All Obituaries

Jacqueline “Jackie” G. Conley, 69, of Helena, died Friday, March 8, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, March 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Pleasant Grove Church cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Dodge County, Ms. Conley was the daughter of the late S.J. and Velma Pridgen Grubbs and was the wife of the late John A. Conley.  A member of Milan Church of God, she had...

Joe Tom Vaughn, 66, of Rhine, died Thursday, February 28.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, March 3, at Sharon Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Vaughn was the son of the late Eddie Maurice Vaughn, Sr. and the late Edna Waunell Cravey Vaughn.  He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a lifelong farmer.  He was preceded in death by a...

Thomas Jackson Cravey, 76, of Helena, died Wednesday, February 13, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, February 16, at New Red Hill Holiness Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Cravey was the son of the late Ed Travis Cravey and the late Clydie Bass Cravey.  He was a lifelong farmer and was formerly the Chief of Police for...

Annie Ruth McLeod Willcox, 93, of Lumber City, died Friday, January 25.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., on Tuesday, January 29, at Lumber City United Methodist Church with burial at Riverside Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native of Toombs County, Ms. Willcox lived most of her life in Telfair County and was the daughter of the late William and Lucinda Williams McLeod.  A homemaker and a member of Lumber City United Methodist Church,...

Quinton Wayne Mullis, age 80, of McRae, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 18, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home in McRae. Lay-minister Norwood Davidson and Bill McKinnon, Sr. will preside over the service. Interment will follow in Telfair Memorial Gardens. Mr. Mullis was born in Cadwell and raised in Laurens County. After graduating high school, he played minor league baseball for a short time. He was a member of the...

Joseph Rouss Sumner, Sr., 95, of Dublin, died Wednesday, January 9, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00p.m., Friday, January 11, at Siloam Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the funeral service. A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Sumner was the son of the late Joseph Haygood Sumner and the late Lillie Lee Hood Sumner, and was married to the late Lorene Knowles Sumner.  A supervisor and area manager...

Lena Hulett Blizzard, 96, of Jacksonville, GA, died Tuesday, January 8.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, January 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with visitation an hour prior.  A committal service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, January 12, at Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Douglasville. A native of Telfair County, where she lived most of her life, Ms. Blizzard was the daughter of the late Joe and Lottie Wagstaff Hulett and was the wife of the...

Mr. Taylor Millwood, of Milan, died Sunday, January 06, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, January 9, at Rockwell Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. A native of Carbon Hill, Alabama, Mr. Millwood was the son of the late George Manley Millwood and the late Stella Taylor Millwood.  He was a faithful member and usher at Rockwell Baptist Church,...

Charles Malette Knowles, 74, of Milan, died Friday, December 14, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, December 16, at New Red Hill Holiness Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Knowles was the son of the late Dave and Aldine Spires Knowles.  He had retired from Bellsouth Telephone Company and was a member of New Red...

Charles H. Grimes, 82, of Helena, died Saturday, December 08, following a brief illness.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Tuesday, December 11, at Friendship Holiness Baptist Church with burial at Grimes Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Grimes was the son of the late Rev. Esker and Mrs. Mary Anna Moore Grimes and was married to the late Frances Copeland Grimes.  He was a farmer and a member of...