OBITUARIES

Jul 5, 2023

Donald K. Rich, 67, of McRae, died peacefully Wednesday, July 5, 2023, following a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at 4:00P.M., Friday, July 7, at Byron Baptist Church, Byron, GA.

A native of Macon, Mr. Rich was the son of the late James Franklin Rich and the late Pearl Cowart Rich.  A Shriner and...

Jun 22, 2023

Velma Howard Cameron, 77, of McRae, died Thursday, June 22, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, June 25, at Bethlehem-Sandhill Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Wheeler County, Mrs. Cameron was the daughter of the late Edgar Truett Howard and the...

Jun 20, 2023

Sarah Marjorie (Margie) Lord-Burch, age 95 of McRae, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. She was born to the late Joseph Robert and Sarah Molcie Smith-Lord on August 30, 1927 at the Lord family farmhouse in Laurens County. Marjorie grew up in Dudley, Georgia and graduated from Dexter High School in Dexter, Georgia. She went on to...

Jun 7, 2023

Bobby Laverne Grimes, 84, of McRae, died peacefully Wednesday, June 7, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, June 10, at Friendship Holiness Baptist Church with burial at Grimes Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00 - 8:00P.M.

A native of Wheeler County where he lived most of his life, Mr. Grimes was...

May 28, 2023

Julie Ann Jones Dopson, 64, of Jacksonville, died Sunday, May 28, following a brief illness.  A private memorial service will be held.

A native of Warner Robins, Ms. Dopson was the daughter of the late Julian Carlton Jones and the late Cherry Vernita Redmond Tootle.  She was a CNA and had worked with Dogwood Gardens, McRae Manor...

May 21, 2023

Billie Ann Powell Nairn, 93, formerly of Helena, died Sunday, May 21.  A visitation will be held at 10:00A.M., Wednesday, May 24, at Helena Baptist Church, followed by the funeral service at 11:00A.M.  Burial will be at the Oakland (Helena) Cemetery.

A native of Helena, Mrs. Nairn was the daughter of the late William and Bessie Johns...

May 6, 2023

Myrtis Lowery Thomas, 94, of Tryon, NC, died Saturday, May 6.  Visitation will be held from 12:30 – 1:30P.M., Tuesday, May 9, at Vaughn Funeral Home, followed at 2:00P.M., by a graveside funeral service at Rockwell Baptist Church Cemetery.

A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Thomas was the daughter of the late John H. and Laura Patterson...

Mar 28, 2023

Chad Edward "Plowboy" Spires, 43, of Alamo died suddenly Tuesday, March 28.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, March 31, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Erick Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M., at the funeral home.

A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Spires was the son of...

Mar 25, 2023

Notice....

The service for Mrs. Horton has been changed from graveside to St. Paul Holiness Church.

Shirley Marie Thompson Horton, 74, of Jacksonville, died Saturday, March 25.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Tuesday, March 28, at St. Paul Holiness Church, with burial in the church cemetery.

A native of Wheeler...

Mar 20, 2023

Robert Wayne Lambert, Sr., 74, of Helena, died suddenly Monday, March 20.  A memorial service will be held at a later date. A native of Cleveland, AL, Mr. Lambert was the son of the late Earl Leamon Lambert and the4 late Wilma Mae Hansard Lambert.  A proud Marine, he was of Baptist faith and was preceded in death by...

Mar 7, 2023

Bernice Lorine Bowen, 90, of Milan, died Tuesday, March 7.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, March 10, at Milan Baptist Church with burial at Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mrs. Bowen was the daughter of the late Ernest Edwin Hobbs and...

Feb 4, 2023

David Moody Owens, Sr., 85, of Augusta, died suddenly Saturday, February 4.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, February 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Born and raised in McRae, Mr. Owens was the son of the...

Jan 29, 2023

Jack Benjamin Spires, 84, of McRae, died Sunday, January 29.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Wednesday, February 1, at Milan Church of God with burial at Bethlehem (Sandhill) United Methodist Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mr. Spires was the son of the late Lester and Margie...

Jan 19, 2023

David Ray Hutchinson, 56, of Eastman, died peacefully, Thursday, January 19, following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.  A funeral service will be held at 1:00P.M., Saturday, January 21, at Community Church of God, with burial at Harrelson Family Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Hutchinson was the son...

Jan 9, 2023

Janie Elizabeth Jeffries Elton, 77, of Macon, died suddenly on Monday, January 9.  A funeral service will be held at 12:00P.M., Monday, January 23, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, followed by burial at the Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

A native of Telfair County, Beth was the daughter...

Jan 2, 2023

John Emory Seay was born on March 6, 1932, in Telfair County and died January 2, 2023 at the age of ninety.  He was the son of John Frank Seay and Nancy Margaret Williams Seay and was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Lewis Etheridge Seay, Eber Rue Stapleton, Mary Lizzie Binkney and Nettie Lee Wright.

Dec 26, 2022

Marilyn Janene Durden Lann, 59, of Milan, died Monday, December 26, 2022.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00p.m., Friday, December 30, at St. Paul Holiness Church, Jacksonville.

A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Ms. Lann was the daughter of the late William Edward Durden and the late Betty Sue Horton Durden.  She was...

Oct 23, 2022

Charles E. Stone, Sr., 88, of McRae, died peacefully Sunday, October 23.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, November 1 at Clements Cemetery at Mt. Galilee Baptist Church.  Visitation is Monday, 5:00-7:00P.M.

A native of Telfair County where he lived most of his life, Mr. Stone was the son of the late Lamar...

Oct 12, 2022

Ruby Zimmie Brown Kimes, 90, of McRae passed peacefully Wednesday, October 12, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, October 16, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at New Red Hill Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00 - 8:00P.M.

A native of Telfair County, where she...

Oct 10, 2022

Margaret Jane Craig (McLean) Margaret ‘Jane’ Craig, beloved aunt, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away on October 10th, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida following a brief illness. She was 97 years old. She was born in Lumber City, Georgia, to Daniel and Clyde McLean on August 30, 1925. Mom married James F. Craig on December 26, 1950 in Lumber...