All Obituaries

Dennis Benjamin Roberson, 77, of Jacksonville, died Monday, April 19.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Thursday, April 22, at Roberson Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Mr. Roberson was the son of the late Steve and Aileen McLendon Roberson.  A logger for most of his life, he was also a truck driver and was a member of Milan Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Roberson of...

Oswald Alton Best, Sr., 88, of McRae, passed peacefully on Sunday, April 18, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 1:00P.M., Wednesday, April 21, at McRae Church of God with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Best was the son of the late John Wade Best and the late Madie McLeod Best.  A truck driver for nearly 60 years, he had driven for Georgia Highway/Transus, Griffin Warehouse and Charles Taylor...

Gladys Dykes Crumpler, 87, formerly of McRae, died peacefully on Thursday, April 15, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, April 18, at Milan Baptist Church with visitation one hour prior.  Burial will follow at Milan Cemetery. A native of Milan, Mrs. Crumpler lived most of her life in Telfair County.  She was the daughter of the late Daniel "Runt" and Nellie Sheffield Dykes and was the wife of the late George Rabun...

Chester Spires, 84, of McRae-Helena, died peacefully Friday, April 2.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, April 5, at Bethlehem (Sandhill) Church Cemetery with visitation one hour prior. A native of McRae, Mr. Spires was the son of the late Lester and Margie Scarborough Spires.  A farmer for most of his young life, he was in later life a foreman for Bluefield Dairy while living in Florida.  Mr. Spires was preceded in death by brother and...

Marjorie Louise Wells Williams, 94, of Lumber City, died peacefully on Thursday, March 25.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, March 28, at Blockhouse Church Cemetery, Jacksonville. A native of Jacksonville, Mrs. Williams was the daughter of the late Collier and Annie May Fussell Wells.  She was the wife of the late Herman Luther Williams and was a retired Registered Nurse with Orlando Regional Hospital Neonatal Unit.  Mrs. Williams was preceded in...

Emily Cook Fawcett, 87, of Atlanta, died Sunday, March 21.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, March 27, at Oak Grove Cemetery, McRae. A native of McRae, Mrs. Fawcett was the daughter of the late John M. and Katherine Perkinson Cook.  A homemaker, she was a member of Northside United Methodist Church.  Very active in garden clubs, Mrs. Fawcett was a past President of Fulton Federation of Garden Clubs. Survivors include her son, John K....

Lucille Vaughn Clark, 84, of McRae-Helena, died peacefully on Friday, March 19.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, March 20, at Telfair Memorial Gardens. The daughter of the late Rufus R. and Rosa Mae McLeod Vaughn, Mrs. Vaughn attended McRae Church of God for many years.  She was employed with Telfair County Hospital and Alamo Shirt Factory, but the majority of her employment years were spent helping her husband run Clark's Store.  She was...

Lucy Belle Haymons Spires, 96, of McRae, died peacefully on Monday, March 8.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, March 11, at the Milan Cemetery.  The family will greet friends following the service. A native of Milan, Mrs. Spires was the daughter of the late Vivian Haymons and the late Doshie Boyd Friddle.  She was the wife of the late Authur Melvin Spires, Sr., was a member of McRae First Baptist Church, and had retired...

Beth Evans Harbin Crabb, 92, of McRae, died Thursday, February 25.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00p.m., Saturday, February 27, at Oak Grove Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mrs. Crabb was the daughter of the late Bethel Wesley Harbin and the late Dorothy Virginia Evans.  A homemaker for most of her life, she worked in her grandparents' restaurant and was a former secretary for the Clerk of Superior Court.  Mrs. Crabb was affiliated with...

Donna Kay Rich Davidson, 46, of McRae, died peacefully Tuesday, February 23, following a lengthy illness.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, March 6, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Danville. A native of Macon, Ms. Davidson was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Danville and was a sales rep with Geico. Survivors include her daughter, Amanda Nicole Davidson of Danville; father, Donnie Rich of McRae; adoptive mother and step-father, Edith and Tom Murray of Lizella;...