Ena Marie Blackwell
December 18, 2013
Ena Marie Blackwell Memorial services for Mrs. Ena Marie Blackwell, 100, will be held at 2:00P.M. Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Carriage Club, 9601 Southbrook Drive, with Rev. David Roddy officiating. A loving wife and mother Mrs. Blackwell passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, December 10, 2013. She was born August 8, 1913 in Youngstown, Ohio. Mrs. Blackwell was a...
Herman Russell
December 17, 2013
Mr. Herman Russell age 88, of Starke passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 in Shands at the University of Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Russell was born in Michigan on April 18, 1925. He attended Bethel Baptist Church, and was a retired owner/operator of an automobile body shop. He is survived by his close friend Travis Wynn of Starke....
Raymond Warren Geeting
December 17, 2013
Raymond Warren Geeting Raymond Warren Geeting, 82, was reunited with his beloved wife Gloria when he passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 in Jacksonville. Warren was born in Peason, Louisiana on January 26, 1931 to Oliver and Menlies Geeting. Warren was an inspiration to many. Although he suffered from rheumatoid arthritis which confined him to a wheelchair at a...
Jan Dewitt
December 16, 2013
Mrs. Jan Clarice Tomlin DeWitt age 82, of Keystone Heights passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at Shands Starke. Mrs. DeWitt was born on November 9, 1931 in Statesboro, Georgia to the late Thomas Mitchel and Kathleen (Rushing) Tomlin. She graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Masters Degree in Education and taught for over 30 years in Duval County...
Patsy Silcox
December 16, 2013
Patsy Lee Roberts Silcox, 88, a lifelong resident of Starke, Florida, passed away December 16th, 2013, at her sons home in Lake City, Florida. Patsy was born February 28th, 1925 in Lawtey, Florida, to George W. and Jewel Tatum Roberts. She graduated from Bradford High School in 1942 and married Vernon Silcox that same year. They were happily married for...
Lillian Louise Cox
December 14, 2013
Lillian Louise Cox Funeral services for Lillian Louise Cox, 80, who passed away on December 14, 2013, will be held Monday at 1:00 PM at Jacksonville National Cemetery with Pastor Perry Fruscella officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday (Today) from 4-6 PM at George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4747 Main Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904)355-9545. Mrs. Cox...
Mildred Cherry
December 13, 2013
Mrs. Mildred F. Cherry, 83 of Keystone Heights passed away, Friday, December 13, 2013 at the Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka. Mrs. Cherry was born October 12, 1930 in Green Cove Springs to the late Henry and Alice (Sweat) Bohannon. She has been a lifelong resident of Clay County and was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist...
John Mark Kingsolver
December 13, 2013
John M. Kingsolver, son of Roy L. and Rena I. Kingsolver, was born in 1925 in Delaware County, Indiana. He was the oldest of 4 children, the others being Max, Mary and David. He attended rural schools in central Indiana, was a veteran of the US Navy during WWII and graduated from Purdue University in 1951.In 1948, he and Cynthia...
Annette Norman
December 12, 2013
Mrs. Annette Norman, 82 of Keystone Heights passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Windsor Manor Nursing Home in Starke. Mrs. Norman was born in Fort Gaines, Georgia, June 15, 1931 to the late Emmett and Tamzy (Hasty) Gill, Sr. Prior to her retiring, Annette had ran the soda fountain in the local drug store in Keystone Heights since 1971....
James Patterson
December 11, 2013
Mr. James Lyel Bennie Patterson age 90 of the Starke area passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the Veterans Medical Center in Lake City. Mr. Patterson was born on September 18, 1923 in Trent, Texas to the late James Edward and Inez (Statser) Patterson and was a longtime resident the Starke and Lake City area. Bennie was a retired...
Gladys S. Nesler
December 11, 2013
Gladys S. Nesler (Whitcomb), 91, died peacefully December 8, 2013 at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, FL.She was born September 30th, 1922 in Champaign, Illinois and moved to Gainesville, FL in 1958. Gladys was a homemaker and retired from Sears after 20 years. She loved being with family and enjoyed growing flowers.She was preceded in death by her parents Harold and...
Dorothy Ann Ledford
December 9, 2013
Dorothy Ann Ledford Dorothy Ann Ledford, 85, passed away on Monday December 9, 2013 in Jacksonville. She was a life-long area resident, born in Hilliard on December 21, 1927 to Wiley & Bernice Wingo. Dorothy resided in Jacksonville since she was 17 and was previously a member of First Baptist Church, Downtown and San Jose Baptist Church. She was retired...
Thomas Eugene Witham,
December 8, 2013
Witham, Sr., Thomas Eugene, 82 of Tavares passed away at home on Wednesday, December 4th, 2013. Thomas was born on July 21, 1931 in Bloomington, IN and served in the US Army during the Korea war. Thomas was a Chef and he and his wife owned and operated a successful restaurant in St. Petersburg. He enjoyed racing cars and motorcycles,...
Jonathan Mark Baldwin
December 6, 2013
Jonathan Mark Baldwin of Gainesville, FL passed away December 4, 2013 at E.T. York Haven Hospice. He was 49.Jonathan was born September 24, 1964 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina to James Baldwin and Edna Digman.He is survived by his mother, Edna Rush and step-father, Dennis Rush; brother, Chris Baggett and sisters, Renee Baldwin and Jessica Baldwin; step-brothers, Jesse Baggett, William...
Lawrence Sanders
December 5, 2013
Lawrence Keith Sanders, of Orange Park, age 76 died, Thursday, December 5, 2013. Mr. Sanders was a member of St. John the Devine Greek Orthodox Church. He had worked as an educator with the Clay County School System and while living in the Dayton, Ohio area, he not only was a teacher, but also a coach of wrestling, football and...
Carole Long
December 5, 2013
Carole Lynne Long, age 73, of Fleming Island, passed away, Thursday, December 5, 2013. She was born May 9, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2010, Francis Frank Long. She is survived by daughters, Cheryl and Susan, sisters, Lois and Natalie, friend and caregiver Michael Johnson and wife, Kristina and family and 2...
Richard "Dick" Rogers,
December 5, 2013
Richard F. "Dick" Rogers, Sr. age 89, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013. Dick was born March 9, 1924 in Ocala, Florida. He lived most of his life in Gainesville, Florida. Dick was a Real Estate Broker and the owner of Rogers Realty and was a past member of the Board of Realtors. Dick served in the U.S. Navy for...
Clinton Maurice Morrison Sr.
December 4, 2013
Clinton Maurice Morrison, Sr. Clinton Maurice Morrison, Sr., 93, passed away on Wednesday December 4, 2013 in Jacksonville. He was born in Benevolence, Georgia on July 10, 1920 to Oscar E. & Ida Snipes Morrison. Mr. Morrison proudly served his country and was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII, where he was a Fire Controlman. Mr. Morrison was preceded in...
Sandra Schwab
December 3, 2013
Sandra M. Schwab 70, of Keystone Heights, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 at Shands Cancer Center following a brave battle with cancer. She was born in Staten Island, New York on April 17, 1943, and had moved to Keystone Heights 32 years ago. Prior to retirement several years ago, Sandra was employed with the VA Medical Center in Gainesville. Sandra...
Frances J. Jinks
December 3, 2013
Jinks, Frances J., of Gainesville, 93, passed away on November 29th, 2013 at the Gainesville Health Care Center. She was born in Branch, Arkansas on November 18th, 1920. Frances retired as a social worker with the Salvation Army.Frances is survived by her children; Sue, Don, Debbie, Kristy. She has 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.A memorial service will be held on...