Obituaries

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...

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...