OBITUARIES

Jun 9, 2020

Mrs. Betty Maxine Chambers Knowles died at her home on Tuesday, June 09, following an extended illness.

A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

Mrs. Knowles was born in Milan, Georgia and graduated from Milan High School.  She was employed as a telephone operator in Macon before moving back to Milan and...

Jun 8, 2020

David Jesse Carnes, Jr., 65, of Milan died suddenly on Monday, June 8.  A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, David was the son of the late David Jessie Carnes, Sr. and the late Mary Lizzie Davis Carnes.  A US Navy veteran, David was a retired...

May 30, 2020

Bernice Lutrelle Strom Daniels, 86, of Milan, died Saturday, May 30, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 6:00P.M., Sunday, May 31, at Rebecca cemetery, with visitation is one hour prior to the service.

A native of Milan, where she lived most of her life, Ms. Daniels was the daughter of the...

May 28, 2020

Ruby Carol Clements Strom, 77, of McRae, passed peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, May 28, following a lengthy illness. A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Sunday, May 31, at Telfair Memorial Gardens with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service.

A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Strom was the daughter of...

May 19, 2020

Ruby Lee Cooper Giddens, 96, of Jacksonville, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 19.  A graveside visitation will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, May 23, at Telfair Memorial Gardens, followed by the graveside service at 11:00AM.  All are welcome, but due to COVID-19, we do encourage attendees to practice social distancing.

The daughter of the late Carl Seward...

Apr 18, 2020

Charles Edward Valentine, 54, of McRae, died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes, on Saturday, April 18.  A memorial service will be planned at a later date.

A native of Oakland, CA, Mr. Valentine was the son of the late Patrick Valentine and the late Carol Mullen.  A gentle giant, he was an I.T. Tech with...

Apr 5, 2020

Betty Jane White Coleman Hanson, 82, of McRae, died Sunday, April 5, following a lengthy illness.  A private graveside service will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, April 9, at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.  Ms. Hanson’s nephew, Rev. William Henry “Billy” Coleman, and Rev. Darren Talley will officiate.  Livestream will be available at www.vaughnfh.com and on Facebook...

Apr 4, 2020

Rosemary Miller Pope, 76, of McRae died peacefully at her home on April 4.

A native of Albany, Ms. Pope was the daughter of the late J.B. Miller, Jr. and the late Louise Cochran Miller.  She was the wife of the late James “Jimmy” William Pope, Jr.  Retired after 31 years as a first grade teacher at...

Feb 24, 2020

Gwendolyn Ward Smith, 77, of Centerville, died Monday, February 24, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, February 27, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

A native of Lumber City, Mrs. Smith was the daughter...

Feb 23, 2020

Myrtle Elizabeth Hicks Brock, 83, of the McRae, died Sunday, February 23, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M, Wednesday, February 26, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-9:00P.M.

A native of Chatsworth, Ms. Brock was the daughter of the late...

Feb 9, 2020

Forrest Chambers Garrison, 75, of Chattanooga, TN, died Sunday, February 9, 2020, following a brief illness. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 15th at 2 P.M. at Midway United Methodist Church, McRae, Georgia. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.

Born on June 14, 1944...

Feb 1, 2020

Ramal Jeanette Stone Short, 82, of Hazlehurst, died Saturday, February 01.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00P.M., Tuesday, February 4, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Clements Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Telfair County where she lived most of her life, Ms. Short was the daughter of...

Jan 16, 2020

Thomas Eason Evans, 47, of Milan, died Thursday, January 16.  A visitation will be held at 1:00P.M., Saturday, January 18, at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, followed by a funeral service at 3:00P.M.  Burial will be at Milan Cemetery.

A native of Milan, Mr. Evans was the son of Eddie Evans and the late Mary Anne Eason...

Jan 6, 2020

George Richard “Ricky” Harrelson, 60, of Jacksonville, died Monday, January 06, following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, January 8, at McRae Church of God.  Visitation will be held Tuesday from 6:00-8:00P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home.

A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Harrelson was the son of the late Eugene and...

Dec 27, 2019

Martha “Alice” Peterson, 84, of McRae, Georgia, passed peacefully in her sleep, with her daughter, Mitsy, by her side, at Serenity Hospice in Dublin, Georgia on December 27, 2019. A graveside service will be held at 1:00P.M., Monday, December 30, at Telfair Memorial Gardens, followed by visitation at Vaughn Funeral Home.

Alice was born to Herbert and...

Dec 13, 2019

Sheila Denise Pickren Powell, 53, of McRae, died Friday, December 13.  A visitation will begin at 12:30P.M., Sunday, December 15, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, followed by a memorial service at 2:00P.M..

A native of Hazlehurst, Ms. Powell was the daughter of Kenneth and Jeanette Duncan Johns and the late Johnny Pickren.  A traveling RN,...

Nov 25, 2019

Martha Roberson Boone, 83, of Jacksonville, died Monday, November 25, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M. on Wednesday, November 27, at Sharon Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Boone was the daughter...

Nov 2, 2019

Janet Ashley Evans, 87, of McRae, died Saturday, November 2, following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, November 4, at McRae Presbyterian Church followed by burial at Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

A native of Scotland, Ms. Evans had lived most of her life...

Nov 1, 2019

Mary Willene Cravey Marchant, 88, of Milan, died Friday, November 1 following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, November 3, in the chapel of Vaughn funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Ms. Cravey was...

Oct 22, 2019

Alan Jeff Williams, Sr., 64, of Milan died Tuesday, October 22, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, October 25, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Milan Cemetery.

A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mr. Williams was the son of the late Henry Gilbert Williams and the...