OBITUARIES

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...

Sep 20, 2020

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...

Sep 18, 2020

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...

Sep 16, 2020

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...

Sep 5, 2020

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.

Aug 26, 2020

Jack Morgan Walker Jr., 73, of McRae, died Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Jack Morgan Walker Sr. and Louise Walker.

Survivors include daughter Leslie Gee and son Jack (Kristin) Walker III; 4 grandchildren Samuel Westbrook, Wyatt Gee, Morgan Rae Walker and Macey Walker; 2 brothers John (Kay) Walker, Henry (Carol)...

Aug 26, 2020

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...

Aug 24, 2020

Sadie Murrell Wooten Strom, 86, of McRae, died Monday, August 24, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Wednesday, August 26, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at the Sandhill Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, from 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Ms. Strom was the daughter of...

Aug 15, 2020

Patricia Cook Cravey, 93, of Telfair County, died Saturday, August 15, at her home.  A visitation will be held at 10:00A.M., on Tuesday, August 18, at  Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, followed by the funeral service at 11:00A.M.  Due to the current pandemic, attendance will be limited to 50 people and social distancing will be required.  Burial will follow...

Aug 8, 2020

James "Jim" Julian Bland, Jr., 76, of Jacksonville, died Saturday, August 8, following a brief illness.  A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, October 17 at Oak Grove Cemetery, McRae.

A native of Jacksonville, Mr. Bland was the son of the late James Julian Bland, Sr. Retired from General Motors, he was a member...