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

Ella Mae (Chaney) Grimes
Jun 2, 2011
Ella Mae Chaney Grimes, 87, of McRae, died Thursday, June 2. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Saturday, June 4, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. A native of Douglas, Mrs. Grimes was the daughter of the late George and Hulda Minix Chaney and the wife of the late Joe Thomas...

Gertrude (Wilcox) Williams
May 31, 2011
Gertrude Wilcox Williams, 89, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday, May 31. Funeral services will be at 1:00P.m., Friday, June 3, at Blockhouse Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Williams was the daughter of the late Gordon and Essie Miller...

H B. "Blake" Coker, Jr.
May 22, 2011
Byron-A private graveside service for Blake Coker, Jr., 65, formerly of McRae, was held Wednesday, May 25, in the Oak Grove Cemetery, McRae. A member of the Presbyterian Church, Blake worked for Georgia Power for 31 years and the Municipal Electrical Authority of Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, H.B. and Martha Coker, Sr.; sisters and brothers-in-law,...
Susan Patrice (Andrews) Riddle
May 17, 2011
Susan Patrice Andrews Riddle, 56, of Alamo, died Tuesday, May 17, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Friday, May 20, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Alamo Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to the funeral service. A native of Dodge County, Mrs. Riddle was the daughter of Phyllis...

Joseph Arthur Daniels
May 8, 2011
Joseph “Joe” Arthur Daniels, 46, of Milan, died Sunday, May 8. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Wednesday, May 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Rebecca Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00 – 8:00P.M. A native of Bibb County, Mr. Daniels was the son of William “Bill” Edward Daniels, Sr. and Bernice Strom...

James Frank Hatton
May 6, 2011
James Frank Hatton, Jr., 60, of Jacksonville, died Friday, May 6. Graveside funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, May 11, in the Jacksonville Cemetery. A native of Ware County, Mr. Hatton had lived most of his life in Jacksonville, and was the son of the late James Frank Hatton, Sr. and Jo Bland Hatton. A U.S. Navy veteran, he...

Faye (Ponder) Parks
May 6, 2011
Faye Ponder Parks, 91, of McRae, died Friday, May. 6. Funeral services will be at 3:30P.M., Sunday, May 8, at the Rhine United Methodist Church with burial in the Bay Springs Cemetery, Rhine. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00P.M., Saturday at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae and at Rhine United Methodist Church one hour prior to the funeral service. A native of Rhine,...

Juanita (Hulett) Durham
May 6, 2011
Juanita Hulett Durham, 86, of Milan, died Friday, May 6. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Sunday, May 8, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Friendship Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Durham was the daughter of the late Luther and Rebecca Selph Hulett and the wife of the late...
William Charlie Wells
May 3, 2011
William “Charlie” Wells, 77, of Byron, died Tuesday, May 3. Services will be at 10:00A.M., Saturday, May 7, at Northside Baptist Church, Centerville. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00P.M., Saturday, at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial to follow in the Blockhouse Church Cemetery, Jacksonville, GA. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Wells was the son of the late George Geiger...
Joyce Ann (Brewer) Holt
Apr 29, 2011
Joyce Ann Brewer Holt, 73, of Jacksonville, died Friday, April 29. Funeral services are at 3:00P.M., Sunday, May 1, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Riverside Cemetery, Lumber City. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Holt was the daughter of the late Leroy R. and Essie Azilee Stallworth Brewer. She was...

William "Bill" A. Bowen
Apr 7, 2011
William A. “Bill” Bowen, 80, of Milan, died Thursday, April 7. Funeral services will be at 1:00P.M., Saturday, April 9, at Milan Baptist Church with burial in the Milan City Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mr. Bowen was the son of the late Lon and Isabel Spires Bowen. A U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII, he retired...

Verta Mae (Fordham) Loden
Apr 1, 2011
Verta Mae Fordham Loden, 76, of Helena, died Friday, April 1. Funeral services will be at 2:30P.M., Monday, April 4, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Sunday, 2:00-4:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Loden was the daughter of the late Charlie and Mae Bell Snellgrove...

"Bob" Larry Robert Walker
Mar 27, 2011
Larry Robert “Bob” Walker, 67, of McRae, died Sunday, March 27. Graveside funeral service will be held at 5:00P.M., Wednesday, March 30, in the Blockhouse Cemetery, Jacksonville. Visitation will be in the church social hall one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Walker was the son of the late Willie and Minnie...

Louise (Rhodes) Rogers
Mar 20, 2011
Ms. Janie Louise Rhodes Rogers, 82, of Middleburg, FL, died Sunday, March 20. Funeral services will be at 11:30A.M., Wednesday, March 23, in the Helena Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:30P.M. A Middleburg, FL resident and a native of Telfair County, Ms. Rogers was the daughter of the late Joe and...

Freddie Louise (Draffin) Hulett
Mar 15, 2011
Freddie Louise Draffin Hulett, 83, of Milan, died Tuesday, March 15. Funeral services were at 3:00P.M., Friday, March 18, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Hulett Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Hulett was the daughter of the late Alfred and Evie Bass Draffin and was married to the late...

Gladys Douthard (Copeland) Marshall
Mar 9, 2011
Gladys Douthard Copeland Marshall, 94, of McRae, died Wednesday, March 9. A memorial service is planned for a later date. A native of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, Mrs. Marshall was the daughter of the late Rome and Mollie Hammondtree Copeland and was the wife of the late Hubert Marshall. A homemaker, she attended Helena Baptist Church. Mrs. Marshall was preceded in...

Anis Etrelle (Holley) Brown
Mar 7, 2011
Anis “Etrelle” Brown, 72, of McRae, died Monday, March 7, at Serenity Hospice, Dublin. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, March 9, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Milan Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A Coffee County native and a homemaker, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late John “J.O.” and Lula Mae...
Lila Mae (Dykes) Smith
Mar 1, 2011
Lila Mae Dykes Smith, 88, of McRae, died Tuesday, March 1. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Saturday, March 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Issac and Mahalie Roberts Dykes. A retired...

Jack Lewis Watson, Jr.
Feb 27, 2011
Jack Lewis Watson, Jr., 52, of Jacksonville, FL, died Sunday, February 27. Graveside funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Saturday, March 5, in the Alamo Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Watson was the son of Barbara Ann Brown Watson and the late Jack Lewis Watson, Sr. He was employed with Realco Demolition. Survivors...
James B. Ladson
Feb 11, 2011
Eastman-James “Jimmy” Brantly Ladson, 80, died Friday, February 11. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Sunday, February 13, at McRae First Baptist Church, McRae, with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. A native of Dublin, Mr. Ladson was the son of the late James D. and Emma Shepard Ladson and was married to the late Lucy McDuffie Ladson. A retired...