OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McRae, GA, Telfair County and Surrounding Areas
Mellie Lamar "M.L." Harrelson
Nov 24, 2015
Mellie Lamar “M.L.” Harrelson, 77, of Helena, died Tuesday, November 24. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, November 27, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Oakland Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County and lifelong resident of Helena, Mr. Harrelson was the son of the late Mellie and Fannie...
Charles Ivey Watson
Nov 23, 2015
Charles Ivey Watson, Sr., 83, of Macon, died Monday, November 23. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00P.M., Saturday, November 28, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Cadwell. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. A native of Florida, Mr. Watson was the son of the late Joel Ivey Watson and the late Maude Wynne Watson and was...
Quincy C Webb
Nov 23, 2015
Quincy C Webb of Dawsonville, GA, died Monday, November 23. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:30P.M., Friday, November 27, at Springhill Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, GA. A man of many talents who loved to garden and fix things, he was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle. Quincy was born...
Mattie Lou (Towns) Stevenson
Nov 22, 2015
Mattie Lou Towns Stevenson, 72, of McRae, died Sunday, November 22, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, November 24, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home. Visitation is Monday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Stevenson was the daughter of the late Orin and Mattie Britt Towns. She was a...

Margie Nell (Bloodworth) Shepherd
Nov 13, 2015
Margie Nell Bloodworth Shepherd, 88, of Milan, passed away peacefully, Friday, November 13, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, November 15, at Milan Baptist Church with burial in the Milan Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, GA. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Shepherd was the daughter...

Charlie "C.J." Horton, Jr.
Nov 3, 2015
Charlie “C.J.” Horton, Jr., 75, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday, November 3, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Thursday, November 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Mr. Horton was the son of the late Charlie W....
Irwin Sage
Oct 27, 2015
Irwin Sage, 83, of Helena, GA, died Tuesday, October 27, following a lengthy illness. A native of Grant, VA, Mr. Sage was the son of the late Clinton and Hazel Osborn Sage and was the husband of the late Jeanette Yeomans Coleman Sage. He served in the Korean Conflict as a US Marine, was a truck driver for many years,...
Donald Ricky Roberson
Oct 6, 2015
Donald Ricky Roberson, 55, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday, October 6. Funeral services will be held at 4:00P.M., Thursday, October 8, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Roberson Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A lifelong resident of Telfair County, he was the son of the late David Lyndon Roberson, Sr. and was a mechanic. He attended...
Sandra Kay (Alford) Johns
Sep 24, 2015
Sandra Kay Alford Johns, 50, of McRae, died Thursday, September 24. A memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 27, at the New Life Christian Ministries, with visitation a half hour prior to the service. A native of Norwalk, CT, she was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Emmett Johns, McRae; children, Amber Johns Hulett, Scotland,...
Chester L. Swain, Jr.
Sep 23, 2015
Chester L. Swain, Jr., 85, of McRae, died Wednesday, September 23. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, September 26, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Bethlehem (Sandhill) Church Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Swain was the son of the late...
Fannie Laura (Sandefur) Lowie
Sep 19, 2015
Fannie Laura Sandefur Lowie, 87, of Pitts, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, September 19, following a lengthy illness. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00P.M., on Tuesday, September 22, at Vienna Church of God with burial in the Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery, Pitts. Visitation is Monday, 6:00 – 8:00P.M., at Vienna Church of God....
Murlene (Cheek) Haymons
Sep 10, 2015
Murlene Cheek Haymons, 80, of McRae, died Thursday, September 10. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, September 12, at Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Haymons was the daughter of the late Denver R. and Margie Lavender Cheek. She was a Para-pro with the Telfair County School System and attended...
Barbara Winifred Langley
Sep 10, 2015
Barbara Langley, 79, of McRae, died Thursday, September 10, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, September 13, at McRae First Baptist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 5:30-7:30P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home in McRae. A native of Mount Vernon, Georgia, Mrs. Langley was the daughter of the late Reba...
Florence Diane (Waters) Volmar
Sep 9, 2015
Florence Diane Waters Volmar, 63, of McRae, died Wednesday, September 9. Funeral services will be held at 2:30P.M., Monday, September 14, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Bethlehem (Sandhill) Church Cemetery. A native of Winterhaven, FL, Mrs. Volmar was the daughter of the late Dick and Betty Louise (Roberts) Holland. She was a district manager with...
Doris (Monfort) Welker
Aug 8, 2015
Doris Monfort Welker, 95, of Westland, MI, died Saturday, August 8. The family will receive friends at 11:00A.M., on Thursday, August 13, at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, GA, followed by a graveside funeral service at 3:00P.M., at Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native of Wheeler County, Ms. Welker was the daughter of the late Hugh Alexander Monfort and the late Stella...
Corey Mason
Aug 8, 2015
Jonathon Corey Mason, 20, of Lumber City, died Saturday, August 8. Funeral services will be held at 4:00P.M., Tuesday, August 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A lifelong resident of Telfair County, Corey was a graduate of Ocmulgee Academy and was employed as a meat cutter with...
Emma Lee (Thompson) Crabb
Aug 7, 2015
Emma Lee Thompson Crabb of Cumming, formerly of McRae, died peacefully on Friday, August 7. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, August 12, at Telfair Memorial Gardens, and a memorial service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, August 15, at Refuge Baptist Church, Cumming. A native of Dahlonega, Ms. Crabb lived in Atlanta for many years as...
Jerry Cleveland Vaughn
Aug 7, 2015
Jerry Cleveland Vaughn, 67, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2015 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC. Mr. Vaughn was a son of the late Marion and Maxine Giddens Vaughn and the grandson of the late Joseph and Nannie (Rawlins) Vaughn and Chester and Claudie (Hart) Giddens. A resident of Henderson County for the past 10 years, he...
Paul Towns
Aug 7, 2015
Paul Towns, 72, of McRae, died Friday, August 7. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Monday, August 10, at Community Church of God, Helena, with burial in Harrelson Family Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mr. Towns was the son of the late Guy C. and Christine Briley...

Harriette (Kelly) Reid
Jul 23, 2015
Harriette Kelly Reid, of Hazlehurst, died Thursday, July 23. A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, July 25, at Telfair Memorial Gardens, McRae. A native of Sanford, FL, Mrs. Reid was the daughter of the late Roan Harry Kelly and the late Irene Margaret McPhail Kelly. She attended Satilla Freewill Baptist Church and was a retired paraprofessional...