Mrs. Birdie J. Bostick, 69 of Green Cove Springs, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Mrs. Bostick was born November 30, 1954 in Dyersburg, Tennessee to parents William Watt and Mary (Mayo) Butler. Birdie was a hard worker and in her free time enjoyed relaxing and watching tv as well as spending time with her grandchildren. In addition to her...
Mrs. Esther Shuford Hall age 91, of Starke passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023 at her residence. Esther was born on March 24, 1932 in Lawtey to the late George P. and Eva (Durban) Shuford and was a lifelong area resident. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Starke. Esther enjoyed shopping, loved jewelry, politics and Bingo....
Mr. James Richard Stowe age 89 of Keystone Heights passed away at his daughters home in Brooker Friday, December 8, 2023. He was born May 28, 1934, in Sharon, Pennsylvania to James Alvar and Ann (Meltalsky) Stowe. Mr. Stowe served in the United States Air Force and retired from Pittsburg Plate and Glass. He attended Morgan Road Baptist Church and...
Mr. John "Tommy" Cox, Jr. age 84 of Melrose passed away at his home Wednesday, December 6, 2023. He was born October 26, 1939. In Jacksonville to John T. and Ruth (Hartley) Cox, Sr. Prior to retirement Tommy worked for Midstate Electrical Company as their Electrical Estimator. He was an active and long time member of Melrose Church of Christ....
The altar at Holy Faith's Catholic Church in Gainesville, FL will be less vibrant this week as long-time flower specialist Judite Conde passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on December 5, 2023, surrounded by her family. Judites life well lived, began on July 16, 1933, the youngest of five children born to father Olinda De Carvalho, and mother...
Helen Ebuenga "Lola" Gilbert passed away on December 5, 2023 after a long illness. She was born May 4, 1944 in Manila, Philippines to the late Daisy Andrabado and Miguel Ebuenga. Helen retired from the Defense Logistics Agency in 2013 after a thirty-four year civil service career. She also served a distinguished career as a Navy Wife. Helen is survived...
James "Leon" Kuykendall, 94 of Keystone Heights, died at home surrounded by his family under the care of Haven Hospice on Monday, December 4, 2023. He was born December 22, 1928 in Brooksville, Florida to the late James W. and Lena M. (Leggett). He retired as a dredge operator at E.I. Dupont. He was a member of Hope Baptist Church....
Mrs. Dana T. Todd age 68 a longtime resident of Keystone Heights passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, December 3, 2023 with family & friends surrounding her. She was born February 11, 1955, in Jacksonville, FL to Oma Clifford and Betty Lou (Brakes) Tarver, Jr. who have both preceded her in death. Dana retired from Camp Blanding as an...
Stephen Clair Nelson Sr., 77, of Casselberry Florida, passed away on December 11th, 2023 due to natural causes.Steve was born on April 15,1946 to Rebecca Cross and Clair Nelson in Westfield NY, and grew up in Mayville, NY with his younger sister Janet. After Steve graduated from Mayville Junior-Senior High School in 1964, he went on to nursing school where...
Gregory Lewellyn Pugh "Greg" died December 4, 2023, at the age of 68 under the care of Haven Hospice at the Haven E.T. York Hospice Care Center. He was born April 25, 1955, in Roanoke, Virginia. After attending Buchholz High School, he joined the United States Air Force. He was a Viet Nam Era veteran, stationed at Ellsworth Air Force...
Mrs. Brenda L. Shaughnessy Wahl age 67 of Keystone Heights passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. She was born May 28, 1956, in Richwood, West Virginia to the late Robert and Evelyn Mae (Stevens) Shaughnessy. Brenda was employed with Bradford County School System as a cafeteria cook for several years before retiring. She was a...
Mr. Sammy Lee Johns, 72 of Keystone Heights, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023. Mr. Johns was born July 7, 1951 in Deland, Florida to parents Howard Wimbush and Lucy M. (Roberts) Johns. Sammy was a member of Gadara Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and working, and was a wonderful artist who loved to draw. His parents preceded him in...
Elizabeth ("Jackie") Fabian Dedenbach was born on April 5, 1926, and departed this world on December 3, 2023, at the age of 97 years. She was born in Maybee, Michigan, the youngest of seven children, to Charles and Mary Fabian. In 1948, she married Raymond Dedenbach, a veteran of World War II. "Jackie" had two children, namely Mary Therese (Tom)...
Jennie Elizabeth (Ludke) Lamb, age 88, of High Springs, Florida, passed away on December 3rd, 2023, after a long illness. Jennie was born on September 6, 1935, to Everett and Sylvia (Skinner) Ludke in Necedah, Wisconsin. On December 22, 1950, she married Eithemer Victor Lamb. Jennie and Eithemer went on to have six children. They celebrated 64 years of marriage....
Jessie M. Cusic, 91, passed away on December 2. Born in a farm community near Douglas, Georgia, her family moved to Jacksonville, Florida in the late 1940s. She was preceded in passing by her parents, Elzie and Lillie Taylor. Jessies sisters Pat and Elease remember that when Jessie was little her father called her his "little monkey," because she climbed...
Hao Duong, 81 of Saigon, Vietnam, passed away peacefully December 2 nd , 2023, at ShandsHospital in Gainesville, Florida.Funeral Service will be held at Forest Meadow Funeral Home on Thursday December 7 th from10am to 2pm. A traditional Buddhist Ceremony will take place during the final hour.Hao was born in China on June 18 th , 1942. She moved with...
Freida Arlene Wilson was born in Apopka, FL at home to Henry Elwood Wilson and Mattie Turkette Wilson on May 23, 1927. She passed away on December 1, 2023, at the blessed age of 96 . Freida, was affectionately known by names: Mom, Momma, Grandma, Grandma Mac and dear friend. Momma is preceded in death by her parents Mattie Myrtle...
Richard Carroll Phillips was born in Freeburn, Kentucky, (Pike County) on April 26, 1946. He was one of 8siblings born to Father Cecil Loren Phillips and Mother Mella Justice.He graduated from George Washington High School in Alexandria, Virginia and went on to obtain an AAdegree from Florida Jr. College at Jacksonville, Fl. Richard loved and respected his country and servedhonorably...
Joshua Paul Manley, 32, of Gainesville Florida, lost his life on Friday, December 1st, 2023. Josh was born on February 3rd, 1991, in Hollywood, Florida to Tim and Petrini Manley. Josh was always highly intelligent, even as a child he would take apart electronics around the house and build homemade creations with wires, foil, motors, and whatever else he could...
.Mrs. Sharyn Lee Noakes age 75 Keystone Heights passed away at her home Thursday, November 30, 2023, after a two-year battle with cancer. She was born March 9, 1948, in North Hollywood, California to the late Colonel Russell Kenneth and Rose Anne (Stevens) Weller, and had been a resident of Keystone Heights for the past 35 years. Prior to retiring...