OBITUARIES

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...

Oct 5, 2019

Barney Mack Selph, 61, of McRae, died suddenly on Saturday, October 5.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 5:00P.M., Tuesday, October 8, at Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery, Milan.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.

A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mr. Selph was the son of the late Thomas Ervin Selph...

Sep 22, 2019

Betty Sue Spires Rawlins, 77, of McRae, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, September 22, following a lengthy illness.  A visitation will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, October 12, at Vaughn Funeral Home, followed by a memorial service at 11:00A.M., in the chapel.

A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mrs. Rawlins was the daughter of...

Sep 22, 2019

Gene Calvin Garmon, Jr., 61, of Mt. Vernon, died peacefully at his residence on Sunday, September 22, following an extended illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, September 30, at Middleton Memorial Cemetery, Ludowici, GA.  Visitation will be 6:00-9:00P.M., Sunday at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

A native of Atlanta, Mr. Garmon was the...

Sep 5, 2019

Walter Aaron Bland, Sr., (Buck), age 73, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 5, after an extended illness.  Buck was born August 11, 1946 in Douglas, Georgia, to Julian and Dorothy Bland of Jacksonville, Georgia.  He attended Telfair County schools, was retired from General Motors Corporation and was an army veteran.  Buck had resided for the past 28 years in...

Aug 25, 2019

Tommy Redmond Yawn, Jr., 62, of Rhine, died Sunday, August 25, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, August 27, at Rockwell Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be 6:00-8:00P.M., Monday, at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Yawn was the son of the...

Aug 14, 2019

Eugene Talmadge Howard, 78, of Jacksonville, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019, following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, August 17, at Clements Cemetery at Mt. Galilee.  Visitation will be held from 6:00 – 9:00P.M., Friday.

A native of Dodge County, Mr. Howard was the son of the late Edgar and...

Aug 13, 2019

Emily Wilda Powell, 78, of Lumber City, died Tuesday, August 13, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, August 17, at Dodges Chapel Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00P.M., Friday at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

A native and lifelong resident of Lumber City, Mrs. Powell was the daughter of the...

Jul 31, 2019

Jane Riddle, 80, of McRae, died Wednesday, July 31, following an illness.  Visitation will be at 10:00A.M., Friday, August 2, at Vaughn Funeral Home, followed at 11:00A.M., by a memorial service in the chapel.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Riddle was the daughter of the late Orin and Mattie Britt Towns.  A member...

Jul 30, 2019

Geneva Dyal Spires, 72, of Milan, died Tuesday, July 30.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Friday, August 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Midway Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-9:00P.M.

A native of Jeff Davis County, Ms. Spires was the daughter of the late Bennie and Jewel Turner...

Jul 27, 2019

Waunelle "Nell" Boone Terry, 92, died Saturday, July 27, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, August 3, at Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery, Rhine, GA.

A native of Telfair County and a teacher for most of her life, Ms. Terry was the daughter of the late Will and Estelle Coleman...

Jun 27, 2019

Peggy Gilder Walker, 87, formerly of McRae, died Thursday, June 27.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, June 30, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.

A native of Wheeler County, Ms. Walker was the daughter of the...

Jun 18, 2019

Kimberly Wilkes Yawn, 36, of Eastman, died Tuesday, June 18.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, June 23, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae with burial at Harrelson Family Cemetery, Helena.

A native of Vidalia, Mrs. Yawn was the daughter of the late Rev. Edward Donovan “Don” Wilkes, Sr., and the late...

May 30, 2019

Omie Oneita Gay Padgett, 93, of Jacksonville, died Thursday, May 30, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, June 1, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Friendship Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-9:00P.M.

A native of Rhine, Ms. Padgett was the daughter of the late William Reuben...