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

Wayne E. Sanders
Jun 19, 2009
Wayne "Pop" Sanders, 61, entered into rest on Friday, June 19, 2009.Mr. Sanders was born on April 1, 1948 in Talladega, Alabama. He was a past president of the Warner Robins Jaycees and retired from Cemex, formerly Medusa Cement Company after thirty-seven years of service. His father, Jimmie Sanders and sister, Sue Sanders Wood preceded him in death.His memory will...

William Tommy Shepherd, Iii
Jun 18, 2009
William Thomas "Tommy" Shepherd, III, 46, entered into rest on Thursday, June 18, 2009.Tommy was born on March 1, 1963, in Warner Robins. He graduated from Northside High School in 1981. He was currently employed as an Inventory Manager at Sun Star, LLC, and owned his own company, Certified Pools. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Centerville...

John Stephens Goldston
Jun 16, 2009
John Stephens Goldston, 86, entered into rest on Tuesday, June 16, 2009.Mr. Goldston was born on November 8, 1922, in Danville, Kentucky. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II. Former owner of Gold Motors, Warner Robins, the second president of the Warner Robins Jaycees, member of the Houston...

Thomas Ray Etheridge
Jun 16, 2009
Thomas Ray Etheridge, 62, entered into eternal life on June 16, 2009.Mr. Etheridge was born on June 1, 1947 in Milledgeville. A graduate of Auburn University, he was Vice-President of Operations at Utility Service Incorporated in Perry. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Perry and also of the Houston Lake Country Club. He was predeceased by his...

Raymond Ray Wheeler
Jun 16, 2009
Raymond Wheeler, 78, entered into rest on Monday, June 15, 2009.Mr. Wheeler was born on May 12, 1931 in Cary North Carolina. He served his country with pride an honor in the United States Air Force and retired after twenty-two years of service having attained the rank of Master Sergeant. His love of service was evident in his commitment to...
Willie Mae Lamendola
Jun 16, 2009
WilWillie Mae Dale Lamendola, 77, entered into rest on Tuesday, June 16, 2009.Ms. Lamendola was born on November 15, 1931, in Hazlehurst, and has lived in Warner Robins since 1966. She worked as a Sheet Metal Mechanic in civil service at Robins Air Force Base for twenty years before retiring. Her husbands, James B. Johnson, James Dale and Peter Lamendola;...

Judith Irene Dotson
Jun 15, 2009
Judith Irene Thomas Dotson, 62, entered into rest on Monday, June 15, 2009. Ms. Dotson was born on October 12, 1946, in Macon. She was a hairdresser and a member of Green Acres Baptist Church. Her favorite hobbies were crafts, stain glass and traveling. Her parents, Cecil Bennett Thomas and Mattie Irene O'Cain Thomas, preceded her in death.Her memory will...

Gladys Blakley
Jun 15, 2009
Gladys White Blakley, 73, entered into rest on Monday, June 15, 2009. Ms. Blakley was born on March 18, 1936, in Houston County and was a lifelong resident. Of the Baptist Faith, she grew up in Tharpe Memorial Baptist Church. After graduating from Middle Georgia Police Academy, she went to work with the Houston County Sherriff's Department. After retirement, she...

Warren Curtis Pope
Jun 15, 2009
Warren Curtis Pope, 65, entered into rest on Monday, June 15, 2009.Warren was born on January 10, 1944, in Surrency. He served his country in the United States Army and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was a Quality Control Manager at American Yard Products before owning and operating the Highway 19 Sporting Good Store in Lumber City....

Sara E. Tittle
Jun 15, 2009
Sara E. Tittle, 87, entered into rest on June 15, 2009. Mrs. Tittle was born on August 28, 1921 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where she resided until moving to Warner Robins nine years ago. She was of the Baptist Faith and had a passion for flower gardening. Her husband, William "Bill" Tittle, parents, Lucian Allen Sublett and Erma Jane Nelson Sublett,...

Gerald James Barry
Jun 13, 2009
Gerald J. Barry, 92, entered into rest on Saturday, June 13, 2009.Mr. Barry was born on June 16, 1916 in Screven County, Georgia. He was a World War II veteran who served with pride and honor in the United States Navy and whose heroism was recognized in the award of a Purple Heart. He retired from Chevron Oil Company as...

Mary Frances Mock
Jun 13, 2009
Mary Frances Mock, 85, entered into rest on Saturday, June 13, 2009. Mrs. Mock was born on September 27, 1923 in Covington County, Alabama. A faithful prayer warrior for family and friends, she had been the librarian at Evergreen Baptist Church for many years and was most recently a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband,...

Anne E. Ringer
Jun 9, 2009
Anne E. Ringer, 70, entered into rest on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Born on September 21, 1938 in Albany, Georgia, Mrs. Ringer grew up in Thomasville and then moved to Gainesville, Florida. Following her graduation from Gainesville High, she studied Medicine at the University of Florida for a time, and eventually dedicated her energies to raising a family, supporting her...

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
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
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
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
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
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
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...