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...
Lorine Starling
Mar 10, 2015
Mrs. Lorine Starling, age 83, of Macclenny, Florida died Tuesday, March 10, in the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center, Macclenny, Florida following a long illness. She worked for many years as a cashier and waitress at the Midget Burger, Blue Haven and Hutto’s restaurant and Walt’s Truck Stop. She was a member of the Macclenny Primitive Baptist Church and...
Al Chisholm
Mar 9, 2015
Mr. Al Chisholm, age 88, of Macclenny, Florida died Monday, March 9, in the St. Vincent Riverside Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida following a long illness. Mr. Chisholm was born in Jacksonville, Florida and has resided in Macclenny, Florida for the past 80 years. He worked as a under ground lineman with the Jacksonville Electric Authority for over 45 years...
Jimmie Mixon Holland
Mar 3, 2015
Mr. Jimmie Mixon Holland, age 85, of Cumming, Georgia died Tuesday, March 3, in the Northside Forsyth Hospital, Cumming, Georgia following an extended illness. He was born in Moultrie, Georgia and lived in Macclenny, Florida before moving to Tallahassee, Fla. and Moultrie, Ga. and then to Cumming, Ga. In 2009. He worked as a refrigeration supervisor with Winn Dixie...
Susan Louise Thomas
Mar 1, 2015
Mrs. Susan Louise Thomas, age 61, of Lake City, Florida died Sunday, March 1, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following a long illness. She was born in Homerville, Georgia and then traveled with her husband in the U. S. Army before moving to Lake City, Florida in 1999. She was a homemaker and enjoyed camping...
Clay Williw Godsey
Feb 27, 2015
Mr. Clay Willie Godsey, age 83, of Nancy, Kentucky died Friday, Feb. 27, in Jamestown, Kentucky following a long illness. He worked in the dry cleaning business for many years and after his retirement he resided in Lake City, Florida for 15 years before moving to Nancy, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his wife, Julia E. Godsey....
Mary Lizzie Watts
Feb 24, 2015
Mrs. Mary Lizzie Watts, age 97, of Lake City, Florida died Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness. She was born in Quitman, Georgia and resided in Thomasville, Ga. before moving to Lake City, Florida 55 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of the Welcome Congregational Holiness Church. ...
James Larry Craft, Sr.
Feb 23, 2015
Mr. James Larry Craft, Sr., age 81, of Macclenny, Florida died Monday, Feb. 23, at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a native of Newton, Georgia and resided in Jacksonville Beach, Florida before moving to Macclenny, Florida in 2005. He worked as a physical security specialist with federal law enforcement in the Federal Building, U.S. Civil Service,...
Elijah Dennis Douglas
Feb 22, 2015
Mr. Elijah Dennis Douglas, age 83, of Bell, Florida died Sunday, Feb. 22, in the Haven Hospice Tri-County Care Center, Chiefland, Florida following an extended illness. He was born in Bell, Florida and lived in Fort White and O’Brien, Florida before moving back to Bell, Fla. seven years ago. He worked as a truck driver with Anderson-Columbia, Lake City,...
Thelma Inez Reddick
Feb 22, 2015
Mrs. Inez North Howell Reddick, age 93, was born March 6, 1921 to the late James Gordon North (Callie Keen North), passed away February 22, 2015 at Still Waters West, Lake City, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Carroll Howell 1916-1955 and Bill Reddick 1916-2007, great-grandson, Kyle William Howell, infant son of John N. and...
Lettie Viola Thomas
Feb 19, 2015
Mrs. Lettie Viola Thomas, age 100, of Macclenny, Florida died Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Florida following a long illness. She had resided in Macclenny, Florida all of her life and worked in the food service department of Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny, Fla. for many years. She was a member of the Manntown...
