OBITUARIES

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

Sandra Gene (French)  White

Sandra Gene (French) White

Jul 10, 2014

Sandra Gene French White, 74, of Helena, died Thursday, July 10.  funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, July 12, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. A native of Bottom Creek, WV, Ms. White was the daughter of the late...

Jim Lane

Jim Lane

Jul 5, 2014

Jim Lane, 70, of McRae, died Saturday, July 5.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, June 7, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home and burial will follow in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with full military honors.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service. A native of Fredericksburg, VA, Mr. Lane was the son...

Kathy Elaine (McCarter)  Durden

Kathy Elaine (McCarter) Durden

Jun 18, 2014

Kathy Elaine McCarter Durden, 60, of Helena, died Wednesday, June 18.  Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, June 20, in the New Bethel Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 7:00-8:00P.M. A native of Brewton, AL, Kathy was the daughter of Doris Hook Seward and the late William McCarter.  She was a hairdresser for many years and worked at...

Henry Kenneth Boswell

Henry Kenneth Boswell

Jun 9, 2014

Henry Kenneth Boswell, 79, of Albany, died Monday, June 9.  Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, June 11, in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Boswell was the son of the late John E. and Janie Ward Boswell.  A member of Philema Road Baptist Church, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of the...

Eleanor Mae (Best)  Mauldin

Eleanor Mae (Best) Mauldin

Jun 8, 2014

Eleanor “Donda” Best Mauldin, passed way on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at the age of 76 in Stockbridge, Georgia from a lengthy illness.  And He said to them, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43). Eleanor came into this world on March 8, 1938 in Hazlehurst, Georgia as the first of five...

Harold White

Harold White

May 18, 2014

Harold White, 67, of Milan, died peacefully, Sunday, May 18.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, May 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. A native of the Cedar Grove community, Mr. White was the son of the late Harlow and Millie Mae White.  While living in Florida, he was a mechanic for many years with...

Jerry Reed Belcher

Jerry Reed Belcher

May 12, 2014

Jerry Reed Belcher, 72, of Helena, died Monday, May 12.  Funeral services will be held at 12:00Noon, Thursday, May 15, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Oak Land (Helena) Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday. 6-8P.M. A native of Pikeville, KY, Mr. Belcher was the son of the late Reed and Aileen Kerr Belcher and was married...

Bessie Lee (Tucker)  Owens

Bessie Lee (Tucker) Owens

May 12, 2014

Bessie Lee Tucker Owens, 94, of Alamo, died Monday, May 12.  Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, May 16, in the Oak Grove Cemetery, McRae, with visitation one hour prior to the service at Vaughn Funeral Home. A native of Helena, Ms. Owens was the daughter of the late John and Bessie Coleman Tucker and was the...

Bessie Wynell (Claxton)  Garrison

Bessie Wynell (Claxton) Garrison

May 8, 2014

Bessie Wynell Garrison, loving wife, mother and grandmother, age 94, of Milan, passed away Thursday, May 8th following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home in McRae with interment at Milan Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, May 10th from 7 until 9 p.m. Mrs. Garrison was born on May 24th,...

Dianne Dichelle McDuffie

Dianne Dichelle McDuffie

May 5, 2014

Dianne Dichelle McDuffie, 42, of Jacksonville, died Monday, May 5.  Funeral services were held at 3:00P.M., Wednesday, May 7, at Rockwell Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Dichelle was a native and lifelong resident of Telfair County. Survivors include her parents, Dianne and Ronnie Walker, Jacksonville; maternal grandparents, Joseph I. and Chesterlee Lowery Marchant, Milan; sister, Emily (Eddie)...

Cecil Frank Bohannon

Cecil Frank Bohannon

May 2, 2014

Cecil Frank Bohannon, 75, of McRae, died Friday, May 2.  Funeral services will be held at 4:00P.M., Tuesday, May 6, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Sand Grove Church Cemetery, Milan. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Bohannon was the son of the late Jack and Bessie Williams Bohannon and was married to...

Zella Pearl (Buckins)  Roberson

Zella Pearl (Buckins) Roberson

Apr 20, 2014

Zella Pearl Buckins Roberson, 73, of Hortense, died Sunday, April 20.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, April 23, at the Milan Church of God with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Hazlehurst, Mrs. Roberson was the daughter of the late John and Nettie Hand Buckins.  A member of Liberty Baptist Church,...

Frances (Stanley)  Stevenson

Frances (Stanley) Stevenson

Apr 6, 2014

Frances Stanley Stevenson, 79, of McRae, died Sunday, April 6.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, April 8, at Rockwell Baptist Church, with visitation one hour prior to the service.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Stevenson was the daughter of the late Robert L. “Rob” and Mildred...

Catharine (Harbin)  Batchelor

Catharine (Harbin) Batchelor

Mar 31, 2014

Catharine Harbin Batchelor, 93, formerly of McRae, died Monday, March 31.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Friday, April 4, at McRae First Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, where she lived most of her life, Ms. Batchelor was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Fannie...

Georgie Bell (Horton)  Hulett

Georgie Bell (Horton) Hulett

Mar 15, 2014

Georgie Bell Horton Hulett, 61, of Jacksonville, died Saturday, March 15.  Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Tuesday, March 18, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Central Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Georgia was the daughter of the late George C. and Mattie Bell Tribble...

Gladys Frances (Webb)  Buttram

Gladys Frances (Webb) Buttram

Mar 12, 2014

After a long illness of heart failure, Mrs. Gladys F. Webb Buttram, known as Mrs. B. to many, went to our Father’s home on high, March 12, at 9:11A.M., at Jonesboro Rehab.  She leaves behind her husband, John C Buttram, and daughter, Judith A. Buttram, both of Ellenwood; eight brothers-in-love and sisters-in-love; great many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and neighbors....

Mildred (Sellars)  Gay

Mildred (Sellars) Gay

Feb 24, 2014

Mildred Sellars Gay, 86, of McRae, died Monday, February 24. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, February 26, in the Central Grove Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mrs. Gay was the daughter of the late M.J. and Vada Kearce Sellars and was the wife of the late Fritz Gay.  ...

Arthur L. Hulett

Arthur L. Hulett

Feb 11, 2014

Arthur L. Hulett, 63, of Alamo, died Tuesday, February 11.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, February 14, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Riverside Cemetery, Lumber City.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Milan, Mr. Hulett was the son of the late Joe L. and Pauline Williams Hulett and was...

Marie (Smith)  Adams

Marie (Smith) Adams

Feb 10, 2014

Marie Smith Adams, 65, of Scotland, died Monday, February 10.  Funeral services will be private. A native of Metter, Ms. Adams was the daughter of the late Sam and Louise Dowd Smith.   She was the owner and operator of her own beauty shop and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints.  Ms. Adams was the...

Harold H. Plasky, Jr.

Harold H. Plasky, Jr.

Feb 1, 2014

Harold Harry Plasky, Jr., 66, of Helena, died Saturday, February 1.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00A.M., Thursday, February 6, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, followed by a committal service with full military honors at 2:00P.M., in the Andersonville National Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M.. A native of Chicago, IL, Mr. Plasky was the son of...

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