OBITUARIES

Jan 3, 2021

John A. Massey, 68, of Helena, died Sunday, January 3, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00A.M., Wednesday, January 6, at Oakland (Helena) Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 9:30AM-10:00A.M.

A native of Gwinnett County, Mr. Massey was the son of the late Charlie H. and Lois Harris Massey.  He...

Jan 2, 2021

Pamela Kay Griffin Sosa, 61, of Helena, died Saturday, January 2, following a brief illness.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, January 17, at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

A native of Douglas, Mrs. Sosa was the daughter of the late Henry Thomas "Tom" Griffin.  She was a nurse and also worked with Knight Farms.

Survivors include her husband, Mauro...

Jan 1, 2021

Barbara Ann Brown Watson, 80, of Helena, died Friday, January 1, following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, January 3, at Alamo Memorial Cemetery.

A native of Wheeler County, Ms. Watson was the daughter of the late William Wesley Brown, Sr., and the late Louise White Brown.  She worked in...

Dec 22, 2020

Dorothy Gunn Miller, 92, of Macon, died Tuesday, December 22.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, December 26, at Rebecca Baptist Church Cemetery, Milan.

Born in Telfair County, Ms. Miller was the daughter of the late John Daniel Gunn and the late Maria Cravey Gunn.  A graduate of Georgia College, she taught at...

Dec 22, 2020

Bonnie Lynn Butler Fletcher, 78, of Rhine, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 22, after a brief illness.  A graveside visitation will be held at 10:30A.M., Thursday, December 24, at Bethel Church Cemetery, followed by the service at 11:00A.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Fletcher was the daughter of the late Wade Bland Butler,...

Dec 10, 2020

Ronald William Grimes, 75, of Glenwood passed away Thursday, December 10, following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, December 13, at Greater Vision Church Cemetery (formerly Union Church Cemetery), Alamo.

A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Grimes was the son of the late Ronald Byron "Bill" and...

Dec 2, 2020

Gabriella Lizzie Holder, infant, was born and died on Thursday, December 2, at Meadows Regional Medical Center.  A memorial service will be held at 1:00P.M., Saturday, December 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home.

Survivors include her parents, Karmen Irene Holder of McRae and Marcus Woodard of Helena; grandparents, Miranda Holder and Lucas Holder, both of...

Nov 30, 2020

Mary Luzell Cravey Knight, 83, of Milan, died Monday, November 30.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, December 2, at Rockwell Church Cemetery.

A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mrs. Knight was the daughter of the late Thomas Dewey Cravey and the late Sara Ethel Hulett Cravey.  A homemaker, she was a...

Nov 28, 2020

Marvin Hulett, 74, of Milan died on Saturday, November 28.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, November 30, at Hulett Cemetery.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Hulett was the son of the late J.P. and Freddie Draffin Hulett.  A U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he was the...

Nov 21, 2020

Bessie S. Harrelson, 89, of McRae, died Saturday, November 21, following an extended illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Tuesday, November 24, at Harrelson Cemetery, Helena.

A native of Wheeler County, Mrs. Harrelson was the daughter of the late Stonewall and Irene Clark Stokes, and was the wife of the late William Milton...

Nov 19, 2020

Fred Worth Board, III, 63, of Atlanta, died suddenly on Thursday, November 19.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, November 22, at Oak Grove Cemetery.

A native of Elgin, IL, Mr. Board was the son of the late Fred Worth Board, Jr. and the late Dorothy Bowen Board.  He moved in 1962, to...

Nov 17, 2020

William Cerbert Brue, 81, of Lumber City, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 17.  A visitation will be held at 1:00P.M., Friday, November 20, at Fishing Creek Cemetery, followed by a graveside funeral service at 2:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Lumber City, Mr. Brue was the son of the late Dan C. and Sallie Lou Ray...

Nov 11, 2020

Lamar Mason Cooper, 73, of McRae, died suddenly on Wednesday, November 11.  A visitation will be held from 1:00 - 2:00P.M. on Tuesday, November 17 at Macedonia Baptist Church.

A native of Gainesville, Mr. Cooper was the son of the late Aaron Jack Cooper and the late Jimmie Wood Cooper.  He was a US Army veteran.  Mr....

Nov 7, 2020

Carl Thomas Perdue, 61, of Helena, died on Saturday, November 7.  A memorial service will be held at 1:00P.M., Saturday, November 14, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home.

A native of Jacksonville, FL, Mr. Perdue was the son of Robert Eugene Perdue and the late Carolyn Jane Dyes Perdue.  He was a member of Trinity Baptist...

Oct 30, 2020

Bobby Alton Baughcum, 81, of McRae, died Friday, October 30, following a brief illness.  A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

A native of Telfair County, Mr. Baughcum was the son of the late Wade Washington Baughcum and the late Katie Lou Bowen Baughcum.  He was a brick mason.

Survivors include...

Oct 18, 2020

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...

Oct 8, 2020

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...

Oct 7, 2020

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...

Sep 30, 2020

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...

Sep 22, 2020

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...