Emory Sylvester Waters Sr.

Emory Sylvester Waters, Sr. -WARNER ROBINS - Emory S. Waters, Sr., 89, entered into rest on Saturday, January 30, 2010. -Mr. Waters was born on September 30, 1920 in Brooklet, Georgia. A veteran, he proudly served his country in the United States Navy, participating in the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. He also served in the Pacific, under Admiral Bull Halsey on the USS Escalante, earning four bronze stars and witnessed the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay in August 1945. He also participated in the Korean Conflict. Subsequent to his military service, he worked at Robins Air Force base as a Material Management Supervisor until his retirement. Though in the last two years he attended Harmony Community Church, he had been a long-time member of Green Acres Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and taught Sunday School. He especially enjoyed gardening, sharing his crops with neighbors and friends, and volunteering at a local soup kitchen. He was predeceased by his wife of sixty years, Nadine Smith Waters, parents, Sylvester D. Waters and Annie Ola Bryan Waters, three brothers and one sister. -His memory will forever be treasured by his daughter, Linda W. Carroll Brooksville, Florida; son, Emory S. Waters, Jr. and wife Phyllis, Big Spring, Texas; daughter, Emily W. Borowiec and husband Tom, Spring Hill, Florida; son, Timothy C. Waters and wife Nancy, Byron; six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. -Visitation will be Monday, February 1, 2010 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at McCullough Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 3P.M. on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Harmony Community Church (Byron), the Reverend Terry Hendrix and Pastor Johnny Ellison officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the home of Tim and Nancy Waters in Byron. -Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry for the family. -McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Emory Waters