All Obituaries

John A. Peterson, V died Sunday, August 6.  A memorial service will be held at 12:00Noon, Saturday, August 19, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home. A longtime resident of Telfair County and the son of the late John A. Peterson, IV and the late Martha Alice Willis Peterson, Johnny was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing and loved NASCAR. He worked for Windstream for 35 years where he was known as the best "phone man" there ever was. Johnny was preceded in...

Roy Mitchell Yawn, 95, formerly of Telfair County, was born January 20, 1928, to Henry and Estella Yawn.  By the time his birth was registered the legal birth certificate stated he had no middle name and the date was listed as January 22, 1928.  Roy was the second oldest of seven children.  He graduated from Milan High School, class of 1944.  Initially he worked for an electrical company in Macon prior to joining the U.S. Coast Guard in May, 1948.  Roy served over 20...

DaLucas Mac Brooks, infant, gained his angel wings Monday, July 24.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, July 29, at Blockhouse Baptist Church Cemetery, Jacksonville, GA.  A visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00P.M., Friday at Vaughn Funeral Home. DaLucas was the child of Ricky Lucas Sheppard and Annia Maria Brooks.  His maternal grandparents are Nelson Brooks and Minnie O'Neal.  Richard Sheppard is his paternal grandfather and he is...

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 a member of People’s Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by his wife, Diane Lucas Rich; daughter, Donna K. Davidson; and sister, Jackie Kline. Survivors include...

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 late Sibyl Lowie Howard.  A loving wife and mother, she was a 1963 graduate of Wheeler County High School and was a...

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 study at Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Georgia where she met a young GI, D.J. Burch, of Rentz, Georgia, who was enrolling at MGC fresh out of the...

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 the son of the late Esker H. and Mary Anna Moore Grimes.  A member of Friendship Holiness Baptist Church, he worked in insurance...

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 Nursing Home,. Shady Acres and ResCare Home Care.  Ms. Dopson was a member of Emmanuel Apostolic Church. Survivors include her sons, Timmy Dopson...

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 Powell and was the wife of the late Campbell Joseph "Bud" Nairn, Jr.  A homemaker for most of her life, she also taught preschool...

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 Lowery and was the wife of the late James Edwin Thomas.  She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter, Debbie (John) Rogers of Tryon,...