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

Bennett Howell

Bennett Howell

Dec 24, 2014

Bennett Howell, 62, of Helena, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Saturday, December 27, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00 – 8:00P.M. A native of Macon, Mr. Howell was the son of the late Frank and Ruby Walker Howell and was a truck driver...

Clarence Cameron Marchant

Clarence Cameron Marchant

Dec 19, 2014

Clarence Cameron Marchant, 83, of Milan, died Friday, December 19.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, December 21, at Rockwell Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Marchant was the son of the late Walter and Ruth Williams Marchant.  He was US Air Force...

Mary Anne (Eason)  Evans

Mary Anne (Eason) Evans

Dec 14, 2014

Mary Anne Eason Evans, 72, of Milan, died Sunday, December 14.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, December 17, at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church with burial in the Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Savannah, Mrs. Evans was the daughter of the late Hershel Bascom Eason and Vera Mae Cook Eason.  A retired Media...

Roger Duncan Batchelor, Sr.

Roger Duncan Batchelor, Sr.

Dec 11, 2014

Roger Duncan Batchelor, Sr., 87, of McRae, died peacefully, Thursday, December 11, at his home, surrounded by his family.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, December 14, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, with burial in the  Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mr. Batchelor was the son of the...

Joann (Lowie)  Selph

Joann (Lowie) Selph

Nov 28, 2014

Joann Lowie Selph, 78, of McRae, died Friday. November 28.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, November 29, at McRae First Baptist Church with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native of Abbeville, Ms. Selph was the daughter of the late William Oliver Lowie and Mary Josephine Lowie and was...

Mary Louise (Williams)  Walker

Mary Louise (Williams) Walker

Nov 18, 2014

Funeral services for Louise Williams Walker, 88, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grand mother will be held at McRae United Methodist Church on Thursday, November 20 at 11:00 A.M. with graveside services following at Milan City Cemetery. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the funeral. Mrs. Walker passed away on November 18, 2014 at McRae Manor Nursing...

Jewell Ellen May

Jewell Ellen May

Nov 17, 2014

Jewell E. May, 95, of McRae, died Monday, November 17. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, November 21, at Community Church of God, Helena, with burial at Harrelson Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Alamo, Miss May was the daughter of the late William Oris May and Minnie E. Horne May Smith. A member of Mt....

Patsy Belle (Anderson)  McClure

Patsy Belle (Anderson) McClure

Nov 9, 2014

Patsy Belle Anderson McClure, 75, of Baxley, died Sunday, November 9.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Wednesday, November 12, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native of Laurel Cliff, OH, Mrs. McClure was the daughter of the late Shad and Mary...

Peggy Joyce (Rainey)  Livingston

Peggy Joyce (Rainey) Livingston

Nov 7, 2014

Peggy Joyce Rainey Livingston, 58, of Alamo, died Friday, November 7.  Funeral services will be held at 4:00P.M., Thursday, November 13, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Riverside Cemetery, Lumber City.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Alamo, Ms. Livingston was the daughter of the late Mark...

Sally (Yawn Parker)  Garrison

Sally (Yawn Parker) Garrison

Oct 27, 2014

Sally Parker Garrison died Monday, October 27, 2014 at the Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.  Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Friday, October 31, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, Georgia, with burial in the Rockwell Church Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service. Ms. Garrison was born in Telfair County on February 2, 1939...

Christine (Briley)  Towns

Christine (Briley) Towns

Oct 25, 2014

Christine Briley Towns, 96, of McRae, died Saturday, October 25.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, October 28, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Central Grove Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00 - 8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Towns was the daughter of the late John Elton Briley and...

Javine (Davis)  Vaughn

Javine (Davis) Vaughn

Oct 23, 2014

Javine Davis Vaughn, 67, of Rhine, died Thursday, October 23.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, October 26, at Friendship Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Vaughn was the daughter of the late Preston and Isabell Hulett Davis.  She was an LPN with McRae Manor, Abbeville Nursing...

Alison L (Scott)  Viens

Alison L (Scott) Viens

Oct 14, 2014

Alison L. Scott-Viens, 43, of Bluffton, SC, died Tuesday, October 14.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, October 18, at Riverside Cemetery, Lumber City.  Visitation will be 5:00-7:00P.M.,  Friday, October 17, in Bluffton, SC. A native of Telfair County, Ms. Viens was the daughter of the late Archie Hayward Scott and Barbara Brewer Scott. Survivors include...

Raymond Eugene Taylor

Raymond Eugene Taylor

Oct 2, 2014

Raymond Eugene Taylor passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014, after an extended illness.  Services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, October 4, at Milan Baptist Church with Brother Aubrey Corbitt officiating, followed by a graveside service with Masonic rites at Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. Ray was born on September 2, 1940 to the late Clyde and Melcina...

Bernard Arthur Miller

Bernard Arthur Miller

Sep 16, 2014

Bernard Arthur Miller, 83, of Milan, went to be with our Heavenly Father Tuesday, September 16. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, September 19, at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will be Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Harrisville, MI, Mr. Miller was the son of the late Rev. Harold Charles “H.C.” and Annie Laurie Saunders Miller.  A...

Ruth Vaughn

Ruth Vaughn

Sep 11, 2014

Ruth Vaughn, 92, of McRae, died Thursday, September 11.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, September 13, at Friendship Church Cemetery. A native of Milan, Ms. Vaughn was the daughter of the late Joseph Robert and Mary Hulett Vaughn.  She was a member of Soul Cross Ministries and was a true entrepreneur, with a sales business...

Bobby Lee Holloway

Bobby Lee Holloway

Aug 17, 2014

Bobby Lee Holloway, 82, passed away in Dublin, Georgia on Sunday, August 17, 2014. Mr. Holloway was born in Lowell, Georgia, to parents Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Holloway, on December 17, 1931. He was a World War II veteran, and received the Victory Medal. He was a Real Estate Broker and businessman in Metro-Atlanta since 1957. Mr. Holloway is pre-deceased...

Pauline (Towns)  Patterson Garrison

Pauline (Towns) Patterson Garrison

Aug 11, 2014

Pauline Towns Patterson Garrison, 93, of Helena, died Monday, August 11, 2014, at Coliseum Medical Center, Macon.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, August 16, at McRae United Methodist Church with burial in the Midway Church Cemetery. Pauline was a native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, born October 26, 1920, the daughter of the late Arthur and...

Betty Rose (Gillum)  McDuffie

Betty Rose (Gillum) McDuffie

Aug 11, 2014

Betty Rose Gillum McDuffie, 82, of McRae, died Monday, August 11.  Funeral services will held at 11:00A.M., Thursday, August 14, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home  with visitation one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be private. A native of Rover, Arkansas, Ms. McDuffie was the daughter of the late Don and Sybil King Gillum and was the...

Galen Leigh Peterson

Galen Leigh Peterson

Jul 29, 2014

Galen Leigh Peterson, 55, of McRae, died Tuesday, July 29.  Visitation will be held from 1:30-2:30P.M., Thursday, July 31, at Scotland Baptist Church.  The funeral service and burial will be private. A native of Hapeville, Galen lived most of her life in Telfair County.  She attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College from 1976-1977, then Middle Georgia College until 1979, and from...

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