Ms. Lynnelle A. "Lynn" Whaley age 62, of Starke lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Lynn was born in Detroit Michigan on June 27, 1957 to the late Thomas George and Barbara Jean (Wilkinson) Whaley. Prior to retirement she worked for Capital City Bank for 40 years. She was an active member of Kingsley Lake Baptist...
Mr. Harold Edward Jones, Jr. age 78 of Lawtey passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at Orange Park Medical Center. He was born February 24, 1941, in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Harold and Agnes (Younkens) Jones, Sr. and had served four years in the United States Navy. Mr. Jones was a longtime resident of the area and retired...
Melinda Joan "Jo" Bland, 67, of Alachua, Florida, passed away on September 3, 2019, after a long illness.Jo was born in Kosciusko County, Indiana on June 19, 1952.Jo was married to William "Larry" Bland on July 17, 1971; they were married for 48 years.Jo was a dedicated wife and mother first and foremost. Her biggest treasures were her husband, children...
Melinda Joan "Jo" Bland, 67, of Alachua, Florida, passed away on September 3, 2019, after a long illness. Jo was born in Kosciusko County, Indiana on June 19, 1952. Jo was married to William "Larry" Bland on July 17, 1971; they were married for 48 years. Jo was a dedicated wife and mother first and foremost. Her biggest treasures were...
Mr. Charles Alton Lynch age 73 of Keystone Heights passed away Monday, September 9, 2019, at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka. He was born April 6, 1946, in Washington, DC to the late Thomas Emery and Blanche (Hamilton) Lynch. Following his retirement ten years ago as a plumber in Maryland he and his wife decided to make Keystone...
Ms. Cassie Riley age 41 of Keystone Heights passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019, from injuries she sustained in a motorcycle accident. She was born May 7, 1978, in Dayton, Ohio to Bruce Hill and Glenna Rishforth and graduated with the Class of 1996 from Valley View High School. Over the years Cassie made many friends bartending at the Red...
Betty Claire Herndon age 88 of Keystone Heights passed away in Jacksonville on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Mrs. Herndon was born in Mount Dora to the late William C. and Clara "Merkle" Watts on March 31, 1931. Betty retired from Bank of America formerly Barnett Bank in 1987. She was a world traveler and had the privilege of visiting every...
Franklin D. Heltzel age 85 of Keystone Heights passed away September 4, 2019 at Park Meadows Health & Rehabilitation Center in Gainesville. Mr. Heltzel was born in Galien, MI to the late David and Waneta "Millemon" Heltzel on January 30, 1934. Franklin worked as a psychiatric nursing assistant for many years and also provide home care for his clients. He...
In the early evening on August 29th,2019 Marilyn Hope Fleming of Gainesville, Florida passed away at the age of 67. Marilyn was born March 28th, 1952 to Marsha and Larry in Spring Valley, New York. She moved with her family to South Florida at the age of 17. She graduated from the University of Florida with an Early Childhood Education...
Wilma L. Candreia passed away on September 3, 2019 in Jacksonville. Interment services will be held with the family in attendance in Greenlawn Cemetery..
HART: Funeral services for Virginia Lee Hart, 92, who passed away on September 3, 2019, will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM in St. Elizabeths Episcopal Church, 1735 Lenoid Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218 with The Rev. Stephen Mazingo officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 PM at George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home,...
(Yoli) Yolandita Diaz-Velez, 33 of Gainesville, Florida passed away on August 26, 2019 from injuries sustained from a car accident. Yolandita was born in Puerto Rico on August 10, 1986. Survived by her Husband Ignacio Santiago of 11 years and her 3 children Kevin 8, Keliel 4, and Kamil 6. and many family and friends. She was a stay at...
Mr. Charles "Chuck" A. Whisenant age 98 of Keystone Heights passed away Monday, September 2, 2019, Haven Hospice in Gainesville. He was born November 4, 1920, in Washington, D.C. to George and Jeanne (Surier) Whisenant and served in the United States Navy during WWII as an aircraft mechanic. Mr. Whisenant moved to Keystone Heights in 1963 from Jacksonville where he...
Jewel R. Wilson, 91, passed away on September 1, 2019. She was born in Boyd, FL on November 26, 1927. She moved to Foley, FL in 1933 at the age of 6 and to Fort White in 1942 when she was 15.She met her husband Vandal Wilson between the 11th and 12th grade. She graduated in April 1945 and were...
Jewel R. Wilson, 91, passed away on September 1, 2019. She was born in Boyd, FL on November 26, 1927. She moved to Foley, FL in 1933 at the age of 6 and to Fort White in 1942 when she was 15. She met her husband Vandal Wilson between the 11th and 12th grade. She graduated in April 1945 and...
Geraldine Turbow died September 1, 2019. She was born in 1922 in Madison, Indiana. She was predeceased by her parents, Dee and Norma Levine and her sons Brent M. and George B. Turbow. Surviving her are her daughter in law, Carol Turbow, her grandsons, Neal (Sara) and Paul, (Cynthia) and her great grandson Owen and great granddaughter, Celia. During the...
Mrs. Lois Kathleen ("Kat") Brown, 83 of Jacksonville, passed away Saturday night, August 31, 2019. Mrs. Brown was born December 5, 1935 in Apalachicola, Florida to parents Mavis and Katie (Wilson) Varnes. Lois enjoyed being a housewife and homemaker to take care of her family. Her parents and her late husband, Horace Jerry Brown, preceded her in death. Survivors are...
Sarah Jane Allen Kerslake, age 84, was born on September 24, 1934, in Roodhouse, Ill. and died peacefully at Ayers Health & Rehab Center on August 20, 2019. She was the daughter of Verne James Allen and Martha Ellen Hershey Allen. She grew up in Illinois and graduated from Roodhouse High School. She then attended the University of Illinois where...
Starke - Mrs. Myldred B. Cuttino age 99, of Starke went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Myldred was born and raised in and around Florence, South Carolina where she enjoyed her childhood and Youth. After graduation from High School she attended Winthrop University (when Winthrope was all female).In October 1940, Myldred married her sweetheart,...
Mr. Douglas L. Mains age 66 a longtime resident of Starke passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at Haven Hospice Custead Care Center in Orange Park. He was born August 5, 1953, in Jacksonville to the late Marion and Mildred (Penticoff) Mains; he grew up in the Garden City neighborhood and graduated from Ribault High School in 1972. Prior to...