All Obituaries

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 Fontaine Stone and the late Ossie Ray Stone.  Retired from the U.S. Navy, he was a lifelong farmer and owner/operator of a country store for...

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 lived most of her life, Mrs. Kimes was the daughter of the late Thomas Hartley Brown and the late Zimmie Birch Brown.  A...

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 City, GA. During Dads’ time in the Navy, the family lived in Green Cove Springs and Key West Florida before...

Larry Ricks, 81, of McRae, died Sunday, October 9, following a brief illness.  A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, October 15, at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00 – 8:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Ricks was the son of the late Nolan Eason Ricks, Sr. and the late Lillie Mae Herrin Ricks.  Of Baptist faith, he was a retired electrician with Putzel Electric of Albany. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Joy...

Rebecca B. “Runt” Harrelson, 82, formerly of Helena, died peacefully Wednesday, October 5, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, October 8, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Central Grove Church of God Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 5:00-7:00P.M. A native of Telfair County where she lived most of her life, Mrs. Harrelson was the daughter of the late Homer and Lorene Sellars Boyd and was the wife...

Robert William Waldon, 79, formerly of Telfair County, died Friday, September 16, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, September 18, at Blockhouse Baptist Church Cemetery, Jacksonville. Mr. Waldon was the son of the late Earl and Vaunita Fussell Waldon.  A S. Army retiree, he was a member of Blockhouse Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Oaki Hui Suh Waldon of Columbus and a brother, Jim Waldon; nephew, John Suh and...

Mr. Edison Ray Underwood, 76, of McRae died peacefully Thursday, September 8.  No service is planned at this time. A native of Florida, Mr. Underwood was the son of the late Alpheus Edison Underwood and the late Marie Louise Raymond Underwood.  He was a truck driver and was preceded in death by a son, Alvie Underwood. Survivors include his sons, Joey Underwood of Omega and Danny Underwood of St. Marys; and a daughter-in-law, Gloria Breedwell.  Several grandchildren and...

Ida Mae Hulett Register, 80, of Jacksonville died peacefully Saturday, August 27, following a recent illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, August 30, at Emanuel Apostolic Church with burial at Blockhouse Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be Monday, 5:00-7:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Register was the daughter of the late Oscar Hawkins Hulett and the late Irene McLeod Hulett.  A seamstress with...

Lena Yeomans Walden, 84, of Byron, died peacefully on Saturday, August 27, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, August 29, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Clements Cemetery at Mt. Galilee Baptist Church.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. A native of Orlando, FL, Mrs. Walden was the daughter of the late William Leonard Yeomans and the late Sallie Ruth Watson Yeomans.  Raised in Lumber...

Helen Jeanette Duncan Johns, 73, of McRae, died suddenly on Friday, August 26.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00p.m., Sunday, August 28, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native of Baxley, Mrs. Johns was the daughter of the late J.T. and Eula Mae Thornton Duncan.  Of Baptist faith, she was an R.N. and Director of Nursing with Centennial Surgery Center before her retirement.  Mrs. Johns was preceded in death by a...