Richard Masamitsu "Masa" Takamine
May 6, 2012
Mr. Richard M. "Masa" Takamine, age 94, of Macclenny, Fla. died Sunday, May 6, at his residence. He was a native of Hilo, Hawaii and had resided in Jacksonville, Fla. before moving to Macclenny, Fla. over 30 years ago. He was educated as a chiroproactor and received his degree from the Palmer School of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa in 1949. He...
Robert Franklin Mcgarrity
May 4, 2012
Mr. Robert Franklin McGarrity, 78 of Macclenny passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Macclenny Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was a native of Woodleaf, North Carolina and a son to the late Perry and Gladys Klutz McGarrity. He was a four year veteran of the United States Navy and a graduate of Jones Business College in Jacksonville...
Elzie Leroy Strickland
Apr 30, 2012
Mr. Elzie Leroy Strickland, age 67, of Lake City, Florida died Monday, April 30, in the V.A. Medical Center, Lake City, Fla. following an extended illness. He was born in Blackshear, Georgia and lived in Lake City most of his life. He owned and operated Stricklands Chevron in Lake City for 33 years and then worked for Columbia Salvage for...
Rayford Odom
Apr 20, 2012
Rayford "Ray" Franklin Odom was born July 10, 1927 in Waverly, GA. He was the youngest of six children born to John D. Odom and Nona Currie Odom. He was a WWII Vet serving at HQ CO 5th Army, European Theatre Operations as a cryptographer. He moved to Macclenny, Fl. in 1950, where he met and married his wife of...
Mart E. Mitchell
Apr 19, 2012
Mitchell, Mart Ellis, age 82, a 22 year resident of Eastside Village, Lake City, FL passed on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at North Florida Regional, Gainesville, FL Born in Lemont, Illinois, June 8, 1929 he was the son of John M. Mitchell and Laura E. (Wold) Mitchell. After graduation from Lemont High School in 1947 he attended Northern Illinois State...
Pauline Barton
Apr 19, 2012
It is with great sadness that the family of Pauline Register Barton announces her passing after a brief illness at her home on April 19, 2012 at the age of 84. Pauline is predeceased by her husband, Lawrence Barton, parents Bart and Daisy Register, sisters, Sadie Mae (James) Barton, Alma Lee(E.W.) Barton and brother Hamp Register. Pauline will be lovingly...
Marsha Johnson Lynch
Apr 19, 2012
Ms Marsha Johnson Lynch, 89 of Lake City passed away early Thursday morning, April 19, 2012 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 25, 1923 in Macclenny, Florida to the late Joseph M. and Pearl Rowe Johnson. She was raised in Baker County, lived most of her...
Brenda Faye Canady Rhoden
Apr 14, 2012
Mrs. Brenda Faye Canadt Rhoden, age 52, of Sanderson, Fla. died Saturday, April 14, at the Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny, Fla. She was born in Macclenny and had resided in Baker County all of her life. She worked as a care giver for numerous families for many years. She attended Pine Level Church in Baxter, Fla. She was preceded...
James Lee "Jamie" Smith
Apr 12, 2012
Mr. James Lee "Jamie" Smith, age 48, of Macclenny, Florida died Thursday, April 12, in the St. Vincents Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla. following a brief illness. He was born in Lakeland, Fla. and lived in Auburndale, Fla. before moving to Macclenny in 1970. He worked as a salesman with Badcock Home Furnishing Center, Macclenny, Fla. for many years until 2001....
Monroe Alvin Gray
Apr 12, 2012
Mr. Monroe Alvin Gray, age 65, of Pomona Park, Florida died Thursday, April 12, in the Shands at University of Florida Hospital,Gainesville, Fla. following a brief illness. He was a native of Jacksonville, Fla. and resided in Baldwin, Fla. before moving to Pomona Park, Fla. 20 years ago. He worked as a boilermaker in the construction industry for 35 years...
Margaret Ann Rennie
Apr 11, 2012
Mrs. Margaret Ann Anderson Rennie, age 64, of Macclenny, Florida died Wednesday, April 11, in Shands Jacksonville Medical Center. She was a native of Nashville, Tennessee and had resided in Macclenny, Fla. most of her life. She worked as a CNA with Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny, Fla. She was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed fishing and spending time...
George Buris Rodgers
Apr 3, 2012
Mr. George B. Rodgers, 84 and longtime resident of Jacksonville, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at his home in Keystone Heights. Mr. Rodgers was born in Sanderson, Florida to the late William Leroy and Nettie Lee Dowling Rodgers. He had lived in Jacksonville since 1960 having previously lived in Glen St. Mary. He was a member of the...
Willie Milton
Mar 31, 2012
Mr. Willie Milton, age 89, of Lake City, Florida died Saturday, March 31, at the Health Center of Lake City following a long illness. He was born in the Needmore Community of Columbia County and resided in Lake City all of his life. He worked as a foreman with Newton Turpentine Company of Lake City for over 20 years and...
Olan Ray Moore
Mar 31, 2012
Mr. Olan Ray "Curly" Moore, age 80, of Lake City, Fla. died Saturday, March 31, in the Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Fla. following a long illness. He was a native of Attalla, Alabama and had resided in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. before moving to Lake City in 1977. He worked as a auto mechanic for over thirty years while...
Franklin Roy Slanker
Mar 30, 2012
Mr. Franklin Roy "Frank" Slanker, age 86, of Lake City, Fla. died Friday, March 30, at the Suwannee Valley Care Center following a long illness. He was a native of Shamokin, Pa. and moved to Lake City in 1947. He worked in administration with the V.A. Medical Center, Lake City, Fla. for 35 years until his retirement in 1986. He...
Virginia Jennifer Kirk
Mar 29, 2012
Miss Virginia Jennifer Kirk, age 25, of Macclenny, Fla. died Thursday, March 29, from injuries received in an automobile accident in Glen St. Mary, Fla. She was a native of Concord, New Hampshire and had resided in Macclenny for the past eleven years. She was employed as a mental health worker at Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny, Fla. for the...
Elmus "Bud" Davis,
Mar 20, 2012
Mr. Elmus “Bud” Davis, Sr., age 76, of Sanderson, Florida died Tuesday, March 20, 2012. He was born on January 12, 1936 to the late Albert (Birdie) Davis and Pearl Raulerson Davis. He was a lifelong resident of Baker County. He was a lifelong member of the Dinkins New Congregational Methodist Church. He is a retired millwright union worker of...
Julia Margaret Haskins
Mar 18, 2012
Julia Margaret Haskins, 85, a resident of High Springs, Florida passed away March 18, 2012 at the E.T. York Hospice Care Center, Gainesville, Florida. Mrs. Haskins has been a resident of Ft. White and High Springs for the past forty years. She is the daughter of the late Fred and Bertha Mae Geiger Sundey. She is preceded in death by...
Shirley Jean Quinn
Mar 18, 2012
Ms. Shirley Jean Quinn, 70 of Macclenny, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center in Macclenny after a long illness. Ms. Quinn was born in Jessup, Georgia to the late J.T. and Sara Frances Riddle Surrency and lived most of her life in Macclenny. She enjoyed growing roses, flowers, reading her Bible and...
Mary Elizabeth Nessmith
Mar 14, 2012
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth NesSmith, a former resident of Lake City, Florida, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at the age of 85. She was born February 07, 1927. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 17, 2012, at 3:00pm at Guerry Funeral Home,Lake City, Florida. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. NesSmith is survived by her son, Lt Col...
