David S. Barlowe

David S. Barlowe

June 28, 2013

David S. Barlowe, 88 of High Springs died Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Lake City V.A. Medical Center. David was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC on July 27, 1924 to David and Ada Barlowe. Dave grew up in Lima, Ohio and was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in WWII in the Asiatic Pacific theatre. After his discharge Dave went...

Robert Spears

Robert Spears

June 27, 2013

Mr. Robert Glen Spears age 65, of Keystone Heights passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Windsor Manor Nursing Home in Starke. Mr. Spears was born in Jacksonville, September 2, 1947 to the late Caludos and Mary (Thompson) Spears. He was of the Baptist faith and was a retired Crane Operator. Survivors are his daughter, Serena Spears of Washington, DC;...

Levi Lloyd Johnson

Levi Lloyd Johnson

June 26, 2013

Levi Lloyd Johnson 81, Gainesville, FL died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL. He was born October 23, 1931 in Clearmont, MO, the son of Levi R. and Zelpha (Webb) Johnson. Levi attended grade school in Maryville, MO.He enlisted in the Army in 1948 and served until 1969 when he retired. He went...

James Williams

James Williams

June 25, 2013

Mr. James Earl Williams, age 75 of Florahome, passed away, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Mr. Williams was born February of 1938 to the late Arthur and Pearl (Smith) Williams in Duval County, Florida. He was a member of Westview Living Word Church in Jacksonville. Mr. Williams worked on many oil rigs and was a welder. He retired from the University...

Jane Lee Hedges

Jane Lee Hedges

June 25, 2013

Jane Lee Hedges Memorial services for Mrs. Jane Lee Hedges, 72, will be held at 7:00P.M. Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Southpoint Baptist Church, with Dr. Terry N. Collins officiating. Private committal services will be held at a later date at Jacksonville National Cemetery. Born May 11, 1941 in Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Hedges died Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Florence,...

Paul Allen Corey

Paul Allen Corey

June 25, 2013

Paul Allen Corey, 67, passed away peacefully in his home on June 24, 2013. He was surrounded by family and friends through his final days. Paul was loved for his faith and positive outlook on life.Paul was born on February 1, 1946 in Chicago, IL. He was an entrepreneur throughout his life, but he was best known for originating The...

Mary French

Mary French

June 24, 2013

Mrs. Mary Alice French age 87, of Starke, passed away Monday, June 24, 2013 at the home of her caregiver. Mrs. French was born January 28, 1926 in Granite City, IL to the late Henry G. and Iva Ruby (Wallace) Ezell. Prior to retirement she worked as an executive secretary in the banking industry. Mary was a member of the...

William Mann

William Mann

June 24, 2013

Mr. David William Mann age 82, of Keystone Heights passed away following an extended illness, Monday, June 24, 2013 at the Haven Hospice Facility in Orange Park. Mr. Mann was born in Grandin on September 9, 1930 to the late Preston Deberry P.D. and Annie Ruth (Peeples) Mann. He was baptized in the Paran Baptist Church and was raised in...

Joseph Lipsig

Joseph Lipsig

June 24, 2013

Joseph Lipsig, 82, of Gainesville died Thursday, June 20th, 2013 at his home in Oak Hammock of Gainesville. Joseph was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 13, 1930 to Hyman and Yetta Lipsig. Dr. Lipsig was a US Army veteran serving in the Korean War and retired as a chemistry professor at the State University of New York at Oswego....

James Edward Stokes

James Edward Stokes

June 24, 2013

James Edward Stokes, 65 of Gainesville died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Gainesville. Mr. Stokes was born on November 27, 1947 to Joe and Joann Stokes and retired from the US Navy serving in the Vietnam War. James was a lifetime member of the DAV. He was a Baptist.James is survived by his wife Nancy...

