Mary Lucille Olson
May 26, 2018
Mrs. Mary Lucille Olson age 81, of Keystone Heights passed away in Gainesville Saturday, May 26, 2018. She was born June 5, 1936 in Hixton, Wisconsin to Arthur P. and Myrtle (Hegge) Steig. Mrs. Olson has been a resident of Keystone Heights since 1972 and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Am-vets Post #86 in Keystone Heights...
Katherine Sue Crawford
May 26, 2018
Katherine Sue Crawford, age 63, passed away on May 26, 2018 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. Katherine was born on September 12, 1954 in San Antonio, TX. She worked as a Medical Coder for Century Ambulance Service for many years. During her spare time she enjoyed crafts, photographing animals, and was a member of First Christian Church...
Sandra R. Snay
May 25, 2018
Mrs. Sandra R. "Sandy" Snay age 63, of Keystone Heights passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center following an extended illness. She was born July 21, 1954 in Dearborn, Michigan to the late Raymond and Joyce (Stark) Wieland. Mrs. Snay had been a resident of Keystone Heights for the past 36 years and gave many...
Tracy Ann Williams
May 25, 2018
Tracy Ann Williams age 53, of Hawthorne passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 from injuries she sustained in a motorcycle accident. She was born in Dover, New Jersey October 28, 1964 to William and Lovina (French) Weissbach. Tracy attended Rochester School for the deaf and later attended college and obtained her Associates Degree. In 2009, she moved to Hawthorne from...
Lois Jean Tyler
May 24, 2018
Mrs. Lois Jean Tyler age 93, of Keystone Heights passed away Thursday, May 25, 2018 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka. She was born August 29, 1924 in Shepherd, Michigan to James C. and Agnes (Myers) Deardorff. Mrs. Tyler moved to Keystone Heights in 1973 from Jacksonville and was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing cards and was active...
Ida Marie Starling
May 24, 2018
Ida Starling age 91, a resident of Keystone Heights/Melrose area passed away at St. Vincent Clay on May 24, 2018. She was born March 15, 1927 to Charles and Rose Staier in Louisville, KY where she attended the local Catholic school. Ida went on to work at several restaurants before landing her final job at The Chuck Wagon restaurant in...
Patricia Ann Mock Arnold
May 23, 2018
Ms. Patricia Ann Mock Arnold passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at her residence in Graham. Funeral Home Jones - Gallagher Funeral Home - Starke 620 E. Nona Street Starke FL - 32091 US (904) 964-6200
George Ronald "Ronnie" Sapp
May 23, 2018
Mr. George Ronald "Ronnie" Sapp, age 64, of Lawtey passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Custead Care Center at Haven Hospice in Orange Park. Mr. Sapp was born July 10, 1953 in Starke to parents, George "G.W." and Hazel (Starling) Sapp. He was a lifelong resident of Lawtey and enjoyed wood working and farming. He especially loved his...
Virginia C. Alexander
May 23, 2018
Virginia C. Alexander, 87, longtime resident of Jacksonville passed away on May 23rd. She was born in Warwick, GA, the tenth of eleven children, to Dave and Annie Belle Champion. Raised on a dirt poor farm in the depression she changed the lives of everyone she met with her smile and kindness. She is survived by Darlene Cowen of St....
Eddie Lee Akridge
May 21, 2018
Mr. Eddie Lee Akridge age 75, of Starke passed away at his home Monday, May 21, 2018. He was born February 9, 1943 in Douglas, Georgia to the late Broward and Mary (Giddens) Akridge. Mr. Akridge has been a lifelong resident of Starke; he was baptized at Hope Baptist Church and he had attended Bradford County High School. Prior to...
Mary L. Lee
May 21, 2018
Mrs. Mary L. Lee age 83, of Florahome, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 at NFRMC in Gainesville. She was born July 24, 1934 in Lawtey to the late John Darby and Gladys (Carter) Gaskins. Prior to her retirement she worked as a Technician for Continental Telephone Company and was a faithful member of Heilbronn Springs Baptist Church. Her husband...
