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Augusta Faye Burkhardt
Jan 1, 2024
Augusta Faye Burkhardt passed away on the morning of Monday, January 1, 2024. She was 88 years old.
Augusta was born on August 27, 1935, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to the late Austin R. Frazier and Bonnie Lowe Frazier. After graduating from Fulton High School in 1953, Augusta met the love of her life, Harry Burkhardt, during a blind date. He...
Joseph Edwin Trussell
Jan 1, 2024
Joseph Edwin Trussell, 69, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 1, 2024.
Joe was born on January 15, 1954, in Macon, Georgia. A man with a quiet and consistently calm demeanor, his family was of the utmost importance to Joe. He married his high school sweetheart, Lara, with whom he spent a wonderful 47 years of marriage. He was always...
MSgt. John Gordon Menjes, USAF (Ret.)
Dec 30, 2023
A decorated Vietnam War veteran, MSgt. John Gordon Menjes, USAF (Ret.), 79, passed away at Piedmont Macon Medical Center on Saturday, December 30, 2023.
John was born on September 8, 1944, in Quantico, Virginia. He was the son of the late John Henry and Marion Elizabeth Hemsink Menjes. Though John was quiet, he dedicated over two decades of his life...
Lucy Anne Polan
Dec 30, 2023
Lucy Anne Polan passed away in Fort Valley, GA, on Saturday, December 30, 2023. She was 83 years old.
Lucy was the daughter of Julius R. Holt, Sr. and Lucy Harding Holt. Born and raised in Savannah, GA, she was a graduate of Savannah High School. Lucy worked for many years at the Savannah Gas Company.
Lucy loved...
John Franklin Richardson
Dec 29, 2023
On the afternoon of Friday, December 29, 2023, John Franklin Richardson, 71, joined his Lord and Savior in heaven.
John was born on September 15, 1952, in West Memphis, Arkansas to the late Thomas Richardson. Growing up in the area, he attended high school at West Memphis where he participated in golf, football, baseball, and art. Following graduation,...
David Craig Roland, Jr.
Dec 29, 2023
Early on the morning of Friday, December 29, 2023, David Roland, Jr., 41, joined his Lord and Savior in heaven.
David was born on June 11, 1982, in Warner Robins, Georgia to his loving parents, David "Craig" Roland, Sr. and Sandra Wilcox. A natural arborist, he was enthusiastic about tree work and made it his full-time career. David...
James "Jim" Harrison Horne
Dec 29, 2023
Our beloved brother Jim stepped from his earthly home into his heavenly home on Friday, December 29, 2023. He was a recent resident of Fort Valley Rehab in Fort Valley, Georgia.
Jim was born July 20, 1958, in Landstuhl, Germany to the military family of the late James and Julia Horne. He was a 1976 graduate of Northside High...
Donald Lynn Bond
Dec 28, 2023
Donald Lynn Bond, 81, entered into rest on Thursday, December 28, 2023.
Donald was born on December 7, 1942, in Hood River, Oregon to the late Ellace Ray and Jessie Mae Bond. He lived briefly in Oregon until his family relocated to Porterville, California where he attended Porterville High School. He went on to begin work in construction in San...
CMSgt. Robert Edd Vanderhoef, USAF (Ret.)
Dec 28, 2023
CMSgt. Robert Edd Vanderhoef, USAF (Ret.), 87, entered into rest on Thursday, December 28, 2023.
Robert was born on January 8, 1936, in Wadena, Minnesota to the late Edd and Blanche Vanderhoef. He grew up in Staples, Minnesota where he attended and graduated from high school. He then went on to honorably serve his country for 30 years as a...
Sandra Cloutier Blanco
Dec 27, 2023
Sandra Cloutier Blanco, 81, was born September 30,1942, in Morgan City, Louisiana, and passed with her daughters at her side on December 27, 2023, in Macon, Georgia.
Sandra was a resident of Bayou Vista, Louisiana, for forty-four years before moving to Warner Robins, Georgia, in 2012. A 1960 graduate of Morgan City High School, Sandra graduated from Mercy...
