Obituaries

May 6, 2023

Mrs. Shirley A. Taylor, age 69, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Saturday, May 6, at her home following an extended illness. Mrs. Taylor was born in Lake Butler, Florida and had resided in Lake City, Florida for the past 47 years. She was a home maker and worked as a certified nursing assistant for many years at...

May 4, 2023

Mr. Dallas Leroy Sherrill, age 89, of Lake City, Florida passed away peacefully Thursday, May 4, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida. Rev. Sherrill was born in Hogan, Missouri and resided in Kentucky, Hilliard, Florida and the panhandle of Florida before moving to Lake City, Florida in 1978. He was an ordained Baptist minister for almost...

Apr 30, 2023

Ms. Jackie Lynn Luding, age 64, passed away Sunday, April 30th at her daughter’s home following an extended illness. Ms. Luding was born in Orange Park, FL and resided in Jacksonville, FL until she moved to Baker County in 1974. She was a graduate of FSCJ Adult High School, Class of 1976 and worked for KMART in the cash...

Apr 24, 2023

Mrs. Mary Lee Bennett was born in Macclenny, Florida, on July 25, 1933 and went to be with the Lord on April 24, 2023 in the Terrace Health and Rehab Center of Gainesville.

Mary and Ray, her late husband, lived in Gainesville, Florida, most of their married life of 73 years but she grew up in Macclenny...

Apr 24, 2023

Ms. Juanita Melanie Sweat, age 85, of Tallahassee, FL passed away Monday, April 24th in the HCA Florida Capital Hospital, Tallahassee, FL following an extended illness. Ms. Sweat was born in Jacksonville, Fl to the late Hardy and Florence Greene Gardener. She lived in Jacksonville, FL until her move to Tallahassee, FL four years ago. Ms. Sweat was a member...

Apr 18, 2023

Mrs. Laura D. “Bonnie” Harris, age 86, of Baldwin, Florida passed away on Tuesday, April 18, in the St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospice, Jacksonville, Florida following an extended illness.  Mrs. Harris was born in the Baxter community of Baker County and lived in Jacksonville before moving to Baldwin, Florida 53 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of the...

Apr 17, 2023

Mr. Virgil Eugene “Speck” Walker, age 88, of Hampton, Florida passed away on Monday, April 17, in the Riverwood Health & Rehab Center, Starke, Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Walker was born in Macclenny, Florida and had resided in Hampton, Florida for the past 36 years.  He worked for Florida Power and Light Co. in Macclenny, Florida for...

Apr 4, 2023

Mr. Denis Allen Keesling, age 75, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Tuesday, April 4, at his residence. Mr. Keesling was born in Anderson, Indiana and lived in Pendleton, Indiana before moving to Lake City, Florida 18 years ago. Mr. Keesling worked as a production worker in the plating department of General Motors in Anderson, Indiana for thirty...

Apr 4, 2023

Mrs. Irma Jean Darley, age 80, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Tuesday, April 4, in the HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness. Mrs. Darley was born in Montgomery, Alabama and resided in Tallahassee, Florida before moved to Lake City, Florida in 1989. She worked as an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) with...

Mar 26, 2023

Mr. Virgil I. Smith, age 83, of Macclenny, Florida passed away on Sunday, March 26, in the Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Smith was born in Glen St. Mary, Florida and resided in Baker County, Florida all of his life. He was co-owner of the Baker County Saw Shop in Macclenny, Florida for many...

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...