgt. After, retirement he worked for the Houston County...

Willie Dorothy Owens

Willie Dorothy Owens

Jan 30, 2010

Willie D. Owens, 83, entered into rest on January 30, 2010. Mrs. Owens was born on May 22, 1926 in Milan, Georgia, the eldest of eight children born to Cleveland and Laura Stapleton Carpenter. A member of Shirley Hills Baptist Church, she resided in Warner Robins for over sixty years and will be missed and remembered for the love and...

Emory Sylvester Waters, Sr.

Emory Sylvester Waters, Sr.

Jan 30, 2010

Emory S. Waters, Sr., 89, entered into rest on Saturday, January 30, 2010.Mr. Waters was born on September 30, 1920 in Brooklet, Georgia. A veteran, he proudly served his country in the United States Navy, participating in the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. He also served in the Pacific, under Admiral Bull Halsey on the USS Escalante, earning four bronze...

Kikue Hitomi Webb

Kikue Hitomi Webb

Jan 30, 2010

Kikue "Hitomi" Webb, 76, entered into rest on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Mrs. Webb was born on November 5, 1933, in Nagoya, Japan. She retired From the Keebler Company and was a member of Central Baptist Church and active in the International Bible Study Group. She was very much loved by any one who ever met her. Her parents preceded...

Lois Davison Mann

Lois Davison Mann

Jan 30, 2010

Louisville, KY – Lois Davison Mann, 89, passed into eternal life on January 31, 2010, in Louisville, Kentucky where she moved from Warner Robins in 2007 to be with her niece, Sharon Edge and her husband, Denzil Edge. She was a graduate of Fordsville High School, Owensboro Business College, and Wesleyan College in Macon. An avid golfer and gardener, she...

Jewell Isabel Willis

Jewell Isabel Willis

Jan 30, 2010

Jewell I. Willis, 93, entered into rest on January 30, 2010. Mrs. Willis was born on in Yatesville, Georgia, on April 28, 1916. A homemaker, her home church was First Presbyterian Church of Warner Robins, where she was a member of the Women in Church and the VIPs. She was predeceased by her husband, Dewey D. Willis, grandson Mark Willis,...

James  Randolph Curtis

James Randolph Curtis

Jan 30, 2010

Jimmy Curtis, 67, entered into rest on Saturday, January 30, 2010.Mr. Curtis was born on December 28, 1942 in Jasper County, Georgia. He was retired from Rock Ten Paperboard Company and was a member of Victory Tabernacle. His parents, Edward Randolph Curtis and Doris Mercer Gokey, preceded him in death.His memory will forever be treasured by his wife of twenty-three...

Ronald B Wright

Ronald B Wright

Jan 29, 2010

MSgt Ronald Bruce Wright, USAF (Ret)Warner Robins –Ronald Bruce Wright, 67, passed away on January 29, 2010. Born on May 13, 1942, in Columbus, Georgia to Thomas and Cora Wright. Ronald graduated high school from Jordan High School, Columbus in 1961. He was active in the Army ROTC program and was a varsity football player. He graduated from Ricker College...

James Dallas Martin

James Dallas Martin

Jan 28, 2010

James "Jim" Dallas Martin, 62, entered into rest on Thursday, January 28, 2010.Mr. Martin was born on August 26, 1947, in Cookeville, Tennessee, and was of the Baptist Faith. A graduate of Northside High School, he worked as a manager at EZ Title Pawn and later retired. Fishing was his favorite pastime. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Donald C Cartwright

Donald C Cartwright

Jan 27, 2010

Kathleen – TSgt Donald C. Cartwright, USAF (Ret) Donald C. Cartwright, 60, entered into rest on Wednesday, January 27, 2010.Mr. Cartwright was born on May 17, 1949, in Athens, Kentucky. With pride and honor he served his country for four years in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam conflict and he served sixteen years with the Georgia Air...

Yrayda Margarita Neyra

Yrayda Margarita Neyra

Jan 26, 2010

Yrayda Margarita "Yaya" Neyra, 92, entered into rest on Tuesday, January 26, 2010.Ms. Neyra was born on June 10, 1917, in Sagua La Grande, Cuba, where she earned her teaching diploma. A devoted homemaker, she loved Cuban coffee, reading and cross stitching. Her husband, Ruben Gonzalez, and parents, Jose Neyra and Carmen Rosales, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever...

Sondra  Joleen Watson

Sondra Joleen Watson

Jan 25, 2010

Dublin – Sondra J. Watson, 73, entered into rest on Monday, January 25, 2010. Mrs. Watson was born on March 12, 1936 in Salina, Kansas. She resided most of her life in Warner Robins and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She was a member of Corder Road Church of Christ. Her husband, John William Watson, and daughter, Robbie Mae...

Irene Smith

Irene Smith

Jan 24, 2010

Mrs. Irene E. Smith, 86, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010. Born in Alliance, Alberta, Canada, on September 30, 1923, the beloved daughter of Louis and Minnie Adam Hoefling, she was the youngest and only remaining of a family of eight children. William, Annie, Edward, Fred, Ralph, John and Lois, all predeceased her.Irene and her husband, Lt Col Arnold Smith...

James Alfred Britt, Jr.

James Alfred Britt, Jr.

Jan 22, 2010

James Alfred Britt, Jr., 51 years old, entered into rest on January 22, 2010.Mr. Britt was born on October 7, 1958 in Fort Valley. He worked at Goo Goo car wash as a maintenance technician. His memory will forever be treasured by his loving wife Sherri Lynn, children Jamie Lynn and Zachery Theron Smith and Caleb Hunter Britt. Parents James...

Hae Chu Thompson

Hae Chu Thompson

Jan 22, 2010

Hae Chu Thompson, 53, entered into rest on Friday, January 22, 2010. Mrs. Thompson was born on June 2, 1956, in Andong City, South Korea. She was a member of Full Gospel Church and was a deacon. Her father, Yong Sik No, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her husband of thirty-two years, Mitchell Lee Thompson;...

Thorwald Pearce

Thorwald Pearce

Jan 20, 2010

Thorwald A. Pearce, 78, entered into rest on January 20, 2010. Mr. Pearce was born on October 1, 1931, in Pitts, Georgia. He lived most of his younger years in Glynn County. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Navy for thirty years during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, retiring as a Chief Petty Officer....