Obituaries

Mar 23, 2023

Linda Gray Scarbrough, 73 years young, went to be with the Lord on March 23, 2023, with her husband and daughter by her side in Gainesville Florida, at the time of 10:55 a.m.Linda was born in New Martinsville, a small city in Wetzel County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. She was born to the proud parents of Clarence...

Mar 15, 2023

Mr. John “Johnny” Tyson, Jr., age 56, of Glen St. Mary, FL passed away on Wednesday, March 15th in Gainesville, Fl. He went to be with his Lord and savior with his loved ones by his side after a long and courageous fight with cancer. Mr. Johnny was born in Jacksonville, Florida and lived his entire life in Baker...

Mar 14, 2023

Mr. James Miller Bynes Key, age 73, of Fort White, Florida passed away on Tuesday, March 14, at his home following and extended illness. Mr. Key was born in Waynesboro, Georgia and lived in Kissimmee, Florida for many years before moving to Fort White, Florida in 2006. He worked for the Osceola County Sheriff's Department for 30 years, 16...

Mar 10, 2023

Eugenia “Jean” Sapp, age 88, of Macclenny, Florida, passed away, peacefully, on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Baptist Medical Center. Jean was born in Fort White, Florida, to the late Lawrence and Daisy Douberly on August 20, 1934. Jean was a member of the First Baptist Church of Macclenny. After many years as Food Service Director with the Baker...

Mar 6, 2023

Mrs. Linda Gail Trimble, age 64, of Lake City, Florida passed away at her home in Lake City, Florida following a sudden illness. Mrs. Trimble was born in Macclenny, Florida and lived there most of her life until moving to Lake City, Florida ten years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Watertown Congregational Holiness Church,...

Feb 27, 2023

Jackie Morris Lamar Alexander, 60, of Macclenny, FL, passed on February 27, 2023. Jackie was born on May 12, 1962, to Jack and Virginia Alexander in Jacksonville, FL. After high school, he worked at UPS, then in the construction industry, and later joined a family-owned business in tile setting. Due to a long-term health issue, he took an early...

Feb 24, 2023

Mrs. Eliza Davis Pringle, age 81, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away on Friday, Feb. 24, in the St. Vincent's Riverside Hospice, Jacksonville, Florida following a long illness. Mrs. Pringle resided in Glen St. Mary, Florida most of her life. She was a homemaker and attended the Sanderson Congregational Holiness Church. She loved growing Koi goldfish, fishing, and...

Feb 15, 2023

Hubert Leroy Johannes, age 78, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away peacefully on February 15 in Lake City, Florida after a short battle with cancer. Born on April 24, 1944 in Creston, Iowa Leroy attended Tech High School in Omaha, Nebraska. He served his country in Vietnam, retiring after 20 years of service with the U.S. Navy as...

Feb 7, 2023

Mr. Eugene Tillman George, age 86, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at his home following an extended illness. Mr. George was born in Lake Wales, Florida and had resided in Lake City for over 70 years. He worked for the Florida Department of Transportation in Lake City as a project engineer for 46 years...

Feb 2, 2023

Mrs. Jo Anne Smith, age 86, of Macclenny, FL passed away Thursday, February 2nd at Community Hospice in Jacksonville, FL.  Jo Anne was born in Auburndale, FL to the late Wayne and Jimmy Grace Kelley Exum.  Jo Anne was a resident of Baker County since she moved here in 1970.  Always a hard and dedicated worker, she co-owned and...

Feb 2, 2023

Mrs. Yanema Elizabeth Castle  Rowland, age 87, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness. Mrs. Rowland married her late husband, Clayton Rowland in 1951.  Mrs. Rowland was born in Lake City and the married couple moved to Savannah, Georgia and then back to Lake City, Florida in...

Feb 1, 2023

Carson Collins passed away at home on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Born in Sneedville Tennessee, Mr. Collins was the eldest of 11 children born to Obie and Sophie Collins on August 17, 1939. Carson is preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 34 years, Mary Collins, three brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife...

Feb 1, 2023

Mr. John Henry “PeeWee” Jordan, age 87, of Macclenny, FL passed away Wednesday, February 1st in the Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, FL following a brief illness. PeeWee was born in Jacksonville, FL and was a resident of Baker County, FL for the last 40 years. He had a passion for music, playing many instruments, singing and song writing. PeeWee enjoyed...

Jan 31, 2023

William G. (Bill) Broshar passed away on January 31, 2023. Born in Centerville, Iowa on March 26,1932, he was the 2nd of 3 children born to Chester and Bertha Broshar.

He met and married his wife of 68 years, Louise Broshar, when he was stationed at Fort McClellan Army Base (Anniston, Alabama) during the Korean War. After...

Jan 31, 2023

William “Bill” Eufa Lyons, age 91, of Macclenny, Florida entered the heavenly gates with family by his side, on January 31st, 2023. Bill was born in Lochloosa, Florida on October 31st, 1931 to the late William Ervin and Augusta Lyons. Bill graduated from Pierson High School and entered the military shortly after.  He served from 1952-1956 aboard the USS...

Jan 27, 2023

Shirley Ann Batten passed away Friday, January 27th, 2023, in Jacksonville, Florida after a long battle with respiratory diseases. She was 79 years old.  Born in Waycross Georgia to Verna and Wade Stringfield. Shirley attended high school in Jacksonville and took accounting classes at Florida Community College - Jacksonville.  She worked for a variety of companies but spent the...

Jan 27, 2023

Mr. Carl Clifton Yost, age 88, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away in Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Florida following an extended illness.  Mr. Yost was born in Richmond, West Virginia, lived in Jacksonville, Florida and then moved to Glen St. Mary, Florida in 1978. He worked for Farm Best Dairy, Jacksonville, Florida for many years and most...

Jan 25, 2023

Mrs. Joy Harris Prevatt, age 85, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away on Wednesday, Jan, 25, at her home following an extended illness. Mrs. Prevatt was born in Granby, Missouri and had resided in Baker County and Glen St. Mary, Florida since 1952. She was a homemaker and member of the New Congregational Methodist Church in Union County...

Jan 24, 2023

Mr. Marvin Ray Stafford, age 69, of Macclenny, FL passed away Tuesday, January 24th at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Stafford was a lifelong resident of Baker County, FL and attended Taylor Church. He worked as a superintendent for Acousti Engineering for over 40 years until his retirement. Mr. Stafford was a former member of the Lions...

Jan 21, 2023

Mr. Emory Loyd “Buddy” Alford, age 74, of Lake City, Florida passed on Saturday, Jan. 21, in the HCA North Florida Hospital, Gainesville, Florida following a brief illness. He was born November 26, 1948 in Lake City, Florida to Clarence Loyd Alford and Edna Mae Proveau Alford. He graduated from Columba High School Class of 1966 and joined the...