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Charles Alfred Elburn, Jr.

Charles Alfred Elburn, Jr.

Apr 3, 2008

Charles A. Elburn, 55, entered into rest on Thursday, April 3, 2008.Chief Elburn was born on December 4, 1952 in Stevensville, Maryland. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he retired as Chief Flight Engineer from Air Combat Command Headquarters at Langley Air Force Base. Chief Elburn graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry Riddle University. He...

Anna Marie Mathis

Anna Marie Mathis

Apr 2, 2008

Mrs. Mathis passed away Wednesday morning April 2, 2008 at her home.Anna Mathis was born April 13, 1935 in Moss Tennessee. She worked at the Houston Medical Center for 20 years doing what she loved most, taking care of others. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Family members include her husband Ernest Mathis, Jr. of Warner Robins; her...

William Taylor Jones

William Taylor Jones

Mar 30, 2008

Taylor Jones, 34, entered into rest on Sunday, March 30, 2008 after a long struggle since the age of six with a childhood illness.Mr. Jones was born on November 17, 1973 in Warner Robins, Georgia. He graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1994 and then attended Middle Georgia Technical College. He was a joy to everyone he was around....

Louise H. Herrington

Louise H. Herrington

Mar 29, 2008

Louise Herrington, 84, entered into rest on Saturday, March 29, 2008. Mrs. Herrington was born on November 5, 1923 in Cordele, Georgia. She worked many years at Robins Air Force Base and attended Second Baptist Church. Mrs. Herrington was a loving mother and grandmother and will be missed dearly by her family and many friends. Her parents, Julius and Mattie...

Foster C. Roberts

Foster C. Roberts

Mar 27, 2008

Foster C. Roberts, 88, entered into rest on Thursday, March 27, 2008.Mr. Roberts was born on April 13, 1919 in Rome, Georgia and relocated to Middle Georgia in 1966. He was a member of Kathleen First Baptist Church and a retired Civil Servant from Robins Air Force Base. Family members are his spouse, Inez McElmoy Roberts; daughters Annette Duck (Earl)...

Gary S Mathews

Gary S Mathews

Mar 27, 2008

Gary Mathews, 73, entered into rest on Thursday, March 27, 2008.Mr. Mathews was born on March 1, 1935 in Roberta, Georgia. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Air Force. He was self-employed. His parents, Joe T. Mathews, Sr. and Doris Mathews, daughter, Mary Ann Mathews,...

William A Jones

William A Jones

Mar 27, 2008

William Jones, 92, entered into rest on Thursday, March 27, 2008.Mr. Jones was born on February 28, 1916 in Taylors, South Carolina. With pride and honor, he served his country during World War II in the United States Air Force. He had been a resident of Warner Robins since 1952; serving his community by coaching little league baseball and as...

William Clifford Johanson

William Clifford Johanson

Mar 26, 2008

William Clifford Johanson, 87, entered into rest Wednesday, March 26 2008.Mr. Johanson was born on May 19, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Mr. Johanson was a WW II veteran who served with pride and honor under the command of General Patton in the 11th Armored Division, Third Army. He participated in several...

John Anthony Cardone, Sr.

John Anthony Cardone, Sr.

Mar 26, 2008

John Anthony Cardone, Sr., 80, entered into rest on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.Mr. Cardone was born on July 12, 1927 in Bound Brook, New Jersey. With pride and honor he served his country in the United States Army, having fought in the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. Mr. Cardone was a member of the Vietnam Veterans and the American Legion....

Larry Betancourt

Larry Betancourt

Mar 25, 2008

Larry Betancourt, 72, entered into rest on Tuesday, March 25, 2008.Mr. Betancourt was born on October 11, 1935 in Mobile, Alabama. He attended Springhill College and the University of Alabama. He began working in Civil Service in 1954, and transferred to Robins Air Force Base in 1967, where he worked as a World Wide Item Manager supporting the B-52's and...

Robert F. Thompson, Jr.

