OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McRae, GA, Telfair County and Surrounding Areas

Marcia Janet Rayburn
Sep 15, 2016
Ms. Marcia Janet Rayburn, 81, of Scotland, died Thursday, September 15. A memorial service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, September 18, at McRae Church of God.
A native of Hampton, Arkansas, Ms. Rayburn was the daughter of the late Marcus S. Rayburn and the late Mildred Collatt Rayburn. She had worked with Alliance Mortgage and was...
Rev. Claude Harley Bowen
Sep 13, 2016
Rev. Claude Harley Bowen, 75, of McRae, died Tuesday, September 13. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, September 16, at McRae Church of God and burial will follow at 5:00P.M., in the Offerman Baptist Cemetery, Offerman. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-9:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.
A native of Wilmington, NC, Rev. Bowen was the son...
Rev. Howard Hart
Sep 12, 2016
Rev. Howard Hart, 76, of Milan, died Monday, September 12. Funeral services will be held at 4:00P.M., Wednesday, September 14, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-9:00P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Rev. Hart was the son of the late Lester Lee...

Margaret (Day) Johnson
Aug 28, 2016
Margaret Day Johnson, 75, of Blackshear, died Sunday, August 28. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
A native of Cambridge, England, Ms. Johnson was the daughter of the late Constance Mable Day, and was a seamstress at Eros Manufacturing.
Survivors include her children, Denise Kuhlman (Gene) of Waycross, Willard Malcolm Johnson,...
Christine (Little) Clements
Aug 17, 2016
Christine Clements, 81, of McRae, died Wednesday, August 17. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, August 20, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Clements was the daughter of the late Goldia and Willie Williams...
William Register, Jr.
Aug 16, 2016
William Register, Jr., 79, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday, August 16. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, August 18, at Emmanuel Apostolic Church with burial in the Blockhouse Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-9:00P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Register was the son of the late Stacey and Annie Mae Roberson Register. A...
Mattie Lou (Vaughn) Cravey
Aug 11, 2016
Mattie Lou Vaughn Cravey, 93, of Milan, died Thursday, August 11. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, August 16, at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-9:00P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mrs. Cravey was the daughter of the late Joe Cleveland Vaughn and the...

Melvie Jane Brown
Aug 1, 2016
Melvie Jane Brown, 78, of Eastman, died Monday, August 01. Funeral services will be held at 1:00P.M., Wednesday, August 3, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Sand Grove Church Cemetery, Milan. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
A native of Telfair County where she lived most of her life,...
Wesley Greer Hicks
Jul 16, 2016
Wesley Greer Hicks, 67, of McRae, died Saturday, July 16. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
A native of Stone Mountain, Mr. Hicks was the son of the late Robert W. and Lila Mae Greer Hicks. He was a former stock broker and former manager of Telfair County’s Farmer’s Market, and was well...
Delbert Wesley Davis
Jul 7, 2016
Delbert Wesley Davis, 31, of Helena, died Thursday, July 7. Funeral services will be held at 10:00A.M., Wednesday, July 13, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Hulett Cemetery. Visitation is 6:00-9:00P.M., Monday and Tuesday.
A native and lifelong resident of Helena, Mr. Davis was the son of the late Jimmy Lawrence...
Catherine (Rowe) Walden
Jun 2, 2016
Catherine Rowe Walden, 93, of Fayetteville, formerly of Lumber City, died Thursday, June 2. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, June 6, at Fishing Creek Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Sunday, 4:00-6:00P.M.
A native of Telfair County where she lived most of her life, Mrs. Walden was the daughter...
Lewis "Earl" Ethridge Seay, Jr.
Jun 1, 2016
Lewis "Earl" Ethridge Seay, Jr., 67, of McRae died Wednesday, June 1. A memorial talk will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, June 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with Sammy Jackson presiding.
A native of Milan, Mr. Seay was the son of the late Lewis Etheridge Seay, Sr. and Sallie "Doll" Harrell Seay. Formerly a...
Alma Bonnell (Whitehead) Riddle
May 29, 2016
Bonnell Whitehead Riddle, 88, of Alamo, died Sunday, May 29. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, June 1, at Alamo First Baptist Church with burial in the Alamo Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mrs. Riddle was the daughter of the late M.F. and Kathleen Rabun Whitehead...
Gladys "Two-One" (Long) Jones
May 26, 2016
Gladys “Two-One” Jones, 93, of McRae, died Thursday, May 26. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, May 31, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Antioch #2 Cemetery, Milan. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
A native of Telfair County where she lived most of her life, Two-One was the daughter of the...

Ernestine (Hilliard) Pitts
May 25, 2016
Ernestine Hilliard Pitts, 64, of Rhine, died Wednesday, May 25, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, May 28, at Hopewell Baptist Church with burial in the Sand Grove Church Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
A native of Fitzgerald, Mrs. Pitts was the daughter of the late William Henry Hilliard, Sr. and...

Martin Mendoza-Rosales
May 23, 2016
Martin Mendoza Rosales, 61, of McRae, died Monday, May 23, following a brief illness. A funeral mass was held at 7:00P.M., Wednesday, May 25, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Hazlehurst, GA.
Born in Mexico, Mr. Mendoza was the son of the late Sadot Mendoza Orsorio and the late Raquel Rosales Mendez. He was employed with Husqvarna.
...J. Q. Russ, Jr.
May 7, 2016
Mr. J.Q. Russ, Jr., 80, of Jacksonville, died Saturday, May 7, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be private.
A native and lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Mr. Russ was the son of the late Jasper Quincy Russ, Sr. and the late Sarah Graham Russ. A well respected and lifelong farmer, he was an active member of...
Walter C Riddle, Jr.
May 7, 2016
Walter C. Riddle, Jr., 95, of Alamo, died Saturday, May 7. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, May 10, at Alamo First Baptist Church with burial in the Alamo Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of Alamo, Mr. Riddle was the son of the late Walter C. Riddle, Sr. and...
Frances (Eubanks) Rismiller
May 3, 2016
Frances Marie (Eubanks) Rismiller (91 years old) was born in Augusta, Georgia on August 1st, 1924 to John Ramsey Eubanks (Harlem, GA) and Alice Louise (Wilcox) Eubanks (McRae, GA). She had one sibling, Marjorie Kershaw Jones (December 11, 1926 - May 20 2013). Frances retired (1983) from the United States General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Frances was a member...
Myrtice Bell (Smith) Guin
Mar 26, 2016
Myrtice Bell Smith Guin, 90, of Towns, died Saturday, March 26. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Monday, March 28, at Towns Church of God with burial in Springhill Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M.
A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Ms. Guin was the daughter of the late Grover Patrick Smith and the late Ruth...