OBITUARIES

May 21, 2022

Paul Leslie Craft, Sr., 74, of McRae died suddenly on Saturday May 21.  A funeral service will be held on 11am, Friday, May 27, at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Talorsville, MS, with burial at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in Mize MS. . Visitation will be held Thursday from 5 until 8 pm at Colonial Chapel Funeral home.

May 16, 2022

Betty Jean Reynolds Harrelson, 71, of Helena, died Monday, May 16, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, May 18, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

A native of Wheeler County, Mrs. Reynolds...

May 1, 2022

Racheal Agnes Brown Vaughn, 68, of Uvalda, GA, died suddenly on Sunday, May 1.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, May 7, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, GA, with burial at Mt. Olivet Church Cemetery, Helena, GA.  Visitation/viewing for family and friends will be two hours prior to the service at the funeral...

Apr 24, 2022

Patsy Ann Blackmon Spires, 80, of Helena, died Sunday, April 24, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, April 28, at Bethlehem (Sandhill) United Methodist Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, 5:00-7:00P.M.

A native of Blackshear, Mrs. Spires was the daughter of the late William Thomas Blackmon and the...

Apr 23, 2022

Roy Thomas Jeffries, 80, of McRae, passed peacefully on Saturday, April 23, following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Tuesday, April 26, in the  chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at New Red Hill Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be Monday, 6:00 - 8:00P.M.

A native of Fitzgerald, Mr. Jeffries...

Apr 17, 2022

Marion Parker Purvis, 61, of Lumber City, died peacefully on Sunday, April 17, surrounded by his family.   A funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Thursday, April 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Central Grove Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00P.M., Wednesday, at Vaughn Funeral Home.

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Mar 31, 2022

Mrs. Jettye S. Anderson died on the evening of March 31, 2022. She was born in McRae, GA and was the daughter of the late Jessie B. and Ruth Sawyer of McRae-Helena, GA. Mrs. Anderson graduated from Telfair County High School in 1959 and the Macon Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse in 1962. She worked at...

Mar 24, 2022

Susan Carpenter Hamilton, 88, of Milan passed peacefully on Thursday, March 24, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, March 27, at Milan Baptist Church with burial at Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 5:00-7:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mrs. Hamilton was the daughter...

Mar 23, 2022

Terry Michael Giddens died Wednesday, March 23, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, March 27, at Calvary Holiness Campground, Broxton, with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Saturday, 5:00-7:00P.M., at Calvary Holiness Campground.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Giddens was the son of the late...

Mar 15, 2022

Sawyer Lane Clark, infant son of Kayla and Tim Clark, passed away on Tuesday, March 15.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, March 19, at Greater Vision Church Cemetery (formerly known as Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery).  Friends and family are welcome.

Sawyer was preceded in death by grandparents, Kenny Thomas, Reba Clark...

Mar 8, 2022

Tina Fay Steverson Clements, 48, of McRae, died Tuesday, March 8, surrounded by her family.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, March 12, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Clements Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Tina was a mail carrier with the...

Feb 26, 2022

William Clyde “Bill” Campbell, 87, passed away on Saturday, February 26, in Cordele, GA.  William was born August 31, 1934 to the late Carrie Mae Henson Campbell and the late Forrest Henry Campbell in Indianapolis, IN.  A graveside funeral service was held at 3:30P.M., Sunday, March 6, at St. Paul Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery, Jacksonville, GA.

Bill...

Feb 24, 2022

Patricia Ann Yawn Vaughn, 82, of Milan, died Thursday, February 24, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, February 27, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Vaughn was the daughter of...

Feb 10, 2022

David Cameron Walker (Dave Walker, Jr.), 88, of Dublin, died peacefully on Thursday, February 10.  A visitation will be held at 12:00 Noon, Saturday, February 12, at Bethlehem (Sandhill) United Methodist Church, followed by a graveside service at 1:00P.M.

A native of Milan, Mr. Walker was the son of the late Dave Walker, Sr. and the late...

Jan 20, 2022

Mr. Henry Jackson Roberson, 84, of Ellabell, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at his home.  Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 25, 5:00P.M. - 7:00P.M., at the Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Homes, 901 West Highway 80, Pooler, Georgia, and the funeral will be held at 12Noon, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at Vaughn Funeral Home, ...

Jan 11, 2022

Paula Ann Lewis Boone, 57, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday, January 11, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, January 13, at Boone Family Cemetery, Jacksonville.

A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Boone was the daughter of the late Samuel Oren Lewis and the late Katherine Delia Davenport Lewis.  She attended Straight...

Jan 1, 2022

Jason Chayne Fulford, 40, of Atlanta, died suddenly on Saturday, January 1.  A memorial service will be held at 1:00P.M., Wednesday, January 5, at Alamo First Baptist Church.  The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00p.m., Tuesday, January 4, at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

Jason was a native of Wheeler County and the son of John S. Fulford...

Dec 30, 2021

Sarah W. Steverson of Helena, died suddenly on Thursday, December 30.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, January 8, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Steverson Family Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, January 7, 6:00-8:00P.M.

The daughter of the late Horace O. Williams and the late Edna Bellflower Williams of...

Dec 29, 2021

Maude Hart McVey, 101, went to her heavenly home on December 29, 2021.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard S. McVey; son, Jerry H. McVey; parents, Silas M. and Lula C. Hart; son-in-law, Claude F. Vaughn; brother Emory L. Hart, Sr. and sisters, Annie Sandler and Minnie Denning.

Mrs. McVey was born in Telfair...

Dec 22, 2021

Mariannia Jayne Brooks, 3, passed away Wednesday, December 22, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00P.M., Sunday, January 2, at Blockhouse Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 4:00-6:00P.M.

Survivors include her parents, Ricky Sheppard and Annia Brooks; brother and sister, Amelia Brooks and Malchi Brooks; and grandparents, Minnie O'Neal and Richard...