Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Warner Robins, GA, Houston County & Surrounding Areas
Betty Florence Collins
Feb 7, 2009
Betty Collins, 78, entered into rest Saturday, February 7, 2009. Mrs. Collins was born on June 17, 1930 in Griffin, Georgia. Her parents, Frank and Effie Greer; brother, Herman Greer; and sisters, Ruth Purifoy and Katherine Greer, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her sons, Herman D. Nixon, Russell Nixon and Carrington Ethridge; and close friend,...
Erin Miranda Brady
Feb 6, 2009
Erin Brady, 16, entered into eternal life Friday, February 6, 2009. Erin was born on June 15, 1992, in Warner Robins, Georgia. She attended Warner Robins High School and volunteered at Camp-Can-Do. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Her paternal grandfather, John Brady and aunt, Mary Burns, preceded her in death.She will forever live in the hearts...
Virgil B. Olson
Feb 6, 2009
Virgil B. Olson, Major, USAF (Ret.) passed away, February 6, 2009, at the age of 91. Born in Dekalb County, Illinois to Bernie and Alice Olson, he graduated from Dekalb High School in 1935, where he earned varsity letters in four different sports. In 1938, he married Martha Strack and they celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary in 2008.In 1942, he...

Martha Hallman
Feb 4, 2009
Martha "Marti" Barnes Hallman, 67, entered into rest on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Ms. Hallman was born on September 15, 1941 in Albany, Georgia, and was a devoted homemaker. Her daughter, Denise Ellis, and parents, Marion Barnes and Ethel Bowen Barnes, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her husband, Jimmy Hodges; daughters, Angela Martin and Kim...

Martha Florette Mccune
Feb 2, 2009
Martha Florette McCune, 74, entered into rest on Monday, February 2, 2009. Mrs. McCune was born on December 25, 1934 in Franklin, Pennsylvania. A devoted homemaker, she was a member of Holy Christian Church. Her parents, Wiley Freeman Cutchall and Flora Lovella Carson Cutchall, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her loving husband, Gerald M. McCune;...
Tearl Carlson Glisson
Feb 2, 2009
Tearl C. Glisson, Sr., 72, entered into rest on Monday, February 2, 2009.Mr. Glisson was born in Berrien County, Georgia, on December 4, 1936. He was a retired veteran who served his country with pride and honor in the U. S. Air Force for twenty-two years. He subsequently worked for the Livestock Breeders Journal and Imedia. His parents, Thomas Glisson...
Thomas Barfield
Jan 30, 2009
Thomas Wesley Barfield, 71, entered into rest on Friday, January 30, 2009.Born on July 16, 1937 in Ideal, Georgia, Mr. Barfield lived most of his life in Warner Robins. For fifty years, he owned and operated Barfield Roofing Company in Warner Robins. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Polly Barfield, and parents, Bevert Barfield and Nettie Brooks...
Rosemary Willis Kendall
Jan 29, 2009
Rosemary Willis Kendall, 50, entered into rest on Thursday, January 29, 2009. Born on August 8, 1958 in Macon, Ms. Kendall spent all of her life in Warner Robins. She was a secretary at Willis Alignment before working as a line worker at Anchor Glass. She enjoyed playing church softball and shopping for antiques at flea markets. Her memory will...

Ells Berry Jackson
Jan 28, 2009
Ells Berry "E.B." Jackson, 95, entered into rest on Wednesday, January 28, 2009.Mr. Jackson was born on December 16, 1913 in Monroe County, Georgia. He retired from Robins Air Force Base as a Aircraft Mechanic. He was a witty individual who loved music, and called Houston Avenue Assembly of God his church home. He was preceded in death by his...
Karen Marie Little
Jan 28, 2009
Karen Marie Little, 51, entered into rest Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Ms. Little was born on December 29, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio. A resident of Warner Robins for the past seventeen years, she was a homemaker who enjoyed children and music. She was predeceased by grandmother, Mamie White and brother, Clarence "Rocky" Byars.Treasuring her memory are her daughter, Treva S....

