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Local Obituaries for McRae, GA, Telfair County and Surrounding Areas

Sandra Kay (Alford)  Johns

Sandra Kay (Alford) Johns

Sep 24, 2015

Sandra Kay Alford Johns, 50, of McRae, died Thursday, September 24. A memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 27, at the New Life Christian Ministries, with visitation a half hour prior to the service. A native of Norwalk, CT, she was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Emmett Johns, McRae; children, Amber Johns Hulett, Scotland,...

Chester L. Swain, Jr.

Chester L. Swain, Jr.

Sep 23, 2015

Chester L. Swain, Jr., 85, of McRae, died Wednesday, September 23.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, September 26, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Bethlehem (Sandhill) Church Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Swain was the son of the late...

Fannie Laura (Sandefur)  Lowie

Fannie Laura (Sandefur) Lowie

Sep 19, 2015

Fannie Laura Sandefur Lowie, 87, of Pitts, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, September 19, following a lengthy illness.  A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00P.M., on Tuesday, September 22, at Vienna Church of God with burial in the Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery, Pitts.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00 – 8:00P.M., at Vienna Church of God....

Murlene (Cheek)  Haymons

Murlene (Cheek) Haymons

Sep 10, 2015

Murlene Cheek Haymons, 80, of McRae, died Thursday, September 10.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, September 12, at Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Haymons was the daughter of the late Denver R. and Margie Lavender Cheek.  She was a Para-pro with the Telfair County School System and attended...

Barbara Winifred Langley

Barbara Winifred Langley

Sep 10, 2015

Barbara Langley, 79, of McRae, died Thursday, September 10, following a lengthy illness.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, September 13, at McRae First Baptist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 5:30-7:30P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home in McRae. A native of Mount Vernon, Georgia, Mrs. Langley was the daughter of the late Reba...

Florence Diane (Waters)  Volmar

Florence Diane (Waters) Volmar

Sep 9, 2015

Florence Diane Waters Volmar, 63, of McRae, died Wednesday, September 9.  Funeral services will be held at 2:30P.M., Monday, September 14, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Bethlehem (Sandhill) Church Cemetery. A native of Winterhaven, FL, Mrs. Volmar was the daughter of the late Dick and Betty Louise (Roberts) Holland.  She was a district manager with...

Doris (Monfort)  Welker

Doris (Monfort) Welker

Aug 8, 2015

Doris Monfort Welker, 95, of Westland, MI, died Saturday, August 8.  The family will receive friends at 11:00A.M., on Thursday, August 13, at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, GA, followed by a graveside funeral service at 3:00P.M., at Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native of Wheeler County, Ms. Welker was the daughter of the late Hugh Alexander Monfort and the late Stella...

Corey Mason

Corey Mason

Aug 8, 2015

Jonathon Corey Mason, 20, of Lumber City, died Saturday, August 8.  Funeral services will be held at 4:00P.M., Tuesday, August 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A lifelong resident of Telfair County, Corey was a graduate of Ocmulgee Academy and was employed as a meat cutter with...

Emma Lee (Thompson)  Crabb

Emma Lee (Thompson) Crabb

Aug 7, 2015

Emma Lee Thompson Crabb of Cumming, formerly of McRae, died peacefully on Friday, August 7.  Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, August 12, at Telfair Memorial Gardens, and a memorial service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, August 15, at Refuge Baptist Church, Cumming. A native of Dahlonega, Ms. Crabb lived in Atlanta for many years as...

Jerry Cleveland Vaughn

Jerry Cleveland Vaughn

Aug 7, 2015

Jerry Cleveland Vaughn, 67, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2015 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC. Mr. Vaughn was a son of the late Marion and Maxine Giddens Vaughn and the grandson of the late Joseph and Nannie (Rawlins) Vaughn and Chester and Claudie (Hart) Giddens. A resident of Henderson County for the past 10 years, he...

