OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for McRae, GA, Telfair County and Surrounding Areas
Mary Hazel (Williams) Wilcox
May 12, 2012
Mary Hazel Williams Wilcox, 82, formerly of Jacksonville, died Saturday, May 12. A graveside service will be held at 10:00A.M., Tuesday, May 15, in the Blockhouse Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00 - 8:00P.M. A native of Jacksonville where she lived most of her life, Mrs. Wilcox was the daughter of the late Joseph and Effie Pearl Williams. Although she was...
Terrell Buford Cook, Sr.
May 3, 2012
Terrell Buford Cook, Sr. Buford Cook went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The owner and operator of Pine Leaf Investments, he lived a remarkable life that touched many people. Born on June 21, 1932 to Ray Vaughn “Varney” and Susan Brown Cook, the sixth of seven children, his childhood was filled with stories about...
Elizabeth (Raynor) Bush
Apr 26, 2012
Emma Elizabeth Raynor Bush, 87, of McRae, died Thursday, April 26.. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Saturday, April 28, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with visitation immediately following. Interment will be at 2:30P.M., in Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Bush was the daughter of the late John D. and...
Bill Walsh
Apr 16, 2012
Bill Walsh, 64, of Scotland, died Monday, April 16. Funeral services will be at 3:30P.M., Thursday, April 19, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Scotland Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native of Hazlehurst, Mr. Walsh was the son of Ruby Spell Manning and the late John Edward Walsh. He was retired from Tolleson...
Polly (Giddens) Moon
Apr 15, 2012
Mrs. Polly Giddens Moon, 83, entered into rest Sunday, April 15, 2012 after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Friday, April 20, 2012 at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Ben Waller officiating and eulogy given by her nephew, Tom Sanders. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. The daughter of the late Walter...
Eschol Daniel Coleman
Apr 14, 2012
Warner Robins-Eschol Daniel Coleman, 95, formerly of Milan, died Saturday, April 14. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, April 17, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Coleman was the son of the late Daugherty “Shorty” and Katie Lou McDuffie Coleman. He...
Sue Swanson
Apr 4, 2012
Sue Parkerson Swanson, 65, of Milan, died Wednesday, April 4. A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:30A.M., Saturday, April 7, in the Milan Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Swanson was the daughter of Mollie Sue Kelly Parkerson and the late Bealer Franklin Parkerson. A retired teacher at Telfair County Middle School, she was...
William Landon Conner
Apr 1, 2012
William Landon Conner, 12, of McRae, graduated to Heaven with honors on Sunday, April 1. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00P.M., Thursday, April 5, at China Hill Christian Church, with burial in the Milan Church of God Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 5:00-8:00P.M. A lifelong resident of Telfair County, Landon attended Milan Church of God and China Hill...
Nancy (Vaughn) Lanier
Mar 25, 2012
Nancy Vaughn Lanier, 49, of McRae, died Sunday, March 25, Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Tuesday, March 27, at Primitive Grove Church Cemetery, Metter. A native of Eastman, Mrs. Lanier was the daughter of the late Junior Vaughn and Estelle Sheffield Yawn. A CNA with McRae Manor, she also did some private duty caretaking. Mrs. Lanier was...
Flurry Wicker Peede
Mar 22, 2012
Flurry Wicker Peede, 77, of Lumber City, died Thursday, March 22. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, March 24, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Sand Grove Cemetery, Milan. Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Montezuma, Mr. Peede was the son of the late Flurry Gilbert and Belle Pearl Peede. An...
Jettie (Spires) Knowles
Mar 21, 2012
Jettie Spires Knowles, 94, of McRae, died Wednesday, March 21. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Saturday, March 24, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Knowles was the daughter of the late Charlie and Ada Renew Spires and was...
Chester "C.L." L. Tucker
Mar 20, 2012
C.L. Tucker, 92, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at his home in McRae, GA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsa Wofford Tucker, in March of 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, March 23, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 6:00-8:00P.M. Thursday. He is survived by...
Yvonne (Purvis) Roberson
Mar 5, 2012
Yvonne Purvis Roberson, 72, of Glenwood, died Monday, March 5. A memorial service will be held at 4:00P.M., Friday, March 9, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. A native of Wheeler County, Mrs. Roberson was the daughter of the late Howard and Rosa Manus Purvis. She had retired from J.C. Penney, and was a member of Macedonia Baptist...
Ernest Dykes, Sr.
Mar 2, 2012
Ernest Dykes, Sr., 84, of McRae, died Friday, March 2 Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Monday, March 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Dykes was the son of the late Daniel and Nellie Sheffield Dykes and married...
Christine (Yawn) Brown
Mar 1, 2012
Christine Yawn Brown, 91, of McRae, died Thursday, March 1. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, March 4, at Faith Baptist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Levie Tildon Yawn and Minnie Rawlins Yawn. She attended...
Roger Brett Hartley
Feb 24, 2012
Roger Brett Hartley, 25, of McRae, died Friday, February 24. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, March 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Hartley was the son of Roger and Joan Shadix Hartley of McRae. He...
Grace (Tribble) Pope
Feb 20, 2012
Lillie Grace Tribble Pope, 74, of Lumber City, died Monday, February 20. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Thursday, February 23, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Dodge’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Pope was the daughter of the late Osie S. Tribble, Sr....
Henry "Buck Shot" Dave Yawn
Feb 19, 2012
Henry Dave “Buck Shot” Yawn, 80, of McRae, died Sunday, February 19. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Tuesday, February 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Trinity Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Yawn was the son of the late Spurgeon “S.W.” and Mary Lee Davis Yawn. ...
Lucille (Varnadoe) Walden
Feb 6, 2012
Lucille Varnadoe Walden, 95, of Lumber City, died Monday, February 6. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, February 8, at Lumber City Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens, McRae. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Walden was the daughter of the late Robert Lee “Jack” and Ada Catherine Pope Varnadoe. She was a...
William Steverson
Jan 20, 2012
William Steverson, 93, of Scotland, died Friday, January 20. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Sunday, January 22, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Blockhouse Cemetery, Jacksonville. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. The son of the late William Jesse and Fannie Pittman Steverson, Mr. Steverson graduated from Milan High School and attended South Georgia College. He...
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