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

Kathy Elaine (McCarter) Durden
Jun 18, 2014
Kathy Elaine McCarter Durden, 60, of Helena, died Wednesday, June 18. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, June 20, in the New Bethel Church Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 7:00-8:00P.M. A native of Brewton, AL, Kathy was the daughter of Doris Hook Seward and the late William McCarter. She was a hairdresser for many years and worked at...

Henry Kenneth Boswell
Jun 9, 2014
Henry Kenneth Boswell, 79, of Albany, died Monday, June 9. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, June 11, in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Boswell was the son of the late John E. and Janie Ward Boswell. A member of Philema Road Baptist Church, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of the...
Eleanor Mae (Best) Mauldin
Jun 8, 2014
Eleanor “Donda” Best Mauldin, passed way on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at the age of 76 in Stockbridge, Georgia from a lengthy illness. And He said to them, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43). Eleanor came into this world on March 8, 1938 in Hazlehurst, Georgia as the first of five...
Harold White
May 18, 2014
Harold White, 67, of Milan, died peacefully, Sunday, May 18. Memorial services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, May 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. A native of the Cedar Grove community, Mr. White was the son of the late Harlow and Millie Mae White. While living in Florida, he was a mechanic for many years with...

Jerry Reed Belcher
May 12, 2014
Jerry Reed Belcher, 72, of Helena, died Monday, May 12. Funeral services will be held at 12:00Noon, Thursday, May 15, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Oak Land (Helena) Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday. 6-8P.M. A native of Pikeville, KY, Mr. Belcher was the son of the late Reed and Aileen Kerr Belcher and was married...

Bessie Lee (Tucker) Owens
May 12, 2014
Bessie Lee Tucker Owens, 94, of Alamo, died Monday, May 12. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, May 16, in the Oak Grove Cemetery, McRae, with visitation one hour prior to the service at Vaughn Funeral Home. A native of Helena, Ms. Owens was the daughter of the late John and Bessie Coleman Tucker and was the...
Bessie Wynell (Claxton) Garrison
May 8, 2014
Bessie Wynell Garrison, loving wife, mother and grandmother, age 94, of Milan, passed away Thursday, May 8th following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home in McRae with interment at Milan Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, May 10th from 7 until 9 p.m. Mrs. Garrison was born on May 24th,...

Dianne Dichelle McDuffie
May 5, 2014
Dianne Dichelle McDuffie, 42, of Jacksonville, died Monday, May 5. Funeral services were held at 3:00P.M., Wednesday, May 7, at Rockwell Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Dichelle was a native and lifelong resident of Telfair County. Survivors include her parents, Dianne and Ronnie Walker, Jacksonville; maternal grandparents, Joseph I. and Chesterlee Lowery Marchant, Milan; sister, Emily (Eddie)...

Cecil Frank Bohannon
May 2, 2014
Cecil Frank Bohannon, 75, of McRae, died Friday, May 2. Funeral services will be held at 4:00P.M., Tuesday, May 6, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Sand Grove Church Cemetery, Milan. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Bohannon was the son of the late Jack and Bessie Williams Bohannon and was married to...
Zella Pearl (Buckins) Roberson
Apr 20, 2014
Zella Pearl Buckins Roberson, 73, of Hortense, died Sunday, April 20. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, April 23, at the Milan Church of God with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Hazlehurst, Mrs. Roberson was the daughter of the late John and Nettie Hand Buckins. A member of Liberty Baptist Church,...
Frances (Stanley) Stevenson
Apr 6, 2014
Frances Stanley Stevenson, 79, of McRae, died Sunday, April 6. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, April 8, at Rockwell Baptist Church, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Stevenson was the daughter of the late Robert L. “Rob” and Mildred...
Catharine (Harbin) Batchelor
Mar 31, 2014
Catharine Harbin Batchelor, 93, formerly of McRae, died Monday, March 31. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Friday, April 4, at McRae First Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, where she lived most of her life, Ms. Batchelor was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Fannie...
Georgie Bell (Horton) Hulett
Mar 15, 2014
Georgie Bell Horton Hulett, 61, of Jacksonville, died Saturday, March 15. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Tuesday, March 18, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Central Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Georgia was the daughter of the late George C. and Mattie Bell Tribble...
Gladys Frances (Webb) Buttram
Mar 12, 2014
After a long illness of heart failure, Mrs. Gladys F. Webb Buttram, known as Mrs. B. to many, went to our Father’s home on high, March 12, at 9:11A.M., at Jonesboro Rehab. She leaves behind her husband, John C Buttram, and daughter, Judith A. Buttram, both of Ellenwood; eight brothers-in-love and sisters-in-love; great many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and neighbors....

Mildred (Sellars) Gay
Feb 24, 2014
Mildred Sellars Gay, 86, of McRae, died Monday, February 24. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, February 26, in the Central Grove Church Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of McRae, Mrs. Gay was the daughter of the late M.J. and Vada Kearce Sellars and was the wife of the late Fritz Gay. ...

Arthur L. Hulett
Feb 11, 2014
Arthur L. Hulett, 63, of Alamo, died Tuesday, February 11. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, February 14, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Riverside Cemetery, Lumber City. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Milan, Mr. Hulett was the son of the late Joe L. and Pauline Williams Hulett and was...

Marie (Smith) Adams
Feb 10, 2014
Marie Smith Adams, 65, of Scotland, died Monday, February 10. Funeral services will be private. A native of Metter, Ms. Adams was the daughter of the late Sam and Louise Dowd Smith. She was the owner and operator of her own beauty shop and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. Ms. Adams was the...
Harold H. Plasky, Jr.
Feb 1, 2014
Harold Harry Plasky, Jr., 66, of Helena, died Saturday, February 1. Funeral services will be held at 10:00A.M., Thursday, February 6, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, followed by a committal service with full military honors at 2:00P.M., in the Andersonville National Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M.. A native of Chicago, IL, Mr. Plasky was the son of...
John Wesley Beasley
Jan 23, 2014
John Wesley Beasley, 80, of Milan, died Thursday, January 23. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, January 26, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Milan Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mr. Beasley was the son of the late John Morris Beasley and Nonie Carter Beasley. ...
Robert Louie Varnadoe, Jr.
Jan 13, 2014
Robert Louie Varnadoe, Jr., 60, of Alamo, died Monday, January 13. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, January 15, at Springhill Baptist Church with burial in the Springhill Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Varnadoe was the son of the late Robert Louie Varnadoe, Sr. and the late Helen Eugenia Bass Varnadoe. He was a supervisor...