Paul Towns

Paul Towns

Aug 7, 2015

Paul Towns, 72, of McRae, died Friday, August 7.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, August 10, at Community Church of God, Helena, with burial in Harrelson Family Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mr. Towns was the son of the late Guy C. and Christine Briley...

Harriette (Kelly)  Reid

Harriette (Kelly) Reid

Jul 23, 2015

Harriette Kelly Reid, of Hazlehurst, died Thursday, July 23.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, July 25, at Telfair Memorial Gardens, McRae. A native of Sanford, FL, Mrs. Reid was the daughter of the late Roan Harry Kelly and the late Irene Margaret McPhail Kelly.  She attended Satilla Freewill Baptist Church and was a retired paraprofessional...

Angela (Stevens)  Taylor

Angela (Stevens) Taylor

Jul 21, 2015

Finalized arrangements... Angela Stevens Taylor, 57, of Helena, died Tuesday, July 21.  Funeral services will be held at 6:00P.M., Friday, July 24, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Harrelson Family Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A resident of Helena for most of her life, Ms. Taylor was the daughter of the late Jesse Edward...

Rachel (Heath)  Spires

Rachel (Heath) Spires

Jul 21, 2015

Rachel H. Spires, 74, of McRae, died Tuesday, July 21.  Funeral services will be held at 2:30P.M., Friday, July 24, at McRae Church of God with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native of Jackson, Ms. Spires was the daughter of the late Jarrell Wilson Heath and the late Rachel Elizabeth Patterson Heath, and was...

Mary  Jeanette (Joiner)  Pittman

Mary Jeanette (Joiner) Pittman

Jul 18, 2015

Mary Jeanette Joiner Pittman, 84, of McRae, died Saturday, July 18.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, July 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with Rev. L.S. Seabolt officiating.  Burial will be in Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Alamo, Ms. Pittman was the daughter of the late Franklin M. and Allie...

John Lee Thomas

John Lee Thomas

Jul 15, 2015

John Lee Thomas, 84, of McRae, died Wednesday, July 15.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, July 18, at McRae First Baptist Church, with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Thomas was the son of the late John Edward Thomas and the...

Lawrence "Lonnie" Elton Kahrmann

Lawrence "Lonnie" Elton Kahrmann

Jul 2, 2015

Lawrence Elton “Lonnie” Kahrmann, 84, of McRae, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, July 2.  Visitation will be held at 12:30P.M., Friday, July 3, at Vaughn Funeral Home, followed by the graveside funeral service at 2:00P.M. at Mt. Olivet Church Cemetery. A native of Essex, N.Y., Mr. Kahrmann was the son of the late Arthur and Irene...

Jeynelle (Vaughn)  Williams

Jeynelle (Vaughn) Williams

Jun 16, 2015

Jeynelle Vaughn Williams, 97, of Milan, died Tuesday, June 16.  Funeral services were held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, June 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Milan Cemetery. A native of Toombsboro, Ms. Williams was the daughter of the late James W. and Lola Pearl Sigler Vaughn.  A homemaker, she was a member of the 3M...

William "Bill" Edward Daniels

William "Bill" Edward Daniels

Jun 10, 2015

William Edward “Bill” Daniels, 86, of Milan, died Wednesday, June 10.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, June 13, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Rebecca Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, June 12, 6:00 – 8:00P.M. A native of Milan, where he lived most of his life, Mr. Daniels was the son...

Joseph Franklin Prescott, Sr.

Joseph Franklin Prescott, Sr.

Jun 5, 2015

Funeral services for Mr. Joseph Prescott will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, June 8, at Lumber City United Methodist Church with burial in the Riverside Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, 5:00-7:00P.M. Joseph Franklin Prescott, Sr. was born to Wilbur and Lillian Prescott on November 9, 1926.  A native of Burke County, Georgia, he graduated from Georgia Tech in 1950.  Mr. Prescott...

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