Nathan L. Baker
Nov 5, 2012
Mr. Nathan L. Baker, age 80, of Glen St. Mary, Fla. died Monday, Nov. 5, in the St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla. following an extended illness. He was born in Chipley, Fla. and lived in Tampa and Baldwin, Fla. before moving to Glen St. Mary, Fla. in 1967. He was the son of the late George H. and Rosie...
Elizabeth Anne Combs
Nov 2, 2012
Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Combs, age 66, of Macclenny, Florida dies Friday, Nov. 2, in the Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida following a long illness. She was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and resided there until moving to Macclenny, Fla. fourteen years ago. She was the daughter of the late John Joseph and Jette H. Slone Beatty, Jr. She was preceeded in...
Louise "Weezey" Gainey
Nov 2, 2012
Mrs. Louise “Weezey” Gainey, 65, of Taylor, passed away on Friday, November 2, 2012 at her home. She was born in Lake City in 1947 to the late Eullie W. Richardson and Edith L. Taylor Richardson. Mrs. Gainey has been a lifelong resident of Baker County and retired in 2011 from the American Enterprise Bank in Macclenny. She was a...
Elizabeth Marlene Holmes
Nov 1, 2012
Mrs. Elizabeth Marlene Holmes, 42 of Glen St. Mary, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born in Jacksonville to the late Jack S. Hinson, Sr. and Madeline Virginia Croft Hinson and had lived all of her life in Baker County. Marlene was of the Baptist faith and loved...
Earl "Buck" North,
Nov 1, 2012
Mr. Earl Julian “Buck” North, Sr., 86, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville. He was born in Columbia County, Florida as the only child to the late Sherrod Sheffield North and Elsie Ola Green North. Mr. North was a lifelong resident of Columbia County and a Captain for...
Harvey Dubose Devane
Oct 30, 2012
Mr. Harvey DuBose DeVane, Sr., 92, of Lake City, Fla., died Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Fla. following an extended illness. He was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and had resided in Lake City for over 85 years. He was co-owner of Eagle-DeVane Clothing Store for 42 years until his retirement in 1982....
M Arlene Watkins
Oct 28, 2012
Mrs. M. Arlene Watkins, 84, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. She was born in White Haven, PA in 1927 to the late Robert L. Yohey and Mildred Driggs Yohey. Arlene, as she was known by her family and friends, graduated from White Haven High...
Claire E Hitaffer
Oct 18, 2012
Mrs. Claire E. Hitaffer, 80, of the Ellisville Community, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2012. She was born in West Newberry, Mass. in 1931 to the late Joseph Marchand and Rita Marie Marceau Marchand. Mrs. Hitaffer had lived in Ellisville since 1981 having moved here from Miami. Her hobbies included gardening, doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, crocheting and cooking....
Doris Eloise Yeoman
Oct 17, 2012
Mrs. Doris Eloise Yeoman, 89, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama to the late Ira D. Odom and Lula Beatrice Morrison Odom. She married James V. Yeoman in 1940 and he preceded her in death in 1987. Mrs. Yeoman attended Berea...
Rosemary Motherwell
Oct 16, 2012
Mrs. Rosemary Motherwell, age 68, of Sanderson, Florida died Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the Acosta-Rau Center for Caring, Jacksonville, Fla. following an extended illness. She was a native of Memphis, Tennessee and had resided in Green Cove Springs, Fla. before moving to Sanderson, Fla. in 1994. She worked as a store manager for numerous McDonald's Restaurants until her retirement from...
Leonard Dewey Wilkinson
Oct 16, 2012
Mr. Leonard Dewey "L.D." Wilkinson, Sr., age 76, of Macclenny Fla. died Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the Acosta-Rau Center for Caring, Jacksonville, Fla. following an extended illness. He had been a resident of Macclenny, Fla. most of his life and resided near the Maxville community. He worked as a correctional officer for over 25 years and retired from the Lawtey...
Pamela Kathleen Pelt
Oct 16, 2012
Lake City Reporter Obituary Notice Ms Pamela Kathleen Pelt, 42 of Lake City passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Pam was born on Christmas Day in 1969 to Robert W. Pelt and Shirley Ann Blanton Pelt. She was raised in Macclenny and was a graduate of Baker County High School class of 1990. She was a member of Eastside...
David Ray Espenship
Oct 8, 2012
Mr. David Ray Espenship, age 58, of Lake City, Fla. died Monday, Oct. 8, at his residence. He was a life long resident of Lake City and worked as a construction superintendent with Bud Espenship Construction Company and Gator utilities of Lake City, Fla. for over 40 years. He enjoyed hunting and salt water fishing at Horseshoe Beach and Suwannee,...
Wayne William Kuelbs
Oct 7, 2012
Mr. Wayne William Kuelbs, age 70, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at the Lake City Medical Center. He was a son to the late Fritz and Lillian Burr Kuelbs and had lived in Lake City for the past 30 years. Mr. Kuelbs retired from Florida Power and Light with 27 years of employment and he was a member...
Anne Marie Oriole
Oct 6, 2012
Mrs. Anne Marie Oriole, 99, of Lake City passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the Health Center of Lake City. She was born in 1913 to the late Joseph and Josephine Arcara. Mrs. Oriole had lived in Lake City for the past five years having moved here from Boynton Beach, Florida, where she had lived for the previous...
Lavon Mikell Wilkerson
Oct 4, 2012
Mrs. Lavon Mikell Wilkerson, 80, of Macclenny, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at the Macclenny Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on May 21, 1932 in Baker County, Florida to the late Solomon Mikell and Evelyn Pierce Mikell. Mrs. Wilkerson worked as a school bus driver in Baker County for 19 years and loved to tell stories...
Debra Kay Gainey
Oct 4, 2012
Baker County Press Obituary Notice Ms Debra Kay Gainey, 50, of Macclenny, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at home surrounded by her family. She was born and raised in Baker County and was a graduate of Baker County High School class of 1980. Ms Gainey was a daughter to the late J.D. Gatlin and Frances Wilkerson Gatlin Crews....
Clinton Westberry
Sep 28, 2012
Mr. Clinton Westberry, age 84, of Glen St. Mary, Fla. died Friday, Sept. 28, at his residence following a long illness. He was born in Statenville, Ga. and had resided in Jacksonville, Fla. before moving to Glen St. Mary, Fla. forty years ago. He worked as a conductor with CSX and Atlantic Coastline Railroad, Jacksonville, Fla. for 38 years. He...
Phillip William Bosland
Sep 25, 2012
Mr. Phillip William Bosland, 67, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. He was a native of North Kingsville, Ohio and had resided in Albuquerque, New Mexico before moving to Lake City in 2008. He retired with the rank of First Sgt. from the United States Army after 20 years of service. During his service in the...
Beverly Gertrude Echevarria
Sep 22, 2012
Mrs. Beverly G. Echevarria, 72, of Baldwin, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at her home. She was born in Jacksonville to the late Lacy Anderson and Gertrude Johnson Anderson and had lived in Baldwin since 1975 having moved from Jacksonville. Mrs. Echevarria was generous thru the years with donations to help children in other countries with Bibles and...
