Obituaries

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

Jewell Wynell Cooper

Jewell Wynell Cooper

Jun 5, 2009

Jewell Wynell Smith Cooper, 77, entered into rest on Friday, June 5, 2009. Mrs. Cooper was born on May 31, 1932 in Crawford County. She was a devoted homemaker who was also an avid quilter, gardener and pet-lover. Her daughter, Tina L. Cooper, and parents, William Walter Smith and Jessi Jewell Gordon Smith, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever...

Melvina Countryman Booth

Melvina Countryman Booth

Jun 5, 2009

Melvina C. Booth, 88, entered into rest on Friday, June 5, 2009. Mrs. Booth was born on June 4, 1921 in Cedartown, Georgia. A graduate of Misenhammer Business College and Campbell Commercial College in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was a retired Civil Servant who had worked for United States Navy as a Finance Clerk. She also modeled for Rich's Department Store...

Martha Lee Abel

Martha Lee Abel

Jun 4, 2009

Martha Lee Coody Abel, 79, entered into rest on Thursday, June 4, 2009. Martha Lee was born on December 8, 1929, in Eastman. A member of the Telephone Pioneers Club and Lioness Club, she loved to travel and spend time with her grandchildren. She was a life long member of First Baptist Church in Warner Robins. She retired in 1981...

Robert Howard Kelly

Robert Howard Kelly

Jun 3, 2009

Robert Howard Kelly, 78, entered into rest on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Mr. Kelly was born on March 5, 1931 in Valdosta, Georgia. He held a state record in gliding, his favorite hobby, and was an avid reader and gun collector. He called Central Baptist Church his church home. He proudly served in the United States Army and participated in...

Grace Irene Myers

Grace Irene Myers

Jun 2, 2009

Grace Irene Black Myers, 85, entered into rest on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Mrs. Myers was born on November 5, 1923, in Albany, and attended Cosmetology School in Atlanta. With pride and honor, she served with the WAVES in the United States Navy. She was the President of the Lantana Club in Warner Robins for many years. Her church home...

Kenneth Phillip Harris

Kenneth Phillip Harris

Jun 1, 2009

Kenneth Phillip Harris, 63, died Monday, June 1, 2009, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia after an extended illness. Ken was born on June 14, 1945, in Thomaston. After graduation from R.E. Lee High School in Thomaston, he attended Gordon Military College in Barnesville and Georgia Southwestern College in Americus. With pride and honor, he was an eight year...

Mary Ludie Hale

Mary Ludie Hale

May 31, 2009

Mary Ludie Carpenter Hale, 88, found her way to her Heavenly Father surrounded by her loved ones on May 31, 2009, at Houston Medical Center. She was a ten year survivor of breast cancer. Mrs. Hale, also affectionately known as "Granny", was born on December 28, 1920, in Taylor County, and has lived in Houston County since 1968. A devoted...

Raymond Hart

Raymond Hart

May 31, 2009

Raymond Hart, 75, entered into rest on Sunday, May 31, 2009.Mr. Hart was born on December 13, 1933 in Montgomery Center, Vermont. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Air Force having fought in the Vietnam Conflict before his retirement. After retiring from the military he worked for Warner Robins Supply for twenty years. He...

Freda Holbert

Freda Holbert

May 30, 2009

Freda Holbert, 87, entered into rest Saturday, May 30, 2009. Mrs. Holbert was born on June 16, 1921 in Mills River, North Carolina. She was an active member of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Her husband, Marvin Holbert; parents, Samuel and Polly Davenport; sisters, Georgia Capps, Jessie Orr, Josephine Bedford and brothers, Locke, Clyde, Falcon and Louis Davenport...

Betty Maxine Cofield

Betty Maxine Cofield

May 27, 2009

Betty D. Cofield, 86, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. All services will be private.Mrs. Cofield was born in Thomaston on April 18, 1923. She was a homemaker and a member of Bonaire United Methodist Church. Her husband, Howard H. Cofield, and parents, William Richard Day and Annie Walker Day, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be...

