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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...
Mary Della Burch
May 31, 2015
Mary Della Burch, 77, of Macon, died Sunday, May 31. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, June 3, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. A native of Telfair County, Miss Burch was the daughter of the late Edgar Sylvester Burch and...
Jim Shelton Rhodes
May 21, 2015
Jim Shelton Rhodes, 84, of McRae, died Thursday, May 21. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, May 24, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Central Grove Church Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Rhodes was the son of the late Joe and Margie Hulett Rhodes and...
Judy Mae (Clements) Gore
May 19, 2015
Judy Clements Gore, 75, of Gray, died Tuesday, May 19. Funeral services will be held at 1:30P.M., Friday, May 22, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with visitation beginning at 12:00 Noon. Rev. Terry Hedden will officiate. Born in Wheeler County and a native of Telfair County, Ms. Gore was the daughter of the late Clyde V. Clements...
James William "Jimmy" Pope
May 4, 2015
James William “Jimmy” Pope, Jr., 75, of McRae, died Monday, May 4. A memorial service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, May 7, at McRae United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Jimmy was the son of the late James William Pope, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Holland Pope. ...
Ronald Alan Pittman
Apr 18, 2015
Ronald Alan Pittman, 60, of McRae, died Saturday, April 18. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, April 20, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. Visitation will be Sunday, 4:00-6:00P.M. A native of Jacksonville, FL, Mr. Pittman was the son of the late Oris Thomas Pittman and Jeanette Joiner Pittman. He was employed with Reeves Construction and...
James W. "Jimmy" Harwell
Mar 12, 2015
James W. “Jimmy” Harwell, 74, of McRae, died Thursday, March 12. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, March 15, at Oak Grove Cemetery. A gathering of friends will begin one hour prior to the service at the cemetery. A native of Savannah, Mr. Harwell was the son of the late Stewart Bascom Harwell and Dorothy Haney...
James Farris Jones
Mar 10, 2015
James Farris Jones, 74, of Cochran, died Tuesday, March 10. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, March 11, at Blockhouse Cemetery, Jacksonville. A native of Jacksonville, Mr. Jones was the son of Laurine Burch Pierce and the late Andrew Julian Jones and was married to the late Edda Mae Roberson Jones. He had worked with the...
Sarah Evelyn Thrasher
Mar 7, 2015
For 72 years Lyn blessed her family with kindness and grace. She was the daughter of Evelyn Thaxton Thrasher and Tigner Emmett Thrasher of McRae, Georgia and Macon, Georgia. Born in McRae, Georgia, she lived most of her adult life in Macon, Georgia. Lyn passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015 in Phoenix Arizona. She is survived by her sons,...
Vernon Eschol Adams
Mar 7, 2015
Vernon Eschol Adams, 65, of Eastman, died Saturday, March 07. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, March 10, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. Visitation will be Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of McRae, Vernon was the son of the late Eschol Vernon Adams and Dorothy Dorris Livingston Adams. He was a US Army veteran of the...
Bobby Alton Coleman
Mar 6, 2015
Bobby Alton Coleman, 78, of McRae, died Friday, March 6. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, March 8, at Southside Baptist Church with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Saturday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Coleman was the son of the late Andrew "A.T." and Lois Wilkerson Coleman. He was a member and deacon of...
Josephine (Pierce) Parsons
Feb 19, 2015
Mrs. Josephine Pierce Parsons of Atlanta, Georgia, age 93, died February 19, 2015. Visitation will begin at 1:00P.M., Sunday, February 22, at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, followed by a graveside funeral service at 2:30P.M., in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Parsons was born October 20, 1921 in Alamo, Georgia, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Council Pierce. ...
Manda Lutrelle (Selph) Knowles
Feb 18, 2015
Manda Lutrelle Selph Knowles, 82, of McRae, died Tuesday, February 17. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Saturday, February 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Siloam Church Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Milan, Ms. Knowles was the daughter of the late Oakley Selph, Sr. and Essie Hulett Selph. She was married...
Janet L. Stewart
Jan 13, 2015
Janet L. Stewart of Jacksonville, GA, formally of Elkhart, IN, died at MCCG, Macon, GA, on January 13, 2015, following an extended illness. Janet was born on July 18, 1926, to Elmer and Helen Gantz. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Ricky Etling. Survivors include 3 sons, Jim Stewart, Port Orchard, WA, Tom (Gabe) Stewart, Bristol, IN, and...
Pamela Charisse (Holland) Brown
Jan 4, 2015
Pamela Charisse Holland Toler Brown, 42, of Scotland, died Sunday, January 4. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Thursday, January 8, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Hazlehurst Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to the funeral. Pam was a waitress at Waylon's and attended the Church of God in Hazlehurst and the Towns Church...
Gerald Croteau
Jan 2, 2015
Joseph Alfred Gerald Croteau, 79, of McRae, died Friday, January 2. A private graveside funeral service will be held at Midway Church Cemetery. Gerald, a native of Chartiersville, Canada, was the son of the late Fred Napolean Croteau and the late Marie Antoinette Dubois Croteau. He was a US Marine veteran and for many years was a fishing guide in...
Julian Anderson Williams
Dec 29, 2014
Julian Anderson Williams died at his home in Douglas, Georgia on December 29, 2014. Julian was born in Douglas on June 13, 1940 to J.D. and Mattie Anderson Williams. He grew up in Jacksonville, Georgia, the oldest grandson of Mary and Walter Anderson and Effie and Dave Williams. Julian attended Telfair County and Coffee County Schools, and Gordon Military Academy....
Simon "John" Hulett, Jr.
Dec 27, 2014
Simon “John” Hulett, Jr., 59, of McRae, died Saturday, December 27. Funeral services will be held at 3:30P.M., Tuesday, December 30, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Blockhouse Church Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Hulett was the son of the late Simon Hulett, Sr. and the late...
Zelda (White) Knowles Selph
Dec 27, 2014
Zelda White Knowles Selph, 77, of Milan, died Saturday, December 27. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, December 29, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Siloam Church Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Ms. Selph was the daughter of the late George and...
Mary Marguerite (Horton) Smith
Dec 25, 2014
Mary Marguerite Horton Smith, 88, of McRae, died Thursday, December 25. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Tuesday, December 30 at McRae First Baptist Church with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Monday, 6:00 – 8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Ms. Smith was the daughter of the late Henry Preston Horton and Fannie Lou Gore...
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