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

Donald Whiting, Jr.
Feb 7, 2010
Ellijay – Donald Whiting, Jr., 66, entered into rest on Sunday, February 07, 2010.Mr. Whiting was born on May 18, 1943 in Monroe, Louisiana. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Marines serving as the honor guard for President Kennedy. For thirty two years, he worked at Kennedy Space Center. An avid golfer, Mr. Whiting...

Elizabeth Frances Faherty
Feb 6, 2010
Elizabeth Faherty, 76, entered into rest Saturday, February 6, 2010. The daughter of the late Charlie Wicker and Nordia Bain, Mrs. Faherty was born on October 5, 1933 in Sanford, North Carolina. She was a long time resident of Warner Robins and a homemaker. Her memory will forever be treasured by her loving husband, Jim Faherty; son, John Faherty, Macon;...

Judith Rauch
Feb 6, 2010
Judith Rauch, 67, entered into rest Saturday, February 6, 2010. Ms. Rauch was born on December 13, 1942 in Youngtown, Ohio. She was a member of River of Light Church of God. Her parents, Robert and Muriel Rauch and brother, Robert Rauch, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her sister-in-law, Rosemary Rauch; nephews, Chris Rauch and...

David R. Smith
Feb 6, 2010
David R. Smith, 67, entered into rest on Saturday, February 6, 2010. Mr. Smith was born on February 16, 1942 in Swainsboro. His church home was Peachtree Baptist Church where he was a deacon, Primetimers, and Adult 1 Sunday school class. He proudly served with the Army National Guard. He retired from Norfolk Southern Railway where he was the supervisor...

Lillian Estelle Connell
Feb 5, 2010
Lillian E. Connell, 89, entered into rest on February 5, 2010. Born in Upson County, Mrs. Connell retired from Goodmans in Manchester. She was predeceased by her husband, Ralph F. Connell, son, French Connell, and parents, Leroy Mathis and Lillie Mae Stumphf. She will live in the hearts of her daughters, Priscilla Eberle, Warner Robins, and Brenda Tilden, Connecticut; son,...

Wilson H Roberts
Feb 4, 2010
Perry – Wilson H. Roberts, 68, entered into rest on Thursday, February 4, 2010.Mr. Roberts was born on February 27, 1941, in Buford, Georgia. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Warner Robins. A United States mail carrier in Warner Robins for thirty two years, he enjoyed walking, yard work, and feeding birds. An avid NASCAR fan...
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...