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

Clara Mae (Brown)  Ryals

Clara Mae (Brown) Ryals

Jan 18, 2012

Clara Mae Brown Ryals, 80, of McRae, died Wednesday, January 18.  Funeral services will be at 1:00P.M., Saturday, January 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Sand Grove Cemetery, Milan.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Ryals was the daughter of the late...

Dorothy "Dot" R (Liles)  Ward

Dorothy "Dot" R (Liles) Ward

Jan 16, 2012

Dorothy “Dot” Rosalee Liles Ward, 74, died Monday, January 16.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Thursday, January 19, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Alabama, Mrs. Ward was the daughter of the late Albert and Hallie Haskins Liles and the wife of the...

Margaret (Dover)  Sheppard

Margaret (Dover) Sheppard

Jan 11, 2012

Margaret Dover Sheppard, 76, of McRae, died Wednesday, January 11.  Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Friday, January 13, at Faith Baptist Church with burial in the Dodge’s Chapel Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Sheppard was the daughter of the late Jim and Meda Smith Dover.  A homemaker and a member...

Christopher Tyler Steverson

Christopher Tyler Steverson

Jan 10, 2012

Christopher Tyler Steverson, 21, of McRae, died Tuesday, January 10.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, January 15, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Blockhouse Cemetery, Jacksonville.  Visitation is 6:00 - 9:00P.M., Saturday. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Steverson was the son of Chris W. Steverson and Shalon...

Eddie Morris Knight

Eddie Morris Knight

Dec 24, 2011

Eddie Morris Knight, 74, of McRae, died Saturday, December 24. Visitation will be Monday December 26, from 1:00-3:00P.M., followed by a graveside service at 3:30P.M., in the Rockwell Cemetery. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Knight was the son of the late Morris and Genettie Gay Knight. He was a retired truck driver and mechanic. Survivors include daughters, Ann (Kenneth)...

William Chester Stanley

William Chester Stanley

Dec 21, 2011

William Chester Stanley, 74, of Milan, died Wednesday, December 21.  Graveside services will be at 11:00A.M., Friday, December 23, in the Rockwell Cemetery.  The family will receive friends on Thursday evening at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Stanley was the son of the late Hill and Grace Yawn Stanley and was married to the...

Velma (Dover)  Spires

Velma (Dover) Spires

Dec 16, 2011

Velma Dover Spires, 70, of McRae, died Friday, December 16.  Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Sunday, December 18, at Milan Church of God with burial in the Sandhill Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Spires was the daughter of the late Jim and Meda Smith Dover.  She was co-owner/operator of McRae...

Annie Elizabeth (Wooten)  Horton

Annie Elizabeth (Wooten) Horton

Dec 13, 2011

Annie Elizabeth Wooten Horton, 98, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday, December 13.  Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Thursday, December 15, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Horton was the daughter of the late Oscar and Ida Mae Clements...

Daniel Lloyd Selph

Daniel Lloyd Selph

Dec 7, 2011

Daniel Lloyd Selph, 27, of McRae, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011.  Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Faith Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native of Telfair County where he lived most of his life, and an avid tennis player, Daniel was an aspiring aircraft mechanic who loved being with friends...

Ernestine (Stovall)  Stovall

Ernestine (Stovall) Stovall

Nov 20, 2011

Services for Lillian Ernestine Stovall, age 89, of McRae, Georgia will be held on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at 2:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home Chapel, McRae, Georgia.  Burial will follow at Red Hill Church Cemetery. Ms. Stovall died Sunday, November 20, 2011.  Born in Telfair County on June 2, 1922, the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Ben Stovall,...

Hennilu (Maxwell)  Geiger

Hennilu (Maxwell) Geiger

Nov 20, 2011

Henrietta Louise (Hennilu) Maxwell Geiger, 96, died on Sunday, November 20, at Serenity Hospice in Dublin, Georgia.  Funeral services for Mrs. Geiger will be held on Wednesday, November 23, at 11:00A.M., at the United Methodist Church of McRae, Georgia with Rev. Jimbo Dominey and Rev. Dr. Edwin L. Willis officiating.  Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in McRae....

Pete C. Fulford

Pete C. Fulford

Nov 17, 2011

Pete C. Fulford, 83, of McRae, died Thursday, November 17..  Funeral services will be at 2:30P.M., Saturday, November 19, at Helena Baptist Church with burial in the Helena Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:30 – 8:30P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Fulford was the son of the late James D. and Maggie Cravey Fulford, and husband of...

Lucinda (Johnson)  Martin

Lucinda (Johnson) Martin

Nov 16, 2011

Lucinda “Cindy” Johnson Martin, 66, of Milan, died Wednesday, November 16.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 12:00Noon on Friday, November 18, in the Studstill Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Martin was the daughter of the late Zachariah Daniel Studstill, Sr., and Jimmie Clarke Studstill.  A loving mother and grandmother, she attended China...

Willie Reid Wright, Jr.

Willie Reid Wright, Jr.

Nov 7, 2011

Willie Reid Wright, Jr., 80, of Alamo, died Monday, November 7.  Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Thursday, November 10, at Union Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Wright was the son of the late Willie Reid Wright, Sr., and Sarah Viola Ryals Wright.  ...

Julia "Judy" Ann (Peavy)  Friend

Julia "Judy" Ann (Peavy) Friend

Oct 22, 2011

Julia “Judy” Ann Peavy Friend, 71, of Ft. Valley, died Saturday, October 22.  A memorial service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, October 30, at Peachtree Baptist Church, Byron. Born in Telfair County, Ms. Friend was the daughter of the late Nelson A. and Vada Irvin Peavy.  A member of Peachtree Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her...

James "Cotton" F. Selph

James "Cotton" F. Selph

Oct 19, 2011

James Franklin “Cotton” Selph, 85, of Milan, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, October 21, at Freedom Baptist Church with burial in the Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Selph was the son of the late Ben and Mary Jane White Selph.  A retired...

Pearl (Bush)  McDuffie

Pearl (Bush) McDuffie

Oct 6, 2011

Pearl Bush McDuffie, 94, of McRae, died Thursday, October 6.  Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Sunday, October 9, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the McDuffie Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00–8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. McDuffie was the daughter of the late Luther Alexander and Mattie Bass Bush.  A homemaker...

Wilson Albert Cartwright

Wilson Albert Cartwright

Oct 3, 2011

Wilson Albert Cartwright, 62, of Midway, died Monday, October 3.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Thursday, October 6, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Macedonia Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Cartwright was the son of Grace Ryals Wheeler and the late Wilson Morris Cartwright.  An insurance...

Marietta (Ward)  Lowie

Marietta (Ward) Lowie

Sep 26, 2011

Marietta Ward Lowie, 76, of Fitzgerald, died Monday, September 26.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Thursday, September 29, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Oakland (Helena) Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County, Mrs. Lowie was the daughter of the late Augustus Jones Ward and Mary Bell Collins Ward.  She was...

Brenda Yvonne (Steverson)  Stewart

Brenda Yvonne (Steverson) Stewart

Jul 18, 2011

Brenda Yvonne Steverson Stewart, 53, of Macon, died Monday, July 18.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Friday, July 22, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Blockhouse Cemetery, Jacksonville.  Visitation is 9:30-11:00A.M, Friday. A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Stewart was the daughter of Yvonne Strom Nunnold and the late William Alex Steverson.  She...

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