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...
Willie Bullock
Feb 18, 2015
Mrs. Willie B. Bullock, age 85, of Dallas, Georgia, formerly of Lake City, Florida ascended to her heavenly home on Wednesday February 18, 1015. Mrs. Bullock was born on April 23, 1929 in Sneads, Florida, the daughter of Willie Bartow Williams and Betty Jane Williams. She lived in Sneads, Florida until the age of 18 when she married Myrle...
Lyma Raulerson
Feb 16, 2015
Mrs. Lyma Fish Raulerson, age 89, of Macclenny, Florida ascended to her heavenly home on February 16, 2015. She was born in February 1925 to Benjamin Foy and Sarah Canaday Fish in Taylor, Florida and lived her entire life in Baker County. Lyma was married to T.J. Raulerson for 62 years before he preceded her in death. She was a...
Otis Carol Kirby
Feb 15, 2015
Mr. Otis Carol Kirby, age 73, of Auburndale, Florida died Sunday, Feb. 15, in the Wedgewood Hospice Winter Haven, Florida following an extended illness. He was born and raised in Lake City, Florida and had resided in the Tampa and Auburndale, Florida area for the past 25 years. He joined the Air Force in 1965, worked for government contractors...
Ora Davis
Feb 9, 2015
Mr. Ora Davis, age 82, of Macclenny, Florida was called to his eternal home on February 9, 2015. He was born September 21, 1932 to William and Gladys Williams Davis in Sanderson, Florida. Ora was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Martha Wheeler Davis; brothers Winston and Ralph Davis and his granddaughter, Maggie Shook. He is survived...
Gabrielle Tara-Marie Cuatt
Feb 6, 2015
Miss Gabrielle Tara-Marie “Gabbie” Cuatt, age 27, of Lake City, Florida died Friday, Feb. 6, from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born in Willingboro, New Jersey and had resided in Lake City for the past 20 years. She worked in telephone sales for many years and most recently was an assistant store manager for A.T. &...
Arthur Herman Kirsch
Feb 4, 2015
Mr. Arthur Herman Kirsch, age 88, of Lake City, Florida died Wednesday, Feb. 4, in the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Florida following an extended illness. He was born in Queens, New York and resided in Miami, Florida before moving to Lake City, Florida in 1977. He worked as a sub-station electrician with Florida Power and...