Claude L. Hobby
Jan 25, 2009
Claude "Chief" Hobby, 82, went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 25, 2009.Mr. Hobby was born on November 12, 1926, in Sycamore, Georgia. With pride and honor he served his country during World War II and the Vietnam Conflict, and later retired as Chief Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force. He was very active with...
Marlyn Jane Jackson
Jan 24, 2009
Marlyn Jane Stahl Jackson, 69, entered into rest on Saturday, January 24, 2009. Mrs. Jackson was born on October 17, 1939 in Brownstown, Indiana. She worked at Houston Medical Center for forty-eight and a-half years as the Director of Medical Records and Credentialing Manager of the Medical Staff before retiring. She was a long-time member of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church....

Augustus M. Bower, Jr.
Jan 24, 2009
Augustus M. Bower, Jr., 67, entered into rest on Saturday, January 24, 2009.Mr. Bower was born on February 16, 1941, in Fitzgerald, Georgia. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Army, having fought during the Vietnam War. After retiring from the U.S. Army and Norfolk Southern Railroad, he worked for the United States Postal Service...

Larue Dolly Yeager
Jan 20, 2009
Dolly Yeager, 88, entered into rest Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Mrs. Yeager was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Joseph Yeager, and her parents, Clarence Adams and Sylvia Chamberlain Adams. Family members include her daughter, Becky Sklarew (Neil), Marietta; son, Richard Yeager (Karen),...

Lance Aaron Bowling
Jan 20, 2009
Lance Aaron Bowling, 50, entered into rest on Monday, January 20, 2009.Mr. Bowling was born on January 25, 1958 in Warner Robins. He was a Heating and Air Technician and a member of Second Baptist Church. His father, Dallas Bowling, preceded him in death.His memory will forever be treasured by his wife Melody Hulett Bowling; daughter, Amy Watson; nephew, Bobby...

Bradlegh Lawrence Miller
Jan 19, 2009
Bradlegh Lawrence Miller, 53, entered into rest on Sunday, January 18, 2009.Mr. Miller was born on February 19, 1955 in Warner Robins. After graduating from Warner Robins High School in 1973, he attended the University of Georgia where he earned a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration. He coached Little League in Atlanta during the eighties, winning two Division Championships. He...
Dwight E Spengler
Jan 18, 2009
Dwight E. Spengler, 88, entered into rest on Sunday, January 18, 2009.Mr. Spengler was born on December 16, 1920, in South Charleston, Ohio. He was a veteran who proudly served in the United States Air Force during World War II and a retired civil servant. An electronic technician, he worked for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) for seventeen...
Marie Burris Hawk
Jan 18, 2009
Marie Burris Hawk, 82, entered into rest on Sunday, January 18, 2009. Ms. Hawk was born on February 13, 1926 in Soperton, Georgia. A homemaker of the Baptist Faith, she was a member of the Moose Motor Boat Club. Her husband, Charles Reese Hawk; brothers, James Thomas and T.C. Burris; sisters, Mary Ranow and Ruby Joyner; and parents, Clarence Wesley...
Benny E. Dixon
Jan 18, 2009
Benny E. Dixon, 76, entered into rest on Sunday, January 18, 2009 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.Mr. Dixon was born on July 31, 1932 in Tifton. He served with pride and honor in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was awarded a Purple Heart. He subsequently continued to serve as a civil servant as a Logistics Specialist...

Steven M. Caira
Jan 17, 2009
Steven Caira, 52, entered into rest on Saturday, January 17, 2009.Steve was born on October 17, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts. He held an engineering degree from Washington University. A resident of Warner Robins for the past eight years, he was the founder and CEO of Aging Aircraft Consulting Limited. He loved his family, loved to travel the world and enjoyed...