Huu Phu Nguyen, 72, of Warner Robins, formerly of Tifton, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in Warner Robins. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 16, 2012, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Family members will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 14, 2012 and Saturday, December 15, 2012, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, December 16, 2012, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mr. Nguyen was born on December 31, 1939 in Vietnam and was the son of Hinh V. Nguyen and Khuet Nguyen, both deceased. He was retired from Burlen Corporation and had lived the past seven years in Warner Robins and, prior to that, 13 years in Tifton. He served in the United States Army as a Green Beret.
Mr. Nguyen is survived by his wife, Hai Ngo of Tifton; two sons and daughters-in-law, Kiet and Truc Nguyen and Tuan and Hoa Nguyen, all of Tifton; three daughters and one son-in-law, Thu and Trai Truong and Thi Nguyen, all of Warner Robins and Dao Tran of Tifton; and nine grandchildren, Stephanie G. Nguyen, Brittney N. Truong, Bryan N. Truong, Dylan A. Strobel, Jayla T. Strobel, Fabio A. Tran, Austin A. Tran, Elaine A. Nguyen and Ken Nguyen.