OBITUARIES

Dec 22, 2021

Mariannia Jayne Brooks, 3, passed away Wednesday, December 22, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00P.M., Sunday, January 2, at Blockhouse Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 4:00-6:00P.M.

Survivors include her parents, Ricky Sheppard and Annia Brooks; brother and sister, Amelia Brooks and Malchi Brooks; and grandparents, Minnie O'Neal and Richard...

Dec 2, 2021

Christopher Nehemiah Ezra Fowler, 43, of McRae, passed suddenly on Thursday, December 2.  A visitation will be held Saturday, December 11, from 2:00-5:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home followed by a memorial service at 5:00P.M.

A native of Jacksonville, FL, Mr. Fowler was the son of the late Nehemiah Ezra Fowler, Jr. and the late Brenda Elizabeth Brock...

Nov 8, 2021

Jimmy Williams, 75, passed away Monday, November 08, 2021, in the Coffee County Hospital in Douglas, GA. The funeral will be Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 1:00PM in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home. Visitation will be held 12:00PM prior to the services. Burial will follow in the Milan City Cemetery. The Rev. Pete Boyd and Rev. Alvin Lewis...

Oct 28, 2021

Carey Ellis Green, 75, of McRae, passed away Thursday, October 28, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, October 31, at Macedonia Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be 6:00-8:00P.M., Saturday, at Vaughn Funeral Home and at 2:00P.M., Sunday at Macedonia Baptist Church.

A native and lifelong...

Oct 16, 2021

Raymond Felix Knowles, 71, of McRae, died Saturday, October 16, following an illness.  A funeral service will be held at 10:00A.M., Friday, October 22, at McRae First Baptist Church with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M.  We kindly request that all guests follow CDC COVID guidelines.

A native of Telfair County where he lived...

Oct 15, 2021

Harry Howell Mitchell, 85, of Lumber City, died peacefully on Friday, October 15.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, October 17, at Shiloh United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Mitchell was the son...

Oct 13, 2021

Bernard Harold Horne, Sr., 80, of Milan, died suddenly on Wednesday, October 13.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M., Saturday, October 16, at Milan Church of God followed by burial at the church cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Wheeler County, Mr. Horne was the son of the late T.W. and Mollie Harrelson...

Oct 9, 2021

Jamie Marisa Reid Hatton, 44, of Hazlehurst, died Saturday, October 9, following a brief illness.  A memorial service will be held at 10A.M., Wednesday, October 13, at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Strict COVID guidelines will be observed.

Mrs. Hatton was the daughter of the late Harriette Kelly Reid.  She attended Hillcrest Baptist Church and was an x-ray technician...

Oct 4, 2021

JoAnne Miner Teate Baldwin, 89, of McRae, passed peacefully on Monday, October 4, following a recent illness.  A visitation will be held at 1:00P.M., Thursday, October 7, at First Baptist Church of McRae, followed by a funeral service at 2:00P.M.  Burial will be at Telfair Memorial Gardens.

A resident of McRae for most of her life, JoAnne...

Oct 2, 2021

John Forrest McCrimmon, Jr., 57, of Helena, died Saturday, October 2, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Monday, October 4, at Southside Baptist Church, McRae, with burial at Oakland (Helena) Cemetery.  Visitation is Monday, 5:00-7:00P.M.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. McCrimmon was the son of the late...

Sep 30, 2021

Jack Carlton Bowen, 82, of Jacksonville, passed peacefully on Thursday, September 30, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Sunday, October 3, at St. Paul Holiness Church followed by burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday, 6:00 – 8:00P.M.  Masks are preferred for the visitation and funeral service.

A native and...

Sep 11, 2021

Ernest Dykes, Jr., 64, of Vidalia, died Saturday, September 11, following a brief illness.  A visitation will be held at 5:00P.M., Wednesday, September 15, at Telfair Memorial Gardens, McRae, followed at 5:30P.M., by the graveside funeral service.

A native of Telfair County, Mr. Dykes was the son of the late Ernest Dykes, Sr. and the late LaRue...

Sep 9, 2021

Ronald Cullen “Ron” Reaves, 56, of Dublin, died Thursday, September 9, in Aiken, SC, following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, September 11, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. Visitation is Friday, 6:00 - 8:00P.M.

A native of Telfair County, Mr. Reaves was the son of Rena Towns Reaves...

Sep 9, 2021

William Melvin Heaton, Sr., 94, formerly of Milan, passed away Thursday, September 9, at McRae Manor Nursing Home.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:30P.M., Sunday, September 12, at Midway United Methodist Church Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 2:00P.M., prior to the service.  Reverend Aubrey Corbitt will officiate.

Mr. Heaton was the last surviving child...

Aug 26, 2021

James Melvin White, 81, of McRae, died Thursday, August 26.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Saturday, August 28, at Scotland Cemetery.  Visitation will be at 3:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home.

A native of Dublin, Mr. White was the son of the late Charlie Lewis White and the late Mary Elizabeth Graham White.  He...

Aug 25, 2021

Willie B. Evans Wade Craton, 96, of McRae died peacefully on Wednesday, August 25, following a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, August 28, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial at Telfair Memorial Gardens.  Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M.

A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Craton was the daughter of the...

Aug 16, 2021

Sandra Ann Dowdy Harrell, 75, of Milan, died Monday, August 16, following a lengthy illness.  A memorial service will be held 2:00P.M., Friday, August 20, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae.

A native of McRae, Ms. Harrell was the daughter of the late James Morgan Dowdy and the late Mary Evelyn Bowen Dowdy.  She was...

Jul 19, 2021

Ludie Hester Lann, 100, of Milan, died peacefully on Monday, July 19.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, July 21, at Milan Cemetery.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service, at the cemetery.

A native of Smithville, MS, Mrs. Lann was the daughter of the late Victor and Nancy Lindsey Downs. ...

Jul 2, 2021

Linda Sue Strom Knowles, 74, of Cary, NC, passed on Friday, July 2, following a recent illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, July 7, at Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. Masks are required to attend visitation and graveside service.

A native of Telfair County where she lived most of...

Jun 29, 2021

Roy Rawlins, 84, of McRae, passed peacefully on Tuesday, June 29, following an extended illness.  A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Rawlins was the son of the late Olan and Dollie Watson. An Army veteran and a member of Bethlehem (Sandhill) United Methodist Church,...