Obituaries

Mar 14, 2013

Mr. Eugene Hadden, 87 of Sanderson, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. Mr. Hadden was born in 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Leon H. and Ruby Hall Hadden. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during WWII. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Hadden in...

Mar 12, 2013

Mrs. Maria Ailes

Mrs. Maria Ailes of Orange Park, Fla. was entered into rest on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Mrs. Ailes was the beloved widow of Mr. Robert L. Ailes. She was the daughter of Effie O. and Frank Willis of Gainesville, Fla. Surviving her are her daughters, Jacqueline S. Woolington...

Mar 8, 2013

Mrs. Rosa Lee Rhoden, 82 of Baldwin, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2013 at her home. She was born in Baker County, Florida in 1930 to the late John Riley and Ezzie Wilkerson Wright. Mrs. Rhoden lived in Baldwin since 1961 and attended the Macclenny Church of God when able. She had previously worked for the Northeast Florida State...

Mar 6, 2013

Mrs. Ethel Mae McCorkle, age 87, of Macclenny, Fla. died Wednesday, March 6, in the Baptist Medical center, Jacksonville, Fla. following a sudden illness. She was born in Savannah, GA and live in Jacksonville, Fla. before moving to Macclenny, Fla. in 1987. She worked as a elephone operator for numerous retail companies for many years. She was of the Baptist...

Mar 5, 2013

Florida Times Union Paid Obituary Notice Mrs. Barbara Mell Stack, 71 of Macclenny, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. She was born in Morgan, Georgia to the late Jim Boydale and Claudia Mell Conley Hartley and moved to Macclenny in 1987 from Jacksonville. Mrs. Stack retired from Beneficial Finance Company after 42 years of employment having worked the majority...

Mar 4, 2013

Mrs. Verna Pauline Robinson, 61 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Lake City Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was a daughter to the late Henry Jefferson and Pauline Varnes Finley and had lived most of her life in Lake City. Mrs. Robinson was a homemaker and devoted wife to her husband of...

Mar 2, 2013

Violet Rhoden, age 93, of Macclenny, Fla. went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 2, 2013 following a brief illness. Violet was born and raised in Cuyler, Fla. before moving to Macclenny after marrying her husband of 72 years, Paul Rhoden. There they owned and operated Paul’s Rexall Drug Store for 33 years. Violet enjoyed spending...

Feb 20, 2013

Mrs. Mary Klinepeter Abrahamsen, 81 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center. She was born in 1931 to the late Milton T. and Anna Harvey Lewis in Bellefonte, PA. Mrs. Abrahamsen graduated from State College High School in State College, PA in 1949. She earned her Bachelor of Science...

Feb 20, 2013

Mrs. Ella Cinda Mosley, age 92, of Baldwin , Florida died Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the St. Vincent's Medical Center , Jacksonville , Fla. following a long illness. She was a native of Hoboken , Ga. and had resided in Lake Butler , Fla. before moving to Baldwin , Fla. 70 years ago. She retired as a claims specialist with...

Feb 14, 2013

Mr. Louis Francis Beames, age 74, of Lake City, Fla. died Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center following a brief illness. He was a native of Glens Falls, New York and had resided in Lake City, Fla. since 1993. He worked for the Glens Falls Police Department for over 20 years before retiring in 1985. He was...

Feb 9, 2013

Robert H. “Bob” McCrea 78 years of age passed on to the loving arms of Jesus Christ February 9, 2013. He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Robert H McCrea and Bernice Downey McCrea. He was born in Akron Ohio on May 13, 1934, moving shortly thereafter to Joplin, MO where he attended secondary schools and graduated...

Feb 9, 2013

Mrs. Marian Shirley Bivins Parker, 83 of Bryceville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 9, 2013. She was born on January 24, 1930 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Cecil and Ruth Brown Bivins. She lived most of her life in Bryceville and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bryceville where she played...

Feb 7, 2013

Mrs. Margie Louise Westberry, age 80, of Glen St. Mary, Fla. died Thursday, Feb. 7, at her residence following a long illness. She was a native of Live Oak, Fla. and resided in Jacksonville, Fla. before moving to Glen St. Mary, Fla. 38 years ago. She was the daughter of the late Sam Buster and Catherine Cribbs Griffis and the...

Feb 5, 2013

Mrs. Madeline Speer, 85, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center. She was born in Taunton, Massachusetts to the late Joseph and Mary Baptista Cabino. Mrs. Speer was of the Catholic faith, a longtime resident of Lake City and was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne E. Speer....

Feb 2, 2013

Kenneth Louis Baas, 88, passed away peacefully in Pensacola, FL February 2, 2013 after a short illness. He was born in Storden, MN March 18, 1924, served in the Navy during WWII as an Aircraft Machinist Mate then attended The New York Institute of Photography. He was self-employed as a photographer in Lake City, FL for over 40 years before...

Jan 27, 2013

Mr. Leither Thomas "Tommy" Witt, age 67, of Lake City, Fla. died Sunday, Jan. 27, in the Suwanne Valley Care Center, Lake City, Fla. following an extended illness. Mr. Witt was a life long resident of Lake City, Fla. and the son of the late Willie "Bill" Leither Witt, Jr. and Lena Elizabeth Haltiwanger Witt. He was employed as Sr....

Jan 26, 2013

Mr. Dewey Wayne Bridges, 69 of Macclenny, passed away at his home on Saturday, January 26, 2013. He was born in Shannon, Georgia to the late Paul Alfred and Birdie Mae Pierce Bridges. Mr. Bridges was a longtime resident of Baker County and member of the First Baptist Church of Maxville. He was a graduate of Baldwin High School class...

Jan 21, 2013

Baker County Press Obituary Notice Mrs. Susie Mae West, 85 of Glen St. Mary, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013 at the Frank Wells Nursing Home in Macclenny. She was born in Bethlehem, Florida in 1927 and was the last living child to the late William Angus and Margaret Lou Nita Dees Lee. Mrs. West was raised in West...

Jan 20, 2013

Mrs. Susan Jane Summerville Ourso Mrs. Susan Jane Summerville Ourso. Age 61, of Lake City, Fla. died Sunday, Jan. 20, in the Shands at Lake Shore Hospital, Lake City, Fla. following a long illness. She was a life long resident of Lake City and the daughter of L.B. and Blanche Douglas Summerville. She retired from PCS Phosphate, White Springs, Fla....

Jan 12, 2013

Mr. Arthur H. “Artie” Simmons, 57 of Glen St. Mary, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at his home. Mr. Simmons was born and raised in Hudson, New York and has lived in Glen St. Mary for 30 plus years. He had worked previously with Northeast Florida State Hospital and was a Carpenter by trade. Mr. Simmons also was...