Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Warner Robins, GA, Houston County & Surrounding Areas
Cmsgt Heber H. Wilson, Usaf (Ret.)
Jan 15, 2009
Heber H. Wilson, 79, entered into rest on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at the Heart of Georgia Inpatient Hospice. He was predeceased by his parents, Oliver Henderson Wilson and Gertrude Walker Wilson; siblings, Christopher Wilson, Mildred Kyser, Betty Sims, Velda Wilson, William Wilson and Tommy Wilson. Chief Wilson was born on July 14, 1929 in Winnsboro, South Carolina. On July...
Shirley Jean Howard
Jan 15, 2009
Shirley Jean Howard, 70, entered into rest on Thursday, January 15, 2009. Ms. Howard was born on August 4, 1938 in Lamar County, Alabama. She moved to Maine in 1976, to Warner Robins in 1993, and then to her final home in Eatonton in 1999. She loved spending time with her family and her dogs. Her brother, Shelby Mansell, and...

Timothy David Vest
Jan 14, 2009
Timothy David Vest, 31, entered into rest on Wednesday, January 14, 2009.Mr. Vest was born on October 13, 1977 in Cynthiana, Kentucky. He graduated from the Job Corp and worked at Southwest Systems for over a year. His brother, Matthew McKinney, preceded him in death.His memory will forever be treasured by his father and mom, James and Kristy Vest; fiancé,...

Helen Aaron Coggins
Jan 14, 2009
Helen A. Coggins, 84, entered into rest Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Mrs. Coggins was born on February 6, 1924 in Jasper County, Georgia. An honor graduate of Monticello High School, she attended Berry College and sang in the college concert choir for two years. A resident of Warner Robins for most of her life, s he was a former member...

Maurice Moneuea Wilkins
Jan 14, 2009
Maurice "Monte" Wilkins, 50, entered into rest on Wednesday, January 14, 2009.Mr. Wilkins was born on July 24, 1958 in Macon. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1976 and was a self-employed carpenter. Of the Protestant Faith, he attended New Life Baptist Church. An avid fisherman, he enjoyed music, loved to cook, and spend time with his family. His...

William R. Powell
Jan 13, 2009
William R. Powell, Jr., 81, entered into rest on Tuesday, January 13, 2009.Mr. Powell was born on March 17, 1927 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a retired Civil Servant who proudly served for two years in the United States Navy. He enjoyed playing the guitar, was an avid Alabama fan and was of the Pentecostal Faith. His parents, William R....

Michael C. Mead, Jr.
Jan 10, 2009
Michael Mead, Jr., 28, entered into rest on Saturday, January 10, 2009.Michael was born on April 17, 1980 in Warner Robins, GA. He graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1998 and moved to Smyrna, Georgia where he was the general manager of Metrotainment Bakery. His paternal grandfather Ed Mead preceded him in death.His memory will forever be treasured by...

Marion White
Jan 9, 2009
Marion White, 73, entered into rest Friday, January 9, 2009. Mrs. White was born on July 28, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She retired from Facilities Management at the University of Pittsburgh. Her parents, William and Eleanora Boehm preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her daughters, Sissy Hall (Mark), Danielle White, both of Kathleen; son Fred White...

Annie Belle Sumner
Jan 9, 2009
Annie Belle Cheaney Sumner, 103 years of life, went home to our Lord, Friday, January 9, 2009.Annie was a native Texan, born April 26, 1905, the eldest of four children of Nanette and William Cheaney, in Conroe Texas, but living 92 years in her beloved San Antonio. Annie was predeceased by her siblings, Bessie Mae Cheaney Knott, Jack Riley Cheaney,...

Robert Andrew Griffeth
Jan 6, 2009
Robert "Rocky" Andrew Griffeth, 54, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, January 6, 2009.Mr. Griffeth was born on March 3, 1954 in Macon. A charter member of Westside Baptist Church, he attended First Baptist Church Centerville for many years, and currently attended Byron Baptist Church. A lifetime member of the Northside High School Booster Club, he was...

