OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for McRae, GA, Telfair County and Surrounding Areas
Clark Giddens
Sep 30, 2017
Clark Giddens, 86, of McRae, died Saturday, September 30, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Monday, October 2, at Macedonia Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation 6:00-8:00P.M., Sunday.
A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mr. Giddens was the son of the late Walter Giddens, Sr. and the...
Joseph Normand Lionel Croteau
Sep 29, 2017
Joseph Normand Lionel Croteau, 85, of McRae, died Friday, September 29. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, October 2, at Midway United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 9:30-10:30A.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home.
A native of Chartierville, Canada, Mr. Croteau was the son of the late Frederick Napolean and Marie...
Billie Jo (Brown) Davis
Sep 18, 2017
Billie Jo Davis, 77, of Chauncey, died Monday, September 18, following a brief illness. A funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, September 21, at New Red Hill Holiness Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Davis was the daughter of the...
Tony Payton Hulett
Sep 5, 2017
Tony Payton Hulett, 63, of Rhine, died Tuesday, September 5. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Friday, September 8, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Hulett Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Hulett was the son of...

James "Jim" Lee Lutheran
Aug 27, 2017
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James “Jim” Lee Lutheran, 72, of Helena, died Sunday, August 27, following an illness. A memorial service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, September 2, at Rhine Baptist Church, Rhine.
A native of Rapid City, South Dakota, Mr. Lutheran was the son of the late John Lutheran, Sr. and the...
James "Monk" Henry Hulett
Aug 26, 2017
James Henry "Monk" Hulett, 74, of Milan, died Saturday, August 26. A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Tuesday, August 29, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Friendship Church Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to the funeral service.
A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Hulett was the...
Vaunita (Fussell) Waldon
Aug 23, 2017
Vaunita Fussell Waldon died on Wednesday, August 23, at McRae Manor Nursing Home. Services will be held at Blockhouse Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Georgia on Saturday, August 26, at 11:00A.M. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
Mrs. Waldon was born in Telfair County on October 24, 1922 to the late Minnie...
Hideyo (Suzuki) Croteau
Aug 21, 2017
Hideyo Suzuki Croteau, 87, of McRae, died Monday, August 21. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, August 24, at Midway United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 3:00-5:00P.M.
A native of Japan, Mrs. Croteau was the daughter of the late Jyukichi and Sano Suzuki. She was a loving mom, a...
Geneva (Steverson) Crowe
Aug 13, 2017
This obit was intentionally posted late at the request of the family.
Geneva Steverson Crowe, 85, of Helena, died Sunday, August 13, following a brief illness. A funeral service was held at 10:00A.M., Thursday, August 17, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Blockhouse Church Cemetery, Jacksonville.
A...
William Ryals Breedlove
Jul 18, 2017
William Ryals Breedlove, 83, of McRae, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Friday, July 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Snow Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Glenwood. Visitation is 6:00-8:00P.M., Thursday.
A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Breedlove was the son of the late William and...
Keith Alexander McRae
Jul 11, 2017
Reposted from fairhavenmacon.com
Keith Alexander McRae, 59, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on July 11, 2017. The memorial service will be held Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at FairHaven Funeral Home 4989 Mt Pleasant Church Road, Macon. Pastor Tim Long of First Evangelical Church will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour before....
John Robinson Dominey, Jr.
Jul 11, 2017
John Robinson Dominey, Jr, beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, Ex-POW WWII and friend, died July 11, 2017 in McRae, Ga. He was born in Atlanta, Ga on August 22, 1924 to the late John Robinson Dominey, Sr and the late Ira Euline Pierce Dominey .
Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, July 14, at McRae...
Onita (Brewer) Dean-Varnadoe
Jun 8, 2017
Onita Dean-Varnadoe, 87, of McRae, died Thursday, June 8. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Saturday, June 10, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Lumber City. Visitation is Friday, 6:30-8:30P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Varnadoe was the daughter of the late Seward and Georgie Hulett...

Alice Faye "Jennie" (Davis) Bentley
May 31, 2017
Alice Faye “Jennie” Bentley, 71, of McRae, died Wednesday, May 31. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, June 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Bentley was the daughter of the late Charlie Fulton Davis...

Tommy Daniel Selph, Sr.
May 25, 2017
Tommy Daniel Selph, Sr., 77, of McRae, died Thursday, May 25, following a lengthy illness. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, May 27, at Telfair Memorial Gardens.
A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Selph was the son of the late Oakley and Essie Louise Hulett Selph. He was a cattle...

Polly (Shepherd) Bowen
May 22, 2017
Polly Shepherd Bowen, 87, of Milan, died Monday, May 22. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, May 25, in Milan Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-7:30P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Ms. Bowen was the daughter of the late Will Shepherd, Sr. and the late Maebell Selph Shepherd. A member of Milan...
Barbara Elizabeth (Ponder) Smith
May 18, 2017
Barbara Elizabeth Ponder Smith died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at the age of 99 years. Mrs. Smith was born in Rhine, Georgia on November 13, 1917. She graduated from Weslyan College in 1938. On January 21, 1941 she married Dr. Frederick Augustus Smith of McRae, Georgia, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Smith was a member of the McRae...
Grady Williams
May 16, 2017
Grady Williams, 81, of McRae, died Tuesday, May 16. Funeral services will be held at 1:00P.M., Saturday, May 20, at McRae Church of God with burial in the Oakland (Helena) Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Williams was the son of the late Daniel and Maggie Cravey Williams. A...

Hazel-Grace Kaye Spikes
May 4, 2017
Baby Hazel-Grace Kaye Spikes gained her heavenly wings on Thursday, May 4. A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Sunday, May 7, at Vaughn Tabernacle Cemetery.
Survivors include her parents, Harrison Blake Spikes and Kerstin Kaye Flint, maternal grandmother, Tryan Otis, paternal grandparents, Gary & Sheila Vaughn Spikes, and...
"Sonny" John Edward David Royal
Apr 15, 2017
John Edward David “Sonny” Royal, 78, of the China Hill Community (Milan), died Saturday, April 15, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 4:00P.M., Tuesday, April 18, at Bethel United Methodist Church, Rhine, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
A native of Abbeville, Mr....