All Obituaries

Thomas Eason Evans, 47, of Milan, died Thursday, January 16.  A visitation will be held at 1:00P.M., Saturday, January 18, at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, followed by a funeral service at 3:00P.M.  Burial will be at Milan Cemetery. A native of Milan, Mr. Evans was the son of Eddie Evans and the late Mary Anne Eason Evans.  He was a graduate of Georgia Southern University and a former McRae jeweler.  He loved history, particularly rail road history and family...

George Richard “Ricky” Harrelson, 60, of Jacksonville, died Monday, January 06, following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, January 8, at McRae Church of God.  Visitation will be held Tuesday from 6:00-8:00P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home. A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Harrelson was the son of the late Eugene and Sue Briley Harrelson.  He was formerly employed with Roydon Wear Manufacturing and with Shaw Industries.  He...

Martha “Alice” Peterson, 84, of McRae, Georgia, passed peacefully in her sleep, with her daughter, Mitsy, by her side, at Serenity Hospice in Dublin, Georgia on December 27, 2019. A graveside service will be held at 1:00P.M., Monday, December 30, at Telfair Memorial Gardens, followed by visitation at Vaughn Funeral Home. Alice was born to Herbert and Martha (Williams) Willis on February 02, 1935 in Jefferson, Georgia. She played varsity basketball for and then graduated from...

Sheila Denise Pickren Powell, 53, of McRae, died Friday, December 13.  A visitation will begin at 12:30P.M., Sunday, December 15, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, followed by a memorial service at 2:00P.M.. A native of Hazlehurst, Ms. Powell was the daughter of Kenneth and Jeanette Duncan Johns and the late Johnny Pickren.  A traveling RN, she was employed with Georgia State Prisons prior to working with Global Diagnostics. Survivors include her parents, Jeanette and Kenneth...

Martha Roberson Boone, 83, of Jacksonville, died Monday, November 25, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M. on Wednesday, November 27, at Sharon Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Boone was the daughter of the late Charlie and Harriett Bishop Roberson and the wife of the late Chester Boone.  She was a faithful and long-time...

Janet Ashley Evans, 87, of McRae, died Saturday, November 2, following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, November 4, at McRae Presbyterian Church followed by burial at Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. A native of Scotland, Ms. Evans had lived most of her life in McRae.  She was the daughter of the late Harvey E. and Ora Estelle Baughcum Ashley.  Retired after 43 years in various positions at...

Mary Willene Cravey Marchant, 88, of Milan, died Friday, November 1 following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, November 3, in the chapel of Vaughn funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Ms. Cravey was the daughter of the late Max Lamar Cravey and the late Ruby Shepherd Cravey. A self-employed professional seamstress, she also worked with Roydon...

Alan Jeff Williams, Sr., 64, of Milan died Tuesday, October 22, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, October 25, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Milan Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mr. Williams was the son of the late Henry Gilbert Williams and the late Jeynelle Vaughn Williams.  A husband, father, farmer, bus driver, DNR worker and rail road worker, he was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist...

Barney Mack Selph, 61, of McRae, died suddenly on Saturday, October 5.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 5:00P.M., Tuesday, October 8, at Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery, Milan.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mr. Selph was the son of the late Thomas Ervin Selph and the late Thelma Margaret Howell Selph.  He was a truck driver, a farmer and had worked with Amercord.  Mr. Selph was preceded in death...

Betty Sue Spires Rawlins, 77, of McRae, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, September 22, following a lengthy illness.  A visitation will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, October 12, at Vaughn Funeral Home, followed by a memorial service at 11:00A.M., in the chapel. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mrs. Rawlins was the daughter of the late Chris and Ethel Bowen Spires.  A floral designer for most of her life, she was a member of Harmony Baptist Church and Sandhill United...