Juliette Annette Swift
July 12, 2012
J. Annette Swift, 100, of Gainesville, FL passed away January 13, 2012. She was the wife of the late Col. William B. Swift, Jr.Annette is survived by her children Mary S. Burns (Bill) and Jonathan R. Swift (Sheila), 5 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.Annette was a Veteran of WWII serving the the Women's Army Corp and attaining...
Mary T. Mcmanus
July 12, 2012
Mary T. McManus, 82, died peacefully on Sunday, February 5, 2012.Mary was born March 22, 1929 in Elmira, NY to Harry M. and Mary A. Flynn Hadlock.She moved to Gainesville from Dryden.Mary was a Legal Secretary for a Real Estate Law Firm.She is survived by her son, Mark, daughters, Joan Sroka, and Karen Bennett, a sister Joan Fiala, 6 grandchildren...
Dianne Bravis Caridi
July 12, 2012
Dianne Bravis Caridi, 42, of Gainesville and Plant City, passed away February 2, 2012 after a three and a half year battle with lung cancer. Dianne was raised in Plant City and moved to Gainesville 17 years ago. She was a daughter to Chuck and Kathy, a mother to Joey and Anthony, a wife to Joe, an All American swimmer...
Dora Etta Morgan
July 12, 2012
Dora Etta Morgan, 68, passed away December 12, 2011 at E.T. York Hospice Care Center. She was employed by the Alachua County School board in Food Services.She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Delbert Lamar Morgan; children Linda Howze, Brenda Evans, and David Morgan; mother, Laretha Lowe, sister, Glenda Whitlow; 11 grandchildren, Charles, Carl, Calvin, Chandra, Candi, and...
Efird Burnett
July 11, 2012
Mr. Efird Burnett, age 90, of Keystone Heights went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 11, 2012 at the Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka. He was born May 25, 1922 to the late Addie and Loy (Harrell) Burnett in Jasper, FL, where he grew up on the family farm in Hamilton County with 5 brothers...
Nita Yarbrough Stanley
July 11, 2012
Mrs. Nita Yarbrough Stanley passed away at her home on Saturday, April 28, 2012. She was 93 years old. Mrs. Stanley was born September 18, 1918 in Taylor, Florida to David Arthur Yarbrough and Maggie Raulerson Yarbrough. She was a graduate of Taylor high school class of 1938, and moved to Gainesville shortly after her graduation. She was a retired...
Mary Kirk Halpen
July 11, 2012
Mary Kirk Halpern, 90, of Gainesville, passed away at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville on April 23, 2012.She was born on June 7, 1921 in Enoka, Minnesota.She was a singer.She is survived by sisters Katherine Yoho, Barbara Piede, and Millie Roberg, nephew Ted Yoho, and caregiver, Elizabeth Ansoanuur. Funeral Home Forest Meadows Funeral Home 725 NW 23rd Avenue...
Michael Allen Richards
July 11, 2012
Michael Allen Richards, 70, passed away on April 20, 2012.He was born on September 28, 1941 to Ralph and Cathryn Richards in West Palm Beach, Florida. He served in the United States Air Force. He worked for the Florida Department of Corrections as a prison guard.He is survived by his wife, Barbara Richards.A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday,...
Nai-Zheng Zhang
July 11, 2012
Nai-Zheng Zhang , 69 passed away on April 29, 2012 at Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL. Mr. Zhang was born in WenLing, China. He moved to Gainesville 24 years ago from Guilin, China. He was a Research Chemist in the Department of Dental Biomaterials in the College of Dentistry at The University of Florida. He was a member of American Ceramic...
Roger P. Bryan
July 11, 2012
Roger P. Bryan, Sr., 75 passed away on April 24, 2012 at E T. York Haven Hospice, Gainesville, FL. Mr. Bryan was born in Winston Salem, NC and moved to Gainesvile 50 years ago from Green Cove Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Ruth Bryan, and his wife Virginia. He was a member of Trinity...
Carolyn Jeanette Macpherson
July 11, 2012
Carolyn Jeanette MacPherson returned peacefully home to God on Friday, April 20, 2012 at her residence. She was born on December 4, 1932 in Andalusia, Alabama to Sylvester & Lillie Mae Shehane. Jeanette grew up in Warren, Ohio, though Gainesville was home for the last 34 years.A smile was her countenance, vivacious, kind and selfless her nature. She always said...
Courtnay A. Roberts,
July 11, 2012
Courtnay A. Roberts, 85, of Gainesville, passed away March 20, 2012 at Shands at the University of Florida.Courtnay was born in St. Petersburg, FL and grew up on his family's ranch in Brooksville. Growing up on a 3000-acre ranch gave Courtnay a passion for Florida's natural environment and allowed him to become an avid outdoorsman and shooting enthusiast. He joined...
Teresa Joanne Scott
July 11, 2012
Teresa Joanne Scott, 64, of Gainesville passed away at Shands UF on May 7, 2012.She was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 2, 1947 to Guy and Mary Scott. She was a resident of Tacachale.She is survived by her brother, Brian Scott of Jonesboro, Georgia Funeral Home Forest Meadows Funeral Home 725 NW 23rd Avenue Gainsville FL - 32609 US...
Raymond Eugene Haufler
July 11, 2012
Raymond Eugene Haufler, 69, of Hawthorne, passed away April 15, 2012 at his home.Ray was born and raised in Gainesville to Eugene and Annette Haufler and attended the University of Florida and Florida State University. He retired as a builder, Real Estate Broker and developer of many apartments, Office Complexes, mini storage facilities, hotels, homes, subdivisions and also Island Grove...
Ida Marie Kearns
July 11, 2012
Ida Marie Kearns, 98, of Gainesville, peacefully passed away on May 23, 2012 at E.T. York Hospice Care Center.Mrs. Kearns was born in Canada on September 3, 1913 to the late Jerome and Marie Masse. She moved to Stamford, Connectifut after her marriage to Joseph Kearns in 1946, upon his return from overseas in WWII. They moved to Ft. Lauderdale...
Sara Edna Herndon
July 11, 2012
Sara W. Herndon passed away on May 27 at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida. She had been a resident there since suffering a stroke in November of 2005. She was the widow of Thomas G. Herndon.Born in Birmingham, AL on November 6, 1922, she attended Huntingdon College before her marriage in 1943. Sara and Tom had been residents...
Robert Arthur Stuebe
July 11, 2012
Robert "Bob" Arthur Stuebe, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. He was born September 15, 1924 in Danville, IL to Arthur and Ada Stuebe. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving in WWII in India. He moved to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida, graduating in 1949 in Business. He was an...
Sally Payne Beaver
July 11, 2012
Sally Payne Beaver, born in Miami on April 14, 1926, passed away on May 24, 2012 following a long illness brought on by a stroke in July 2010. She graduated from Miami Senior High School in 1943 and was known to skip high school and ride her bike (15 miles) to Hialeah Race Track with her friend Loretta to spend...
Ulysses Cobb,
July 11, 2012
Ulysses Cobb, Sr. passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at E.T. York Hospice Care Center. He was born December 23, 1938 in Greenville, FL to David Cobb and Willie Mae Green Cobb.Mr. Cobb was employed for 30 years with the City of Gainesville. He was a landlord of residential rental properties and enjoyed his visits with his tenants. He was...
Jerry Richter Oversen
July 11, 2012
Jerry Richter Ovesen of Ocala, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. He was 72 years of age.Jerry was born at Fargo, North Dakota, on February 10, 1940 to Karl and Pauline Ovesen. He grew up in Fargo and was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at First Lutheran Church of Fargo. He graduated from Fargo High School...