Yanema Elizabeth Castle Rowland
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...
Carson Collins
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...
John Henry "Peewee" Jordan
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...
William "Bill" G. Broshar
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...
William "Bill" Eufa Lyons
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...
Shirley Ann Batten
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...
Carl Clifton Yost
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...
Joy Harris Prevatt
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...
Marvin Ray Stafford
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...
Emory Loyd Alford
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...
William Alexander Cook
Jan 10, 2023
Mr. William Cook, age 52, of Fort White, Florida passed away on Tuesday, January 10th, at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Cook was born in Stratford, New Jersey and has resided in Fort White for the past year. Mr. Cook worked as a landscaper in Williamstown, New Jersey for over 20 years while he resided there. Mr....
Vernon Ellery Manning
Jan 8, 2023
VERNON E. MANNING
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With heavy hearts we share the last of the original "MANNING" brother, Vernon E. Manning, 86, of Manning, FL, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2023 following an extended illness. Vernon was born on October 28, 1936 to John and Edna Manning in Manning Station, FL. After Vernon graduated from Macclenny-Glen...
John Ephram Pitts
Jan 7, 2023
Mr. John Ephram Pitts, age 79, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Saturday, Jan. 7, in the HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Pitts was born in Homerville, Georgia and resided in Lake City, Florida for over seventy years. Mr. Pitts worked in the logging industry and was owner of J.E....
Tammy Kay Jackson
Jan 4, 2023
Ms. Tammy Kay Jackson, age 53 of Lake City, FL passed away suddenly on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 at her home. Ms. Jackson was born in Columbus, Ohio and lived in Pompano Beach until moving to Lake City in 2012, where she lived the rest of her life. She worked for a food delivery service and was a care...
Vincent Edward "Vince" Coleman
Jan 4, 2023
Mr. Vincent Edward “Vince” Coleman, age 53, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away Wednesday, Jan. 4, in the Morris Center Hospice, Jacksonville, Florida following a brief illness. Mr. Coleman was born in Jacksonville, Florida and resided all of his life there until moving to Macclenny, Florida four years ago. He worked as a self employed owner-operator truck driver...
Bonnie Faye Mathis
Dec 30, 2022
Mrs. Bonnie Faye Mathis, age 84, of Macclenny, Florida passed away Friday, Dec. 30, in the St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospice, Jacksonville, Florida following an extended illness. Mrs. Mathis was born in Sanderson, Florida and lived in Jacksonville, Florida for many years before moving to Macclenny, Florida over 20 years ago. She worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company and the...
Rev. J.C. "Jay" Lauramore
Dec 21, 2022
Rev. J.C. “Jay” Lauramore, age 79, of Macclenny, Florida passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 21, in the arms of his wife, Sandy, at St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospice, Jacksonville, Florida following a brief illness. There was no other place he’d rather be. They were married for over 38 years. Sandy said The Lord could never have made a more caring...
Howard Monroe Hodges, Jr.
Dec 20, 2022
Mr. Howard Monroe Hodges, Jr., age 67, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at his residence following a sudden illness. Mr. Hodges was born in Rocky Mount, Virginia and lived in Lake Worth, Florida before moving to Lake City, Florida in 1990. He was employed as a truck driver with Pritchett Trucking, Lake Butler, Florida...
Mary Lynn Murray
Dec 19, 2022
Mrs. Mary Lynn Murray, age 75, of Lake City, Florida passed away on Monday, Dec. 19, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida after an extended illness. Mrs. Murray was born in Tazwell, Virginia and had resided in Lake City, Florida since 1973. For many years she operated her housekeeping company in Lake City. She was of...
Tara Tennille Jacobs
Dec 18, 2022
Miss Tara Tennille Jacobs, age 35, of Fort White, Florida passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, in the Baptist Medical Center Downtown, Jacksonville, Florida following a brief illness. She was born in St. Petersburg, Florida and had resided in Lake Butler, Florida before moving to Fort White, Florida in 2021. She worked as an independent contractor with Instacart in the...
