Elbert Eugene Hersey
November 16, 2019
Mr. Elbert Eugene Hersey, age 76, a lifelong resident of Theressa passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was born April 19, 1943, to Clyde and Geneva (Alford) Hersey graduated with the Class of 1962 from Bradford County High School. Elbert served in the United States Army during the Vietnam era. Following his military service,...
Clark Allen Thomas
November 16, 2019
Mr. Clark Allen Thomas, 71 of Middleburg, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019. He was born June 30, 1948 in Miami, Florida to parents Clarence E. and Mildred (Allen) Thomas and resided in Middleburg since 1970. Mr. Thomas was an English and dual enrollment teacher for 30 years, teaching at Green Cove Springs Middle School and then retiring from Clay...
Robert Lee Williams
November 15, 2019
WILLIAMS: Funeral services for Robert Lee Williams, 53, who passed away on November 15, 2019, will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM in the chapel of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4747 Main Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206 with Dr. Winson Butler officiating. The family will receive friends Friday (Today) from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Entombment will...
Cate Galbraith Thompson
November 14, 2019
Cate Galbraith Thompson celebrated her 100th birthday May 9th of this year with friends and family. On November 8th at her home in Thomasville, GA, she passed peacefully from this life to the eternal rest with God she had been looking forward to.She was born in May 9, 1919 in a rural home in what is now Gilchrist County, FL....
Cate Galbraith Thompson
November 14, 2019
Cate Galbraith Thompson celebrated her 100th birthday May 9th of this year with friends and family. On November 8th at her home in Thomasville, GA, she passed peacefully from this life to the eternal rest with God she had been looking forward to. She was born in May 9, 1919 in a rural home in what is now Gilchrist County,...
Pauline "Grace" Murley
November 13, 2019
Pauline Grace Prevatt Murley, age 102, of Geneva, Florida passed awayWednesday November 13, 2019 at Parkview Rehabilitation Center (VitasHealthcare) in Winter Park. She was born on February 25, 1917 inBradford County to Emma Eugene (Strickland) Prevatt and John BevilPrevatt. Grace was a devout Methodist, a descendant of Floridapioneers, and an avid genealogy buff. When things were hard during theDepression, she...
The "Jc" Henderson
November 11, 2019
The Honorable Judge, James Carroll "JC" Henderson, age 98, died on Monday, October 21, 2019 at the ET York Haven Hospice Care Center in Gainesville, FL. He was born to the late Noah Webster and Pearl P. (Matthews) Henderson in Ashford, AL. Judge Henderson's family relocated to Gainesville, FL where he attended Gainesville High School. Judge Henderson completed his undergraduate...
Grace Marie Hinson
November 10, 2019
Grace Marie Hinson passed away on November 10, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born in Kent, Ohio on January 6, 1925 to Harry & Ruby Coup. Grace grew up in Ohio with 4 sisters and 1 brother and she attended the Eastwood Church of the Brethren pastored by Rev. Petry. She was saved at the age of 11.Grace worked...
James Woodrow Myers, Jr.
November 9, 2019
James Woodrow "Jim" Myers, 66, passed away on Saturday November 9, 2019 with his loving family by his side after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born in Winston Salem, N.C. but lived most of his life in Jacksonville.Jim was a loyal and loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. He worked passionately in the moving industry for over...
Daniel David Turner
November 8, 2019
Daniel David Turner, Newberry, FL (Formerly of Hubbard, Ohio), 66, passes away on November 3, 2019, from a short illness. Mr. Turner was born in Youngstown, Ohio on December 2, 1952. He was a Marine Corp veteran serving from 1969-1971. He is proceeded in death by his wife, Betty Ann Russell Turner whom he married January 26, 1973. His parents...
William "Bill" Finney
November 8, 2019
William Garland "Bill" Finney Sr., age 90, went to be with the lord on October 29, 2019 at his residence in Palatka, Florida. He was born December 20, 1928 in Spotsylvania, Virginia to the late Garland and Doris Finney, and was of the Baptist faith. He retired from a long career with the United States Postal Service after serving in...
Jerry D. Smith
November 7, 2019
SMITH: Funeral services for Jerry D. Smith, 86, who passed away on November 7, 2019, will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM at the graveside in Evergreen Cemetery (Gate #5) with his grandson Bro. Eric Reynolds officiating. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to service at the graveside. Mr. Smith was born in Greenville, South Carolina and was...
William "Bill" Wallace King
November 6, 2019
Mr. William W. "Bill" King, Jr., age 75, of Keystone Heights passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was born January 17, 1944, in Jacksonville to the late William and Doris (Batchelder) King, Sr. and had served in the United States Naval Reserves. Prior to retirement, Mr. King was an educator in the Florida School...
James Warner Harrison
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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...