OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Inez (Mims)  Johns

Inez (Mims) Johns

Jan 16, 2011

Inez Mims Johns, 84, of McRae, died Sunday, January 16.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Thursday, January 20, in the McRae United Methodist Church with burial in the Fishing Creek Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Johns was the daughter of the late Duncan F. and Vera Neal Mims and the...

Luther  Hugh Hulett

Luther Hugh Hulett

Jan 3, 2011

Luther Hugh Hulett, 63, of Milan, died Monday, January 3.  Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Thursday, January 6, in the Hulett Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Telfair County where he lived most of his life, Mr. Hulett was the son of Freddie Draffin Hulett and the late Judge Payton “J.P.” Hulett, Jr..  He was...

Donal (P.)  Smith

Donal (P.) Smith

Jan 1, 2011

Donal P. Smith also known as St. Niq , age 72, of Conyers , died January 1, 2011.  Funeral service for Donal  will be held on Wednesday , January 5,2011, at Heritage Hills Baptist Church at 10:00 A.M., with Pastor Joe Hughes, Rev. Thomas Broadhead and Rev. Andy Fetch  officiating.  Interment will follow at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery  ...

Wade Monroe Purvis, Sr.

Wade Monroe Purvis, Sr.

Dec 24, 2010

Wade Monroe Purvis, Sr., 70, of Alamo, died Friday, December 24.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, December 27, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Alamo Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County where he lived most of his life, Mr. Purvis was the son of the late...

Nealie E. (Clark)  Pittman

Nealie E. (Clark) Pittman

Dec 21, 2010

Nealie E. Clark Pittman, 89, of Helena, died Tuesday, December 21.  Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Thursday, December 23, at Helena Baptist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is one hour prior to the service at Helena Baptist Church. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Pittman was the daughter of the late Charlie...

Edna Waunell (Cravey)  Vaughn

Edna Waunell (Cravey) Vaughn

Dec 9, 2010

Vaughn Funeral Home P.O. Box 398 McRae, GA 31055 229-868-6469 Waunell Cravey Vaughn Edna Waunell Cravey Vaughn, 81, of Rhine, died Thursday, December 9, 2010.  Funeral services are at 2:00P.M., Sunday, December 12, at Sharon Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00 – 8:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. A native and lifelong resident of...

Florence "Flo" Joyce (Gooch)  Miller

Florence "Flo" Joyce (Gooch) Miller

Dec 1, 2010

Florence “Flo” Joyce Gooch Miller, 84, of Bonaire died Wednesday, December 1.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M., Saturday, December 4, in the Springhill Cemetery. A native of England, Mrs. Miller was a loving mother and homemaker and was formerly a resident of the Towns Community. Survivors include her daughters, Mary Cox, Bonaire, and Grace Gainous, Warner...

Becky (Cloud)  Minor

Becky (Cloud) Minor

Nov 29, 2010

Frances Marie “Becky” Cloud Minor, 91, of McRae, died Monday, November 29.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Thursday, December 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native of Richmond County, Mrs. Minor was the daughter of the late H.C. Cloud, Sr. and Velma Crestline Cloud.  A homemaker, she was the...

William 'W.C.' Chester Wooten

William 'W.C.' Chester Wooten

Nov 25, 2010

Helena-William Chester ‘W.C.’ Wooten, 72, died Thursday, November 25.  Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Sunday, November 28, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Helena Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Wooten was the son of the late Chester Wooten and Treavy Sammons Dixon.  Having worked most of his life...

James E. Thomas

James E. Thomas

Nov 21, 2010

James E. Thomas, 84, of Tryon, NC, died Sunday, November 21.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, November 24, at Rockwell Baptist Church, Milan, with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Thomas was the son of the late Virgil Lee and Lula Mae Yawn Thomas.  He was retired as a...

Dorcas (Sightler)  Fussell

Dorcas (Sightler) Fussell

Nov 21, 2010

Dorcas Sightler Fussell, 96, of McRae, died Sunday, November 21, 2010.  Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, November 23, at the McRae First Baptist Church with burial in the Stuckey Cemetery, Alamo.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County, Mrs. Fussell was the daughter of the late William H. and Ida Joiner Sightler and the wife of...

James E. Graham, Sr.

James E. Graham, Sr.

Nov 14, 2010

James Edward Graham, Sr., 86, of McRae, died Sunday, November 14, 2010.  Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Wednesday, November 17, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Graham was the son of the late Henry W. and Pearl Pullen Graham.  A farmer and a...

Juvine (Coleman)  Fields

Juvine (Coleman) Fields

Nov 1, 2010

A Celebration of Life for Juvine Coleman Fields, 81, of McRae, who died Monday, November 1, will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, November 3, at Helena Baptist Church.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home. A lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Fields was the daughter of the late Oscar and Alice Johns Coleman and was a member of...

Faye (Spires)  Beasley

Faye (Spires) Beasley

Oct 24, 2010

Faye Spires Beasley, 66, of Milan, died Sunday, October 24.  Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Tuesday, October 26, at the Milan Church of God with burial in the Milan Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Beasley was the daughter of the late Lester and Margie Scarborough Spires and the wife of...

Joey Dwayne Lamar Sheppard

Joey Dwayne Lamar Sheppard

Oct 3, 2010

Joey Dwayne Lamar Sheppard, 24, of McRae, died Sunday, October 3.  Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Wednesday, October 6, at Helena Baptist Church with burial in the Helena Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:30-8:3-P.m. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Sheppard was the son of Eddie Logue and the late Lisa Jane Burch (Ricky) Sheppard and was...