OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McRae, GA, Telfair County and Surrounding Areas
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...
Martha Lee McCranie
Jan 9, 2014
Martha Lee McCranie, 92, entered into rest Thursday, January 9, 2014 Loving wife of 57 years to the late E. James McCranie, Mrs. McCranie was one of three women in the MCG medical school class of 1945. She did her psychiatric residency at Boston VA. She was a pioneer in her field, as not many women were even accepted as...
Latha (Thomas) Cartwright-Beauchamp
Jan 6, 2014
Latha Thomas Cartwright-Beauchamp, 102, of McRae, died Monday, January 6. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Wednesday, January 8, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be private. A native and lifelong resident of Workmore Community of Telfair County, Mrs. Cartwright-Beauchamp was the daughter of the late Alvin and...
Ralph Fred Chastain, Jr.
Dec 21, 2013
Ralph Fred Chastain, Jr., 71, of Douglasville, died Saturday, December 21. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, December 27, in the Sand Grove Cemetery, Milan. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Atlanta Mr. Chastain was the son of the late Ralph Fred Chastain, Sr. and Juanita Ruth Evans Chastain. He was a training instructor and...
Dr. F. Glynn Johnson
Dec 8, 2013
Dr. Francis Glynnmore “Glynn” Johnson, 85, of McRae, died Sunday, December 8. Visitation will be held at 1:00P.M., Tuesday, December 10, with the funeral following at 2:00P.M., in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Dr. Johnson was the son of the late...

Morris G Alford
Nov 26, 2013
Morris G. Alford, 54, of McRae, died Tuesday, November 26. A memorial service will be held at 6:30P.M., Monday, December 9, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home. A native of Norwalk, CT, Mr. Alford was the son of the late James C. and Jewell Gupton Alford. He was employed with Robins Air Force Base. Survivors include his daughter, Brandi...
Jacob Edward Spradley
Nov 23, 2013
Jacob Edward Spradley, 22, of Milan, died Saturday, November 23. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, November 25, at Antioch Baptist Church #2, with burial in the Milan Cemetery. A native of Lexington, SC, Mr. Spradley was the son of James Edward Spradley, Jr. and Vicki Vaughn Spradley. He was a member of Holy Trinity Church and was...
Ruby (Horne) Towns
Nov 19, 2013
Ruby Elizabeth Horne Towns, 66, of McRae, died Tuesday, November 19. Funeral services will be held at 1:00P.M., Friday, November 22, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Harrelson Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Towns was the daughter of the late Troy Horne, Sr. and Mollie Harrelson Horne. She...
Homer Boone
Nov 11, 2013
Homer Boone, 90, of Jacksonville, died Monday, November 11. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, November 13, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with private burial in the Boone Family Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Mr. Boone was the son of the late Charles and Liller Williams Boone. He...

James Ross "Jimmy" Jeffries, Jr.
Oct 21, 2013
James Ross “Jimmy” Jeffries, Jr., 53, of Ft. Valley, died Monday, October 21. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Thursday, October 24, at Peachtree Baptist Church, Byron. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. The son of the late James Ross Jeffries, Sr. and the late Julia Ann “Judy” Peavy Friend, Jimmy was...
Ollie Jo (Lowie) Horne
Oct 10, 2013
Ollie Jo Horne, 72, of Helena, died Thursday, October 10. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, October 13, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Harrelson Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Horne was the daughter of the late Clarence J. and Beulah Strozier Lowie. She worked at...
John Morgan Hulett, Sr.
Oct 8, 2013
John Morgan Hulett, Sr., 73, of Broxton, died Tuesday, October 8. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, October 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Clements Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Jacksonville, Mr. Hulett was the son of the late Sanders and Nellie B. Boone Hulett. He was employed...