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DECEMBER 31,2002 BUIE. McMahan BYRON - Bill E. McMahan, 74, died Tuesday, December 24, 2002. Services were at 7 p.m., Thursday, December 26, 2002 at Heritage Memorial Funeral Home, with visitation immediately fol lowing. Private burial was at Andersonville National Cemetery. Mr. McMahan, a thirty-five year resident of Middle Georgia, was retired from the USAF and Bill’s Washer and Dryer Repair. He was a member of Robins Ramblers Square Dance Club and an active member of Byron Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Ellen; two sons, Donald (Sue), David (Alta); and four grandchildren, Becky, Megan, Donna, and Will McMahan. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Byron Baptist Church Building Fund at 100 White Road, Byron, GA 31008. Heritage Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Carol Morrow Prince White PERRY - Carol Morrow Prince White, 58 died in Houston, Texas on December 26, 2002. Mrs. White was a native of Troy, Ohio and was the daughter of the late M.T. and Mary M. Morrow. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 31 at the chapel of Watson-Hunt Funeral Home in Perry with interment in Perry Memorial Gardens. Visitation was Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. White attended the Perry Schools and was a chef and a truck driver. She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Dunn of Savannah and Melissa Bryant of North Carolina; two sons, Thomas Tramel of Houston, Texas, David Tramel and Travis Tramel, both of North Carolina; a sister, Judy (Horace) Flournoy of Perry; brothers, Richard (Kaye) Morrow of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Raymond (Joyce) Morrow of Elizabeth City, No. Carolina and Jerry (Willorene) Morrow of Lawrenceville. Her husband, James White and a daughter, Jessie White preced ed her in death. Those who wish to sign the online registry can go to watson hunt.com. Denver £ Paul, Sr. MACON - Denver E. Paul, Sr., 63, passed away Saturday, December 28,2002. Services will be at 4EM. Tuesday in the Chapel of Heritage Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Parkway Memorial Gardens with full military honors. Visitation will be from 7:00 until 9:OOEM. Monday evening. Mr. Paul was bom in Malden, MO to the late Clarence and Anna Mae Robinson Paul. A sister, Mildred Patrick and brother, Cletus Paul, also preceded him in death. Mr. Paul was retired from the U.S. Air Force and Civil Service at Robins Air Force Base. While serving two duties in Vietnam, Mr. Paul received many awards and decorations including the Bronze Star. Mr. Paul was a member of the Beaver Swamp Hunting Club in Jones County and attended Faith Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his wife, Della Marie Paul of Macon; daughter, Anna Marie (Jim) Ottinger of Macon; son, Denver E. Paul, Jr., of Warner Robins; grandson, James Robert Ottinger of Camp Lejuene, NC, Jessica Nicole Paul of Warner Robins and Jeremy Lee Ottinger of Macon. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association at PO. Box 2065, Macon, GA in memory of Mr. Paul. Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Hilda Laverne Ryan WARNER ROBINS - Hilda Laverne Ryan, 80, of Warner Robins died Saturday, December 21, 2002. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 26, 2002 in the chapel of Heritage Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Rev. David Miller will officiate. Mrs. Ryan, a native of Vidalia, was the daughter of the late Dewitt and Lillian Wooten Griffin. Her daughter Jan Ryan preced ed her in death. -Survivors include her husband, William Thomas Ryan Sr. of Warner Robins; sons: Sam Ryan of Ocklawaha, FL, William Thomas Ryan Jr. and Mike Ryan, both of Warner Robins; nephew, Dean Bloom of Lawrenceville; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The family received friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Heritage Memorial Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Juanita T. Kiser WARNER ROBINS - Mrs. Juanita T. Kiser, 78, of 144 Little John Lane died Sunday, December 22, 2002. Funeral services were 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shirley Hills Baptist Church. Rev. Andy Cook and Dr. Napp Grenade officiated. Burial followed at Magnolia Park Cemetery. The family received friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and may be contacted at the