OBITUARIES

May 31, 2017

Alice Faye “Jennie” Bentley, 71, of McRae, died Wednesday, May 31.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, June 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Bentley was the daughter of the late Charlie Fulton Davis...

May 25, 2017

Tommy Daniel Selph, Sr., 77, of McRae, died Thursday, May 25, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, May 27, at Telfair Memorial Gardens.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Selph was the son of the late Oakley and Essie Louise Hulett Selph.  He was a cattle...

May 22, 2017

Polly Shepherd Bowen, 87, of Milan, died Monday, May 22.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, May 25, in Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-7:30P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Ms. Bowen was the daughter of the late Will Shepherd, Sr. and the late Maebell Selph Shepherd.  A member of Milan...

May 18, 2017

Barbara Elizabeth Ponder Smith died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at the age of 99 years.  Mrs. Smith was born in Rhine, Georgia on November 13, 1917.  She graduated from Weslyan College in 1938.  On January 21, 1941 she married Dr. Frederick Augustus Smith of McRae, Georgia, who preceded her in death.  Mrs. Smith was a member of the McRae...

May 16, 2017

Grady Williams, 81, of McRae, died Tuesday, May 16.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00P.M., Saturday, May 20, at McRae Church of God with burial in the Oakland (Helena) Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Williams was the son of the late Daniel and Maggie Cravey Williams.  A...

May 4, 2017

Baby Hazel-Grace Kaye Spikes gained her heavenly wings on Thursday, May 4.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Sunday, May 7, at Vaughn Tabernacle Cemetery.

Survivors include her parents, Harrison Blake Spikes and Kerstin Kaye Flint, maternal grandmother, Tryan Otis, paternal grandparents, Gary & Sheila Vaughn Spikes, and...

Apr 15, 2017

John Edward David “Sonny” Royal, 78, of the China Hill Community (Milan), died Saturday, April 15, following a brief illness.  Funeral services will be held at 4:00P.M., Tuesday, April 18, at Bethel United Methodist Church, Rhine, with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Abbeville, Mr....

Apr 11, 2017

Haley Danielle Smith, 28, of Milan, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, April 14, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at New Red Hill Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Miss Smith was a student and a member...

Mar 30, 2017

Johnnie Lee Loden Hulett, 61, of Helena, died Thursday, March 30.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, April 1, at Telfair Memorial Gardens.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Loden was the daughter of the late John William and Verta Mae Fordham Loden.  She was a homemaker for most of...

Mar 25, 2017

Sandra Selena Pittman Morris, 70, of Milan, died Saturday, March 25.  A memorial service will be held at 5:00P.M., Wednesday, March 29, at McRae Church of God with Pastor Danny Joiner officiating.

A native of Macon, Ms. Morris was the daughter of the late Mary Pittman Wrye.  A former nurse, she worked in nursing homes and hospitals...

Mar 11, 2017

Winnette Green Fletcher, 97, was called to be with her God on March 11, 2017.  Born to James Herbert and Carrinee Stripling Green on September 3, 1919, she was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, J.B. Fletcher, and two sisters, Hazel Hoeschen and Cortez Ritchie.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, March 15, at...

Mar 6, 2017

Tammie Renee Haymons Dopson, 28, of Jacksonville, died Monday, March 6.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00P.M., Thursday, March 9, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Fishing Creek Cemetery.

A native of Lumber City, Tammie was the daughter of the late Robert Larry Haymons and Marilyn Foskey Haymons.  A member...

Feb 18, 2017

Rosie Viola “Cricket” Gray-Dowdy Williamson, loving wife, mother and grandmother, 79, of Milan, died Saturday, February 18.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, February 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

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

Feb 13, 2017

John Turner “Johnny” Thomas, 60, of McRae died Monday, February 13.  A memorial service will be held at 1:30 Wednesday, February 15, at McRae Presbyterian Church with visitation one hour prior to the service.

A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Johnny was the son of Esther Bailey Thomas and the late John Lee Thomas. He was...

Feb 10, 2017

Virgil Carl “Pete” Cameron, Jr., 79, of Milan, died Friday, February 10, following a lengthy illness.  Funeral services will be held at 12:00Noon, Sunday, February 12, at Bethlehem (Sandhill) United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.

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

Feb 8, 2017

James Leon “Pee Wee” Burkhalter, 65, of Alamo, died Wednesday, February 8, following a brief illness.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, February 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Scotland Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-9:00P.M.

A native of Lumber City, Mr. Burkhalter was the son of the late...

Feb 6, 2017

Dr. William Jesse Briggs, III, 82, of Milan, died Monday, February 6, following a brief illness.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, February 9, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Midway Church Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 12:30P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home.

A native of...

Feb 3, 2017

Nancy Lee Widrick Case, 65, of Helena, died Friday, February 3, following a brief illness.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, February 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

A native of Syracuse, NY, Mrs. Case was the daughter of the late Weldon Lee Widrick and Faith Widrick.  She owned an assisted...

Jan 18, 2017

Aloe Boswell, 80, of Camilla, died Wednesday, January 18.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:45P.M., Saturday, January 21, in Telfair Memorial Gardens.  In the case of in-climate weather, the service will be held in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home.  Visitation will begin at 1:00P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home.

A native of Telfair County,...

Jan 7, 2017

Rev. Johnny Lawrence Taylor, 62, of Eastman, died Saturday, January 7.  Funeral services will be held at 4:00P.M., Tuesday, January 10, at Community Church of God, Helena, with burial in the Harrelson Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Valdosta, Rev. Taylor was the son of Cathryn King Lozano and the late Lawrence R. Taylor.  He...