Joe Allen Byrd
May 20, 2018
Mr. Joe A. Byrd age 60, of Starke passed way Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Community Hospice in Jacksonville. He was born August 5, 1957 in Starke. Joe enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and will be missed by all. He was preceded in death by his mother Clara (Degraf) Byrd and his brother Johnny Byrd. Survivors are...
Shirley Marie "Shirl" Tedford
May 20, 2018
Mrs. Shirley Marie "Shirl" Tedford, 55 of Jacksonville, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Mrs. Tedford was born May 31, 1962 in Mooresville, North Carolina to parents Calvin Eugene and Mary Lee (Hager) Johnson. She served in the United States Navy. Her favorite pastimes were sewing and making her grandbabies barbie clothes, crafting, gardening, re-finishing furniture, reading, playing FarmVille, and...
Mrs. Shirley Marie "Shirl" Tedford
May 20, 2018
Mrs. Shirley Marie "Shirl" Tedford, 55 of Jacksonville, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Mrs. Tedford was born May 31, 1962 in Mooresville, North Carolina to parents Calvin Eugene and Mary Lee (Hager) Johnson. She served in the United States Navy. Her favorite pastimes were sewing and making her grandbabies barbie clothes, crafting, gardening, re-finishing furniture, reading, playing FarmVille, and...
Hank Dickinson
May 19, 2018
Ernest H. "Hank" Dickinson, age 76, passed away on Saturday May 19, 2018 in Jacksonville. A Jacksonville native, Hank was born here on March 28, 1942 to Ernest Dickinson & Louise Roberts Dickinson. Hank was a graduate of Englewood High School and a veteran of the United States Army. Hank spent over 44 years with the Florida East Coast Railway...
Elizabeth Palma Victoria Dehart
May 19, 2018
Elizabeth Gerdes Dehart, age 55, passed away Saturday, May 19th 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida after a short illness.Born Elizabeth Pileggi Gerdes on June 11, 1962 to Paul and Victoria Gerdes in Chicago, Illinois, she was preceded in death by her parents Paul and Victoria Gerdes. She is survived by two sisters, Barbara Devine of Lafayette Indiana and Diana Lach of...
James Shepherd Mackintosh
May 18, 2018
James Shepherd Mackintosh passed away after a long illness on Friday, April 20, 2018, in his home with his wife, Nancy, and daughter, Jami, by his side. ( . . .care of Jai and Hospice). Jim was born to James Daniel and Sarah G. Mackintosh on January 30, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan the oldest of six children.He attended Detroit schools...
Mary Slade
May 18, 2018
Mary Claudine (Deanne) Slade, 60, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 17, 2018, surrounded by family.She will be greatly missed by her family and those who loved and cared for her at Tacachale Center in Gainesville, where she resided.Mary is survived by her mother, Mary E. Slade, a sister, Nancy Barrington (Rudy), two brothers, Cliff...
Nestor "Skip" Hugo Bertotto
May 17, 2018
Mr. Nestor Hugo "Skip" Bertotto age 86, of Keystone Heights passed away at Haven Hospice E.T. York Care Center in Gainesville Thursday, May 17, 2018. He was born May 31, 1931 in Teaneck, New Jersey and served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. Prior to retirement, Mr. Bertotto had been employed with Greyhound Bus Lines as a...
Sarah Melita Vincent
May 16, 2018
Mrs. Sarah Melita (Berkman) Vincent, 83 of Fleming Island, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Mrs. Vincent was born January 28, 1935 in Easton, PA to the late Sidney and Lillian (Strunk) Berkman. She was preceded in death by her son, Rick Zimmerman. Survivors are her husband, Lewis Vincent of Fleming Island, daughter, Robin L. Miller of Webster, Texas, son,...