OBITUARIES

May 29, 2019

Ralph Harold Foster, 66, of McRae, died Tuesday, May 29, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:30P.M., Sunday, June 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

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

May 19, 2019

Leonard ‘Anthony’ Dennis, Jr., 19, of Helena, died suddenly Sunday, May 19.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Thursday, May 23, at Community Church of God with burial at Harrelson Family Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

Born in Hawkinsville, Anthony was a 2017 Honor Graduate of Wheeler County High School...

Apr 13, 2019

Mae Elizabeth Broadaway Walker, 89, formerly of McRae, died Saturday, April 13, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, April 15, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home followed by a visitation until 1:00P.M.

A native of Memphis, TN, Ms. Walker was the daughter of the late John Charles Broadaway, the...

Mar 8, 2019

Jacqueline “Jackie” G. Conley, 69, of Helena, died Friday, March 8, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, March 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Pleasant Grove Church cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Dodge County, Ms. Conley was the daughter of the late...

Feb 28, 2019

Joe Tom Vaughn, 66, of Rhine, died Thursday, February 28.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, March 3, at Sharon Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be an hour prior to the service.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Vaughn was the son of the late Eddie...

Feb 13, 2019

Thomas Jackson Cravey, 76, of Helena, died Wednesday, February 13, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, February 16, at New Red Hill Holiness Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

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

Jan 25, 2019

Annie Ruth McLeod Willcox, 93, of Lumber City, died Friday, January 25.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., on Tuesday, January 29, at Lumber City United Methodist Church with burial at Riverside Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

A native of Toombs County, Ms. Willcox lived most of her life in Telfair...

Jan 15, 2019

Quinton Wayne Mullis, age 80, of McRae, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 18, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home in McRae. Lay-minister Norwood Davidson and Bill McKinnon, Sr. will preside over the service. Interment will follow in Telfair Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Mullis...

Jan 9, 2019

Joseph Rouss Sumner, Sr., 95, of Dublin, died Wednesday, January 9, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00p.m., Friday, January 11, at Siloam Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the funeral service.

A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Sumner was the son of the...

Jan 8, 2019

Lena Hulett Blizzard, 96, of Jacksonville, GA, died Tuesday, January 8.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, January 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with visitation an hour prior.  A committal service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, January 12, at Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Douglasville.

A native of Telfair County, where...

Jan 6, 2019

Mr. Taylor Millwood, of Milan, died Sunday, January 06, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, January 9, at Rockwell Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

A native of Carbon Hill, Alabama, Mr. Millwood was the son of the late...

Dec 14, 2018

Charles Malette Knowles, 74, of Milan, died Friday, December 14, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, December 16, at New Red Hill Holiness Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Knowles...

Dec 8, 2018

Charles H. Grimes, 82, of Helena, died Saturday, December 08, following a brief illness.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Tuesday, December 11, at Friendship Holiness Baptist Church with burial at Grimes Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Grimes was the son of the late Rev. Esker and...

Dec 3, 2018

Rudell Nelms Dennis, 99, of Fort Valley, died Monday, December 3.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, December 6, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Mt. Olivet Church Cemetery, Helena.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Glenwood, Ms. Dennis was the daughter of the late Thomas T. and...

Nov 18, 2018

Robert Herman Hulett, 73, of McRae, died Sunday, November 18.  A visitation will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, November 23, at Vaughn Funeral Home, followed by a funeral service at 3:00P.M.  Burial will be at Friendship Church Cemetery.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Hulett was the son of the late Hugh Dorsey Hulett...

Oct 31, 2018

Billy Purvis, 85, of Alamo, died Wednesday, October 31, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Saturday, November 3, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Alamo Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-9:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Purvis was the son of the late...

Oct 29, 2018

Joane Claire Spires, 50, of McRae, died Monday, October 29, following an illness.  A private funeral service will be held with burial at Bethlehem (Sandhill) Church Cemetery.

Born in Hollywood, FL, Miss Spires was the daughter of Steve Spires and the late Patricia Cornell Spires.  She had attended Telfair County Schools and was a member of Bethlehem...

Oct 27, 2018

Kenneth Aaron Monroe, Sr., 75, of Scotland, died suddenly on Saturday, October 27.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Thursday, November 1, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

A committal service will be held at 4:00P.M., Thursday at Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, FL.  Nephews,...

Oct 26, 2018

Lucile Hulett Carnes, 99, of Milan, died Friday, October 26.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, October 28, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Hulett Cemetery.  Visitation will begin an hour prior to the service.

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

Sep 18, 2018

David Franklin Floyd, Jr., 47, of McRae, died Tuesday, September 18.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, September 20, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A Telfair County resident, Mr. Floyd was the son of David Franklin Floyd, Sr. and the late Brenda...