All Obituaries

John Troy Driggers, 83, of McRae died Friday, January 15, following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, January 20, at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. A native of Lyons, Mr. Driggers was the son of the late Pat Quincy Driggers and the late Corine Webb Driggers.  Affectionately known as J.T or Tinker, he was a 1955 graduate of South Broward High School and attended Broward Community...

Jorge Armando Zappata, 17, formerly of McRae, died Wednesday, January 13, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, January 15, at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, with visitation one hour prior. to the service. A native of Eastman, Mr. Zappata had lived most of his life in McRae.  He was the son of the late Jorge Medina. Survivors include his mother, Oralia Zappata; grandparents, Maria Medina of Texas, Arnulfo Medina of...

Tommie Boney Jones, 87, of Rhine, died Sunday, January 10, following a brief illness.  A private burial will be held at Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery with a memorial service to be announced at a later date. A native and lifelong resident of Rhine, Mrs. Jones was the daughter of the late George Durward Boney and the late Dixie Mozelle Swords Boney.  She was a retired nurse from Telfair Regional Hospital and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church.  Mrs. Jones...

John A. Massey, 68, of Helena, died Sunday, January 3, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00A.M., Wednesday, January 6, at Oakland (Helena) Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 9:30AM-10:00A.M. A native of Gwinnett County, Mr. Massey was the son of the late Charlie H. and Lois Harris Massey.  He worked at the family business, Cravey & Sons Builders Supply, and was a bus driver for Wheeler County Schools.  Mr....

Pamela Kay Griffin Sosa, 61, of Helena, died Saturday, January 2, following a brief illness.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, January 17, at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. A native of Douglas, Mrs. Sosa was the daughter of the late Henry Thomas "Tom" Griffin.  She was a nurse and also worked with Knight Farms. Survivors include her husband, Mauro Sosa of Helena; children, Claude (Carrie) Smith of Helena, Earl Wayne Griffin of Douglas, Leslie (Will)...

Barbara Ann Brown Watson, 80, of Helena, died Friday, January 1, following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, January 3, at Alamo Memorial Cemetery. A native of Wheeler County, Ms. Watson was the daughter of the late William Wesley Brown, Sr., and the late Louise White Brown.  She worked in the Telfair County High School Lunchroom for many years.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Lewis Watson, Sr. and a son, Jack...

Dorothy Gunn Miller, 92, of Macon, died Tuesday, December 22.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, December 26, at Rebecca Baptist Church Cemetery, Milan. Born in Telfair County, Ms. Miller was the daughter of the late John Daniel Gunn and the late Maria Cravey Gunn.  A graduate of Georgia College, she taught at Milan High School and at J. Elsworth Hall Elementary School, Macon,  for most of her career.  Ms. Miller was a member of Rebecca...

Bonnie Lynn Butler Fletcher, 78, of Rhine, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 22, after a brief illness.  A graveside visitation will be held at 10:30A.M., Thursday, December 24, at Bethel Church Cemetery, followed by the service at 11:00A.M.     A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Fletcher was the daughter of the late Wade Bland Butler, Jr. and the late Mitti Cornelia Bloodworth Butler.  Retired from Robins Air Force Base, she was a...

Ronald William Grimes, 75, of Glenwood passed away Thursday, December 10, following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, December 13, at Greater Vision Church Cemetery (formerly Union Church Cemetery), Alamo. A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Grimes was the son of the late Ronald Byron "Bill" and Mattie Pearl Graham Grimes.  He was a retired deputy with the Wheeler County Sheriff's Office and...

Gabriella Lizzie Holder, infant, was born and died on Thursday, December 2, at Meadows Regional Medical Center.  A memorial service will be held at 1:00P.M., Saturday, December 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home. Survivors include her parents, Karmen Irene Holder of McRae and Marcus Woodard of Helena; grandparents, Miranda Holder and Lucas Holder, both of Milan; and brothers and sisters, Jasmine, Marcus, Brandon, Asya, ILeshia, Tristian and Malik.