Joe Frank Sharman, Sr.
Jun 1, 2017
Mr. Joe Frank Sharman, Sr., age 85, of Macclenny, Florida died Thursday, June 1, at his residence following a long illness. Mr. Sharman was born in Boston, Georgia and had resided in Macclenny, Florida for over 70 years. He worked as a wood scaler in the timber industry for over 26 years until his retirement in 1998. He was...
Lela Blanche Taylor
May 29, 2017
Ms. Lela Blanche Taylor, age 78, of St. Cloud, FL passed away Monday, May 29 in the Plantation Bay Nursing Home, St. Cloud, FL following an extended illness. Ms. Taylor worked as a licensed practical nurse for many years and loved to travel. She especially cherished her trip to London and Paris. She enjoyed crocheting, reading books and growing...
Debs Russell Bowen, Jr.
May 28, 2017
Mr. Debs Russell Bowen, Jr., age 84, of Glen St. Mary, FL passed away Sunday, May 28, in the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center, Macclenny, FL following an extended illness. Mr. Bowen was a lifelong resident of Baker County, FL and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Baldwin. He was employed by the railroad and was a...
Lillian Johns Norman
May 27, 2017
Mrs. Lillian Johns Norman, age 76, of Statesville, North Carolina passed away Saturday, May 27, at her residence. She was born in Olustee, Florida on August 20, 1940 to the late Jesse Ray and Mildred Hodges Johns. Mrs. Norman attended Olustee schools and received her EMT degree and CORT Degree (Certified Operating Room Technician). She was married to Michael J....
Randall Thomas Henry
May 25, 2017
Mr. Randall Thomas Henry, age 63, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Thursday, May 25th in Glen St. Mary. Randy was born in Nashville, Tennessee on July 6th 1953 and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. His marriage to Jeanne (Mushaben) Henry brought him to the north, Cincinnati Ohio. Randy was the top salesman in his day, traveling the country selling...
Jerry Zane Mathis
May 18, 2017
Mr. Jerry Zane Mathis, age 83, of Lake City, Florida died Thursday, May 18, at his residence following a brief illness. He was a native of Bartow, Florida and resided in Lakeland, Florida before moving to Lake City, Florida in 2014. He was a retired Master Sgt. with the U.S. Airforce after serving for 25 years. He worked as...
Georgene Marie Allen
May 11, 2017
Mrs. Georgene Marie Allen, age 79, of Lake City, Florida died Thursday, May 11, at her residence following a long illness. Mrs. Allen was a native of the Lake Butler, Florida area and resided in Lulu and Lake City, Florida since 1974. She was a homemaker and member of the Lake City Church of Christ. She enjoyed collecting small items...
Tere Gay Lagle
May 10, 2017
Ms. Tere G. Lagle, age 69, of Macclenny, FL passed away Wednesday, May 10, in the St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL following a brief illness. Ms. Lagle had been a resident of Baker County, FL for over 40 years after moving from Jacksonville, FL. Ms. Lagle served in the United States Navy for 3 years and loved to...
Brenda Jean Harvey
May 2, 2017
Ms. Brenda Jean Harvey, age 57, of St. George, GA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 2, at her home. Ms. Harvey was born on March 13, 1960 in Macclenny, FL to the late John Harvey and Shirley Crites Harvey. Brenda was a beautiful person inside and out. She loved and led a simple life. She was a loving...
Robert Floyd Collins
Apr 29, 2017
Mr. Robert Floyd Collins, age 90, of Lake City, Florida died Saturday, April 29, in the Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness. He was born in Cuthberth, Georgia and lived in Byron, Georgia before moving to Lake City, Florida in 1965. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia and received his B.S....
Mary Elizabeth Lyons
Apr 24, 2017
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Horne Lyons, age 53, passed away on Monday, April 24 at her home in Glen St. Mary, Florida, following a lengthy illness. She was born April 12, 1964 to Robert Horne, Jr., and Juanita Smith Horne. Mary was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her husband of 28 years, Greg, and six children:...
Glen Russell Barrs
Apr 23, 2017
Mr. Glen Russell Barrs, Sr., age 74, of Branford, Florida died Sunday, April 23, 2017, from complications after open-heart surgery at North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida. Mr. Barrs was born in O’Brien, Florida and graduated from Branford High School in 1961 and from Sante Fe Community College. Mr. Barrs was a Church of God minister for 51...
Virginia Ann Musgrove
Apr 7, 2017
Mrs. Virginia Ann Musgrove, age 75, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Friday, April 7, 2017 in Macclenny, Florida. She was born in Sanderson, Florida and resided in Glen St. Mary and Hillard, Florida before moving back to Glen St. Mary, Florida 11 years ago. She worked as a bus driver with the Baker County School Board for over 21...
Charles Michael Hammon
Apr 4, 2017
Mr. Charles Michael “Mike” Hammon, age 61, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Tuesday, April 4, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Hammon was born in Louisville, Kentucky and lived in California and Macclenny before moving to Glen St. Mary, Florida 20 years ago. Mr. Hammon was employed as a jet mechanic with the U.S. Navy at Cecil...
Derek Andrew Newell Varnes
Apr 3, 2017
Mr. Derek Andrew Newell Varnes, 29, of Lake City, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 3, 2017 at the Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center in Lake City after a sudden accident. He was born in Lake City on October 22, 1987 to Carlton David Varnes and Margaret Newell Varnes. He has been a lifelong resident of Lake City...
Mark Charles Swanko
Mar 25, 2017
Mr. Mark Charles Swanko, 55, of Coral Gables, Florida passed away after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his father, retired Major Edward Henri Swanko, in 2002 and his brother, Edward Henri Swanko, Jr. in 2014.
Survivors include his sister Kathy Poope (Rick) Piedmont, SC, brother, John Swanko, Live Oak, FL, sisters Dorothy Buenacasa,...
Joyce Ann Hall
Mar 25, 2017
Mrs. Joyce Ann Hall, age 68, of Lake City, Florida died Saturday, March 25, at her home following an extended illness. Mrs. Hall was born in Calhoun, Georgia and had resided in Lake City, Florida for the past 25 years. She worked as a para professional with children in the private and public schools for many years until her...
Sharon Lee Matchie
Mar 22, 2017
Mrs. Sharon Lee Matchie, 63, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, March 22, 2017 at the Suwannee Valley Haven Hospice Care Center after an extended illness. She was born in Calvert County, Maryland on October 23, 1953 to Peggy Arrington Shenton and the late James Shenton. She has lived in the Lake City area the past...
Evelina Elizabeth Crump
Mar 17, 2017
Mrs. Evelina Elizabeth Crump, 77, of Sanderson, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, March 17, 2017 at the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center after an extended illness. She was born in Macclenny, Florida on August 17, 1939 to the late James Curtis Phillips and Nancy Elizabeth Moore Phillips. She was a life-long resident of Baker County and devoted housewife....
James Lee Vance, Sr.
Mar 8, 2017
Mr. James Lee Vance, Sr., age 76, of Jacksonville, FL passed away Wednesday, March 8 in the Candler Hospital, Savannah, GA following an extended illness. Mr. Vance lived most of his life in Duval County and retired as a school teacher from Robert E. Lee High School, Jacksonville, FL after 30 years of employment. He attended First Baptist Church of...