David Cecil Bynum
Dec 27, 2023
David Cecil Bynum, 64, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Born to the late TSgt. Timothy "T" Bynum Sr. and Ethel Mae Rountree Bynum. David leaves behind a legacy of academic achievement, professional success, community involvement, and exceptional children.
David's journey began in Warner Robins, where he attended Pearl Stephens Elementary and graduated from Warner Robins...
Terry George Wells
Dec 27, 2023
Terry George Wells, 74, entered into rest on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
Terry was born on February 25, 1949, in Macon, Georgia to the late Warren and Edna Wells. He grew up in Jones County and Griffin, graduating from Griffin High School in 1967. Following high school, he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1969-1971 where he worked...
Kenneth Woodrow Cooper
Dec 26, 2023
Kenneth Woodrow Cooper ‘Ken’, 86, passed away peacefully December 26, 2023, at home surrounded by his beloved and dedicated wife and three daughters. He was the son to the late Hilda Lela Cooper and Woodrow Wilson Cooper.
Ken was born and raised in Tampa, FL where he was the oldest of seven siblings. He graduated Pasco County High School, Dade...
Anna Catherine Malarchuk Cheney
Dec 25, 2023
Anna Catherine Malarchuk Cheney was born on December 26, 1970, in San Antonio, Texas. Her mother would say she was the best Christmas gift they ever received. She was born into a military family who moved frequently; she endured hot summers in Florida and braved cold winters of Alaska before her family settled in Warner Robins. Anna was the only...
Betty Ann Jones
Dec 24, 2023
Betty Ann (Brunnhuber) Jones, 89, of Warner Robins, died following a brief illness, on Saturday, December 24, 2023, with her family by her side. She was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Rudolph and Teresa (Mueller) Brunnhuber. She married Robert Julian Jones, who preceded her in death after 57 years of marriage in 2016.
Surviving are devoted...
Kimberly Lynn Howard
Dec 23, 2023
Kimberly began life on August 11, 1981 at Torrejon AB, Spain while her Dad was serving in the US Air Force. On December 23, 2023, she changed her address to 777 Pearly Gates Rd, Heaven (please forward all mail to this new address) due to a complication from pneumonia.
Kimberly worked as a manager at American Eagle at River Crossings in Macon...
Shirley Ann Fergerson Boatright Cyphers
Dec 21, 2023
Shirley Ann Fergerson Boatright Cyphers, age 88 passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at her son’s home with Hospice.
Mrs. Shirley was a resident of Blackshear, Georgia, and a member of First Baptist Church of Blackshear. Mrs. Shirley was born in Springfield, Missouri, on June 12, 1935. She was a 1952 graduate of Springfield High School, where she...
Shirley Barwick
Dec 19, 2023
Shirley Barwick, a beloved Georgia native, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at the age of 84. Born on November 28, 1939, in Vaughn, Georgia, Shirley was the daughter of the late Hugh and Addie Duffee Vining.
Affectionately known as "Nana," Shirley called Central Georgia home since the 1970s. She worked in the childcare business for...
Alta Ann Morrison
Dec 17, 2023
Alta Ann Morrison, born on October 19, 1933, in Russellville, Alabama, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2023, at the Phoenix at Lake Joy in Warner Robins, Georgia.
She is preceded in death by her loving mother, Paralee Hughes Morrison, her father, James Lester Morrison, her sister, Wallacia Tamburo, her niece, Ann Garland Wilkenson, nephew, William Brooks Wilkenson Jr., and...
Margaret Mary "Maggie" Orella Harris
Dec 16, 2023
Margaret Mary Orella “Maggie” Harris, 98, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 16, 2023.
Maggie was born on January 31, 1925, in Georgetown, British Guyana to the late Theodore and Margaret Orella. Her father was a cattle rancher who helped the British during the war and her mother was subsequently knighted by Queen Elizabeth as an...
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