residence. The family will receive flowers or memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Houston County, 2066 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, GA 31093. Mrs. Kiser, a native of High Shoals, GA, was the daughter of the late Emmit M. and Evie Brooks Tarpley and the mother of the late Richard T. Kiser. She retired after 30 years with the Houston County Board of Education where she served as an administrative secretary at Warner Robins High School. She was a member of Shirley Hills Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Arthur J. Kiser, Warner Robins; her adopted daughter, Pennie (Larry) Crutchfield, Warner Robins; granddaughters, Deena Quinn and Cassy Crutchfield, both of Warner Robins; brothers: Lamar Tarpley, Albany, Jack Tarpley, Dalton, Robert Tarpley, North Charleston, SC and Harry Tarpley, Hendersonville, TN sister; Rebecca Tarpley, Stone Mountain and a host of nieces and nephews. Christopher-Smith Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Mary T. Rice WARNER ROBINS - Maiy T. Rice, 85, died Tuesday, December 24, 2002. Services were at 11 a.m., Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial at Parkway Memorial Gardens. A rosary was said at 6 p.m. Thursday evening at Heritage memo rial Funeral home with visitation following until 8 p.m. Mrs. Rice was born in Ottawa, IL. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a retired Registered Nurse. Survivors include her husband, A. W. (Bill) Rice of Warner Robins; two daughters: Willene Johnson of Bonaire and Teresa Davis of Louisville, KY; son, Butch Rice of Warner Robins; brother, Steven Prosen of Gatinburg, TN; nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. Contributions may be made to the Victoria’s Garden at 1010-A South Houston Lake Road, Warner Robins, GA 31088 in memory of Mrs. Rice. Heritage Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (9/fclwiiiries (Eije ptoustcm jMume Mildred Vlula Robertson HAYNEVILLE - Mildred Vlula Robertson, 93, died Tuesday, December 24, 2002 at Taylor Regional Hospital. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM, Friday, December 27, 2002 at the First Baptist Church of Hayneville with Rev. David Fisher officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 PM, Thursday, December 26, 2002 at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home. Mrs. Roberson was a native of Evergreen Alabama, the daughter of the late Samuel Stephen Gerald Jr and Lillie Lee (Ridgeway) Gerald. She was a homemaker, the widow of Edward Marvin Roberson and was preceded in death by four brothers. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hayneville. Survivors include: a daughter, Mary R. Weekley of Hawkinsville; sisters, Candace Ward and Louise McDavid, both of Fairhope AL; grandchildren, Candace (Shannon) Spradley and Paula (Ricky) Speir, all of Hawkinsville; Lester (Sally)Weekley and Francis Weekley, all of Hayneville; and Diane (Bruce) Capehart of Warner Robins; great-grandchildren, Patrick Cleveland, Jesse and Joel Weekley, Leslie and Thomas Capehart, Allen Morrow and Andy Holland; great-great grandchildren, Victoria Cleveland and Mikayla Welborn. Those who wish may sign the guestbook registry online at wat sonhunt.com Nan A. Musselwhite WARNER ROBINS - Nan A. Musselwhite, 68, of Warner Robins, died Sunday, December 29, 2002. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at First Baptist Church of Warner Robins. Burial will follow in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Rev. Hubert Whitten and Rev. Jerry Walls will officiate. -Mrs. Musselwhite, a native of Arabi, GA, was the daughter of the late Euel and Luel Stripling Acree. Her husband, Joe D. Musselwhite, Sr. and two grandchildren, Bert Dalton and Canon Norris preced ed her in death. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught in the preschool department for many years. She retired as the Director of Macon State’s College’s Warner Robins Campus and served for several years on the Board of Directors for Hospice of Houston County. Survivors include her children, Joe D. (Kyra) Musselwhite, Jr., Teri (Curtis) Dalton, Lisa (Greg) Norris, all of Warner Robins and Cathy (Earl) Liberty of Valdosta; grandchildren, AE2 Joe D. Musselwhite, 111 of the US Navy, Mark Musselwhite, Tyler Musselwhite, Eric Dalton, Cody Norris, all of Warner Robins and Abigail Liberty of Valdosta. