Travis Byrd Jr.
May 12, 2015
Mr. Travis Albert Byrd, Jr, age 84, of Macclenny, Florida died Tuesday, May 12, in the Macclenny Nursing & Rehab Center, Macclenny, Florida following an extended illness. He was born and lived all of his life in Macclenny, Florida. He worked for Southern States Nursery in Macclenny, Florida as a truck driver and sales representative for over 40 years until...
Gerald Witt
May 10, 2015
Mr. Gerald Witt, age 86, of Lake City, Florida went to be with our Heavenly Father on May 10, 2015. He had been at Haven Hospice Care Center for a short period of time. He had lived at Still Waters Assistant Living Facility in Lake City, Florida for the past 8 months, where the staff gave him exceptional care. They...
Joseph Wright Jr.
May 6, 2015
Mr. Joseph “Joe” Wright, Jr. age 69, of Jacksonville, Florida died Wednesday, May 6, in the Shands University of Florida Jacksonville, Florida following a brief illness. He was born in Callahan, Florida and resided in Jacksonville, Florida for the past 20 years. He worked as a machine operator with PCA Box Company, Jacksonville, Florida for over 40 years until his...
Ottis Norman Howell, Jr.
May 5, 2015
Mr. Ottis Norman Howell, Jr., age 87, ended his life’s journey on May 5, 2015 after a brief illness. He was born January 28, 1928 in Ellisville, Florida at the Howell homestead. He was the son of Ottis Norman and Alpha Witt Howell, Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents as well as his first wife, Mary...
Ward Jerry Weeks
May 2, 2015
Mr. Ward Jerry Weeks, age 86, of Lake City, Florida died Saturday, May 2, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following a long illness. He had resided in Lake City all of his life and was the son of the late Ashton and Basil Ward Weeks. He retired from the road construction department of the Florida...
Warren Oliver Gay
May 2, 2015
Mr. Warren Oliver Gay, age 57, of Lake City, Florida died Saturday, May 2, at his residence following a brief illness. He had resided in Lake City all of his life and was the son of the late Frank and Mattie Louise Milford Gay. He worked for the Columbia County School Board maintenance department for over 30 years until...
William James Paschall
Apr 27, 2015
William “Billy” James Paschall 67 of Lake City passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. Billy was born to Calhoun and Shirley Paschall in Lake City, Florida. Mr. Paschall was of the Pentecostal faith and was a member of the New Beginning Church where he served an Assistant Deacon and could...
Patricia Ann Moore
Apr 16, 2015
Patricia Ann Moore 73 of Lake City passed away on Thursday April 16, 2015 at her residence. Patricia was born to Ottis and Catherine Gillikin in Harkers Island, NC. Mrs. Moore has resided in Lake City since 1977 moving here from High Springs. She was of the Church of Christ Faith. Patricia enjoyed watching television, learning new games but...
Inez Virginia Batten
Apr 13, 2015
Mrs. Inez Virginia Batten, age 89, of Macclenny, Florida died Monday, April 13, in the Acosta-Rau Center for Caring, Jacksonville, Florida following a long illness. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and resided in New Smyrna Beach, Florida before moving to Macclenny, Florida five years ago. She worked as a landlord and real estate broker for many years. She is...
Nora Naoshima Stafford
Apr 6, 2015
Mrs. Nora N. Stafford, age 81, of Glen St. Mary, Florida died Monday, April 6, in the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Florida following a long illness. She was born in Naoshma, Japan and had resided in Glen St. Mary, Florida since 1958. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her family and raising grandchildren. She was a member of...
Sharon Gladys Bennett
Apr 1, 2015
Mrs. Sharon G. Bennett, age 55, of Taylor, Florida died Wednesday, April 1, at her residence following long illness. She was born in Macclenny, Florida and had resided in the Taylor community of Baker County all of her life. She worked in the warehouse of Winn-Dixie Food Stores for a few years, but was mostly a homemaker and hard...
Rickie Wayne Thomas
Mar 28, 2015
Mr. Rickie Wayne Thomas, age 61, of Jacksonville, Florida died Saturday, March 28, at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a native of Alma, Georgia and resided in Equality, Alabama before moving to Jacksonville, Florida three years ago. He worked as a welder and iron worker in the steel construction industry for many years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting...
Marie Elsie Baugher
Mar 26, 2015
Mrs. Marie Elsie Baugher, age 94, of Jacksonville, Florida died Thursday, March 26, at her residence following an extended illness. She was a native of Bluefield, Virginia and had resided in Macclenny, Florida before moving to Jacksonville, Fla. many years ago. She worked as a beautician in a beauty shop for many years. She was of the Methodist faith. She...
George Hoyt Holmes
Mar 26, 2015
Mr. George “Buddy” Hoyt Holmes, age 75, of Taylor, Florida died Thursday, March 26, in the St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospice, Jacksonville, Florida following an extended illness. He had resided in Taylor, Florida for the past 18 years after living in Macclenny and Glen St. Mary, Fla. In 1957 he joined the Coast Guard and was...
Donald Allen Williams
Mar 22, 2015
Mr. Donald Allen Williams, age 72, of Lake City, Florida died Sunday, March, 22, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Williams was born in Jacksonville, Florida and had resided in Lake city, Florida for the past 65 years. He was formerly employed with the State Exchange Bank and Barnett Banks as...
Jessie W. Richardson
Mar 21, 2015
Mrs. Jessie Kathleen Witt Richardson, age 88, of Jacksonville, Florida died Saturday, March 21, in the Cross Care Center, Jacksonville, Florida following a long illness. She was born in Lake City, Florida and moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1963. She worked as a traffic dispatcher with AT & T for thirty-eight years until her retirement in 1981. She was...
Claudell Walker
Mar 19, 2015
Mr. Claudell Walker, age 85, of Macclenny, Florida died Thursday, March 19, in the St. Vincents Riverside Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida following an extended illness. Mr. Walker had resided in Macclenny, Florida all of his life. He owned and operated Walker’s Texaco for many years and then built Claude’s Motel in 1955 which he and his wife managed for many years...
Frankie Z. Myers
Mar 18, 2015
Frankie Z. Myers, age 84, of Lake City, Fla. passed away March 18, 2015. Mrs. Myers was born to Cleveland Wesley and Alberta Pearce Williamson in Lulu, FL. Most of her life was spent in Lake City after relocating from Lulu. Mrs. Myers was an ordained Pentecostal Minister in which she took great pride. Mrs. Myers was the former...
Gerald Eugene Sims
Mar 17, 2015
Gerald Eugene Sims, age 100, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on March 17, 2015. Mr. Sims was a long time Columbia County resident. He was born on March 5, 1915 in Ocoee, Florida. His parents were the late Dr. Eugene Oscar Sims and Lalla Estella Sullivan. His grandfather, Captain Bluford Marion Sims founded the town...
Edgar Crawford
Mar 15, 2015
Mr. Edgar Crawford, age 93, of Cuyler, Florida died Sunday, March 15, in the Macclenny Nursing & Rehab, Center, Macclenny, Florida following a long illness. He was born and raised in Taylor and spent all of his life there. He graduated from Taylor High School in 1943 and continued his education at the University of Florida. He taught school...
