James Warner Harrison

James Warner Harrison

Nov 6, 2019

James Warner Harrison, 73, lifetime resident of Alachua area, passed away Tuesday, November 5th at Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center, Gainesville, following a long illness.He was a graduate of Santa Fe High School, class of 1963. Retired from IFAS, University of Florida. He was a member of the Alachua Church of Christ.Survivors include: wife, Sherry Harrison, Fort White; sister, Patricia...

James Warner Harrison

James Warner Harrison

Nov 6, 2019

James Warner Harrison, 73, lifetime resident of Alachua area, passed away Tuesday, November 5th at Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center, Gainesville, following a long illness. He was a graduate of Santa Fe High School, class of 1963. Retired from IFAS, University of Florida. He was a member of the Alachua Church of Christ. Survivors include: wife, Sherry Harrison, Fort White;...

Cheryl Ann Gafford

Cheryl Ann Gafford

Nov 5, 2019

Cheryl Ann Tienken Gafford, age 68, passed away on Tuesday November 5, 2019 at the Community Hospice Center for Caring at St. Vincents Southside in Jacksonville. Cheryl was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on November 20, 1950 to Ernest & Helen Tienken.A longtime Jacksonville resident, Cheryl & her family were also longtime members of All Saints Episcopal Church. She worked...

Christine Mccoll Patience

Christine Mccoll Patience

Nov 5, 2019

Christine McColl Patience, 78, formerly of Melrose, Florida, died peacefully in the early morning of Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Valley View Care in Cottonwood, Arizona.The daughter, wife, and mother of Episcopal priests, Christine was a devout churchwoman throughout her life. She grew up in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, where her father the Rev. J. Rodger McColl, was chaplain at the Chapel...

Dorothy "Dot" Harrison Rowe

Dorothy "Dot" Harrison Rowe

Nov 3, 2019

Dorothy "Dot" Harrison Rowe, 88, passed away November 3, 2019 following a brief illness. Dot was born June 25, 1931 in Rocky Mount, NC to Leon Ford and Pattye Fuller Harrison. After graduation from high school in Wilmington, NC, she attended Jacksonville Jr. College where she met her future husband, John. After working briefly at Prudential, Dot & John settled...

Lorraine S. Harris

Lorraine S. Harris

Nov 3, 2019

Lorraine Sgueglia Harris, 85, born October 16,1934 in Boston, Massachusetts moved to Jacksonville, Florida when she was a small child passed away November 3, 2019 late Sunday evening.She was a member at Women of the Moose, The Knights of Columbus and the Beach Bop club a dancing organization. In her younger years She was the tomboy of the family being...

Don Mckenzie Post

Don Mckenzie Post

Nov 2, 2019

Remembering Don McKenzie PostOn a sunny day in a small house, located midst a wooded setting of pine trees, on the shore of a clear lake known as "Island Pond", in Umatilla, Florida. Don McKenzie Post was born to Howard and Beatrice Post. The last of four children, Betty, Lois, Rex and Don. Don's early life was spent roaming the...

Constance "Connie" Payne Whittaker

Constance "Connie" Payne Whittaker

Nov 1, 2019

The fact that Connie did not leave a self-written eulogy says volumes about this woman. She was born to Harold M. Payne and Cora I. Smith Payne on March 2, 1942 and this was a date that Connie could remember up until close to the end of her life. Another thing she remembered quite well was that she grew up...

Marion Joyce Norman

Marion Joyce Norman

Nov 1, 2019

Mrs. Marion Joyce "Carter" Norman age 87 passed away in Starke on Friday, November 1, 2019. Mrs. Norman was born on May 5, 1932 to the late George and Cora "Day" Carter in Cumberland Gap, TN. Marion had the heart of a servant. For many years she worked with the mentally challenged and was a CNA at Windsor Manor Health...

Dr Emmanuel Partheniades

Dr Emmanuel Partheniades

Nov 1, 2019

EMMANUEL PARTHENIADES (1926-2019)Gainesville - Emmanuel Partheniades passed away on October 31, 2019 at Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He was best known for his many contributions to hydraulic and coastal engineering. He was 92.Emmanuel or "Manolis," as he was known to his...

