All Obituaries

It is with great sadness that the family of John Clamon "JC" Buttram, 93, announces that he went to meet his Savior in the early morning hours of October 18, 2020, surrounded by loved ones.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, October 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, GA, with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation begins at 9:30A.M., Wednesday. Mr. Buttram, or "Mr. B." as he was know to so many was a very well...

Silvia Ann Boyd Giles Patterson, 76, of Helena, died Thursday, October 8, 2020, following an illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, October 10, at Oakland (Helena) Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Patterson was the daughter of the late Homer Boyd and the late Lorene Sellars Boyd.  She was the wife of the late Jimmy Gaines Patterson and a member of Zion Hope Baptist Church.  Ms. Patterson was a registered nurse...

Robert McKindley Harrelson, 71, of Helena, died Wednesday, October 7, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, October 9, at Harrelson Family Cemetery.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. A native of Wheeler County where he’d lived most of his life, Mr. Harrelson was the son of the late Henry Hugh Harrelson and the late Elsie Inez Rainey Harrelson.  He was the owner/operator of Harrelson Paint and...

Janice Strom Harris, 66, of Milan, died Wednesday, September 30, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Friday, October 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Bethlehem (Sandhill) Church Cemetery.  Visitation is an hour prior to the service. A native of Houston County, Mrs. Harris was the daughter of the late James Edward Strom and the late Chessie Lee McDuffie Strom.  She attended Central Grove Church of...

Dorothy Anderson Bland, 96, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday, September 22, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Thursday, September 24, at Oak Grove Cemetery, McRae, GA. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Bland was the daughter of the late Walter Scott Anderson and the late Mary Elizabeth Cravey Anderson, and the wife of the late James Julian Bland, Sr.  She was a retired registered nurse, having graduated from...

Josie Wauweeze Horne Dennis, 84, of Helena, died Sunday, September 20, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, September 23, at Community Church of God with burial at Harrelson Family Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and long time resident of Wheeler County, Ms. Dennis was the daughter of the late Troy William Horne and the late Mollie Harrelson Horne.  She was the wife of the late Jesse Dennis,...

John Morgan Burkhalter, Sr., 80, of Milan, died Friday, September 18.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, September 20, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Friendship Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 5:00-7:00P.M. A native of Telfair, where he lived most of his life, Mr. Burkhalter was the son of the late John Henry Burkhalter and the late Eva Hulett Burkhalter.  He was a former foreman of a citrus grove before employment with...

Cherry Vernita Redmond Tootle, 81, of Jacksonville, died Wednesday, September 16, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, September 18, at Blockhouse Baptist Church with burial to follow at Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Vidalia.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Perry, Ms. Tootle was the last surviving of eight children of the late George Henry Redmond and the late Georgia Queen Redmond.  She worked for many years at...

James C. "J.C." Alford, Jr., 75, of McRae, died suddenly on Saturday, September 5. The son of the late James Carson Alford, Sr. and the late Jewell Annette Gupton Alford, James was a truck driver for Pepperidge Farms and Campbell's Soup.  He was preceded in death by brother, Morris G. Alford and a sister, Sandra Johns. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda (Michael, Sr.) Wakelee of Vienna, VA; son, Daniel Alford of Tempe, AZ; brother, David Ronald Alford of McRae;...

Barbara Jean McGhee Gillis, 69, formerly of McRae, died Wednesday, August 26.  A private graveside funeral service was held at 2:00P.M. on Sunday, August 30, at Oak Grove Cemetery. A native of Telfair County where she lived most of her life, Mrs. Gillis was the daughter of the late Grady McGhee, Sr. and the late Mary Rowland Poole.  The wife of the late Lee Malcolm Gillis, Sr., she will be remembered by many as a registered nurse with the Telfair Medical Group. ...