OBITUARIES

Aug 16, 2016

William Register, Jr., 79, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday, August 16.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, August 18, at Emmanuel Apostolic Church with burial in the Blockhouse Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-9:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Register was the son of the late Stacey and Annie Mae Roberson Register.  A...

Aug 11, 2016

Mattie Lou Vaughn Cravey, 93, of Milan, died Thursday, August 11.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, August 16, at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-9:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mrs. Cravey was the daughter of the late Joe Cleveland Vaughn and the...

Aug 1, 2016

Melvie Jane Brown, 78, of Eastman, died Monday, August 01.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00P.M., Wednesday, August 3, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Sand Grove Church Cemetery, Milan.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

A native of Telfair County where she lived most of her life,...

Jul 16, 2016

Wesley Greer Hicks, 67, of McRae, died Saturday, July 16.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.

A native of Stone Mountain, Mr. Hicks was the son of the late Robert W. and Lila Mae Greer Hicks.  He was a former stock broker and former manager of Telfair County’s Farmer’s Market, and was well...

Jul 7, 2016

Delbert Wesley Davis, 31, of Helena, died Thursday, July 7.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00A.M., Wednesday, July 13, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Hulett Cemetery.  Visitation is 6:00-9:00P.M., Monday and Tuesday.

A native and lifelong resident of Helena, Mr. Davis was the son of the late Jimmy Lawrence...

Jun 2, 2016

Catherine Rowe Walden, 93, of Fayetteville, formerly of Lumber City, died Thursday, June 2.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, June 6, at Fishing Creek Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Sunday, 4:00-6:00P.M.

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

Jun 1, 2016

Lewis "Earl" Ethridge Seay, Jr., 67, of McRae died Wednesday, June 1.  A memorial talk will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, June 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with Sammy Jackson presiding.

A native of Milan, Mr. Seay was the son of the late Lewis Etheridge Seay, Sr. and Sallie "Doll" Harrell Seay. Formerly a...

May 29, 2016

Bonnell Whitehead Riddle, 88, of Alamo, died Sunday, May 29.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, June 1, at Alamo First Baptist Church with burial in the Alamo Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mrs. Riddle was the daughter of the late M.F. and Kathleen Rabun Whitehead...

May 26, 2016

Gladys “Two-One” Jones, 93, of McRae, died Thursday, May 26.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, May 31, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Antioch #2 Cemetery, Milan.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Telfair County where she lived most of her life, Two-One was the daughter of the...

May 25, 2016

Ernestine Hilliard Pitts, 64, of Rhine, died Wednesday, May 25, following a lengthy illness.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, May 28, at Hopewell Baptist Church with burial in the Sand Grove Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Fitzgerald, Mrs. Pitts was the daughter of the late William Henry Hilliard, Sr. and...

May 23, 2016

Martin Mendoza Rosales, 61, of McRae, died Monday, May 23, following a brief illness.  A funeral mass was held at 7:00P.M., Wednesday, May 25, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Hazlehurst, GA.

Born in Mexico, Mr. Mendoza was the son of the late Sadot Mendoza Orsorio and the late Raquel Rosales Mendez.  He was employed with Husqvarna.

May 7, 2016

Mr. J.Q. Russ, Jr., 80, of Jacksonville, died Saturday, May 7, following a brief illness.  Funeral services will be private.

A native and lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Mr. Russ was the son of the late Jasper Quincy Russ, Sr. and the late Sarah Graham Russ.  A well respected and lifelong farmer, he was an active member of...

May 7, 2016

Walter C. Riddle, Jr., 95, of Alamo, died Saturday, May 7.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, May 10, at Alamo First Baptist Church with burial in the Alamo Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Alamo, Mr. Riddle was the son of the late Walter C. Riddle, Sr. and...

May 3, 2016

Frances Marie (Eubanks) Rismiller (91 years old) was born in Augusta, Georgia on August 1st, 1924 to John Ramsey Eubanks (Harlem, GA) and Alice Louise (Wilcox) Eubanks (McRae, GA).  She had one sibling, Marjorie Kershaw Jones (December 11, 1926 - May 20 2013).  Frances retired (1983) from the United States General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Frances was a member...

Mar 26, 2016

Myrtice Bell Smith Guin, 90, of Towns, died Saturday, March 26.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Monday, March 28, at Towns Church of God with burial in Springhill Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Ms. Guin was the daughter of the late Grover Patrick Smith and the late Ruth...

Mar 12, 2016

Nell Renew Williams, age 78 of Orange, Texas, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, March 16, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, GA, with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 5:00-7:00P.M. Nell was born in Milan, Georgia...