Mildred Payton Downs

Mildred Payton Downs

Oct 31, 2019

Mrs. Mildred Payton Downs, age 96, a longtime resident of Keystone Heights passed away at her home surrounded by family Thursday, October 31, 2019, following a brief illness. She was born October 10, 1923, in Orange Springs to Gordon and Frances (Broughton) Wimberly. Mrs. Downs was a manager for the Clay County Council on Aging and Nutrition Site for 18...

Ernest Elester Triest

Ernest Elester Triest

Oct 31, 2019

Mr. Ernest Elester Triest, Sr. age 95, of Theressa passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Triest was born on May 30, 1924 in Theressa to the late Sidney E. and Mattie (Batton) Triest and was a lifelong resident of Bradford County. Mr. Triest was a member of Hope Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon,...

Benjamin Alex Williams

Benjamin Alex Williams

Oct 31, 2019

Memorial services for Benjamin Alex Williams, 21, will be held at 3:00p.m. Friday, November 15th in the chapel of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4140 University Boulevard, South, with Janice Ferguson officiating. Born November 3, 1997 in Jacksonville, Florida to Gloria and David Williams, Benjamin died October 31, 2019 in Jacksonville. He was a landscaper with Yellowstone Landscaping...

Richard Clarence Mcgee

Richard Clarence Mcgee

Oct 30, 2019

Mr. Richard Clarence McGee, Sr., age 75, of Keystone Heights passed away suddenly at his home Wednesday, October 30, 2019. He was born June 18, 1944, in Syracuse, New York to Clarence and Bernadette McGee. Mr. McGee had been a long time resident of Keystone Heights and retired from Walmart as an assembler. He attended Freedom Baptist Church and enjoyed...

Arthur J. Glass,

Arthur J. Glass,

Oct 30, 2019

Arthur J. Glass Jr. (aka "Bud"), 87, of High Springs, FL, passed away on October 21, 2019 in Gainesville, FL.Arthur was born in Plymouth, Michigan to Arthur J. Glass Sr. & Delila Glass on Feb 22, 1932. He attended Plymouth High School and graduated in 1950. He went on to earn a certificate in pipe fitting from the local trade...

Arthur J. Glass,

Arthur J. Glass,

Oct 30, 2019

Arthur J. Glass Jr. (aka "Bud"), 87, of High Springs, FL, passed away on October 21, 2019 in Gainesville, FL. Arthur was born in Plymouth, Michigan to Arthur J. Glass Sr. & Delila Glass on Feb 22, 1932. He attended Plymouth High School and graduated in 1950. He went on to earn a certificate in pipe fitting from the local...

Margaret Mary Williams

Margaret Mary Williams

Oct 29, 2019

Mrs. Margaret Mary Williams age 93, of Starke, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 and closed her pretty blue eyes for the last time on earth. She was born in Starke to the late Roy and Annie (Sweat) Tomlinson on March 24, 1926. Margaret was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church of Starke...

Jerry Leon Mcdonald

Jerry Leon Mcdonald

Oct 29, 2019

Jerry Leon McDonald, age 75, passed away on Tuesday October 29, 2019 at Haven Hospice in Orange Park, FL. A funeral service will be held to celebrate his life at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday November 5, 2019 in Southpoint Baptist Church, with Dr. Terry N. Collins officiating.Visitation will be held for the hour prior to service. The family will also...

Wendy L. Smith

Wendy L. Smith

Oct 28, 2019

Mrs. Wendy L. Smith, age 52, of Keystone Heights passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at St. Vincents Clay. She was born July 18, 1967, in Juneau, Alaska to Jerry and the late Nora (Schryver) Johnsen. Wendy was a homemaker and had previously been employed by Hitchcocks Grocery Store as their produce manager. She grew up in the Keystone...

Matthew Robert Fishley

Matthew Robert Fishley

Oct 28, 2019

Mr. Matthew Robert Fishley, Sr., age 36, of Keystone Heights passed away Monday, October 28, 2019, suddenly at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was born November 17, 1983, in Painesville, Ohio to William "Bill" and Rebecca (Philips) Fishley, Sr., Matthew was employed with Pritchett Trucking as an over the road truck driver. He was also a parishioner of St. William...