OBITUARIES

Aug 13, 2019

Emily Wilda Powell, 78, of Lumber City, died Tuesday, August 13, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, August 17, at Dodges Chapel Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00P.M., Friday at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

A native and lifelong resident of Lumber City, Mrs. Powell was the daughter of the...

Jul 31, 2019

Jane Riddle, 80, of McRae, died Wednesday, July 31, following an illness.  Visitation will be at 10:00A.M., Friday, August 2, at Vaughn Funeral Home, followed at 11:00A.M., by a memorial service in the chapel.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Riddle was the daughter of the late Orin and Mattie Britt Towns.  A member...

Jul 30, 2019

Geneva Dyal Spires, 72, of Milan, died Tuesday, July 30.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Friday, August 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Midway Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-9:00P.M.

A native of Jeff Davis County, Ms. Spires was the daughter of the late Bennie and Jewel Turner...

Jul 27, 2019

Waunelle "Nell" Boone Terry, 92, died Saturday, July 27, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, August 3, at Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery, Rhine, GA.

A native of Telfair County and a teacher for most of her life, Ms. Terry was the daughter of the late Will and Estelle Coleman...

Jun 27, 2019

Peggy Gilder Walker, 87, formerly of McRae, died Thursday, June 27.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, June 30, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.

A native of Wheeler County, Ms. Walker was the daughter of the...

Jun 18, 2019

Kimberly Wilkes Yawn, 36, of Eastman, died Tuesday, June 18.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, June 23, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae with burial at Harrelson Family Cemetery, Helena.

A native of Vidalia, Mrs. Yawn was the daughter of the late Rev. Edward Donovan “Don” Wilkes, Sr., and the late...

May 30, 2019

Omie Oneita Gay Padgett, 93, of Jacksonville, died Thursday, May 30, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, June 1, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Friendship Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-9:00P.M.

A native of Rhine, Ms. Padgett was the daughter of the late William Reuben...

May 29, 2019

Ralph Harold Foster, 66, of McRae, died Tuesday, May 29, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:30P.M., Sunday, June 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Foster was the son of the...

May 19, 2019

Leonard ‘Anthony’ Dennis, Jr., 19, of Helena, died suddenly Sunday, May 19.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Thursday, May 23, at Community Church of God with burial at Harrelson Family Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

Born in Hawkinsville, Anthony was a 2017 Honor Graduate of Wheeler County High School...

Apr 13, 2019

Mae Elizabeth Broadaway Walker, 89, formerly of McRae, died Saturday, April 13, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, April 15, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home followed by a visitation until 1:00P.M.

A native of Memphis, TN, Ms. Walker was the daughter of the late John Charles Broadaway, the...

Mar 8, 2019

Jacqueline “Jackie” G. Conley, 69, of Helena, died Friday, March 8, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, March 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Pleasant Grove Church cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Dodge County, Ms. Conley was the daughter of the late...

Feb 28, 2019

Joe Tom Vaughn, 66, of Rhine, died Thursday, February 28.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, March 3, at Sharon Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be an hour prior to the service.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Vaughn was the son of the late Eddie...

Feb 13, 2019

Thomas Jackson Cravey, 76, of Helena, died Wednesday, February 13, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, February 16, at New Red Hill Holiness Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Cravey was the son of the...

Jan 25, 2019

Annie Ruth McLeod Willcox, 93, of Lumber City, died Friday, January 25.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., on Tuesday, January 29, at Lumber City United Methodist Church with burial at Riverside Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

A native of Toombs County, Ms. Willcox lived most of her life in Telfair...

Jan 15, 2019

Quinton Wayne Mullis, age 80, of McRae, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 18, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home in McRae. Lay-minister Norwood Davidson and Bill McKinnon, Sr. will preside over the service. Interment will follow in Telfair Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Mullis...

Jan 9, 2019

Joseph Rouss Sumner, Sr., 95, of Dublin, died Wednesday, January 9, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00p.m., Friday, January 11, at Siloam Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the funeral service.

A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Sumner was the son of the...

Jan 8, 2019

Lena Hulett Blizzard, 96, of Jacksonville, GA, died Tuesday, January 8.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, January 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with visitation an hour prior.  A committal service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, January 12, at Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Douglasville.

A native of Telfair County, where...

Jan 6, 2019

Mr. Taylor Millwood, of Milan, died Sunday, January 06, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, January 9, at Rockwell Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

A native of Carbon Hill, Alabama, Mr. Millwood was the son of the late...

Dec 14, 2018

Charles Malette Knowles, 74, of Milan, died Friday, December 14, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, December 16, at New Red Hill Holiness Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

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

Dec 8, 2018

Charles H. Grimes, 82, of Helena, died Saturday, December 08, following a brief illness.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Tuesday, December 11, at Friendship Holiness Baptist Church with burial at Grimes Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Grimes was the son of the late Rev. Esker and...