Ora Beebe

Ora Beebe

June 23, 2013

Mrs. Ora C. BeebeMrs. Ora C. Beebe age 90, of Starke passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013 at Windsor Manor following an extended illness. Mrs. Beebe was born in Clay, Kentucky on April 26, 1923, to the late Claude and Verble (Wiley) OBrian and moved to Starke from St. Louis, MO in 1952. Prior to retirement in 1974, she worked...

Mary Mefford Gregory

Mary Mefford Gregory

June 22, 2013

Mary Mefford Gregory, 87 of Gainesville, formerly of Panama City, Florida, passed away on June 19, 2013 at E.T. York Hospice Care Center. Mrs. Gregory was born on August 30, 1925 in Osceola, Missouri to Lawrence Mefford and Ellen Thompson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Gregory, parents, sister Betty Hadley, and brothers Lawrence and Charles Mefford....

Elisabeth Melton

Elisabeth Melton

June 20, 2013

Mrs. Elisabeth Frances Melton age 54, of Starke passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013 suddenly. Mrs. Melton was born on June 14, 1959 in Weisbaden, Germany to the late James and Marjorie (Kennedy) Campbell. She was a member of the Starke Church of Christ and worked as a waitress. Elisabeth enjoyed sewing, gardening, and loved roses. She was preceded in...

Robert A. Hinson

Robert A. Hinson

June 20, 2013

Robert A. Hinson Robert A. Hinson, 84, passed away on June 20, 2013 in Jacksonville. A funeral service will be held on Monday June 24, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4140 University Blvd., S. with Rev. Steve McCollum officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Judith Ann Deh

Judith Ann Deh

June 20, 2013

Judith Ann DeHof Funeral Mass for Judith Ann DeHof, 60, will be held at 10:00A.M.Thursday June 20, 2013, at San Jose Catholic Church, with Father John R. Reynolds officiating. Visitation and viewing will be, at the Church, for a half hour starting at 9:30A.M.prior to the Mass. Born July 17, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Judith Ann died Saturday, June 15,...

Helen Rothschild

Helen Rothschild

June 17, 2013

Mrs. Rothschild was born in New York City where she attended Hunter College. She and her Helen Rothschild, a resident of Gainesville since 1994, passed away on June 15, 2013, surrounded husband moved to New Jersey in 1951 and continued to live there until 1994 when they moved to Gainesville. In South Brunswick, NJ, Mrs. Rothschild was the President of...

Velmarie Edwards

Velmarie Edwards

June 16, 2013

Mrs. Velmarie Vel Dukes Edwards, age 77 of Starke, passed away, Sunday, June 16, 2013. She was born July of 1935 to the late Edgar and Leona (Tillman) Dukes in Providence, Florida. Mrs. Edwards was a member of Starke Church of Christ; the Womans Club of Starke and was a longtime volunteer for North Central Florida Hospice. She enjoyed cooking...

Virginia Deao

Virginia Deao

June 15, 2013

Ms. Virginia Ginney Louise Deao age 51, of Florahome passed away at her home Saturday, June 15, 2013. Ms. Deao was born in Frederick, Maryland, December 10, 1961 to the late William Carl and Ellis Kathleen (Appell) Whittington. She had served in the United States Army and had also worked as a laborer in light construction, was a companion care...

Helen Jackson-Burnett

Helen Jackson-Burnett

June 15, 2013

Mrs. Helen Laverne Jackson-Burnett age 85, of Starke passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Jacksonville following and extended illness. Mrs. Jackson-Burnett was born January 5, 1928 in Alma, Georgia to the late Austin L. and Dora Whitley, and was of the Baptist Faith. Prior to her retirement she was Seamstress in the Alma and Baxley, Georgia area prior to...

Glen Harris

Glen Harris

June 15, 2013

Glen Stuart Harris age 70, of Keystone Heights died Saturday, June 15th offshore Horseshoe Beach following an accident. Born in Richmond, Virginia on March 23, 1943, Glen was raised in Wakefield, Virginia. Following graduation from North Carolina State University in 1965 Glen began a life-long career in forestry. He first was hired by Dr. Ted Coile, a soils specialist at...