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 9:OOEM. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Houston County, 143 Westover Drive, Warner Robins, GA 31088. Heritage Memorial Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. RobertD. Rainey PERRY - Robert D. Rainey, 82, died Tuesday December 24, 2002 in his home after battling with cancer. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 27, 2002 at Perry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6-7:30 PM, Thursday, December 26, 2002 at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home. Mr. Rainey was a native of Turner County, the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Rainey and Selma (Cleghorn) Rainey. He ‘ retired from Civil Service in 1980 with 39 years of service and later worked for Ace Hardware in Perry for 10 years. He was a member of Perry United Methodist Church and the Howell Cobb Sunday School Class. Sons, Robert Franklin Rainey (1980) and Daniel Crawford Rainey (1986) preceded Mr. Rainey in death. Sisters, Mae Ashley and Ruby Ware and brothers, John and Harry Rainey also preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Bernice Spell Rainey; chil dren, Mary Ann Hill and her husband, Hugh of Perry, Michael Roy Rainey and his wife, Dora of Lawrenceville, and William Wren Rainey and his wife, Paige Dawson Rainey of Hawkinsville; sisters, Norma Austin and Verlon McHugh; a brother, David Charles Rainey, all of Ashburn; 13 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren and many nieces and rtephews. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Ashburn, % David Rainey, 536 Grand Street, Ashburn, GA 31714. Those who wish may sign the guestbook registry online at wat sonhunt.com. SSgt Westley Hodge Mcßroy, USAF (Ret) WARNER ROBINS - SSgt Westley Hodge McElroy passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2002 at Houston Medical Center. Services was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 28 in the Chapel of McCullough Funeral Home. Visitation was be held on Saturday beginning one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment was in Lay Cemetery in Miflin, Alabama. Born in Eros, Louisiana, SSgt McElroy was retired from the United States Air Force and was a veteran of World War 11, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He retired from Civil Service at Robins Air Force Base after 32 years of service. His wife, Velma McElroy, and parents, Andrew D. and Maude E. McElroy, preceded him in death. Survivors include his son, Westley Mac Elroy, Jacksonville, FL; daughter, Karen McElroy, Warner Robins; son, Mark McElroy, Warner Robins; brother, Elton McElroy, Cocoa Beach, FL; and two grandchildren. Go towww.mcculloughlh.comto sign Online Registry for the fam ily- McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Westley McElroy Sylvia £ Wolte WARNER ROBINS - Sylvia E. Wolfe, 69, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2002. Services will be at 2EM. Tuesday in the Chapel of Heritage Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 7:00 until 9:OOEM. Monday evening. Mrs. Wolfe was bom in Davenport, VA to the late Robert and Susie Rasnake Street. Her sister, Leah Presley, brothers, Tivis (Doc) Gibson, Jimmy Street, Robert B. Street, Franklin D. Street and Richard Street also preceded her in death. Mrs. Wolfe was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bonaire and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of fifty years, Ezra Wolfe of Warner Robins; daughter: Renee Johnson of Centerville; sons, Jeff T. Wolfe of Byron, Ronald L. Wolfe of Bonaire and Verle (Reba A.) Wolfe of Centerville; grandchildren, Eric (Parish) Gainous of Warner Robins, Justin Wolfe of Centerville, Jacob Wolfe, Jessica Wolfe and Ashley Wolfe, all of Bonaire; great-granddaughter, Jalah Gainous of Warner Robins; sisters, Gay Johnson of Abingdon, VA, Kathleen Shoemaker of Nickelsville, VA and Irene Hall of New Port, Richey, FL; brothers, Tommy Street of Bee, VA and Joe Street of Lenoir, NC; special sister-in-law: Mary H. Bond of Kingsport, TN; several nieces and nephews. Contributions may be made the American Cancer Society at EO. Box 4406, Macon, GA 31208 in memory of Mrs. Wolfe. Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. BILL HARDIN MUSIC FACTORY OUTLET 5-Plece An t Junior drum yM, DRUM s 2 9g”wsgg WARNER ROBINS MACON MACON 1835 WATSON BLVD. 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