Obituaries

Feb 25, 2017

Ms. Janet Sue Matthews, age 65, of Jacksonville, Florida died Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Florida following a brief illness.  She was a native of Jeffersonville, Indiana and resided in Tampa, Florida before moving to Jacksonville, Florida in 1995. She was a former 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Air Force, a graduate of the...

Feb 24, 2017

Ms. Elsie Dawn Lauramore, age 50, of Jacksonville, Florida died Friday, Feb. 24, in the St. Vincent’s Riverside Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida following a long illness. She had lived In Jacksonville, Florida all of her life. She was a homemaker, a good cook, loved her animals and a proud member of the Cherokee Indian heritage. She was a member of...

Feb 16, 2017

Mrs. Denise Darlene McKee, 60, of Lake City, passed away Thursday evening, February 16, 2017 in Gainesville at the North Florida Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born in New Haven, Connecticut on May 21, 1956 to the late George William Dobbs and Vivian DeForno Dobbs. She has lived in the Lake City since 2003, moving...

Feb 15, 2017

Mr. Charles Wayne Waters, age 72, of Macclenny, Florida died at his home on Wednesday, Feb. 15, following a brief illness. He was born in Starke, Florida and lived in Jacksonville, Florida before moving to Macclenny, Florida in 1988. He worked as a store manager for Pic & Save Stores in Jacksonville, Florida and then worked at a stock clerk...

Feb 13, 2017

Mr. John Larry Baity, age 73, of Macclenny, Florida passed away, Monday, February 13, in the St. Vincent’s Medical Center Southside, Jacksonville, Florida following a brief illness. Mr. Baity was raised in Kings Mountain, North Carolina and lived in Jacksonville, Florida before moving to Baker County, Florida 25 years ago. Mr. Baity was retired from a mail delivery trucking company...

Feb 13, 2017

Mrs. Janet Elaine Bosserman, age 61, of Lake City, FL, passed away Monday, February 13th at Haven Hospice of Lake City following and extended illness. She was a native of Live Oak and resided in Suwannee County most of her life. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and nana. She exemplified the character of a...

Feb 11, 2017

Ms. Rhonda Sue Holton, age 51, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Saturday, Feb. 11, at her residence following an extended illness. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida and had lived in Glen St. Mary for many years before moving to Ft. Myers, Florida and then back to Glen St. Mary, Fla. three years ago. She was trained at a...

Feb 7, 2017

Ms. Minnie Lee Yarbrough, age 77, of Macclenny, FL, passed away Tuesday, February 7, in the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, FL . Ms. Yarbrough was born in St. George, GA to the late Frank J. Lee and Mamie Lee Sands. She was a lifelong resident of Baker County, FL and was a housewife most of her life. She enjoyed...

Feb 6, 2017

Ms. Alice Louise Crews, 93, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, February 6, 2017, at the Suwannee Valley Haven Hospice Care Center in Lake City after an extended illness. She was born in Lake City, Florida on December 18, 1923 to the late Drew and Mary Jones Dicks. She started out working for the State Exchange...

Jan 26, 2017

Mr. Auvil Lawrence “Bo” Walker, age 97, of Macclenny, Florida died  Thursday, Jan. 26, at the home of his daughter in Perry, Florida following an extended illness.  He was born in Mayo, Florida and had resided in Macclenny, Florida for 55 years.  He was a retired electrician from the construction industry.  He was a member of the Macclenny Church...

Jan 19, 2017

Mrs. Mary Marie Snow, age 85, of Macclenny, Florida died Thursday, Jan. 19, in the St. Vincents  Medical Center, Jacksonville,  following a short illness.  Mrs. Snow was born in Sanderson, Florida and resided in Macclenny, Florida most of her life.  She worked for many years at the Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny, Florida. She was a member of the...

Jan 19, 2017

Mrs. Janice Miller, age 81, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away on Thursday, Jan. 19, in Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida.  She was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi and had resided in Jacksonville, Florida before moving to Glen St. Mary, Florida in 1978. She graduated from Landon High School, Jacksonville, Florida, attended Montreat College, Montreat , N.C. and graduated...

Jan 18, 2017

Mrs. Katherine Ann Dennison, age 81, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Wednesday, Jan. 18, at her residence following a long illness.  She was a native of Trimble, Tennessee and had resided in Jacksonville, Florida before moving to Glen St. Mary, Florida in 2002. She worked as a secretary with the Jacksonville Ship Yards and Crowley Marine for over...

Jan 15, 2017

Ms. Betty Lou Thompson, age 63, of Macclenny, FL passed away Sunday, January 15, at the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, FL. Ms. Thompson was born in Waycross, GA and lived in Charlton County, GA for many years before moving to Baker County, FL fifteen years ago. She was a medical assistant at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital for many years...

Jan 13, 2017

Mrs. Evelyn Nipper, age 85, of Taylor, Florida died Friday, Jan. 13, in the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center, Macclenny, Florida following a long illness.  She was born in Taylor, Florida to the late Lawton and Essie Rhoden Conner.  She resided in the Taylor community all of her life and was a homemaker and member of the Pleasant Grove...

Jan 9, 2017

Mrs. Hazel Inez Floyd Robinson passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on January 9, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was blessed to live independently to the end, with her poodle Belle and loving assistance from family and caregivers

Mrs. Robinson was born in Chester, Georgia to...

Jan 9, 2017

Mr. Robert Anthony Williams, Sr. age 57, of Glen St. Mary, FL passed away Monday, January 9, in the UF Health Shands, Gainesville, FL following a brief illness. Mr. Williams was born in Columbus, MS and lived in Jacksonville, FL before moving to Baker County, FL in 2004. He worked as a cabinet maker for Bennett’s Custom Cabinets for...

Jan 9, 2017

Mr. Heywood C. Giddens, age 94, of Glen St. Mary, FL passed away Monday, January 9, in the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center, Macclenny, FL . Mr. Giddens was born in Nashville, GA on December 4, 1922 to the late Benjamin and Alda Giddens (Harold Cunningham). He was an Ironworker by trade and retired from the Ironworkers Union Local...

Jan 7, 2017

Mr. Hugh Pate Wilbanks, age 83, of Maxville, FL passed away Saturday, January 7 at his residence. Mr. Wilbanks was born in Lake Arthur, New Mexico and lived in Idalou, TX until 1954 when he moved to Maxville, FL. He worked as a handyman for Circle K Furniture Company, and served in the United States Army during the Korean...

Jan 6, 2017

Mrs. Georgianna ”Janet” Lou Davis, 72, of Lake City, passed away Friday morning, January 6, 2017 at her residence after a sudden illness. She was born in New York, NY on June 27, 1944 to the late James and Louise Watson Heintz. She has lived in Lake City most of her life...