Obituaries

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...

Jan 2, 2017

Ms. Eunice Martin, age 84, of Glen St. Mary, FL passed away Monday, January 2, in the Frank Wells Nursing Home, Macclenny, FL. Ms. Martin had spent most of her life as a resident of Baker County and was a member of the Taylor Church, Taylor, FL. She worked as a nursing aid and retired from the Northeast Florida...

Jan 1, 2017

Mr. Michael Kevin O’Malley, 68, of Wellborn, passed away suddenly on January 1, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin on September 23, 1948 to the late Thomas O’Malley and Delores Bishop O’Malley. Michael had a heart filled with love for others that showed in ways both large and small, from...

Dec 24, 2016

Mr. Joshua Keith “Josh” Tabares, age 34, of Lake City, Florida died  Saturday, Dec. 24, in Lake City, Florida.  He was born in Geneva, Alabama and had resided in Pensacola and Gainesville, Florida before moving to Lake City, Florida two years ago.  He was employed as director of sales for Fairfield Inn of Lake City and worked part-time with...

Dec 23, 2016

Arby Claxton Foster, 87, of Lake City, passed away peacefully Friday evening, December 23, 2016 at his residence with his family by his side after an extended illness. He was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina on June 11, 1929 to the late Albert Kelsie Foster and Vivian Mae Watson Foster. He has lived in the Lake City...

Dec 19, 2016

Ms. Edith Lucille Johnson, 100, of Glen St. Mary, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, December 19, 2016 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Mayo, Florida on August 27, 1916 to the late William Guy Starling and Toleathia Bates Starling. She has lived most of her life in the Lake City area, having lived...

Dec 18, 2016

Miss Traci Jo Sisk, age 18, of Macclenny, Florida died Sunday, Dec. 18, from injuries received in an automobile accident near Raiford, Florida. She was born in Michigan City, Indiana and had resided in Macclenny, Florida for the past seven years.  She was employed as a night stocker clerk with Wal-Mart of Macclenny, Florida. She was a member of...

Dec 17, 2016

Mr. Wiley T. Pitts, age 60, of Macclenny, Florida passed away Saturday, December 17, in Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Pitts moved to Baker County from Tifton, Georgia in 2015 to reside with his daughter. He served in the United States Army, loved to fish and enjoyed cartoons. Mr. Pitts is preceded in death by his...

Dec 16, 2016

Mr. Douglas Gordan Winstead III, age 35, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away Friday, December 16, at his residence. Mr. Winstead was born in Utah and lived in Jacksonville, Florida before moving to Baker County 21 years ago. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and NASCAR. He also loved football and loved to attend sporting events. He was a great big...

Dec 16, 2016

Mr. Joseph Hugh Miller, age 73, of Baldwin, Florida died Friday, Dec. 16, at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Ducktown, Tennessee and had resided in Baldwin, Florida for the past 50 years. He served with the U.S. Navy for 21 years and retired with the rank of Chief Warrant Office 3 in 1986. He was...

Dec 13, 2016

Ms. Dorothy Clarine Fouraker Swenson, age 91, of Bryceville, FL passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13 at her home following a long illness. She was born in Bryceville, Florida and made her home there most of her life. She was a former school teacher at Bryceville Elementary School and managed apartment and storage facilities property for many years. She was...