OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Bessie Irene (Carpenter)  Cason

Bessie Irene (Carpenter) Cason

Sep 5, 2012

Bessie Irene Carpenter Cason, 73, of Helena, died Wednesday, September 5.  Graveside funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Saturday, September 8, in the Fishing Creek Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Cason was the daughter of the late Leroy and Catherine Varnadoe Carpenter.  She worked as an LPN at the Dodge and...

Mary Seina (Heath)  Johnson

Mary Seina (Heath) Johnson

Sep 2, 2012

Mary Seina Heath Johnson, 77, of McRae, died Sunday, September 2.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, September 5, at McRae First Baptist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late Arthur G. and Frances Sullivan Heath.  A homemaker for...

Larry Dean Powell

Larry Dean Powell

Aug 18, 2012

Larry Dean Powell, 68, of Lumber City, died Saturday, August 18.  Funeral services are at 4:30P.M., Monday, August 20, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Dodges Chapel Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 3:00P.M. until service time. A native and lifelong resident of Lumber City, Mr. Powell was the son of the late Roy E. and...

Fred Robert Haymons, Sr.

Fred Robert Haymons, Sr.

Aug 14, 2012

Fred Robert Haymons, Sr., died Tuesday, August 14.  Funeral services will be at 10:00A.M., Friday, August 17, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Lumber City.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Haymons was the son of the late Lucien and Zimmie Odom Haymons and was married to...

Waymon Sanford LaFavor

Waymon Sanford LaFavor

Aug 10, 2012

Waymon Sanford LaFavor, 83, of McRae, died Friday, August 10.  Funeral services will be at 4:00P.M., Sunday, August 12, at Chauncey Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County and longtime resident of Telfair County, Mr. LaFavor was the son of the late Simmie S. and Essie Mae Selph LaFavor.  ...

Minnie (Hulett)  Spires

Minnie (Hulett) Spires

Aug 9, 2012

Minnie Hulett Spires, much loved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, went to be with the Lord on August 9, 2012 at the age of 81 years 11 months and 28 days. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM, Sunday, August 12th, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.  Services will conclude with interment at Rebecca Baptist Church Cemetery in...

Lucille (Russ)  Williams

Lucille (Russ) Williams

Aug 7, 2012

On Tuesday, August 7, Willie Lucille Russ Williams, 91, was called to her heavenly home. A lifetime resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Williams was born on June 1, 1921, in the Grahamville Community, to Jasper Quincy Russ, Sr. and Sarah (Sadie) Graham Russ.  She attended Uniondale and Workmore Schools in Telfair County.  Mrs. Williams was the widow of William C....

Charlie Paul Giles

Charlie Paul Giles

Jul 17, 2012

Charlie Paul Giles, 78, of McRae, died Tuesday, July 17.  Funeral services will be at 10:00A.M., Friday, July 20, at Faith Baptist Church.  Burial will follow at 1:00P.M., in the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Milledgeville.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Bluffton, Mr. Giles was the son of the late Lester and Emma Snipes Giles.  He was a member...

Marie (Fulford)  Jeffries

Marie (Fulford) Jeffries

Jul 10, 2012

Marie Fulford Jeffries, 66, of McRae, died Tuesday, July 10.  Funeral services will be held at 1:30P.M., Friday, July 13, at Helena Baptist Church with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Jeffries was the daughter of the late Pete Fulford and the late Amy Rhodes Fulford Blackburn.  She...

Eschol Danny Coleman

Eschol Danny Coleman

Jul 1, 2012

Danny Coleman, 54, of Cochran, died Sunday, July 1.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00P.M., Thursday, July 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Jacksonville.  Visitation is Thursday, from noon until the service hour. A native of Perry, Mr. Coleman was the son of the late Eschol Daniel and Grace...

Carrie Rebecca "Reba" (Spires)  Whidby

Carrie Rebecca "Reba" (Spires) Whidby

Jun 29, 2012

Carrie Rebecca "Reba" Spires Whidby, 82, of Macon, died Friday, June 29.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Monday, July 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Rebecca Cemetery, Milan.  Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Whidby was the daughter of the late Lee and Carrie Rebecca Pipkin Spires.  A...

James Ray Bohannon

James Ray Bohannon

Jun 18, 2012

James Ray Bohannon, 57, of Milan died Monday, June 18.  Graveside services will be held at 4:00P.M., Thursday, June 21, in the Hopewell Church cemetery, Rhine. A native of Jacksonville, FL, Mr. Bohannon was the son of the late J.R. and Hazel Hatten Bohannon. An Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a truck driver.  Mr. Bohannon was...

Florence Eugene (Selph)  Reynolds

Florence Eugene (Selph) Reynolds

Jun 17, 2012

Florence Eugene Selph Reynolds, 93, of McRae, died Sunday, June 17.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, June 20, at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County, Ms. Reynolds was the daughter of the late John Henry and Cassie Locke Selph, and was...

Roy Sidney Powell

Roy Sidney Powell

Jun 12, 2012

Roy Sidney Powell, 74, of McRae, died Tuesday, June 12..  Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Thursday, June 14, at the McRae First Baptist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Powell was the son of the late Roland Q. and Naomi Burkett Powell.  He...

Joseph Robert McGee

Joseph Robert McGee

May 31, 2012

Joseph Robert McGee, 32, of Chauncey, died Thursday, May 31.  Funeral services will be at 4:00P.M., Sunday, June 3, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Little Rock Cemetery, Alamo.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Dade City, FL, Mr. McGee was the son of Betty McGee Nash and the late Jesse Robert McGee,...

Anne (Bradfield)  Tyor

Anne (Bradfield) Tyor

May 27, 2012

Anne Bradfield Tyor passed away peacefully on May 27, 2012 in the Pavilion at Croasdaile Village Retirement Community. Anne was born in McRae, Georgia at her grandfather’s home on February 19, 1925.  As a child, Anne took dancing and piano lessons, and she also played the drum in the marching band.  Anne graduated from Florida State College for Women in...

Emily Jane (Mann)  Davidson

Emily Jane (Mann) Davidson

May 25, 2012

Emily Jane Mann Davidson, 73, of McRae, died Friday, May 25.  Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Sunday, May 27, at the McRae United Methodist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. Born December 30, 1938, in McRae, Mrs. Davidson was the daughter of the late Emily Flanders and William S. Mann, Jr.  She was...

Marlene (Davis)  Jeffries

Marlene (Davis) Jeffries

May 22, 2012

Marlene Davis Jeffries, 68, died Tuesday, May 22.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Friday, May 25, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the New Red Hill Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00–9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mrs. Jeffries was the daughter of the late Charlie F. and Alice Faye Jones Davis. She...

Betty Lou (Howell)  Howard

Betty Lou (Howell) Howard

May 21, 2012

Betty Lou Howard, 70, of Jacksonville, died Monday, May 21, at home following a short illness.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, May 23, at Mt. Galilee Baptist Church with burial in the Clements Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Howard was the daughter of the late Henry C. and Ideatha...

Virginia Burch (Steverson)  Eve

Virginia Burch (Steverson) Eve

May 16, 2012

Virginia Steverson Burch Eve, 85, formerly of McRae, died Wednesday, May 16.  Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00P.M., Saturday, May 19, with the funeral service following at 2:00P.M., in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home.  Interment will be in the Blockhouse Cemetery. A native of Jacksonville, Mrs. Eve was the daughter of the late Walter and Molly Mixon Steverson.  She was...

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