Robert F. Thompson, Jr.

Mar 23, 2008

Bob Thompson, 61, entered into rest on Sunday, March 23, 2008.Mr. Thompson was born on December 28, 1946 in Americus, Georgia. He was a Certified Public Accountant, and senior partner of Thompson, Davis, and Hogan CPA. He also was involved in several civic organizations in Warner Robins including the Warner Robins Chamber of Commerce, where he held various offices; the...

Frances Davidson

Frances Davidson

Mar 19, 2008

Frances Davidson, 79, entered into rest on March 19, 2008. Mrs. Davidson was born on September 1, 1928 in Macon, Georgia. She retired from Robins Air Force Base. Avondale Baptist Church was her church home. Her husband, Louis E. Davidson, parents, Milton and Jewell Minchew, preceded her in death.Family members include her daughter, Della Burke, and her children, Katie and...

Daniel Lee Burke

Daniel Lee Burke

Mar 18, 2008

Daniel Lee Burke, 36, entered into rest on Monday, March 17, 2008.Mr. Burke was born on March 19, 1971 in Holland, Michigan. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Air Force during Operation Desert Storm. He was a member of Calvary Way Community Church, but most recently attended Shirley Hills Baptist Church. He was an...

Tiney W Everett

Tiney W Everett

Mar 18, 2008

Tiney W. Everett, 82, entered into rest on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Mrs. Everett was born on April 18, 1925 in Vernon, Florida. She was a charter member of Central Baptist Church. Her husband, Ernest L Everett, parents, Angus and Rebecca Worthington, and siblings, Ruby Cutts, Gettis Worthington, Elton Worthington, Verdie Smothers, and Menta Rebecca Worthington, preceded her in death.Family...

Ella Mae Delancey

Ella Mae Delancey

Mar 17, 2008

Ella Mae DeLancey, 93, entered into rest on Monday, March 17 2008. Mrs. Delancey was born on March 27, 1914 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was member of Christ United Methodist Church of Warner Robins where she was active in the Lydia Circle. She was a retiree of Paul Rose Department Store where she worked in sales. Her husband, Jack...

Kelley R. Johnson

Kelley R. Johnson

Mar 16, 2008

Kelley R. Johnson, 79, entered into rest on March 16, 2008.Mr. Johnson was born in Georgia on September 22, 1928. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church. With pride and dedication he served his country in the U. S. Army and subsequently as a Sheet Metal Mechanic at Robins Air Force Base. His daughter, Martha Elaine Slay and parents,...

James Mcdermott

James Mcdermott

Mar 15, 2008

MSgt. James "J.C." McDermott, (USAF Ret.)Warner Robins – James "J.C." McDermott, 76, entered into rest on Saturday, March 15, 2008.MSgt. McDermott was born on June 23, 1931 in Gleason, Tennessee. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a devoted member of Central Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School for many years and was...

Martha Louise Nipper

Martha Louise Nipper

Mar 15, 2008

Martha "Louise" Joyner Nipper, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 15, 2008, surrounded by family at her niece's home in McDonough. She fought a courageous though brief battle with lung cancer. Born in Houston County on July 4, 1925, she was the daughter of Lewis Elijah and Susie Bell Jackson Joyner of Bonaire. Family...

Gary Stephen Corday

Gary Stephen Corday

Mar 14, 2008

Gary Stephen Corday, 51, unexpectedly passed away on March 14, 2008. He was born on August 11, 1956 to Saul and Rose Corday. He attended public schools in Otero County, New Mexico. In the fall of 1970, the family moved to Warner Robins. Gary graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1974.He attended Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama majoring in Rehabilitation...

Foy S. Evans

Foy S. Evans

Mar 14, 2008

Foy S. Evans, Mayor of Warner Robins from 1976 through 1984, died on Friday, March 14, 2008.His funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 17, 2008 at Central Baptist Church in Warner Robins. He will be buried at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Warner Robins. Evans, 88, a native of Americus, was founder of The Warner Robins Sun...