All Obituaries

Notice.... The service for Mrs. Horton has been changed from graveside to St. Paul Holiness Church. Shirley Marie Thompson Horton, 74, of Jacksonville, died Saturday, March 25.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Tuesday, March 28, at St. Paul Holiness Church, with burial in the church cemetery. A native of Wheeler County, Mrs. Horton was the daughter of the late Ed Thompson and the late Juanita Selph Hood.  She was of holiness faith and was a clerk with Flash Foods for...

Robert Wayne Lambert, Sr., 74, of Helena, died suddenly Monday, March 20.  A memorial service will be held at a later date. A native of Cleveland, AL, Mr. Lambert was the son of the late Earl Leamon Lambert and the4 late Wilma Mae Hansard Lambert.  A proud Marine, he was of Baptist faith and was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Lee Lambert. Survivors include his children, Andrew Payne Lambert of TX, Shawn Lambert of Bedias, TX and Samantha (Julian) Ramirez of Houston, TX;...

Bernice Lorine Bowen, 90, of Milan, died Tuesday, March 7.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, March 10, at Milan Baptist Church with burial at Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mrs. Bowen was the daughter of the late Ernest Edwin Hobbs and the late Aileen Livingston Hobbs.  She was the wife of the late William “Bill” Alonzo Bowen and was a faithful member of Milan Baptist Church...

David Moody Owens, Sr., 85, of Augusta, died suddenly Saturday, February 4.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, February 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Born and raised in McRae, Mr. Owens was the son of the late John Stoner Owens and the late Lavada Powell Owens.  He had worked with Stuckey’s in Yulee, FL and Wrens, GA, and J.M. Huber Corp, before...

Jack Benjamin Spires, 84, of McRae, died Sunday, January 29.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Wednesday, February 1, at Milan Church of God with burial at Bethlehem (Sandhill) United Methodist Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mr. Spires was the son of the late Lester and Margie Scarborough Spires.  He, along with his late wife, Velma Dover Spires, owned and operated the local Dairy Queen for nearly...

David Ray Hutchinson, 56, of Eastman, died peacefully, Thursday, January 19, following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.  A funeral service will be held at 1:00P.M., Saturday, January 21, at Community Church of God, with burial at Harrelson Family Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Hutchinson was the son of Phyllis Jane Mooney Hutchinson and the late Ray Lamar Hutchinson, and lived in Pontiac, MI...

Janie Elizabeth Jeffries Elton, 77, of Macon, died suddenly on Monday, January 9.  A funeral service will be held at 12:00P.M., Monday, January 23, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, followed by burial at the Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. A native of Telfair County, Beth was the daughter of the late John Harris Jeffries, Sr. and the late Janie Mae Williams Jeffries.  Along with her parents, Beth is preceded in death by her...

John Emory Seay was born on March 6, 1932, in Telfair County and died January 2, 2023 at the age of ninety.  He was the son of John Frank Seay and Nancy Margaret Williams Seay and was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Lewis Etheridge Seay, Eber Rue Stapleton, Mary Lizzie Binkney and Nettie Lee Wright. Mr. Seay is survived by his wife of sixty-nine years, Christine Spires Seay and their children, Nancy Gail Seay Rogers and her husband, Tommy, of McRae, Randall...

Marilyn Janene Durden Lann, 59, of Milan, died Monday, December 26, 2022.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00p.m., Friday, December 30, at St. Paul Holiness Church, Jacksonville. A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Ms. Lann was the daughter of the late William Edward Durden and the late Betty Sue Horton Durden.  She was a retired correctional officer with the Milan State Prison and was a member of Zion Hope Baptist Church.  Ms. Lann was a 1981 graduate...

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...