Perry, GA, Georgia - Hildred Tate Chesley, 92, passed away on January 12, 2026, in Perry, Georgia. She was born in Exeter, Maine, on November 25, 1933, to the late Harvard and Marguerite (Batchelder) Tate.

She grew up in East Corinth, Maine, where she graduated from East Corinth Academy as valedictorian in 1952. She attended Husson Business College in Bangor, Maine, and later received an associate degree in business administration from Macon Junior College in Macon, Georgia.

She married her high school sweetheart. MSgt. Alton Robert "Mickey" Chesley. She was a wonderful mother and devoted wife who supported her husband throughout his military career. She also had a career with Civil Service and retired from Robins Air Force Base as a C-130 Program Manager in December 1987.

Her church home was The Assembly at Perry and Warner Robins. She was a member of the Centerville, Warner Robins, and Ted Wright senior citizens clubs. She was also a member of the Perry Senior Center.

Hildred and Mickey enjoyed their early retirement days for five years living at Lake Sinclair with many family gatherings there. Then they enjoyed camping and traveling together full-time visiting most of our beautiful State and National Parks for nine years before returning to live in Warner Robins in 1999 and later in Perry, Georgia.

In addition to her husband of 61 years, she was preceded in death by her twin sister, Mildred Balthis; brother, Kenneth Tate; sister, Sandra Blackwell; brother-in-law, Wilbert Campbell; sister and brother-in-law, Anne and Floyd Wiggin; sister and brother-in-law, Winona and James Ugone; and sister-in-law, Jean Chesley. Hildred's memory will be forever treasured by her devoted daughters, Bonnie Franklin of Perry, Georgia, and Trina Collins (Tom) of Perry, Georgia; sister-in-law, Beverly Tate of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine; sisters, Lois Crane (Neil) of Dexter, Maine, and Pearl Campbell of Bangor, Maine; brother-in-laws, Earl Blackwell of Clinton, Maine, and Roger Chesley of Brewer, Maine; grandchildren, Megan Franklin of Reno, Nevada, Jennifer Collier (Brent) of Perry, Georgia, Tony Collins (Julie-Ann) of Cumming, Georgia, Melissa Riley (Brad) of Fort Valley, Georgia, and Michael Collins (Krissy) of Kathleen, Georgia; great-grandchildren, Dr. Maggie Spivey of Savannah, Georgia, Katie Spivey of Perry, Georgia, Jacob (Laramie) Spivey of Hawkinsville, Georgia, Maddie Collins of Cumming, Georgia, and Allen and Callie Collins of Kathleen, Georgia; great-stepgrandchildren, Maddie Collier of Perry, Georgia, Katie, Jacob, and Josh Griffis of Kathleen, Georgia; two great-great-grandsons, Tate and Jace Spivey of Hawkinsville, Georgia.

Visitation will be Saturday, January 17, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Magnolia Park Cemetery, where Hildred will be laid to rest next to her husband, Mickey. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully request memorial donations be given in memory of Hildred Chesley to The Assembly Missions Program, P.O. Box 1447, Warner Robins, GA 31099 or Georgia Hospice Care, 645 Tallulah Trail, Suite 202, Warner Robins, GA 31088.