Obituaries

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

Annie "Peggy" Lanehart

Annie "Peggy" Lanehart

Oct 10, 2009

Annie "Peggy" Lanehart, 85, entered into rest on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Ms. Lanehart was born on March 28, 1924 in Natchez, Mississippi. While living and raising a family in Natchez, Mississippi, she was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the National Genealogy Association. She moved to Warner Robins, Georgia in 1966 to work at Robins...

Ruthie Old

Ruthie Old

Oct 10, 2009

Ruthie Old, 77, entered into rest Saturday, October 10, 2009. Mrs. Old was born on May 4, 1932 in Forest, Louisiana. With pride and honor she served her country in the United States Army. Her parents, Henry and Mary Allbritton; brother Elvis Allbritton and sister, Jean Beckworth preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her sons, Barry...

Mary Louise Keenum

Mary Louise Keenum

Oct 10, 2009

Mary Louise Smith Keenum, 81, entered into rest on Saturday, October 10, 2009.Ms. Keenum was born on July 18, 1928, in Roberta and lived most of her life in middle Georgia. She was a retired file clerk from Robins Air Force Base. She enjoyed working in her yard and growing flowers; she especially loved cooking for family and friends. Byron...

William Richardson, Jr.

William Richardson, Jr.

Oct 9, 2009

William J. Richardson, Jr., 75, passed on as he slept on October 9, 2009, after an extended illness. He had just had a visit with his immediate family: wife Sharon Potter Richardson; daughters Alisa Gainous, Tiraje E. Richardson; Dana C. Taylor; and grandson Joshua Gainous, all of Warner Robins. Mr. Richardson was born on January 23, 1934 in South Shore,...

William Thomas Shepherd, Jr.

William Thomas Shepherd, Jr.

Oct 8, 2009

William Thomas "Billy" Shepherd, Jr., 70, entered into rest on Thursday, October 8, 2009.Mr. Shepherd was born on July 5, 1939, in Hawkinsville. After graduating from Hawkinsville High School, he attended Georgia Southern University. With pride and honor, he served his country in the 202nd Air National Guard. He worked for Hallman's Builder's Supply in Eatonton and was a longtime...

Harry "Red" Garrett

Harry "Red" Garrett

Oct 7, 2009

Harry N. Garrett, 84, entered into rest on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.Mr. Garrett was born on November 27, 1924 in Shiloh, Ohio. A World War II veteran, he served with pride and honor in the U. S. Army's 8th Infantry, 13th Regiment, 121st Division. He subsequently worked at Robins Air Force Base as a Warehouse Foreman, a position from which...

Edith Ann Yentzer

Edith Ann Yentzer

Oct 6, 2009

Edith Ann Dunwoody Yentzer, 89, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Ms. Yentzer was born on December 16, 1919, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She was formerly employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Assistance and the Lancaster County National Bank, and more recently by Sears in Warner Robins after moving to Georgia in 1968. First United Methodist Church in Warner...

Mary  Frances Cauley

Mary Frances Cauley

Oct 5, 2009

Mary Frances Cauley entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 5, 2009.She was possessed of a feisty yet friendly personality. She was a sales associate for Personality Shoppe, a women's clothier formerly located in Warner Robins. A member of Central Baptist Church, she once led the Children's Sunday School. She was delighted by butterflies and adopted them as her personal...

Talmadge L. Williams, Sr.

Talmadge L. Williams, Sr.

Oct 4, 2009

Talmadge L. Williams, Sr., 83, entered into rest on Sunday, October 4, 2009.Mr. Williams was born on February 3, 1926, in Carver, Florida, and moved to Warner Robins in 1951 from Jacksonville. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was a retired civil service employee...

Jeanette Dicks Watson

Jeanette Dicks Watson

Oct 4, 2009

Jeanette Dicks Watson, 82, entered into rest on Sunday, October 4, 2009. Ms. Watson was born on August 7, 1927, in Thomasville, Alabama. Jeanette attended Auburn University where she met and married her husband in 1948. After seven years in Knoxville, Tennessee, they moved to Warner Robins, Georgia, in 1955 where she resided until she moved to Auburn, Alabama, in...

