Virgil "Doug" Browning
Feb 6, 2015
Doug Browning, age 72, of Gainesville passed away Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 at North Florida Regional Medical Center. He was born April 27th, 1942 in Muncie, IN to the late Elma and Virgil Browning. He was a wonderful and loving husband and father and grandfather.He was an environmental engineer/owner of "BEST" (Browning Environmental Services Technology) for over 15 years ....
Richard Coleman Brown
Feb 4, 2015
Richard Coleman Brown passed away February 3rd, 2015, at the age of 85. Born in Jacksonville, Fl. Spent4 years in the Air Force during the Korean War, returning to attend the University of Florida andgraduating in Architecture. He and his family brought the Volkswagen, Porshe, Audi car dealership toGainesville. He retired from Alachua County as a Capital Projects Coordinator. He...
Mary Virginia Norton
Feb 4, 2015
The sweet spirit of Mary V. Norton passed peacefully from this world on February 3, 2015 after a brief illness. She was a home economics and science teacher at Hawthorne High School. She was preceded in death by her husband, John S. Norton. She is survived by daughter, Trish Norton; her son, John S. Norton, Jr. (Penelope); grandsons, Jamie Norton...
Helen Pitt Overfield
Feb 3, 2015
Helen Pitt Overfield, 100, passed away on February 3, 2015. She was the daughter of Mary and John Pitt of Sharon, PA. Helen moved to Florida in 1958. She attended Glynlea Grace United Methodist Church. She retired from Children's Services, State of Florida, in 1984 after 17 years as secretary in Juvenile Court Division. After retirement Helen attended Florida Community...
Bonnie Mae Morris Jernigan
Feb 3, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Bonnie Mae Morris Jernigan, 95, will be held at 11:00am Friday, in the chapel of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4140 University Boulevard, South with Dr. Eddie Lockamy of Arlington Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. Born August 7, 1919 in Olar, South Carolina, Mrs. Jernigan died Tuesday, February 3, 2015...
Pearl A. Harden
Feb 2, 2015
Pearl A. Harden, 95, was called home by her Lord and Savior on February 2, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, the late Bill Harden. Survivors include her son, Billy Harden, {Retired from J.F.R.D}, (Patsy); 1 grandson, Todd Owens; 3 great-grandchildren, Tayler, Lila, and Caleb. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6-8 PM...
Herman Dewitt Stanley, Jr.
Feb 1, 2015
Herman DeWitt Stanley, Jr., 89, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 1, 2015. Born in Columbus County, North Carolina to the late Herman D. and Martha Noble Stanley. He graduated from Whiteville High School, served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, studied at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and graduated from Harbarger's Business College in...
James Arthur "Jimmy" Sellers
Jan 31, 2015
Mr. James Arthur "Jimmy" Sellers age 63, of Middleburg passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Sellers was born on March 28, 1951 in Miami to the late Herbert S, Sellers, Jr. and Jewel Faye (Parnell) Sellers. Jimmy was a Vietnam veteran serving in the United States Marine Corp and was employed by the Clay County School...
Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Harris
Jan 30, 2015
Ms. Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Harris, age 48 of Starke passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. She was born in Syosset, New York on September 18, 1967. Becky enjoyed life and being around friends and family. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Joshua Harris, Jr. Survivors are her mother, Bonnie Lee Harris; one...
Neil V. "Buster" Keaton
Jan 30, 2015
Dr. Neil V. "Buster" Keaton, 92 of Gainesville passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 at the E.T. York Haven Hospice House. Buster was born on February 12, 1922 in Chillicothe, OH to Rev. E.A. and Donna Keaton. Neil V. Keaton served in the U.S. Coast Guard as Assistant to a Navy Chaplain on board the troop transport ship, General...
Joy Adkins Benton
Jan 29, 2015
Joy Adkins Benton, 82, of Jacksonville, Florida slipped peacefully into the arms of Jesus Thursday, January 29, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born in Corbin, Kentucky on August 6, 1932. She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Thomas F. Benton, her son, Marty Cothern (Debby), her three daughters, Karen Blankenship (Rich), Tammy Duggan, and Terri...
Rudejerry Gladstone Declesse
Jan 29, 2015
Declesse, Rudejerry G. "Jerry", 20 of Gainesville, passed away January 16, 2015 at Shands @ UF due to injuries received in an accident. Jerry was born in Cap-Haitian, Haiti and was a third year Psychology and Business major student at the University of Florida.Funeral Services for Jerry will be held on Sunday, February 1st, 2015 at 1:00pm in the Gainesville...
Raymond A. Costello
Jan 29, 2015
Raymond A. Costello, 91 of Gainesville passed away on a late January day in 2015. He has returned Home. He was a beloved Husband, Father, Grand Father and Great Grandfather. Raymond was a WWII veteran serving in the Army on Omaha Beach to the Battle for Metz under General Patton.Raymond is survived by his daughter Patricia LaValle, son Ray Costello,...
John A. Haynes
Jan 26, 2015
John A. Haynes, 86, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away on January 26, 2015, after a courageous fight against lung cancer. Mr. Haynes was born in Hoosick Falls, New York, February 29, 1928 to parents Irving and Elizabeth Haynes. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. After his discharge he met his wife, Evelyn, while working for Plaza restaurant in...
Diane Denise Kibler
Jan 26, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Diane Denise Kibler, 61, will be held at 10:00AM Saturday, January 31st in the chapel of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4140 University Boulevard, South. Born August 15, 1953, in Jacksonville, Florida, to Jean and Richard Carter, Mrs. Kibler died Monday, January 26, 2015 in a local hospital. She was the Admissions Manager for...
Dorothy Miner Thomas
Jan 25, 2015
Mrs. Dorothy M. Thomas, age 91, of Keystone Heights passed away at her home Sunday, January 25, 2015. She was born February 1, 1923 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to the late William and Dolly (Beard) Miner and was a homemaker. Mrs. Thomas had moved to Keystone Heights 10 years ago from Oklahoma and attended the Keystone Heights Senior Center. Until...
Kenneth Eugene Crawford
Jan 25, 2015
Mr. Kenneth Eugene Crawford age 76, of Starke passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Haven Hospice E.T. York Care Center in Gainesville. Mr. Crawford was born in Bradford County on April 26, 1938 to the late Zary and Reba (Conner) Crawford and was a lifelong area resident. Kenneth was a member of Sampson City Church of God and prior...
Hilda Norton Mansell
Jan 22, 2015
Hilda Norton Mansell, 87, of Gainesville passed away peacefully at North Florida Regional Medical Center on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Hilda was born in Anniston, Alabama, on April 20, 1927. She moved from back and forth from Alabama to Florida over the years before finally settling down with her family in Gainesville in the early 1970s.Hilda was predeceased by her...
Paul Llewellyn Gearen
Jan 21, 2015
Funeral services for Paul Llewellyn Gearen, 64, who passed away on January 21, 2015, will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM in the chapel of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4747 Main Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206 with Fr. Brad Cunningham officiating. The family will receive friends Monday from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow in...
The Rev. Dr. Lester Leonard Hale
Jan 20, 2015
The Rev. Dr. Lester L. Hale Lester Leonard Hale of Jacksonville, age 101, passed away peacefully on Jan. 20, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Minnielee Gordon Hale. Les was born in Rice Lake, WI on July 6, 1913 to John E. and Leona Hale, both educators. He earned his BA at the Univ. of Wisconsin and his Master's...