Bonnie Jean Sorrow
Jan 5, 2009
Bonnie Sorrow, 70, entered into rest Sunday, January 4, 2009. Ms. Sorrow was born on January 11, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas. She attended Union Grove Baptist Church. Her parents, E. Roberson and Doris Hardy Roberson, and sister, Jo Ann Batchelor, preceded her in death.Family members include her sons, Terry E. Gay and John Rigby; daughter, Pamela Mary Hancock; and...

Thomas E. Green
Jan 4, 2009
Thomas "Tommie" E. Green, Sr., 81, entered into rest on Sunday, January 4, 2009.Mr. Green was born on November 7, 1927 in Jennings, Florida. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Air Force, participating in the Korean Conflict. Subsequent to his military career, he was a Computer Programmer in civil service and later retired from...

Isaiah Jajaune Johnson
Jan 2, 2009
Isaiah Jajaune Johnson joined the angels in heaven on Friday, January 2, 2009.Isaiah, whose name in Hebrew means salvation of God, was born on December 30, 2008 in Macon. His memory will forever be treasured by his mother Shanna Nicole Johnson; sister, Keanna Johnson; brother, Kobi Johnson; grandparents, Chas and Joanna Felton; aunt Breanna Felton, all of Centerville, and godparents,...

Catherine Dorothy Nelson
Dec 28, 2008
Catherine Dorothy "Kitty" Nelson, 83, entered into rest on December 28, 2008. Ms. Nelson was born on December 29, 1924, in Kingston, England. A devoted mother and grandmother, she was a member of the Daughters of the British Empire and attended First Presbyterian Church in Warner Robins. She retired from Travelers Insurance Company. Her husband, John Nelson, and parents, Albert...

Steven William Myers
Dec 28, 2008
Steven William Myers, 52, passed away peacefully December 27, 2008, after a long and courageous two year battle with leukemia. Mr. Myers was born on December 18, 1956, in Fort Knox, Kentucky. His parents, Elbert and Gisela Myers, preceded him in death. Steve grew up in West Point, Mississippi, where he made many lifelong friends. After his father's passing, Steve...

Lavada Spires Mcdaniel
Dec 28, 2008
Lavada Spires McDaniel, 80, entered into rest on Sunday, December 28, 2008. Ms. McDaniel was born on March 29, 1928, in Telfair County, Georgia. She was a seamstress and of the Baptist Faith. Her husband, Myrl McDaniel, and parents, Robert Spires and Rosa G. Jones Spires, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her daughters, Jane Moon...

Judith Whiddon
Dec 26, 2008
Judith Whiddon, 69, entered into rest Friday, December 26, 2008. Mrs. Whiddon was born on January 17, 1939, in Kingston, New York. Her parents, Fred and Helen Schoonmaker and son, Robert Whiddon preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her husband of forty seven years, Bobby Whiddon; sister, Carol Hoffstatter; brother, Alan Schoonmaker and several nieces and...
Mary Jane Shea
Dec 25, 2008
Mary Jane Shea went home to God on December 25th, 2008. Mary Jane Shea was born on May 23rd, 1924 in Sunnyside, UT to Byron and Margaret Townsend. "Jane", as she was referred to by her family and friends, was the oldest of three children and grew up during the depression and the beginning of World War II. Her father,...

John L. Newton, Jr.
Dec 24, 2008
John Lynn Newton, Jr., 65, entered into rest on Wednesday, December 24, 2008.Mr. Newton was born on December 31, 1942, in Augusta. He raised his sons as a single parent and always remained close to them and involved in their lives. He was a former active member of the Warner Robins Jaycees. He was predeceased by parents, John Lynn Newton,...

Laura Jane Bland
Dec 24, 2008
Jane Bland, 77, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at the Heart of Georgia inpatient unit in Perry. Mrs. Bland was born on May 13, 1931, in Ocilla, Georgia. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Elton Bland; son, Richard Stanley Bland, and parents, Colbert Ashurst and Nellie Bryson Ashurst.Mrs. Bland was a teacher for the Muscogee County School District in...