Regina Jester

Regina Jester

May 27, 2009

Regina Jester, 93, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Ms. Jester was born on September 22, 1915 in Barnesville. A homemaker who loved to travel and read, she was of the Baptist Faith and a long-time member of Countryside Christian Church in Warner Robins. Her husband, John L. Jester, son, Britt Jester, and parents, Larry...

Luther  Wendall Mcdonald

Luther Wendall Mcdonald

May 26, 2009

Luther Wendall McDonald, 63, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 26, 2009.Mr. McDonald was born on April 18, 1946, in Vidalia. He was a retired Electronics Technician from Robin Air Force Base and had worked as an Event Coordinator at Georgia National Agricenter in Perry for the last five years. He called Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church his church home. His...

Georgiann Dees

Georgiann Dees

May 25, 2009

Georgiann Long Dees, 75, entered into rest on Monday, May 25, 2009. Ms. Dees was born on October 30, 1933, in Starkville, Mississippi. She was a retired Houston County Board of Education School Teacher. Her church home was All Saint Episcopal Church. Her parents, Malfield Long and Lillian Thetford Long, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by...

Mary Edna Stewart

Mary Edna Stewart

May 22, 2009

Mary Edna Stewart, 81, entered into rest on Friday, May 22, 2009. Ms. Stewart was born on January 2, 1928, in Hoboken, and has lived in Warner Robins for the past twenty years. A homemaker and retired nurse, she was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Her husband, James William Stewart, and parents, James M. Courson and Lovie Jane...

Phyllis Murphy Rogers

Phyllis Murphy Rogers

May 21, 2009

Phyllis Murphy Rogers, 54, entered into rest on Thursday, May 21, 2009. Ms. Rogers was born on March 26, 1955, in McRae, Georgia. She was employed as a Bank Teller at Bank of Perry. She called Living Hope in Byron her church home, where she was active in AWANA. Her husband, William Michael Rogers, and parents, William James Murphy and...

Betty Laura Self

Betty Laura Self

May 20, 2009

Betty Laura Watson Self, 77, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Mrs. Self was born in Warner Robins on May 28, 1931. A resident of Byron for the past forty years, she was a member of Byron Baptist Church and the Murdock Sunday School. She was a devoted mother and homemaker who loved to cook for family and...

Larry L. Tucker

Larry L. Tucker

May 20, 2009

– Larry L. Tucker, 63, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 20, 2009.Mr. Tucker was born on October 31, 1945 in Dalton. He was employed with Lithonia Lighting as an electrician since 1991. His parents, Bryant J. Tucker and Mary Alice Tucker preceded him in death. His memory will forever be treasured by his loving wife Judy Marie Tucker; daughters,...

Jessie Anderson Averyt

Jessie Anderson Averyt

May 19, 2009

Jessie Anderson Averyt, 92, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Mrs. Averyt was born on September 2, 1916, in Mobile, Alabama. She moved to Georgia in 1965 where she was a homemaker and a member of Shirley Hills Baptist Church. Co-founder and member of The Middle Georgia Crochet Club, her many contributions were recognized in a number of...

Henry Clay Thompson, Sr.

Henry Clay Thompson, Sr.

May 17, 2009

Henry Thompson, Sr., 87, entered into rest on Sunday, May 17, 2009.Mr. Thompson was born on December 14, 1921 in Cheneyville, Louisiana. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Army retiring with the rank of Major. Retired Civil service he was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and locally;...

Mary Joann Chesser

Mary Joann Chesser

May 16, 2009

Mary Joann Blocker Chesser, 70, entered into rest on Saturday, May 16, 2009. Ms. Chesser was born on August 6, 1938, in Bellville, Georgia. Of the Baptist Faith, she was a retired Computer Specialist from Northrop Grumman. She was preceded in death by her children, Richard Simmons and Carol Harbuck; and parents, Willie Blocker and Gladys Howington Blocker.Her memory will...