OBITUARIES

Feb 6, 2021

James Lonnie Towns, 71, of Helena, died Saturday, February 6, following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Tuesday, February 9, at Midway United Methodist Church Cemetery, Milan.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Towns was the son of the late James Arthur Towns and the late Mary Lou...

Jan 28, 2021

David Bruce Williams, 63, of Lumber City, died Thursday, January 28, following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, February 4, at Blockhouse Baptist Church Cemetery, Jacksonville.

A native of Orlando, FL, Mr. Williams was the son of Marjorie Louise Wells Williams and the late Herman Luther Williams.  He served in...

Jan 21, 2021

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Carolyn Spires Towns, 69, of McRae, died Thursday, January 21, following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Thursday, January 28, at Midway Church Cemetery, Milan.  A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County,...

Jan 15, 2021

John Troy Driggers, 83, of McRae died Friday, January 15, following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, January 20, at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.

A native of Lyons, Mr. Driggers was the son of the late Pat Quincy Driggers and the late...

Jan 13, 2021

Jorge Armando Zappata, 17, formerly of McRae, died Wednesday, January 13, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, January 15, at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, with visitation one hour prior. to the service.

A native of Eastman, Mr. Zappata had lived most of his life in McRae.  He was...

Jan 10, 2021

Tommie Boney Jones, 87, of Rhine, died Sunday, January 10, following a brief illness.  A private burial will be held at Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery with a memorial service to be announced at a later date.

A native and lifelong resident of Rhine, Mrs. Jones was the daughter of the late George Durward Boney and the...

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...