OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Angela (Stevens)  Taylor

Angela (Stevens) Taylor

Jul 21, 2015

Finalized arrangements... Angela Stevens Taylor, 57, of Helena, died Tuesday, July 21.  Funeral services will be held at 6:00P.M., Friday, July 24, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Harrelson Family Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A resident of Helena for most of her life, Ms. Taylor was the daughter of the late Jesse Edward...

Rachel (Heath)  Spires

Rachel (Heath) Spires

Jul 21, 2015

Rachel H. Spires, 74, of McRae, died Tuesday, July 21.  Funeral services will be held at 2:30P.M., Friday, July 24, at McRae Church of God with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native of Jackson, Ms. Spires was the daughter of the late Jarrell Wilson Heath and the late Rachel Elizabeth Patterson Heath, and was...

Mary  Jeanette (Joiner)  Pittman

Mary Jeanette (Joiner) Pittman

Jul 18, 2015

Mary Jeanette Joiner Pittman, 84, of McRae, died Saturday, July 18.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, July 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with Rev. L.S. Seabolt officiating.  Burial will be in Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Alamo, Ms. Pittman was the daughter of the late Franklin M. and Allie...

John Lee Thomas

John Lee Thomas

Jul 15, 2015

John Lee Thomas, 84, of McRae, died Wednesday, July 15.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, July 18, at McRae First Baptist Church, with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Thomas was the son of the late John Edward Thomas and the...

Lawrence "Lonnie" Elton Kahrmann

Lawrence "Lonnie" Elton Kahrmann

Jul 2, 2015

Lawrence Elton “Lonnie” Kahrmann, 84, of McRae, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, July 2.  Visitation will be held at 12:30P.M., Friday, July 3, at Vaughn Funeral Home, followed by the graveside funeral service at 2:00P.M. at Mt. Olivet Church Cemetery. A native of Essex, N.Y., Mr. Kahrmann was the son of the late Arthur and Irene...

Jeynelle (Vaughn)  Williams

Jeynelle (Vaughn) Williams

Jun 16, 2015

Jeynelle Vaughn Williams, 97, of Milan, died Tuesday, June 16.  Funeral services were held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, June 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Milan Cemetery. A native of Toombsboro, Ms. Williams was the daughter of the late James W. and Lola Pearl Sigler Vaughn.  A homemaker, she was a member of the 3M...

William "Bill" Edward Daniels

William "Bill" Edward Daniels

Jun 10, 2015

William Edward “Bill” Daniels, 86, of Milan, died Wednesday, June 10.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, June 13, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Rebecca Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, June 12, 6:00 – 8:00P.M. A native of Milan, where he lived most of his life, Mr. Daniels was the son...

Joseph Franklin Prescott, Sr.

Joseph Franklin Prescott, Sr.

Jun 5, 2015

Funeral services for Mr. Joseph Prescott will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, June 8, at Lumber City United Methodist Church with burial in the Riverside Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, 5:00-7:00P.M. Joseph Franklin Prescott, Sr. was born to Wilbur and Lillian Prescott on November 9, 1926.  A native of Burke County, Georgia, he graduated from Georgia Tech in 1950.  Mr. Prescott...

Mary Della Burch

Mary Della Burch

May 31, 2015

Mary Della Burch, 77, of Macon, died Sunday, May 31.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, June 3, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with visitation one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. A native of Telfair County, Miss Burch was the daughter of the late Edgar Sylvester Burch and...

Jim Shelton Rhodes

Jim Shelton Rhodes

May 21, 2015

Jim Shelton Rhodes, 84, of McRae, died Thursday, May 21.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, May 24, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Central Grove Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Rhodes was the son of the late Joe and Margie Hulett Rhodes and...

Judy Mae (Clements)  Gore

Judy Mae (Clements) Gore

May 19, 2015

Judy Clements Gore, 75, of Gray, died Tuesday, May 19.  Funeral services will be held at 1:30P.M., Friday, May 22, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with visitation beginning at 12:00 Noon.  Rev. Terry Hedden will officiate. Born in Wheeler County and a native of Telfair County, Ms. Gore was the daughter of the late Clyde V. Clements...

James William "Jimmy" Pope

James William "Jimmy" Pope

May 4, 2015

James William “Jimmy” Pope, Jr., 75, of McRae, died Monday, May 4.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, May 7, at McRae United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Jimmy was the son of the late James William Pope, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Holland Pope.  ...

Ronald Alan Pittman

Ronald Alan Pittman

Apr 18, 2015

Ronald Alan Pittman, 60, of McRae, died Saturday, April 18.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, April 20, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.  Visitation will be Sunday, 4:00-6:00P.M. A native of Jacksonville, FL, Mr. Pittman was the son of the late Oris Thomas Pittman and Jeanette Joiner Pittman.  He was employed with Reeves Construction and...

James W. "Jimmy" Harwell

James W. "Jimmy" Harwell

Mar 12, 2015

James W. “Jimmy” Harwell, 74, of McRae, died Thursday, March 12.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, March 15, at Oak Grove Cemetery.  A gathering of friends will begin one hour prior to the service at the cemetery. A native of Savannah, Mr. Harwell was the son of the late Stewart Bascom Harwell and Dorothy Haney...

James Farris Jones

James Farris Jones

Mar 10, 2015

James Farris Jones, 74, of Cochran, died Tuesday, March 10.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, March 11, at Blockhouse Cemetery, Jacksonville. A native of Jacksonville, Mr. Jones was the son of Laurine Burch Pierce and the late Andrew Julian Jones and was married to the late Edda Mae Roberson Jones.  He had worked with the...

Sarah Evelyn Thrasher

Sarah Evelyn Thrasher

Mar 7, 2015

For 72 years Lyn blessed her family with kindness and grace. She was the daughter of Evelyn Thaxton Thrasher and Tigner Emmett Thrasher of McRae, Georgia and Macon, Georgia. Born in McRae, Georgia, she lived most of her adult life in Macon, Georgia.  Lyn passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015 in Phoenix Arizona. She is survived by her sons,...

Vernon Eschol Adams

Vernon Eschol Adams

Mar 7, 2015

Vernon Eschol Adams, 65, of Eastman, died Saturday, March 07.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, March 10, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.  Visitation will be Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of McRae, Vernon was the son of the late Eschol Vernon Adams and Dorothy Dorris Livingston Adams.  He was a US Army veteran of the...

Bobby Alton Coleman

Bobby Alton Coleman

Mar 6, 2015

Bobby Alton Coleman, 78, of McRae, died Friday, March 6.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, March 8, at Southside Baptist Church with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Saturday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Coleman was the son of the late Andrew "A.T." and Lois Wilkerson Coleman.  He was a member and deacon of...

Josephine (Pierce)  Parsons

Josephine (Pierce) Parsons

Feb 19, 2015

Mrs. Josephine Pierce Parsons of Atlanta, Georgia, age 93, died February 19, 2015. Visitation will begin at 1:00P.M., Sunday, February 22, at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, followed by a graveside funeral service at 2:30P.M., in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Parsons was born October 20, 1921 in Alamo, Georgia, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Council Pierce.  ...

Manda Lutrelle (Selph)  Knowles

Manda Lutrelle (Selph) Knowles

Feb 18, 2015

Manda Lutrelle Selph Knowles, 82, of McRae, died Tuesday, February 17.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Saturday, February 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Siloam Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Milan, Ms. Knowles was the daughter of the late Oakley Selph, Sr. and Essie Hulett Selph.  She was married...