Joseph S. Taminich

Joseph S. Taminich

Oct 2, 2009

Joseph S. Taminich, 64, entered into rest on Friday, October 2, 2009.Mr. Taminich was born on October 26, 1944, in Long Beach, California. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Navy, becoming a Prisoner of War. He later worked at Boeing, Inc., as a Planner in aircraft manufacturing. His parents, Nick Taminich and Daisy Pyeatte...

Terry Wayne Taylor

Terry Wayne Taylor

Oct 1, 2009

Terry Wayne Taylor, 61, entered into rest on Thursday, October 1, 2009.Mr. Taylor was born on May 26, 1948, in Macon. He was owner and operator of Twenty Four Hour Security for twenty-five years. An avid NASCAR fan, his favorite pastime was restoring and showing classic cars. He was a fan and collector of Elvis. Hardison Baptist Church was his...

Beverley E. Aldridge

Beverley E. Aldridge

Sep 30, 2009

Beverley E. Aldridge, 84, entered into rest on Wednesday, SepteBeverley E. Aldridge, 84, entered into rest on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Ms. Aldridge was born on May 29, 1925, in Auckland, New Zealand. She graduated from Auckland Teachers Training College in New Zealand and taught school in Germany, Japan, Fort Jackson, and South Carolina. Formerly an officer in the Women...

Maria Horton Basinski

Maria Horton Basinski

Sep 28, 2009

Maria Horton Basinski passed away on September 23, 2009. Mrs. Basinski was born on July 9, 1919 in Macon, the daughter of Harry N. and Marie Stewart Horton. She graduated from Mercer University in 1940 and received a degree from Emory Library School in 1941. A dedicated Episcopalian, she attended St. Francis Episcopal Church in Macon. She was predeceased by...

Larry Edward Harn

Larry Edward Harn

Sep 28, 2009

Larry Edward Harn passed away on September 28, 2009, following a thirty-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCullough Funeral Home, 417 S. Houston Lake Road, Warner Robins. Funeral services and a celebration of Larry's life will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Bonaire First Baptist Church with...

Mayor Donald  S. Walker

Mayor Donald S. Walker

Sep 28, 2009

Mayor Walker, a life-long member of Warner Robins First Baptist Church, entered into rest on Monday, September 28, 2009. He was born at Macon Hospital on April 3, 1949. Following a successful commercial and real estate career, Walker entered Warner Robins city politics as a "late arrival" in 1992 in an unsuccessful bid for the office of mayor. He was...

Doris Elizabeth Prenkevich

Doris Elizabeth Prenkevich

Sep 26, 2009

Doris Prenkevich, 86, entered into rest on Saturday, September 26, 2009. Mrs. Prenkevich was born on May 17, 1923 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A retired Production Controller from Robins Air Force Base, she especially enjoyed gardening, traveling, cooking and crocheting. She was a longtime member of Second Baptist Church. She was preceded her in death by her husband of thirty-four years,...

Hurshell Eugene Wright

Hurshell Eugene Wright

Sep 25, 2009

Hurshell E. Wright, 73, entered into rest on Friday, September 25, 2009.Mr. Wright was born on September 14, 1936, in Vonore, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in Economics. Subsequently, he proudly served his country in the U. S. Air Force as a Logistics officer, for twenty-six years. A member of the Waterford Golf Club,...

Raul S. Rodriguez

Raul S. Rodriguez

Sep 24, 2009

Our Lord called Mr. Raul Rodriguez home on Thursday, September 24, 2009.Raul had been hospitalized since he walked into a Warner Robins hospital on June 23, 2009 for dialysis and subsequently transported to Macon, Georgia for quadruple bypass surgery. He turned 79 years old on August 5 while still in I.C.U., but continued battling complications from diabetes and kidney function...

Richard H. Stuart

Richard H. Stuart

Sep 24, 2009

Richard H. Stuart, 80, of Warner Robins, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 24th, 2009. He was born on September 10, 1929, in Ohio. A U. S. Army veteran, he participated in the Korean Conflict and was awarded the Purple Heart. He worked for United Board & Carton and subsequently retired from Landmark Farm Bureau in...