Wayne Roland Homer
Apr 12, 2021
Mr. Wayne R. Homer 71 a lifelong resident of Keystone Heights passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 12, 2021, at his home in Crescent City. He was born February 6, 1950, in Jacksonville to Marvin and Virginia "Virgie" (Parrish) Homer. Following his graduation from KHHS where he played football, Wayne joined the United States Navy. After his service he spent many...
Monty Lowell Ruth
Apr 12, 2021
[Monty Lowell Ruth [83], of [Gainesville, Florida], passed away on [April 9, 2021] in [Lake City, Florida].Private Funeral service will be held at Forest Meadows Memorial Park Central Chapel on April 13, 2021 at 1:00 pm. Interment will follow at Forest Meadows Memorial Park Central.[Monty Ruth] was born in [Evanston] to [Edward Luther Wallace Ruth and Evelyn Pearl (Wells) Ruth]...
Bach Tong Duong
Apr 10, 2021
Bach Lien Tong Duong,72, ofGainesville, FL, passed away onApril 8, 2021inGainesville.Lienwas born inLongXuyen, VietnamtoHoanVan Tong and HueThiNguyenon May 1, 1948. Shegraduated in 1967 fromThoaiNgocHauhigh school in LongXuyen.She escaped Vietnam with her sisters following the war and arrived in the U.S. in 1975. In 1976, she and her sisters openedGainesville'sfirst ever Vietnameserestaurant, Inn of the White Lotus, tohelpthe sistersget through college....
Eric Michael Bowen
Apr 7, 2021
Mr. Eric Michael Bowen age 29, of Starke passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at North Florida Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Eric was born on September 15, 1991 in Orange Park and was a lifelong area resident. He worked as a control Room Operator for Darling Ingredients, Inc. In his spare time he enjoyed, spending time with...
Patricia Alene Davidson
Apr 5, 2021
Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Alene Davidson 72 of Keystone Heights passed away at her home Monday, April 5, 2021. She was born July 4, 1948, in Alton, Illinois to Travis and Rita (Dennis) Whelchel. Mrs. Davidson was a retired iron worker in the construction field. She enjoyed traveling on her motorcycle, going to the beach and seeing lighthouses, playing BINGO and...
John Thomas Stafford
Apr 4, 2021
Mr. John Thomas Stafford 77 of Melrose passed away at his home Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. He was born January 5, 1944, in Dalton, Georgia to the late JT and Edith (Brackett) Stafford. Prior to his retirement he was Vice President of Data Processing for a loan servicing technology firm in Jacksonville. He was a member of Community Church...
Daniel W. "Danny" Sulliivan
Apr 4, 2021
Daniel Williard Sullivan age 55 of Starke passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Danny was born on June 28, 1965 in Gainesville, Florida to the late Jessie and Lavonia "Buxton" Sullivan. For many years he worked for Brown and Root and was also a skilled mechanic and taxidermist. "He...
Karen Ann Sproder
Apr 2, 2021
Karen Ann Sproder, 59 of Lexington, Michigan, passed away Friday, April 2, 2021 in Lake Asbury. Karen was born December 27, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan to parents Michael and Joann (Nawrocki) Yawfimetz. She enjoyed bowling, cooking, had a love for animals and loved spending time with family and friends. Her husband, Joe Sproder, parents, and sister, Debora Lucido preceded her...
Andrea Katherine "Cookie" Mundorff
Mar 31, 2021
Andrea "Cookie" Katherine Mundorff age 79 of Starke passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville. Ms. Cookie Mundorff was born on August 14, 1941 to the late John Baptist and Faith (Clinton) Gerard in Edwardsville, Illinois. She was an umpire for local recreation baseball and softball leagues, active with the Florida Youth Challenge,...
John Robert Amman
Mar 31, 2021
John (Jack) Robert Amman passed away March 31st, 2021 peacefully in his sleep at home in Jacksonville, FloridaBorn December 17th, 1936 in Plainview, Minnesota. He was an only child to parents Harold Lawrence Amman and Marion Bertina (Hall) Amman. He is survived by his wife Jeanne Borcheck (Dairy) Amman whom he married in 2009. He enjoyed many happy years traveling...
