Obituaries

Dec 25, 2018

Mrs. Vannessa Rhoden, age 61, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Tuesday, Dec. 25, at her home following an extended illness. Mrs. Rhoden was born in Sanderson, Florida, and resided all of her life in Baker County, Florida. Mrs. Rhoden was a homemaker who loved spending time with and taking care of her family. She enjoyed making artificial floral...

Dec 24, 2018

Mr. James Edward Harper, age 67, of Lake City, Florida died Monday, Dec. 24, in the V.A. Medical Center, Lake City, Florida following a long illness. Mr. Harper was born in Tifton, Georgia and resided in Jacksonville, Florida before moving to Lake City, Florida 40 years ago. He worked as a tanker driver for Anderson-Columbia Company, Lake City, Florida...

Dec 23, 2018

Mrs. Allene Ford Hall, age 80, of Lake City, Florida died Sunday, Dec. 23, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness. Mrs. Hall was born in Columbia county and resided most of her life in Lake City, Florida. She was a homemaker and of the Holiness Church of God faith. She enjoyed being...

Dec 17, 2018

Cynthia Marie Mitchell Couch was born June 13, 1940 in Syracuse, NY.

Cynthia passed away peacefully with family on December 17, 2018 at North Florida Regional Hospital.

She was preceded in death by the love of her life her husband of 57 years Herman Dexter Couch Jr., her parents Phillip O. Mitchell and Yvette Catherine  ...

Dec 17, 2018

Mr. Marlen Pearl Roberts, age 94, of Lake City, Florida died Monday, Dec. 17, at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Roberts was born in Galien, Michigan and resided in Doraville, Georgia for over 40 years before moving to Lake City, Florida one year ago. He worked as an industrial engineer all of his life, his last employment...

Dec 12, 2018

Ms. Beverly Gayle Mann, age 70 of Macclenny, Florida passed away Wednesday, December 12 in the St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida after a long illness. Ms. Mann was born in Valdosta, Georgia to the late Malcolm B. and Jessie Mae Hightower Horne. She lived in Ft. Worth, Texas for several years but spend most of her life in...

Dec 12, 2018

Mrs. Irene Brown Dugger, age 96, of Taylor, Florida died Wednesday, Dec. 12, in the Acosta-Rau Center for Caring, Jacksonville, Florida following a brief illness. Mrs. Dugger was born in the Taylor community of Baker County and resided in Jacksonville, Florida for many years before moving back to Baker County in 1979. She worked as a key punch operator...

Dec 8, 2018

Mr. Roy Luneal Mosely, age 78, of Branford, Florida died Saturday. Dec. 8, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following a long illness. Mr. Mosely was born in Miami, Florida and lived in Ft. Myers, Florida and Lake City, Florida for over 20 years before moving to Branford, Florida four years ago. He worked as a...

Dec 6, 2018

Mr. Joey "Bubba" Michael Rhoden, Jr., age 18, of Hilliard, Florida passed away on Thursday, December 6, at his residence. Joey was born on October 26, 2000 in Waycross, Georgia to Joey Michael Rhoden, Sr. and Crystal Howard Rhoden. He was raised in St. George, Georgia for 15 years before moving to Hilliard, Florida three years ago. Bubba was...

Dec 2, 2018

Mr. Arlie Windol Combs, Sr., age 79, of Macclenny, Florida died Sunday, Dec. 2, in the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Combs was born in the Taylor community of Baker County and resided in Jacksonville, Florida before moving to Macclenny, Florida in 1994. He worked as a computer analysts with Prudential Insurance Company...

Nov 30, 2018

Mrs. Caroline E. McCarty, age 91, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Friday, Nov. 30 in the St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospice, Jacksonville, Florida following a long illness. She was born in Port Washington, New York and resided in Sanderson, Florida and Glen St. Mary, Florida since 1983. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church, Sanderson,...

Nov 28, 2018

Infant Joseph Cecil Brown, IV, age three months, of Sanderson, Florida died Tuesday, Nov. 28, at his residence. Joseph is survived by his parents, Joseph and Lindsey Brown of Sanderson, Florida: Three sisters, Jewelia Cecila Brown, Alyssa Kirk and Emma Freeman: Maternal grandmother Laurie Morbitzer and maternal step-grandfather John Morbitzer: Paternal grandfather, Joseph Brown of Sanderson, Florida. He was...

Nov 27, 2018

Mr. Hance Brince Jones, age 78, of Sanderson, Florida died Sunday, Nov. 25, in the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center, Macclenny, Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Jones was born in Macclenny, Florida and lived most of life in Sanderson, Florida. He was the owner- operator of Brince Jones Land Fill for over 40 years before his retirement. He...

Nov 25, 2018

Mr. Darrell Patrick Morgan, age 65, of Lake City, Florida died Sunday, Nov. 25, at his residence. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida and lived most of his life in Lake City, Florida. He worked as an operating engineer in heavy equipment for PCS Corp., White Springs, Florida for over 30 years until his retirement. He loved music and...

Nov 24, 2018

Mrs. Lagatha Mae James, age 90, died Saturday, Nov. 24, in the Baptist Medical Center Downtown, Jacksonville, Florida following a long illness. She was born in Shelmont, Georgia and had resided in Jacksonville, Florida since 1958. She was a homemaker was a member of the Bethel Temple Assembly of God Church, Jacksonville, Florida. She enjoyed going to church, working and...

Nov 22, 2018

Mr. Dennis D. Dicks, age 74, of Lake City, Florida passed away after an extended illness of Friday, November 23, 2018. Dennis was born on May, 1944 in San Diego, Ca. to Elton W. Dicks (transplanted Lake City native and WW 2 war veteran) and Lucille Juracek Dicks. Dennis’s parents returned to north Florida at the close of the...

Nov 21, 2018

Mrs. Ruby S. Lane, age 90, of Macclenny, FL passed away, Wednesday, November 21 at her home with family by her side. Mrs. Lane was born in Madison County, FL in January of 1928 to the late Henry and Ada Pearl McDaniel Stokes. She lived in Lee, FL for several years before moving to Baker County, FL over 65...

Nov 19, 2018

Mrs. Geraldine Morgan Vaughn, age 80, of Lake City, Florida died Monday, Nov. 19, in the Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness. Mrs. Vaughn was a life long resident of Lake City and worked as a cook in the restaurant business for many years. She was a member of the Long Branch Congregational Methodist...

Nov 12, 2018

Mr. Robert Loving Hall, age 75, of Orange Park, Florida, passed away peacefully, at his home on November 12, 2018. He was born on September 28, 1943, in Jacksonville, Florida, to the late Brock Hall and the late Myrtice Hall. Mr. Hall was a graduate of Jasper High School Jasper, FL. After school, he served our country by enlisting...

Nov 11, 2018

Mrs. Anita Kaye Connell, age 61, of Wellborn, Florida died Sunday, Nov. 11, at her home following an extended illness. She was born in Lake City, Florida and lived in Horseshoe Beach, Florida before moving to Wellborn, Florida in 1990. She was a homemaker and graduated from Columbia High School and attended Fellowship Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading, jig-saw...