James Franklin Bloodworth
Mar 30, 2021
Mr. James Franklin Bloodworth age 93, of Starke, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at Haven Hospice E.T. York Care Center in Gainesville. He was born on November 29, 1927 to the late Lucy Lee (McCaskill) and Franklin Holmes Bloodworth in Perry, Florida. He was raised in Gainesville, graduating from Gainesville High School with the class of 1945 and enlisting...
Charles Michael Sommerfield
Mar 30, 2021
Charles Michael Sommerfield, 87, of Gainesville, FL, passed away on March 25, 2021 in Gainesville, FL.Charles was born in Brooklyn, NY to Ann and Arthur Sommerfield on October 27, 1933. He went to James Madison High School, Brooklyn College and went on to earn a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Harvard University. He was a Professor of Physics at Yale...
Efrain Villali
Mar 29, 2021
Efrain Planas-Villali, 89, of Gainesville, passed away March 28,2021 at E.T. York Hospice Care Center. Mr. Villali was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico August 22, 1931. He was a member of the Gainesville Moose Lodge 1140, Lions Club, Swing and Sway Dance Club and a United States Army Veteran. Efrain was a senior resident at Hunters' Crossing Place in Gainesville,...
Wendy Stalvey Fischer
Mar 27, 2021
Mrs. Wendy Stalvey Fischer age 49, of Lawtey passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021 suddenly. Wendy was born on October 24, 1971 in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina and moved to Lawtey in 1995 from Ft. White. She worked as an account manager for Rays Metal Works in Alachua. Survivors are; her husband of 26 years, David A. Fischer of Lawtey,...
Brenna Mickler Christian
Mar 26, 2021
Brenna Maria Christian, of Grandin, Florida closed her eyes in death in the arms of her family at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida and opened them in the arms of Jesus her Savior. Brenna was born September 11, 1966, in Jacksonville, Florida to Bryant and Mary Jo Mickler. She married Frank and soon began the balancing act of nurturing her...
Saundra Marie Green
Mar 26, 2021
Saundra Jones Green died peacefully bathed in the sunlight and love of her family March 26, 2021 in Brevard, North Carolina. She was 82 years young. Saundra was born on May 9, 1938 near the Callahan home of her parents, Tyler and Myrtle Wrye Jones. She grew up with her sister Virginia "Ginger" Godfrey and a bevy of cousins. The...
Emory Hoy Gouge
Mar 26, 2021
Emory Hoy Gouge, age 87, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away at UF Health Shands Hospital, on March 22, 2021.He was born on June 13, 1933, in Detroit, MI to John H. and Delia A. (LeMay) Gouge. After graduating from Lincoln Park High School, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He left the service at the rank of Sergeant,...
Steven Lee Kane
Mar 25, 2021
Steven Lee Kane, age 73, of Ocala, Florida died March 20, 2021. Steve was born August 8, 1947 to Sgt. James Patrick and Shirley (Garman) Kane in Newport News, Virginia. Since his father was in the military, he lived in Arizona, Tacoma, Washington and Florida before settling in Maryland. Prior to moving to Ocala, FL in 2006 he resided in...
Carolyn Diane Guyer
Mar 23, 2021
Mrs. Carolyn Diane Guyer, 61 of Starke, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Mrs. Guyer was born August 8, 1959 in Lake Butler and was a lifelong area resident. Carolyn was of the Pentecostal faith and attended Sampson City Church of God. She enjoyed singing, crafting, and going to church. Her father, William Patrick Seay and sister-in-law, Chris Seay, preceded...
Wayne Edwin Douglas
Mar 23, 2021
Mr. Wayne Edwin Douglas, Sr. age 85 of Starke passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Jacksonville. He was born September 21, 1935, in Brooker to the late Cecil Lacy and Mildred (Colson) Douglas. Mr. Douglas was a 1954 graduate of BCHS and served in the National Guard for 8 years. He retired from Enron Corporation (Florida Gas) following 30...